Patents by Inventor Duc-Han Cho
Duc-Han Cho 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: 10109252Abstract: A gate driving circuit includes driving stages. Each of the driving stages applies each of gate signals to each of gate lines of a display panel. A k-th (k is a natural number equal to or greater than 2) driving stage includes a first output transistor, a capacitor, and first and second control transistor. The first output transistor includes a control electrode connected to a first node, an input electrode receiving a clock signal, and an output electrode outputting a k-th gate signal. The capacitor is connected between the output electrode of the first output transistor and the control electrode of the first output transistor. The first control transistor applies a first control signal to a second node to control a voltage of the first node before the k-th gate signal is output. The second control transistor is diode-connected between the second node and the first node.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2018Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Duc-han Cho, Beomjun Kim, Yoonho Kim, Noboru Takeuchi, Kangnam Kim
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Publication number: 20180247603Abstract: A gate driving circuit includes driving stages. Each of the driving stages applies each of gate signals to each of gate lines of a display panel. A k-th (k is a natural number equal to or greater than 2) driving stage includes a first output transistor, a capacitor, and first and second control transistor. The first output transistor includes a control electrode connected to a first node, an input electrode receiving a clock signal, and an output electrode outputting a k-th gate signal. The capacitor is connected between the output electrode of the first output transistor and the control electrode of the first output transistor. The first control transistor applies a first control signal to a second node to control a voltage of the first node before the k-th gate signal is output. The second control transistor is diode-connected between the second node and the first node.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2018Publication date: August 30, 2018Inventors: Duc-han Cho, Beomjun Kim, Yoonho Kim, Noboru Takeuchi, Kangnam Kim
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Patent number: 9978327Abstract: A gate driving circuit includes driving stages. Each of the driving stages applies each of gate signals to each of gate lines of a display panel. A k-th (k is a natural number equal to or greater than 2) driving stage includes a first output transistor, a capacitor, and first and second control transistor. The first output transistor includes a control electrode connected to a first node, an input electrode receiving a clock signal, and an output electrode outputting a k-th gate signal. The capacitor is connected between the output electrode of the first output transistor and the control electrode of the first output transistor. The first control transistor applies a first control signal to a second node to control a voltage of the first node before the k-th gate signal is output. The second control transistor is diode-connected between the second node and the first node.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2015Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Duc-Han Cho, Beomjun Kim, Yoonho Kim, Noboru Takeuchi, Kangnam Kim
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Patent number: 9865212Abstract: A display device includes: a plurality of pixels; a plurality of gate lines connected to the plurality of pixels; an output terminal connected to a gate line of the gate lines; a first transistor connected to a first node, a first clock signal input terminal and the output terminal; a second transistor connected to a second clock signal input terminal, a low-level power voltage and the output terminal; a third transistor connected to a second node, the low-level power voltage and the first node; a fourth transistor connected to a first forward input terminal, the low-level power voltage and the second node; and a fifth transistor connected to a first backward input terminal, the low-level power voltage and the second node.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2015Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Duc-Han Cho, Kang Nam Kim, Beom Jun Kim, You Mee Hyun
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Patent number: 9780177Abstract: A thin film transistor array panel includes a gate line elongated in an extension direction and including a gate and dummy gate electrode extended therefrom; and a source electrode, and a single drain member including a drain electrode at a first end thereof and a dummy drain electrode at an opposing second end thereof. The drain electrode faces the source electrode with respect to the gate electrode, and the dummy drain electrode overlaps the dummy gate electrode. The drain and dummy drain electrode respectively include a plurality of first and second regions each having a predetermined width in the extension direction. A second region includes an edge which forms an angle from about 0 degrees to about 90 degrees with the extension direction, and a planar area of at least one of the plurality of second regions is different from that of remaining second regions.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2016Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Jung Hwan Hwang, Bon-Yong Koo, Soo Jin Park, Jong-Moon Park, Yong Hee Lee, Jong-Hyuk Lee, Duc-Han Cho
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Patent number: 9767752Abstract: An n-th driving stage of a gate driving circuit includes a first control transistor being configured to increase a voltage of a first node to a first voltage, a control capacitor having one end connected to the first node, a second control transistor being configured to increase the first voltage of the first node to a second voltage that is higher than the first voltage, a third control transistor being configured to increase a voltage of a second node to a third voltage when being turned on according to the voltage applied to the first node, and an output transistor being configured to output a gate signal of the n-th driving stage when being turned on according to the voltage applied to the second node.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2016Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kangnam Kim, Duc-han Cho, Youmee Hyun
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Publication number: 20170084708Abstract: A thin film transistor array panel includes a gate line elongated in an extension direction and including a gate and dummy gate electrode extended therefrom; and a source electrode, and a single drain member including a drain electrode at a first end thereof and a dummy drain electrode at an opposing second end thereof. The drain electrode faces the source electrode with respect to the gate electrode, and the dummy drain electrode overlaps the dummy gate electrode. The drain and dummy drain electrode respectively include a plurality of first and second regions each having a predetermined width in the extension direction. A second region includes an edge which forms an angle from about 0 degrees to about 90 degrees with the extension direction, and a planar area of at least one of the plurality of second regions is different from that of remaining second regions.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2016Publication date: March 23, 2017Inventors: Jung Hwan HWANG, Bon-Yong KOO, Soo Jin PARK, Jong-Moon PARK, Yong Hee LEE, Jong-Hyuk LEE, Duc-Han CHO
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Patent number: 9515091Abstract: A thin film transistor array panel includes a gate line elongated in an extension direction and including a gate and dummy gate electrode extended therefrom; and a source electrode, and a single drain member including a drain electrode at a first end thereof and a dummy drain electrode at an opposing second end thereof. The drain electrode faces the source electrode with respect to the gate electrode, and the dummy drain electrode overlaps the dummy gate electrode. The drain and dummy drain electrode respectively include a plurality of first and second regions each having a predetermined width in the extension direction. A second region includes an edge which forms an angle from about 0 degrees to about 90 degrees with the extension direction, and a planar area of at least one of the plurality of second regions is different from that of remaining second regions.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2013Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Jung Hwan Hwang, Bon-Yong Koo, Soo Jin Park, Jong-Moon Park, Yong Hee Lee, Jong-Hyuk Lee, Duc-Han Cho
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Publication number: 20160322015Abstract: An n-th driving stage of a gate driving circuit includes a first control transistor being configured to increase a voltage of a first node to a first voltage, a control capacitor having one end connected to the first node, a second control transistor being configured to increase the first voltage of the first node to a second voltage that is higher than the first voltage, a third control transistor being configured to increase a voltage of a second node to a third voltage when being turned on according to the voltage applied to the first node, and an output transistor being configured to output a gate signal of the n-th driving stage when being turned on according to the voltage applied to the second node.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2016Publication date: November 3, 2016Inventors: Kangnam KIM, Duc-han CHO, Youmee HYUN
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Publication number: 20160210928Abstract: A gate driving circuit includes driving stages. Each of the driving stages applies each of gate signals to each of gate lines of a display panel. A k-th (k is a natural number equal to or greater than 2) driving stage includes a first output transistor, a capacitor, and first and second control transistor. The first output transistor includes a control electrode connected to a first node, an input electrode receiving a clock signal, and an output electrode outputting a k-th gate signal. The capacitor is connected between the output electrode of the first output transistor and the control electrode of the first output transistor. The first control transistor applies a first control signal to a second node to control a voltage of the first node before the k-th gate signal is output. The second control transistor is diode-connected between the second node and the first node.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2015Publication date: July 21, 2016Inventors: Duc-Han Cho, Beomjun Kim, Yoonho Kim, Noboru Takeuchi, Kangnam Kim
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Publication number: 20160171950Abstract: A display device includes: a plurality of pixels; a plurality of gate lines connected to the plurality of pixels; an output terminal connected to a gate line of the gate lines; a first transistor connected to a first node, a first clock signal input terminal and the output terminal; a second transistor connected to a second clock signal input terminal, a low-level power voltage and the output terminal; a third transistor connected to a second node, the low-level power voltage and the first node; a fourth transistor connected to a first forward input terminal, the low-level power voltage and the second node; and a fifth transistor connected to a first backward input terminal, the low-level power voltage and the second node.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2015Publication date: June 16, 2016Inventors: Duc-Han CHO, Kang Nam KIM, Beom Jun KIM, You Mee HYUN
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Patent number: 9218074Abstract: A gate drive circuit in which multiple stages are connected together one after each other. An n-th stage includes a pull-up part, a carry part, a pull-down part, a switching part, a first maintaining part and a second maintaining part. The pull-up part outputs a high voltage of a first clock signal. The carry part outputs a high voltage of the first clock signal. The pull-down part pulls-down the n-th gate signal into a first low voltage. The switching part outputs a first signal synchronized with the first clock signal during an interval other than a high voltage output interval of the n-th carry signal. The first maintaining part maintains the n-th gate signal at the first low voltage in response to the first signal. The second maintaining part maintains the n-th gate signal at the first low voltage in response to a second signal.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2012Date of Patent: December 22, 2015Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Duc-Han Cho, Kang-Nam Kim, Jae-Hoon Lee, You-Mee Hyun, Jong-Woong Chang, Yun Heo
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Patent number: 9203395Abstract: A gate driver includes a plurality of stages, wherein an n-th stage includes: a pull-up unit configured to output a high voltage of a clock signal as a high voltage of an n-th gate signal; a pull-down unit configured to decrease the high voltage of the n-th gate signal to a first low voltage; a discharging unit configured to discharge a voltage of the first node to a second low voltage lower than the first low voltage; a carry unit configured to output the high voltage of the clock signal as an n-th carry signal; an inverter unit configured to output a signal in synchronization with the clock signal; a first node storage unit configured to maintain the voltage of the first node at the second low voltage; and a second node storage unit configured to maintain the voltage of the second node at the first or second low voltage.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2013Date of Patent: December 1, 2015Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Kang Nam Kim, Duc-Han Cho, You Mee Hyun, Jeong-Il Kim, Jong Woong Chang
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Patent number: 8970572Abstract: A driving apparatus for a display device includes: a signal controller that generates a pre-clock signal, a charge sharing control signal and a scanning start signal; a clock signal generator that generates a clock signal swinging between a first voltage and a second voltage based on the pre-clock signal and the charge sharing control signal; and a gate driver that generates gate signals based on the scanning start signal and the clock signal, where the clock signal generator includes: a voltage generator that generates a third voltage; and a clock generator that receives one of the first to third voltages in response to the pre-clock signal and the charge sharing control signal, and outputs an output signal based on the one of the first to third voltages as the clock signal, where the third voltage is lower than the first voltage and higher than the second voltage.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2012Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Young-Su Kim, Jae Hoon Lee, Duc-Han Cho
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Patent number: 8884860Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes an image signal modifier for generating a modified signal based on a first image signal of a first frame, a second image signal of a second frame, and a lookup table. A data driver converts the modified signal into a data voltage which is supplied to a pixel of the display. The lookup table stores a plurality of reference modified signals for a plurality of reference first image signals and a plurality of reference second image signals. The lookup table includes a first lookup table having a gray gap of the reference first image signals and a gray gap of the reference second image signals of x, and a second lookup table having a gray gap of the reference first image signals and a gray gap of the reference second image signals of y, where y is greater than x.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2011Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Woo-Young Lee, Jae-Won Jeong, Woo-Jin Jung, Kang-Hyun Kim, Duc-Han Cho, Su-Bin Park
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Patent number: 8854350Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display for improving side visibility by calculating a representative value for image data and correcting at least one of a storage voltage Vcst, a reference voltage Vref, and a lookup table LUT according to the calculated representative value. Further, a histogram analysis block is formed inside or outside a signal controller and corrects at least one of the storage voltage Vcst, the reference voltage Vref, and the lookup table LUT based on the histogram analysis block.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2011Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jae-Won Jeong, Su-Bin Park, Woo-Jin Jung, Woo-Young Lee, Kang-Hyun Kim, Duc-Han Cho
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Patent number: 8847931Abstract: A driving apparatus of a liquid crystal display includes a signal modification unit which modifies a signal based on a data signal input to the liquid crystal display, where the signal modification unit determines whether the data signal corresponds to an image to be displayed with a quality deterioration and outputs at least one of a first signal and a second signal, where the first signal is output when the signal modification unit determines the data signal corresponds to the image to be displayed with the quality deterioration, and where the second signal is output when the signal modification unit determines the data signal does not corresponds to the image to be displayed with the quality deterioration.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2011Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jae-Won Jeong, Hoi Sik Moon, Woo-Jin Jung, Woo-Young Lee, Kang-Hyun Kim, Duc-Han Cho, Su-Bin Park
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Publication number: 20140204009Abstract: A gate driver includes a plurality of stages, wherein an n-th stage includes: a pull-up unit configured to output a high voltage of a clock signal as a high voltage of an n-th gate signal; a pull-down unit configured to decrease the high voltage of the n-th gate signal to a first low voltage; a discharging unit configured to discharge a voltage of the first node to a second low voltage lower than the first low voltage; a carry unit configured to output the high voltage of the clock signal as an n-th carry signal; an inverter unit configured to output a signal in synchronization with the clock signal; a first node storage unit configured to maintain the voltage of the first node at the second low voltage; and a second node storage unit configured to maintain the voltage of the second node at the first or second low voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2013Publication date: July 24, 2014Inventors: Kang Nam Kim, Duc-Han Cho, You Mee Hyun, Jeong-II Kim, Jong Woong Chang
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Publication number: 20140191238Abstract: A thin film transistor array panel includes a gate line elongated in an extension direction and including a gate and dummy gate electrode extended therefrom; and a source electrode, and a single drain member including a drain electrode at a first end thereof and a dummy drain electrode at an opposing second end thereof. The drain electrode faces the source electrode with respect to the gate electrode, and the dummy drain electrode overlaps the dummy gate electrode. The drain and dummy drain electrode respectively include a plurality of first and second regions each having a predetermined width in the extension direction. A second region includes an edge which forms an angle from about 0 degrees to about 90 degrees with the extension direction, and a planar area of at least one of the plurality of second regions is different from that of remaining second regions.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2013Publication date: July 10, 2014Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jung Hwan HWANG, Bon-Yong KOO, Soo Jin PARK, Jong-Moon PARK, Yong Hee LEE, Jong-Hyuk LEE, Duc-Han CHO
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Patent number: 8712152Abstract: A method of processing data includes correcting received color data and generating corrected color data, generating color glitch correction data corresponding to the corrected color data using a glitch correction value preset based on the received color data, and converting the color glitch correction data into a color data voltage and providing the color data voltage to a display panel.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2012Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jae-Won Jeong, Duc-Han Cho, Woo-Jin Jung, Woo-Young Lee, Kang-Hyun Kim, Su-Bin Park