Patents by Inventor Kwang Chan LEE

Kwang Chan LEE 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: 20240153935
    Abstract: A display device and a method of fabricating a display device are provided. The display device includes a substrate comprising a contact area and a line area, a first electrode that extends in a first direction on the substrate, a first electrode pattern that extends in the first direction and is spaced apart from the first electrode on the substrate, a second electrode that extends in the first direction and is between the first electrode and the first electrode pattern on the substrate, a second electrode pattern that extends in the first direction and is between the first electrode and the second electrode on the substrate, and a first light-emitting element between the first electrode and the second electrode pattern in the contact area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Jong Chan LEE, Sang Jun PARK, Jeong Hyun LEE, Woong Hee JEONG, Kwang Taek HONG
  • Publication number: 20240087854
    Abstract: The inventive concept provides a substrate treating apparatus. The substrate treating apparatus includes a housing having a treating space; a support unit positioned within the treating space and configured to apply a power and to support a substrate; and a plasma control unit configured to change a characteristic of a plasma formed in the treating space, and wherein the plasma control unit includes: a gap control plate positioned above the support unit; and a plate driver changing a position of the gap control plate, and the plate driver maintains a gap between a bottom surface of the gap control plate and a top surface of the support plate while changing a characteristic of the plasma by changing the position of the gap control plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: KWANG SUNG YOO, JONG CHAN LEE
  • Publication number: 20240079216
    Abstract: The inventive concept provides a substrate treating apparatus. The substrate treating apparatus includes a support plate for supporting a substrate and applying a power; a plasma control unit placed above the support plate to face the support plate; and a top electrode unit positioned to surround the plasma control unit, and wherein the plasma control unit includes: a dielectric plate positioned to face a top surface of a substrate mounted on the support plate; and a metal plate positioned above the dielectric plate, and the metal plate is electrically connected to the top electrode unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: KWANG SUNG YOO, JONG CHAN LEE, TAE HOON KANG
  • Publication number: 20240071783
    Abstract: The inventive concept provides a substrate treating apparatus. The substrate treating apparatus includes a housing having a treating space; a support unit configured to support a substrate at the treating space; and a gas supply unit configured to supply a gas which is excited to a plasma to the treating space, and wherein the support unit includes: a chuck supporting a center region of the substrate; and an edge electrode formed in a ring shape, and wherein the edge electrode includes: a body portion surrounding the chuck at an outer side of the chuck; and a protrusion portion formed protruding to an outer side of the body portion, and a hole is formed at the protrusion portion penetrating the protrusion portion and which exhausts an atmosphere of the treating space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: PSK INC.
    Inventors: Kwang Sung YOO, Jong Chan LEE
  • Patent number: 11764671
    Abstract: A voltage converter including first to fourth switches between a first voltage node and ground, fifth to eighth switches between the first voltage node and the ground, a first floating capacitor between a first node between the first and second switches and a second node between the third and fourth switches, a second floating capacitor between a third node between the fifth and sixth switches and a fourth node between the seventh and eighth switches, a ninth switch between a second voltage node and a center node, a first inductor between the second node and a third voltage node, a center capacitor between the center node and the ground, a tenth switch between the second voltage node and the third voltage node, a first capacitor between the third voltage node and the ground, and a second capacitor between the second voltage node and the ground may be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwang Chan Lee, Hyoungseok Oh, Hojun Yu, Jeongkwang Lee, Jungwook Heo
  • Patent number: 11695340
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device, which includes a direct voltage to direct voltage converter, and a controller that receives first current information, second current information, an input voltage, and a feedback voltage from the direct voltage to direct voltage converter, controls the direct voltage to direct voltage converter based on the input voltage in one of a first mode, a second mode, or a third mode, controls the direct voltage to direct voltage converter based on the first current information and an output voltage such that buck conversion is performed in the first mode and the second mode, and controls the direct voltage to direct voltage converter based on the second current information and the output voltage such that boost conversion is performed in the second mode and the third mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwang Chan Lee, Dongho Shin, Chang Seok Chae
  • Patent number: 11374582
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a clock generator which receives an input clock and generates an output clock, a reference voltage generator which receives the input clock or the output clock, generates a sub-reference voltage in accordance with a frequency of the input clock or a frequency of the output clock, and generates a reference voltage using the sub-reference voltage and a preset error voltage, and a clock detector which receives the output clock, generates a first output voltage in accordance with the output clock, and compares the generated first output voltage with the reference voltage to output an error signal based on the output clock, wherein the preset error voltage is set in accordance with a degree of preset error of the output clock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jeong Kwang Lee, Ho Jun Yu, Kwang Chan Lee
  • Publication number: 20220103072
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device, which includes a direct voltage to direct voltage converter, and a controller that receives first current information, second current information, an input voltage, and a feedback voltage from the direct voltage to direct voltage converter, controls the direct voltage to direct voltage converter based on the input voltage in one of a first mode, a second mode, or a third mode, controls the direct voltage to direct voltage converter based on the first current information and an output voltage such that buck conversion is performed in the first mode and the second mode, and controls the direct voltage to direct voltage converter based on the second current information and the output voltage such that boost conversion is performed in the second mode and the third mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwang Chan LEE, Dongho SHIN, Chang Seok CHAE
  • Publication number: 20220085716
    Abstract: A voltage converter including first to fourth switches between a first voltage node and ground, fifth to eighth switches between the first voltage node and the ground, a first floating capacitor between a first node between the first and second switches and a second node between the third and fourth switches, a second floating capacitor between a third node between the fifth and sixth switches and a fourth node between the seventh and eighth switches, a ninth switch between a second voltage node and a center node, a first inductor between the second node and a third voltage node, a center capacitor between the center node and the ground, a tenth switch between the second voltage node and the third voltage node, a first capacitor between the third voltage node and the ground, and a second capacitor between the second voltage node and the ground may be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwang Chan LEE, Hyoungseok OH, Hojun YU, Jeongkwang LEE, Jungwook HEO
  • Patent number: 11190097
    Abstract: A voltage converter including first to fourth switches between a first voltage node and ground, fifth to eighth switches between the first voltage node and the ground, a first floating capacitor between a first node between the first and second switches and a second node between the third and fourth switches, a second floating capacitor between a third node between the fifth and sixth switches and a fourth node between the seventh and eighth switches, a ninth switch between a second voltage node and a center node, a first inductor between the second node and a third voltage node, a center capacitor between the center node and the ground, a tenth switch between the second voltage node and the third voltage node, a first capacitor between the third voltage node and the ground, and a second capacitor between the second voltage node and the ground may be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwang Chan Lee, Hyoungseok Oh, Hojun Yu, Jeongkwang Lee, Jungwook Heo
  • Patent number: 11170360
    Abstract: A magnetic secure transmission system includes an inductor, a switching circuit connected to the inductor, and a control circuit. The control circuit controls the switching circuit to adjust a level of a current in the inductor by a first amount over a data transmission period, such that the inductor emits a magnetic pulse including a first magnitude during the data transmission period. The control circuit controls the switching circuit to adjust the level of the current in the inductor such that the level of the current is increased and decreased repeatedly by a second amount between two different levels during a data non-transmission period, and the inductor emits a magnetic pulse including a second magnitude during the data non-transmission period. The second amount is less than the first amount, the first magnitude is greater than a threshold value and the second magnitude is less than the threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Woo Lee, Hyoung-Seok Oh, Sang-Hee Kang, Kwang-Chan Lee, Dae-Woong Cho, Jung-Wook Heo
  • Publication number: 20210336623
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a clock generator which receives an input clock and generates an output clock, a reference voltage generator which receives the input clock or the output clock, generates a sub-reference voltage in accordance with a frequency of the input clock or a frequency of the output clock, and generates a reference voltage using the sub-reference voltage and a preset error voltage, and a clock detector which receives the output clock, generates a first output voltage in accordance with the output clock, and compares the generated first output voltage with the reference voltage to output an error signal based on the output clock, wherein the preset error voltage is set in accordance with a degree of preset error of the output clock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: JEONG KWANG LEE, Ho Jun YU, Kwang Chan LEE
  • Patent number: 11152924
    Abstract: A level shifter including an input block that receives an input voltage swinging between a first ground voltage and a first power supply voltage and that connects one node of a first node and a second node to a first ground node, in response to the input voltage, a shifting block that mutually exchanges the voltage levels of third and fourth nodes in response to a current flowing through the one node, a pulse generator that generates a first pulse and a second pulse in response to the input voltage, a first transistor that directly connects the third node to the first ground node in response to the first pulse, and a second transistor that directly connects the fourth node to the first ground node in response to the second pulse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwang Chan Lee, Hyoungseok Oh, Jungwook Heo
  • Publication number: 20210159891
    Abstract: A level shifter including an input block that receives an input voltage swinging between a first ground voltage and a first power supply voltage and that connects one node of a first node and a second node to a first ground node, in response to the input voltage, a shifting block that mutually exchanges the voltage levels of third and fourth nodes in response to a current flowing through the one node, a pulse generator that generates a first pulse and a second pulse in response to the input voltage, a first transistor that directly connects the third node to the first ground node in response to the first pulse, and a second transistor that directly connects the fourth node to the first ground node in response to the second pulse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: KWANG CHAN LEE, HYOUNGSEOK OH, JUNGWOOK HEO
  • Patent number: 10958092
    Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit may include a recharge switch and a Wireless Recharge/MST unit. The recharge switch is connected with a battery through an intermediate node and provides a current path for wirely charging the battery in a wired charging mode. The Wireless Recharge/MST unit is connected between the intermediate node and a ground. The Wireless Recharge/MST unit disconnects the intermediate node and the ground in the wired charging mode, provides a wireless charging current to the battery through the intermediate node in a wireless charging mode, and is supplied with a current for generating a magnetic signal from the battery through the intermediate node in a magnetic secure transmission (MST) mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sungwoo Lee, Hyoungseok Oh, Kwang Chan Lee
  • Publication number: 20210075318
    Abstract: A voltage converter including first to fourth switches between a first voltage node and ground, fifth to eighth switches between the first voltage node and the ground, a first floating capacitor between a first node between the first and second switches and a second node between the third and fourth switches, a second floating capacitor between a third node between the fifth and sixth switches and a fourth node between the seventh and eighth switches, a ninth switch between a second voltage node and a center node, a first inductor between the second node and a third voltage node, a center capacitor between the center node and the ground, a tenth switch between the second voltage node and the third voltage node, a first capacitor between the third voltage node and the ground, and a second capacitor between the second voltage node and the ground may be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwang Chan LEE, Hyoungseok OH, Hojun YU, Jeongkwang LEE, Jungwook HEO
  • Patent number: 10903676
    Abstract: The semiconductor device including first and second transistors configured to provide a first voltage to a first node, the first voltage being a voltage provided from a travel adaptor (TA), a third transistor connected in series with the second transistor and configured to provide a ground voltage to the first node, and a fourth transistor configured to receive a second voltage from a first inductor connected to the first node, and provide the second voltage to a second node as a third voltage for charging a battery connected thereto may be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Kyu Cho, Hyoung Seok Oh, Kwang Chan Lee, Dae Woong Cho, Jung Wook Heo
  • Patent number: 10673338
    Abstract: A voltage converter includes a first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor, a fourth transistor connected, an output capacitor, a flying capacitor, a first gate driver configured to output a first power supply voltage as a first high level and a first voltage as a first low level, a second gate driver configured to output a second power supply voltage as a second high level and a second voltage as a second low level, a third gate driver configured to output a third power supply voltage as a third high level and a third voltage as a third low level, a fourth gate driver configured to output a fourth power supply voltage as a fourth high level and a ground voltage as a fourth low level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwang Chan Lee, Sungwoo Lee, Jungwook Heo, Hyoungseok Oh, Jiheon Kang, Hocheol Chung
  • Publication number: 20200059108
    Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit may include a recharge switch and a Wireless Recharge/MST unit. The recharge switch is connected with a battery through an intermediate node and provides a current path for wirely charging the battery in a wired charging mode. The Wireless Recharge/MST unit is connected between the intermediate node and a ground. The Wireless Recharge/MST unit disconnects the intermediate node and the ground in the wired charging mode, provides a wireless charging current to the battery through the intermediate node in a wireless charging mode, and is supplied with a current for generating a magnetic signal from the battery through the intermediate node in a magnetic secure transmission (MST) mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sungwoo LEE, Hyoungseok OH, Kwang Chan LEE
  • Publication number: 20200019955
    Abstract: A magnetic secure transmission system includes an inductor, a switching circuit connected to the inductor, and a control circuit. The control circuit controls the switching circuit to adjust a level of a current in the inductor by a first amount over a data transmission period, such that the inductor emits a magnetic pulse including a first magnitude during the data transmission period. The control circuit controls the switching circuit to adjust the level of the current in the inductor such that the level of the current is increased and decreased repeatedly by a second amount between two different levels during a data non-transmission period, and the inductor emits a magnetic pulse including a second magnitude during the data non-transmission period. The second amount is less than the first amount, the first magnitude is greater than a threshold value and the second magnitude is less than the threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Woo Lee, Hyoung-Seok Oh, Sang-Hee Kang, Kwang-Chan Lee, Dae-Woong Cho, Jung-Wook Heo