Patents by Inventor Daisuke Kawae
Daisuke Kawae 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).
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Patent number: 11790836Abstract: A display module including a display panel comprising a plurality of pixels each comprising a plurality of sub pixels, the pixels being disposed on a plurality of row lines of the display panel and a driver. The driver being configured to apply a pulse width modulation (PWM) data voltage to the sub pixels in a sequential order of the row lines; and drive the display panel such that the sub pixels included in a plurality of consecutive row lines among the plurality of row lines emit light, in the sequential order of the row lines, for a time corresponding to the applied PWM data voltage.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2022Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATION SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITYInventors: Jinho Kim, Yong-Sang Kim, Daisuke Kawae, Junichi Yamashita, Takashige Fujimori, Donggun Oh, Jongsu Oh, Tetsuya Shigeta
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Patent number: 11776465Abstract: A display module is provided. The display module includes a module substrate; a plurality of pixels provided on an upper surface of the module substrate; and a plurality of micro pixel controllers, each of the plurality of micro pixel controllers being configured to control at least two pixels among the plurality of pixels and being provided in a space between the at least two pixels on the upper surface of the module substrate, wherein at least one of the plurality of micro pixel controllers includes a slope waveform generator configured to generate a slope waveform used to control a brightness of each of the at least two pixels.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2022Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Sangyoung Park, Daisuke Kawae, Junichi Yamashita, Jongsu Oh, Hoseop Lee, Tetsuya Shigeta
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Patent number: 11715413Abstract: A display module includes a plurality of pixels; a substrate; a plurality of inorganic LEDs arranged on the substrate, each of the plurality of pixels including two or more inorganic LEDs among the plurality of inorganic LEDs; and a plurality of micro-pixel controllers two-dimensionally arranged in a first direction and a second direction on the substrate, each of the plurality of micro-pixel controllers being configured to control two or more pixels among the plurality of pixels. Each micro-pixel controller of the plurality of micro-pixel controllers is electrically connected to micro-pixel controllers adjacent thereto, and is configured to convert a voltage input from one of the micro-pixel controllers that is electrically connected thereto in a direction opposite to the first direction into a target voltage and supply the target voltage to another micro-pixel controller of the micro-pixel controllers that is electrically connected thereto in the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2022Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jongsu Oh, Daisuke Kawae, Junichi Yamashita, Sangyoung Park, Hoseop Lee, Tetsuya Shigeta
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Patent number: 11545074Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of pixel circuits each including: a light-emitting element; a pulse width modulation (PWM) controller configured to control whether to supply current to the light-emitting element; and a constant current controller configured to supply the current to the light-emitting element, wherein the constant current controller, the PWM controller, and the light-emitting element are connected in series between a first power line and a second power line to supply the current to the light-emitting element; and a transistor configured to turn off the light-emitting element during a constant current setting period is provided between the first power line and the constant current controller.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2019Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Junichi Yamashita, Daisuke Kawae, Shinji Yamashita
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Publication number: 20220327995Abstract: A display module including a display panel comprising a plurality of pixels each comprising a plurality of sub pixels, the pixels being disposed on a plurality of row lines of the display panel and a driver. The driver being configured to apply a pulse width modulation (PWM) data voltage to the sub pixels in a sequential order of the row lines; and drive the display panel such that the sub pixels included in a plurality of consecutive row lines among the plurality of row lines emit light, in the sequential order of the row lines, for a time corresponding to the applied PWM data voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2022Publication date: October 13, 2022Applicants: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATION SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITYInventors: Jinho KIM, Yong-Sang KIM, Daisuke KAWAE, Junichi YAMASHITA, Takashige FUJIMORI, Donggun OH, Jongsu OH, Tetsuya SHIGETA
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Publication number: 20220301498Abstract: A display module is provided. The display module includes a module substrate; a plurality of pixels provided on an upper surface of the module substrate; and a plurality of micro pixel controllers, each of the plurality of micro pixel controllers being configured to control at least two pixels among the plurality of pixels and being provided in a space between the at least two pixels on the upper surface of the module substrate, wherein at least one of the plurality of micro pixel controllers includes a slope waveform generator configured to generate a slope waveform used to control a brightness of each of the at least two pixels.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2022Publication date: September 22, 2022Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Sangyoung PARK, Daisuke KAWAE, Junichi YAMASHITA, Jongsu OH, Hoseop LEE, Tetsuya SHIGETA
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Patent number: 11398181Abstract: A display module including a display panel comprising a plurality of pixels each comprising a plurality of sub pixels, the pixels being disposed on a plurality of row lines of the display panel and a driver. The driver being configured to apply a pulse width modulation (PWM) data voltage to the sub pixels in a sequential order of the row lines; and drive the display panel such that the sub pixels included in a plurality of consecutive row lines among the plurality of row lines emit light, in the sequential order of the row lines, for a time corresponding to the applied PWM data voltage.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2021Date of Patent: July 26, 2022Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATION SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITYInventors: Jinho Kim, Yong-Sang Kim, Daisuke Kawae, Junichi Yamashita, Takashige Fujimori, Donggun Oh, Jongsu Oh, Tetsuya Shigeta
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Publication number: 20220172674Abstract: A display module includes a plurality of pixels; a substrate; a plurality of inorganic LEDs arranged on the substrate, each of the plurality of pixels including two or more inorganic LEDs among the plurality of inorganic LEDs; and a plurality of micro-pixel controllers two-dimensionally arranged in a first direction and a second direction on the substrate, each of the plurality of micro-pixel controllers being configured to control two or more pixels among the plurality of pixels. Each micro-pixel controller of the plurality of micro-pixel controllers is electrically connected to micro-pixel controllers adjacent thereto, and is configured to convert a voltage input from one of the micro-pixel controllers that is electrically connected thereto in a direction opposite to the first direction into a target voltage and supply the target voltage to another micro-pixel controller of the micro-pixel controllers that is electrically connected thereto in the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2022Publication date: June 2, 2022Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jongsu OH, Daisuke KAWAE, Junichi YAMASHITA, Sangyoung PARK, Hoseop LEE, Tetsuya SHIGETA
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Publication number: 20220149164Abstract: A structure by which electric-field concentration which might occur between a source electrode and a drain electrode in a bottom-gate thin film transistor is relaxed and deterioration of the switching characteristics is suppressed, and a manufacturing method thereof. A bottom-gate thin film transistor in which an oxide semiconductor layer is provided over a source and drain electrodes is manufactured, and angle ?1 of the side surface of the source electrode which is in contact with the oxide semiconductor layer and angle ?2 of the side surface of the drain electrode which is in contact with the oxide semiconductor layer are each set to be greater than or equal to 20° and less than 90°, so that the distance from the top edge to the bottom edge in the side surface of each electrode is increased.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2022Publication date: May 12, 2022Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Kengo Akimoto, Daisuke Kawae
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Patent number: 11282443Abstract: A display apparatus includes a light emitting element; and a pixel circuit configured to drive the light emitting element. The pixel circuit may include a first capacitor configured to output a first voltage corresponding to an image signal; a first transistor having a control terminal connected to the first capacitor and to which the first voltage is applied, a first terminal to which a second voltage corresponding to a slope signal that changes over time is applied, and a second terminal configured to output an output signal based on a comparison between the first voltage and the second voltage; and a driving circuit configured to drive the light emitting element based on the output signal of the second terminal.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2020Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO.. LTD.Inventors: Daisuke Kawae, Junichi Yamashita, Takashige Fujimori
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Publication number: 20220068197Abstract: A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a light-emitting device and a driving circuit configured to drive the light-emitting device, and including a constant current output circuit and a pulse width modulation (PWM) control circuit. The PWM control circuit includes: a first transistor including a first source connected to an output node of the constant current output circuit, a first drain connected to an anode of the light-emitting device, and a first gate connected to a control node; a second transistor including a second source connected to a first input terminal, a second gate connected to a second input terminal, and a second drain connected to the control node; and a third transistor including a third source connected to the control node, a third drain connected to a third input terminal, and a third gate to which an emitting permission signal or a bias voltage is applied.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2021Publication date: March 3, 2022Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Daisuke KAWAE, Junichi Yamashita, Takashige Fujimori
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Patent number: 11239332Abstract: A structure by which electric-field concentration which might occur between a source electrode and a drain electrode in a bottom-gate thin film transistor is relaxed and deterioration of the switching characteristics is suppressed, and a manufacturing method thereof. A bottom-gate thin film transistor in which an oxide semiconductor layer is provided over a source and drain electrodes is manufactured, and angle ?1 of the side surface of the source electrode which is in contact with the oxide semiconductor layer and angle ?2 of the side surface of the drain electrode which is in contact with the oxide semiconductor layer are each set to be greater than or equal to 20° and less than 90°, so that the distance from the top edge to the bottom edge in the side surface of each electrode is increased.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2020Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Kengo Akimoto, Daisuke Kawae
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Publication number: 20210358394Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of pixel circuits each including: a light-emitting element; a pulse width modulation (PWM) controller configured to control whether to supply current to the light-emitting element; and a constant current controller configured to supply the current to the light-emitting element, wherein the constant current controller, the PWM controller, and the light-emitting element are connected in series between a first power line and a second power line to supply the current to the light-emitting element; and a transistor configured to turn off the light-emitting element during a constant current setting period is provided between the first power line and the constant current controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2019Publication date: November 18, 2021Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Junichi YAMASHITA, Daisuke KAWAE, Shinji YAMASHITA
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Publication number: 20210264848Abstract: A display apparatus includes a light emitting element group including a plurality of light emitting elements, a pixel circuit configured to supply a reference voltage to the plurality of light emitting elements to allow a light emitting element, which emits light, in the light emitting element group, to be changed according to a plurality of sub-fields forming one field.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2021Publication date: August 26, 2021Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Junichi YAMASHITA, Daisuke KAWAE, Takashige FUJIMORI
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Publication number: 20210210003Abstract: A display module including a display panel comprising a plurality of pixels each comprising a plurality of sub pixels, the pixels being disposed on a plurality of row lines of the display panel and a driver. The driver being configured to apply a pulse width modulation (PWM) data voltage to the sub pixels in a sequential order of the row lines; and drive the display panel such that the sub pixels included in a plurality of consecutive row lines among the plurality of row lines emit light, in the sequential order of the row lines, for a time corresponding to the applied PWM data voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2021Publication date: July 8, 2021Applicants: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATION SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITYInventors: Jinho KIM, Yong-Sang Kim, Daisuke Kawae, Junichi Yamashita, Takashige Fujimori, Donggun Oh, Jongsu Oh, Tetsuya Shigeta
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Publication number: 20210158748Abstract: A display apparatus includes a light emitting element; and a pixel circuit configured to drive the light emitting element. The pixel circuit may include a first capacitor configured to output a first voltage corresponding to an image signal; a first transistor having a control terminal connected to the first capacitor and to which the first voltage is applied, a first terminal to which a second voltage corresponding to a slope signal that changes over time is applied, and a second terminal configured to output an output signal based on a comparison between the first voltage and the second voltage; and a driving circuit configured to drive the light emitting element based on the output signal of the second terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2020Publication date: May 27, 2021Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Daisuke KAWAE, Junichi YAMASHITA, Takashige FUJIMORI
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Publication number: 20200243654Abstract: A structure by which electric-field concentration which might occur between a source electrode and a drain electrode in a bottom-gate thin film transistor is relaxed and deterioration of the switching characteristics is suppressed, and a manufacturing method thereof. A bottom-gate thin film transistor in which an oxide semiconductor layer is provided over a source and drain electrodes is manufactured, and angle ?1 of the side surface of the source electrode which is in contact with the oxide semiconductor layer and angle ?2 of the side surface of the drain electrode which is in contact with the oxide semiconductor layer are each set to be greater than or equal to 20° and less than 90°, so that the distance from the top edge to the bottom edge in the side surface of each electrode is increased.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2020Publication date: July 30, 2020Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Kengo Akimoto, Daisuke Kawae
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Patent number: 10665684Abstract: A structure by which electric-field concentration which might occur between a source electrode and a drain electrode in a bottom-gate thin film transistor is relaxed and deterioration of the switching characteristics is suppressed, and a manufacturing method thereof. A bottom-gate thin film transistor in which an oxide semiconductor layer is provided over a source and drain electrodes is manufactured, and angle ?1 of the side surface of the source electrode which is in contact with the oxide semiconductor layer and angle ?2 of the side surface of the drain electrode which is in contact with the oxide semiconductor layer are each set to be greater than or equal to 20° and less than 90°, so that the distance from the top edge to the bottom edge in the side surface of each electrode is increased.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2018Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Kengo Akimoto, Daisuke Kawae
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Patent number: 10411102Abstract: A structure by which electric-field concentration which might occur between a source electrode and a drain electrode in a bottom-gate thin film transistor is relaxed and deterioration of the switching characteristics is suppressed, and a manufacturing method thereof. A bottom-gate thin film transistor in which an oxide semiconductor layer is provided over a source and drain electrodes is manufactured, and angle ?1 of the side surface of the source electrode which is in contact with the oxide semiconductor layer and angle ?2 of the side surface of the drain electrode which is in contact with the oxide semiconductor layer are each set to be greater than or equal to 20° and less than 90°, so that the distance from the top edge to the bottom edge in the side surface of each electrode is increased.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2017Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Kengo Akimoto, Daisuke Kawae
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Publication number: 20190074361Abstract: A structure by which electric-field concentration which might occur between a source electrode and a drain electrode in a bottom-gate thin film transistor is relaxed and deterioration of the switching characteristics is suppressed, and a manufacturing method thereof. A bottom-gate thin film transistor in which an oxide semiconductor layer is provided over a source and drain electrodes is manufactured, and angle ?1 of the side surface of the source electrode which is in contact with the oxide semiconductor layer and angle ?2 of the side surface of the drain electrode which is in contact with the oxide semiconductor layer are each set to be greater than or equal to 20° and less than 90°, so that the distance from the top edge to the bottom edge in the side surface of each electrode is increased.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2018Publication date: March 7, 2019Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Kengo AKIMOTO, Daisuke KAWAE