Patents by Inventor Jang-Soo Kim

Jang-Soo Kim 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: 7955908
    Abstract: A thin film transistor array panel is provided, which includes: a gate line, a gate insulating layer, and a semiconductor layer sequentially formed on a substrate; a data line and a drain electrode formed at least on the semiconductor layer; a first passivation layer formed on the data line and the drain electrode and having a first contact hole exposing the drain electrode at least in part; a second passivation layer formed on the first passivation layer and having a second contact hole that is disposed on the first contact hole and has a first bottom edge placed outside the first contact hole and a second bottom edge placed inside the first contact hole; and a pixel electrode formed on the second passivation layer and connected to the drain electrode through the first and the second contact holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hye-Young Ryu, Young-Hoon Yoo, Jang-Soo Kim, Sung-Man Kim, Kyung-Wook Kim, Hyang-Shik Kong, Young-Goo Song
  • Patent number: 7932522
    Abstract: A thin film transistor panel includes a substrate, a gate line extending in a first direction on the substrate, a data line disposed on the substrate, the data line crossing the gate line with an insulation layer therebetween and extending in a second direction, a thin film transistor including a control terminal connected to the gate line, an input terminal connected to the data line, and an output terminal, a color filter disposed on the thin film transistor, the color filter having an opening corresponding to the output terminal of the thin film transistor, a light blocking member disposed in the opening of the color filter, the light blocking member exposing a first region of a first end portion of the output terminal of the thin film transistor and having an output terminal light blocking portion enclosing the circumference of the first region, and a pixel electrode disposed on the light blocking member and the color filter, the pixel electrode contacting the first region of the output terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jang-Soo Kim, Jae-Hyoung Youn, Su-Hyoung Kang
  • Patent number: 7923732
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to a thin film transistor and a manufacturing method of a display panel, and include forming a gate line including a gate electrode on a substrate, forming a gate insulating layer on the gate electrode, forming an intrinsic semiconductor on the gate insulating layer, forming an extrinsic semiconductor on the intrinsic semiconductor, forming a data line including a source electrode and a drain electrode on the extrinsic semiconductor, and plasma-treating a portion of the extrinsic semiconductor between the source electrode and the drain electrode to form a protection member and ohmic contacts on respective sides of the protection member. Accordingly, the process for etching the extrinsic semiconductor and forming an inorganic insulating layer for protecting the intrinsic semiconductor may be omitted such that the manufacturing process of the display panel may be simplified, manufacturing cost may be reduced, and productivity may be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu-Gwang Jeong, Young-Wook Lee, Sang-Gab Kim, Woo-Geun Lee, Min-Seok Oh, Jang-Soo Kim, Kap-Soo Yoon, Shin-Il Choi, Hong-Kee Chin, Seung-Ha Choi, Seung-Hwan Shim, Sung-Hoon Yang, Ki-Hun Jeong
  • Patent number: 7915614
    Abstract: A display substrate includes a thin-film transistor (TFT) layer, a color filter layer and a pixel electrode formed on a substrate. The TFT layer includes a gate line, a data line electrically insulated from the gate line and extending in a direction different from the gate line, a TFT electrically connected to the gate line and the data line, and a storage electrode formed from the same layer as the gate line in each pixel. The color filter layer includes a storage hole extending to a portion of the TFT layer corresponding to the storage electrode. The storage hole has a horizontal cross-sectional area greater than the storage electrode, wherein the horizontal cross-sectional area is measured in a plane parallel to the substrate. The pixel electrode is formed on the color filter layer and in the storage hole to form a storage capacitor with the storage electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyoung-Ju Shin, Jang-Soo Kim, Chong-Chul Chai
  • Patent number: 7902551
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display and a method of manufacturing the same. A liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a first substrate, a first conductor arranged on the first substrate, a first insulating layer arranged on the first substrate and the first conductor, a second insulating layer arranged on the first insulating layer, a semiconductor layer arranged on the second insulating layer, and a second conductor arranged on the semiconductor layer and the second insulating layer. The semiconductor layer is made of an oxide semiconductor, and the second conductor includes a source electrode, a drain electrode, and a storage electrode line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-In Kim, Jang-Soo Kim, Young-Wook Lee
  • Publication number: 20110049519
    Abstract: A thin film transistor array panel includes an insulation substrate. A signal line is formed on the insulation substrate. A thin film transistor is connected to the signal line. A color filter is formed on the substrate. An organic insulator is formed on the color filter and includes a first portion and a second portion having different thicknesses. A light blocking member is formed on the second portion of the organic insulator. A difference between the surface height of the first portion of the organic insulator and the surface height of the second portion of the organic insulator is in the range of about 2.0 ?m to 3.0 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventors: Jong-In Kim, Jang-Soo Kim, Hong-Suk Yoo, Yong-Hwan Kim, Hwa-Yeul Oh, Jae-Ho Choi, Sang-Hee Jang
  • Patent number: 7888675
    Abstract: The present invention provides a manufacturing method of a thin film transistor array panel, which includes forming a gate line on a substrate; forming a gate insulating layer, a semiconductor layer, and an ohmic contact on the gate line; forming a first conducting film including Mo, a second conducting film including Al, and a third conducting film including Mo on the ohmic contact; forming a first photoresist pattern on the third conducting film; etching the first, second, and third conducting films, the ohmic contact, and the semiconductor layer using the first photoresist pattern as a mask; removing the first photoresist pattern by a predetermined thickness to form a second photoresist pattern; etching the first, second, and third conducting films using the second photoresist pattern as a mask to expose a portion of the ohmic contact; and etching the exposed ohmic contact using a Cl-containing gas and a F-containing gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Gab Kim, Woo-Geun Lee, Shi-Yul Kim, Jin-Ho Ju, Jang-Soo Kim, Sang-Woo Whangbo, Min-Seok Oh, Hye-Young Ryu, Hong-Kee Chin
  • Patent number: 7880833
    Abstract: A thin film transistor array panel includes a substrate, a first gate line and a second gate line formed on the substrate, a storage electrode line between the first gate line and the second gate line, a data line intersecting the first gate line and the second gate line, a first thin film transistor connected to the first gate line and the data line, at least one color filter formed on the first thin film transistor, wherein the color filter comprises a first portion adjacent the first gate line with respect to the storage electrode line, a second portion adjacent the second gate line with respect to the storage electrode line, and a first connection connecting the first portion and the second portion and having a narrower width than that of the first and second portions, a first sub-pixel electrode formed on the color filter and connected to the first thin film transistor, and a second sub-pixel electrode facing the first sub-pixel electrode with respect to a gap, wherein at least one of an edge of the firs
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyoung-Ju Shin, Hye-Young Ryu, Jang-Soo Kim, Chong-Chul Chal, Jae-Hyoung Youn, Young-Wook Lee
  • Publication number: 20100321617
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the present invention disclose a liquid crystal display (LCD) and a method of manufacturing the same. The LCD may have a display area and a peripheral area. An organic layer of the peripheral area may be patterned using a half-tone mask, and a protrusion member may be formed in the peripheral area. Accordingly, the thin film transistor array panel and the corresponding substrate may be prevented from being temporary adhered in the peripheral area such that the density of the liquid crystal molecules filled in the peripheral area may be uniformly maintained and the display quality of the liquid crystal display may be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2009
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyung-Sook JEON, Jang-Soo KIM, Hong-Suk YOO, Yong-Hwan KIM, Hwa-Yeul OH, Jong-In KIM, Sang-Hee JANG
  • Publication number: 20100259246
    Abstract: A current transducer having an open/closed structure of a penetration piece through which a measurement target line passes, includes: one pair of Hall devices, formed on both end gaps of an upper side portion, for sensing a current amount of the line to be measured; a feedback coil, arranged on an upper portion of the Hall devices, for canceling out a magnetic flux density of a magnet by inducing a current of a reverse direction to a current conducted in the measurement target line; a closed loop current sensing circuit for measuring a current flowing into the feedback coil; and a signal conversion circuit section for converting a current form of the measurement target line measured from the closed loop current sensing circuit into a direct current conversion signal relative to an effective value required from equipment connected to the current transducer, and outputting the direct current conversion signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2007
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Inventor: Jang-Soo Kim
  • Publication number: 20100261322
    Abstract: A gate line includes a first seed layer formed on a base substrate and a first metal layer formed on the first seed layer. A first insulation layer is formed on the base substrate. A second insulation layer is formed on the base substrate. Here, a line trench is formed through the second insulation layer in a direction crossing the gate line. A data line includes a second seed layer formed below the line trench and a second metal layer formed in the line trench. A pixel electrode is formed in a pixel area of the base substrate. Therefore, a trench of a predetermined depth is formed using an insulation layer and a metal layer is formed through a plating method, so that a metal line having a sufficient thickness may be formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2010
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Inventors: Jang-Soo Kim, Hong-Long Ning, Bong-Kyun Kim, Hong-Sick Park, Shi-Yul Kim, Chang-Oh Jeong, Sang-Gab Kim, Jae-Hyoung Youn, Woo-Geun Lee, Yang-Ho Bae, Pil-Sang Yun, Jong-Hyun Choung, Sun-Young Hong, Ki-Won Kim, Byeong-Jin Lee, Young-Wook Lee, Jong-In Kim, Byeong-Beom Kim, Nam-Seok Suh
  • Publication number: 20100245698
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display. The liquid crystal display has a lower panel including a first pixel area having a first pixel electrode and a first light leakage preventing member, a final pixel area having a second pixel electrode and a second light leakage preventing member, and middle pixel areas disposed between the first pixel area and the final pixel area, each of the middle pixel areas including a first middle pixel electrode and a second middle pixel electrode. Accordingly, light leakage may be effectively prevented at the first pixel area and the final pixel area that are disposed on the edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2009
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventors: Yong-Hwan Kim, Jang-Soo Kim, Hong-Suk Yoo, Seung-Soo Baek, Hwa-Yeul Oh, Jae-Ho Choi, Jong-In Kim, Sang-Hee Jang
  • Patent number: 7804093
    Abstract: A thin film transistor array panel includes an insulating substrate, a gate line and a data line disposed on the insulating substrate and insulated from and intersecting each other, a thin film transistor connected to the gate line and the data line, a partition disposed corresponding to the gate line and the data line and defining a color filter filling region, a color filter disposed in the filling region, a passivation layer disposed on the color filter and the partition, and a pixel electrode disposed on the passivation layer and connected to the thin film transistor through a contact hole disposed through the passivation layer and the color filter. A plane shape of the color filter filling region is substantially a rectangle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jang-Soo Kim, Sang-Soo Kim, Shi-Yul Kim, Jang-Sub Kim
  • Publication number: 20100210052
    Abstract: A thin film transistor panel, a liquid crystal display having the same, and a method of manufacturing the thin film transistor panel are provided. The thin film transistor includes a gate line formed on an insulating substrate in a predetermined direction, a data line crossing the gate line, a thin film transistor connected to the gate line and the data line, a black matrix formed to overlap at least a portion of the gate line, the data line, and the thin film transistor, a color filter formed in a region partitioned by the black matrix, and a pixel electrode formed on the color filter and electrically connected to the thin film transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Inventor: Jang-soo KIM
  • Patent number: 7777858
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device including a first substrate, a common electrode formed over the first substrate, and a second substrate disposed opposite the first substrate. A common voltage-applying member applies a common voltage to the common electrode and maintains a cell gap between the first substrate and the second substrate. The common voltage-applying member includes an insulator and a conductor formed over the insulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-Hoon Yoo, Jang-Soo Kim, Hye-Young Ryu
  • Publication number: 20100203715
    Abstract: The present invention provides a manufacturing method of a thin film transistor array panel, which includes forming a gate line on a substrate; forming a gate insulating layer, a semiconductor layer, and an ohmic contact on the gate line; forming a first conducting film including Mo, a second conducting film including Al, and a third conducting film including Mo on the ohmic contact; forming a first photoresist pattern on the third conducting film; etching the first, second, and third conducting films, the ohmic contact, and the semiconductor layer using the first photoresist pattern as a mask; removing the first photoresist pattern by a predetermined thickness to form a second photoresist pattern; etching the first, second, and third conducting films using the second photoresist pattern as a mask to expose a portion of the ohmic contact; and etching the exposed ohmic contact using a Cl-containing gas and a F-containing gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2010
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Inventors: Sang-Gab KIM, Woo-Geun Lee, Shi-Yul Kim, Jin-Ho Ju, Jang-Soo Kim, Sang-Woo Whangbo, Min-Seok Oh, Hye-Young Ryu, Hong-Kee Chin
  • Patent number: 7763415
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a semiconductor device is provided. The method includes forming at least one etch target film on a substrate, forming a first reflowable etch mask on the at least one etch target film, patterning the etch target film using the first reflowable etch mask. The method further includes reflowing the first reflowable etch mask to form a second etch mask and patterning the etch target film using the second etch mask.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeong-Min Park, Jang-Soo Kim, Hi-Kuk Lee
  • Patent number: 7759738
    Abstract: A gate line includes a first seed layer formed on a base substrate and a first metal layer formed on the first seed layer. A first insulation layer is formed on the base substrate. A second insulation layer is formed on the base substrate. Here, a line trench is formed through the second insulation layer in a direction crossing the gate line. A data line includes a second seed layer formed below the line trench and a second metal layer formed in the line trench. A pixel electrode is formed in a pixel area of the base substrate. Therefore, a trench of a predetermined depth is formed using an insulation layer and a metal layer is formed through a plating method, so that a metal line having a sufficient thickness may be formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jang-Soo Kim, Hong-Long Ning, Bong-Kyun Kim, Hong-Sick Park, Shi-Yul Kim, Chang-Oh Jeong, Sang-Gab Kim, Jae-Hyoung Youn, Woo-Geun Lee, Yang-Ho Bae, Pil-Sang Yun, Jong-Hyun Choung, Sun-Young Hong, Ki-Won Kim, Byeong-Jin Lee, Young-Wook Lee, Jong-In Kim, Byeong-Beom Kim, Nam-Seok Suh
  • Publication number: 20100149464
    Abstract: A display panel comprises a first substrate, a second substrate including a display area and a peripheral area surrounding the display area, a transistor layer including, formed in the display area of the substrate, at least one transistor connected to a gate line and a data line, at least one color filter formed in a plurality of pixel regions on the transistor layer, a light blocking member disposed between the color filters, at least one pixel electrode formed on the color filter, an opaque spacing part formed on the color filter corresponding to the transistor so as to maintain a cell gap between the first and second substrates. The light blocking member in some embodiments of the invention is not formed on the first and second transistors to allow for inspection of a channel in the transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2008
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyoung-Tai HAN, Jang-Soo KIM, Byung-Duk YANG
  • Patent number: 7738059
    Abstract: A thin film transistor panel, a liquid crystal display having the same, and a method of manufacturing the thin film transistor panel are provided. The thin film transistor includes a gate line formed on an insulating substrate in a predetermined direction, a data line crossing the gate line, a thin film transistor connected to the gate line and the data line, a black matrix formed to overlap at least a portion of the gate line, the data line, and the thin film transistor, a color filter formed in a region partitioned by the black matrix, and a pixel electrode formed on the color filter and electrically connected to the thin film transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jang-soo Kim