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).

  • Patent number: 11250780
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Amir Amirkhany, Anup P. Jose, Gaurav Malhotra, Younghoon Song, Mohamed Elzeftawi
  • Patent number: 11087656
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Anup P. Jose, Amir Amirkhany, Mohamed Elzeftawi
  • Patent number: 11069282
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Amir Amirkhany, Anup P. Jose, Gaurav Malhotra, Younghoon Song, Mohamed Elzeftawi
  • Publication number: 20210049963
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Amir Amirkhany, Anup P. Jose, Gaurav Malhotra, Younghoon Song, Mohamed Elzeftawi
  • Publication number: 20210049951
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Amir Amirkhany, Anup P. Jose, Gaurav Malhotra, Younghoon Song, Mohamed Elzeftawi
  • Publication number: 20210049943
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Anup P. Jose, Amir Amirkhany, Mohamed Elzeftawi
  • Patent number: 10554450
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mohamed Elzeftawi, Amir Amirkhany
  • Publication number: 20190288880
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Mohamed Elzeftawi, Amir Amirkhany
  • Patent number: 10263815
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: XILINX, INC.
    Inventors: Kevin Geary, Declan Carey, Mohamed Elzeftawi