Patents by Inventor Chul-joon HEO

Chul-joon HEO 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: 11855236
    Abstract: A sensor includes a first electrode and a second electrode, and a photo-active layer between the first electrode and the second electrode. The photo-active layer includes a light absorbing semiconductor configured to form a Schottky junction with the first electrode. The photo-active layer has a charge carrier trapping site configured to capture photo-generated charge carriers generated based on the light absorbing semiconductor absorbing incident light that enters at least the photo-active layer at a position adjacent to the first electrode. The sensor is configured to have an external quantum efficiency (EQE) that is adjusted based on a voltage bias being applied between the first electrode and the second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung Bae Park, Sung Jun Park, Feifei Fang, Sung Young Yun, Seon-Jeong Lim, Chul Joon Heo
  • Patent number: 11854294
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a display panel and a biometric sensor. The display panel includes a light emitter. The biometric sensor is stacked with the display panel and is configured to detect light emitted from the display panel and reflected by a recognition target that is external to the electronic device. The biometric sensor includes a silicon substrate and a photoelectric conversion element on the silicon substrate. The photoelectric conversion element includes a photoelectric conversion layer having wavelength selectivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung Bae Park, Sung Han Kim, Sung Young Yun, Seon-Jeong Lim, Chul Joon Heo
  • Patent number: 11839096
    Abstract: An organic sensor includes a first electrode, a second electrode, an organic active layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a protective layer between the organic active layer and the second electrode. Capacitance provided of the first electrode, the protective layer, and the second electrode is less than or equal to about 2×10?10 F.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Young Yun, Sung Jun Park, Chul Joon Heo, Kyung Bae Park, Gae Hwang Lee, Yong Wan Jin
  • Publication number: 20230354705
    Abstract: Disclosed are a photoelectric conversion device, and a sensor and an electronic device including the same. The photoelectric conversion device may include a first electrode and a second electrode and a photoelectric conversion layer between the first electrode and the second electrode. The photoelectric conversion layer includes a first material and a second material, which form a pn junction, and a third material that is different from the first material and the second material. The third material is configured to modify a distribution of energy levels of the first material or the second material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daiki MINAMI, Sung Young YUN, Kyung Bae PARK, Sung Jun PARK, Chul Joon HEO
  • Publication number: 20230309366
    Abstract: Disclosed are a compound represented by Chemical Formula 1, a sensor including the compound, a sensor-embedded display panel, and an electronic device. In Chemical Formula 1, X1, A, and R1 to R5 are as described in the specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2022
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae Jin CHOI, Hyerim HONG, Kyung Bae PARK, Feifei FANG, Sungyoung YUN, Chul Joon HEO
  • Publication number: 20230299115
    Abstract: An image sensor may include a first photo-sensing device on a semiconductor substrate and configured to sense light of a first wavelength spectrum, and second and third photo-sensing devices integrated in the semiconductor substrate and configured to sense light of a second and third wavelength spectrum, respectively. The first photo-sensing device may overlap each of the second and third photo-sensing devices in a thickness direction of the semiconductor substrate. The second and third photo-sensing devices do not overlap in the thickness direction and each have an upper surface, a lower surface, and a doped region therebetween. The third photo-sensing device includes an upper surface deeper further from the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate than the upper surface of the second photo-sensing device and a doped region thicker than the doped region of the second photo-sensing device. The image sensor may omit the first photo-sensing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung Bae Park, Yong Wan Jin, Sung Young Yun, Sung Jun Park, Feifei Fang, Chul Joon Heo
  • Patent number: 11737360
    Abstract: Disclosed are a photoelectric conversion device, and a sensor and an electronic device including the same. The photoelectric conversion device may include a first electrode and a second electrode and a photoelectric conversion layer between the first electrode and the second electrode. The photoelectric conversion layer includes a first material and a second material, which form a pn junction, and a third material that is different from the first material and the second material. The third material is configured to modify a distribution of energy levels of the first material or the second material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daiki Minami, Sung Young Yun, Kyung Bae Park, Sung Jun Park, Chul Joon Heo
  • Patent number: 11713326
    Abstract: A compound of Chemical Formula 1, and an organic photoelectric device, an image sensor, and an electronic device including the same are disclosed: In Chemical Formula 1, each substituent is the same as defined in the detailed description.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jisoo Shin, Chul Baik, Sung Young Yun, Taejin Choi, Kyung Bae Park, Gae Hwang Lee, Yeong Suk Choi, Chul Joon Heo, Hye Rim Hong
  • Patent number: 11711930
    Abstract: A photoelectric device includes a first photoelectric conversion layer including a heterojunction that includes a first p-type semiconductor and a first n-type semiconductor, a second photoelectric conversion layer on the first photoelectric conversion layer and including a heterojunction that includes a second p-type semiconductor and a second n-type semiconductor. A peak absorption wavelength (?max1) of the first photoelectric conversion layer and a peak absorption wavelength (?max2) of the second photoelectric conversion layer are included in a common wavelength spectrum of light that is one wavelength spectrum of light of a red wavelength spectrum of light, a green wavelength spectrum of light, a blue wavelength spectrum of light, a near infrared wavelength spectrum of light, or an ultraviolet wavelength spectrum of light, and a light-absorption full width at half maximum (FWHM) of the second photoelectric conversion layer is narrower than an FWHM of the first photoelectric conversion layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung Bae Park, Takkyun Ro, Kiyohiko Tsutsumi, Chul Joon Heo, Yong Wan Jin
  • Publication number: 20230208531
    Abstract: A receiver of an optical communication system includes an organic photoelectric conversion device configured to convert optical signals received from a transmitter into an electrical signal; and a demodulator configured to input the electrical signal to a trained artificial neural network and demodulate the electrical signal based on an output of the trained artificial neural network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., INCHEON NATIONAL UNIVERSITY RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Chul Joon Heo, Hyunchae Chun, Seoyeon Oh, Seonghyeon Cho, Kyung Bae Park, Hwijoung Seo, Younhee Lim
  • Publication number: 20230157167
    Abstract: A photoelectric device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a charge transport layer between the first electrode and the photoelectric conversion layer. The photoelectric conversion layer is configured to absorb light in a wavelength spectrum and converting the absorbed light into an electrical signal. The charge transport layer includes a first charge transport material and a second charge transport material which collectively define a heterojunction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2023
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seok-Hwan HONG, Sung Jun PARK, Kyung Bae PARK, Sung Young YUN, Chul Joon HEO
  • Publication number: 20230134363
    Abstract: An organic compound is represented by Chemical Formula 1. In Chemical Formula 1, X1, X2, Ar1, n, R1, R2, A1, and A2 are each the same as in the specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeong Il PARK, Sung Young YUN, Hyeongju KIM, Kyung Bae PARK, Jisoo SHIN, Taejin CHOI, Chul Joon HEO
  • Patent number: 11631819
    Abstract: Disclosed are a photoelectric conversion device and an organic sensor and an electronic device including the same. The photoelectric conversion device includes a first and a second electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer between the first and the second electrode and configured to absorb light in at least one portion of a wavelength spectrum and to convert the absorbed light into an electric signal, and a buffer layer between the second electrode and the photoelectric conversion layer and including a mixture of at least two materials. The mixture includes a first and a second material. The first material has an energy bandgap of at least about 3.2 eV and a HOMO energy level of at least about 6.0 eV. The second material has an energy bandgap of less than or equal to about 2.8 eV and a HOMO energy level of at least about 6.0 eV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung Bae Park, Sung Jun Park, Feifei Fang, Sung Young Yun, Seon-Jeong Lim, Youn Hee Lim, Chul Joon Heo
  • Patent number: 11625941
    Abstract: A fingerprint sensor may include first and second electrodes, a light absorption layer isolated from direct contact with the first and second electrodes, and an insulation layer between the first electrode and the light absorption layer and further between the second electrode and the light absorption layer. A reflective layer may be between the light absorption layer and the first electrode. The insulation layer may include a first insulation layer between the first electrode and the light absorption layer, and a second insulation layer between the second electrode and the light absorption layer. A fingerprint sensor array including a plurality of fingerprint sensors may at least partially expose a plurality of sub-pixels of a display panel on which the fingerprint sensor array is located.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gae Hwang Lee, Kyung Bae Park, Sung Jun Park, Sung Young Yun, Yong Wan Jin, Chul Joon Heo
  • Publication number: 20230105575
    Abstract: A compound that may be applied to a sensor to improve electrical properties thereof is represented by Chemical Formula 1: In Chemical Formula 1, each substituent is the same as defined in the detailed description.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hye Rim HONG, Seon-Jeong LIM, Chul Joon HEO, Kyung Bae PARK, Sung Young YUN, Taejin CHOI
  • Publication number: 20230036360
    Abstract: An organic photodiode includes a first electrode including a reflective layer, a second electrode including a semi-transmissive layer, a photoelectric conversion layer between the first electrode and the second electrode and including an organic light absorbing material, and a buffer layer that is at least one of between the reflective layer and the photoelectric conversion layer or between the semi-transmissive layer and the photoelectric conversion layer. The organic photodiode is configured to exhibit at least three external quantum efficiency (EQE) spectra in a wavelength region of about 380 nm to about 3000 nm and each EQE spectrum of the at least three EQE spectra has a full width at half maximum of about 2 nm to about 100 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Young YUN, Kyung Bae PARK, Chul Joon HEO, Feifei FANG, Hwijoung SEO
  • Patent number: 11563186
    Abstract: A photoelectric device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a charge transport layer between the first electrode and the photoelectric conversion layer. The photoelectric conversion layer is configured to absorb light in a wavelength spectrum and converting the absorbed light into an electrical signal. The charge transport layer includes a first charge transport material and a second charge transport material which collectively define a heterojunction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seok-Hwan Hong, Sung Jun Park, Kyung Bae Park, Sung Young Yun, Chul Joon Heo
  • Patent number: 11557741
    Abstract: A photoelectric conversion device includes a first electrode and a second electrode facing each other, a photoelectric conversion layer between the first electrode and the second electrode and configured to absorb light in at least one part of a wavelength spectrum of light and to convert it into an electric signal, and an organic auxiliary layer between the first electrode and the photoelectric conversion layer and having a higher charge mobility than a charge mobility of the photoelectric conversion layer. An organic sensor may include the photoelectric conversion device. An electronic device may include the organic sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chul Joon Heo, Kyung Bae Park, Hyun Bum Kang, Sung Jun Park, Jeong Il Park, Chul Baik, Ji Soo Shin, Sung Young Yun, Gae Hwang Lee, Don-Wook Lee, Eun Kyung Lee, Yong Wan Jin, Yeong Suk Choi, Taejin Choi
  • Patent number: 11552212
    Abstract: A sensor includes a first electrode and a second electrode, and a photo-active layer between the first electrode and the second electrode. The photo-active layer includes a light absorbing semiconductor configured to form a Schottky junction with the first electrode. The photo-active layer has a charge carrier trapping site configured to capture photo-generated charge carriers generated based on the light absorbing semiconductor absorbing incident light that enters at least the photo-active layer at a position adjacent to the first electrode. The sensor is configured to have an external quantum efficiency (EQE) that is adjusted based on a voltage bias being applied between the first electrode and the second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung Bae Park, Sung Jun Park, Feifei Fang, Sung Young Yun, Seon-Jeong Lim, Chul Joon Heo
  • Publication number: 20220406855
    Abstract: A sensor embedded display panel includes a substrate, a light emitting element on the substrate and including an emission layer; and a photoelectric element on the substrate. The photoelectric element includes a light absorbing layer. The light absorbing layer at least partially overlaps the emission layer in a horizontal direction extending in parallel to an upper surface of the substrate. The light emitting element and the photoelectric element each include a separate portion of a first common auxiliary layer that extends on tops of the emission layer and the light absorbing layer and a separate portion of a second common auxiliary layer that extends on bottoms of the emission layer and the light absorbing layer. The photoelectric element further includes an auxiliary layer that has a thickness corresponding to one of a red wavelength spectrum, a green wavelength spectrum, or a blue wavelength spectrum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung Bae PARK, Sung Young YUN, Chul Joon HEO, Hyeong-Ju KIM, Feifei FANG, Taejin CHOI