Patents by Inventor Jae-Jun Ahn

Jae-Jun Ahn 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: 8189162
    Abstract: Disclosed is a thin film transistor substrate for a fringe filed switching type liquid crystal display device, and a fabrication method thereof, that reduces the number of required mask processes, and thus improves fabrication efficiency. The fabrication method involves three mask processes, wherein the masks are partial transmitting masks, and the resulting photo-resist patterns have varying thicknesses. By having photo-resist layers of varying thicknesses, structures can be formed in multiple etching steps using the same photo-resist pattern by incrementally removing the photo-resist according to its thickness. The thin film transistor substrate has a common line, a common electrode, a gate line and a gate electrode formed directly on the substrate. The common electrode overlaps the pixel electrode in the pixel area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byung Chul Ahn, Byoung Ho Lim, Jae Jun Ahn
  • Patent number: 8179510
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device having first and second substrates; a gate line on the first substrate; a data line crossing the gate line to define a pixel area, the gate line and the data line having a gate insulating film there between; a thin film transistor including a gate electrode, a source electrode, a drain electrode and a semiconductor layer for defining a channel between the source electrode and the drain electrode; a common line in parallel to the gate line on the first substrate; a common electrode extended from the common line in the pixel area; and a pixel electrode spaced apart from the common line and the common electrode in the pixel area to be defined in a pixel hole passing through the gate insulating film, wherein the semiconductor layer overlaps with a source and drain metal pattern including the data line, the source electrode and the drain electrode, and wherein the drain electrode protrudes from the semiconductor layer toward an upper portion of the pixel electrode to be connected to
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byung Chul Ahn, Byoung Ho Lim, Jae Jun Ahn
  • Patent number: 7999906
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device, including: first and second substrates; a gate line on the first substrate; a data line crossing the gate line having a gate insulating film therebetween to define a pixel area; a pixel electrode formed of a transparent conductive film in a pixel hole passing through the gate insulating film in the pixel area; and a thin film transistor including a gate electrode, a source electrode, a drain electrode, and a semiconductor layer defining a channel between the source electrode and the drain electrode, wherein the semiconductor layer overlaps with a source and drain metal pattern including the data line, the source electrode and the drain electrode; and wherein the drain electrode protrudes from the semiconductor layer toward inside of the pixel electrode to be connected to the pixel electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byung Chul Ahn, Byoung Ho Lim, Jae Jun Ahn
  • Patent number: 7859605
    Abstract: A thin film transistor substrate and a fabricating method thereof; and a liquid crystal display panel employing the same and a fabricating method thereof for simplifying a process are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byung Chul Ahn, Byoung Ho Lim, Jae Jun Ahn
  • Publication number: 20100237349
    Abstract: Disclosed is a thin film transistor substrate for a fringe filed switching type liquid crystal display device, and a fabrication method thereof, that reduces the number of required mask processes, and thus improves fabrication efficiency. The fabrication method involves three mask processes, wherein the masks are partial transmitting masks, and the resulting photo-resist patterns have varying thicknesses. By having photo-resist layers of varying thicknesses, structures can be formed in multiple etching steps using the same photo-resist pattern by incrementally removing the photo-resist according to its thickness. The thin film transistor substrate has a common line, a common electrode, a gate line and a gate electrode formed directly on the substrate. The common electrode overlaps the pixel electrode in the pixel area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Inventors: Byung Chul AHN, Byoung Ho Lim, Jae Jun Ahn
  • Patent number: 7760276
    Abstract: Disclosed is a thin film transistor substrate for a fringe filed switching type liquid crystal display device, and a fabrication method thereof, that reduces the number of required mask processes, and thus improves fabrication efficiency. The fabrication method involves three mask processes, wherein the masks are partial transmitting masks, and the resulting photo-resist patterns have varying thicknesses. By having photo-resist layers of varying thicknesses, structures can be formed in multiple etching steps using the same photo-resist pattern by incrementally removing the photo-resist according to its thickness. The thin film transistor substrate has a common line, a common electrode, a gate line and a gate electrode formed directly on the substrate. The common electrode overlaps the pixel electrode in the pixel area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byung Chul Ahn, Byoung Ho Lim, Jae Jun Ahn
  • Patent number: 7679699
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device, including: first and second substrates; a gate line on the first substrate; a data line crossing the gate line defining a pixel area with a gate insulating film therebetween; a thin film transistor including a gate electrode, a source electrode, a drain electrode, and a semiconductor layer with a channel between the source electrode and the drain electrode; a common line in parallel to the gate line on the first substrate; a common electrode extending from the common line into the pixel area; and a pixel electrode on the gate insulating film in the pixel area, wherein the drain electrode overlaps with the pixel electrode to connect to the pixel electrode; and wherein the semiconductor layer is removed from an area where it overlaps a transparent conductive film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byung Chul Ahn, Byoung Ho Lim, Jae Jun Ahn
  • Publication number: 20100015740
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device, including: first and second substrates; a gate line on the first substrate; a data line crossing the gate line having a gate insulating film therebetween to define a pixel area; a pixel electrode formed of a transparent conductive film in a pixel hole passing through the gate insulating film in the pixel area; and a thin film transistor including a gate electrode, a source electrode, a drain electrode, and a semiconductor layer defining a channel between the source electrode and the drain electrode, wherein the semiconductor layer overlaps with a source and drain metal pattern including the data line, the source electrode and the drain electrode; and wherein the drain electrode protrudes from the semiconductor layer toward inside of the pixel electrode to be connected to the pixel electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2009
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Inventors: Byung Chul Ahn, Byoung Ho Lim, Jae Jun Ahn
  • Publication number: 20090284676
    Abstract: A thin film transistor substrate and a fabricating method thereof; and a liquid crystal display panel employing the same and a fabricating method thereof for simplifying a process are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2009
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Inventors: Byung Chul Ahn, Byoung Ho Lim, Jae Jun Ahn
  • Patent number: 7616284
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device, including: first and second substrates; a gate line on the first substrate; a data line crossing the gate line having a gate insulating film therebetween to define a pixel area; a pixel electrode formed of a transparent conductive film in a pixel hole passing through the gate insulating film in the pixel area; and a thin film transistor including a gate electrode, a source electrode, a drain electrode, and a semiconductor layer defining a channel between the source electrode and the drain electrode, wherein the semiconductor layer overlaps with a source and drain metal pattern including the data line, the source electrode and the drain electrode; and wherein the drain electrode protrudes from the semiconductor layer toward inside of the pixel electrode to be connected to the pixel electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byung Chul Ahn, Byoung Ho Lim, Jae Jun Ahn
  • Patent number: 7580106
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device and a fabricating method thereof for simplifying a process are disclosed. A liquid crystal display device comprising first and second substrates; a gate line on the first substrate; a gate insulating film on the first substrate; a data line crossing the gate line to define a pixel area; a pixel hole in the pixel area; a pixel electrode formed of a transparent conductive layer on the gate insulating film in the pixel hole in the pixel area; and a thin film transistor including a gate electrode, a source electrode, a drain electrode, and a semiconductor layer, wherein the semiconductor layer overlaps with a source/drain metal pattern including the data line, the source electrode, and the drain electrode; wherein the drain electrode protrudes from the semiconductor layer toward an upper portion of the pixel electrode, and the drain electrode connects to the pixel electrode; and wherein the semiconductor layer is removed from where it overlaps the transparent conductive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byung Chul Ahn, Byoung Ho Lim, Jae Jun Ahn
  • Patent number: 7439088
    Abstract: An array substrate for a liquid crystal display device includes a substrate, a gate line and a data line crossing each other to define a pixel region, a thin film transistor at a crossing of the gate and data lines, a metal pattern over the gate line, a passivation layer exposing the substrate in the pixel region, a part of the thin film transistor and a part of the metal pattern, and a pixel electrode in the pixel region. The pixel electrode is connected to the part of the thin film transistor and contacts the part of the metal pattern. The metal pattern has at least one curved portion in a side contacting the pixel electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jae-Jun Ahn
  • Patent number: 7105367
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an array substrate for a liquid crystal display device includes forming a first line on a substrate; the first line having one or more first holes; forming a first insulating layer on the first line; forming a second line on the first insulating layer, the second line crossing the first line; forming a second insulating layer on the second line, the second insulating layer including one or more second holes; and forming a conductive pattern in each of the second holes, wherein the first holes are formed at a crossing portion of the first and the second lines, and the second holes at the crossing portion are disposed in the first holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Assignee: LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-Jun Ahn, Hee-Young Kwack
  • Publication number: 20050260780
    Abstract: An array substrate for a liquid crystal display device includes a substrate, a gate line and a data line crossing each other to define a pixel region, a thin film transistor at a crossing of the gate and data lines, a metal pattern over the gate line, a passivation layer exposing the substrate in the pixel region, a part of the thin film transistor and a part of the metal pattern, and a pixel electrode in the pixel region. The pixel electrode is connected to the part of the thin film transistor and contacts the part of the metal pattern. The metal pattern has at least one curved portion in a side contacting the pixel electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2005
    Publication date: November 24, 2005
    Inventor: Jae-Jun Ahn
  • Publication number: 20050142679
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an array substrate for a liquid crystal display device includes forming a first line on a substrate; the first line having one or more first holes; forming a first insulating layer on the first line; forming a second line on the first insulating layer, the second line crossing the first line; forming a second insulating layer on the second line, the second insulating layer including one or more second holes; and forming a conductive pattern in each of the second holes, wherein the first holes are formed at a crossing portion of the first and the second lines, and the second holes at the crossing portion are disposed in the first holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2004
    Publication date: June 30, 2005
    Inventors: Jae-Jun Ahn, Hee-Young Kwack
  • Patent number: 6734048
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD), which includes providing a substrate with a plurality of pixels. A thin film transistor (TFT) is formed in each of the plurality of pixels. A passivation layer is deposited over the substrate, and a pixel electrode is formed in each of the plurality of pixels. A TFT-LCD device, which includes a substrate having a plurality of pixels, a TFT in each of the plurality of pixels, and a first pixel electrode formed in each of the plurality of pixels. The first electrode pixel is connected with a drain electrode of the TFT. The TFT includes a gate electrode and an insulating layer on the substrate, an active layer formed on the insulating layer, source and drain electrodes formed over the gate electrode and at opposing ends of the active layer, and a passivation layer exposing a part of the drain electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignee: LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jae Jun Ahn
  • Publication number: 20020168790
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD), which includes providing a substrate with a plurality of pixels. A thin film transistor (TFT) is formed in each of the plurality of pixels. A passivation layer is deposited over the substrate, and a pixel electrode is formed in each of the plurality of pixels. A TFT-LCD device, which includes a substrate having a plurality of pixels, a TFT in each of the plurality of pixels, and a first pixel electrode formed in each of the plurality of pixels. The first electrode pixel is connected with a drain electrode of the TFT. The TFT includes a gate electrode and an insulating layer on the substrate, an active layer formed on the insulating layer, source and drain electrodes formed over the gate electrode and at opposing ends of the active layer, and a passivation layer exposing a part of the drain electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2002
    Publication date: November 14, 2002
    Applicant: L.G. Philips LCD Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jae-Jun Ahn