Patents by Inventor Kyung Bae Kim

Kyung Bae Kim 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: 12374672
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate. A first electrode, a second electrode, and a third electrode are on the substrate, and are sequentially arranged along a first direction. A first light emitting element is located between the first electrode and the second electrode. A second light emitting element is located between the second electrode and the third electrode. A first contact electrode overlaps the first electrode and one end of the first light emitting element, and is in contact with the first electrode and the one end of the first light emitting element. A second contact electrode overlaps and is in contact with the other end of the first light emitting element. A third contact electrode overlaps and is in contact with the second electrode and the other end of the second light emitting element. The second contact electrode extends while detouring the third contact electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Kyu Woo, Kyung Bae Kim, Jin Yeong Kim, Chong Chul Chai
  • Patent number: 12364083
    Abstract: A display device comprises a substrate, a semiconductor layer thereon, a first insulating layer on the semiconductor layer, a first conductive layer on the first insulating layer and including a first electrode pattern, a second insulating layer on the first insulating layer and including first and second conductive patterns, a third insulating layer on the second conductive layer, and a display element layer on the third insulating layer and including a first pixel electrode connected to the first conductive pattern through a first via hole, a second pixel electrode connected to the second conductive pattern through a second via hole, and a micro light-emitting element between the pixel electrodes, the first conductive pattern contacting the semiconductor layer through a first contact hole and the first electrode pattern through a second contact hole, and the second conductive pattern overlapping the first electrode pattern to form a first capacitor therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung Bae Kim, Hyun Joon Kim, Kyung Hoon Chung, Mee Hye Jung, Min Jae Jeong, Jun Ki Jeong
  • Publication number: 20250221166
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate including a first well region, a third well region, and a fifth well region, a first gate electrode on a first channel region of the first well region, a third gate electrode on a third channel region of the third well region, a fifth gate electrode on a fifth channel region of the fifth well region, a first gate insulating layer between the first channel region and the first gate electrode, a third gate insulating layer between the third channel region and the third gate electrode, a fifth gate insulating layer between the fifth channel region and the fifth gate electrode, wherein at least two of the first gate insulating layer, the third gate insulating layer, or the fifth gate insulating layer have thicknesses different from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2024
    Publication date: July 3, 2025
    Inventors: Kyung Bae KIM, Yeon Kyung KIM, Kyeong Min PARK, Jin Joo HA
  • Patent number: 12349526
    Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate including first areas and second areas alternately arranged in a first direction in a plane view; a first electrode and a second electrode on the substrate and spaced apart from each other in a second direction crossing the first direction; a first insulation layer on the substrate and covering the first electrode and the second electrode; and a light emitting element on the first insulation layer and electrically connected to the first electrode and the second electrode, the first insulation layer having a first thickness in the first area and a second thickness thicker than the first thickness in the second area, and the light emitting element being located in the first area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung Bae Kim, Ji Eun Lee, Chong Chul Chai
  • Publication number: 20250194374
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate, a first electrode disposed on the substrate, a light emitting layer disposed on the first electrode, a second electrode disposed on the light emitting layer, a color filter layer disposed on the second electrode, a lens layer disposed on the color filter layer, and a light blocking layer disposed on the lens layer and having a plurality of openings in a display area of the substrate. The openings of the light blocking layer include a first opening disposed at a central portion of the display area and a second opening disposed at an outer portion of the display area. A size of the first opening is greater than a size of the second opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2024
    Publication date: June 12, 2025
    Inventors: Kyung Bae KIM, Do Yeong PARK, Ki Hyun PYO, Sung Chul HONG
  • Publication number: 20250185461
    Abstract: A display device includes a pixel driver circuit including a plurality of pixel transistors; a scan driver including a first transistor group and a second transistor group; and a display panel including a semiconductor substrate, a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) layer on the semiconductor substrate, and an emission material layer on the CMOS layer, wherein the CMOS layer includes a first well area doped with first-type impurities and a second well area doped with second-type impurities, the first and second well areas being in a display area of the display panel, and wherein the plurality of pixel transistors and the first transistor group are in the first well area, and the second transistor group is in the second well area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2024
    Publication date: June 5, 2025
    Inventors: Ji Hye LEE, Kyung Bae KIM, Jin Seon KWAK
  • Patent number: 12317598
    Abstract: A display device includes a pixel component including scan lines, data lines, and pixels electrically connected to the scan lines and the data lines, and defining pixel columns and pixel rows, a data driver disposed on a side of the pixel component, and a scan driver disposed on the side of the pixel component. The pixel component includes sub-scan lines, and dummy lines. Each scan line may be electrically connected to the sub-scan lines by contacts. The contacts are divided into contact groups having a same arrangement. The pixel component is divided into pixel blocks corresponding to the contact groups. Each pixel block includes first and second area divided by contact group. The first area is closer to the scan driver than the second area. The pixel component further includes supplementary power lines spaced apart from the respective sub-scan lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Do Yeong Park, Kyung Bae Kim, Jong Woong Chang
  • Patent number: 12294014
    Abstract: A light emitting device comprises: a substrate; a first electrode on the substrate, the first electrode having holes, and having inclined surfaces along the peripheries of the holes; second electrodes on the substrate, each of which is in a respective one of the holes of the first electrode; and light emitting elements between the first electrode and the second electrodes, the light-emitting elements being electrically connected to the first electrode and the second electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chong Chul Chai, Hyun Joon Kim, Hyun Min Cho, Kyung Bae Kim, Min Jae Jeong
  • Publication number: 20250143104
    Abstract: A display device and head mounted display device including the same are provided. The display device includes a first single-crystal semiconductor substrate, first transistors above the first single-crystal semiconductor substrate, and a second single-crystal semiconductor substrate above the first single-crystal semiconductor substrate, having an area that is greater than an area of the first single-crystal semiconductor substrate in plan view, and including a display area in which light-emitting elements are located, and a non-display area around the display area in plan view, wherein the second single-crystal semiconductor substrate defines first through holes defined in the display area and having a first conductive via electrically connected to the light-emitting element, second through holes defined in the display area and having a second conductive via electrically connected to the first transistor, and third through holes defined in the non-display area and having a third conductive via therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Jin Seon KWAK, Kyung Bae KIM, Kyeong Min PARK, Yong Hee LEE
  • Publication number: 20250126973
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel having a display area and a non-display area; a plurality of pixels disposed in the display area; a light emitting element disposed in each of the plurality of pixels; a driving transistor disposed in each of the plurality of pixels and connected to the light emitting element; and a common circuit disposed in the non-display area and connected to at least one of the driving transistor and the light emitting element of each of the plurality of pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Woo KIM, Kyung Bae KIM
  • Publication number: 20250124867
    Abstract: According to an embodiment of the disclosure, a display device includes a display panel having a display area and a non-display area; a plurality of pixels disposed in the display area; a light-emitting element disposed in each of the plurality of pixels; a driving transistor disposed in each of the plurality of pixels and electrically connected to the light-emitting element; and a common circuit disposed in the non-display area and electrically connected to a node between the light-emitting element and the driving transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Woo KIM, Kyung Bae KIM
  • Publication number: 20250120259
    Abstract: There are provided a sub-pixel and a display device including the same, which can increase the capacitance of a capacitor. The sub-pixel may include a first capacitor including a first electrode connected to a first power line and a second electrode connected to a second node. The second electrode may be directly connected to a semiconductor layer of a first transistor, a semiconductor layer of a third transistor, and a semiconductor layer of a fourth transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2024
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Inventors: Sung Chul HONG, Kyung Bae KIM, Do Yeong PARK
  • Publication number: 20250107240
    Abstract: A display device includes a pixel component including scan lines, data lines, and pixels electrically connected to the scan lines and the data lines, and defining pixel columns and pixel rows, a data driver disposed on a side of the pixel component, and a scan driver disposed on the side of the pixel component. The pixel component includes sub-scan lines, and dummy lines. Each scan line may be electrically connected to the sub-scan lines by contacts. The contacts are divided into contact groups having a same arrangement. The pixel component is divided into pixel blocks corresponding to the contact groups. Each pixel block includes first and second area divided by contact group. The first area is closer to the scan driver than the second area. The pixel component further includes supplementary power lines spaced apart from the respective sub-scan lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Do Yeong PARK, Kyung Bae KIM, Jong Woong CHANG
  • Patent number: 12261254
    Abstract: A display device includes: a base layer; a pixel circuit layer on the base layer; and a display element layer on the pixel circuit layer. The pixel circuit layer includes a lens pattern at a recess between the display element layer and the base layer, the display element layer includes a light emitting element, and at least a portion of the light emitting element overlaps with the lens pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji Hye Lee, Kyung Bae Kim, Yu Jin Lee, Chong Chul Chai
  • Publication number: 20250081773
    Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate including a non-display area and a display area; sub-pixels in the display area; and metal lines traversing the non-display area and the display area in a first direction. Each of the metal lines extends in the first direction to not overlap with emission areas of the sub-pixels, and includes metal patterns protruding in a direction crossing the first direction between the emission areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventors: Yong Hee LEE, Kyung Bae KIM, Kyeong Min PARK
  • Publication number: 20250081776
    Abstract: A display device and a mobile electronic device including the same are provided. The display device includes: a pixel defining layer; a first electrode located in an opening of the pixel defining layer; a wiring including: a first wiring extending in a first direction, and having a first length in a display area; and a second wiring having a second length shorter than the first length; an intermediate layer covering the first electrode at the opening, a portion of the intermediate layer being disconnected in an upper portion of the wiring; a second electrode covering the intermediate layer in the opening; and pattern wirings connected to the wirings in a non-display area and including a third wiring connected to the first wiring and having a third length, and a fourth wiring connected to the second wiring and having a fourth length longer than the third length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventors: Kyeong Min PARK, Yong Hee LEE, Kyung Bae KIM, Jong Woong CHANG
  • Patent number: 12243971
    Abstract: A display device according to some embodiments includes a substrate, a first power line extending in a first direction on the substrate, and configured to transmit a first alignment signal or a first driving voltage, a second power line extending in the first direction on the substrate, and configured to transmit a second alignment signal or a second driving voltage, a first electrode extending in a second direction that is substantially perpendicular to the first direction, configured to receive the first alignment signal or the first driving voltage, and electrically connected to the first power line, a second electrode spaced apart from the first electrode, extending in the second direction, configured to receive the second alignment signal or the second driving voltage, and electrically connected to the second power line, and a light emitting element between the first electrode and the second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ki Hyun Pyo, Jin Seon Kwak, Kyung Bae Kim, Yeon Kyung Kim, Ji Hye Lee
  • Publication number: 20250072217
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a display device, and more particularly to a display device capable of repairing transistors and an optical device including the same. According to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, a display device including: a main pixel including a light emitting element, and a main transistor; and an auxiliary pixel adjacent to the main pixel, the auxiliary pixel including an auxiliary transistor having same characteristics as the main transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: Ji Hye LEE, Jin Seon KWAK, Kyung Bae KIM
  • Publication number: 20250056990
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a display device, and more particularly, to a display device capable of reducing or minimizing or reducing a dead space area. According to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, a display device including: a substrate having a display area and a non-display area; a signal transmission line including a signal line in the display area of the substrate and a fan-out line extending from the signal line and in the non-display area of the substrate; and a plurality of pixels in the display area of the substrate, wherein a plurality of signal transmission lines include the signal transmission line and are respectively connected to the plurality of pixels, and the plurality of signal transmission lines are on different layers on the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Yong Hee LEE, Kyung Bae KIM, Do Yeong PARK, Ji Hye LEE
  • Patent number: 12223888
    Abstract: A display device includes a light-emitting diode including a first conductivity-type semiconductor, an active layer, and a second conductivity-type semiconductor; a first voltage line to which a first voltage is applied; a second voltage line to which a second voltage is applied; a first transistor including a source electrode electrically connected to the first voltage line and a drain electrode electrically connected to a first electrode of the light-emitting diode and to the first conductivity-type semiconductor; a second transistor including a drain electrode electrically connected to a gate electrode of the first transistor and a source electrode electrically connected to a data line to apply a data signal; a capacitor electrically connected to the gate electrode of the first transistor and the first electrode; and a third transistor including a source electrode electrically connected to the second voltage line and a drain electrode electrically connected to the first electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Jae Jeong, Kyung Bae Kim, Chong Chul Chai, Kyung Hoon Chung