Patents by Inventor Duk Sung Kim

Duk Sung Kim 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: 20230299120
    Abstract: A display device may include a substrate including pixel areas each having first and second areas, and pixels disposed in the pixel areas. The pixels may include a pixel circuit part which is disposed in the first area and including a bottom metal layer disposed on the substrate and at least one transistor disposed on the bottom metal layer. A display element part may be disposed at the second area and include a first electrode and a second electrode that are spaced apart from each other, and light emitting diodes disposed between the first and second electrodes to emit light. The first and second electrodes and the bottom metal layer may be disposed on a same layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Duk Sung KIM
  • Publication number: 20230268330
    Abstract: A display device may include a substrate including a pixel area including a first area and a second area; and a pixel in the pixel area. The pixel may include: a pixel circuit part in the first area, the pixel circuit part including a bottom metal layer on the substrate, at least one transistor on the bottom metal layer, and an interlayer insulating layer provided on the transistor; and a display element part in the second area, the display element part including a plurality of light emitting elements to emit light, an insulating pattern on the plurality of light emitting elements, and a bank adjacent to the plurality of light emitting elements. The interlayer insulating layer and the insulating pattern may include the same material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventor: Duk Sung KIM
  • Publication number: 20230168539
    Abstract: A backlight unit includes: a base substrate in which a light emitting area and a non-light emitting area are defined; a wiring layer including: a lower conductive layer disposed on the base substrate; an intermediate conductive layer disposed on the lower conductive layer; and an upper conductive layer disposed on the intermediate conductive layer; a light emitting element disposed on the wiring layer in the light emitting area; a connection member electrically connecting the light emitting element and the wiring layer, the connection member contacting the intermediate conductive layer of the wiring layer and the light emitting element; a backlight flexible substrate electrically connected to the wiring layer in the non-light emitting area; and a pad connection member electrically connecting the wiring layer and the backlight flexible substrate in the non-light emitting area, the pad connection member contacting the upper conductive layer of the wiring layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2023
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Duk Sung KIM, Jung Hyun KWON, Jae Won LEE
  • Publication number: 20230135600
    Abstract: A light emitting element, a display device including the same, and method of fabricating the display device are provided. The display device including a pixel electrode on a substrate, a light emitting element on the pixel electrode, and including a first semiconductor layer, an active layer on the first semiconductor layer, and a second semiconductor layer on the active layer, a connection electrode layer between the light emitting element and the pixel electrode, and directly contacting the pixel electrode, an insulating layer on the substrate and the pixel electrode, and surrounding the light emitting element, and a common electrode on the insulating layer directly contacting the second semiconductor layer of the light emitting element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Jin Taek PARK, Duk Sung KIM, Soo Chul KIM, Dae Ho SONG, Byeong Hwa CHOI, Jin Woo CHOI
  • Patent number: 11598989
    Abstract: A backlight unit including: a base substrate in which a light emitting area and a non-light emitting area are defined; a wiring layer including: a lower conductive layer disposed on the base substrate; an intermediate conductive layer disposed on the lower conductive layer; and an upper conductive layer disposed on the intermediate conductive layer; a light emitting element disposed on the wiring layer in the light emitting area; a connection member electrically connecting the light emitting element and the wiring layer, the connection member contacting the intermediate conductive layer of the wiring layer and the light emitting element; a backlight flexible substrate electrically connected to the wiring layer in the non-light emitting area; and a pad connection member electrically connecting the wiring layer and the backlight flexible substrate in the non-light emitting area, the pad connection member contacting the upper conductive layer of the wiring layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Duk Sung Kim, Jung Hyun Kwon, Jae Won Lee
  • Patent number: 11562669
    Abstract: A tiled display device includes a first display substrate including a plurality of light emitting areas defined by one or more banks, a second display substrate adjacent to the first display substrate and including a plurality of light emitting areas, a coupling member coupling the first display substrate and the second display substrate, and a color conversion substrate including a plurality of light transmitting areas corresponding to the plurality of light emitting areas of each of the first display substrate and the second display substrate, and a plurality of light blocking areas between the plurality of light transmitting areas and corresponding to the one or more banks or the coupling member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Duk Sung Kim
  • Publication number: 20220406759
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate; a first bank structure and a second bank structure spaced from each other on the substrate; a first electrode on the first bank structure and a second electrode on the second bank structure; and a light emitting element located between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the first bank structure includes a base layer, an upper layer on the base layer, and an intermediate layer between the base layer and the upper layer, and the first electrode covers the first bank structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventor: Duk Sung KIM
  • Patent number: 11482576
    Abstract: A display device may include a substrate, a display element portion on a surface of the substrate, the display element portion including a plurality of display pixels, a color conversion portion on the display element portion, the color conversion portion including a plurality of banks and a wavelength conversion pattern between the plurality of banks, and a sensor electrode configured to obtain information of a touch input. The sensor electrode may include a first conductive layer arranged on at least a part of a surface of the plurality of banks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Duk Sung Kim
  • Publication number: 20220230688
    Abstract: A memory device includes: a memory cell array including a security region configured to store security data; and a security management circuit configured to store a guard key and, responsive to receiving a data operation command for the security region, limit a data operation for the security region by comparing the guard key with an input password that is received by the memory device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Yoo-jung Lee, Jang-seok CHOI, Duk-sung KIM, Hyun-joong KIM
  • Publication number: 20220130896
    Abstract: A display device may include a substrate including a plurality of pixel regions, each including a first region and a second region; and a pixel in each of the pixel regions. The pixel may include a display element portion including a plurality of light emitting elements that emit a light of a first color. The display element portion may include a color filter on the first surface of the substrate and corresponding to the second region, a first electrode and a second electrode on the color filter and spaced apart from each other in a first direction, the plurality of light emitting elements, which are between the first electrode and the second electrode, a first contact electrode on the first electrode and a second contact electrode on the second electrode, and a color conversion layer on the first contact electrode and the second contact electrode and including color conversion particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventor: Duk Sung KIM
  • Patent number: 11269208
    Abstract: A display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a first auxiliary substrate, a second auxiliary substrate, and a display layer. The second substrate includes a display area and a non-display area. The display area overlaps the first substrate. The non-display area extends beyond the first substrate. The first auxiliary substrate includes a first section and a second section. The first section is between the first substrate and the display area. The second section overlaps the non-display area and is bent relative to the first section. The second auxiliary substrate includes a first part and a second part. The first part is between the first section and the display area. The second part overlaps the non-display area and is bent relative to the first part. The display layer is between the first section and the first part and includes pixels that overlap the display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Inventors: Duk Sung Kim, Jung Hyun Kwon
  • Patent number: 11243435
    Abstract: A display device according to the present disclosure includes: a color conversion panel; and a display panel overlapping the color conversion panel, wherein the color conversion panel includes a color conversion layer including a nano-crystalline semiconductor and a transmission layer, the display panel includes a first display panel including a first substrate and a thin film transistor disposed on the first substrate, a second display panel including a second substrate and overlapping the first display panel. The first substrate and the second substrate have different thicknesses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Inventors: Duk-Sung Kim, Jung Hyun Kwon, Dong-Yoon Kim
  • Publication number: 20220020821
    Abstract: A display device may include a substrate, a display element portion on a surface of the substrate, the display element portion including a plurality of display pixels, a color conversion portion on the display element portion, the color conversion portion including a plurality of banks and a wavelength conversion pattern between the plurality of banks, and a sensor electrode configured to obtain information of a touch input. The sensor electrode may include a first conductive layer arranged on at least a part of a surface of the plurality of banks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventor: Duk Sung KIM
  • Publication number: 20210391309
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel and a light unit. The light unit includes a substrate, a circuit layer disposed on the substrate and including a line, an insulation layer covering the circuit layer, light emitting elements including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a light emitting layer, and a conductive layer electrically connected to one of the first electrode and the second electrode to cover at least a portion of the line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Duk-Sung KIM, Junghyun KWON, Dong-Yoon KIM
  • Publication number: 20210319727
    Abstract: A tiled display device includes a first display substrate including a plurality of light emitting areas defined by one or more banks, a second display substrate adjacent to the first display substrate and including a plurality of light emitting areas, a coupling member coupling the first display substrate and the second display substrate, and a color conversion substrate including a plurality of light transmitting areas corresponding to the plurality of light emitting areas of each of the first display substrate and the second display substrate, and a plurality of light blocking areas between the plurality of light transmitting areas and corresponding to the one or more banks or the coupling member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventor: Duk Sung Kim
  • Publication number: 20210305225
    Abstract: A light emitting display device includes: a display element layer having light emitting elements; a first sub-pixel including a first light emitting element from among the plurality of light emitting elements in a first sub-pixel area of the display element layer; a second sub-pixel including a second light emitting element from among the plurality of light emitting elements in a second sub-pixel area of the display element layer; a third sub-pixel including a third light emitting element from among the plurality of light emitting elements in a third sub-pixel area of the display element layer; a partition wall between the first, second, and third sub-pixels and over an insulating layer, covering the first, second, and third light emitting elements; a first color conversion layer over the insulating layer in the first sub-pixel area and surrounded by the partition wall; and a first color filter over the first color conversion layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventor: Duk Sung KIM
  • Publication number: 20210280662
    Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate having a display area configured to display an image; a pixel on a first surface of the substrate in the display area and including a display element layer and a pixel circuit layer; a first driver on a second surface of the substrate facing the first surface of the substrate in the display area; and a first connection portion passing through the substrate between the first surface and the second surface of the substrate in the display area to electrically connect a first signal line of the pixel circuit layer and the first driver to each other. The display element layer includes: a first electrode and a second electrode on the same layer and spaced from each other; and a light emitting element between the first electrode and the second electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Duk Sung KIM, Jung Hyun KWON
  • Publication number: 20210191199
    Abstract: A display device according to the present disclosure includes: a color conversion panel; and a display panel overlapping the color conversion panel, wherein the color conversion panel includes a color conversion layer including a nano-crystalline semiconductor and a transmission layer, the display panel includes a first display panel including a first substrate and a thin film transistor disposed on the first substrate, a second display panel including a second substrate and overlapping the first display panel. The first substrate and the second substrate have different thicknesses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Duk-Sung KIM, Jung Hyun KWON, Dong-Yoon KIM
  • Patent number: 11037914
    Abstract: A light emitting display device includes: a display element layer having light emitting elements; a first sub-pixel including a first light emitting element from among the plurality of light emitting elements in a first sub-pixel area of the display element layer; a second sub-pixel including a second light emitting element from among the plurality of light emitting elements in a second sub-pixel area of the display element layer; a third sub-pixel including a third light emitting element from among the plurality of light emitting elements in a third sub-pixel area of the display element layer; a partition wall between the first, second, and third sub-pixels and over an insulating layer, covering the first, second, and third light emitting elements; a first color conversion layer over the insulating layer in the first sub-pixel area and surrounded by the partition wall; and a first color filter over the first color conversion layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Duk Sung Kim
  • Patent number: 10962837
    Abstract: A display device according to the present disclosure includes: a color conversion panel; and a display panel overlapping the color conversion panel, wherein the color conversion panel includes a color conversion layer including a nano-crystalline semiconductor and a transmission layer, the display panel includes a first display panel including a first substrate and a thin film transistor disposed on the first substrate, a second display panel including a second substrate and overlapping the first display panel. The first substrate and the second substrate have different thicknesses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Duk-Sung Kim, Jung Hyun Kwon, Dong-Yoon Kim