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: 8723765
    Abstract: A stage circuit includes a progressive driver and a concurrent driver, and a scan driver includes a plurality of stage circuits that are capable of supplying a scan signal to scan lines progressively and concurrently (e.g., simultaneously).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chul-Kyu Kang, Seong-Il Park
  • Patent number: 8704235
    Abstract: A flat panel display including a semiconductor circuit, and a method of manufacturing the semiconductor circuit are disclosed. In one embodiment, the semiconductor circuit includes i) a substrate, ii) a semiconductor layer and a first capacitor electrode formed on the substrate, the first capacitor electrode being doped to be conductive, iii) an insulating layer covering the semiconductor layer and the first capacitor electrode, iv) a gate electrode disposed on the insulating layer and corresponding to a portion of the semiconductor layer, and v) a second capacitor electrode disposed on the insulating layer and corresponding to the first capacitor electrode, wherein the gate electrode is thicker than the second capacitor electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chul-Kyu Kang, Do-Hyun Kwon, Ju-Won Yoon, Jong-Hyun Choi, June-Woo Lee
  • Patent number: 8674906
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display device operates for an initializing period, a scan period and an emission period divided from one frame period. The organic light emitting display device includes: a data driver for supplying data signals to output lines; a connecting unit for selectively coupling a data line of data lines to a corresponding one of the output lines or an initial power supply, and being positioned between the output lines and the data lines; a second power driver for applying second power having a low level and a high level to pixels positioned at crossing regions of scan lines and the data lines; and a first control line commonly coupled to the pixels, in which each of the pixels includes an organic light emitting diode, and an anode electrode of the organic light emitting diode is supplied with a voltage of the initial power supply for the initializing period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-In Hwang, Yong-Sung Park, Chul-Kyu Kang, Seong-Il Park
  • Patent number: 8669923
    Abstract: A pixel includes: an OLED; a first transistor having a first electrode coupled to a power source and a second electrode coupled to the OLED and configured to control a magnitude of current supplied to the OLED; a third transistor having a first electrode coupled a first node and a second electrode coupled to a gate electrode of the first transistor; a capacitor coupled between the first node and a second electrode of the first transistor; a second transistor having a first electrode coupled to the first node and a second electrode coupled to a data line and configured to be turned on when the third transistor is turned off; and a fourth transistor having a first electrode coupled to a gate electrode of the first transistor and a second electrode coupled to a reference power source and configured to be turned on and off concurrently with the second transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: In-Ho Choi, Yong-Sung Park, Deok-Young Choi, Soon-Sung Ahn, Chul-Kyu Kang
  • Patent number: 8659513
    Abstract: A pixel capable of displaying images with substantially uniform luminance and an organic light emitting display device using the same are provided. An organic light emitting display device is driven in a frame divided into a reset period, a compensation period and an emission period. The organic light emitting display device includes pixels coupled to scan lines and data lines. First and second control lines are commonly coupled to the pixels. A control line driver supplies first and second control signals to the respective first and second control lines. A scan driver concurrently supplies a scan signal to the scan lines during a time in the reset and compensation periods. A data driver supplies a reset voltage to the data lines during the time in the reset and compensation periods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Moo Choi, Chul-Kyu Kang, Keum-Nam Kim
  • Patent number: 8654041
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display device includes a scan driver for sequentially supplying a scan signal through scan lines; a data driver for supplying an initial power through data lines during a first period of a time period when the scan signal is supplied through a corresponding scan line of the scan lines, and for supplying data signals to the data lines during a second period of the time period when the scan signal is supplied through the corresponding scan line, the second period following the first period; and pixels at crossing regions of the scan lines and the data lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chul-Kyu Kang, Sang-Moo Choi, Keum-Nam Kim
  • Patent number: 8570250
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display includes a pixel unit having pixels coupled to scan lines, first control lines, second control lines, data lines, and first and second power sources, a control line driver for providing a first control signal and a second control signal to the pixels through the first control lines and the second control lines, a scan driver for providing scan signals to the pixels through the scan lines, and a data driver for providing data signals to the pixels through data lines. The scan driver simultaneously supplies a first scan signal to the pixels through the scan signals. In the organic light emitting display, deviation in the threshold voltages of the driving transistors included in the pixels is compensated without a power swing so as to display an image with uniform brightness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chul-Kyu Kang, Yong-Sung Park, Young-In Hwang
  • Patent number: 8531358
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display device compensates for a variation of the threshold voltage of a driving transistor. A scan driver and a data driver drive a plurality of pixels. A pixel of the pixels includes an organic light emitting diode, four transistors, and two capacitors. A first transistor controls a current to the organic light emitting diode. Second and third transistors are coupled between a data line from the data driver and a gate electrode of the first transistor. A fourth transistor is coupled between a reference power supply and the gate electrode of the first transistor. The two capacitors are coupled between the organic light emitting diode and respective electrodes of the third transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Moo Choi, Chul-Kyu Kang, Keum-Nam Kim
  • Publication number: 20130141412
    Abstract: A pixel circuit includes an OLED having a cathode coupled to a power source voltage, a first transistor having a second electrode coupled to an anode of the OLED, and a gate electrode coupled to a gate control-line, a second transistor having a second electrode coupled to a first electrode of the first transistor, a third transistor having a first electrode coupled to another power source voltage, a second electrode coupled to a first electrode of the second transistor, and a gate electrode coupled to a gate control-line, a fourth transistor having a first electrode coupled to a gate electrode of the second transistor, a second electrode coupled to the anode of the OLED, and a gate electrode coupled to a scan-line, and a capacitor coupled between the gate electrode of the second transistor and the second electrode of the third transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chul-Kyu Kang, Seong-Il Park, Yong-Sung Park
  • Publication number: 20130120326
    Abstract: A scan driving device includes scan driving blocks, each including: a first node receiving a signal that is input to a first driving signal input terminal according to a clock signal input to a first clock signal input terminal; a second node receiving a second power source voltage according to the clock signal input to the first clock signal input terminal and a signal input to a second driving signal input terminal; a first transistor including a gate electrode connected to the second node and an electrode receiving an output control signal; a second transistor including a gate electrode connected to the first node and an electrode connected to a second clock signal input terminal; and a third transistor including a gate electrode connected to the second node, an electrode connected to a first power source voltage, and another electrode connected to the first node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bo-Yong CHUNG, Yong-Jae KIM, Chul-Kyu KANG
  • Patent number: 8415872
    Abstract: An OLED display device includes a substrate; an organic light emitting element having a first electrode formed on the substrate, an organic emission layer disposed on the first electrode, and a second electrode disposed on the organic emission layer; a common power bus line disposed between the organic light emitting element and an edge of the substrate on the substrate and electrically connected with the first electrode; a driving power bus line neighboring the common power bus line on the substrate, disposed between the organic light emitting element and the edge of the substrate, and electrically connected with the second electrode extended from a portion corresponding to the organic emission layer; and a connection wire made of the same material as the second electrode on the common power bus line, separated from the second electrode, and electrically connected with the common power bus line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Moo Choi, Chul-Kyu Kang, Keum-Nam Kim
  • Patent number: 8410999
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display includes pixels coupled to scan lines, first control lines, second control lines, data lines, and first and second power sources. The organic light emitting display further includes a control line driver for providing a first control signal and a second control signal to the pixels through the first control lines and the second control lines, a scan driver for providing scan signals to the pixels through the scan lines, and a data driver for providing data signals to the pixels through data lines. The control line driver simultaneously supplies a first off control signal to the pixels through the first control lines in a first period, simultaneously supplies a reference voltage to the pixels through the first control lines in a second period, and simultaneously supplies a first on control signal to the pixels through the first control lines in a third period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chul-Kyu Kang, Yong-Sung Park
  • Publication number: 20130002630
    Abstract: Embodiments may provide a scan driver including a plurality of stages for simultaneously outputting first scan signals in a simultaneous driving period and for progressively outputting second scan signals in a progressive driving period, wherein each of the stages includes a first signal processing unit coupled to an input terminal, a first clock terminal, a third clock terminal, an auxiliary terminal, a first power source terminal, and a second power source terminal to output a first output signal and a second output signal, and a second signal processing unit coupled to a second clock terminal and the first power source terminal to receive the first output signal and the second output signal and to output a first scan signal and a second scan signal to an output terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Inventors: Hae-Yeon Lee, Chul-Kyu Kang, Seong-Il Park, Kyung-Hoon Chung
  • Publication number: 20130002615
    Abstract: A stage circuit includes a progressive driver and a concurrent driver, and a scan driver includes a plurality of stage circuits that are capable of supplying a scan signal to scan lines progressively and concurrently (e.g., simultaneously).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Inventors: Chul-Kyu Kang, Seong-Il Park
  • Patent number: 8299470
    Abstract: Provided is a flat display device, and more particularly, an active matrix (AM) flat display device having a thin film transistor (TFT). The flat display device includes a substrate, a plurality of TFTs (thin film transistors) provided on the substrate, each TFT comprising an active layer, a source electrode and a drain electrode that contact the active layer, and an ohmic contact layer interposed between the active layer and the source and drain electrodes, and a light emitting device electrically connected to the TFT, wherein the ohmic contact layer and a layer including the source and drain electrodes are formed to have the same pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chul-Kyu Kang, Jong-Hyun Choi, Woo-Sik Jun, Hee-Chul Jeon
  • Patent number: 8284136
    Abstract: A pixel circuit includes: an OLED; a second transistor including gate, first, and second terminals coupled to a first scan line, a data line, and a first node, respectively; a fourth transistor including gate, first, and second terminals coupled to a third scan line, the first node, and a second node, respectively; a third transistor including gate, first, and second terminals coupled to a second scan line, a reference power source, and the second node, respectively; a fifth transistor including gate, first, and second terminals coupled to a light emission control line, a third node, and an anode of the OLED, respectively; a first capacitor coupled between the first and second nodes; a second capacitor coupled between the second and third nodes; and a first transistor including gate, first, and second terminals coupled to the first node, a first power source, and the third node, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chul-Kyu Kang, Bo-Yong Chung
  • Publication number: 20120206432
    Abstract: An inverter is capable of improving the reliability of driving. The inverter includes a first transistor coupled between a first power source and an output terminal of the inverter and having a gate electrode coupled to a first input terminal of the inverter, a second transistor coupled between a second power source and the output terminal, and having a gate electrode coupled to a second input terminal of the inverter, a first capacitor coupled between the gate electrode of the first transistor and the first input terminal, a second capacitor coupled between the gate electrode of the second transistor and the second input terminal, a third transistor coupled between the gate electrode of the first transistor and a reset power source, and a fourth transistor coupled between the gate electrode of the second transistor and the reset power source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2011
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Inventors: Chul-Kyu Kang, Dae-Hyun Noh
  • Patent number: 8194014
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display device capable of improving image quality on a large panel. The organic light emitting display device includes a panel divided into at least two regions including a first region crystallized by a first crystallization process and a second region crystallized by a second crystallization process, in which a boundary part of the first and second regions is subject to both the first crystallization process and the second crystallization process, and further includes: organic light emitting diodes at crossing regions of scan lines and data lines; and pixel circuits at the crossing regions and configured to supply currents to the organic light emitting diodes. Here, couplings between the pixel circuits within the first region and the boundary part and their respective organic light emitting diodes are different from couplings between the pixel circuits within the second region and their respective organic light emitting diodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Moo Choi, Chul-Kyu Kang
  • Publication number: 20120113077
    Abstract: A pixel may include an organic light emitting diode (OLED) with a cathode electrode coupled to a second power source, a first transistor with a first electrode coupled to a data line, with a second electrode coupled to a first node, the first transistor being turned on when a scan signal is supplied to a scan line, a first capacitor coupled between the first node and a third power source to charge a first capacitor voltage corresponding to a data signal supplied from the data line, and a pixel circuit charged by the first capacitor voltage to supply current corresponding to a charged first power source voltage from a first power source to the second power source via the OLED.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Inventor: Chul-Kyu Kang
  • Publication number: 20120105399
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display device for improving the yield and for reducing or minimizing manufacturing costs. The organic light emitting display device includes: a data driver coupled to data lines that are formed on the panel; a scan driver mounted on the panel and coupled to scan lines that are formed on the panel; input lines for receiving clock signals from the outside; first connecting lines overlapped with a cathode electrode and electrically coupled to the input lines and for supplying the clock signals to the scan driver; second connecting lines electrically coupled to the input lines; and third connecting lines for electrically coupling the first connecting lines to the second connecting lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Inventors: Yong-Sung Park, Chul-Kyu Kang, Dong-Wook Park, Bo-Yong Chung