Patents by Inventor Masami IGAWA
Masami IGAWA 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).
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Patent number: 10777159Abstract: Each stage of a gate driver includes a controlling part which increases an electric potential of a boosting line in response to a carry signal of a previous stage and decreases the electric potential of the boosting line in response to the carry signal of a next stage, a first output part which turns on in response to the increased electric potential of the boosting line and receiving a clock signal to output a gate signal of a present stage, and a second output part which turns on in response to the increased electric potential of the boosting line and receiving the clock signal to output the carry signal of the present stage. The boosting line of the present stage is disposed adjacent to a gate line which is connected to one of next stages following the present stage.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2017Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Noboru Takeuchi, Masami Igawa, Min soo Kang, Beomjun Kim, YoonHo Kim, Seongyeol Syn, Hong-Woo Lee
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Patent number: 10424262Abstract: A gate driving circuit includes a plurality of stages. A k-th stage from among the plurality of stages, the k-th stage includes a first input circuit to receive a (k?1)th gate signal from a (k?1)th stage and to precharge a first node, a second input circuit to receive a (k+2)th gate signal from a (k+2)th stage to transmit the received (k+2)th gate signal to a second node, an output circuit to output a first clock signal as a k-th gate signal in response to a signal of the first node, a discharge circuit configured to discharge the first node through the k-th gate signal in response to a signal of the second node, a first transfer circuit to transfer a second clock signal to the first node, and a second transfer circuit to transfer the first clock signal to the second node.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2017Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Masami Igawa, Noboru Takeuchi
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Patent number: 10062332Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels, wherein each of the pixels includes a switching element connected to a data line and a gate line, a light source configured to provide the display panel with a light, a light source driver configured to turn the light source on and off, and a panel driver configured to output a data voltage to the data lines and a gate signal to the gate lines during an ON period in which the light source turns on the light, and to block the data voltage to be applied to the data lines and the gate signal to be applied to the gate lines during an OFF period in which the light source turns off the light.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2016Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Osamu Sengoku, Masami Igawa
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Publication number: 20180061353Abstract: Each stage of a gate driver includes a controlling part which increases an electric potential of a boosting line in response to a carry signal of a previous stage and decreases the electric potential of the boosting line in response to the carry signal of a next stage, a first output part which turns on in response to the increased electric potential of the boosting line and receiving a clock signal to output a gate signal of a present stage, and a second output part which turns on in response to the increased electric potential of the boosting line and receiving the clock signal to output the carry signal of the present stage. The boosting line of the present stage is disposed adjacent to a gate line which is connected to one of next stages following the present stage.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2017Publication date: March 1, 2018Inventors: Noboru TAKEUCHI, Masami IGAWA, Min soo KANG, Beomjun KIM, YoonHo KIM, Seongyeol SYN, Hong-Woo LEE
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Patent number: 9837032Abstract: A method of driving a display panel includes outputting a gate signal to a gate line of the display panel in response to a first control signal and outputting a data voltage to a data line of the display panel in response to a second control signal using a plurality of data output blocks having driving timings different from one another. A single driving chip includes the plurality of data output blocks.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2015Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Masami Igawa
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Patent number: 9779677Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel that includes pixels for receiving data voltages in response to gate signals, and dummy pixels, a driver for driving the pixels and the dummy pixels, a kickback voltage detector for detecting a kickback voltage of the dummy pixels, and a timing controller. The timing controller calculates a temperature corresponding to the kickback voltage, compares the calculated temperature with a reference temperature, and controls the driver to compensate a display panel image quality based on a temperature variation that corresponds to a difference between the calculated temperature and the reference temperature.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2015Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventor: Masami Igawa
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Publication number: 20170256225Abstract: A gate driving circuit includes a plurality of stages. A k-th stage from among the plurality of stages, the k-th stage includes a first input circuit to receive a (k?1)th gate signal from a (k?1)th stage and to precharge a first node, a second input circuit to receive a (k+2)th gate signal from a (k+2)th stage to transmit the received (k+2)th gate signal to a second node, an output circuit to output a first clock signal as a k-th gate signal in response to a signal of the first node, a discharge circuit configured to discharge the first node through the k-th gate signal in response to a signal of the second node, a first transfer circuit to transfer a second clock signal to the first node, and a second transfer circuit to transfer the first clock signal to the second node.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2017Publication date: September 7, 2017Inventors: Masami IGAWA, Noboru TAKEUCHI
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Publication number: 20170069275Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels, wherein each of the pixels includes a switching element connected to a data line and a gate line, a light source configured to provide the display panel with a light, a light source driver configured to turn the light source on and off, and a panel driver configured to output a data voltage to the data lines and a gate signal to the gate lines during an ON period in which the light source turns on the light, and to block the data voltage to be applied to the data lines and the gate signal to be applied to the gate lines during an OFF period in which the light source turns off the light.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2016Publication date: March 9, 2017Inventors: OSAMU SENGOKU, MASAMI IGAWA
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Publication number: 20160189598Abstract: Each stage of a gate driver includes a controlling part which increases an electric potential of a boosting line in response to a carry signal of a previous stage and decreases the electric potential of the boosting line in response to the carry signal of a next stage, a first output part which turns on in response to the increased electric potential of the boosting line and receiving a clock signal to output a gate signal of a present stage, and a second output part which turns on in response to the increased electric potential of the boosting line and receiving the clock signal to output the carry signal of the present stage. The boosting line of the present stage is disposed adjacent to a gate line which is connected to one of next stages following the present stage.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2015Publication date: June 30, 2016Inventors: Noboru TAKEUCHI, Masami IGAWA, Min soo KANG, Beomjun KIM, YoonHo KIM, Seongyeol SYN, Hong-Woo LEE
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Publication number: 20160027412Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel that includes pixels for receiving data voltages in response to gate signals, and dummy pixels, a driver for driving the pixels and the dummy pixels, a kickback voltage detector for detecting a kickback voltage of the dummy pixels, and a timing controller. The timing controller calculates a temperature corresponding to the kickback voltage, compares the calculated temperature with a reference temperature, and controls the driver to compensate a display panel image quality based on a temperature variation that corresponds to a difference between the calculated temperature and the reference temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2015Publication date: January 28, 2016Inventor: MASAMI IGAWA
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Publication number: 20150339995Abstract: A method of driving a display panel includes outputting a gate signal to a gate line of the display panel in response to a first control signal and outputting a data voltage to a data line of the display panel in response to a second control signal using a plurality of data output blocks having driving timings different from one another. A single driving chip includes the plurality of data output blocks.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2015Publication date: November 26, 2015Inventor: Masami IGAWA
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Patent number: 9093011Abstract: A light source apparatus includes a display panel luminance change storing part, a light source part and a light source driving part. The display panel luminance change data storing part stores a display panel luminance change data indicating a luminance change of a display panel with respect to time. The light source part provides a light to the display panel and outputs a light source luminance. The light source driving part drives the light source part based on the display panel luminance change data so that the light source luminance is decreased when a display panel luminance is increased and the light source luminance is increased when the display panel luminance is decreased. Thus, a display quality of a display apparatus may be enhanced.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2012Date of Patent: July 28, 2015Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Masami Igawa
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Publication number: 20140347257Abstract: A method of driving a display panel includes outputting a gate signal to a gate line of the display panel in response to a first control signal, and outputting a data voltage to a data line of the display panel in response to a second control signal using a plurality of driving chips, where driving timings of the driving chips are different from one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2013Publication date: November 27, 2014Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Masami IGAWA
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Patent number: 8878763Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel including pixels, a gate driver to sequentially apply a gate signal to gate lines in response to a gate control signal, a first source driver to apply a first data voltage to data lines in response to a data control signal, and a second source driver disposed at an opposite side of the display panel from the first source driver with respect to the display panel. The second source driver is configured to apply a second data voltage to the data lines at every time period, at which the gate signal is applied to the gate lines, in response to the clock signal. The pixels display a gray scale in response to the first and second data voltages, and a time period of a rising edge of the clock signal is the same as a time period of a rising edge of the gate signal. In addition, the high level period of the clock signal is shorter than the high level period of the gate signal.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2012Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Masami Igawa
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Publication number: 20140028731Abstract: A light source apparatus includes a display panel luminance change storing part, a light source part and a light source driving part. The display panel luminance change data storing part stores a display panel luminance change data indicating a luminance change of a display panel with respect to time. The light source part provides a light to the display panel and outputs a light source luminance. The light source driving part drives the light source part based on the display panel luminance change data so that the light source luminance is decreased when a display panel luminance is increased and the light source luminance is increased when the display panel luminance is decreased. Thus, a display quality of a display apparatus may be enhanced.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2012Publication date: January 30, 2014Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventor: Masami IGAWA
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Publication number: 20130293526Abstract: A display device includes pixels having gate lines, data lines, dummy pixels each of which is connected to a dummy gate line, a dummy data line or one of a corresponding data line of the data lines, a gate driver configured to drive the gate lines and the dummy gate line, a data driver configured to drive the data lines and the dummy data line, a timing controller configured to control the gate driver to drive the dummy gate line and apply a test data to the data driver during a test mode, a kickback detector configured to output a kickback signal corresponding to a difference between the test data and a digital detecting signal of the dummy pixel during the test mode, and a voltage generator adjusting a level of a common voltage in accordance with the kickback signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2012Publication date: November 7, 2013Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventor: MASAMI IGAWA
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Publication number: 20130257842Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel including pixels, a gate driver to sequentially apply a gate signal to gate lines in response to a gate control signal, a first source driver to apply a first data voltage to data lines in response to a data control signal, and a second source driver disposed at an opposite side of the display panel from the first source driver with respect to the display panel. The second source driver is configured to apply a second data voltage to the data lines at every time period, at which the gate signal is applied to the gate lines, in response to the clock signal. The pixels display a gray scale in response to the first and second data voltages, and a time period of a rising edge of the clock signal is the same as a time period of a rising edge of the gate signal. In addition, the high level period of the clock signal is shorter than the high level period of the gate signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2012Publication date: October 3, 2013Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Masami IGAWA