Patents by Inventor Kee-Bum Park

Kee-Bum Park 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: 20240071540
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a non-volatile memory device including a sense amplifier and an operation method thereof. The non-volatile memory device may include: a memory cell array comprising a plurality of memory cells; and the sense amplifier configured to read data of the plurality of memory cells and output the read data. The sense amplifier may include: a first stage sense amplifier configured to sense a voltage difference between a reference voltage and a voltage of a bit line connected to at least one memory cell among the plurality of memory cells, and perform a primary amplification of the sensed voltage difference; and a second stage sense amplifier configured to perform a secondary amplification of a first result of the primary amplification and output a second result of the secondary amplification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: KEY FOUNDRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seong Jun PARK, Sung Bum PARK, Kee Sik AHN
  • Patent number: 11915767
    Abstract: A negative voltage switching device includes a first switching circuit configured to transmit a first negative voltage, a second switching circuit configured to transmit a second negative voltage, and a switching selection circuit configured to select one of the first switching circuit or the second switching circuit for transmitting one of the first negative voltage and the second negative voltage to an output terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: KEY FOUNDRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin Hyung Kim, Sung Bum Park, Kee Sik Ahn
  • Publication number: 20230389364
    Abstract: A display panel includes a substrate, a plurality of pixel electrodes, a blocking electrode spaced apart from the plurality of pixel electrodes, a pixel definition layer in which first openings respectively exposing at least portions of the plurality of pixel electrodes and a second opening exposing at least a portion of the blocking electrode are defined, a plurality of light emitting layers in the first respective openings, a common electrode on the plurality of light emitting layers, an encapsulation layer on the common electrode, and a functional layer between the pixel definition layer and the common electrode, wherein an area except for the portion exposed by the second opening in the blocking electrode contacts the pixel definition layer, and the functional layer is connected in the first openings and is disconnected in the second opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: KEE-BUM PARK, GIHYEON SEONG
  • Publication number: 20230284486
    Abstract: A display panel includes: a base substrate having a hole defined therethrough; a thin film transistor on the base substrate, and spaced from the hole; a light emitting element including a pixel electrode spaced from the hole, and connected to the thin film transistor; a first insulating layer between the base substrate and the pixel electrode, and having a groove pattern defined therein between the pixel electrode and the hole in a plan view; a first conductive pattern spaced from the pixel electrode, and including a tip portion defining a first pattern hole overlapping with the groove pattern; and a second conductive pattern spaced from the pixel electrode, and having a second pattern hole defined therethrough, and overlapping with the first pattern hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventor: KEE-BUM PARK
  • Patent number: 11624953
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a light unit to emit blue light, a first base substrate disposed on the light unit, a gate pattern disposed on the first base substrate and including a gate electrode, a first inorganic insulation layer disposed on the gate pattern, a data pattern disposed on the first inorganic insulation layer and including a drain electrode, a light blocking pattern disposed on the first inorganic insulation layer, a second inorganic insulation layer disposed on the data pattern and the first inorganic insulation layer, a pixel electrode disposed on the second inorganic insulation layer, and electrically connected to the drain electrode, a color conversion pattern overlapping the pixel electrode and including a quantum dot or phosphor, and a thin film transistor disposed on the first base substrate, wherein the light blocking pattern overlaps the thin film transistor, and the light blocking pattern is disposed on the first base substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Doyeong Park, Kee-Bum Park, Seongyoung Lee
  • Patent number: 11282464
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel which includes a display area and a non-display area, a plurality of pixels in the display area, and a gate driver connected to at least two of the pixels through a gate line, wherein the gate driver includes a plurality of stages connected to each other and drives the at least two pixels, where each of the plurality of stages includes a first portion of a stage disposed in the non-display area and a second portion of the stage disposed in the display area and connected to the first portion, and the second portion of the stage includes a pull down transistor configured to output a low potential to the gate line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kee-Bum Park, Hyuk-Jin Kim, Byoung Sun Na
  • Publication number: 20210240041
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a light unit to emit blue light, a first base substrate disposed on the light unit, a gate pattern disposed on the first base substrate and including a gate electrode, a first inorganic insulation layer disposed on the gate pattern, a data pattern disposed on the first inorganic insulation layer and including a drain electrode, a light blocking pattern disposed on the first inorganic insulation layer, a second inorganic insulation layer disposed on the data pattern and the first inorganic insulation layer, a pixel electrode disposed on the second inorganic insulation layer, and electrically connected to the drain electrode, a color conversion pattern overlapping the pixel electrode and including a quantum dot or phosphor, and a thin film transistor disposed on the first base substrate, wherein the light blocking pattern overlaps the thin film transistor, and the light blocking pattern is disposed on the first base substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Doyeong PARK, Kee-Bum PARK, Seongyoung LEE
  • Publication number: 20210215960
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a substrate, first through third thin-film transistors (“TFTs”) disposed on the substrate, and first and second sub-pixel electrodes disposed above the first through third TFTs. The second and third TFTs share a single output terminal as their output terminals, the first sub-pixel electrode is electrically connected to an output terminal of the first TFT, and the second sub-pixel electrode is electrically connected to the single output terminal of the second and third TFTs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Kye Uk LEE, Ja Yong KOO, Kee Bum PARK, Jae Yong SHIN, Seong Young LEE, Seul Bee LEE, Woong LEE
  • Patent number: 10983395
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a backlight unit to emit blue light, a first base substrate disposed on the backlight unit, a gate pattern disposed on the first base substrate, a first inorganic insulation layer disposed on the gate pattern, a data pattern disposed on the first inorganic insulation layer, a blue light blocking pattern disposed on the first inorganic insulation layer on which the data pattern is disposed, a second inorganic insulation layer disposed on the data pattern and the first inorganic insulation layer, a shielding electrode disposed on the blue light blocking pattern and overlapping the gate pattern and/or the data pattern, a pixel electrode disposed on the second inorganic insulation layer, and electrically connected to the drain electrode, a color conversion pattern overlapping the pixel electrode, and includes a quantum dot and/or phosphor, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the pixel electrode and the color conversion pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Doyeong Park, Kee-Bum Park, Seongyoung Lee
  • Patent number: 10962852
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a substrate, first through third thin-film transistors (“TFTs”) disposed on the substrate, and first and second sub-pixel electrodes disposed above the first through third TFTs. The second and third TFTs share a single output terminal as their output terminals, the first sub-pixel electrode is electrically connected to an output terminal of the first TFT, and the second sub-pixel electrode is electrically connected to the single output terminal of the second and third TFTs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kye Uk Lee, Ja Yong Koo, Kee Bum Park, Jae Yong Shin, Seong Young Lee, Seul Bee Lee, Woong Lee
  • Publication number: 20200410941
    Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of pixels disposed in an display area, and a pixel driver connected to at least two of the pixels, wherein the pixel driver drives the at least two pixels, where a portion of the pixel driver is disposed in the display area, and the display device includes the display area, on which an image is displayed, and a non-display area, on which no image is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Kee-Bum PARK, Hyuk-Jin KIM, Byoung Sun NA
  • Publication number: 20200301179
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a display substrate which includes a plurality of pixel areas and is curved in a first direction, an opposite substrate which faces the display substrate, is coupled to the display substrate, and is curved along the display substrate, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the display substrate and the opposite substrate, where a plurality of domains are defined in each of the plurality of pixel areas, directions in which liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer are aligned are different from each other in at least two domains among the plurality of domains, and the plurality of domains is arranged in a second direction crossing the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Wan-Soon IM, MinWook PARK, SuWan WOO, Eun-Kil PARK, Jeongman Son, Changil TAE, Kee-Bum PARK, Kyung-Bae KIM, JE HYEONG PARK, JOOHWAN PARK, YU DEOK SEO, Seungho YANG, SEJOON OH, HEEHWAN LEE
  • Patent number: 10783833
    Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of pixels disposed in an display area, and a pixel driver connected to at least two of the pixels, wherein the pixel driver drives the at least two pixels, where a portion of the pixel driver is disposed in the display area, and the display device includes the display area, on which an image is displayed, and a non-display area, on which no image is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kee-Bum Park, Hyuk-Jin Kim, Byoung Sun Na
  • Patent number: 10775666
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the present inventive concept provides a display device including: a light unit configured to emit blue light; a color conversion panel disposed on the light unit; and a display panel disposed between the light unit and the color conversion panel to include a transistor. The color conversion panel includes: a substrate; a color conversion layer disposed between the substrate and the display panel to include a semiconductor nanocrystal; a transmission layer disposed between the substrate and the display panel; and a polarization layer disposed between the color conversion layer and the display panel and between the transmission layer and the display panel, and the display panel includes a blue light blocking film which overlaps the transistor, while the blue light blocking film includes a red color filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jang-Il Kim, Yeo Geon Yoon, Keun Woo Park, Su Wan Woo, Kee-Bum Park, Do Yeong Park
  • Patent number: 10770015
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display area, in which an image is displayed, and a peripheral area, which is non-display area surrounding the display area. The display apparatus includes a plurality of pixels disposed in the display area, a data integrated circuit (IC) disposed in a first side portion of the peripheral area, the peripheral area is disposed adjacent to the display area, a gate IC disposed in a second side portion of the peripheral area, the display area is disposed between the first and second side portions, a data fan-out part disposed in the first side portion, the data fan-out part extends from the data IC to the display area, the data fan-out part includes a plurality of wires that are spaced apart from each other in a fanned out manner, and a gate connecting part, disposed in the peripheral area, electrically connected to the gate IC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kye-Uk Lee, Kee-Bum Park, Yanghee Kim, Seunghee Oh
  • Patent number: 10754213
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a thin film transistor substrate, including: an insulating substrate having a dummy area and a display area; a signal line formed in the dummy area on the insulating substrate; a switching element positioned in the display area on the insulating substrate; a color filter layer positioned in the display area on the insulating substrate and exposing a portion of the switching element through at least one contact hole; and a dummy color filter layer positioned on the dummy area on the insulating substrate and exposing a portion of the signal line through at least one dummy contact hole, wherein the at least one dummy contact hole formed on the dummy color filter layer and the at least one contact hole formed on the color filter layer are formed on the same position in a plane view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Hee Shin, Kyung Ho Kim, Ho Kyung Kim, Yoo Mi Ra, Kee-Bum Park
  • Patent number: 10712596
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a display substrate which includes a plurality of pixel areas and is curved in a first direction, an opposite substrate which faces the display substrate, is coupled to the display substrate, and is curved along the display substrate, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the display substrate and the opposite substrate, where a plurality of domains are defined in each of the plurality of pixel areas, directions in which liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer are aligned are different from each other in at least two domains among the plurality of domains, and the plurality of domains is arranged in a second direction crossing the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wan-Soon Im, MinWook Park, SuWan Woo, Eun-Kil Park, Jeongman Son, Changil Tae, Kee-Bum Park, Kyung-Bae Kim, Je Hyeong Park, Joohwan Park, Yu Deok Seo, Seungho Yang, Sejoon Oh, Heehwan Lee
  • Publication number: 20200150493
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a backlight unit to emit blue light, a first base substrate disposed on the backlight unit, a gate pattern disposed on the first base substrate, a first inorganic insulation layer disposed on the gate pattern, a data pattern disposed on the first inorganic insulation layer, a blue light blocking pattern disposed on the first inorganic insulation layer on which the data pattern is disposed, a second inorganic insulation layer disposed on the data pattern and the first inorganic insulation layer, a shielding electrode disposed on the blue light blocking pattern and overlapping the gate pattern and/or the data pattern, a pixel electrode disposed on the second inorganic insulation layer, and electrically connected to the drain electrode, a color conversion pattern overlapping the pixel electrode, and includes a quantum dot and/or phosphor, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the pixel electrode and the color conversion pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Doyeong PARK, Kee-Bum PARK, Seongyoung LEE
  • Patent number: 10613399
    Abstract: A liquid display device is provided. The liquid crystal display device includes a first base substrate, a first signal line disposed on the first base substrate and extended in a first direction, a second signal line disposed on the first base substrate, extended in a second direction intersecting the first direction, and insulated from the first signal line, a thin film transistor disposed on the first base substrate and electrically connected to the first signal line and the second signal line, a pixel electrode electrically connected to the thin film transistor, and a shield pattern disposed on a same layer as but spaced apart from the pixel electrode, overlapped with the thin film transistor, and including a material same as a material of the pixel electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kee Bum Park, Hyung Jin Song, Jae Won Kim, Yoo Mi Ra, Do Yeong Park, Kye Uk Lee
  • Patent number: RE47907
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix, each pixel having a first sub-pixel electrode and a second sub-pixel electrode. A first thin film transistor is connected to the first sub-pixel electrode. A second thin film transistor is connected to the second sub-pixel electrode. A third thin film transistor is connected to the second sub-pixel electrode. A fourth thin film transistor is connected to a drain electrode of the third thin film transistor. A first gate line is connected to the first thin film transistor and the second thin film transistor. A data line is connected to the first thin film transistor and the second thin film transistor. A second gate line is connected to the third thin film transistor. A third gate line is connected to the fourth thin film transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chang-Soo Lee, Kee-Bum Park, Yun Jae Park, Jong Jae Lee, Hoi Sik Moon