Patents by Inventor Chong-Chul Chai

Chong-Chul Chai 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: 20230142014
    Abstract: A display device includes a base layer including a display area and a non-display area, an emission unit including a first electrode electrically connected to a first driving power source, a second electrode electrically connected to a second driving power source, and a light-emitting element disposed between first and second electrodes, a first transistor including a first terminal electrically connected to the first driving power source, a second terminal electrically connected to the first electrode of the emission unit, and a gate electrode electrically connected to a first node, a second transistor including a first terminal electrically connected to a data line, a second terminal electrically connected to the first node, and a gate electrode electrically connected to a scan line, and an electrostatic discharge circuit disposed in the display area and disposed between the first driving power source and the data line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Kwi Hyun KIM, Byoung Sun NA, Sang Yong NO, Jong Woong CHANG, Chong Chul CHAI
  • Publication number: 20230126321
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate and pixels. The substrate includes: a display area including pixel areas, each including a first area and a second area; and a non-display area enclosing at least one side of the display area. The pixels are disposed on the pixel areas, each pixel including light emitting elements. Each pixel further includes: a pixel circuit part disposed on the first area and including at least one transistor and at least one capacitor; and a display element part disposed on the second area and including an emission area to emit light. Each of the pixel circuit part and the display element part has a multi-layer structure including one or more conductive layers and one or more insulating layers. At least one layer of the pixel circuit part and at least one layer of the display element part are disposed in a same layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyung Bae KIM, Mee Hye JUNG, Chong Chul CHAI
  • Publication number: 20230086764
    Abstract: A display device includes a light-emitting diode including a first conductivity-type semiconductor, an active layer, and a second conductivity-type semiconductor; a first voltage line to which a first voltage is applied; a second voltage line to which a second voltage is applied; a first transistor including a source electrode electrically connected to the first voltage line and a drain electrode electrically connected to a first electrode of the light-emitting diode and to the first conductivity-type semiconductor; a second transistor including a drain electrode electrically connected to a gate electrode of the first transistor and a source electrode electrically connected to a data line to apply a data signal; a capacitor electrically connected to the gate electrode of the first transistor and the first electrode; and a third transistor including a source electrode electrically connected to the second voltage line and a drain electrode electrically connected to the first electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Min Jae JEONG, Kyung Bae KIM, Chong Chul CHAI, Kyung Hoon CHUNG
  • Publication number: 20230091726
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate including a display area and a non-display area; pixels disposed in the display area and including respective light emitting units; a first conductive pattern disposed between the pixels; and a power source line disposed in the non-display area and electrically connected to the first conductive pattern. Each of the light emitting units includes a light emitting element, a first pixel electrode disposed on a first end of the light emitting element, and a second pixel electrode disposed on a second end of the light emitting element. The first conductive pattern and the second pixel electrode are disposed on a same layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Do Yeong PARK, In Woo KIM, Chong Chul CHAI, Chang Woo KWON, Kyung Bae KIM, Dae Cheol KIM, Jong Hwan PARK, Yong Tae CHO, Kook Hyun CHOI
  • Patent number: 11610547
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a plurality of pixels. A pixel includes a first capacitor connected between a first voltage line receiving a first driving signal and a first node, a first transistor comprising a control electrode connected to the first node, a first electrode connected to a second voltage line receiving a first power source signal and a second electrode connected to a second node, an organic light emitting diode comprising an anode electrode connected to the second node and a cathode electrode receiving a second power source signal, a second capacitor connected between an m-th data line and the second node (wherein, ‘m’ is a natural number) and a second transistor comprising a control electrode connected to an n-th scan line (wherein, ‘n’ is a natural number), a first electrode connected to the first node and a second electrode connected to the second node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Inventors: Chong-Chul Chai, Oh-Kyong Kwon, Nack-Hyeon Keum, Kyong-Hwan Oh, Young-Wan Seo, Yong-Koo Her, In-Jae Hwang
  • Publication number: 20230075783
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including pixels in a display area, scan lines disposed in the display area and electrically connected to the pixels, a gate driving circuit disposed in the display area and electrically connected to the scan lines, and clock lines disposed in the display area and electrically connected to the gate driving circuit. The gate driving circuit includes stage blocks adjacent to each other and outputting a scan signal in response to a clock signal provided through a corresponding clock line among the clock lines, and a scan signal output from a stage block among the stage blocks is supplied to scan lines of another stage block among the stage blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Na Hyeon CHA, Sun Kwun SON, Dong Hee SHIN, Chong Chul CHAI
  • Patent number: 11600756
    Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate including first areas and second areas alternately arranged in a first direction in a plane view; a first electrode and a second electrode on the substrate and spaced apart from each other in a second direction crossing the first direction; a first insulation layer on the substrate and covering the first electrode and the second electrode; and a light emitting element on the first insulation layer and electrically connected to the first electrode and the second electrode, the first insulation layer having a first thickness in the first area and a second thickness thicker than the first thickness in the second area, and the light emitting element being located in the first area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung Bae Kim, Ji Eun Lee, Chong Chul Chai
  • Publication number: 20230008145
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate including a display area in which pixels are located, and a non-display area, first and second electrodes in the display area and spaced from each other, light emitting elements between the first and second electrodes, connection electrodes electrically connected to the light emitting elements, a fan-out line electrically connected to the pixels in the non-display area, a first pad electrode on the fan-out line, a pad connection electrode on the fan-out line and the first pad electrode, and electrically connecting the fan-out line and the first pad electrode, and a second pad electrode at a same layer as at least one of the connection electrodes, and contacting the first pad electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Do Yeong PARK, Chong Chul CHAI
  • Publication number: 20230006116
    Abstract: A display device includes pixels, each of the pixels including light emitting parts disposed in a first direction; pixel circuits including storage capacitors disposed in a second direction intersecting the first direction; a scan line extending in the first direction between the storage capacitors; a sub-scan line electrically connected to the scan line and extending in the second direction; and connection lines that electrically connect the light emitting parts and the pixel circuits and do not overlap the sub-scan line in a plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Do Yeong PARK, Chong Chul CHAI
  • Patent number: 11538973
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate and pixels. The substrate includes: a display area including pixel areas, each including a first area and a second area; and a non-display area enclosing at least one side of the display area. The pixels are disposed on the pixel areas, each pixel including light emitting elements. Each pixel further includes: a pixel circuit part disposed on the first area and including at least one transistor and at least one capacitor; and a display element part disposed on the second area and including an emission area to emit light. Each of the pixel circuit part and the display element part has a multi-layer structure including one or more conductive layers and one or more insulating layers. At least one layer of the pixel circuit part and at least one layer of the display element part are disposed in a same layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Kyung Bae Kim, Mee Hye Jung, Chong Chul Chai
  • Patent number: 11527600
    Abstract: A display device may include a substrate in which an opening is defined, a first disconnected line disposed on the substrate, the first disconnected line extending along a first direction and including a first disconnected portion and a second disconnected portion, and the first disconnected portion and the second disconnected portion being disconnected from each other by the opening, and a first bypass line disposed on the substrate in a different layer from the first disconnected line, the first bypass line bypassing the opening and connecting the first disconnected portion and the second disconnected portion to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyeongseok Kim, Minjoo Kim, Seulgi Kim, Soohyun Moon, Jaeyong Jang, Chong Chul Chai
  • Patent number: 11514834
    Abstract: A tiled display device includes an array of a plurality of display panels. Each of the plurality of display panels includes a plurality of pixels constituting a plurality of pixel rows and a plurality of pixel columns, a data distributor disposed between a first pixel of a first pixel row among the plurality of pixel rows and a second pixel of the first pixel row adjacent to the first pixel in a first direction, and a scan driver disposed between the second pixel and a third pixel adjacent to the second pixel in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Ki Jeong, Hyun Joon Kim, Kyung Bae Kim, Kyung Hoon Chung, Chong Chul Chai
  • Patent number: 11514846
    Abstract: A display device includes a light-emitting diode including a first conductivity-type semiconductor, an active layer, and a second conductivity-type semiconductor; a first voltage line to which a first voltage is applied; a second voltage line to which a second voltage is applied; a first transistor including a source electrode electrically connected to the first voltage line and a drain electrode electrically connected to a first electrode of the light-emitting diode and to the first conductivity-type semiconductor; a second transistor including a drain electrode electrically connected to a gate electrode of the first transistor and a source electrode electrically connected to a data line to apply a data signal; a capacitor electrically connected to the gate electrode of the first transistor and the first electrode; and a third transistor including a source electrode electrically connected to the second voltage line and a drain electrode electrically connected to the first electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Jae Jeong, Kyung Bae Kim, Chong Chul Chai, Kyung Hoon Chung
  • Patent number: 11501715
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate that includes a display area for displaying an image and a non-display area surrounding the display area, a plurality of pixels that are disposed in the display area and each include an organic light emitting diode and a pixel circuit portion configured to operate the organic light emitting diode, and a scan driver that is disposed in the non-display area and includes a plurality of stages configured to output scan signals to the plurality of pixels. The plurality of stages may be arranged in n columns, a height of one stage may correspond to a height of n pixels, and n may be an integer of 2 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kang Moon Jo, Chong Chul Chai, Young Wan Seo, Cheol-Gon Lee
  • Publication number: 20220352294
    Abstract: A display device includes a first pixel including a first transistor, a second transistor, and a third transistor, a second pixel disposed adjacent to the first pixel in a first direction, and including a first transistor, a second transistor, and a third transistor, and an initialization voltage line disposed between the first pixel and the second pixel, and extending in a second direction crossing the first direction. The second transistor of the first pixel and the second transistor of the second pixel are connected to the initialization voltage line. The first, second, and third transistors of the first pixel and the first, second, and third transistors of the second pixel are symmetrical with respect to the initialization voltage line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: KANG MOON JO, YOUNG WAN SEO, CHONG CHUL CHAI
  • Publication number: 20220344316
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate. A first electrode, a second electrode, and a third electrode are on the substrate, and are sequentially arranged along a first direction. A first light emitting element is located between the first electrode and the second electrode. A second light emitting element is located between the second electrode and the third electrode. A first contact electrode overlaps the first electrode and one end of the first light emitting element, and is in contact with the first electrode and the one end of the first light emitting element. A second contact electrode overlaps and is in contact with the other end of the first light emitting element. A third contact electrode overlaps and is in contact with the second electrode and the other end of the second light emitting element. The second contact electrode extends while detouring the third contact electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Min Kyu WOO, Kyung Bae KIM, Jin Yeong KIM, Chong Chul CHAI
  • Publication number: 20220285427
    Abstract: A display device may include first signal lines arranged in a display area, and extending in a first direction, pixels arranged in the display area, and respectively connected to the first signal lines, first pads located in a first pad area at a side of the display area in the first direction, and arranged along a second direction, first lines extending along the first direction to the display area from the first pad area, and respectively connected to the first pads, and second lines arranged in the display area, and respectively connecting the first lines to the first signal lines, wherein the display area includes a first sub-display area corresponding to the first pad area, and a second sub-display area adjacent the first sub-display area, and wherein the first lines are arranged only in the first sub-display area among the first and second sub-display areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Sun Kwun SON, Na Hyeon CHA, Chong Chul CHAI
  • Publication number: 20220277677
    Abstract: A method of testing a display panel including a pixel coupled to first, second, and third power lines, a data line, scan lines, an emission control line, and a test line, the method includes: applying a first power supply voltage to the first power line; applying a test voltage having a turn-on voltage level to the second power line; applying a scan signal having a turn-on voltage level sequentially to the scan lines and an emission control signal having a turn-on voltage level to the emission control line; applying a gate signal to the test line to turn on a test transistor coupled between two electrode of a light emitting element included in the pixel; measuring a sensing voltage output through the data line; and determining whether the pixel is defective, based on a voltage level of the measured sensing voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun Joon KIM, Jun Ki JEONG, Kyung Hoon CHUNG, Kyung Bae KIM, Seung Chan LEE, Chong Chul CHAI
  • Patent number: 11430390
    Abstract: A display device includes a scan write line for receiving a scan write signal, a first driving voltage line for receiving a first driving voltage, a first data line for receiving first data voltages, a second data line for receiving second data voltages, and a sub-pixel connected to the scan write line, the first data line, the second data line, and the first driving voltage line, wherein the sub-pixel includes a light emitting element connected to the first driving voltage line, a constant current generator configured to apply a driving current to the light emitting element according to a first data voltage among the first data voltages of the first data line, and a light emission period controller configured to control a light emission period of the light emitting element according to a second data voltage among the second data voltages of the second data line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignees: Samsung Display Co., Ltd., Konkuk University Industrial Cooperation Corp
    Inventors: Min Jae Jeong, Joon Ho Lee, Kee Chan Park, Kyung Hoon Chung, Chong Chul Chai
  • Patent number: 11424288
    Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate including a pixel; a scan line for supplying a scan signal to the pixel; a data line for supplying a data signal to the pixel; a first power line for supplying a first driving power source to the pixel; a second power line for supplying a second driving power source to the pixel; and a third power line for supplying a ground voltage to the pixel. The pixel includes: first and second electrodes spaced apart from each other on the substrate; a plurality of light emitting elements, each of the light emitting elements having first and second end portions in a length direction thereof and being arranged between the first electrode and the second electrode; and a first switch electrically connected between the third power line and the first electrode. The first switch is configured to be turned on by a control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chong Chul Chai, Kyung Bae Kim, Mee Hye Jung, Jin Oh Kwag, Min Jae Jeong