Patents by Inventor Ji-Hyun Ka

Ji-Hyun Ka 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: 20200175912
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel including a gate line, an emission signal line, a data line, and a pixel coupled to the gate line, the emission signal line, and the data line; a gate driver configured to provide a gate signal to the gate line; an emission driver configured to provide an emission signal to the emission signal line; a data driver configured to provide a data signal to the data line; and a power supplier configured to provide the display panel with a power voltage for driving the pixel, wherein the emission driver is configured to start operating at a first time point in response to an emission enable signal provided from the data driver, and the gate driver is configured to start operating at a second time point in response to a gate enable signal provided from the data driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Dong Eup LEE, Ki Myeong EOM, Ji Hyun KA
  • Patent number: 10665175
    Abstract: A display device includes: a first pixel region including first pixels, each of the first pixels including a driving transistor to be initialized by a first initialization power source supplied from a first power line; a second pixel region including second pixels, each of the second pixels including a driving transistor to be initialized by a second initialization power source supplied from a second power line; and a power supplier to supply the first initialization power source and the second initialization power source, the first initialization power source and the second initialization power source having a same voltage level when the display device is driven in a first mode, and the first initialization power source and the second initialization power source having different voltage levels during at least one frame period when the display device is driven in a second mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae Hoon Kim, Ji Hyun Ka, Hwan Soo Jang, Jin Tae Jeong, Min Woo Byun
  • Publication number: 20200161406
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the present inventive concept provides a display device including: a display area where an image is displayed; a peripheral area disposed outside the display area; a hole area disposed within the display area; a hole crack detection line disposed adjacent to the hole area to surround the hole area and having a first end and a second end that is separated from the first end; a first detection line extending from the peripheral area and connected to the hole crack detection line to constitute a first closed circuit; a second detection line extending from the peripheral area and connected to the hole crack detection line to constitute a second closed circuit; and a circuit portion connected to the first detection line and the second detection line
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Kwang Sae LEE, Won Kyu KWAK, Ji-Hyun KA, Gyeong Nam BANG, Ki Myeong EOM
  • Publication number: 20200160779
    Abstract: A display device includes: a data line; a first scan line configured to sequentially receive a first scan pulse and a second scan pulse, each of which has a turn-on level; an emission line configured to sequentially receive a first emission pulse, a second emission pulse, a third emission pulse, and a fourth emission pulse, each of which has a turn-on level; and a pixel configured to receive the data signal according to the first and second scan pulses, the pixel being further configured to emit light based on the received data signal according to the first to fourth emission pulses, wherein the first emission pulse is generated before the first scan pulse, the second emission pulse and the third emission pulse are generated in a period between the first scan pulse and the second scan pulse, and the fourth emission pulse is generated after the second scan pulse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Min Ku LEE, Ji Hyun KA, Eun Ju KIM, Kwang Sae LEE
  • Publication number: 20200161400
    Abstract: A display device includes a first display area including a plurality of first pixel electrodes, and a second display area including a plurality of second pixel electrodes. A first pitch in a first direction of the plurality of first pixel electrodes is smaller than a second pitch in the first direction of the plurality of second pixel electrodes, and a length in the first direction of the first pixel electrodes is smaller than a length in the first direction of the second pixel electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Ji-Hyun KA, Tae Geun KIM, Gyeong-Im LEE
  • Publication number: 20200161407
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment provides an organic light emitting diode display including a substrate, a bridge electrode disposed on the substrate, a buffer layer which covers the bridge electrode, a semiconductor layer disposed on the buffer layer, a first gate insulating layer which covers the semiconductor layer in a plan view, a first gate conductor disposed on the first gate insulating layer and which includes a first gate electrode, a second gate insulating layer which covers the first gate conductor, a second gate conductor disposed on the second gate insulating layer, an interlayer-insulating layer which covers the second gate conductor, and a data line disposed on the interlayer-insulating layer. The first gate electrode is directly connected to the bridge electrode, the semiconductor layer is electrically connected to the bridge electrode, and a capacitance exists between the data line and the bridge electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Ji-Hyun KA, Tae Geun KIM, Ki Myeong EOM
  • Patent number: 10650725
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate including a first pixel area, a second pixel area, and a third pixel area, each of the second and third pixel areas having a smaller surface area than the first pixel area and being connected to the first pixel area, first to third pixels provided in the first to third pixel areas, respectively, first to third lines connected to the first to third pixels, respectively, a line connecting part connecting the second and third lines, and a dummy unit overlapping the line connecting part to compensate for a difference of a load value of the first line and a load value of the second line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji Hyun Ka, Sun Ja Kwon, Tae Hoon Kwon, Byung Sun Kim, Yang Wan Kim, Hyun Ae Park, Su Jin Lee, Seung Kyu Lee, Jae Yong Lee, Jin Tae Jeong, Seung Ji Cha
  • Patent number: 10636859
    Abstract: A display device is disclosed, and the display device includes a substrate including first to third display regions, the second and the third display regions being spaced from each other, each of the second and third display regions having an area smaller than that of the first display region and being continuous to the first display region, first to third pixels in the first to third display regions, first to third lines connected to the first to third pixels, and a dummy part configured to compensate for a difference between a load value of the first lines and load values of the second and third lines, wherein the second display region includes a first sub-region adjacent to the first display region and a second sub-region spaced from the first display region, and the third display region includes a third sub-region adjacent to the first display region and a fourth sub-region spaced from the first display region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyung Jun Park, Yang Wan Kim, Byung Sun Kim, Su Jin Lee, Jae Yong Lee, Ji Hyun Ka, Tae Hoon Kwon, Jin Tae Jeong, Seung Ji Cha
  • Publication number: 20200119130
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate having a display area and a non-display area, a plurality of pixels in the display area, scan lines for supplying a scan signal to the pixels, the scan lines extending in a first direction, data lines for supplying a data signal to the pixels, the data lines extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, and a first dummy part in the non-display area, adjacent to an outermost pixel, connected to an outermost data line of the display area, forming a parasitic capacitor with the outermost pixel, and including a first dummy data line and a first dummy power pattern extending in parallel to the data lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Yang Wan KIM, Ji Hyun KA, Tae Hoon KWON, Byung Sun KIM, Hyung Jun PARK, Su Jin LEE, Jae Yong LEE, Jin Tae JEONG, Seung Ji CHA
  • Patent number: 10616972
    Abstract: A flexible display panel and a display apparatus including the flexible display panel are disclosed. The flexible display panel includes an encapsulated panel, a first protective film on one side of the encapsulated panel, and a second protective film on another side of the encapsulated panel. The encapsulated panel includes a flexible panel and a flexible encapsulation member on the flexible panel. The flexible panel includes a first region on a first plane and that includes a display region, and a second region on a second plane that is bent with respect to the first plane and that includes a non-display region. The flexible encapsulation member encapsulates the display region. The display apparatus also includes a support unit for maintaining a shape of the flexible panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji-Hyun Ka, Won-Kyu Kwak
  • Patent number: 10614754
    Abstract: A stage includes an output, an input, signal processors, and a stabilizer. The output supplies a voltage of a first or second power source to an output terminal based on voltages of first and second nodes. The input controls voltages of third and fourth nodes based on signals to a first and second input terminals. A first signal processor controls the voltage of the first node based on the voltage of the second node. A second signal processor is connected to a fifth node and controls the voltage of the first node based on a signal to a third input terminal. A third signal processor controls the voltage of the fourth node based on the voltage of the third node and the signal to the third input terminal. The stabilizer is connected between the second signal processor and input to control voltage drop widths of the third and fourth nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung Kyu Lee, Seung Ji Cha, Ji Hyun Ka, Tae Hoon Kwon, Min Ku Lee, Jin Tae Jeong
  • Patent number: 10614758
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pixel displaying an image. A pixel includes an organic light emitting diode, a first transistor controlling an amount of current flowing from a first driving power supply to a second driving power supply via the organic light emitting diode in response to a voltage of a first node; a storage capacitor connected between the first node and the first driving power supply; a second transistor connected between a data line and the first node and turned on when a scan signal is supplied to a first scan line, and an auxiliary transistor connected between the second transistor and the data line and turned on when a scan signal is supplied to a second scan line. The second transistor and the auxiliary transistor have an overlapping turn-on period, and the second transistor is turned off before the auxiliary transistor is turned off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae Hoon Kim, Ji Hyun Ka, Seung Kyu Lee
  • Publication number: 20200090566
    Abstract: A display device including: a substrate including a display area and a peripheral area peripheral to the display area; a plurality of pads disposed in a pad area, wherein the pad area is disposed in the peripheral area and the pad area includes an integrated circuit (IC); and a first crack detecting line connected to a first pad and a second pad at a first node, and a third pad at a second node, wherein the first crack detecting line is disposed in the peripheral area between the first node and the second node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Kwang Sae Lee, Ji-Hyun Ka, Won Kyu Kwak, Ki Myeong Eom, Hai-Jung In
  • Publication number: 20200082770
    Abstract: A display device includes first and second pixel areas spaced apart from each other so that corresponding scan lines are separate from each other, a first non-pixel area at a periphery of the first pixel area, a second non-pixel area at a periphery of the second pixel area and opposite to the first non-pixel area with at least one pixel area interposed therebetween, first scan lines in the first pixel area, second scan lines in the second pixel area, a first scan driver in the first non-pixel area and connected to the first scan lines, a second scan driver in the second non-pixel area and connected to the second scan lines, first wires in the first non-pixel area and connected to the first scan driver, second wires in the second non-pixel area and connected to the second scan driver; and connecting wires connecting the first wires and second wires.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Jin Tae JEONG, Ji Hyun KA, Tae Hoon KWON, Min Ku LEE, Seung Ji CHA
  • Publication number: 20200058725
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode (“OLED”) display device includes a substrate having a display region including a light emitting region and a peripheral region, and a pad region located in one side of the display region, a plurality of light emitting structures on the substrate in the light emitting region, and a plurality of fan-out wirings including a low fan-out wiring in the peripheral region on the substrate, a middle fan-out wiring on the low fan-out wiring, the middle fan-out wiring overlapping at least a portion of the low fan-out wiring, and an upper fan-out wiring on the middle fan-out wiring, the upper fan-out wiring overlapping at least a portion of the low fan-out wiring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Ji-Hyun KA, Taegeun KIM, Ki Myeong EOM, Kwangsae LEE
  • Publication number: 20200043410
    Abstract: A pixel includes a plurality of transistors and an organic light emitting diode. The transistors include a first transistor to control an amount of current flowing to the organic light emitting diode. Additional transistors are connected to the first transistor or the organic light emitting diode. The first transistor is a Low Temperature Poly-Silicon (LTPS) thin film transistor. One or more of the other transistors are oxide semiconductor transistors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Ji Hyun KA, Won Kyu KWAK, Han Sung BAE
  • Patent number: 10510822
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate having a display area and a non-display area, a plurality of pixels in the display area, scan lines for supplying a scan signal to the pixels, the scan lines extending in a first direction, data lines for supplying a data signal to the pixels, the data lines extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, and a first dummy part in the non-display area, adjacent to an outermost pixel, connected to an outermost data line of the display area, forming a parasitic capacitor with the outermost pixel, and including a first dummy data line and a first dummy power pattern extending in parallel to the data lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yang Wan Kim, Ji Hyun Ka, Tae Hoon Kwon, Byung Sun Kim, Hyung Jun Park, Su Jin Lee, Jae Yong Lee, Jin Tae Jeong, Seung Ji Cha
  • Publication number: 20190378887
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode display includes a substrate, a semiconductor layer on the substrate, the semiconductor layer including a doped area and an undoped area, a first insulation layer that covers the semiconductor layer, a first conductor on the first insulation layer, a second insulation layer that covers the first conductor, a second conductor on the second insulation layer, a third insulation layer that covers the second conductor, and a third conductor on the third insulation layer, wherein, in the semiconductor layer that overlaps the first conductor, the doped area is between undoped areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Sung Hwan KIM, Won Kyu KWAK, Sang Moo CHOI, Ji-Hyun KA, Chul Kyu KANG, Dong Wook KIM, Won Se LEE
  • Publication number: 20190363148
    Abstract: A pixel includes a pixel circuit and an organic light emitting diode. The pixel circuit has first, second, third, and fourth transistors. The first transistor controls an amount of current flowing from a first driving power supply coupled to a first node to a second driving power supply through the organic light emitting diode. The turns on when a scan signal is supplied to a first scan line. The third transistor turns on when a scan signal is supplied to a second scan line. The fourth transistor turns on when a scan signal is supplied to a third scan line. The first transistor is a p-type Low Temperature Poly-Silicon thin film transistor and the third transistor and the fourth transistor are n-type oxide semiconductor thin film transistors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Ji Hyun KA, Han Sung BAE, Won Kyu KWAK
  • Publication number: 20190355755
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display device including: a substrate including a display area for displaying an image and a peripheral area neighboring the display area; a plurality of signal lines formed in the display area; a pad formed in the peripheral area; and a plurality of connection wires for connecting the signal lines and the pad, wherein a first connection wire and a second connection wire neighboring the first connection wire from among the plurality of connection wires are disposed on different layers, and the first connection wire and the second connection wire, which are formed to extend from the pad and are bent at least twice to have at least one being bent toward backward direction, are disposed in the peripheral area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Seung-Kyu Lee, Tae-Hoon Kwon, Ji-Hyun Ka