Patents by Inventor Hwan-Soo Jang

Hwan-Soo Jang 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).

  • Patent number: 12336405
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a substrate including a display area, a peripheral area surrounding the display area, a function-adding area, of which at least a portion is surrounded by the display area, and a detour area disposed between the display area and the function-adding area. The display apparatus includes a plurality of pixel circuits disposed in the display area. A plurality of driving lines are electrically connected to the pixel circuits and extend in a direction in the display area. A first detour line is disposed in the detour area and is electrically connected to a first driving line. A second detour line is disposed in the detour area. The second detour line is electrically connected to a second driving line and is disposed in a different layer from the first detour line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji-Hyun Ka, Seung-Kyu Lee, Hwan-Soo Jang, Jin-Tae Jeong
  • Patent number: 12232407
    Abstract: A display device includes a display area, a test pad, a plurality of first test transistors, and at least one outline. The display area includes pixels coupled to data lines and scan lines. The test pad receives a test signal. The first test transistors are coupled between the data lines of the display area and the test pad. The at least one outline is coupled between one of the first test transistors and the test pad. The at least one outline is located in a non-display area outside the display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Won-Kyu Kwak, Hwan-Soo Jang, Jae-Yong Lee
  • Publication number: 20250054448
    Abstract: A display device includes a first pixel region including a plurality of first pixels and a plurality of first gate control lines coupled to the first pixels, and a second pixel region spaced apart from the first pixel region. The second pixel region includes a plurality of second pixels and a plurality of second gate control lines coupled to the second pixels. The display device further includes a first non-pixel region disposed between the first pixel region and the second pixel region, and a first coupling line disposed in the first non-pixel region. The first coupling line commonly couples at least two first gate control lines and at least two second gate control lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: MI HAE KIM, MIN KYU WOO, YOUNG TAEG JUNG, HYUN CHOL BANG, SANG WON SEOK, HWAN SOO JANG, JU HEE HYEON
  • Publication number: 20250014519
    Abstract: A stage circuit including: an output circuit for supplying a voltage of a first or second power supply to an output terminal in response to voltages of first and second nodes; an input circuit for controlling voltages of the second node and a third node; a first signal processor for controlling the voltage of the first node; a second signal processor configured to control the voltage of the first node in response to an output voltage of a third signal processor and a signal supplied to a third input terminal; and the third signal processor for controlling the voltage of the second node. The third signal processor includes: a third capacitor coupled between the first power supply and the second node; and a third transistor coupled between the first power supply and the third input terminal, and including a gate electrode coupled to the second node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventor: Hwan Soo JANG
  • Publication number: 20240420627
    Abstract: A display device includes: a power supply configured to supply a voltage of first driving power to a first power line, and supply a voltage of second driving power to a second power line; a display panel including pixels connected to scan lines and data lines, and each including a first transistor configured to control current supplied from the first power line to the second power line via a light emitting element; and a timing controller configured to supply a luminance control signal to the pixels. Each of the pixels includes: a control transistor connected in parallel to some sub-transistors of the corresponding first transistor, and configured to be turned on in response to receipt of a luminance control signal having an enabled state. The power supply changes the voltage of the second driving power when the luminance control signal having the enabled state is supplied to the pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventors: Sung Hwan KIM, Won Kyu KWAK, Hwan Soo JANG, Seo Won CHOE
  • Publication number: 20240412671
    Abstract: A display panel includes: a display including pixel columns electrically connected to data lines; a non-display area adjacent the display; a test circuit configured to receive a lighting test signal passing through at least a portion of the non-display area and to transfer the lighting test signal to the data lines in response to a test control signal; and a switch configured to receive a data signal from an external component and to transfer the data signal to the data lines in response to a switching signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: Won-Kyu Kwak, Hwan-Soo Jang, Seung-Kyu Lee
  • Patent number: 12159584
    Abstract: A display device includes a first pixel region including a plurality of first pixels and a plurality of first gate control lines coupled to the first pixels, and a second pixel region spaced apart from the first pixel region. The second pixel region includes a plurality of second pixels and a plurality of second gate control lines coupled to the second pixels. The display device further includes a first non-pixel region disposed between the first pixel region and the second pixel region, and a first coupling line disposed in the first non-pixel region. The first coupling line commonly couples at least two first gate control lines and at least two second gate control lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mi Hae Kim, Min Kyu Woo, Young Taeg Jung, Hyun Chol Bang, Sang Won Seok, Hwan Soo Jang, Ju Hee Hyeon
  • Publication number: 20240290273
    Abstract: A stage circuit including: an output circuit for supplying a voltage of a first or second power supply to an output terminal in response to voltages of first and second nodes; an input circuit for controlling voltages of the second node and a third node; a first signal processor for controlling the voltage of the first node; a second signal processor configured to control the voltage of the first node in response to an output voltage of a third signal processor and a signal supplied to a third input terminal; and the third signal processor for controlling the voltage of the second node. The third signal processor includes: a third capacitor coupled between the first power supply and the second node; and a third transistor coupled between the first power supply and the third input terminal, and including a gate electrode coupled to the second node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2024
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventor: Hwan Soo JANG
  • Publication number: 20240284739
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a substrate including a display area, a peripheral area surrounding the display area, a function-adding area, of which at least a portion is surrounded by the display area, and a detour area disposed between the display area and the function-adding area. The display apparatus includes a plurality of pixel circuits disposed in the display area. A plurality of driving lines are electrically connected to the pixel circuits and extend in a direction in the display area. A first detour line is disposed in the detour area and is electrically connected to a first driving line. A second detour line is disposed in the detour area. The second detour line is electrically connected to a second driving line and is disposed in a different layer from the first detour line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Inventors: JI-HYUN KA, SEUNG-KYU LEE, HWAN-SOO JANG, JIN-TAE JEONG
  • Patent number: 12067910
    Abstract: A display panel includes: a display including pixel columns electrically connected to data lines; a non-display area adjacent the display; a test circuit configured to receive a lighting test signal passing through at least a portion of the non-display area and to transfer the lighting test signal to the data lines in response to a test control signal; and a switch configured to receive a data signal from an external component and to transfer the data signal to the data lines in response to a switching signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Won-Kyu Kwak, Hwan-Soo Jang, Seung-Kyu Lee
  • Publication number: 20240233605
    Abstract: A display device including pixels coupled to first scan lines, second scan lines, emission control lines, and data lines; a first scan driver to supply a scan signal to each of the first scan lines at a first frequency to drive the display device at a first driving frequency, and to supply the scan signal to each of the first scan lines at a second frequency to drive the display device at a second driving frequency lower than the first driving frequency; a second scan driver to supply a scan signal to each of the second scan lines at the first frequency to drive the display device at the first driving frequency, and to supply the scan signal to each of the second scan lines at the second frequency to drive the display device at the second driving frequency; an emission driver to supply an emission control signal to each of the emission control lines at the first frequency; and a data driver to supply a data signal to each of the data lines in response to the scan signal supplied to each of the first scan line
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2024
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: Kyong Hwan OH, Ji Hyun KA, Ki Myeong EOM, Hai Jung IN, Jin JEON, Won Kyu KWAK, Hyun LEE, Hwan Soo JANG, Jin Tae JEONG
  • Patent number: 12004397
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a substrate including a display area, a peripheral area surrounding the display area, a function-adding area, of which at least a portion is surrounded by the display area, and a detour area disposed between the display area and the function-adding area. The display apparatus includes a plurality of pixel circuits disposed in the display area. A plurality of driving lines are electrically connected to the pixel circuits and extend in a direction in the display area. A first detour line is disposed in the detour area and is electrically connected to a first driving line. A second detour line is disposed in the detour area. The second detour line is electrically connected to a second driving line and is disposed in a different layer from the first detour line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji-Hyun Ka, Seung-Kyu Lee, Hwan-Soo Jang, Jin-Tae Jeong
  • Patent number: 11980075
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display device includes a substrate having a display area and a peripheral area; a pad disposed on the substrate in the peripheral area; a first conductive pattern disposed on one side of the display area in the peripheral area and electrically connected to the pad; a second conductive pattern disposed on the substrate in the peripheral area and disposed on an opposite side of the first conductive pattern; a first connection electrode disposed on the first conductive pattern in the peripheral area and electrically connected to the first conductive pattern; and a second connection electrode disposed on the second conductive pattern in the peripheral area and electrically connected to the second conductive pattern. A cathode electrode of a light emitting diode is disposed on the first and second connection electrodes and electrically connected to the first and second connection electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Moo Choi, Mi Hae Kim, Sang Won Seok, Hwan Soo Jang, Su Jin Lee
  • Publication number: 20240107869
    Abstract: A display device includes a display area, a test pad, a plurality of first test transistors, and at least one outline. The display area includes pixels coupled to data lines and scan lines. The test pad receives a test signal. The first test transistors are coupled between the data lines of the display area and the test pad. The at least one outline is coupled between one of the first test transistors and the test pad. The at least one outline is located in a non-display area outside the display area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Won-Kyu KWAK, Hwan-Soo JANG, Jae-Yong LEE
  • Patent number: 11915653
    Abstract: A stage circuit including: an output circuit for supplying a voltage of a first or second power supply to an output terminal in response to voltages of first and second nodes; an input circuit for controlling voltages of the second node and a third node; a first signal processor for controlling the voltage of the first node; a second signal processor configured to control the voltage of the first node in response to an output voltage of a third signal processor and a signal supplied to a third input terminal; and the third signal processor for controlling the voltage of the second node. The third signal processor includes: a third capacitor coupled between the first power supply and the second node; and a third transistor coupled between the first power supply and the third input terminal, and including a gate electrode coupled to the second node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hwan Soo Jang
  • Patent number: 11881148
    Abstract: A display device includes pixels coupled to first scan lines, second scan lines, emission control lines, and data lines; a first scan driver to supply a scan signal to each of the first scan lines at a first frequency to drive the display device at a first driving frequency, and to supply the scan signal to each of the first scan lines at a second frequency to drive the display device at a second driving frequency lower than the first driving frequency; a second scan driver to supply a scan signal to each of the second scan lines at the first frequency to drive the display device at the first driving frequency, and to supply the scan signal to each of the second scan lines at the second frequency to drive the display device at the second driving frequency; an emission driver to supply an emission control signal to each of the emission control lines at the first frequency; and a data driver to supply a data signal to each of the data lines in response to the scan signal supplied to each of the first scan lines
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyong Hwan Oh, Ji Hyun Ka, Ki Myeong Eom, Hai Jung In, Jin Jeon, Won Kyu Kwak, Hyun Lee, Hwan Soo Jang, Jin Tae Jeong
  • Patent number: 11864454
    Abstract: A display device includes a display area, a test pad, a plurality of first test transistors, and at least one outline. The display area includes pixels coupled to data lines and scan lines. The test pad receives a test signal. The first test transistors are coupled between the data lines of the display area and the test pad. The at least one outline is coupled between one of the first test transistors and the test pad. The at least one outline is located in a non-display area outside the display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Won-Kyu Kwak, Hwan-Soo Jang, Jae-Yong Lee
  • Publication number: 20230402009
    Abstract: A display device includes a first pixel region including a plurality of first pixels and a plurality of first gate control lines coupled to the first pixels, and a second pixel region spaced apart from the first pixel region. The second pixel region includes a plurality of second pixels and a plurality of second gate control lines coupled to the second pixels. The display device further includes a first non-pixel region disposed between the first pixel region and the second pixel region, and a first coupling line disposed in the first non-pixel region. The first coupling line commonly couples at least two first gate control lines and at least two second gate control lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: MI HAE KIM, MIN KYU WOO, YOUNG TAEG JUNG, HYUN CHOL BANG, SANG WON SEOK, HWAN SOO JANG, JU HEE HYEON
  • Patent number: 11830412
    Abstract: A display device includes pixels coupled to first scan lines, second scan lines, emission control lines, and data lines; a first scan driver to supply a scan signal to each of the first scan lines at a first frequency to drive the display device at a first driving frequency, and to supply the scan signal to each of the first scan lines at a second frequency to drive the display device at a second driving frequency lower than the first driving frequency; a second scan driver to supply a scan signal to each of the second scan lines at the first frequency to drive the display device at the first driving frequency, and to supply the scan signal to each of the second scan lines at the second frequency to drive the display device at the second driving frequency; an emission driver to supply an emission control signal to each of the emission control lines at the first frequency; and a data driver to supply a data signal to each of the data lines in response to the scan signal supplied to each of the first scan lines
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyong Hwan Oh, Ji Hyun Ka, Ki Myeong Eom, Hai Jung In, Jin Jeon, Won Kyu Kwak, Hyun Lee, Hwan Soo Jang, Jin Tae Jeong
  • Publication number: 20230276670
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display device includes a substrate having a display area and a peripheral area; a pad disposed on the substrate in the peripheral area; a first conductive pattern disposed on one side of the display area in the peripheral area and electrically connected to the pad; a second conductive pattern disposed on the substrate in the peripheral area and disposed on an opposite side of the first conductive pattern; a first connection electrode disposed on the first conductive pattern in the peripheral area and electrically connected to the first conductive pattern; and a second connection electrode disposed on the second conductive pattern in the peripheral area and electrically connected to the second conductive pattern. A cathode electrode of a light emitting diode is disposed on the first and second connection electrodes and electrically connected to the first and second connection electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Sang Moo CHOI, Mi Hae KIM, Sang Won SEOK, Hwan Soo JANG, Su Jin LEE