Patents by Inventor Jae-Sic Lee

Jae-Sic Lee 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: 20210183302
    Abstract: A display device including a display panel including scan lines, emission control lines, and pixels connected to the scan lines and the emission control lines; a first emission driver sequentially providing first emission control signals to odd-numbered emission control lines among the emission control lines in a first frame section; a second emission driver sequentially providing second emission control signals to even-numbered emission control lines among the emission control lines in a second frame section that is continuous from the first frame section; and a scan driver sequentially providing scan signals to the scan lines in each of the first and second frame sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Jae Sic LEE, Won Kyu KWAK
  • Publication number: 20210166635
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting display device includes: a data driver configured to divide one frame into an odd-numbered sub-frame and an even-numbered sub-frame, to divide frame data for implementing the one frame into odd-numbered sub-frame data and even-numbered sub-frame data, to provide the odd-numbered sub-frame data to the data lines in the odd-numbered sub-frame, and to provide the even-numbered sub-frame data to the data lines in the even-numbered sub-frame; an odd-numbered scan driver electrically connected to odd-numbered scan lines to provide an odd-numbered scan signal to the odd-numbered scan lines in the odd-numbered sub-frame; an even-numbered scan driver electrically connected to even-numbered scan lines to provide an even-numbered scan signal to the even-numbered scan lines in the even-numbered sub-frame; an emission driver to provide an emission signal to emission line groups formed by grouping the emission lines by two adjacent emission lines in the odd-numbered sub-frame and the even-numbered
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Hai-Jung IN, Won Kyu KWAK, Jae-Sic LEE
  • Patent number: 10878749
    Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of first pixels coupled to first scan lines and data lines and a plurality of second pixels coupled to second scan lines and the data lines. Each of the first scan lines receives 2i first scan signals during a frame period. Each of the second scan lines receives i second scan signals during the frame period, where i is a natural number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Sic Lee, Seung Yeon Cho, Sang Moo Choi
  • Patent number: 10847088
    Abstract: A display device includes: a pixel unit including first pixels in a first pixel region, second pixels in a second pixel region, and third pixels in a third pixel region; a first scan driver configured to drive first scan lines coupled to the first pixels; a second scan driver configured to drive second scan lines coupled to the second pixels; and a third scan driver configured to drive third scan lines coupled to the third pixels, wherein the first scan driver, the second scan driver, and the third scan driver differently set a supply order of a scan signal supplied to the first scan lines, the second scan lines, and the third scan lines, corresponding to a first mode and a second mode different from the first mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Woo Byun, Seung Yeon Cho, Jae Du Noh, Min Kyu Woo, Jae Sic Lee
  • Publication number: 20200365079
    Abstract: A display device may include: a first pixel including first and second sub-pixels coupled to first and second data lines; a data driver which supplies data signals to first and second output lines; and a switch unit which distributes the data signals to the first and the second data lines. The first and the second sub-pixels are line-symmetrical with each other. Each of the first and the second sub-pixels may include: an OLED; a first transistor which controls a driving current flowing from a first power supply to a second power supply via the OLED, in response to a voltage supplied to a node connected thereto; emission control transistors which are turned on when an emission control signal is supplied; and a reference transistor which couples a shielding layer overlapping a corresponding data line to the first power supply when the emission control signal is supplied thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Seung Ji CHA, Seung Kyu LEE, Kyung Hoon KIM, Mi Hae KIM, Jae Du NOH, Jae Sic LEE
  • Publication number: 20200333898
    Abstract: A touch sensor may include a substrate and may include electrode units, first demultiplexers, second demultiplexers, and driving pads all located on the substrate. The electrode units each may include a plurality of electrode groups, the electrode groups each including a plurality of touch electrodes. The first demultiplexers each may include a plurality of sub-demultiplexers and each may be electrically connected to a corresponding one of the electrode units. Each of the sub-demultiplexers of a first demultiplexer may be electrically connected to a corresponding one of the electrode groups of a corresponding electrode unit. The second demultiplexers may be connected between the first demultiplexers and the driving pads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Hwa Jeong KIM, Jae Sic LEE, Na Yun KWAK, Dong Hwan KIM, Seung Woo SUNG, Min Kyu WOO, Min Ku LEE, Seong Jun LEE, Sang Jin PAK, Sang Hyun JUN
  • Patent number: 10796642
    Abstract: A display device includes first pixels in a first pixel area, a first scan driver configured to supply first scan signals to first scan lines, second pixels in a second pixel area, a second scan driver configured to supply second scan signals to second scan lines, third pixels in a third pixel area, a third scan driver configured to supply third scan signals to third scan lines, and a timing controller configured to supply a first start signal to the first scan driver, a second start signal to the second scan driver, and a third start signal to the third scan driver, wherein an order in which the first, second, and third start signal are supplied in a first mode, and an order in which the first, second, and third start signal are supplied in a second mode that is different from the first mode, are different from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Moo Choi, Min Woo Byun, Chae Han Hyun, Min Kyu Woo, Jae Du Noh, Jae Sic Lee, Seung Yeon Cho
  • Patent number: 10762851
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel including a plurality of pixels; a scan driver configured to supply a scan signal to the plurality of pixels through a plurality of scan lines based on a scan start signal; an emission driver configured to supply an emission control signal to the plurality of pixels through a plurality of emission control lines based on an emission control start signal; and a timing controller configure to control an interval between a plurality of gate-on periods of the scan start signal within a gate-off period of the emission control start signal based on a dimming level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae Hoon Kwon, Ji Hyun Ka, Jae Sic Lee, Seung Ji Cha
  • Patent number: 10733935
    Abstract: A display device may include: a first pixel including first and second sub-pixels coupled to first and second data lines; a data driver which supplies data signals to first and second output lines; and a switch unit which distributes the data signals to the first and the second data lines. The first and the second sub-pixels are line-symmetrical with each other. Each of the first and the second sub-pixels may include: an OLED; a first transistor which controls a driving current flowing from a first power supply to a second power supply via the OLED, in response to a voltage supplied to a node connected thereto; emission control transistors which are turned on when an emission control signal is supplied; and a reference transistor which couples a shielding layer overlapping a corresponding data line to the first power supply when the emission control signal is supplied thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung Ji Cha, Seung Kyu Lee, Kyung Hoon Kim, Mi Hae Kim, Jae Du Noh, Jae Sic Lee
  • Patent number: 10732775
    Abstract: A touch sensor may include a substrate and may include electrode units, first demultiplexers, second demultiplexers, and driving pads all located on the substrate. The electrode units each may include a plurality of electrode groups, the electrode groups each including a plurality of touch electrodes. The first demultiplexers each may include a plurality of sub-demultiplexers and each may be electrically connected to a corresponding one of the electrode units. Each of the sub-demultiplexers of a first demultiplexer may be electrically connected to a corresponding one of the electrode groups of a corresponding electrode unit. The second demultiplexers may be connected between the first demultiplexers and the driving pads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hwa Jeong Kim, Jae Sic Lee, Na Yun Kwak, Dong Hwan Kim, Seung Woo Sung, Min Kyu Woo, Min Ku Lee, Seong Jun Lee, Sang Jin Pak, Sang Hyun Jun
  • Publication number: 20200234629
    Abstract: A display device includes a pixel unit including first pixels in a first pixel area, second pixels in a second pixel area, and third pixels in a third pixel area; a first scan driver including first multiplexers configured to operate in response to a first mode and a second mode different from the first mode, and to supply first scan signals to first scan lines connected to the first pixels; a second scan driver configured to supply second scan signals to second scan lines connected to the second pixels; and a third scan driver including second multiplexers configured to operate in response to the first mode and the second mode, and to supply third scan signals to third scan lines connected to the third pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Jae Sic LEE, Min Woo BYUN, Jae Du NOH, Min Kyu WOO, Seung Yeon CHO
  • Patent number: 10614745
    Abstract: A display device includes a pixel unit including first pixels in a first pixel area, second pixels in a second pixel area, and third pixels in a third pixel area; a first scan driver including first multiplexers configured to operate in response to a first mode and a second mode different from the first mode, and to supply first scan signals to first scan lines connected to the first pixels; a second scan driver configured to supply second scan signals to second scan lines connected to the second pixels; and a third scan driver including second multiplexers configured to operate in response to the first mode and the second mode, and to supply third scan signals to third scan lines connected to the third pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Sic Lee, Min Woo Byun, Jae Du Noh, Min Kyu Woo, Seung Yeon Cho
  • Publication number: 20200105849
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate, pixels each including at least one transistor, a storage capacitor connected to the at least one transistor, and a light emitting element connected to the at least one transistor, scan lines connected to each of the pixels, a data line connected to each of the pixels, and a power line supplying a first power voltage to the light emitting element. The power line includes a first conductive pattern that extends in a first direction, and is provided on a first insulating interlayer, a second conductive pattern that extends in the first direction, is provided on a second insulating interlayer, and is connected to the first conductive pattern through a first contact hole, and a third conductive pattern that extends in a second direction, is provided on a third insulating interlayer, and is connected to the second conductive pattern through a second contact hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Kyung Hoon KIM, Won Kyu KWAK, Mi Hae KIM, Hyun Chol BANG, Ki Myeong EOM, Jae Sic LEE
  • Publication number: 20200043406
    Abstract: A display device may include: a first pixel including first and second sub-pixels coupled to first and second data lines; a data driver which supplies data signals to first and second output lines; and a switch unit which distributes the data signals to the first and the second data lines. The first and the second sub-pixels are line-symmetrical with each other. Each of the first and the second sub-pixels may include: an OLED; a first transistor which controls a driving current flowing from a first power supply to a second power supply via the OLED, in response to a voltage supplied to a node connected thereto; emission control transistors which are turned on when an emission control signal is supplied; and a reference transistor which couples a shielding layer overlapping a corresponding data line to the first power supply when the emission control signal is supplied thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Seung Ji CHA, Seung Kyu LEE, Kyung Hoon KIM, Mi Hae KIM, Jae Du NOH, Jae Sic LEE
  • Patent number: 10410582
    Abstract: A display panel includes a displaying area including pixels, a non-displaying area including a dummy pixel, and a switching circuit to transfer a data signal to the dummy pixel in response to a control signal. The display panel may compensate for defective pixels located in different data lines using only one dummy pixel column and may minimize an area (e.g., a dead space) including the dummy pixel column by including a distributor buffering a signal of an output line and a switching circuit selecting/providing a portion of a signal of the output line to a dummy data line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-Sic Lee, Jung-Hoon Shim
  • Patent number: 10373566
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display device includes a display panel including a plurality of pixel rows; a driving circuit configured to: provide a first display data to the plurality of pixel rows in a normal mode; provide a second display data including black data to the plurality of pixel rows in a dimming mode, in response to a mode signal; and decrease a second luminance of the display panel in the dimming mode to a level lower than a first luminance of the display panel in the normal mode; and a power supply configured to apply a lower power supply voltage and a high power supply voltage to the display panel, the power supply providing the mode signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-Sic Lee, Jin-Woo Park
  • Patent number: 10332438
    Abstract: A display device includes: first pixels at a first pixel area and connected to first scan lines; a first scan driver to supply first scan signals to the first scan lines; second pixels at a second pixel area and connected to second scan lines; a second scan driver to supply second scan signals to the second scan lines; third pixels at a third pixel area and connected to third scan lines; and a third scan driver to supply third scan signals to the third scan lines. In a first mode, each of the first scan signals has at least a portion having a first pulse width, and each of the second scan signals has at least a portion having a second pulse width different from the first pulse width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Kyu Woo, Seung Kyu Lee, Jae Du Noh, Min Woo Byun, Jae Sic Lee, Seung Yeon Cho
  • Publication number: 20190096331
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel including a plurality of pixels; a scan driver configured to supply a scan signal to the plurality of pixels through a plurality of scan lines based on a scan start signal; an emission driver configured to supply an emission control signal to the plurality of pixels through a plurality of emission control lines based on an emission control start signal; and a timing controller configure to control an interval between a plurality of gate-on periods of the scan start signal within a gate-off period of the emission control start signal based on a dimming level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Tae Hoon KWON, Ji Hyun KA, Jae Sic LEE, Seung Ji CHA
  • Patent number: 10170048
    Abstract: A pixel and an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display having the same are disclosed. In one aspect, a pixel includes an OLED including an anode and a cathode and configured to emit light corresponding to data signals applied during first and second frame periods. Each of the first and second frame periods includes a first discharge period and a light-emitting period subsequent to the first discharge period. The pixel also includes a pixel circuit configured to control light emission of the OLED, apply a first voltage to the anode during the light-emitting period, apply a second voltage to the cathode, the second voltage having a voltage level less than that of the first voltage, and apply a third voltage to the anode so as to discharge the anode during the first discharge period. The second voltage has different voltage levels during the first and second frame periods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-Sic Lee, Seung-Kyu Lee
  • Patent number: 10121415
    Abstract: An OLED display according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a substrate; a scan line on the substrate and configured to transmit a scan signal; a data line crossing the scan line and configured to transmit a data voltage; a driving voltage line crossing the scan line and configured to transmit a driving voltage, a portion of the driving voltage line being a second storage electrode; a switching transistor connected to the scan line and the data line; a driving transistor connected to the switching transistor and including a driving gate electrode; a driving connecting member connected to the driving gate electrode; a first storage electrode, the second storage electrode overlapping the first storage electrode; a shielding member connected to the second storage electrode and between the driving connecting member and the data line; and an organic light emitting diode connected to the driving transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Sun Lee, Dong-Hwi Kim, Jae-Sic Lee