Patents by Inventor Dong-Min Lee

Dong-Min Lee 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: 20250221108
    Abstract: A display device includes: a first electrode; a semiconductor stacked member including a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, and an active layer between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer, and located on the first electrode; and a second electrode on the semiconductor stacked member, the second electrode including: a first electrode layer on the semiconductor stacked member; a second electrode layer on the first electrode layer, the second electrode layer having a lower sheet resistance than the first electrode layer; and a third electrode layer on the second electrode layer, the third electrode layer including a transparent conductive material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2024
    Publication date: July 3, 2025
    Inventors: Hyun Eok SHIN, Dong Min LEE, Ju Hyun LEE, Yung Bin CHUNG
  • Publication number: 20250212611
    Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate including a light emitting area and a non-light emitting area; a first anode electrode positioned on the light emitting area of the substrate; an auxiliary electrode positioned on the non-light emitting area of the substrate and spaced apart from the first anode electrode; a pixel defining layer positioned on the first anode electrode and the auxiliary electrode and defining a first opening; a first light emitting layer positioned on the first anode electrode and completely covering the pixel defining layer; a first cathode electrode positioned on the first light emitting layer; a bank structure positioned on the auxiliary electrode and defining a second opening, the bank structure including a first bank layer, a second bank layer, and a third bank layer which are sequentially stacked; and a first encapsulation layer positioned on the bank structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2024
    Publication date: June 26, 2025
    Inventors: Hyun Eok SHIN, Joon Yong PARK, Su Kyoung YANG, Dong Min LEE
  • Publication number: 20250201171
    Abstract: A display device includes a first display area including a plurality of pixels arranged repetitively. Each of the plurality of pixels in the first display area includes a light emitting diode, a first pixel circuit, and a second pixel circuit adjacent to the first pixel circuit, and in at least one first pixels included in the plurality of pixels, the light emitting diode is electrically connected to the first pixel circuit and insulated from the second pixel circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2024
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Joon Woo BAE, Guanghai JIN, Dong Min LEE, Samtae JEONG
  • Publication number: 20250204160
    Abstract: A display device includes a first pixel electrode disposed on a substrate; a pixel defining layer disposed on the substrate and provided with an opening exposing the first pixel electrode; a first light emitting layer disposed on the first pixel electrode; a first common electrode disposed on the first light emitting layer and including a first layer; a first bank disposed on the pixel defining layer; and a second bank disposed on the first bank, where a side surface of the second bank is protruding more than a corresponding side surface of the first bank, and the first layer includes a first element of silver (Ag) and a second element of group XV element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2024
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Inventors: Hyun Eok SHIN, Joon Yong PARK, Su Kyoung YANG, Dong Min LEE
  • Patent number: 12336408
    Abstract: Provided is a display device. The display device includes: a substrate; a gate line disposed on the substrate; a transistor including a part of the gate line; and a light-emitting element connected to the transistor, in which the gate line includes a first layer including aluminum or an aluminum alloy, a second layer including titanium nitride, and a third layer including metallic titanium nitride. An N/Ti molar ratio of the metallic titanium nitride may be in a range from about 0.2 to about 0.75.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Min Lee, Sang Woo Sohn, Do Keun Song, Sang Won Shin, Hyun Eok Shin, Su Kyoung Yang, Kyeong Su Ko, Sang Gab Kim, Joon Geol Lee
  • Publication number: 20250140172
    Abstract: According to embodiments of the disclosure, a sensing unit includes a sensing line receiving a pixel current from a pixel, a current sink unit connected to the sensing line and receiving a sink current from the sensing line, and a current integrator connected to the sensing line and generating an output voltage using a control current supplied from the sensing line, and the current sink unit changes a current amount of the sink current in response to the output voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Ha Yong JUNG, Bum Sik KIM, Byong Deok CHOI, Wook LEE, Seung Ho PARK, Sang Jae YEO, Yong Sang YOO, Dong Min LEE
  • Patent number: 12268053
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a display device including forming a polysilicon layer on a substrate, patterning the polysilicon layer to form a polysilicon pattern including a first region and a second region each having a first thickness, and a third region having a second thickness less than the first thickness, forming a gate insulation layer on the polysilicon pattern, forming a gate electrode on the gate insulation layer, partially implanting ions into the polysilicon pattern to form an active layer, forming an insulation interlayer on the gate electrode, forming source and drain contact holes each passing through the insulation interlayer and the gate insulation layer and respectively overlapping the first region and the second region, forming source and drain electrodes respectively filling the source and drain contact holes, and forming a light emitting element electrically connected to the source electrode or the drain electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong-Oh Seo, Ji-Hwan Kim, Byung-Soo So, Dong-Min Lee, Jong-Hoon Choi
  • Publication number: 20250107343
    Abstract: A display device may include a light emitting portion disposed on a base layer; a partition wall disposed adjacent to the light emitting portion; and a partition wall insulating layer covering at least a portion of the partition wall. The partition wall may include a first partition wall layer; a second partition wall layer disposed on the first partition wall layer; and a third partition wall layer disposed on the second partition wall layer. The third partition wall layer may include a Transparent Conductive Oxide (TCO) material, and the partition wall insulating layer may not cover a top surface of the light emitting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun Eok SHIN, Joon Yong PARK, Dong Min LEE, Yung Bin CHUNG
  • Publication number: 20250098428
    Abstract: A display device includes an anode electrode on the emission area of the substrate, a pixel-defining layer on the non-emission area of the substrate and including a first opening, a first bank layer on the pixel-defining layer, including a second opening, and including a conductive material, a second bank layer on the first bank layer and including a tip that protrudes over a side surface of the first bank layer toward the first opening, a cathode electrode on the anode electrode and contacting the side surface of the first bank layer, and an electrode pattern on the second bank layer and including a same material as the first cathode electrode. The cathode electrode and the electrode pattern are spaced apart from each other, and the electrode pattern covers a surface of the second bank layer facing the first opening in line with the protruding tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun Eok SHIN, Joon Yong PARK, Dong Min LEE, Sung Soon IM
  • Publication number: 20250089463
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate including a first emission area, a transmissive area, and a non-emission area disposed between the first emission area and the transmissive area; a pixel-defining layer disposed on the non-emission area of the substrate and defining a first opening; a bank structure disposed on the pixel-defining layer, defining a second opening, and including different materials; and a first light-emitting element disposed on the first emission area of the substrate and in contact with the bank structure, where the bank structure includes a first bank layer including a conductive material; and a second bank layer disposed on the first bank layer and including tips that protrude on opposite sides of the second bank layer toward the first opening and the transmissive area than side surfaces of the first bank layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Inventors: Hyun Eok SHIN, Joon Yong PARK, Su Kyoung YANG, Dong Min LEE
  • Patent number: 12230735
    Abstract: Provided is a display device comprising a substrate; a plurality of transistors disposed on the substrate; a first pixel electrode, a second pixel electrode, and a third pixel electrode respectively connected to the transistors; a first emission layer disposed to overlap the first pixel electrode, a second emission layer disposed to overlap the second pixel electrode, and a third emission layer disposed to overlap the third pixel electrode; and a common electrode disposed on the first emission layer, the second emission layer, and the third emission layer, wherein the first pixel electrode includes a first layer, and a second layer disposed on the first layer and including a Ga-doped ITO.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun Eok Shin, Ju Hyun Lee, Sung Joo Kwon, Hyun Ah Sung, Dong Min Lee
  • Publication number: 20250056970
    Abstract: A display device includes a pixel electrode in a light emission area, a pixel defining layer which is on the pixel electrode and defines the light emission area, a light emitting layer and a common electrode on the pixel electrode, a bank on the pixel defining layer, the bank including a first bank layer defining a lower portion of a bank opening corresponding to the light emission area and a second bank layer which defines an upper portion of the bank opening and a tip of the bank, the tip including upper and lower surfaces of the second bank layer, a lower inorganic encapsulation layer which is on the bank and includes an inorganic pattern on the common electrode and facing and spaced apart from both the upper and lower surfaces of the tip, and an auxiliary pattern between the lower surface of the tip and the inorganic pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Hyun Eok SHIN, Su Kyoung YANG, Dong Min LEE, Joon Yong PARK, Byung Soo SO, Yung Bin CHUNG
  • Publication number: 20250031550
    Abstract: A display device that includes a first pixel electrode disposed on a substrate; a pixel defining layer disposed on the substrate and exposing the first pixel electrode; a first light emitting layer disposed on the first pixel electrode; a first common electrode disposed on the first light emitting layer; a first bank layer disposed on the pixel defining layer; a second bank layer disposed on the first bank layer and including a side surface protruding from a side surface of the first bank layer; and a third bank layer disposed on the second bank layer and including a side surface protruding from the side surface of the first bank layer, wherein the second bank layer and the third bank layer each include a transparent conductive oxide (TCO), and the second bank layer further includes zinc (Zn).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Su Kyoung YANG, Joon Yong PARK, Hyun Eok SHIN, Dong Min LEE, Ju Hyun LEE
  • Patent number: 12193296
    Abstract: A conductive pattern is disclosed that includes a conductive layer including aluminum, a first capping layer disposed on the conductive layer and including titanium, and a second capping layer disposed on the first capping layer and including titanium nitride. A mixed region in which the aluminum and the titanium are mixed with each other is disposed in at least portions of the conductive layer and the first capping layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun Eok Shin, Do Keun Song, Dong Min Lee, Joon Yong Park, Hyun Ah Sung, Yun Jong Yeo, Dae Won Choi
  • Publication number: 20250008810
    Abstract: A display device includes a first pixel electrode disposed on a substrate and including a main portion and an edge portion, a pixel defining film disposed on the substrate, including a body portion and a protrusion portion, and exposing the first pixel electrode, a first light-emitting layer on the first pixel electrode, a first common electrode on the first light-emitting layer, a first bank layer on the pixel defining film, and a second bank layer disposed on the first bank layer and including a side surface protruding further than a side surface of the first bank layer. A thickness of the edge portion of the first pixel electrode is greater than a thickness of the main portion of the first pixel electrode, and a width of the protrusion portion of the pixel defining film is greater than a width of the edge portion of the first pixel electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: Joon Yong PARK, Su Kyoung YANG, Dong Min LEE, Hyun Eok SHIN
  • Publication number: 20250002422
    Abstract: According to the present disclosure, pure metal hydrate without chemicals is prepared and is used as a mineral fertilizer to germinate and grow seeds to improve the growth rate of plant sprouts and provide excellent human affinity and absorption rate and abundant amino acids, mineral nutrients, and antioxidants in grown plant sprouts so that it has the advantage of being able to be used as a vegetable raw material for cosmetics, health foods, hangover relievers, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: Jong Soo CHO, Mi-Jin KANG, Dong Min LEE, Eun JO, Pu Reum CHO
  • Publication number: 20240431145
    Abstract: A display device includes: a first pixel electrode disposed on a substrate, a sacrificial pattern disposed on an edge of the first pixel electrode, a pixel defining film including a body portion disposed on the substrate and a protrusion portion disposed on the sacrificial pattern and exposing the first pixel electrode, a first light emitting layer disposed on the first pixel electrode, a first common electrode disposed on the first light emitting layer, a first bank layer disposed on the pixel defining film, and a second bank layer disposed on the first bank layer and having a side surface protruding more than a side surface of the first bank layer. A first side surface of the sacrificial pattern is aligned with a side surface of the protrusion portion of the pixel defining film or protrudes more than the side surface of the protrusion portion of the pixel defining film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Inventors: Dong Min LEE, Jong Hee PARK, Su Kyoung YANG, Joon Yong PARK, Hyun Eok SHIN
  • Patent number: 12175914
    Abstract: Provided is a display device including a display panel configured to include a plurality of pixels positioned on a first substrate and a plurality of scan lines positioned along a first direction; and a plurality of shift registers configured to receive a plurality of clock signals and a start signal, to generate a plurality of scan signals, and to transfer the scan signals to the scan lines, wherein a first shift register among the shift registers is positioned on a second substrate, and is connected to an adjacent second shift register positioned on the first substrate among the shift registers and a corresponding scan line through a contact hole formed in the second substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joon Woo Bae, Dong Min Lee
  • Publication number: 20240414967
    Abstract: The present disclosure may provide display device and a method for manufacturing a display device. According to an embodiment, a display device includes a substrate including a display area and a pad area. The display device includes a data conductive layer disposed on the substrate in the pad area. The data conductive layer includes a data base layer, a data main metal layer disposed on the data base layer, a first data capping layer disposed on the data main metal layer, a second data capping layer disposed on the first data capping layer, and a plurality of metal aggregates disposed on the second data capping layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: Hyun Eok SHIN, Su Kyoung YANG, Dong Min LEE
  • Publication number: 20240397753
    Abstract: A display device includes a first electrode on a substrate; a pixel-defining layer disposed on the substrate and defining a first opening overlapping the first electrode, a bank structure disposed on the pixel-defining layer and defining a second opening overlapping the first opening; a first emissive layer disposed on the first electrode and disposed in the first opening; and a second electrode disposed on the first emissive layer and contacting the bank structure in the second opening. The bank structure includes a first base disposed on the pixel-defining layer and including a conductive material, and a second base disposed on the first base and including a tip protruding toward the first opening. The second base includes a first bank layer disposed on the first base and including a transparent conductive material, and a second bank layer disposed on the first bank layer and including a conductive material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Joon Yong PARK, Hyun Eok SHIN, Su Kyoung YANG, Dong Min LEE