Patents by Inventor Bum Mo SUNG

Bum Mo SUNG has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 12609083
    Abstract: A display device includes: a light emitting element on a substrate; a third-first transistor and a third-second transistor connected in series between a gate electrode of the first transistor and a drain electrode of the first transistor; a first metal layer on the substrate and comprising a gate electrode of the third-first transistor and a gate electrode of the third-second transistor; a hydrogen passivation layer on the first metal layer; a semiconductor region of each of a first transistor, the third-first transistor, and the third-second transistor on the hydrogen passivation layer; a gate electrode on the capping layer; a first bias electrode on a same layer as the gate electrode of the first transistor and overlapping the semiconductor region of the third-first transistor; and a second bias electrode on a same layer as the first bias electrode and overlapping the semiconductor region of the third-second transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keun Woo Kim, Hye Na Kwak, Chan Yeob Seol, Bum Mo Sung, Ji Yeong Shin
  • Publication number: 20250228072
    Abstract: A display panel includes: a silicon substrate; a first active pattern including a single-crystalline semiconductor layer on the silicon substrate; a first gate insulating layer covering the first active pattern; a first gate electrode on the first gate insulating layer, and including at least a portion overlapping with the first active pattern; a first interlayer insulating layer on the first gate electrode; a second active pattern on the first interlayer insulating layer, and including a metal oxide semiconductor; a second gate insulating layer covering the second active pattern; a second gate electrode on the second gate insulating layer, and including at least a portion overlapping with the second active pattern; a second interlayer insulating layer covering the second gate electrode; and a source/drain electrode layer on the second interlayer insulating layer, and connected to the first and second active patterns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2024
    Publication date: July 10, 2025
    Inventors: Keun Woo KIM, Doo Na KIM, Sang Sub KIM, Bum Mo SUNG, Jun Hyung LIM, Sang Gun CHOI
  • Publication number: 20250194358
    Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate; a transistor disposed on the substrate; a first electrode connected to the transistor; an emission layer disposed on the first electrode; a second electrode disposed on the emission layer; a common voltage line connected to the second electrode; and a third electrode and a fourth electrode disposed between the common voltage line and the second electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2025
    Publication date: June 12, 2025
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Myoung Geun CHA, Sang Gun CHOI, Tae Wook KANG, Bum Mo SUNG, Yun Jung OH, Yong Su LEE
  • Publication number: 20250151521
    Abstract: A light emitting display device includes: a light emitting element; a second transistor connected to a scan line; a first transistor which applies a current to the light emitting element; a capacitor connected to a gate electrode of the first transistor; and a third transistor connected to an output electrode of the first transistor and the gate electrode of the first transistor. Channels of the second transistor, the first transistor, and the third transistor are disposed in a polycrystalline semiconductor layer, and a width of a channel of the third transistor is in a range of about 1 ?m to about 2 ?m, and a length of the channel of the third transistor is in a range of about 1 ?m to about 2.5 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2025
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: Keun Woo KIM, Tae Wook KANG, Han Bit KIM, Bum Mo SUNG, Do Kyeong LEE, Jae Seob LEE
  • Patent number: 12295169
    Abstract: A display device includes a light emitting element disposed on a substrate, a first transistor which controls a driving current flowing in the light emitting element, a second transistor which supplies a data voltage to a gate electrode of the first transistor, a first-third transistor and a second-third transistor connected in series between the gate and drain electrodes of the first transistor, a first charge injection layer adjacent to a drain electrode of the first-third transistor electrically connected to the gate electrode of the first transistor on a semiconductor region of the first-third transistor, and a second charge injection layer adjacent to a source electrode of the second-third transistor integrally formed with the drain electrode of the first transistor on a semiconductor region of the second-third transistor. A charge injection area of the first charge injection layer is greater than a charge injection area of the second charge injection layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keun Woo Kim, Hye Na Kwak, Doo Na Kim, Sang Sub Kim, Bum Mo Sung
  • Publication number: 20250095582
    Abstract: A display device includes: a light emitting element on a substrate; a third-first transistor and a third-second transistor connected in series between a gate electrode of the first transistor and a drain electrode of the first transistor; a first metal layer on the substrate and comprising a gate electrode of the third-first transistor and a gate electrode of the third-second transistor; a hydrogen passivation layer on the first metal layer; a semiconductor region of each of a first transistor, the third-first transistor, and the third-second transistor on the hydrogen passivation layer; a gate electrode on the capping layer; a first bias electrode on a same layer as the gate electrode of the first transistor and overlapping the semiconductor region of the third-first transistor; and a second bias electrode on a same layer as the first bias electrode and overlapping the semiconductor region of the third-second transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventors: Keun Woo KIM, Hye Na KWAK, Chan Yeob SEOL, Bum Mo SUNG, Ji Yeong SHIN
  • Patent number: 12245475
    Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate; a transistor disposed on the substrate; a first electrode connected to the transistor; an emission layer disposed on the first electrode; a second electrode disposed on the emission layer; a common voltage line connected to the second electrode; and a third electrode and a fourth electrode disposed between the common voltage line and the second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Myoung Geun Cha, Sang Gun Choi, Tae Wook Kang, Bum Mo Sung, Yun Jung Oh, Yong Su Lee
  • Patent number: 12225770
    Abstract: A light emitting display device includes: a light emitting element; a second transistor connected to a scan line; a first transistor which applies a current to the light emitting element; a capacitor connected to a gate electrode of the first transistor; and a third transistor connected to an output electrode of the first transistor and the gate electrode of the first transistor. Channels of the second transistor, the first transistor, and the third transistor are disposed in a polycrystalline semiconductor layer, and a width of a channel of the third transistor is in a range of about 1 ?m to about 2 ?m, and a length of the channel of the third transistor is in a range of about 1 ?m to about 2.5 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keun Woo Kim, Tae Wook Kang, Han Bit Kim, Bum Mo Sung, Do Kyeong Lee, Jae Seob Lee
  • Patent number: 12159585
    Abstract: A display device includes: a light emitting element on a substrate; a third-first transistor and a third-second transistor connected in series between a gate electrode of the first transistor and a drain electrode of the first transistor; a first metal layer on the substrate and comprising a gate electrode of the third-first transistor and a gate electrode of the third-second transistor; a hydrogen passivation layer on the first metal layer; a semiconductor region of each of a first transistor, the third-first transistor, and the third-second transistor on the hydrogen passivation layer; a gate electrode on the capping layer; a first bias electrode on a same layer as the gate electrode of the first transistor and overlapping the semiconductor region of the third-first transistor; and a second bias electrode on a same layer as the first bias electrode and overlapping the semiconductor region of the third-second transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keun Woo Kim, Hye Na Kwak, Chan Yeob Seol, Bum Mo Sung, Ji Yeong Shin
  • Publication number: 20240355828
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a display device, and more particularly, to a display device capable of reducing a dead space area while improving current driving capability of pull-up and pull-down transistors. According to an embodiment of the disclosure, a substrate having a display area and a non-display area; pixels arranged in the display area of the substrate; and a gate driving circuit disposed in the non-display area of the substrate and connected to a transistor of the pixel. The gate driving circuit includes a pull-up transistor and a pull-down transistor. At least one of the pull-up and pull-down transistors includes a plurality of sub-transistors including a plurality of gate electrodes, and wherein the sub-transistors shares at least one of the gate electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Keun Woo KIM, Doo Na KIM, Sang Sub KIM, Bum Mo SUNG
  • Publication number: 20240332321
    Abstract: A display device includes a light emitting element disposed on a substrate, a first transistor which controls a driving current flowing in the light emitting element, a second transistor which supplies a data voltage to a gate electrode of the first transistor, a first-third transistor and a second-third transistor connected in series between the gate and drain electrodes of the first transistor, a first charge injection layer adjacent to a drain electrode of the first-third transistor electrically connected to the gate electrode of the first transistor on a semiconductor region of the first-third transistor, and a second charge injection layer adjacent to a source electrode of the second-third transistor integrally formed with the drain electrode of the first transistor on a semiconductor region of the second-third transistor. A charge injection area of the first charge injection layer is greater than a charge injection area of the second charge injection layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Keun Woo KIM, Hye Na KWAK, Doo Na KIM, Sang Sub KIM, Bum Mo SUNG
  • Publication number: 20240169918
    Abstract: A display device includes: a light emitting element on a substrate; a third-first transistor and a third-second transistor connected in series between a gate electrode of the first transistor and a drain electrode of the first transistor; a first metal layer on the substrate and comprising a gate electrode of the third-first transistor and a gate electrode of the third-second transistor; a hydrogen passivation layer on the first metal layer; a semiconductor region of each of a first transistor, the third-first transistor, and the third-second transistor on the hydrogen passivation layer; a gate electrode on the capping layer; a first bias electrode on a same layer as the gate electrode of the first transistor and overlapping the semiconductor region of the third-first transistor; and a second bias electrode on a same layer as the first bias electrode and overlapping the semiconductor region of the third-second transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Keun Woo KIM, Hye Na KWAK, Chan Yeob SEOL, Bum Mo SUNG, Ji Yeong SHIN
  • Publication number: 20240107808
    Abstract: A light emitting display device includes: a light emitting element; a second transistor connected to a scan line; a first transistor which applies a current to the light emitting element; a capacitor connected to a gate electrode of the first transistor; and a third transistor connected to an output electrode of the first transistor and the gate electrode of the first transistor. Channels of the second transistor, the first transistor, and the third transistor are disposed in a polycrystalline semiconductor layer, and a width of a channel of the third transistor is in a range of about 1 ?m to about 2 ?m, and a length of the channel of the third transistor is in a range of about 1 ?m to about 2.5 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Keun Woo KIM, Tae Wook KANG, Han Bit KIM, Bum Mo SUNG, Do Kyeong LEE, Jae Seob LEE
  • Patent number: 11871617
    Abstract: A light emitting display device includes: a light emitting element; a second transistor connected to a scan line; a first transistor which applies a current to the light emitting element; a capacitor connected to a gate electrode of the first transistor; and a third transistor connected to an output electrode of the first transistor and the gate electrode of the first transistor. Channels of the second transistor, the first transistor, and the third transistor are disposed in a polycrystalline semiconductor layer, and a width of a channel of the third transistor is in a range of about 1 ?m to about 2 ?m, and a length of the channel of the third transistor is in a range of about 1 ?m to about 2.5 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keun Woo Kim, Tae Wook Kang, Han Bit Kim, Bum Mo Sung, Do Kyeong Lee, Jae Seob Lee
  • Publication number: 20230112253
    Abstract: A light emitting display device includes: a light emitting element; a second transistor connected to a scan line; a first transistor which applies a current to the light emitting element; a capacitor connected to a gate electrode of the first transistor; and a third transistor connected to an output electrode of the first transistor and the gate electrode of the first transistor. Channels of the second transistor, the first transistor, and the third transistor are disposed in a polycrystalline semiconductor layer, and a width of a channel of the third transistor is in a range of about 1 µm to about 2 µm, and a length of the channel of the third transistor is in a range of about 1 µm to about 2.5 µm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Keun Woo KIM, Tae Wook KANG, Han Bit KIM, Bum Mo SUNG, Do Kyeong LEE, Jae Seob LEE
  • Patent number: 11552149
    Abstract: A light emitting display device includes: a light emitting element; a second transistor connected to a scan line; a first transistor which applies a current to the light emitting element; a capacitor connected to a gate electrode of the first transistor; and a third transistor connected to an output electrode of the first transistor and the gate electrode of the first transistor. Channels of the second transistor, the first transistor, and the third transistor are disposed in a polycrystalline semiconductor layer, and a width of a channel of the third transistor is in a range of about 1 ?m to about 2 ?m, and a length of the channel of the third transistor is in a range of about 1 ?m to about 2.5 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keun Woo Kim, Tae Wook Kang, Han Bit Kim, Bum Mo Sung, Do Kyeong Lee, Jae Seob Lee
  • Publication number: 20220399428
    Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate; a transistor disposed on the substrate; a first electrode connected to the transistor; an emission layer disposed on the first electrode; a second electrode disposed on the emission layer; a common voltage line connected to the second electrode; and a third electrode and a fourth electrode disposed between the common voltage line and the second electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Myoung Geun CHA, Sang Gun CHOI, Tae Wook KANG, Bum Mo SUNG, Yun Jung OH, Yong Su LEE
  • Patent number: 11195444
    Abstract: A display device includes: a pixel unit including a plurality of pixels; a scan driver having a plurality of stages and configured to supply a scan signal to the pixel unit; and a light emission control driver having a plurality of stages and configured to supply a light emission control signal to the pixel unit, wherein a first transistor of a plurality of transistors included in at least one of the stages of the scan driver or the stages of the light emission control driver comprises: an active layer pattern on a base layer, and including a channel region forming a channel, and first and second regions on opposite sides of the channel region; and a gate electrode spaced apart from the active layer pattern with a first insulating film therebetween, and overlapping the channel region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keun Woo Kim, Tae Wook Kang, Hye Na Kwak, Doo Na Kim, Han Bit Kim, Bum Mo Sung, Do Kyeong Lee, Yong Su Lee, Jae Hwan Chu
  • Publication number: 20210280652
    Abstract: A light emitting display device includes: a light emitting element; a second transistor connected to a scan line; a first transistor which applies a current to the light emitting element; a capacitor connected to a gate electrode of the first transistor; and a third transistor connected to an output electrode of the first transistor and the gate electrode of the first transistor. Channels of the second transistor, the first transistor, and the third transistor are disposed in a polycrystalline semiconductor layer, and a width of a channel of the third transistor is in a range of about 1 ?m to about 2 ?m, and a length of the channel of the third transistor is in a range of about 1 ?m to about 2.5 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Keun Woo Kim, Tae Wook Kang, Han Bit Kim, Bum Mo Sung, Do Kyeong Lee, Jae Seob Lee
  • Publication number: 20210150960
    Abstract: A display device includes: a pixel unit including a plurality of pixels; a scan driver having a plurality of stages and configured to supply a scan signal to the pixel unit; and a light emission control driver having a plurality of stages and configured to supply a light emission control signal to the pixel unit, wherein a first transistor of a plurality of transistors included in at least one of the stages of the scan driver or the stages of the light emission control driver comprises: an active layer pattern on a base layer, and including a channel region forming a channel, and first and second regions on opposite sides of the channel region; and a gate electrode spaced apart from the active layer pattern with a first insulating film therebetween, and overlapping the channel region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Keun Woo KIM, Tae Wook KANG, Hye Na KWAK, Doo Na KIM, Han Bit KIM, Bum Mo SUNG, Do Kyeong LEE, Yong Su LEE, Jae Hwan CHU