Patents by Inventor Hyeok-chul Kwon

Hyeok-chul Kwon 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: 10657875
    Abstract: A display driving device including: a gate driver configured to provide a first gate selection signal to a first gate line of a display panel to select the first gate line; a source driver configured to provide an image signal corresponding to the first gate line to a source line; an Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) detection circuit configured to receive a power supply voltage, determine whether there is an ESD in the power supply voltage and, when the ESD is detected, generate a first detection signal; and a controller configured to receive the first detection signal to generate a masking signal, wherein the gate driver is configured to receive the masking signal and not provide a second gate selection signal to select a second gate line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyung-Hoon Chung, Won Sik Kang, Jae Sung Kang, Hyeok Chul Kwon, Si Woo Kim, Su Hyun Yun, Sang Kyu Lee, Ji Hyun Lee, Seng-Sub Chun, Jong Han Choi
  • Patent number: 10482804
    Abstract: A source driver for a display device includes a gamma voltage generation circuit, first through (2m)-th data driving circuits, and a switch circuit. The gamma voltage generation circuit generates R, G and B gamma voltages. The (2k?1)-th data driving circuits consecutively receive red image data and blue image data, and consecutively generate a R driving voltage and a B driving voltage using the R gamma voltages and B gamma voltages, respectively, during one horizontal period. The (2k)-th data driving circuits consecutively receive first green image data and second green image data, and consecutively generate a G1 driving voltage and a G2 driving voltage, respectively, using the G gamma voltages during the one horizontal period. The switch circuit outputs the R, B, G1, and G2 driving voltages through different data lines from each other based on a first selection signal and a second selection signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ki-Ho Kong, Dong-Wook Suh, Hee-Jong Kim, Chang-Hee Shin, Hyeok-Chul Kwon, Hong-Keun Yune
  • Publication number: 20170345357
    Abstract: A source driver for a display device includes a gamma voltage generation circuit, first through (2m)-th data driving circuits, and a switch circuit. The gamma voltage generation circuit generates R, G and B gamma voltages. The (2k?1)-th data driving circuits consecutively receive red image data and blue image data, and consecutively generate a R driving voltage and a B driving voltage using the R gamma voltages and B gamma voltages, respectively, during one horizontal period. The (2k)-th data driving circuits consecutively receive first green image data and second green image data, and consecutively generate a G1 driving voltage and a G2 driving voltage, respectively, using the G gamma voltages during the one horizontal period. The switch circuit outputs the R, B, G1, and G2 driving voltages through different data lines from each other based on a first selection signal and a second selection signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: KI-HO KONG, Dong-Wook Suh, Hee-Jong Kim, Chang-Hee Shin, Hyeok-Chul Kwon, Hong-Keun Yune
  • Patent number: 9741280
    Abstract: A source driver for a display device includes a gamma voltage generation circuit, first through (2m)-th data driving circuits, and a switch circuit. The gamma voltage generation circuit generates R, G and B gamma voltages. The (2k?1)-th data driving circuits consecutively receive red image data and blue image data, and consecutively generate a R driving voltage and a B driving voltage using the R gamma voltages and B gamma voltages, respectively, during one horizontal period. The (2k)-th data driving circuits consecutively receive first green image data and second green image data, and consecutively generate a G1 driving voltage and a G2 driving voltage, respectively, using the G gamma voltages during the one horizontal period. The switch circuit outputs the R, B, G1, and G2 driving voltages through different data lines from each other based on a first selection signal and a second selection signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ki-Ho Kong, Dong-Wook Suh, Hee-Jong Kim, Chang-Hee Shin, Hyeok-Chul Kwon, Hong-Keun Yune
  • Publication number: 20160321977
    Abstract: A source driver for a display device includes a gamma voltage generation circuit, first through (2m)-th data driving circuits, and a switch circuit. The gamma voltage generation circuit generates R, G and B gamma voltages. The (2k?1)-th data driving circuits consecutively receive red image data and blue image data, and consecutively generate a R driving voltage and a B driving voltage using the R gamma voltages and B gamma voltages, respectively, during one horizontal period. The (2k)-th data driving circuits consecutively receive first green image data and second green image data, and consecutively generate a G1 driving voltage and a G2 driving voltage, respectively, using the G gamma voltages during the one horizontal period. The switch circuit outputs the R, B, G1, and G2 driving voltages through different data lines from each other based on a first selection signal and a second selection signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Ki-Ho KONG, Dong-Wook SUH, Hee-Jong KIM, Chang-Hee SHIN, Hyeok-Chul KWON, Hong-Keun YUNE
  • Patent number: 7995363
    Abstract: A DC-DC converter includes a charge pump unit and a clock pulse generator unit. The charge pump unit precharges a boost node in response to a precharge clock pulse and boosts the boost node to a boosted voltage in response to a pump clock pulse. The clock pulse generator unit generates the precharge clock pulse and the pump clock pulse in which corresponding pulse widths increase during multiple time intervals over time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hyeok-Chul Kwon
  • Patent number: 7830332
    Abstract: A multi-display (e.g., dual-display) driving circuit includes a first display driving circuit configured to receive a first display signal and a second display signal from an external source (e.g., CPU) through a first interface, and to drive a first display panel in response to the first display signal and to output the second display signal through a second interface of the first display driving circuit. The second display signal is transmitted via the second interface to a second driving circuit configured to drive a second display panel. Therefore, the complexity of the wiring (e.g., through a hinge of a folding phone, and between a CPU and first and second displays) of the multi-display device may be reduced, and the electromagnetic interference (EMI) characteristics of the multi-display device may be enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Yong Park, Min-Seok Song, Hyeok-Chul Kwon
  • Publication number: 20090140703
    Abstract: A DC-DC converter includes a charge pump unit and a clock pulse generator unit. The charge pump unit precharges a boost node in response to a precharge clock pulse and boosts the boost node to a boosted voltage in response to a pump clock pulse. The clock pulse generator unit generates the precharge clock pulse and the pump clock pulse in which corresponding pulse widths increase during multiple time intervals over time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2008
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hyeok-Chul KWON
  • Publication number: 20070195054
    Abstract: A source driver circuit in which a slow rate is adjusted according to a frame frequency and a method for adjusting a slew rate according to a frame frequency in the source driver circuit, wherein the source driver circuit includes a plurality of driver amplifiers, a frequency-current converting unit, and a bias current outputting unit. The driver amplifiers receive input voltages, generate output voltages, and adjust slew rates of the output voltages according to an amount of a bias current. The frequency-current converting unit receives a frame frequency and outputs a control current having an amount of the control current adjusted according to the frame frequency. The bias current outputting unit adjusts an amount of a bias current according to the amount of the control current and outputs the adjusted bias current to the driver amplifiers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2007
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Inventor: Hyeok-chul Kwon
  • Publication number: 20060214873
    Abstract: A multi-display (e.g., dual-display) driving circuit includes a first display driving circuit configured to receive a first display signal and a second display signal from an external source (e.g., CPU) through a first interface, and to drive a first display panel in response to the first display signal and to output the second display signal through a second interface of the first display driving circuit. The second display signal is transmitted via the second interface to a second driving circuit configured to drive a second display panel. Therefore, the complexity of the wiring (e.g., through a hinge of a folding phone, and between a CPU and first and second displays) of the multi-display device may be reduced, and the electromagnetic interference (EMI) characteristics of the multi-display device may be enhanced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2006
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Inventors: Sang-Yong Park, Min-Seok Song, Hyeok-Chul Kwon
  • Patent number: 6856204
    Abstract: Provided are a phase locked loop (PLL) circuit having a wide locked range and a semiconductor integrated circuit (IC) device having the PLL circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2005
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hyeok-chul Kwon
  • Publication number: 20030222722
    Abstract: Provided are a phase locked loop (PLL) circuit having a wide locked range and a semiconductor integrated circuit (IC) device having the PLL circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2003
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hyeok-Chul Kwon
  • Patent number: 6337545
    Abstract: A CRT driving voltage generating apparatus which can be realized and integrated at low cost, and can prevent breakdown and malfunction of circuits by actively adapting to a change in the frequency of a horizontal synchronous signal, and a CRT driving voltage generating method performed by the apparatus are provided. In this apparatus, a first comparator compares a reference value with the peak value of a fly back pulse. A stability controller shifts the level of the result of the comparison using a current mirroring technique and outputs a compared signal having a shifted level. A second comparator compares the compared signal with a sensing signal to obtain a reset signal. A pulse width modulated signal generator outputs a pulse width modulated signal having a level which is determined in response to the logic levels of a clock signal and a reset signal. A driving voltage generator generates the CRT driving voltage in response to the pulse width modulated signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2002
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hyeok-chul Kwon
  • Patent number: 6246445
    Abstract: A brightness correcting circuit and method for efficiently correcting the brightness of the edges and the corners of a monitor screen are provided. The circuit for correcting the brightness of the monitor screen which operates according to the brightness correcting method includes a parabolic signal generator for generating a parabolic signal and a corrected video signal generator for controlling the gain of an input video signal in response to the parabolic signal and outputting a corrected video signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2001
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hyeok-chul Kwon
  • Patent number: 5801555
    Abstract: There is provided a correlative double sampling (CDS) device which can effectively and efficiently remove noise from video signal. The CDS device includes at least two sample-and-hold circuits for sampling a video signal output from an image sensor and outputting a predetermined DC level signal, and a differential amplifier. The correlative double sampling device also includes a clamping circuit for DC-clamping a video signal output from the image sensor and applying the DC-clamped signal to the sample-and-hold circuits. At least two re-sample-and-hold circuits are provided for re-sampling the signal output from the sample-and-hold circuits. A level correcting portion is used for correcting the output level of one of the sample-and-hold circuits and one of the re-sample-and-hold circuits, and outputting a signal whose phase is synchronized with the output of the re-sample-and-hold circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hyeok-chul Kwon