Patents by Inventor Kyung Bae Park

Kyung Bae 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: 20210273180
    Abstract: Disclosed are a photoelectric conversion device and an organic sensor and an electronic device including the same. The photoelectric conversion device includes a first and a second electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer between the first and the second electrode and configured to absorb light in at least one portion of a wavelength spectrum and to convert the absorbed light into an electric signal, and a buffer layer between the second electrode and the photoelectric conversion layer and including a mixture of at least two materials. The mixture includes a first and a second material. The first material has an energy bandgap of at least about 3.2 eV and a HOMO energy level of at least about 6.0 eV. The second material has an energy bandgap of less than or equal to about 2.8 eV and a HOMO energy level of at least about 6.0 eV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung Bae PARK, Sung Jun PARK, Feifei FANG, Sung Young YUN, Seon-Jeong LIM, Youn Hee LIM, Chul Joon HEO
  • Publication number: 20210273188
    Abstract: An imaging device includes a photoelectric conversion device including a sequential stack of an anode, a hole transport buffer layer, a photoelectric conversion layer, an electron transport buffer layer, and a cathode. The photoelectric conversion layer includes a p-type organic semiconductor and an n-type organic semiconductor. The electron transport buffer layer includes a compound represented by General Formula (1), and the p-type organic semiconductor includes a compound represented by General Formula (2): In General Formulas (1) and (2), Ar, R1 to R4, Ar3, R1 to R3, Ar1 and Ar2, and G1 and G2 are as defined in the specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naotoshi SUGANUMA, Chul Joon HEO, Kyung Bae PARK
  • Publication number: 20210273186
    Abstract: A photoelectric device includes a first photoelectric conversion layer including a heterojunction that includes a first p-type semiconductor and a first n-type semiconductor, a second photoelectric conversion layer on the first photoelectric conversion layer and including a heterojunction that includes a second p-type semiconductor and a second n-type semiconductor. A peak absorption wavelength (?max1) of the first photoelectric conversion layer and a peak absorption wavelength (?max2) of the second photoelectric conversion layer are included in a common wavelength spectrum of light that is one wavelength spectrum of light of a red wavelength spectrum of light, a green wavelength spectrum of light, a blue wavelength spectrum of light, a near infrared wavelength spectrum of light, or an ultraviolet wavelength spectrum of light, and a light-absorption full width at half maximum (FWHM) of the second photoelectric conversion layer is narrower than an FWHM of the first photoelectric conversion layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung Bae PARK, Takkyun RO, Kiyohiko TSUTSUMI, Chul Joon HEO, Yong Wan JIN
  • Publication number: 20210257420
    Abstract: An OLED display panel may include a substrate, an OLED light emitter on the substrate and configured to emit light, and a visible light sensor on the substrate and configured to detect at least a portion of the emitted light based on reflection of the portion of the emitted light from a recognition target. The visible light sensor is in a non-light emitting region adjacent to the OLED light emitter so as to be horizontally aligned with the OLED light emitter in a horizontal direction extending parallel to an upper surface of the substrate, or between the substrate and a non-light emitting region adjacent to the OLED light emitter such that the visible light sensor is vertically aligned with the non-light emitting region in a vertical direction extending perpendicular to the upper surface of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung Bae PARK, Sung Young YUN, Gae Hwang LEE, Yong Wan JIN, Chul Joon HEO
  • Publication number: 20210246134
    Abstract: A compound of Chemical Formula 1, and an organic photoelectric device, an image sensor, and an electronic device including the same are disclosed: In Chemical Formula 1, each substituent is the same as defined in the detailed description.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jisoo SHIN, Chul BAIK, Taejin CHOI, Sung Young YUN, Kyung Bae PARK, Gae Hwang LEE, Yeong Suk CHOI, Chul Joon HEO
  • Publication number: 20210242271
    Abstract: An image sensor may include a first photo-sensing device on a semiconductor substrate and configured to sense light of a first wavelength spectrum, and second and third photo-sensing devices integrated in the semiconductor substrate and configured to sense light of a second and third wavelength spectrum, respectively. The first photo-sensing device may overlap each of the second and third photo-sensing devices in a thickness direction of the semiconductor substrate. The second and third photo-sensing devices do not overlap in the thickness direction and each have an upper surface, a lower surface, and a doped region therebetween. The third photo-sensing device includes an upper surface deeper further from the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate than the upper surface of the second photo-sensing device and a doped region thicker than the doped region of the second photo-sensing device. The image sensor may omit the first photo-sensing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung Bae PARK, Yong Wan JIN, Sun Young YUN, Sung Jun PARK, Feifei FANG, Chul Joon HEO
  • Publication number: 20210234103
    Abstract: A compound of Chemical Formula 1, and an organic photoelectric device, an image sensor, and/or an electronic device including the same are disclosed: In Chemical Formula 1, each substituent is the same as defined in the detailed description.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seon-Jeong LIM, Norihito ISHII, Katsunori SHIBATA, Yong Wan JIN, Taejin CHOI, Kyung Bae PARK, Sung Jun PARK, Jisoo SHIN, Sung Young YUN
  • Publication number: 20210235046
    Abstract: An image sensor may include a photoelectric device configured to selectively absorb light associated with a first color of three primary colors, a semiconductor substrate stacked with the photoelectric device and including first and second photo-sensing devices configured to sense light associated with second and third colors of the three primary colors, respectively, a first color filter corresponding to the first photo-sensing device and configured to selectively transmit light of the first wavelength spectrum, a second color filter corresponding to the second photo-sensing device and configured to selectively transmit light associated with a mixed color of the first color and the third color, and a first insulating layer between the photoelectric device and the semiconductor substrate and corresponding to the second photo-sensing device, and configured to selectively reflect light of a part of visible light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gae Hwang LEE, Kwang Hee LEE, Kyung Bae PARK, Sung Young YUN, Dong-Seok LEEM, Yong Wan JIN
  • Patent number: 11038068
    Abstract: A photoelectric conversion device may include one or more pixel electrodes and an opposed electrode and a photoelectric conversion layer between the one or more pixel electrodes and the opposed electrode. The photoelectric conversion layer may be configured to absorb light of at least one part in a wavelength spectrum and to convert the absorbed light into an electrical signal. Each pixel electrode has an upper surface facing the photoelectric conversion layer, a side surface, and a non-angulated edge where the upper surface and the side surface meet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Young Yun, Kyung Bae Park, Sung Jun Park, Gae Hwang Lee, Yong Wan Jin, Chul Joon Heo
  • Publication number: 20210151686
    Abstract: A compound of Chemical Formula 1, and an organic photoelectric device, an image sensor, and an electronic device including the same are disclosed: In Chemical Formula 1, each substituent is the same as described in the detailed description.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Norihito ISHII, Katsunori SHIBATA, Takkyun RO, Ohkyu KWON, Sang Mo KIM, Kyung Bae PARK, Sung Young YUN, Dong-Seok LEEM, Youn Hee LIM, Yong Wan JIN, Yeong Suk CHOI, Jong Won CHOI, Taejin CHOI, Hyesung CHOI, Chul Joon HEO
  • Patent number: 11005070
    Abstract: An organic photoelectronic device includes a first electrode and a second electrode facing each other, and first and second photoelectronic conversion layers between the first electrode and the second electrode. The first and second photoelectronic conversion layers include a p-type semiconductor and an n-type semiconductor. The first photoelectronic conversion layer has a first composition ratio (p1/n1) of the p-type semiconductor relative to the n-type semiconductor, the second photoelectronic conversion layer has a second composition ratio (p2/n2) of the p-type semiconductor relative to the n-type semiconductor, and the first composition ratio (p1/n1) is greater than the second composition ratio (p2/n2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chul Joon Heo, Kyung Bae Park, Sung Young Yun, Tadao Yagi, Takkyun Ro, Gae Hwang Lee, Kwang Hee Lee, Yong Wan Jin
  • Publication number: 20210135136
    Abstract: A photoelectric conversion device includes a first electrode and a second electrode and a photoelectric conversion layer between the first electrode and the second electrode. The photoelectric conversion layer includes a first material and a second material, the first material and the second material being configured to form a pn junction, and a third material different from the first material and the second material. The third material includes an electron withdrawing group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jisoo SHIN, Kyung Bae PARK, Sung Jun PARK, Jeong Il PARK, Seon-Jeong LIM, Youn Hee LIM, Yeong Suk CHOI, Taejin CHOI
  • Publication number: 20210135123
    Abstract: A photoelectric device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a charge transport layer between the first electrode and the photoelectric conversion layer. The photoelectric conversion layer is configured to absorb light in a wavelength spectrum and converting the absorbed light into an electrical signal. The charge transport layer includes a first charge transport material and a second charge transport material which collectively define a heterojunction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seok-Hwan HONG, Sung Jun PARK, Kyung Bae PARK, Sung Young YUN, Chul Joon HEO
  • Publication number: 20210135125
    Abstract: Disclosed are a photoelectric conversion device includes a first electrode and a second electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, the photoelectric conversion layer including a p-type semiconductor and an n-type semiconductor, and an organic buffer layer between the first electrode and the photoelectric conversion layer, the organic buffer layer including an organic buffer material, wherein a difference between a LUMO energy level of the organic buffer material and a LUMO energy level of the n-type semiconductor is greater than or equal to about 1.2 eV and the organic buffer material includes at least three carbazole moieties, and a sensor, and an electronic device including the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hye Rim HONG, Taejin CHOI, Chul Joon HEO, Kyung Bae PARK, Seon-Jeong LIM
  • Publication number: 20210135126
    Abstract: Disclosed are a photoelectric conversion device, and a sensor and an electronic device including the same. The photoelectric conversion device may include a first electrode and a second electrode and a photoelectric conversion layer between the first electrode and the second electrode. The photoelectric conversion layer includes a first material and a second material, which form a pn junction, and a third material that is different from the first material and the second material. The third material is configured to modify a distribution of energy levels of the first material or the second material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daiki MINAMI, Sung Young YUN, Kyung Bae PARK, Sung Jun PARK, Chul Joon HEO
  • Patent number: 10998514
    Abstract: A photoelectric device includes a first photoelectric conversion layer including a heterojunction that includes a first p-type semiconductor and a first n-type semiconductor, a second photoelectric conversion layer on the first photoelectric conversion layer and including a heterojunction that includes a second p-type semiconductor and a second n-type semiconductor. A peak absorption wavelength (?max1) of the first photoelectric conversion layer and a peak absorption wavelength (?max2) of the second photoelectric conversion layer are included in a common wavelength spectrum of light that is one wavelength spectrum of light of a red wavelength spectrum of light, a green wavelength spectrum of light, a blue wavelength spectrum of light, a near infrared wavelength spectrum of light, or an ultraviolet wavelength spectrum of light, and a light-absorption full width at half maximum (FWHM) of the second photoelectric conversion layer is narrower than an FWHM of the first photoelectric conversion layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung Bae Park, Takkyun Ro, Kiyohiko Tsutsumi, Chul Joon Heo, Yong Wan Jin
  • Publication number: 20210118956
    Abstract: A photoelectric conversion device includes a first electrode and a second electrode facing each other, a photoelectric conversion layer between the first electrode and the second electrode and configured to absorb light in at least one part of a wavelength spectrum of light and to convert it into an electric signal, and an inorganic nanolayer between the first electrode and the photoelectric conversion layer and including a lanthanide element, calcium (Ca), potassium (K), aluminum (Al), or an alloy thereof. An organic CMOS image sensor may include the photoelectric conversion device. An electronic device may include the organic CMOS image sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung Bae PARK, Chul Joon HEO, Sung Young YUN, Gae Hwang LEE, Yong Wan JIN
  • Patent number: 10979680
    Abstract: An image sensor may include a photoelectric device configured to selectively absorb light associated with a first color of three primary colors, a semiconductor substrate stacked with the photoelectric device and including first and second photo-sensing devices configured to sense light associated with second and third colors of the three primary colors, respectively, a first color filter corresponding to the first photo-sensing device and configured to selectively transmit light of the first wavelength spectrum, a second color filter corresponding to the second photo-sensing device and configured to selectively transmit light associated with a mixed color of the first color and the third color, and a first insulating layer between the photoelectric device and the semiconductor substrate and corresponding to the second photo-sensing device, and configured to selectively reflect light of a part of visible light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gae Hwang Lee, Kwang Hee Lee, Kyung Bae Park, Sung Young Yun, Dong-Seok Leem, Yong Wan Jin
  • Patent number: 10978523
    Abstract: An OLED display panel may include a substrate, an OLED light emitter on the substrate and configured to emit light, and a visible light sensor on the substrate and configured to detect at least a portion of the emitted light based on reflection of the portion of the emitted light from a recognition target. The visible light sensor is in a non-light emitting region adjacent to the OLED light emitter so as to be horizontally aligned with the OLED light emitter in a horizontal direction extending parallel to an upper surface of the substrate, or between the substrate and a non-light emitting region adjacent to the OLED light emitter such that the visible light sensor is vertically aligned with the non-light emitting region in a vertical direction extending perpendicular to the upper surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung Bae Park, Sung Young Yun, Gae Hwang Lee, Yong Wan Jin, Chul Joon Heo
  • Patent number: 10964753
    Abstract: Disclosed is an optoelectronic device including a first electrode and a second electrode facing each other; a metal layer pattern disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode; a buffer layer covering the metal layer pattern; and a photoelectric conversion layer on the buffer layer. The metal layer pattern includes a metal having a negative dielectric constant and the buffer layer includes a compound selected from silicon nitride (SiNx, 0<x<1), silicon oxynitride (SiOyNz, 0<y<0.5, 0<z?1), P-doped silicon oxynitride (SiOyNz:P, 0<y<0.5, 0<z?1), and a combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Heo, Takkyun Ro, Kyung Bae Park, Gyeongsu Park, Joo Ho Lee