Patents by Inventor Han Wook Hwang

Han Wook Hwang 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: 20060187391
    Abstract: A transflective liquid crystal display device including: first and second transparent substrates facing each other with a reflective portion and a transmissive portion; gate and data lines over the first transparent substrate perpendicularly crossing each other and defining pixel regions; a thin film transistor connected to the gate and data lines in the pixel region; an insulator in the thin film transistor on the first substrate covering the gate line; a passivation layer in the reflection portion on the insulator and on the thin film transistor; a pixel electrode in the reflective and transmissive portions, wherein the pixel electrode contacts both the passivation layer in the reflective potion and the insulator in the transmissive portion; a reflector on the pixel electrode in the reflective portion; color filters on a rear surface of the second transparent substrate, the color filters having through holes; column spacers formed between the reflector and the color filters, each column spacer corresponding
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2006
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Inventor: Han-Wook Hwang
  • Patent number: 7053974
    Abstract: A transflective liquid crystal display device including: first and second transparent substrates facing each other with a reflective portion and a transmissive portion; gate and data lines over the first transparent substrate perpendicularly crossing each other and defining pixel regions; a thin film transistor connected to the gate and data lines in the pixel region; an insulator in the thin film transistor on the first substrate covering the gate line; a passivation layer in the reflection portion on the insulator and on the thin film transistor; a pixel electrode in the reflective and transmissive portions, wherein the pixel electrode contacts both the passivation layer in the reflective potion and the insulator in the transmissive portion; a reflector on the pixel electrode in the reflective portion; color filters on a rear surface of the second transparent substrate, the color filters having through holes; column spacers formed between the reflector and the color filters, each column spacer corresponding
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2006
    Assignee: LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Han-Wook Hwang
  • Publication number: 20060066798
    Abstract: An in-plane switching liquid crystal display device includes a gate line and a data line on a substrate, the gate and data lines crossing each other to define a pixel region, a thin film transistor electrically connected to the gate and data lines, a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor, and a common electrode alternately arranged with the pixel electrode to form n blocks in the pixel region. Widths of some of the blocks are different than widths of other of the blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Publication date: March 30, 2006
    Inventors: Han-Wook Hwang, Young-Hak Lee
  • Patent number: 7008830
    Abstract: A thin film transistor and its fabrication method. The transistor includes a buffer layer on a substrate, and a poly-crystalline semiconductor layer on the buffer layer. The poly-crystalline semiconductor layer includes a channel layer, offset regions along sides of the channel layer, sequential doping regions along sides of the offset regions, and source and drain regions. The doping concentration is sequentially changed in the sequential doping region. A sloped gate insulation layer is on the poly-crystalline semiconductor layer. A gate electrode having a main gate electrode and auxiliary gate electrodes is on the sloped insulation layer. An interlayer is over the gate electrode and source and drain electrodes are formed in contact with the source and drain regions and on the interlayer. The poly-crystalline semiconductor layer is formed by ion doping a poly-crystalline semiconductor layer through the gate insulation layer while using the gate electrode as a mask.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Han-Wook Hwang
  • Patent number: 7002651
    Abstract: A transflective type liquid crystal display (LCD) device and method for manufacturing the same is disclosed, in which it is possible to decrease manufacturing cost and improve yield by decreasing the number of masks. The transflective type LCD device includes a substrate having reflection and transmission regions, a first insulating layer on an entire surface of the substrate whereon gate and storage electrodes are formed at predetermined portions, a transparent electrode overlapped with the storage electrode and formed over the transmission region of the first insulating layer, and a second insulating layer formed over the reflection region of the substrate and having a contact hole for exposing a predetermined portion of the transparent electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: LG. Philips LCD Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong Min Ha, Han Wook Hwang
  • Publication number: 20050140868
    Abstract: An array substrate for a transflective LCD includes a data line and a gate line on a substrate crossing each other to define a pixel region, the pixel region including a reflective region, a transparent region and a boundary region between the reflective region and the transparent region; a thin film transistor near the crossing of the gate line and the data line, the thin film transistor including a gate electrode, a semiconductor layer, a source electrode and a drain electrode; a passivation layer in the reflective region, the passivation layer having an opening in the transparent region and the boundary region; a reflective electrode in the reflective and boundary regions, the reflective electrode contacting the drain electrode through the opening in the boundary region; and a transparent electrode contacting the reflective electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2004
    Publication date: June 30, 2005
    Inventor: Han-Wook Hwang
  • Publication number: 20040233361
    Abstract: A transflective type liquid crystal display (LCD) device and method for manufacturing the same is disclosed, in which it is possible to decrease manufacturing cost and improve yield by decreasing the number of masks. The transflective type LCD device includes a substrate having reflection and transmission regions, a first insulating layer on an entire surface of the substrate whereon gate and storage electrodes are formed at predetermined portions, a transparent electrode overlapped with the storage electrode and formed over the transmission region of the first insulating layer, and a second insulating layer formed over the reflection region of the substrate and having a contact hole for exposing a predetermined portion of the transparent electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventors: Yong Min Ha, Han Wook Hwang
  • Publication number: 20040207593
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) device includes a control chip arranged on a print circuit board (PCB); a sampling switch array arranged on an LCD panel for applying video signals from the control chip to data lines of the LCD panel; and a switch controller for controlling the sampling switch array in accordance with control signals and the video signal applied from the control chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2003
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Inventors: Yong Min Ha, Soon Kwang Hong, Han Wook Hwang
  • Publication number: 20040196421
    Abstract: A transflective liquid crystal display device including: first and second transparent substrates facing each other with a reflective portion and a transmissive portion; gate and data lines over the first transparent substrate perpendicularly crossing each other and defining pixel regions; a thin film transistor connected to the gate and data lines in the pixel region; an insulator in the thin film transistor on the first substrate covering the gate line; a passivation layer in the reflection portion on the insulator and on the thin film transistor; a pixel electrode in the reflective and transmissive portions, wherein the pixel electrode contacts both the passivation layer in the reflective potion and the insulator in the transmissive portion; a reflector on the pixel electrode in the reflective portion; color filters on a rear surface of the second transparent substrate, the color filters having through holes; column spacers formed between the reflector and the color filters, each column spacer corresponding
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2004
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Inventor: Han-Wook Hwang
  • Publication number: 20040126955
    Abstract: A thin film transistor and its fabrication method. The transistor includes a buffer layer on a substrate, and a poly-crystalline semiconductor layer on the buffer layer. The poly-crystalline semiconductor layer includes a channel layer, offset regions along sides of the channel layer, sequential doping regions along sides of the offset regions, and source and drain regions. The doping concentration is sequentially changed in the sequential doping region. A sloped gate insulation layer is on the poly-crystalline semiconductor layer. A gate electrode having a main gate electrode and auxiliary gate electrodes is on the sloped insulation layer. An interlayer is over the gate electrode and source and drain electrodes are formed in contact with the source and drain regions and on the interlayer. The poly-crystalline semiconductor layer is formed by ion doping a poly-crystalline semiconductor layer through the gate insulation layer while using the gate electrode as a mask.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2003
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Inventor: Han-Wook Hwang
  • Patent number: 6713825
    Abstract: A thin film transistor and its fabrication method. The transistor includes a buffer layer on a substrate, and a poly-crystalline semiconductor layer on the buffer layer. The poly-crystalline semiconductor layer includes a channel layer, offset regions along sides of the channel layer, sequential doping regions along sides of the offset regions, and source and drain regions. The doping concentration is sequentially changed in the sequential doping region. A sloped gate insulation layer is on the poly-crystalline semiconductor layer. A gate electrode having a main gate electrode and auxiliary gate electrodes is on the sloped insulation layer. An interlayer is over the gate electrode and source and drain electrodes are formed in contact with the source and drain regions and on the interlayer. The poly-crystalline semiconductor layer is formed by ion doping a poly-crystalline semiconductor layer through the gate insulation layer while using the gate electrode as a mask.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Assignee: LG. Philips LCD Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Han-Wook Hwang
  • Publication number: 20040032544
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a static electricity prevention type liquid crystal display panel for preventing static electricity flowing in through a pad part. A static electricity prevention type liquid crystal display panel according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a picture display part having a plurality of liquid crystal cells; a signal pad part applying a drive signal to be inputted to signal lines of the picture display part, and wherein the signal pad part includes a plurality of pads connected to the signal lines; and a static electricity prevention circuit having a thin film transistor with a floating gate for connecting the pad with a shorting bar by a static electricity flowing into the pad for the pad to form an equipotential with respect to the static electricity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2003
    Publication date: February 19, 2004
    Inventors: Byeong Koo Kim, Yong Min Ha, Han Wook Hwang
  • Publication number: 20030122196
    Abstract: A thin film transistor and its fabrication method. The transistor includes a buffer layer on a substrate, and a poly-crystalline semiconductor layer on the buffer layer. The poly-crystalline semiconductor layer includes a channel layer, offset regions along sides of the channel layer, sequential doping regions along sides of the offset regions, and source and drain regions. The doping concentration is sequentially changed in the sequential doping region. A sloped gate insulation layer is on the poly-crystalline semiconductor layer. A gate electrode having a main gate electrode and auxiliary gate electrodes is on the sloped insulation layer. An interlayer is over the gate electrode and source and drain electrodes are formed in contact with the source and drain regions and on the interlayer. The poly-crystalline semiconductor layer is formed by ion doping a poly-crystalline semiconductor layer through the gate insulation layer while using the gate electrode as a mask.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Inventor: Han-Wook Hwang