Patents by Inventor Min-Kyu Woo
Min-Kyu Woo 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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Publication number: 20210366888Abstract: A display device includes a conductive layer including a first voltage line and a second voltage line extending in a first direction; an interlayer insulating layer on the conductive layer and including a plurality of contact holes that expose parts of the conductive layer; a plurality of first-type electrodes on the interlayer insulating layer and electrically connected to the conductive layer through the plurality of contact holes, a plurality of second-type electrodes on the interlayer insulating layer and extending in the first direction, a plurality of light-emitting elements on pairs of the first-type and the second-type electrodes that are spaced from each other in the second direction; first-type contact electrodes on the first-type electrodes and in contact with the light-emitting elements; and second-type contact electrodes on the second-type electrodes and in contact with the light-emitting elements, each of the second-type contact electrodes includes contact electrode extensions on the second-typeType: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2021Publication date: November 25, 2021Inventors: Kyung Bae KIM, Min Kyu WOO, Do Yeong PARK, Mee Hye JUNG, Chong Chul CHAI
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Publication number: 20210343240Abstract: A display device including: a pixel connected to first, second and third scan lines, a data line, and an emission line, the pixel including: an LED; a first transistor including a first electrode connected to a first node, a second electrode connected to a second node, and a gate electrode connected to a third node; a second transistor connected between the data line and the first node and including a gate electrode connected to the first scan line; a third transistor connected between the second node and the third node and including a gate electrode connected to the second scan line; a fourth transistor connected between the second node and a power source and including a gate electrode connected to the third scan line; and a fifth transistor connected between the second node and an anode of the LED and including a gate electrode connected to the second scan line.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2021Publication date: November 4, 2021Inventors: Min Kyu WOO, Hyun Joon KIM
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Patent number: 11163412Abstract: A touch sensor may include a substrate and may include electrode units, first demultiplexers, second demultiplexers, and driving pads all located on the substrate. The electrode units each may include a plurality of electrode groups, the electrode groups each including a plurality of touch electrodes. The first demultiplexers each may include a plurality of sub-demultiplexers and each may be electrically connected to a corresponding one of the electrode units. Each of the sub-demultiplexers of a first demultiplexer may be electrically connected to a corresponding one of the electrode groups of a corresponding electrode unit. The second demultiplexers may be connected between the first demultiplexers and the driving pads.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2020Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Inventors: Hwa Jeong Kim, Jae Sic Lee, Na Yun Kwak, Dong Hwan Kim, Seung Woo Sung, Min Kyu Woo, Min Ku Lee, Seong Jun Lee, Sang Jin Pak, Sang Hyun Jun
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Publication number: 20210327341Abstract: A display device including: a first power line; a second power line; a data line; a first scan line; a second scan line; a light emitting element connected between the first power line and a first node; a first transistor connected between the first node and the second power line and including a gate electrode connected to a second node; a second transistor connected between the data line and the second node and including a gate electrode connected to the first scan line; and a fourth transistor connected between the first power line and the first node and including a gate electrode connected to the second scan line.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2021Publication date: October 21, 2021Inventors: Dong Woo KIM, Min Kyu WOO
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Publication number: 20210265329Abstract: A display device includes: a base layer having a first area and a second area extending at least partially around a periphery of the first area; conductive patterns in the second area; an insulating layer over the conductive patterns in the second area; a first electrode and a second electrode on the insulating layer; and a plurality of light emitting elements between the first electrode and the second electrode in the first area and being connected to the first electrode and the second electrode. The first electrode and the second electrode are spaced apart from each other in the first area and are respectively connected to portions of the conductive patterns through contact openings penetrating the insulating layer. The light emitting elements do not overlap the conductive patterns and the insulating layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2020Publication date: August 26, 2021Inventors: Min Kyu WOO, Kyung Bae KIM, Chong Chul CHAI
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Patent number: 11100843Abstract: A display device includes a pixel unit including first pixels in a first pixel area, second pixels in a second pixel area, and third pixels in a third pixel area; a first scan driver including first multiplexers configured to operate in response to a first mode and a second mode different from the first mode, and to supply first scan signals to first scan lines connected to the first pixels; a second scan driver configured to supply second scan signals to second scan lines connected to the second pixels; and a third scan driver including second multiplexers configured to operate in response to the first mode and the second mode, and to supply third scan signals to third scan lines connected to the third pixels.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2020Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jae Sic Lee, Min Woo Byun, Jae Du Noh, Min Kyu Woo, Seung Yeon Cho
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Publication number: 20210249392Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2020Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventors: Min Kyu WOO, Kyung Bae KIM, Jin Yeong KIM, Chong Chul CHAI
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Patent number: 10937364Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of pixels, each of the pixels including an organic light emitting diode and a plurality of transistors configured to control a current applied to the organic light emitting diode, wherein an aging frame includes an aging period in which at least one of the plurality of transistors is aged, wherein at least one of the plurality of transistors is in a turn-off state in the aging period, and wherein a potential difference between one electrode and an other electrode of a transistor of the plurality of transistors is equal to or greater than a reference potential difference, the reference potential difference being a difference value between a high level and a low level of a first power source voltage.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2019Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Young Wan Seo, Min Kyu Woo, Cheol Gon Lee, Mee Hye Jung
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Publication number: 20200410935Abstract: A display device includes a first pixel region including a plurality of first pixels and a plurality of first gate control lines coupled to the first pixels, and a second pixel region spaced apart from the first pixel region. The second pixel region includes a plurality of second pixels and a plurality of second gate control lines coupled to the second pixels. The display device further includes a first non-pixel region disposed between the first pixel region and the second pixel region, and a first coupling line disposed in the first non-pixel region. The first coupling line commonly couples at least two first gate control lines and at least two second gate control lines.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventors: MI HAE KIM, MIN KYU WOO, YOUNG TAEG JUNG, HYUN CHOL BANG, SANG WON SEOK, HWAN SOO JANG, JU HEE HYEON
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Patent number: 10847088Abstract: A display device includes: a pixel unit including first pixels in a first pixel region, second pixels in a second pixel region, and third pixels in a third pixel region; a first scan driver configured to drive first scan lines coupled to the first pixels; a second scan driver configured to drive second scan lines coupled to the second pixels; and a third scan driver configured to drive third scan lines coupled to the third pixels, wherein the first scan driver, the second scan driver, and the third scan driver differently set a supply order of a scan signal supplied to the first scan lines, the second scan lines, and the third scan lines, corresponding to a first mode and a second mode different from the first mode.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2017Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Min Woo Byun, Seung Yeon Cho, Jae Du Noh, Min Kyu Woo, Jae Sic Lee
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Publication number: 20200333898Abstract: A touch sensor may include a substrate and may include electrode units, first demultiplexers, second demultiplexers, and driving pads all located on the substrate. The electrode units each may include a plurality of electrode groups, the electrode groups each including a plurality of touch electrodes. The first demultiplexers each may include a plurality of sub-demultiplexers and each may be electrically connected to a corresponding one of the electrode units. Each of the sub-demultiplexers of a first demultiplexer may be electrically connected to a corresponding one of the electrode groups of a corresponding electrode unit. The second demultiplexers may be connected between the first demultiplexers and the driving pads.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2020Publication date: October 22, 2020Inventors: Hwa Jeong KIM, Jae Sic LEE, Na Yun KWAK, Dong Hwan KIM, Seung Woo SUNG, Min Kyu WOO, Min Ku LEE, Seong Jun LEE, Sang Jin PAK, Sang Hyun JUN
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Patent number: 10796636Abstract: A display device includes a first pixel region including a plurality of first pixels and a plurality of first gate control lines coupled to the first pixels, and a second pixel region spaced apart from the first pixel region. The second pixel region includes a plurality of second pixels and a plurality of second gate control lines coupled to the second pixels. The display device further includes a first non-pixel region disposed between the first pixel region and the second pixel region, and a first coupling line disposed in the first non-pixel region. The first coupling line commonly couples at least two first gate control lines and at least two second gate control lines.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2018Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Mi Hae Kim, Min Kyu Woo, Young Taeg Jung, Hyun Chol Bang, Sang Won Seok, Hwan Soo Jang, Ju Hee Hyeon
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Patent number: 10796642Abstract: A display device includes first pixels in a first pixel area, a first scan driver configured to supply first scan signals to first scan lines, second pixels in a second pixel area, a second scan driver configured to supply second scan signals to second scan lines, third pixels in a third pixel area, a third scan driver configured to supply third scan signals to third scan lines, and a timing controller configured to supply a first start signal to the first scan driver, a second start signal to the second scan driver, and a third start signal to the third scan driver, wherein an order in which the first, second, and third start signal are supplied in a first mode, and an order in which the first, second, and third start signal are supplied in a second mode that is different from the first mode, are different from each other.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2018Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sang Moo Choi, Min Woo Byun, Chae Han Hyun, Min Kyu Woo, Jae Du Noh, Jae Sic Lee, Seung Yeon Cho
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Publication number: 20200273402Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of pixels, each of the pixels including an organic light emitting diode and a plurality of transistors configured to control a current applied to the organic light emitting diode, wherein an aging frame includes an aging period in which at least one of the plurality of transistors is aged, wherein at least one of the plurality of transistors is in a turn-off state in the aging period, and wherein a potential difference between one electrode and an other electrode of a transistor of the plurality of transistors is equal to or greater than a reference potential difference, the reference potential difference being a difference value between a high level and a low level of a first power source voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2019Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Young Wan SEO, Min Kyu WOO, Cheol Gon LEE, Mee Hye JUNG
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Patent number: 10732775Abstract: A touch sensor may include a substrate and may include electrode units, first demultiplexers, second demultiplexers, and driving pads all located on the substrate. The electrode units each may include a plurality of electrode groups, the electrode groups each including a plurality of touch electrodes. The first demultiplexers each may include a plurality of sub-demultiplexers and each may be electrically connected to a corresponding one of the electrode units. Each of the sub-demultiplexers of a first demultiplexer may be electrically connected to a corresponding one of the electrode groups of a corresponding electrode unit. The second demultiplexers may be connected between the first demultiplexers and the driving pads.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2018Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hwa Jeong Kim, Jae Sic Lee, Na Yun Kwak, Dong Hwan Kim, Seung Woo Sung, Min Kyu Woo, Min Ku Lee, Seong Jun Lee, Sang Jin Pak, Sang Hyun Jun
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Publication number: 20200234629Abstract: A display device includes a pixel unit including first pixels in a first pixel area, second pixels in a second pixel area, and third pixels in a third pixel area; a first scan driver including first multiplexers configured to operate in response to a first mode and a second mode different from the first mode, and to supply first scan signals to first scan lines connected to the first pixels; a second scan driver configured to supply second scan signals to second scan lines connected to the second pixels; and a third scan driver including second multiplexers configured to operate in response to the first mode and the second mode, and to supply third scan signals to third scan lines connected to the third pixels.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2020Publication date: July 23, 2020Inventors: Jae Sic LEE, Min Woo BYUN, Jae Du NOH, Min Kyu WOO, Seung Yeon CHO
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Publication number: 20200193917Abstract: A display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention includes: a substrate; an active pattern including a semiconductor material disposed on the substrate; a first conductive layer disposed on the active pattern, the first conductive layer including a plurality of scan lines and a driving gate electrode; a second conductive layer disposed on the first conductive layer, the second conductive layer including an initialization voltage line to transmit an initialization voltage; a third conductive layer disposed on the second conductive layer, the third conductive layer including a driving voltage line to transmit a driving voltage; a fourth conductive layer disposed on the third conductive layer, the first conductive layer including a first data line that transmits a data signal; and a pixel electrode layer disposed on the fourth conductive layer, the pixel electrode layer including a plurality of pixel electrodes, wherein the third conductive layer includes a connection member that is electricType: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2019Publication date: June 18, 2020Inventors: Gyung Soon PARK, Min Kyu WOO, Jun Ki JEONG
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Patent number: 10614745Abstract: A display device includes a pixel unit including first pixels in a first pixel area, second pixels in a second pixel area, and third pixels in a third pixel area; a first scan driver including first multiplexers configured to operate in response to a first mode and a second mode different from the first mode, and to supply first scan signals to first scan lines connected to the first pixels; a second scan driver configured to supply second scan signals to second scan lines connected to the second pixels; and a third scan driver including second multiplexers configured to operate in response to the first mode and the second mode, and to supply third scan signals to third scan lines connected to the third pixels.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2017Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jae Sic Lee, Min Woo Byun, Jae Du Noh, Min Kyu Woo, Seung Yeon Cho
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Publication number: 20200090587Abstract: In a display device including pixels, each of the pixels may include: a first transistor coupled to a first node, a first power supply voltage line, and a second node; and a light-emitting diode coupled to the second node and a second power supply voltage line. Each image frame may include at least two emission enable periods for the light-emitting diode, and at least one emission inhibit period between the at least two emission enable periods.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2019Publication date: March 19, 2020Inventors: YOUNG WAN SEO, Min Kyu Woo, An Su Lee, Cheol Gon Lee
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Patent number: 10417959Abstract: A display panel includes a distributor to transfer a second data signal to a second data line in a first period of a data period and to transfer a first data signal to a first data line in a second period of the data period, the second period being different from the first period; a first pixel electrically connected to the first data line, to initialize a first previous data signal in the data period in response to a first control signal, and to store the first data signal in the second period in response a scan signal; and a second pixel electrically connected to the second data line and to store the second data signal in the first period in response to the scan signal.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2017Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Chae-Han Hyun, Min-Kyu Woo