Patents by Inventor Joon-Hoo Choi

Joon-Hoo Choi 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: 20080007492
    Abstract: An OLED display includes a pixel having a first sub-pixel, a second sub-pixel, a third sub-pixel, and a fourth sub-pixel, each of which displays a different color, a gate line for transmitting gate signals to the pixel, a data line for transmitting data signals to the pixel, a first driving voltage line that transmits a driving voltage to the pixel and is substantially parallel to the data line, and a second driving voltage line that is connected to the first driving voltage line and is substantially parallel to the gate line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byung-Sik Koh, Nam-Deog Kim, Beohm-Rock Choi, Kyeng-Eun Roh, Kwang-Chul Jung, Joon-Hoo Choi, Jong-Moo Huh, Seung-Kyu Park, Joon-Chul Goh, Young-Soo Yoon
  • Publication number: 20080006825
    Abstract: An electro-luminescence device including an electro-luminescence element and a thin film transistor electrically connected to the electro-luminescence element. The thin film transistor includes a gate electrode formed over a substrate, an insulating layer formed over the gate electrode, and a first semiconductor pattern formed over the insulating layer. An etch stop layer is formed over the first semiconductor layer. A second semiconductor pattern is formed over the etch stop layer at one side of the etch stop layer, and a third semiconductor pattern is formed over the etch stop layer at another side of the etch stop layer. A source electrode is formed over the second semiconductor pattern, and a drain electrode is formed over the third semiconductor pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2007
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Inventors: Joon-Hoo Choi, In-Su Joo, Beom-Rak Choi, Jong-Moo Huh
  • Patent number: 7314771
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a display apparatus includes: forming a peripheral circuit, a first electrode and a bank on a substrate; forming a surface energy lowering pattern on the bank; forming an organic light emitting member on the first electrode; and forming a second electrode on the organic light emitting member. The first electrode receives a first driving signal. The first electrode has a first surface energy. The bank surrounds at least one side of the first electrode. The surface energy lowering pattern has a second surface energy which is lower than the first surface energy. The second electrode receives a second driving signal to display an image. Therefore, an image display quality of the display apparatus is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong-Won Lee, Joon-Hoo Choi, Jin-Koo Chung
  • Publication number: 20070295962
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode (“OLED”) display includes a substrate, a gate line, a data line, a driving voltage line, a light blocking member, a switching thin film transistor (“TFT”), a driving TFT, and an OLED, wherein the driving voltage line includes a portion parallel to at least one of the gate line and the data line, the light blocking member is formed under at least one of the gate line, the data line, and the driving voltage line, the switching TFT is connected to the gate line and the data line and includes an amorphous semiconductor, the driving TFT is connected to the switching TFT and includes a polycrystalline semiconductor, and the OLED is connected to the driving TFT.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2006
    Publication date: December 27, 2007
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
    Inventors: Joon-Hoo CHOI, Jong-Moo HUH, Joon-Chul GOH, Seung-Kyu PARK, Kwang-Chul JUNG
  • Patent number: 7312569
    Abstract: A flat panel display apparatus includes a main plate, an organic light emitting element, a protecting layer and an attachable-detachable layer. The organic light emitting element includes a first electrode, a second electrode corresponding to the first electrode, and an organic light emitting layer disposed between the first and second electrodes to generate a light based on a current that flows between the first and second electrodes through the organic light emitting layer. The organic light emitting element is on the main plate. The protecting layer is on the organic light emitting element to protect the organic light emitting element. The attachable-detachable layer is on the protecting layer. Therefore, an image display quality is improved, and a manufacturing cost is decreased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hoon Kim, Jae-Hoon Chung, Joon-Hoo Choi, Sang-Pil Lee
  • Patent number: 7288477
    Abstract: An electro-luminescence device including an electro-luminescence element and a thin film transistor electrically connected to the electro-luminescence element. The thin film transistor includes a gate electrode formed over a substrate, an insulating layer formed over the gate electrode, and a first semiconductor pattern formed over the insulating layer. An etch stop layer is formed over the first semiconductor layer. A second semiconductor pattern is formed over the etch stop layer at one side of the etch stop layer, and a third semiconductor pattern is formed over the etch stop layer at another side of the etch stop layer. A source electrode is formed over the second semiconductor pattern, and a drain electrode is formed over the third semiconductor pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2007
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joon-Hoo Choi, In-Su Joo, Beom-Rak Choi, Jong-Moo Huh
  • Patent number: 7280167
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an LCD device having a touch screen function. The LCD device of the present invention includes a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of data lines intersecting the gate lines, and a plurality of signal lines that are insulated from and juxtaposed with the data lines. First to third switching elements are formed in each of a plurality of pixel regions in the form of a matrix, which are surrounded by the gate lines and the data lines. Here, a gate electrode of the first switching element is connected to a gate line Gn, a source electrode thereof is connected to the data line, and a drain electrode thereof is connected to a pixel electrode. Further, liquid crystal capacitance and storage capacitance are formed between the pixel electrode and a common electrode. At this time, the liquid crystal capacitance is changed due to variation in the liquid crystal cell gap. The second and third switching elements are designed to read variation in the liquid crystal capacitance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joon-hoo Choi, In-soo Joo
  • Publication number: 20070194316
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes; a switching transistor, a driving transistor, a control terminal of which is connected to an output terminal of the switching transistor, a storage capacitor provided between the output terminal of the switching transistor and an output terminal of the driving transistor, and a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (“CMOS”) transistor connected in parallel with a control terminal of the switching transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2007
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Applicants: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD, KYUNGHEE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Joon-hoo CHOI, Byung-seong BAE, Kyu-ha CHUNG, Nam-deog KIM, Joon-chul GOH
  • Publication number: 20070195248
    Abstract: A display device includes a first switching transistor, a first driving transistor connected to the first switching transistor, a second switching transistor including an input terminal connected to an output terminal of the first switching transistor, a second driving transistor connected to the second switching transistor, and a pixel unit comprising a sub-pixel electrode connected to the first driving transistor and a main pixel electrode separated from the sub-pixel electrode and connected to the second driving transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2007
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
    Inventors: Jong-moo HUH, Joon-hoo CHOI, Seung-kyu PARK
  • Publication number: 20070194707
    Abstract: A display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention and a method of forming the same include light emitting elements each having an organic light emitting layer emitting white light, a plurality of driving transistors which supply a driving current to the light emitting elements so as to cause the light emitting elements to emit light, photo sensing parts which detect light amounts according to emission of light from the light emitting elements and output sense signals according to the detected light amounts, and color filters formed on the driving transistors and the photo sensing parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2007
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
    Inventor: Joon-Hoo CHOI
  • Publication number: 20070188089
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an organic light emitting device including a substrate, first and second signal lines formed on the substrate, a switching transistor connected to the first and second signal lines and including a first semiconductor, a driving transistor connected to the switching transistor and including a second semiconductor, a first electrode connected to the driving transistor, a second electrode facing the first electrode, and a light emitting member formed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The first semiconductor and the second semiconductor are formed on different layers of the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2007
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joon-Hoo CHOI, Jong-Moo HUH
  • Publication number: 20070181881
    Abstract: A display device according to the present invention comprises an insulating substrate; a switching thin film transistor formed on the insulating substrate for receiving a data voltage has a first semiconductor layer comprising amorphous silicon; a driving thin film transistor formed on the insulating substrate, having a control terminal connected with an output terminal of the switching thin film transistor and includes a second semiconductor layer comprising poly silicon; a light sensor formed on the insulating substrate and comprises a third semiconductor layer and a sensor input terminal and a sensor output terminal electrically connected with the third semiconductor layer; an insulating layer formed on the light sensor; a first electrode formed on the insulating layer and electrically connected with an output terminal of the driving thin film transistor; an organic layer formed on the first electrode and comprises a light emitting layer; a second electrode formed on the organic layer; and a controller whi
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2007
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Inventors: Byung-sik Koh, Joon-hoo Choi, Jong-moo Huh, Joon-chul Goh, Young-soo Yoon
  • Publication number: 20070171157
    Abstract: An electronic display apparatus includes a substrate, pixels and light sensing parts. The substrate includes a display region and a peripheral region adjacent the display region, and the substrate includes a plurality of gate lines extended in a first direction and a plurality of data lines extended in a second direction that is substantially perpendicular to the first direction. The pixels defined by each of the data and gate lines are formed in the display region to display an image. The light sensing part is formed in the peripheral region, and the light sensing part senses an intensity of an ambient light. The light sensing part that senses an intensity of an ambient light is formed on the array substrate, so that a luminance of the display apparatus may be adjusted in accordance with the intensity of the ambient light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Publication date: July 26, 2007
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
    Inventors: Joon-Hoo CHOI, In-Su JOO, Kyu-Ha CHUNG
  • Publication number: 20070159433
    Abstract: An OLED display according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a substrate, a gate line formed on the substrate and including a first control electrode, a data line intersecting the gate line, a switching TFT connected to the gate line and the data line, a driving TFT connected to the switching TFT, a first electrode connected to the driving TFT, a second electrode facing the first electrode, and a light emitting member formed between the first electrode and the second electrode. At least one of the switching TFT and the driving TFT includes a plurality of channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2007
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
    Inventor: Joon-Hoo CHOI
  • Publication number: 20070159074
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode (“OLED”) display includes a substrate; a gate line formed on the substrate; a secondary gate line substantially parallel to the gate line; a plurality of control electrodes each connected to one of the gate line and the secondary gate line; a data line intersecting the gate line and the secondary gate line; a switching thin film transistor (“TFT”) connected to the gate line and the data line; a driving TFT connected to the switching TFT; a first electrode connected to the driving TFT; a second electrode facing the first electrode; and a light emitting member formed between the first electrode and the second electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2007
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
    Inventor: Joon-Hoo CHOI
  • Publication number: 20070145893
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a display device that includes a plurality of light-emitting elements that emit different-colored light, a plurality of driving transistors that supply driving currents to the light-emitting elements so that the light-emitting elements emit light, and a plurality of sense transistors that are exposed to the light-emitting elements and that generate a photocurrent on the basis of light emission of the light-emitting elements. The sense transistors corresponding to the light-emitting elements that emit light having different colors have different sizes from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2006
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kwang-Chul JUNG, Joon-Chul GOH, Joon-Hoo CHOI
  • Patent number: 7229860
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a thin film transistor. An amorphous silicon thin film is formed on an insulating substrate, and is crystallized by a lateral solidification process with illumination of laser beams into the amorphous silicon thin film to form a polysilicon thin film. Next, protrusion portions protruding from the surface of the polysilicon thin film are removed by plasma dry-etching using a gas mixture including Cl2, SF6 and Ar at the ratio of 3:1:2 to smooth the surface of the polysilicon thin film, and the semiconductor layer is formed by patterning the polysilicon thin film. A gate insulating film covering the semiconductor layer is formed and a gate electrode is formed on the gate insulating film opposite the semiconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jean-Ho Song, Joon-Hoo Choi, Beom-Rak Choi, Myung-Koo Kang, Sook-Young Kang
  • Publication number: 20070126939
    Abstract: A display includes a substrate, a control electrode formed on the substrate, input and output electrodes formed on the substrate having facing sides facing each other with respect to the control electrode, a semiconductor layer contacting the input and the output electrodes, and an insulating layer formed between the control electrode and the semiconductor layer. At least one of the facing sides of the input and output electrodes on the semiconductor layer has a plurality of protrusions. The channel between the input and output electrodes is formed with various shapes, the length of the channel is prevented from being extending by a skew phenomenon, and the width of the channel may be extended.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2006
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Inventors: Kwang-Chul Jung, Joon-Hoo Choi, Joon-Chul Goh
  • Publication number: 20070120457
    Abstract: A display device and a method of manufacturing the display device are provided. The display device includes a substrate; a driving voltage line disposed on the substrate; a driving voltage line pad to transmit a driving voltage to the driving voltage line; a driving transistor connected to the driving voltage line; a pixel electrode connected to the driving transistor; a common electrode opposing the pixel electrode; a light emitting member disposed between the pixel electrode and the common electrode; and a common electrode pad disposed on the substrate so as to transmit a common voltage to the common electrode. The common electrode pad and the driving voltage line pad are exposed at a side surface of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2006
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joon-Chul GOH, Beohm-Rock CHOI, Jung-Soo RHEE, Joon-Hoo CHOI, Kwang-Chul JUNG
  • Patent number: 7224334
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing a driving signal to an organic light emitting diode in an image display device includes gate lines for transferring previous and current gate signals, respectively, in a sequential process for providing the driving signal to the organic light emitting diode, a data line for transferring a data signal for displaying images on the image display device, a first switching transistor including a conduction path for transferring the data signal from the data line in response to the current gate signal; a second switching transistor including a conduction path for transferring a reference signal externally supplied in response to the previous gate signal, a third switching transistor including a conduction path for transferring the data signal provided from the first switching transistor in response to a state of the second switching transistor, and a fourth switching transistor including a conduction path for receiving a bias voltage and generating the driving signal to the organic light
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joon-Hoo Choi, Chong-Chul Chai, Beohm-Rock Choi