Patents by Inventor Oh Jo Kwon
Oh Jo Kwon 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: 9779666Abstract: An organic light emitting display includes a plurality of pixels and a compensation unit. Each of the pixels includes a driving transistor to control an amount of current supplied to a corresponding organic light emitting diode. The compensation unit is coupled to the pixels by data lines and includes at least one sensing unit. The sensing unit extracts threshold voltage information from the pixels corresponding to respective driving transistors. The sensing unit receives noise currents from a plurality of data lines, offset the noise currents, and extracts the threshold voltage information after offset of the noise currents.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2014Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Oh-Jo Kwon, Boo-Dong Kwak, Choong-Sun Shin
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Patent number: 9779665Abstract: A gate driver for a display device and a display device including the same are disclosed. In one aspect, the gate driver includes first through N-th scan drivers configured to respectively output first through N-th scan signals, where N is an integer greater than 1. The gate driver also includes first through N-th sensing drivers configured to respectively output first through N-th sensing signals, wherein an M-th one of the first through N-th sensing drivers is configured to activate an M-th one of the first through N-th sensing signals K times during an active period of an (M+1)-th one of the first through N-th scan signals, where M is an integer greater than 0 and less than N and K is an integer greater than 1.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2015Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jun-Yong Song, Oh-Jo Kwon, Ji-Woong Kim, Choong-Sun Shin, Hee-Sun Ahn
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Patent number: 9734765Abstract: A display device includes: a plurality of pixels, each being coupled to a corresponding data line among a plurality of data lines and a corresponding scan line among a plurality of scan lines; a scan driver to supply a scan signal to the scan lines; a sensor coupled to the pixels and the data lines and configured to detect a sensing current according to a test signal input to the data lines; and a controller configured to detect a pixel current of a pixel corresponding to a scan line to which the scan signal is supplied, by using a first sensing current corresponding to a first pixel and a second sensing current corresponding to a second pixel, when the scan signal is selectively supplied to a first scan line coupled to the first pixel and a second scan line coupled to the second pixel.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2014Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignees: Samsung Display Co., Ltd., Korea Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologyInventors: Oh Jo Kwon, Choong Sun Shin, Hyun Sik Kim, Jun Suk Bang, Gyu Hyeong Cho
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Patent number: 9691329Abstract: An organic light emitting display device includes pixels positioned at crossing regions between data lines and scan lines, each of the pixels including an organic light emitting diode, a scan driver configured to supply a scan signal to scan lines, a data driver configured to drive the data lines, wherein the data driver includes, in each channel, a supply part comprising a digital-to-analog converter configured to generate data signals using second data supplied from outside in a driving period, and a deterioration part configured to measure deterioration information of the organic light emitting diode using the digital-to-analog converter in a sensing period.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2013Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignees: Samsung Display Co., Ltd., Korea Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologyInventors: Oh-Jo Kwon, Won-Tae Choi, Hee-Sun Ahn, Bo-Yeon Kim, Gyu-Hyeong Cho, Hyun-Sik Kim, Jun-Suk Bang
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Patent number: 9595228Abstract: A pixel array and an organic light emitting display device including the same, can display an image with uniform luminance by compensating for a variation in threshold voltage/mobility of a driving transistor for each pixel and compensating for a change in efficiency due to degradation of an organic light emitting diode. A first pixel among the pixel array includes an organic light emitting diode; a pixel circuit positioned among an anode electrode of the organic light emitting diode, a first scan line and a first data line through which a data signal is supplied to the first pixel, and controlling current flowing in the organic light emitting diode; and a switching element controlling the coupling between a second data line through which a data signal is supplied to a second pixel of the plurality of pixels and the anode electrode of the organic light emitting diode.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2016Date of Patent: March 14, 2017Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Oh-Jo Kwon, Joo-Hyung Lee, Won-Tae Choi
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Patent number: 9576536Abstract: A display device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a pixel configured to emit light according to a data signal supplied to a data line, a power source voltage supplier configured to supply a power source voltage to the pixel, a driving transistor configured to drive the pixel to be emitted according to the data signal and the power source voltage, and a sensor configured to supply a test signal to a data line and to detect a sensing current flowing to the data line through the driving transistor according to the test signal.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2014Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignees: Samsung Display Co., Ltd., Korea Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologyInventors: Oh Jo Kwon, Kyung Youl Min, Choong Sun Shin, Hee Sun Ahn, Hyun Sik Kim, Jun Suk Bang, Gyu Hyeong Cho
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Publication number: 20160372050Abstract: A data driver includes a data signal converter to convert image data to a data signal, an output buffer to output the data signal to a data line, a first cascode circuit connected to the output buffer and including a plurality of transistors, a first noise attenuator connected to a first node between the output buffer and the first cascode circuit, and to attenuate a first current noise, a second cascode circuit connected to the output buffer and including a plurality of transistors, a second noise attenuator connected a second node between the output buffer and the second cascode circuit, and to attenuate a second current noise, a current integrator to generate an integrated voltage by integrating a first current flowing through the first cascode circuit and a second current flowing through the second cascade circuit, and an analog-digital converter (ADC) to convert the integrated voltage to a digital signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2015Publication date: December 22, 2016Inventors: Oh-Jo Kwon, Ji-Woong Kim, Choong-Sun Shin, Joo-Hyung Lee, Jun-Suk Bang, Gyu-Hyeong Cho
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Publication number: 20160372044Abstract: A display device includes pixels at respective crossing regions of scan lines and data lines, a scan driver that is configured to supply a scan signal to the scan lines, and a data driver that is configured to supply a pre-emphasis voltage to the data lines using a first constant for controlling a voltage value of the pre-emphasis voltage, and using a second constant for controlling a supply time of the pre-emphasis voltage, and supply data signals to the data lines after the supply of the pre-emphasis voltage, wherein at least one of the first or second constants is stored in each channel corresponding to each of the data lines.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2016Publication date: December 22, 2016Inventors: Oh Jo Kwon, Ji Woong Kim, Choong Sun Shin, Joo Hyung Lee, Jun Suk Bang, Gyu Hyeong Cho
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Patent number: 9501969Abstract: There are disclosed a DC-DC converter and an organic light emitting display including the same. The DC-DC converter includes a first voltage generator that has an inductor and a plurality of transistors, and converts an input voltage into a first voltage and outputs the first voltage to a first output terminal. The DC-DC converter also includes a controller that controls driving of the first voltage generator by supplying a first driving pulse to each transistor of the first voltage generator. In the DC-DC converter, the amplitude of the first driving pulse is adjustable. Accordingly, it is possible to provide a DC-DC converter and an organic light emitting display including the same, which can achieve high power conversion efficiency by change a driving pulse used in a DC-DC converter.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2012Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Oh-Jo Kwon, Hak-Sun Kim, Joo-Hyung Lee, Won-Tae Choi, Bo-Yeon Kim
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Patent number: 9450567Abstract: A noise-removing circuit includes a first capacitor to charge a first voltage supplied to a first node during a first period in which a first switching control signal is supplied, a second capacitor to charge a second voltage supplied to a third node during the first period, a third capacitor to charge the first voltage during a second period in which a second switching control signal is supplied, and to charge the second voltage charged in the second capacitor as a third voltage during a third period in which a third switching control signal is supplied, a fourth capacitor to charge the second voltage during the second period, and to charge the first voltage charged in the first capacitor as a fourth voltage during the third period, and a differential amplifier to output a voltage difference between the third voltage and the fourth voltage.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2014Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Oh-Jo Kwon, Boo-Dong Kwak, Choong-Sun Shin, Hee-Sun Ahn
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Patent number: 9443473Abstract: A pixel array and an organic light emitting display device including the same, can display an image with uniform luminance by compensating for a variation in threshold voltage/mobility of a driving transistor for each pixel and compensating for a change in efficiency due to degradation of an organic light emitting diode. A first pixel among the pixel array includes an organic light emitting diode; a pixel circuit positioned among an anode electrode of the organic light emitting diode, a first scan line and a first data line through which a data signal is supplied to the first pixel, and controlling current flowing in the organic light emitting diode; and a switching element controlling the coupling between a second data line through which a data signal is supplied to a second pixel of the plurality of pixels and the anode electrode of the organic light emitting diode.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2013Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Oh-Jo Kwon, Joo-Hyung Lee, Won-Tae Choi
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Patent number: 9424770Abstract: An error compensator and an organic light emitting display device using the same. The organic light emitting display device includes pixels each having a driving transistor and an organic light emitting diode; and a sensing unit extracting at least one of a first information including the threshold voltage of the driving transistor or a second information including the degradation of the organic light emitting diode from a pixel of the pixels. In the organic light emitting display device, the sensing unit includes an amplifier amplifying a voltage corresponding to the at least one of the first information or the second information; and an error compensator compensating for error components of elements included in the amplifier and the error compensator.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2013Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Bo-Yeon Kim, Oh-Jo Kwon, Hee-Sun Ahn
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Publication number: 20160240144Abstract: A gate driver for a display device and a display device including the same are disclosed. In one aspect, the gate driver includes first through N-th scan drivers configured to respectively output first through N-th scan signals, where N is an integer greater than 1. The gate driver also includes first through N-th sensing drivers configured to respectively output first through N-th sensing signals, wherein an M-th one of the first through N-th sensing drivers is configured to activate an M-th one of the first through N-th sensing signals K times during an active period of an (M+1)-th one of the first through N-th scan signals, where M is an integer greater than 0 and less than N and K is an integer greater than 1.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2015Publication date: August 18, 2016Inventors: Jun-Yong Song, Oh-Jo Kwon, Ji-Woong Kim, Choong-Sun Shin, Hee-Sun Ahn
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Publication number: 20160163251Abstract: A pixel array and an organic light emitting display device including the same, can display an image with uniform luminance by compensating for a variation in threshold voltage/mobility of a driving transistor for each pixel and compensating for a change in efficiency due to degradation of an organic light emitting diode. A first pixel among the pixel array includes an organic light emitting diode; a pixel circuit positioned among an anode electrode of the organic light emitting diode, a first scan line and a first data line through which a data signal is supplied to the first pixel, and controlling current flowing in the organic light emitting diode; and a switching element controlling the coupling between a second data line through which a data signal is supplied to a second pixel of the plurality of pixels and the anode electrode of the organic light emitting diode.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2016Publication date: June 9, 2016Inventors: Oh-Jo Kwon, Joo-Hyung Lee, Won-Tae Choi
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Publication number: 20160163255Abstract: An organic light-emitting display devices includes a display panel having first and second pixel groups, each group including first, second, and third pixels which emit light of different colors and a current measurement unit having a plurality of current measurement channels connected to the first and second pixel groups by data lines, wherein each of the current measurement channels includes a first measurement circuit connected to one of the first, second, and third pixels in the first pixel group and measures current characteristics of the connected one of the pixels and a second measurement circuit which measures current characteristics of one of the first, second, and third pixels, in the second pixel group, which emits light of the same color as that of light emitted from the one of the pixels connected to the first measurement circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2015Publication date: June 9, 2016Inventors: Bo Yeon Kim, Oh Jo Kwon
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Publication number: 20160155381Abstract: An organic light-emitting display includes: a display panel including first and second pixels, each having an organic light-emitting diode; and a data driver including a first operational amplifier having a non-inverting terminal coupled to a reference voltage terminal and an inverting terminal coupled to the first pixel, and a second operational amplifier having a non-inverting terminal coupled to the reference voltage terminal and an inverting terminal coupled to the second pixel. The first pixel includes a sensing transistor, a first driving transistor, and a first switch transistor. The second pixel includes a second driving transistor and a second switch transistor.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2015Publication date: June 2, 2016Inventors: Oh Jo Kwon, Joo Hyung Lee, Kyung Youl Min
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Publication number: 20160155380Abstract: An organic light-emitting display device includes: pixels; and a data driver including a plurality of current measurers connected to the pixels via at least one data line, each of the current measurers including: a first measurement circuit including: a first operational amplifier including a non-inverted input terminal to which a first reference voltage is applied, and an inverted input terminal connected to a first pixel from among the pixels; and a first feedback capacitor connected between the inverted input terminal and an output terminal of the first operational amplifier; and a second measurement circuit including: a second operational amplifier including a non-inverted input terminal to which a second reference voltage is applied, and an inverted input terminal connected to a second pixel from among the pixels; and a second feedback capacitor connected between the inverted input terminal and an output terminal of the second operational amplifier.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2015Publication date: June 2, 2016Inventors: Oh Jo Kwon, Kyung Youl Min, Choong Sun Shin, Young Uk Won
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Patent number: 9117405Abstract: An organic light emitting device is provided. The organic light emitting device includes an organic light emitting panel, a drive unit receiving image data and image luminance discrimination signal that includes information on a maximum luminance of the image and providing a data voltage corresponding to the image luminance discrimination signal to the organic light emitting panel, and a power supply unit providing a common voltage to the organic light emitting panel. The common voltage is varied to correspond to the image luminance discrimination signal.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2012Date of Patent: August 25, 2015Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Bo-Yeon Kim, Oh-Jo Kwon, Won-Tae Choi
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Publication number: 20150138177Abstract: A display device includes: a plurality of pixels, each being coupled to a corresponding data line among a plurality of data lines and a corresponding scan line among a plurality of scan lines; a scan driver to supply a scan signal to the scan lines; a sensor coupled to the pixels and the data lines and configured to detect a sensing current according to a test signal input to the data lines; and a controller configured to detect a pixel current of a pixel corresponding to a scan line to which the scan signal is supplied, by using a first sensing current corresponding to a first pixel and a second sensing current corresponding to a second pixel, when the scan signal is selectively supplied to a first scan line coupled to the first pixel and a second scan line coupled to the second pixel.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2014Publication date: May 21, 2015Inventors: Oh Jo Kwon, Choong Sun Shin, Hyun Sik Kim, Jun Suk Bang, Gyu Hyeong Cho
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Publication number: 20150130780Abstract: An organic light emitting display includes a plurality of pixels and a compensation unit. Each of the pixels includes a driving transistor to control an amount of current supplied to a corresponding organic light emitting diode. The compensation unit is coupled to the pixels by data lines and includes at least one sensing unit. The sensing unit extracts threshold voltage information from the pixels corresponding to respective driving transistors. The sensing unit receives noise currents from a plurality of data lines, offset the noise currents, and extracts the threshold voltage information after offset of the noise currents.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2014Publication date: May 14, 2015Inventors: Oh-Jo KWON, Boo-Dong KWAK, Choong-Sun SHIN