Patents by Inventor Moon Suk Jeong
Moon Suk Jeong 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: 9952715Abstract: A touch input sensing apparatus includes a driver configured to output a signal to sensing electrodes, a sensor configured to sense a touch input from the sensing electrodes, and a reference signal generator configured to output a first clock signal to the driver and output a second clock signal to the sensor. The second clock signal frequency is k times greater than a frequency of the first clock signal. The reference signal generator is configured to synchronize the first clock signal with the second clock signal to delay a phase of the second clock signal is delayed from the first clock signal between 0 degrees and 180/k degrees, wherein k is a constant greater than 1.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2016Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: Samsung EIectro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Moon Suk Jeong, Yong Il Kwon
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Patent number: 9891761Abstract: There are provided a touch sensing device and a touchscreen device. The touch sensing device includes: a driving circuit applying a driving signal having a predetermined first period to a node capacitor; a buffer circuit converting capacitance of the node capacitor into a voltage signal; a buffer capacitor being charged and discharged depending on an output voltage from the buffer circuit; and an integration circuit integrating voltages charged in the buffer capacitor, wherein, in a normal touch mode, the buffer circuit integrates capacitance of the node capacitor to generate the voltage signal, and, in a proximity touch mode, the buffer circuit generates the voltage signal by following the voltages charged in the node capacitor.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2014Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Byeoung Hak Jo, Moon Suk Jeong, Yong Il Kwon, Tah Joon Park
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Patent number: 9851833Abstract: An integration circuit may include a plurality of switches, at least one operational amplifier, and at least one feedback capacitor, sequentially transfers electrical charges charged in a node capacitor to the feedback capacitor, and integrates the electrical charges. The operational amplifier may be synchronized with a clock signal applied to at least one of the plurality of switches to thereby be operated in one of a normal mode and a low power mode.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2014Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Yong Il Kwon, Byeong Hak Jo, Moon Suk Jeong, Tah Joon Park
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Publication number: 20170097716Abstract: A touch input sensing apparatus includes a driver configured to output a signal to sensing electrodes, a sensor configured to sense a touch input from the sensing electrodes, and a reference signal generator configured to output a first clock signal to the driver and output a second clock signal to the sensor. The second clock signal frequency is k times greater than a frequency of the first clock signal. The reference signal generator is configured to synchronize the first clock signal with the second clock signal to delay a phase of the second clock signal is delayed from the first clock signal between 0 degrees and 180/k degrees, wherein k is a constant greater than 1.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2016Publication date: April 6, 2017Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Moon Suk JEONG, Yong Il KWON
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Patent number: 9606688Abstract: A touch sensing apparatus may include a driving signal generating circuit including a first switch and a second switch and providing driving signals to a first node of a node capacitor, the driving signals being generated by switching operations of the first switch and the second switch, and a C-V converting circuit including a buffer circuit having a first feedback capacitor and a third switch disposed between a second node of the node capacitor and the first feedback capacitor and transferring a charging voltage of the node capacitor to the first feedback capacitor through a switching operation of the third switch to generate an output voltage. The buffer circuit further includes a fourth switch disposed between the second node of the node capacitor and a current source, and the fourth switch is turned on in an off operation section of the third switch.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2015Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Moon Suk Jeong, Yong Il Kwon, Tah Joon Park, Byeong Hak Jo
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Publication number: 20170060321Abstract: A touch input sensing device includes a sensing electrode, a driver configured to apply a driving signal to the sensing electrode, and a sensor configured to sense a touch input from the sensing electrode and to operate at a frequency higher than that of the driving signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2016Publication date: March 2, 2017Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Moon Suk JEONG, Ui Jong SONG, Yong Il KWON
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Patent number: 9436326Abstract: A touchscreen device may include: a panel unit, a driving circuit unit, a sensing circuit unit and a control unit. The control unit may apply a driving signal to a first node capacitor formed at an intersection between a first and a first one of the plurality of sensing electrodes and calibrate gains of the plurality of converter circuit units. Each of the plurality of panel deviation calibration units may calibrate an output signal from the respective one of the plurality of converter circuit units by using a capacitance value of a first capacitor included in the respective one of the plurality of panel deviation calibration units when a driving signal is applied to the first one of the driving electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2014Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Byeong Hak Jo, Moon Suk Jeong, Yong il Kwon, Tah Joon Park
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Patent number: 9391507Abstract: There is provided an apparatus for regulating an output voltage, including: a sensing circuit sensing an output voltage from a charge pump; a comparator circuit receiving the output voltage from the sensing circuit so as to compare it with a predetermined reference voltage; and a limiter circuit regulating the output voltage according to an output signal from the comparator circuit.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2014Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Moon Suk Jeong, Byeong Hak Jo, Yong Il Kwon, Tah Joon Park
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Patent number: 9389740Abstract: Disclosed herein is a touch sensing apparatus capable of supporting hover sensing, including: a plurality of capacitance-voltage converters (C-V converters) outputting different voltage values depending on a change in capacitance of each of the sensing electrodes; a plurality of integrators integrating output voltages of each of the C-V converters; a first multiplexer multiplexing outputs of the plurality of integrators; a second multiplexer multiplexing the outputs of the plurality of integrators; a first differential amplification unit for touch sensing receiving an output of the first multiplexer and an output of the second multiplexer; a second differential amplification unit for hover sensing receiving the output of the first multiplexer and the output of the second multiplexer; and a control unit sensing a touch event or a hover event, thereby removing a common noise to accurately sense both the touch event and the hover event.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2014Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Byeong Hak Jo, Moon Suk Jeong, Yong Il Kwon, Tah Joon Park
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Patent number: 9280230Abstract: There are provided an apparatus for sensing capacitance, a method for sensing capacitance, and a touch screen apparatus. The apparatus for sensing capacitance includes; a first integration circuit unit including a first capacitor charged by a change in capacitance occurring in a sensing electrode; a comparison circuit unit comparing a level of an output signal of the first integration circuit unit with a predetermined reference level; and a noise removal unit including a plurality of switches operating according to an output of the comparison circuit unit, wherein the comparison circuit unit controls an operation of each of the plurality of switches to discharge charges charged in the first capacitor when the level of the output signal of the first integration circuit unit is higher than the reference level.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2012Date of Patent: March 8, 2016Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Byeong Hak Jo, Hyun Suk Lee, Moon Suk Jeong, Yong Il Kwon, Tah Joon Park
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Patent number: 9270255Abstract: A high voltage driver may include: a low side switching unit including first to n-th N-channel metal oxide semiconductor (NMOS) transistors; a high side switching unit including first and second to n-th P-channel MOS (PMOS) transistors; a voltage dividing unit dividing a voltage between the output terminal and the ground; a first constant voltage unit providing a constant voltage and a unidirectional signal path between a source and a gate of each of the first to n-th NMOS transistors; a second constant voltage unit providing a constant voltage and a unidirectional signal path between a source and a gate of each of the first to n-th PMOS transistors; a first charging unit providing a charged voltage to each of the gates of the second to n-th NMOS transistors; and a second charging unit providing a charged voltage to each of the gates of the second to n-th PMOS transistors.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2014Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yong Il Kwon, Moon Suk Jeong, Tah Joon Park
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Patent number: 9250739Abstract: There are provided a touch sensing device and a touchscreen device. The touch sensing device according to an embodiment of the invention may include: a buffer unit including a buffer capacitor charged and discharged by a first voltage and a second voltage input at a predetermined period; an integrating circuit unit integrating a charging voltage of the buffer capacitor; a signal conversion unit comparing a voltage output from the integrating circuit unit with a predetermined reference voltage to generate the second voltage; and a touch determination unit counting the second voltage with a predetermined reference clock to determine a touch.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2013Date of Patent: February 2, 2016Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yong Il Kwon, Moon Suk Jeong, Tah Joon Park
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Publication number: 20150355777Abstract: An integration circuit may include a plurality of switches, at least one operational amplifier, and at least one feedback capacitor, sequentially transfers electrical charges charged in a node capacitor to the feedback capacitor, and integrates the electrical charges. The operational amplifier may be synchronized with a clock signal applied to at least one of the plurality of switches to thereby be operated in one of a normal mode and a low power mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2014Publication date: December 10, 2015Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yong Il KWON, Byeong Hak JO, Moon Suk JEONG, Tah Joon PARK
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Publication number: 20150346879Abstract: A touch sensing apparatus may include a driving signal generating circuit including a first switch and a second switch and providing driving signals to a first node of a node capacitor, the driving signals being generated by switching operations of the first switch and the second switch, and a C-V converting circuit including a buffer circuit having a first feedback capacitor and a third switch disposed between a second node of the node capacitor and the first feedback capacitor and transferring a charging voltage of the node capacitor to the first feedback capacitor through a switching operation of the third switch to generate an output voltage. The buffer circuit further includes a fourth switch disposed between the second node of the node capacitor and a current source, and the fourth switch is turned on in an off operation section of the third switch.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2015Publication date: December 3, 2015Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Moon Suk JEONG, Yong Il KWON, Tah Joon PARK, Byeong Hak JO
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Patent number: 9170688Abstract: There are provided an apparatus for sensing capacitance, a method for sensing capacitance, and a touch screen apparatus. The apparatus for sensing capacitance includes; a driving circuit unit applying driving signals to a first capacitor; an integration circuit unit including a second capacitor and a third capacitor respectively charged by a change in capacitance generated in the first capacitor based on the driving signals to generate a predetermined output voltage and calculating a voltage difference between the output voltage of the second capacitor and the output voltage of the third capacitor; and a control unit determining characteristics of a noise signal based on the voltage difference and controlling the driving signals based on the characteristics of the noise signal.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2012Date of Patent: October 27, 2015Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yong Il Kwon, Moon Suk Jeong, Byeong Hak Jo, Hyun Suk Lee, Tah Joon Park
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Patent number: 9170679Abstract: There is provided a capacitance sensing apparatus including: a driving circuit unit applying a driving signal to a first capacitor; a first integrating circuit unit including a second capacitor charged by a change in capacitance generated in the first capacitor based on the driving signal to generate a first output voltage; and a second integrating circuit unit including a third capacitor charged by a change in capacitance generated in the second capacitor to generate a second output voltage, wherein a level of the second output voltage is changed at least twice during a single period of the driving signal applied to the first capacitor.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2012Date of Patent: October 27, 2015Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Byeong Hak Jo, Tah Joon Park, Kyung Hee Hong, Moon Suk Jeong, Yong Il Kwon
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Publication number: 20150301679Abstract: A touchscreen device may include a panel unit including a plurality of first electrodes and a plurality of second electrodes; a driving circuit unit sequentially applying a driving signal having a predetermined period to the plurality of first electrodes; a sensing circuit unit detecting levels of capacitance from the plurality of second electrodes; and a driving voltage generating unit generating a driving voltage. The driving voltage generating unit adjusts a level of the driving voltage depending on a detected voltage which is detected in a first electrode, to which the driving signal is applied, among the plurality of first electrodes in a calibration section.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2015Publication date: October 22, 2015Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Kang Joo KIM, Moon Suk Jeong
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Patent number: 9146646Abstract: There is provided an apparatus for generating a driving signal, the apparatus including: a first driving signal generation circuit generating a first driving signal; a second driving signal generation circuit generating a second driving signal, the second driving signal generation circuit including at least two transistors and a pulse generation unit; and a control unit controlling the first and second driving signal generation circuits so that they generate the first and second driving signals selectively.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2014Date of Patent: September 29, 2015Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yong Il Kwon, Moon Suk Jeong, Tah Joon Park
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Publication number: 20150229297Abstract: A high voltage driver may include: a low side switching unit including first to n-th N-channel metal oxide semiconductor (NMOS) transistors; a high side switching unit including first and second to n-th P-channel MOS (PMOS) transistors; a voltage dividing unit dividing a voltage between the output terminal and the ground; a first constant voltage unit providing a constant voltage and a unidirectional signal path between a source and a gate of each of the first to n-th NMOS transistors; a second constant voltage unit providing a constant voltage and a unidirectional signal path between a source and a gate of each of the first to n-th PMOS transistors; a first charging unit providing a charged voltage to each of the gates of the second to n-th NMOS transistors; and a second charging unit providing a charged voltage to each of the gates of the second to n-th PMOS transistors.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2014Publication date: August 13, 2015Inventors: Yong II Kwon, Moon Suk Jeong, Tah Joon Park
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Patent number: RE49317Abstract: Disclosed herein are a transformer and a method of manufacturing the same. The transformer includes: a primary side winding having a loop shape; a secondary side winding formed on the same plane as that of the primary side winding in a remaining section except for at least a section at which it intersects with the primary side winding and having the same loop shape as that of the primary side winding so as to be electromagnetically coupled to the primary side winding; and an intersecting section formed so that the primary side and secondary side windings having the sum of the turn numbers of 3 or more intersect with each other in a two-layer structure, wherein the intersecting section includes at least one point of intermediate node having one side connected in a first layer and the other side connected in a second layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2019Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hyun Paek, Yoo Sam Na, Hyeon Seok Hwang, Gyu Suck Kim, Su Gyeong Kim, Shin Hwan Hwang, Moon Suk Jeong