Patents by Inventor Minki Kim

Minki 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: 11600556
    Abstract: Disclosed is a semiconductor package comprising a semiconductor chip, a first chip pad on a bottom surface of the semiconductor chip and adjacent to a first lateral surface in a first direction of the semiconductor chip, the first lateral surface separated from the first chip pad from a plan view in a first direction, and a first lead frame coupled to the first chip pad. The first lead frame includes a first segment on a bottom surface of the first chip pad and extending from the first chip pad in a second direction opposite to the first direction and away from the first lateral surface of the semiconductor chip, and a second segment which connects to a first end of the first segment and then extends along the first direction to extend beyond the first lateral surface of the semiconductor chip after passing one side of the first chip pad, when viewed in the plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minki Kim, Duckgyu Kim, Jae-Min Jung, Jeong-Kyu Ha, Sang-Uk Han
  • Publication number: 20230005425
    Abstract: A display device can include a display panel having sub pixels configured to emit light of different colors, a data driver configured to output a data voltage to the sub pixels via data lines, and a timing controller configured to output power control signals for controlling a driving current which drives the data driver. The data driver can include source driving integrated circuits, each including power control circuits configured to generate the driving current in accordance with each of the power control signals, and amplifiers configured to be applied with the driving current to output the data voltage to each of the data lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: MinKi KIM, JinSung KIM, JinCheol HONG
  • Publication number: 20220397718
    Abstract: Provided is a lighting assembly including an upper body that defines a top surface thereof; a lower body coupled to a lower portion of the upper body and defining a bottom surface thereof; a light diffusion member coupled to the upper body and the lower body, the light diffusion member including a first surface facing the upper body, a second surface facing the lower body, and a third surface that has a curved surface and is exposed to an outside of the light diffusion member; a light guide made of a light transmissive material, the light guide being in contact with the light diffusion member; and a light-emitting diode (LED) disposed to face a surface of the light guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Sunghun LEE, Hoon KIM, Minki KIM, Jihoon PARK
  • Patent number: 11514848
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the present disclosure, the display device includes a timing controller configured to output a power control signal for controlling a driving current to the data driver. The data driver includes a plurality of source driving integrated circuits (SDICs) which each supplies the data voltage to each of the plurality of active areas. The timing controller generates the power control signal depending on a difference value between comparison data which is the maximum data transition value between adjacent pixel rows disposed in each of the plurality of active areas and edge comparison data which is the maximum data transition value between adjacent pixel rows disposed in the plurality of edge active areas. Thus, it is possible to improve an image quality at a boundary between the active areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: MinKi Kim, JinSung Kim
  • Publication number: 20220302722
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first circuit board, an antenna member disposed to face one surface of the first circuit board, an electronic module disposed between the first circuit board and the antenna member and including a plurality of contact protrusions disposed to face the antenna member, and a plurality of contact members disposed on the antenna member and configured to electrically contact one of the plurality of contact protrusions. As the antenna member generates an induced current in reaction to an external electrical signal or an external electromagnetic field, the electronic module may be configured to supply power using the induced current generated by the antenna member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Sungtae PARK, Minki KIM, Kicheol BAE, Yongjae SONG, Hyelim YUN, Woosung JANG
  • Patent number: 11425456
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes communication circuitry configured to communicate with an external electronic device, a processor operatively connected with the communication circuitry, and a memory operatively connected with the processor. The memory may store instructions which, when executed, cause the processor to control the electronic device to: obtain environment information associated with a video playback environment of the external electronic device, decode a high dynamic range (HDR) video, perform color conversion of the decoded HDR video based on the environment information, encode the color-converted video into a standard dynamic range (SDR) format, and transmit the encoded video to the external electronic device via the communication circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jinbong Ryu, Minki Kim, Jimin Kim, Hyungsuk Kim, Hyuntaek Lee, Donghyun Yeom
  • Publication number: 20220218239
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electrochemical biosensor comprising a carbon nanotube for measuring biosignals. The electrochemical biosensor for continuous glucose monitoring comprises an electrode to which a sensing film including an oxidoreductase, an electron transfer mediator, and a crosslinker is fixed, together with a carbon nanotube, wherein the oxidoreductase oxidizes a target substance and the electron thus generated in the oxidation process is transferred through the electron transfer mediator and the carbon nanotube, whereby the electrochemical biosensor can be used as a sensor having an excellent performance for continuous glucose monitoring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicants: SOGANG UNIVERSITY PRESEARCH BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION, I-SENS, INC.
    Inventors: Woonsup SHIN, Yuzhong QUAN, Eunhyeon HA, Suk-Joon KIM, Young Jea KANG, IN Seok JEONG, Hyunhee YANG, Minki KIM
  • Publication number: 20220208089
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the present disclosure, the display device includes a timing controller configured to output a power control signal for controlling a driving current to the data driver. The data driver includes a plurality of source driving integrated circuits (SDICs) which each supplies the data voltage to each of the plurality of active areas. The timing controller generates the power control signal depending on a difference value between comparison data which is the maximum data transition value between adjacent pixel rows disposed in each of the plurality of active areas and edge comparison data which is the maximum data transition value between adjacent pixel rows disposed in the plurality of edge active areas. Thus, it is possible to improve an image quality at a boundary between the active areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: MinKi Kim, JinSung Kim
  • Publication number: 20220201861
    Abstract: An antenna device and an electronic device including the same are provided. The antenna device includes a housing that includes a first plate, a second plate facing a direction opposite to the first plate, and a side member surrounding a space between the first plate and the second plate, a display viewable through at least a portion of the first plate, an antenna assembly disposed within the housing wherein the antenna assembly includes a first printed circuit board, a second printed circuit board, at least one structure interconnecting the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board and including conductive paths, a plurality of conductive patterns, and a wireless communication circuit, a flexible printed circuit board, and a third printed circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Minki KIM, Chulwoo PARK, Dongil SON
  • Publication number: 20220191457
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide an electronic device comprising: a communication module comprising communication circuitry, a memory, and a processor operatively connected to the communication module and the memory, wherein the processor is configured to: control the electronic device to establish a connection to a wearable display device through the communication module, receive gaze information from the wearable display device, determine a first application and a second application corresponding to the gaze information to be displayed on a screen, identify profiles of the determined first application and second application, and combine graphic data corresponding to the first application and graphic data corresponding to the second application and transmit the combined graphic data to the wearable display device, or transmit each of graphic data corresponding to the first application and graphic data corresponding to the second application to the wearable display device, based on the id
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Kwangmin BYEON, Seungbum LEE, Seungseok HONG, Minki KIM, Hyunsoo KIM, Donghyun YEOM
  • Publication number: 20220187941
    Abstract: A touch driving circuit, a touch display device, and a touch driving method are discussed, which are capable of reducing power consumption by dividing into an active mode and an idle mode according to a touch sensing type, shortening the touch driving period in the idle mode and reducing some operations related to the image displaying function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: SeungChul PARK, KiJeong LEE, MinKi KIM, ChangHwan SEO
  • Patent number: 11341882
    Abstract: An electronic device including at least one memory; a first display; a communication circuit; and at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to while displaying multimedia content on the first display, receive capability data of an external electronic device for indicating that change of a posture of a second display of the external electronic device is available. The at least one processor is also configured to determine a posture of the second display corresponding to a display direction of the multimedia content. The at least one processor is further configured to transmit posture control information for indicating the determined posture to the external electronic device. Additionally, the at least one processor is configured to transmit streaming data of the multimedia content displayed on the first display to the external electronic device in order to display the multimedia content on the second display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jinbong Ryu, Minki Kim, Hyemin Kim, Hwanyeol Kim, Hyungjun Ahn, Sanghun Lee
  • Patent number: 11322552
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a substrate including a first subpixel and a second subpixel, a first electrode including a first sub-electrode provided in the first subpixel and a second sub-electrode provided in the second subpixel, the first electrode being provided on the substrate, an organic light emitting layer on the first electrode, a second electrode on the organic light emitting layer, a first bank between the first sub-electrode and the second sub-electrode, the first bank dividing the first subpixel and the second subpixel, a color filter layer on the second electrode, a reflective metal at a portion of the color filter layer, and a light absorbing part on an upper surface of the reflective metal, the light absorbing part absorbing light, wherein the first electrode is provided as a reflective electrode, and the organic light emitting layer is disposed between the reflective electrode and the reflective metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minki Kim, ChoongKeun Yoo, TaeHan Park, Sul Lee, Hansun Park
  • Patent number: 11315957
    Abstract: A light emitting display apparatus is disclosed. The light emitting display apparatus includes: a substrate; and a plurality of pixels disposed on a pixel area on the substrate. Each of the plurality of pixels includes: a first circuit layer including a first pixel circuit including a driving transistor; a second circuit layer overlapping the first circuit layer, wherein the second circuit layer includes a second pixel circuit including a data supply transistor configured to supply a data signal to the first pixel circuit; a circuit insulating layer between the first circuit layer and the second circuit layer; and a light emitting diode layer including a light emitting diode electrically connected with the first pixel circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sul Lee, Dongwook Choi, Minki Kim
  • Patent number: 11309645
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing; a first circuit board, and a flexible circuit board. The first circuit board is disposed in an internal space of the housing and includes a plurality of first conductive terminals. The flexible circuit board includes a first connection portion including a plurality of second conductive terminals configured to connect to the plurality of first conductive terminals. The flexible circuit board also includes a connection portion extended from the first connection portion, and at least one conductive layer extended from the connection portion to at least a portion of the first connection portion. Additionally, the flexible circuit board includes at least one transmissive area in which light may be transmitted and the at least one conductive layer is at least partially omitted. At least some of the plurality of second conductive terminals are visible from the outside through the at least one transmissive area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Minki Kim, Byunghoon Lee, Min Park, Sungtae Park, Jungmin Park, Yongjae Song, Hongshin Shin, Woosung Jang, Chulwoo Park, Chihyun Cho
  • Publication number: 20220098097
    Abstract: A window including glass configured to protect an electronic panel from an external impact and a manufacturing method therefor include a base substrate having a front surface and a rear surface; and a bezel layer disposed on the rear surface of the base substrate, wherein the front surface of the base substrate has a roughness ranging from 0.2 nm to 3 nm, and at least a portion of the base substrate may be bent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Hoikwan LEE, Minki KIM, Byeon-Beon KIM, Seungho KIM, Yuri KIM, Jonghoon YEUM
  • Patent number: 11277915
    Abstract: An antenna device and an electronic device including the same are provided. The antenna device includes a housing that includes a first plate, a second plate facing a direction opposite to the first plate, and a side member surrounding a space between the first plate and the second plate, a display viewable through at least a portion of the first plate, an antenna assembly disposed within the housing wherein the antenna assembly includes a first printed circuit board, a second printed circuit board, at least one structure interconnecting the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board and including conductive paths, a plurality of conductive patterns, and a wireless communication circuit, a flexible printed circuit board, and a third printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Minki Kim, Chulwoo Park, Dongil Son
  • Publication number: 20220068771
    Abstract: Disclosed is a semiconductor package comprising a semiconductor chip, a first chip pad on a bottom surface of the semiconductor chip and adjacent to a first lateral surface in a first direction of the semiconductor chip, the first lateral surface separated from the first chip pad from a plan view in a first direction, and a first lead frame coupled to the first chip pad. The first lead frame includes a first segment on a bottom surface of the first chip pad and extending from the first chip pad in a second direction opposite to the first direction and away from the first lateral surface of the semiconductor chip, and a second segment which connects to a first end of the first segment and then extends along the first direction to extend beyond the first lateral surface of the semiconductor chip after passing one side of the first chip pad, when viewed in the plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: MINKI KIM, DUCKGYU KIM, JAE-MIN JUNG, JEONG-KYU HA, SANG-UK HAN
  • Patent number: 11263977
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display device including: a display panel; a timing controller generating image data corresponding to an input image, and generating and outputting a first start signal, an on clock, and an off clock; a level shifter generating a second start signal in synchronization with the first start signal, generating gate clocks that swing to a predetermined voltage and have multiple phases, by using the on clock and the off clock, and outputting the generated gate clocks; a shift register including multiple stages connected to gate lines of the display panel, respectively, and outputting a scan signal sequentially to the gate lines by using the second start signal and the gate clocks; and a data driving circuit supplying a data voltage corresponding to the image data to data lines of the display panel in synchronization with the scan signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dongju Kim, Minki Kim, Inho Yeo, Juno Hur
  • Patent number: 11259419
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a first circuit board, a second circuit board, a first adhesive element, and a conductive element. The display panel includes a non-bending region and a bending region that is bent from the non-bending region. The bending region includes a curvature region having a specific curvature and a facing region facing the non-bending region in a thickness direction of the display module. The first adhesive element is disposed to combine the first circuit board with the second circuit board, and the conductive element is disposed to electrically connect the first circuit board to the second circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Inventors: Seongsik Ahn, Kijong Kim, Minki Kim, Seunghwan Baek, In-su Baek, Gyunsoo Kim