Patents by Inventor Nam-Soo Kang

Nam-Soo Kang 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).

  • Publication number: 20050243044
    Abstract: A display device includes a pixel matrix having pixel rows and pixel columns and including pixels having switching elements positioned alternately at a corner near an upper and a lower side of each pixel row and positioned alternately at a corner near an upper and a lower side of and alternately at a corner near a left and a right side of each pixel column; multiple pairs of gate lines transmitting a gate-on voltage; and multiple data lines transmitting data voltages, wherein each pair of gate lines are disposed at the upper and lower sides of each pixel row with the pixels in each row connected to the gate line positioned nearest the respective switching element, and each data line is disposed between adjacent pairs of pixel columns and connected to pairs of pixels where one pixel of the pair has a switching element positioned nearest the respective data line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2005
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Inventors: Nam-Soo Kang, Seong-Young Lee, Sung-Man Kim, Seung-Hwan Moon
  • Publication number: 20050190175
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display of compact size is disclosed. The liquid crystal display has a tape carrier package and a single integrated PCB for processing a gate driving signal and data driving signal. The tape carrier package includes a base substrate, a gate driver IC formed on said base substrate, an input pattern formed on said base substrate that applies gate driving signals input from an external device to the gate driver IC, a first output pattern formed on said base substrate that outputs a first gate driving signal processed in said gate driver IC, and a second output pattern formed on said base substrate, that outputs a second gate driving signal bypassing the gate driver IC among the gate driving signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2005
    Publication date: September 1, 2005
    Inventors: Sang-Soo Kim, Choong-Seob Oh, Jin-Hyeok Park, Jin-Ho Park, Dong-Gyu Kim, Yong-Eun Park, Nam-Soo Kang, Gyu-Su Lee
  • Publication number: 20050190174
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display of compact size is disclosed. The liquid crystal display has a tape carrier package and a single integrated PCB for processing a gate driving signal and data driving signal. The tape carrier package includes a base substrate, a gate driver IC formed on said base substrate, an input pattern formed on said base substrate that applies gate driving signals input from an external device to the gate driver IC, a first output pattern formed on said base substrate that outputs a first gate driving signal processed in said gate driver IC, and a second output pattern formed on said base substrate, that outputs a second gate driving signal bypassing the gate driver IC among the gate driving signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2005
    Publication date: September 1, 2005
    Inventors: Sang-Soo Kim, Choong-Seob Oh, Jin-Hyeok Park, Jin-Ho Park, Dong-Gyu Kim, Yong-Eun Park, Nam-Soo Kang, Gyu-Su Lee
  • Publication number: 20050051700
    Abstract: An apparatus for monitoring a lamp includes a base body, a sensor and a signal transfer pattern. The base body includes a first face having a first region corresponding to a lamp and a first peripheral region disposed around the first region, and a second face having a second region corresponding to the first region and a second peripheral region corresponding to the first peripheral region. The sensor is disposed in the first region, and outputs a sensing signal in response to a working status of the lamp. The signal transfer pattern is disposed in the second peripheral region, and transfers the sensing signal. Therefore, the apparatus for monitoring the lamp senses abnormal working lamps, so that normally working lamps may be protected from being damaged, shortening of lifetime, causing a fire, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2004
    Publication date: March 10, 2005
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Nam-Soo Kang
  • Patent number: 6822632
    Abstract: Disclosed is a liquid crystal display device comprising a display part. The liquid crystal display device allows a common electrode voltage swinging depending on a gate off voltage of the display part to be fed-back through a feed-back circuit and to be held at a constant level, thus stabilizing the common electrode voltage and the gate off voltage coupled to a capacitance component, thereby preventing a picture displayed on the liquid crystal display panel from being divided into blocks. The common electrode voltage is detected at a position capable of being connected to the common electrode. The detected common electrode voltage is input into a comparator for outputting the common electrode voltage. The output of the comparator is controlled to thereby control the swing of the common electrode voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gyu-Su Lee, Jin-Ho Park, Yong-Eun Park, Nam-Soo Kang
  • Publication number: 20040183762
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display capable of being minimized, in which a backlight assembly has a light source portion for generating light, a liquid crystal display panel receives the light from the backlight assembly to display images. A mold frame for sequentially accepting the backlight assembly and liquid crystal display panel is formed to be gradually thinner as further advancing from a first side of accepting to place the light source portion toward a second side opposing to the first side. Also, a chassis coupled to be opposite to the mold frame for closely fixing the backlight assembly and liquid crystal display panel to the mold frame is formed to be gradually thinner as further advancing from the first side of accepting to place the light source portion toward the second side opposing to the first side. Thus, the liquid crystal display can be slimmed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2004
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Inventors: Jung Tae Kang, Choong Seob Oh, Jin Ho Park, Nam Soo Kang, Jin Hyeok Park, Jong Seon Kim, Soo Han Hur
  • Publication number: 20040165692
    Abstract: A shift register has multiple stages each of which includes a pull-up part to generate a current gate line driving signal having a first state in response to a first control signal and a clock signal, a pull-down part to generate the current gate line driving signal having a second state in response to a second control signal, a pull-up driver to generate the first control signal to control the pull-up part in response to a previous gate line driving signal provided from a previous stage, a following gate line driving signal provided from a following stage, and an input voltage signal externally provided, and a pull-down driver to generate the second control signal to control the pull-down part in response to a third control signal provided from the pull-up driver and the input voltage signal, in which the second control signal swings between first and second voltage levels in association with the input voltage signal that swings between predetermined voltage levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2004
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Inventors: Seung-Hwan Moon, Nam-Soo Kang, Kyung-Eun Lee, Back-Won Lee, Ji-Hoon Kim
  • Publication number: 20040135757
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display is provided, which includes: a liquid crystal panel including a plurality of pixels including switching elements, a plurality of gate lines for transmitting gate signals to the switching elements, and a plurality of data lines for transmitting data voltages to the pixels; a data driver including a plurality of data driving ICs connected to respective sets of the data lines, receiving image data, and applying the data voltages corresponding to the image data to the data lines; and a gate driver applying the gate voltages to the gate lines, wherein the data driving ICs are supplied with a ground voltage and a supply voltage and voltage levels of the image data swing with reference to a reference voltage lower than the supply voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Inventors: Jheen-Hyeok Park, Sin-Gu Kang, Nam-Soo Kang, In-Yong Hwang, Ji-Hoon Kim, Sun-Kyu Son, Gyu-Su Lee
  • Publication number: 20040085279
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display of compact size is disclosed. The liquid crystal display has a tape carrier package and a single integrated PCB for processing a gate driving signal and data driving signal. The tape carrier package includes a base substrate, a gate driver IC formed on said base substrate, an input pattern formed on said base substrate that applies gate driving signals input from an external device to the gate driver IC, a first output pattern formed on said base substrate that outputs a first gate driving signal processed in said gate driver IC, and a second output pattern formed on said base substrate, that outputs a second gate driving signal bypassing the gate driver IC among the gate driving signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2003
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Inventors: Sang-Soo Kim, Choong-Seob Oh, Jin-Hyeok Park, Jin-Ho Park, Dong-Gyu Kim, Yong-Eun Park, Nam-Soo Kang, Gyu-Su Lee
  • Patent number: 6664942
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display has a signal transmission film and a single integrated PCB for processing a gate driving signal and data driving signal. The signal transmission film includes a base substrate, a gate driver IC formed on said base substrate, an input pattern formed on said base substrate that applies gate driving signals input from an external device to the gate driver IC, a first output pattern formed on said base substrate that outputs a first gate driving signal processed in said gate driver IC, and a second output pattern formed on said base substrate, that outputs a second gate driving signal bypassing the gate driver IC among the gate driving signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2003
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Soo Kim, Choong-Seob Oh, Jin-Hyeok Park, Jin-Ho Park, Dong-Gyu Kim, Yong-Eun Park, Nam-Soo Kang, Gyu-Su Lee, Sin-Gu Kang
  • Patent number: 6642100
    Abstract: A semiconductor device for use in a memory cell including an active matrix provided with a transistor and a first insulating layer formed around the transistor; a capacitor structure, formed on top of the first insulating layer and composed of a bottom electrode, a capacitor thin film placed on top of the bottom electrode and a top electrode formed on top of the capacitor thin film; a second insulating layer formed on top of the transistor and the capacitor structure; a metal interconnection formed on top of the second insulating layer and the active matrix to electrically connect the transistor to the capacitor structure; and a hydrogen barrier layer formed on top of the metal interconnection, wherein the hydrogen barrier layer is made of an aluminum oxide (AlxOy) layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: Hyundai Electronics Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bee-Lyong Yang, Seaung-Suk Lee, Suk-Kyoung Hong, Nam-Soo Kang
  • Publication number: 20030201989
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display of compact size is disclosed. The liquid crystal display has a tape carrier package and a single integrated PCB for processing a gate driving signal and data driving signal. The tape carrier package includes a base substrate, a gate driver IC formed on said base substrate, an input pattern formed on said base substrate that applies gate driving signals input from an external device to the gate driver IC, a first output pattern formed on said base substrate that outputs a first gate driving signal processed in said gate driver IC, and a second output pattern formed on said base substrate, that outputs a second gate driving signal bypassing the gate driver IC among the gate driving signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2003
    Publication date: October 30, 2003
    Inventors: Sang-Soo Kim, Choong-Seob Oh, Jin-Hyeok Park, Jin-Ho Park, Dong-Gyu Kim, Yong-Eun Park, Nam-Soo Kang, Gyu-Su Lee
  • Patent number: 6639589
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display of compact size is disclosed. The liquid crystal display has a tape carrier package and a single integrated PCB for processing a gate driving signal and data driving signal. The tape carrier package includes a base substrate, a gate driver IC formed on said base substrate, an input pattern formed on said base substrate that applies gate driving signals input from an external device to the gate driver IC, a first output pattern formed on said base substrate that outputs a first gate driving signal processed in said gate driver IC, and a second output pattern formed on said base substrate, that outputs a second gate driving signal bypassing the gate driver IC among the gate driving signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Soo Kim, Choong-Seob Oh, Jin-Hyeok Park, Jin-Ho Park, Dong-Gyu Kim, Yong-Eun Park, Nam-Soo Kang, Gyu-Su Lee
  • Publication number: 20030173677
    Abstract: A semiconductor device for use in a memory cell including an active matrix provided with a transistor and a first insulating layer formed around the transistor; a capacitor structure, formed on top of the first insulating layer and composed of a bottom electrode, a capacitor thin film placed on top of the bottom electrode and a top electrode formed on top of the capacitor thin film; a second insulating layer formed on top of the transistor and the capacitor structure; a metal interconnection formed on top of the second insulating layer and the active matrix to electrically connect the transistor to the capacitor structure; and a hydrogen barrier layer formed on top of the metal interconnection, wherein the hydrogen barrier layer is made of an aluminum oxide (AlxOy) layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2003
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Applicant: Hyundai Electronics Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bee-Lyong Yang, Seaung-Suk Lee, Suk-Kyoung Hong, Nam-Soo Kang
  • Publication number: 20030103027
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display of compact size is disclosed. The liquid crystal display has a tape carrier package and a single integrated PCB for processing a gate driving signal and data driving signal. The tape carrier package includes a base substrate, a gate driver IC formed on said base substrate, an input pattern formed on said base substrate that applies gate driving signals input from an external device to the gate driver IC, a first output pattern formed on said base substrate that outputs a first gate driving signal processed in said gate driver IC, and a second output pattern formed on said base substrate, that outputs a second gate driving signal bypassing the gate driver IC among the gate driving signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2003
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Inventors: Sang-Soo Kim, Choong-Seob Oh, Jin-Hyeok Park, Jin-Ho Park, Dong-Gyu Kim, Yong-Eun Park, Nam-Soo Kang, Gyu-Su Lee
  • Publication number: 20030058375
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display, apparatus for driving a liquid crystal display and a method of driving gray voltages for the same. The liquid crystal display includes a plurality of gate lines transmitting gate signals, a plurality of data lines intersecting the plurality of gate lines and transmitting data voltages, and a plurality of pixel rows. Each pixel row includes a plurality of pixels, and each pixel includes a switching element connected to one of the plurality of gate lines and one of the plurality of data lines. The polarity of the data voltages supplied to the plurality of pixels are inverted by a pixel group including two or more pixel rows. The absolute values of the data voltages applied to one row of the pixel group with respect to a first predetermined voltage are greater than the absolute values of the data voltages applied to another row of the pixel group for the same grays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2002
    Publication date: March 27, 2003
    Inventors: Seung-Hwan Moon, Nam-Soo Kang
  • Publication number: 20030006443
    Abstract: A semiconductor device for use in a memory cell including an active matrix provided with a transistor and a first insulating layer formed around the transistor; a capacitor structure, formed on top of the first insulating layer and composed of a bottom electrode, a capacitor thin film placed on top of the bottom electrode and a top electrode formed on top of the capacitor thin film; a second insulating layer formed on top of the transistor and the capacitor structure; a metal interconnection formed on top of the second insulating layer and the active matrix to electrically connect the transistor to the capacitor structure; and a hydrogen barrier layer formed on top of the metal interconnection, wherein the hydrogen barrier layer is made of an aluminum oxide (AlxOy) layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2002
    Publication date: January 9, 2003
    Applicant: Hyundai Electronics Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bee-Lyong Yang, Seaung-Suk Lee, Suk-Kyoung Hong, Nam-Soo Kang
  • Publication number: 20020140654
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display of compact size is disclosed. The liquid crystal display has a signal transmission film and a single integrated PCB for processing a gate driving signal and data driving signal. The signal transmission film includes a base substrate, a gate driver IC formed on said base substrate, an input pattern formed on said base substrate that applies gate driving signals input from an external device to the gate driver IC, a first output pattern formed on said base substrate that outputs a first gate driving signal processed in said gate driver IC, and a second output pattern formed on said base substrate, that outputs a second gate driving signal bypassing the gate driver IC among the gate driving signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2002
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Inventors: Sang-Soo Kim, Choong-Seob Oh, Jin-Hyeok Park, Jin-Ho Park, Dong-Gyu Kim, Yong-Eun Park, Nam-Soo Kang, Gyu-Su Lee, Sin-Gu Kang
  • Patent number: 6423554
    Abstract: A semiconductor device for use in a memory cell including an active matrix provided with a transistor and a first insulating layer formed around the transistor; a capacitor structure formed on top of the first insulating layer, composed of a bottom electrode, a capacitor thin film placed on top of the bottom electrode and a top electrode formed on top of the capacitor thin film; a second insulating layer formed on top of the transistor and the capacitor structure; a metal interconnection formed on top of the second insulating layer and the active matrix to electrically connect the transistor to the capacitor structure; and a hydrogen barrier layer formed on top of the metal interconnection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: Hyundai Electronics Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bee-Lyong Yang, Seaung-Suk Lee, Suk-Kyoung Hong, Nam-Soo Kang
  • Publication number: 20020024484
    Abstract: Disclosed is a liquid crystal display device comprising a display part. The liquid crystal display device allows a common electrode voltage swinging depending on a gate off voltage of the display part to be fed-back through a feed-back circuit and to be held at a constant level, thus stabilizing the common electrode voltage and the gate off voltage coupled to a capacitance component, thereby preventing a picture displayed on the liquid crystal display panel from being divided into blocks. The common electrode voltage is detected at a position capable of being connected to the common electrode. The detected common electrode voltage is input into a comparator for outputting the common electrode voltage. The output of the comparator is controlled to thereby control the swing of the common electrode voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2001
    Publication date: February 28, 2002
    Inventors: Gyu-Su Lee, Jin-Ho Park, Yong-Eun Park, Nam-Soo Kang