Patents by Inventor Mohamed Elzeftawi
Mohamed Elzeftawi 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: 11250780Abstract: A system and method for estimating and using pixel compensation coefficients. In some embodiments, the method includes, during a first time interval: comparing a first pixel current for a pixel of the display with a first reference current, to obtain a first pixel current error signal, the first pixel current error signal being the sign of a difference between the first pixel current and the first reference current; and updating one or more compensation coefficients for the pixel, based on the first pixel current error signal.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2019Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Amir Amirkhany, Anup P. Jose, Gaurav Malhotra, Younghoon Song, Mohamed Elzeftawi
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Patent number: 11087656Abstract: A system and method for sensing drive current in a pixel. In some embodiments, the system includes: a first pixel, a second pixel, a differential sensing circuit, a reference current source, and a control circuit. The differential sensing circuit may have a first input, a second input, and an output, the first input being connected to a node at which a reference current generated by the reference current source is subtracted from a first pixel current, the first pixel current including a current generated by the first pixel. The second input may be configured to receive a second pixel current, the second pixel current including a current generated by the second pixel. The output may be configured to produce an output signal based on a difference between a current received at the first input and a current received at the second input.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2019Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Anup P. Jose, Amir Amirkhany, Mohamed Elzeftawi
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Patent number: 11069282Abstract: A system and method for operating a sensing circuit for sensing a pixel current of a pixel of a display panel using correlated double sampling. In some embodiments, the method includes: during a first interval of time, resetting a pixel sensing circuit; during a third interval of time following the first interval of time, operating the pixel sensing circuit in an integration mode; during a fourth interval of time following the third interval of time, operating the pixel sensing circuit in a hold mode; and during a fifth interval of time following the fourth interval of time, operating the pixel sensing circuit in the integration mode.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2019Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Amir Amirkhany, Anup P. Jose, Gaurav Malhotra, Younghoon Song, Mohamed Elzeftawi
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Publication number: 20210049963Abstract: A system and method for estimating and using pixel compensation coefficients. In some embodiments, the method includes, during a first time interval: comparing a first pixel current for a pixel of the display with a first reference current, to obtain a first pixel current error signal, the first pixel current error signal being the sign of a difference between the first pixel current and the first reference current; and updating one or more compensation coefficients for the pixel, based on the first pixel current error signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2019Publication date: February 18, 2021Inventors: Amir Amirkhany, Anup P. Jose, Gaurav Malhotra, Younghoon Song, Mohamed Elzeftawi
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Publication number: 20210049951Abstract: A system and method for operating a sensing circuit for sensing a pixel current of a pixel of a display panel using correlated double sampling. In some embodiments, the method includes: during a first interval of time, resetting a pixel sensing circuit; during a third interval of time following the first interval of time, operating the pixel sensing circuit in an integration mode; during a fourth interval of time following the third interval of time, operating the pixel sensing circuit in a hold mode; and during a fifth interval of time following the fourth interval of time, operating the pixel sensing circuit in the integration mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2019Publication date: February 18, 2021Inventors: Amir Amirkhany, Anup P. Jose, Gaurav Malhotra, Younghoon Song, Mohamed Elzeftawi
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Publication number: 20210049943Abstract: A system and method for sensing drive current in a pixel. In some embodiments, the system includes: a first pixel, a second pixel, a differential sensing circuit, a reference current source, and a control circuit. The differential sensing circuit may have a first input, a second input, and an output, the first input being connected to a node at which a reference current generated by the reference current source is subtracted from a first pixel current, the first pixel current including a current generated by the first pixel. The second input may be configured to receive a second pixel current, the second pixel current including a current generated by the second pixel. The output may be configured to produce an output signal based on a difference between a current received at the first input and a current received at the second input.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2019Publication date: February 18, 2021Inventors: Anup P. Jose, Amir Amirkhany, Mohamed Elzeftawi
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Patent number: 10554450Abstract: A method of performing coarse calibration of a voltage-mode (VM) driver having a plurality of driver slices connected in parallel includes setting a control code applied to activated driver slices of the plurality of driver slices to a maximum value to minimize an output resistance of the activated driver slices, activating one driver slice of the plurality of driver slices by applying the control code to the one driver slice, while disabling other driver slices of the plurality of driver slices, measuring an output resistance of the VM driver, determining whether the output resistance of the VM driver is greater than a desired resistance, and in response to determining that the output resistance of the VM driver is greater than a desired resistance activating one more driver slice of the plurality of driver slices.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2018Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mohamed Elzeftawi, Amir Amirkhany
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Publication number: 20190288880Abstract: A method of performing coarse calibration of a voltage-mode (VM) driver having a plurality of driver slices connected in parallel includes setting a control code applied to activated driver slices of the plurality of driver slices to a maximum value to minimize an output resistance of the activated driver slices, activating one driver slice of the plurality of driver slices by applying the control code to the one driver slice, while disabling other driver slices of the plurality of driver slices, measuring an output resistance of the VM driver, determining whether the output resistance of the VM driver is greater than a desired resistance, and in response to determining that the output resistance of the VM driver is greater than a desired resistance activating one more driver slice of the plurality of driver slices.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2018Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventors: Mohamed Elzeftawi, Amir Amirkhany
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Patent number: 10263815Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to continuous time linear equalization. In an example of a continuous time linear equalizer, a variable gain circuit includes transistors having gate nodes respectively as a first and a second input node. A first transimpedance circuit is connected between the first input node and a first output node. A second transimpedance circuit is connected between the second input node and a second output node. A source node of each of the first transistor and the second transistor are commonly connected to one another. In the same or another equalizer, output nodes of a first frequency peaking circuit are connected to input nodes of a second frequency peaking circuit. In such a same or another equalizer, an RC feedback circuit has tap-off nodes and summing nodes respectively connected at the output nodes of the first frequency peaking circuit.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2017Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: XILINX, INC.Inventors: Kevin Geary, Declan Carey, Mohamed Elzeftawi