Patents by Inventor Byoung-Yong Kim

Byoung-Yong Kim 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).

  • Publication number: 20180166526
    Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate; a pad portion in a non-display area of the substrate and including a plurality of pads; a driver arranged at the pad portion to contact the pads; an interlayer insulating layer on the substrate; and an auxiliary layer in the non-display area, and each of the pads includes a first pad electrode, a second pad electrode, and a third pad electrode, which are sequentially arranged on the substrate, a width of the third pad electrode is greater than a width of the second pad electrode and a width of the first pad electrode, and a thickness of the auxiliary layer between the third pad electrode and the interlayer insulating layer is thicker than a thickness of the auxiliary layer between the third pad electrode and the second pad electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Byoung Yong KIM, Seung-Soo RYU, Jung Yun JO, Jeong Ho HWANG
  • Publication number: 20180114768
    Abstract: Provided herein may be an electronic device. The electronic device may include a substrate provided with a plurality of connecting pads including a first metal, a semiconductor chip on an area of the substrate, facing the connecting pads, and including a base substrate including a first surface facing the substrate, and a second surface opposite the first surface, a plurality of connecting terminals on the first surface, facing the connecting pads, and including a second metal, and a non-adhesive polymer layer on the second surface, and a conductive joining layer electrically connecting, and interposed between, respective ones of the connecting pads to the connecting terminals, and including a diffusion layer in which the first metal and the second metal are mixed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Sang Hyeon SONG, Seung Hwa HA, Byoung Yong KIM, Jeong Ho HWANG
  • Publication number: 20180076235
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate and a first pad. The substrate includes a display area to display an image, and a pad area outside the display area. The first pad is in the pad area, and includes first pad terminals extending parallel to one another in a first direction. The first pad terminals include: first connection pad terminals arranged along a first column that forms a first slope angle with the first direction; second connection pad terminals spaced apart from the first connection pad terminals and arranged along a second column that forms a second slope angle with the first direction; and a first dummy pad terminal between a pair of adjacent first connection pad terminals among the first connection pad terminals along the first column. The first dummy pad terminal and the first connection pad terminals are in different layers than one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Byoung Yong KIM, Jeong Ho Hwang
  • Publication number: 20180076234
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate including a display area to display an image and a pad area disposed around the display area; and a first pad unit positioned on the pad area, and including a first terminal region having a plurality of first pad terminals arranged in a first direction, in which each of the plurality of first pad terminals includes: a plurality of first connection pad terminals arranged in a first row disposed at a first angle relative to the first direction; a plurality of second connection pad terminals spaced apart from the plurality of first connection pad terminals, and arranged in a second row disposed at a second angle relative to the first direction; and a first terminal connection line configured to connect one of the plurality of first connection pad terminals and one of the plurality of second connection pad terminals, and having at least one bent shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Byoung Yong Kim, Jong Hyuk LEE, Jeong Ho HWANG
  • Publication number: 20180068931
    Abstract: A semiconductor chip includes: a base substrate; a conductive pad on one surface of the base substrate; an insulating layer on the one surface of the base substrate and having an opening exposing a portion of the conductive pad; and a bump on the exposed portion of the conductive pad and on the insulating layer around the opening. The bump includes a plurality of concave portions corresponding to the opening and is arranged in a longitudinal direction of the bump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Seung Hwa HA, Jung Yun JO, Byoung Yong KIM, Jeong Do YANG, Jeong Ho HWANG
  • Publication number: 20180063942
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel with a first area having pixels on a first surface of a substrate, a second area having pads on the first surface of the substrate, and a third area part of the second area and having the second surface of the substrate bent toward the first surface, and a flexible PCB with a first bent portion in the second area and contacting and electrically connected to the pads, the first bent portion being bent from inside of the display panel toward an external side of the display panel to wrap around an edge of the display panel, and a second bent portion extending from the first bent portion and wrapping an external side of the second area and bent toward the inside of the display panel from the external side of the display panel to contact the second surface of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Byoung Yong KIM, Jeong Ho HWANG
  • Publication number: 20180063954
    Abstract: A display device including: a display substrate including a display area configured to display an image and a pad area positioned on the periphery of the display area; a first pad part positioned above the pad area and including first pad terminals arranged in a first direction; and a printed circuit board including a base film and a second pad part positioned at one side of the base film and coupled with the first pad part, the second pad part includes first contact terminals coupled with first pad terminals, each of first contact terminals includes first contact pad terminals arranged along a first row forming a first inclination angle with the first direction, and second contact pad terminals spaced from first contact pad terminals and arranged along a second row forming a second inclination angle with the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Byoung Yong KIM, Jeong Ho HWANG
  • Publication number: 20180061748
    Abstract: A semiconductor chip, a display device or an electronic device includes a substrate, one or more conductive pads disposed on the substrate, and one or more bumps electrically connected to the one or more conductive pads, in which the one or more bumps includes a metal core, a polymer layer disposed over a surface of the metal core, and a conductive coating layer disposed over a surface of the polymer layer and electrically connected to the one or more conductive pads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Byoung Yong KIM, Jeong Ho Hwang
  • Publication number: 20180034002
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate including a display area and a peripheral area outside the display area, the peripheral area including a bendable bending region, a display member on the display area of the substrate to display an image, and a protection film under the substrate, the protection film including a groove at a position corresponding to the bending region of the peripheral area, wherein the groove includes a bottom surface and inner walls extending from the bottom surface to a surface of the protection film, a boundary part being defined at an intersection of each inner wall with the surface of the protection film, and wherein boundary parts adjacent to opposite ends of the protection film are separated from the opposite ends of the protection film, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Byoung Yong KIM, Jeong Ho HWANG
  • Publication number: 20180020543
    Abstract: A display device according to an exemplary embodiment includes: a substrate including a display region configured to display an image, and a pad region positioned around the display region; and a first pad unit positioned on the pad region, wherein the first pad unit includes a first terminal region including a plurality of first pad terminals arranged in a first pattern, and a second terminal region including a plurality of second pad terminals arranged in a second pattern different from the first pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Byoung Yong KIM, Jong Hyuk LEE, Jeong Ho HWANG
  • Publication number: 20180014405
    Abstract: A display device includes a display substrate including a display area where an image is displayed and a pad area disposed at a periphery of the display area, and a first pad portion disposed in the pad area, the first pad portion including a plurality of first line pad terminals arranged along a first curved line in a first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: BYOUNG YONG KIM, Jeong Ho HWANG, Jong Hyuk LEE
  • Publication number: 20180004031
    Abstract: A display device includes a display substrate including a display area and a pad region, a first pad portion including a plurality of first pad terminals, the plurality of first pad terminals being arranged in a first direction, and a printed circuit board (PCB) including a base film and a second pad portion. The second pad is electrically connected to the first pad portion. The second pad portion includes a plurality of second pad terminals electrically connected to the plurality of first pad terminals, and a plurality of first test lines. The plurality of second pad terminals includes a plurality of sub-pad terminals. One of the plurality of first lines is connected to a first sub-pad terminal of the plurality of sub-pad terminals, and a second sub-pad terminal of the plurality of sub-pad terminals is not connected to any of the plurality of first lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Byoung Yong KIM, Jong Hyuk LEE, Jeong Ho HWANG
  • Publication number: 20170365503
    Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a substrate, a pad electrode disposed on the substrate, and a passivation layer disposed on the pad electrode and including an organic insulating material. The integrated circuit further includes a bump electrode disposed on the passivation layer and connected to the pad electrode through a contact hole. The passivation layer includes an insulating portion having a first thickness and covering an adjacent edge region of the pad electrode and the substrate, and a bump portion having a second thickness, that is greater than the first thickness, and covering a center portion of the pad electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: JEONG DO YANG, BYOUNG YONG KIM, SEUNG-SOO RYU, SANG HYEON SONG, JUNG YUN JO, SEUNG-HWA HA, JEONG HO HWANG
  • Publication number: 20170358520
    Abstract: A chip-on-film (COF) package includes a film, a driver integrated circuit (IC) chip disposed on the film, an electrode pad disposed on an edge of the film, and a first deformation-preventing member disposed on the film, between the driver IC chip and the electrode pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Sang Hyeon SONG, Byoung Yong KIM, Jeong Ho HWANG
  • Patent number: 9753332
    Abstract: A display device includes: a first substrate including a first area and a second area disposed adjacent to the first area; a display element disposed on the first substrate to correspond to the first area; a second substrate disposed to face the first substrate with a display element interposed therebetween and configured to expose the second area; and a sealant interposed in at least one edge portion area between the first substrate and the second substrate and bonding the first substrate to the second substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byoung Yong Kim, Su Jung Huh, Jean Ho Song
  • Publication number: 20160260749
    Abstract: A thin film transistor substrate includes a switching element comprising a gate electrode electrically connected to a gate line extending in a first direction, an active pattern overlapping with the gate electrode, a source electrode disposed on the active pattern and electrically connected to a data line extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, and a drain electrode spaced apart from the source electrode. The thin film transistor substrate further includes an organic layer disposed on the switching element, a first electrode disposed on the organic layer, and a second electrode overlapping with the first electrode, and electrically connected to the drain electrode. A thickness of the second electrode is thicker than a thickness of the first electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Byoung-Yong KIM, Woong-Ki JEON, Hyun-Jin KIM, Jean-Ho SONG
  • Publication number: 20160026019
    Abstract: A mother substrate for a display device, includes an upper mother substrate and a lower mother substrate each divided into, from among areas of the display device, a display area which displays an image, a sealing area which surrounds the display area and in which a seal material is disposed, and an outer area disposed outside the sealing area, in which a pad area is disposed and from which a signal is applied to the display area; and a spacer between the upper mother substrate and the lower mother substrate, and in the outer area. The spacer is disposed at a cutting line at which the upper mother substrate and the lower mother substrate are separated from the mother substrate to form the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Byung Seok CHOI, Su Jung HUH, Byoung Yong KIM, Ji Eun LEE, Jun Ho SONG
  • Publication number: 20160018686
    Abstract: A display device includes: a first substrate including a first area and a second area disposed adjacent to the first area; a display element disposed on the first substrate to correspond to the first area; a second substrate disposed to face the first substrate with a display element interposed therebetween and configured to expose the second area; and a sealant interposed in at least one edge portion area between the first substrate and the second substrate and bonding the first substrate to the second substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Byoung Yong Kim, Su Jung Huh, Jean Ho Song
  • Publication number: 20150335241
    Abstract: In one example embodiment, an apparatus for obtaining status information of a crystalline lens of an eye includes a light projector configured to project a reference light to the crystalline lens; an intensity detector configured to detect an intensity of scattered light that is generated from the reference light by being scattered at the crystalline lens; and a calculator configured to calculate thickness information of the crystalline lens based on the intensity of scattered light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Dae-Shik Seo, Byoung-Yong Kim
  • Patent number: 9131839
    Abstract: Provided are an apparatus for obtaining status information of a crystalline lens and equipment including the same. The apparatus generates a reference light and directs the reference light to be perpendicularly incident to the crystalline lens. At least one light receiving unit that is disposed beyond a visual field of the eyeball is configured to directly receive scattered lights generated when the reference light incident from the light source unit to the crystalline lens is scattered against the crystalline lens. The apparatus calculates thickness information of the crystalline lens using information about the scattered lights received by the at least one light receiving unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Yonsei University
    Inventors: Dae-Shik Seo, Byoung-Yong Kim