Patents by Inventor Kyung Hoon Chung

Kyung Hoon Chung 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: 20180014399
    Abstract: A display device includes: a flexible substrate including a display unit and a plurality of peripheral units which surrounds the display unit and are bent to overlap a part of the display unit; a display member positioned at the display unit and which displays an image; and a signal line positioned at the plurality of peripheral units, where the plurality of peripheral units is bent in a way such that parts of the signal line, which are respectively positioned at adjacent peripheral units, are in contact with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: Kyung Hoon CHUNG, Chul Kyu KANG
  • Publication number: 20170365221
    Abstract: A scan sense driver includes a scan driver and a sense driver. The scan line driver provides a scan line enable signal based on a plurality of clock signals, a global clock signal, and a scan input signal during a scan time interval. The sense driver provides a sense enable signal based on the clock signals and a sense input signal during a sense time interval. The sense driver provides the sense enable signal during a period when an organic light-emitting diode of a pixel is to be tested for a malfunction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventor: Kyung-Hoon CHUNG
  • Patent number: 9767733
    Abstract: A scan sense driver includes a scan driver and a sense driver. The scan line driver provides a scan line enable signal based on a plurality of clock signals, a global clock signal, and a scan input signal during a scan time interval. The sense driver provides a sense enable signal based on the clock signals and a sense input signal during a sense time interval. The sense driver provides the sense enable signal during a period when an organic light-emitting diode of a pixel is to be tested for a malfunction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kyung-Hoon Chung
  • Publication number: 20170062408
    Abstract: A display panel includes: an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit area in a peripheral area surrounding a display area including pixels, the ESD protection circuit area including ESD protection circuits; a fan-out area in the peripheral area, including fan-out lines to receive data signals and a first pad to receive a first global signal; a common line area between the ESD protection circuit area and the fan-out area, including a first common line extending lengthwise in a pixel row direction; a first transmission line connecting lengthwise from the first pad to the first common line to transmit the first global signal to the first common line; and first global signal lines extending lengthwise in a pixel column direction from the first common line to the display area to concurrently transmit the first global signal to the pixels. The first transmission line is wider than the first global signal lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventor: Kyung-Hoon Chung
  • Patent number: 9570531
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display device includes a substrate comprising a major surface; a display region and a peripheral region surrounding the display region when viewed in a viewing direction perpendicular to the major surface; an array of a plurality of pixels disposed in the display region; and a first power line extending from the peripheral region into the display region, the first power line being electrically connected to the array of pixels at a contact point in the display region. When viewed in the viewing direction, the first power line includes: a first extension extending from the peripheral region to the display region; and a second extension connected to the first extension; and a third extension connected to the second extension and extending from a location in the display region toward the peripheral region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung Hoon Chung, Chul-Kyu Kang, Jung-Mi Choi
  • Publication number: 20160321993
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting diode display is disclosed. In one aspect, the display includes a display substrate including a display area and a peripheral area surrounding the display area. Scan lines are formed over the display substrate and configured to transmit a scan signal, data lines and driving voltage lines crossing the scan lines are configured to respectively provide a data signal and a driving voltage, and switching elements are electrically connected to the scan lines and data lines. Pixel electrodes are electrically connected to the switching elements, an organic emission layer is formed over the pixel electrodes, and a common electrode is formed over the organic emission layer. A common voltage line is formed substantially parallel to the data lines and configured to transmit a common voltage to the common electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Jung-Mi Choi, Chul Kyu Kang, Kyung Hoon Chung
  • Publication number: 20160117963
    Abstract: A scan sense driver includes a scan driver and a sense driver. The scan line driver provides a scan line enable signal based on a plurality of clock signals, a global clock signal, and a scan input signal during a scan time interval. The sense driver provides a sense enable signal based on the clock signals and a sense input signal during a sense time interval. The sense driver provides the sense enable signal during a period when an organic light-emitting diode of a pixel is to be tested for a malfunction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventor: Kyung-Hoon CHUNG
  • Publication number: 20160099299
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display device includes a substrate comprising a major surface; a display region and a peripheral region surrounding the display region when viewed in a viewing direction perpendicular to the major surface; an array of a plurality of pixels disposed in the display region; and a first power line extending from the peripheral region into the display region, the first power line being electrically connected to the array of pixels at a contact point in the display region. When viewed in the viewing direction, the first power line includes: a first extension extending from the peripheral region to the display region; and a second extension connected to the first extension; and a third extension connected to the second extension and extending from a location in the display region toward the peripheral region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Kyung Hoon CHUNG, Chul-Kyu Kang, Jung-Mi Choi
  • Publication number: 20160070294
    Abstract: An oscillator includes a reference current generator to generate a reference current, a reference voltage generator to generate a reference voltage based on the reference current, a comparison voltage generator to generate a comparison voltage obtained by delaying and inverting a clock signal based on the reference current, and a clock signal generator to compare the comparison voltage with the reference voltage and generate the clock signal based on a result of the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Kyung-hoon CHUNG, Chang-hee SHIN, Sang-min LEE, Jun-ho PARK, Dong-wook SUH, Hee-jong KIM
  • Patent number: 9252747
    Abstract: There are provided stage circuits and a scan driver using the same, which can supply scan signals using a simultaneous method or an interlace method. Each of the stage circuits includes a progressive driver and a simultaneous driver. The progressive driver outputs a scan signal to an output terminal, corresponding to a plurality of clock signals supplied simultaneously or progressively, and the coupling between the progressive driver and the output terminal is blocked when a third control signal is supplied. The simultaneous driver outputs a scan signal to the output terminal, corresponding to first and second control signals which do not overlap each other, and the coupling between the simultaneous driver and the output terminal is blocked when a fourth control signal, which does not overlap the third control signal, is supplied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kyung-Hoon Chung
  • Patent number: 9153162
    Abstract: A display device includes a data driver; a scan driver; a compensation control signal unit configured to reset voltages of data signals transmitted to a plurality of pixels during a previous frame at a current frame, and configured to generate and transmit a first control signal to compensate for threshold voltages of driving transistors of the pixels and a second control signal to control simultaneous light emission of the pixels; a power controller configured to control and supply the voltage levels of a first and second power source voltages; a display unit including the plurality of pixels coupled to corresponding data lines, scan lines, first control lines, second control lines, first voltage lines, and second voltage lines; and a timing controller configured to generate a plurality of data signals by processing external image signals and generate a plurality of driving control signals for controlling driving of the drivers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kyung-Hoon Chung
  • Patent number: 9099040
    Abstract: Embodiments may provide a scan driver including a plurality of stages for simultaneously outputting first scan signals in a simultaneous driving period and for progressively outputting second scan signals in a progressive driving period, wherein each of the stages includes a first signal processing unit coupled to an input terminal, a first clock terminal, a third clock terminal, an auxiliary terminal, a first power source terminal, and a second power source terminal to output a first output signal and a second output signal, and a second signal processing unit coupled to a second clock terminal and the first power source terminal to receive the first output signal and the second output signal and to output a first scan signal and a second scan signal to an output terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hae-Yeon Lee, Chul-Kyu Kang, Seong-Il Park, Kyung-Hoon Chung
  • Patent number: 9082366
    Abstract: A power converting circuit of a display driver includes a positive voltage generator and a negative voltage generator. The positive voltage generator includes a first capacitive DC-DC converter and a first inductive DC-DC converter, and generates a positive source voltage by selectively using one of the first capacitive DC-DC converter, the first inductive DC-DC converter, or a first external power supply voltage. The negative voltage generator includes a second capacitive DC-DC converter and a second inductive DC-DC converter, and generates a negative source voltage by selectively using one of the second capacitive DC-DC converter, the second inductive DC-DC converter, or a second external power supply voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byung-Hun Han, Kyung-Hoon Chung
  • Patent number: 9041693
    Abstract: A scan driver includes a plurality of stages for receiving a first start signal and a second start signal, a first clock signal and a second clock signal, and at least one of two interrupt signals and outputting a scan signal. Each stage includes an up-signal output unit for receiving the first start signal and for outputting a first output signal that is shifted by one horizontal period from the first start signal, a down-signal output unit for receiving a second start signal and outputting a second output signal shifted by one horizontal period from the second start signal, and a scan signal output unit for receiving the first and second output signals and outputting a high-level or low-level scan signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kyung-Hoon Chung
  • Publication number: 20150130787
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting display apparatus includes a plurality of emission pixels, a plurality of dummy pixels, and a plurality of repair lines. The emission pixels are aligned in column and row directions in an active region. The dummy pixels are in a dummy region. The repair lines are connected to at least one of the at least one sub-emission pixel or at least one of the dummy pixels. Each emission pixel includes at least one sub-emission pixel. At least two sub-emission pixels aligned in a column or row direction are alternately connected to two repair lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventor: Kyung-Hoon CHUNG
  • Publication number: 20150114293
    Abstract: A thin-film depositing apparatus including a mask, and a chucking unit for adhering the mask to a surface of a substrate, wherein the chucking unit includes a plurality of magnet units that contact another surface of the substrate by independently rising or falling by using their weight and thus are magnetically combined with the mask.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung-Hoon Chung, You-Min Cha
  • Patent number: 8988406
    Abstract: A scan driver is coupled to a plurality of scan lines and includes a plurality of stages. Each of the stages is configured to sequentially receives clock signals that are phase delayed by two horizontal cycles or more from three of a plurality of clock lines, and output a scan signal having a pulse width of two horizontal cycles or more to a corresponding scan line. The scan signals are overlapped with each other by one horizontal cycle or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kyung-Hoon Chung
  • Patent number: 8912993
    Abstract: A scan driving device including scan driving blocks including a first node receiving a second-voltage according to a signal input to a first-input terminal, a second node receiving a first-voltage according to a signal input to the first-input terminal, and receiving an input signal according to a clock signal input to a second-input terminal, a first transistor connected to the first node, the first power source, and an output terminal, and a second transistor connected to the second node and the output terminal and configured to receive a clock signal input to a third-input terminal, wherein, during the initial driving period, the input signal is applied with a gate-off-voltage, and clock signals input to the first-, second-, and third-input terminals are applied with a gate-on-voltage to reset a voltage at the first node with the gate-on-voltage and reset a voltage at the second node with the gate-off-voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung-Hoon Chung, Seong-Il Park
  • Patent number: 8823609
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent display apparatus including a pixel circuit and a method of driving the organic electroluminescent display apparatus are provided. Embodiments of the present invention may solve problems where the luminance of light is changed due to a change of a voltage of an anode of an organic electro-light emitting device such that an image quality is deteriorated when N-type transistors are used to form the organic electroluminescent display apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kyung-Hoon Chung
  • Patent number: 8803562
    Abstract: A stage circuit includes an output unit including a first transistor coupled between a first power source and an output terminal of the stage circuit, and having a gate electrode coupled to a first node, a second transistor coupled between the output terminal and a third input terminal of the stage circuit, and having a gate electrode coupled to a second node, and a third transistor coupled between the output terminal and a second power source, and having a gate electrode coupled to a third node; a progressive driver coupled to first, second, and sixth input terminals of the stage circuit; and a concurrent driver coupled to at least one of fourth and fifth input terminals of the stage circuit. In the stage circuit, clock signals supplied to the first, second, and third input terminals during the second period are concurrently set to a gate-on or gate-off voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kyung-Hoon Chung