Patents by Inventor Chul-Kyu Kang

Chul-Kyu Kang 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: 11145253
    Abstract: A display device includes a scan driver configured to provide a scan signal to the scan line, the scan signal having an ON voltage for turning on a transistor in a plurality of horizontal periods including a current horizontal period and at least one previous horizontal period corresponding to the scan signal, and a grayscale data processor configured to correct current grayscale data of a current pixel corresponding to the current horizontal period to generate correction grayscale data based on previous grayscale data of a previous pixel corresponding to the previous horizontal period, the current pixel included in a same pixel column as the previous pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chul Kyu Kang, Sang Moo Choi, Soo Hee Oh, Dongsun Lee
  • Publication number: 20210295768
    Abstract: A scan driver includes: a first transistor having a first electrode coupled to an output scan line, a second electrode coupled to a first power line, and a gate electrode coupled to a first node; a second transistor having a first electrode coupled to a first clock line, a second electrode coupled to the output scan line, and a gate electrode coupled to a second node; a third transistor having a first electrode coupled to the first node, a second electrode coupled to a first input scan line, and a gate electrode coupled to a second clock line; and a fourth transistor having a first electrode coupled to the second node and a second electrode and a gate electrode, which are coupled to a second input scan line, wherein the first input scan line and the second input scan line are different from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Chul Kyu KANG, Sung Hwan KIM, Soo Hee OH, Dong Sun LEE, Sang Moo CHOI
  • Publication number: 20210273032
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a substrate including a display area for displaying an image, a first thin film transistor in the display area and including a first semiconductor layer having a silicon semiconductor and a first gate electrode insulated from the first semiconductor layer, a first interlayer insulating layer covering the first gate electrode and having a first contact hole extending therethrough, and a second thin film transistor on the first interlayer insulating layer and including a second semiconductor layer having an oxide semiconductor and a second gate electrode insulated from the second semiconductor layer. A portion of the second semiconductor layer extends into a first contact hole and is electrically connected to the first semiconductor layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiwook KIM, Chul kyu KANG, Wonkyu KWAK, Kwangmin KIM, Joongsoo MOON
  • Publication number: 20210248963
    Abstract: A stage and a scan driver including the same for supplying a scan signal using a stage formed of P-type transistors to prevent output of an unwanted noise in a period where the scan signal is not supplied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Soo Hee OH, Chul Kyu KANG, Dong Sun LEE, Sang Moo CHOI
  • Patent number: 11087695
    Abstract: A display device includes: scan, control, and emission control signal lines, signals transmitted thereby being different from one another; data and driving voltage lines; a first transistor including a first gate electrode and first source and drain; a second transistor including a second gate electrode connected to a first scan line, a second source connected to a first data line, and a second drain connected to the first source; a light-emitting element; a control transistor including a control gate electrode connected to a first control line and between the driving voltage line and the first source or the light-emitting element and the first drain; and an emission control transistor in series between the light-emitting element and the control transistor, the control transistor and the first transistor, or the driving voltage line and the control transistor, and an emission control gate electrode connected to the emission control signal line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Hwan Kim, Chul Kyu Kang, Hyun-Chol Bang, Soo Hee Oh, Dong Sun Lee
  • Publication number: 20210175470
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate on which an active region and a non-active region disposed are defined. The non-active region at least partially surrounds the active region. A light-emitting element is disposed in the active region on the substrate. An encapsulation layer is disposed on the light-emitting element. Block patterns are disposed in the non-active region on the substrate and at least partially surround the active region. The non-active region includes a first non-active region positioned at a first side of the active region and a second non-active region positioned at a second side of the active region. There are more block patterns disposed in the first non-active region than in the second non-active region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Chul Kyu Kang, Dae Suk Kim, Seon Kyoon Mok, Il Goo Youn, Dong Sun Lee, So Young Lee, JI Eun Lee, Jun Young Jo, Min-Hee Choi
  • Patent number: 11030943
    Abstract: A scan driver includes: a first transistor having a first electrode coupled to an output scan line, a second electrode coupled to a first power line, and a gate electrode coupled to a first node; a second transistor having a first electrode coupled to a first clock line, a second electrode coupled to the output scan line, and a gate electrode coupled to a second node; a third transistor having a first electrode coupled to the first node, a second electrode coupled to a first input scan line, and a gate electrode coupled to a second clock line; and a fourth transistor having a first electrode coupled to the second node and a second electrode and a gate electrode, which are coupled to a second input scan line, wherein the first input scan line and the second input scan line are different from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chul Kyu Kang, Sung Hwan Kim, Soo Hee Oh, Dong Sun Lee, Sang Moo Choi
  • Publication number: 20210166625
    Abstract: A pixel includes an organic light emitting diode, a first transistor configured to control an amount of a current flowing from a first power to a second power via a second node and the organic light emitting diode in response to a voltage of a first node, a first capacitor between the first node and a third node, a second capacitor between the second node and the third node, a second transistor between the third node and a data line and including a gate electrode coupled to a scan line, and a third transistor between the first power and the second node and including a gate electrode coupled to a first emission control line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Young Jin Cho, Chul Kyu Kang, Young In Hwang
  • Patent number: 11011594
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a substrate including a display area for displaying an image, a first thin film transistor in the display area and including a first semiconductor layer having a silicon semiconductor and a first gate electrode insulated from the first semiconductor layer, a first interlayer insulating layer covering the first gate electrode and having a first contact hole extending therethrough, and a second thin film transistor on the first interlayer insulating layer and including a second semiconductor layer having an oxide semiconductor and a second gate electrode insulated from the second semiconductor layer. A portion of the second semiconductor layer extends into a first contact hole and is electrically connected to the first semiconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kiwook Kim, Chul kyu Kang, Wonkyu Kwak, Kwangmin Kim, Joongsoo Moon
  • Patent number: 10997922
    Abstract: A stage and a scan driver including the same for supplying a scan signal using a stage formed of P-type transistors to prevent output of an unwanted noise in a period where the scan signal is not supplied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soo Hee Oh, Chul Kyu Kang, Dong Sun Lee, Sang Moo Choi
  • Publication number: 20210074212
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display device driven at a first driving frequency or a second driving frequency lower than the first driving frequency includes pixels coupled to first scan lines, second scan lines, and data lines, a first scan driver configured to supply scan signals to the first scan lines during a first period and a second period in one frame period, when the organic light emitting display device is driven at the second driving frequency, a second scan driver configured to supply scan signals to the second scan lines during the first period, when the organic light emitting display device is driven at the second driving frequency, and a data driver configured to supply a data signal to the data lines during the first period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Yong Jae KIM, Jin JEON, Chul Kyu KANG
  • Patent number: 10937369
    Abstract: Provided herein may be a stage and an emission control driver having the same. The stage may include an output unit configured to supply a voltage of a first or second power supply to a first output terminal depending on voltages of first and second nodes, an input unit configured to control the voltages of the second node and a third node, a first signal processing unit configured to control the voltage of the first node, and supply a voltage corresponding to the first node to a second output terminal, a second signal processing unit including a second capacitor coupled between the third node and a fifth node, the second signal processing unit being configured to control the voltage of the first node, and control a potential difference between opposite terminals of the second capacitor, and a third signal processing unit configured to control the voltage of the second node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chul Kyu Kang, Dae Hyun Kim, Sung Hwan Kim, Soo Hee Oh, Dong Sun Lee, Sang Moo Choi
  • Patent number: 10909918
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display device driven at a first driving frequency or a second driving frequency lower than the first driving frequency includes pixels coupled to first scan lines, second scan lines, and data lines, a first scan driver configured to supply scan signals to the first scan lines during a first period and a second period in one frame period, when the organic light emitting display device is driven at the second driving frequency, a second scan driver configured to supply scan signals to the second scan lines during the first period, when the organic light emitting display device is driven at the second driving frequency, and a data driver configured to supply a data signal to the data lines during the first period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong Jae Kim, Jin Jeon, Chul Kyu Kang
  • Publication number: 20210012718
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels and a panel driver that drives the display panel. Each of the pixels includes a first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor, a fourth transistor, a fifth transistor, a sixth transistor, a seventh transistor, an eighth transistor, a first capacitor, and an emission element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Chul Kyu KANG, Sangmoo CHOI, Dae Hyun KIM, Dongsun LEE
  • Patent number: 10885842
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel including: a scan line, a data line, and an emission control line; a pixel including: a plurality of transistors connected to the scan line, the data line and the emission control line; and an organic light-emitting diode driven by the plurality of transistors, and a scan driver configured to: in response to an image mode being a moving image mode, generate a first mode scan signal having a turning-on voltage of a transistor for a plurality of horizontal periods; and in response to the image mode being a static image mode, generate a second mode scan signal having the turning-on voltage for a single horizontal period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chul Kyu Kang, Sang Moo Choi, Dongsun Lee
  • Patent number: 10789890
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels and a panel driver that drives the display panel. Each of the pixels includes a first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor, a fourth transistor, a fifth transistor, a sixth transistor, a seventh transistor, an eighth transistor, a first capacitor, and an emission element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chul Kyu Kang, Sangmoo Choi, Dae Hyun Kim, Dongsun Lee
  • Patent number: 10770004
    Abstract: A pixel circuit, includes: an organic light-emitting diode; a first transistor coupled between a second node and a third node, wherein a gate electrode of the first transistor is coupled to a first node; a second transistor coupled between a data line and the second node, wherein a gate electrode of the second transistor is coupled to a first scan line; a fourth transistor coupled between the first node and an initialization power source, wherein a gate electrode of the fourth transistor is coupled to a second scan line; a fifth transistor coupled between a first power source and the second node, wherein a gate electrode of the fifth transistor is coupled to a first emission line; and a sixth transistor and an eighth transistor coupled in series between the third node and the organic light-emitting diode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Hwan Kim, Chul Kyu Kang, Soo Hee Oh, Dong Sun Lee
  • Publication number: 20200211467
    Abstract: A stage of a scan driver for a display device, the stage includes: an output unit to output to an output terminal either a signal supplied to a first clock terminal corresponding to voltage of a first driving node or a voltage of a second power source corresponding to voltage of a second driving node; an input unit to control the voltage of the first driving node corresponding to signals supplied to a first input terminal, and the input unit to control the voltage of the second driving node corresponding to signals supplied to a second input terminal and a second clock terminal; a first signal processor including a second capacitor coupled between the second driving node and a second node, the first signal processor to control the voltage of the second driving node corresponding to signals supplied to a third clock terminal and a fourth clock terminal, the first signal processor to control a potential difference between both ends of the second capacitor corresponding to the signal supplied to the fourth clock
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Chul Kyu KANG, Sung Hwan KIM, Soo Hee OH, Dong Sun LEE, Sang Moo CHOI
  • Publication number: 20200211474
    Abstract: A display device includes: scan, control, and emission control signal lines, signals transmitted thereby being different from one another; data and driving voltage lines; a first transistor including a first gate electrode and first source and drain; a second transistor including a second gate electrode connected to a first scan line, a second source connected to a first data line, and a second drain connected to the first source; a light-emitting element; a control transistor including a control gate electrode connected to a first control line and between the driving voltage line and the first source or the light-emitting element and the first drain; and an emission control transistor in series between the light-emitting element and the control transistor, the control transistor and the first transistor, or the driving voltage line and the control transistor, and an emission control gate electrode connected to the emission control signal line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Sung Hwan KIM, Chul Kyu KANG, Hyun-Chol BANG, Soo Hee OH, Dong Sun LEE
  • Publication number: 20200175913
    Abstract: A scan driver includes: a first transistor having a first electrode coupled to an output scan line, a second electrode coupled to a first power line, and a gate electrode coupled to a first node; a second transistor having a first electrode coupled to a first clock line, a second electrode coupled to the output scan line, and a gate electrode coupled to a second node; a third transistor having a first electrode coupled to the first node, a second electrode coupled to a first input scan line, and a gate electrode coupled to a second clock line; and a fourth transistor having a first electrode coupled to the second node and a second electrode and a gate electrode, which are coupled to a second input scan line, wherein the first input scan line and the second input scan line are different from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Chul Kyu KANG, Sung Hwan KIM, Soo Hee OH, Dong Sun LEE, Sang Moo CHOI