Patents by Inventor Jun-Suk Bang

Jun-Suk Bang 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: 12074571
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device comprises an output terminal from which an output voltage is output, a switching converter configured to control the output voltage on the basis of a first reference voltage, a load capacitor configured to be charged with a voltage corresponding to the output voltage, a linear amplifier connected to one end of an alternating current (AC) coupling capacitor and configured to control a voltage of the AC coupling capacitor on the basis of a second reference voltage, and a switching circuit configured to control a charging speed of the load capacitor and control a connection between the output terminal and one end and another end of the AC coupling capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Su Kim, Jun Suk Bang
  • Publication number: 20230122548
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device comprises an output terminal from which an output voltage is output, a switching converter configured to control the output voltage on the basis of a first reference voltage, a load capacitor configured to be charged with a voltage corresponding to the output voltage, a linear amplifier connected to one end of an alternating current (AC) coupling capacitor and configured to control a voltage of the AC coupling capacitor on the basis of a second reference voltage, and a switching circuit configured to control a charging speed of the load capacitor and control a connection between the output terminal and one end and another end of the AC coupling capacitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Su KIM, Jun Suk BANG
  • Patent number: 11258359
    Abstract: A switching regulator configured to generate an output voltage from an input voltage, includes an inductor, an output capacitor configured to generate the output voltage based on a current passing through the inductor, a flying capacitor, and a plurality of switches. The plurality of switches are configured to operate in at least one of a buck-boost mode or a boost mode to, charge the flying capacitor to the input voltage in a first phase, and provide a boosted voltage from the flying capacitor to the inductor in a second phase, the boosted voltage being generated by charge pumping from the input voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-beom Baek, Dong-su Kim, Jun-suk Bang
  • Patent number: 10826436
    Abstract: A power supply modulator includes: a linear regulator; a switching regulator; and a mode-based connection circuit. The mode-based connection circuit includes a coupling circuit configured to drop an output signal of the linear regulator by a target coupling voltage in an envelope tracking (ET) modulation mode; and a coupling voltage management circuit configured to monitor a coupling voltage of the coupling circuit in another modulation mode, and selectively apply a voltage to the coupling voltage based on a monitoring result such that the coupling voltage is maintained at the target coupling voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong-su Kim, Jun-suk Bang
  • Publication number: 20200259457
    Abstract: A power supply modulator includes: a linear regulator; a switching regulator; and a mode-based connection circuit. The mode-based connection circuit includes a coupling circuit configured to drop an output signal of the linear regulator by a target coupling voltage in an envelope tracking (ET) modulation mode; and a coupling voltage management circuit configured to monitor a coupling voltage of the coupling circuit in another modulation mode, and selectively apply a voltage to the coupling voltage based on a monitoring result such that the coupling voltage is maintained at the target coupling voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong-su Kim, Jun-suk Bang
  • Publication number: 20200228003
    Abstract: A switching regulator configured to generate an output voltage from an input voltage, includes an inductor, an output capacitor configured to generate the output voltage based on a current passing through the inductor, a flying capacitor, and a plurality of switches. The plurality of switches are configured to operate in at least one of a buck-boost mode or a boost mode to, charge the flying capacitor to the input voltage in a first phase, and provide a boosted voltage from the flying capacitor to the inductor in a second phase, the boosted voltage being generated by charge pumping from the input voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-beom BAEK, Dong-su KIM, Jun-suk BANG
  • Publication number: 20200144909
    Abstract: A switching regulator configured to generate an output voltage from an input voltage, includes an inductor, an output capacitor configured to generate the output voltage based on a current passing through the inductor, a flying capacitor, and a plurality of switches. The plurality of switches are configured to operate in at least one of a buck-boost mode or a boost mode to, charge the flying capacitor to the input voltage in a first phase, and provide a boosted voltage from the flying capacitor to the inductor in a second phase, the boosted voltage being generated by charge pumping from the input voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-beom BAEK, Dong-su KIM, Jun-suk BANG
  • Patent number: 10644651
    Abstract: A power supply modulator includes: a linear regulator; a switching regulator; and a mode-based connection circuit. The mode-based connection circuit includes a coupling circuit configured to drop an output signal of the linear regulator by a target coupling voltage in an envelope tracking (ET) modulation mode; and a coupling voltage management circuit configured to monitor a coupling voltage of the coupling circuit in another modulation mode, and selectively apply a voltage to the coupling voltage based on a monitoring result such that the coupling voltage is maintained at the target coupling voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong-su Kim, Jun-suk Bang
  • Patent number: 10186207
    Abstract: A display device includes pixels at respective crossing regions of scan lines and data lines, a scan driver that is configured to supply a scan signal to the scan lines, and a data driver that is configured to supply a pre-emphasis voltage to the data lines using a first constant for controlling a voltage value of the pre-emphasis voltage, and using a second constant for controlling a supply time of the pre-emphasis voltage, and supply data signals to the data lines after the supply of the pre-emphasis voltage, wherein at least one of the first or second constants is stored in each channel corresponding to each of the data lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignees: Samsung Display Co., Ltd., Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Oh Jo Kwon, Ji Woong Kim, Choong Sun Shin, Joo Hyung Lee, Jun Suk Bang, Gyu Hyeong Cho
  • Patent number: 10044366
    Abstract: A non-linear gamma compensation current mode digital-analog converter includes: a first digital-analog converter block configured to: receive a digital signal, a first reference voltage, and a gamma adjustment voltage, and provide a reference current to a ground, wherein a first current flowing to a first current output terminal is determined according to the digital signal and the gamma adjustment voltage; and a second digital-analog converter block configured to: receive the digital signal, a second reference voltage, and a ground voltage, and provide the first current to the first digital-analog converter, wherein a second current flowing to a second current output terminal is determined according to the digital signal and the first current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignees: Samsung Display Co., Ltd., Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Oh Jo Kwon, Kyung Youl Min, Choong Sun Shin, Hee Sun Ahn, Hyun Sik Kim, Jun Suk Bang, Gyu Hyeong Cho
  • Patent number: 9875693
    Abstract: A data driver includes a data signal converter to convert image data to a data signal, an output buffer to output the data signal to a data line, a first cascode circuit connected to the output buffer and including a plurality of transistors, a first noise attenuator connected to a first node between the output buffer and the first cascode circuit, and to attenuate a first current noise, a second cascode circuit connected to the output buffer and including a plurality of transistors, a second noise attenuator connected a second node between the output buffer and the second cascode circuit, and to attenuate a second current noise, a current integrator to generate an integrated voltage by integrating a first current flowing through the first cascode circuit and a second current flowing through the second cascade circuit, and an analog-digital converter (ADC) to convert the integrated voltage to a digital signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Oh-Jo Kwon, Ji-Woong Kim, Choong-Sun Shin, Joo-Hyung Lee, Jun-Suk Bang, Gyu-Hyeong Cho
  • Patent number: 9734765
    Abstract: A display device includes: a plurality of pixels, each being coupled to a corresponding data line among a plurality of data lines and a corresponding scan line among a plurality of scan lines; a scan driver to supply a scan signal to the scan lines; a sensor coupled to the pixels and the data lines and configured to detect a sensing current according to a test signal input to the data lines; and a controller configured to detect a pixel current of a pixel corresponding to a scan line to which the scan signal is supplied, by using a first sensing current corresponding to a first pixel and a second sensing current corresponding to a second pixel, when the scan signal is selectively supplied to a first scan line coupled to the first pixel and a second scan line coupled to the second pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignees: Samsung Display Co., Ltd., Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Oh Jo Kwon, Choong Sun Shin, Hyun Sik Kim, Jun Suk Bang, Gyu Hyeong Cho
  • Patent number: 9691329
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display device includes pixels positioned at crossing regions between data lines and scan lines, each of the pixels including an organic light emitting diode, a scan driver configured to supply a scan signal to scan lines, a data driver configured to drive the data lines, wherein the data driver includes, in each channel, a supply part comprising a digital-to-analog converter configured to generate data signals using second data supplied from outside in a driving period, and a deterioration part configured to measure deterioration information of the organic light emitting diode using the digital-to-analog converter in a sensing period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignees: Samsung Display Co., Ltd., Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Oh-Jo Kwon, Won-Tae Choi, Hee-Sun Ahn, Bo-Yeon Kim, Gyu-Hyeong Cho, Hyun-Sik Kim, Jun-Suk Bang
  • Patent number: 9576536
    Abstract: A display device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a pixel configured to emit light according to a data signal supplied to a data line, a power source voltage supplier configured to supply a power source voltage to the pixel, a driving transistor configured to drive the pixel to be emitted according to the data signal and the power source voltage, and a sensor configured to supply a test signal to a data line and to detect a sensing current flowing to the data line through the driving transistor according to the test signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignees: Samsung Display Co., Ltd., Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Oh Jo Kwon, Kyung Youl Min, Choong Sun Shin, Hee Sun Ahn, Hyun Sik Kim, Jun Suk Bang, Gyu Hyeong Cho
  • Publication number: 20160372050
    Abstract: A data driver includes a data signal converter to convert image data to a data signal, an output buffer to output the data signal to a data line, a first cascode circuit connected to the output buffer and including a plurality of transistors, a first noise attenuator connected to a first node between the output buffer and the first cascode circuit, and to attenuate a first current noise, a second cascode circuit connected to the output buffer and including a plurality of transistors, a second noise attenuator connected a second node between the output buffer and the second cascode circuit, and to attenuate a second current noise, a current integrator to generate an integrated voltage by integrating a first current flowing through the first cascode circuit and a second current flowing through the second cascade circuit, and an analog-digital converter (ADC) to convert the integrated voltage to a digital signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2015
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Oh-Jo Kwon, Ji-Woong Kim, Choong-Sun Shin, Joo-Hyung Lee, Jun-Suk Bang, Gyu-Hyeong Cho
  • Publication number: 20160372044
    Abstract: A display device includes pixels at respective crossing regions of scan lines and data lines, a scan driver that is configured to supply a scan signal to the scan lines, and a data driver that is configured to supply a pre-emphasis voltage to the data lines using a first constant for controlling a voltage value of the pre-emphasis voltage, and using a second constant for controlling a supply time of the pre-emphasis voltage, and supply data signals to the data lines after the supply of the pre-emphasis voltage, wherein at least one of the first or second constants is stored in each channel corresponding to each of the data lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Oh Jo Kwon, Ji Woong Kim, Choong Sun Shin, Joo Hyung Lee, Jun Suk Bang, Gyu Hyeong Cho
  • Publication number: 20150138177
    Abstract: A display device includes: a plurality of pixels, each being coupled to a corresponding data line among a plurality of data lines and a corresponding scan line among a plurality of scan lines; a scan driver to supply a scan signal to the scan lines; a sensor coupled to the pixels and the data lines and configured to detect a sensing current according to a test signal input to the data lines; and a controller configured to detect a pixel current of a pixel corresponding to a scan line to which the scan signal is supplied, by using a first sensing current corresponding to a first pixel and a second sensing current corresponding to a second pixel, when the scan signal is selectively supplied to a first scan line coupled to the first pixel and a second scan line coupled to the second pixel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Oh Jo Kwon, Choong Sun Shin, Hyun Sik Kim, Jun Suk Bang, Gyu Hyeong Cho
  • Publication number: 20150103062
    Abstract: A display device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a pixel configured to emit light according to a data signal supplied to a data line, a power source voltage supplier configured to supply a power source voltage to the pixel, a driving transistor configured to drive the pixel to be emitted according to the data signal and the power source voltage, and a sensor configured to supply a test signal to a data line and to detect a sensing current flowing to the data line through the driving transistor according to the test signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicants: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Oh Jo Kwon, Kyung Youl Min, Choong Sun Shin, Hee Sun Ahn, Hyun Sik Kim, Jun Suk Bang, Gyu Hyeong Cho
  • Publication number: 20150091784
    Abstract: A non-linear gamma compensation current mode digital-analog converter includes: a first digital-analog converter block configured to: receive a digital signal, a first reference voltage, and a gamma adjustment voltage, and provide a reference current to a ground, wherein a first current flowing to a first current output terminal is determined according to the digital signal and the gamma adjustment voltage; and a second digital-analog converter block configured to: receive the digital signal, a second reference voltage, and a ground voltage, and provide the first current to the first digital-analog converter, wherein a second current flowing to a second current output terminal is determined according to the digital signal and the first current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicants: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Oh Jo Kwon, Kyung Youl Min, Choong Sun Shin, Hee Sun Ahn, Hyun Sik Kim, Jun Suk Bang, Gyu Hyeong Cho
  • Publication number: 20140204071
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display device includes pixels positioned at crossing regions between data lines and scan lines, each of the pixels including an organic light emitting diode, a scan driver configured to supply a scan signal to scan lines, a data driver configured to drive the data lines, wherein the data driver includes, in each channel, a supply part comprising a digital-to-analog converter configured to generate data signals using second data supplied from outside in a driving period, and a deterioration part configured to measure deterioration information of the organic light emitting diode using the digital-to-analog converter in a sensing period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Inventors: Oh-Jo Kwon, Won-Tae Choi, Hee-Sun Ahn, Bo-Yeon Kim, Gyu-Hyeong Cho, Hyun-Sik Kim, Jun-Suk Bang