Patents by Inventor Oh Kyong Kwon

Oh Kyong 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).

  • Patent number: 8922403
    Abstract: An analog-to-digital conversion circuit includes an analog-to-digital conversion unit configured to analog-to-digital convert an input voltage and generate a digital signal, a resolution control unit configured to: set a resolution of the analog-to-digital conversion unit to N (N is the natural number) bits, in a case where the input voltage is smaller than a first voltage, and set the resolution of the analog-to-digital conversion unit to N?M (1?M<N, M is the natural number) bits in a case where the input voltage is larger than the first voltage, and a signal correction unit configured to: generate a corrected digital signal based on a boundary value and the digital signal, in a case where a value of the digital signal is larger than the boundary value and the input voltage is smaller than the first voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignees: SK Hynix Inc., Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University
    Inventors: Ja-Seung Gou, Oh-Kyong Kwon, Min-Seok Shin, Min-Kyu Kim
  • Publication number: 20140347347
    Abstract: A pixel includes an organic light emitting diode and a pixel control circuit. The pixel control circuit includes a first transistor, a second transistor, and a third transistor. The first transistor controls an amount of current to the organic light emitting diode from a first power source based on a voltage applied to a first node. The second transistor is coupled between the first node and a data line and turns on when a scan signal is supplied to a scan line. The third transistor is coupled between the first power source and a second node that is a common terminal of first and second capacitors, which are coupled in series between the first node and the first power source. In operation, the third transistor turns on when a first control signal is supplied to a first control line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicants: Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University, Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-Tae JEONG, Oh-Kyong KWON
  • Publication number: 20140292550
    Abstract: An analog-to-digital conversion circuit includes an analog-to-digital conversion unit configured to analog-to-digital convert an input voltage and generate a digital signal, a resolution control unit configured to: set a resolution of the analog-to-digital conversion unit to N (N is the natural number) bits, in a case where the input voltage is smaller than a first voltage, and set the resolution of the analog-to-digital conversion unit to N?M (1?M<N, M is the natural number) bits in a case where the input voltage is larger than the first voltage, and a signal correction unit configured to: generate a corrected digital signal based on a boundary value and the digital signal, in a case where a value of the digital signal is larger than the boundary value and the input voltage is smaller than the first voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicants: Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University, SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Ja-Seung GOU, Oh-Kyong KWON, Min-Seok SHIN, Min-Kyu KIM
  • Patent number: 8797455
    Abstract: The analog-to-digital converter includes a signal processing unit generating an operational amplifier output voltage in response to an input voltage and a DAC output voltage in a first period and generating the operational amplifier output voltage in response to a feedbacked operational amplifier output voltage and the DAC output voltage in a second period; a control unit generating a DAC control signal by comparing the operational amplifier output voltage with a first reference voltage to obtain high order M-bits of data in the first period, and generating the DAC control signal by comparing the operational amplifier output voltage with second and third reference voltages to obtain low order N-bits of data in the second period; and a digital analog converter generating the DAC output voltage in response to the DAC control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Ja Seung Gou, Oh Kyong Kwon, Min Seok Shin, Min Kyu Kim
  • Patent number: 8730223
    Abstract: A source driver includes a gamma reference voltage generating unit and a gamma signal supplying unit. The gamma reference voltage generating unit generates a plurality of gamma reference voltages in response to a gamma control signal. The gamma signal supplying unit is integrated into a display panel and provides a gamma signal to data lines of the display panel using the gamma reference voltages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Cheol Min Kim, Oh Kyong Kwon, Jae Beom Choi, Won Chang Chung, Joon Ha Park
  • Publication number: 20140125713
    Abstract: A data driver capable of displaying images with a substantially uniform brightness, an organic light emitting display device using the same, and a method of driving the organic light emitting display device. The data driver includes a plurality of current sink units for controlling predetermined currents to flow through data lines, a plurality of voltage generators for resetting values of gray scale voltages using compensation voltages generated when the predetermined currents flow, a plurality of digital-to-analog converters for selecting one gray scale voltage among the gray scale voltages as a data signal in response to bit values of the data supplied from the outside, and a plurality of switching units for supplying the data signal to the data lines. The predetermined currents may be set equal to pixel currents that correspond to a maximum brightness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2014
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicants: IUCF-HYU (Industry-University Corporation Foundation Hanyang University), SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Do Hyung Ryu, Bo Yong Chung, Hong Kwon Kim, Oh Kyong Kwon
  • Patent number: 8717217
    Abstract: An analog-to-digital converter includes a comparison unit that outputs a result obtained by comparing a voltage of an input node with a comparison voltage; 1st to Nth capacitors having one ends connected to the input node, respectively; and 1st to N?1th voltage selection units corresponds to the 2nd to Nth capacitors, respectively and applies one of a voltages of a 1st node, a 2nd node, and the comparison voltage to the other ends of the corresponding capacitors. An input signal is sampled to the input node, the 1st to N?1th voltage selection units select one of the voltages of the 2 nodes and convert a part of the input signal into a 1st digital signal, and the 1st to N?1th voltage selection units select one of the voltages of the 2 nodes and convert the remaining part of the input signal into a 2nd digital signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Ja-Seung Gou, Oh-Kyong Kwon, Min-Seok Shin, Min-Kyu Kim
  • Publication number: 20140098082
    Abstract: A first reference voltage is applied to a plurality of pixels during a data writing period when data is written and a second reference voltage is applied to the plurality of pixels during a light emitting period when the plurality of pixels emit light, in which each of the plurality of pixels includes a switching transistor to transfer a data voltage applied to a data line to a first node; a driving transistor controlling a driving current flowing into an OLED according to the voltage of the first node and a first power supply voltage; and a storage capacitor including a first electrode connected to the first node and a second electrode receiving one of the first reference voltage and the second reference voltage. A difference between the first reference voltage and the second reference voltage is determined according to a threshold voltage deviation characteristic of the display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Inventors: Oh-Kyong KWON, Chang-Ho HYUN, Woung KIM
  • Patent number: 8674907
    Abstract: Disclosed is a pixel capable of finely controlling the amount of current and increasing the voltage range of a data signal. A pixel includes an organic light emitting diode, a first transistor, a storage capacitor, a load and an amplifier. The first transistor is coupled between a scan line and a data line, and supplies a data signal supplied to the data line to a first node when a scan signal is supplied to the scan line. The storage capacitor is coupled between the first node and a first power source, and charges a voltage corresponding to the data signal. The load is coupled between the organic light emitting diode and the first power source. The amplifier controls a voltage applied to the load corresponding to the voltage charged in the storage capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: IUCF-HYU (Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang-University)
    Inventor: Oh-Kyong Kwon
  • Publication number: 20140062752
    Abstract: An analog-to-digital converter includes a comparison unit that outputs a result obtained by comparing a voltage of an input node with a comparison voltage; 1st to Nth capacitors having one ends connected to the input node, respectively; and 1st to N?1th voltage selection units corresponds to the 2nd to Nth capacitors, respectively and applies one of a voltages of a 1st node, a 2nd node, and the comparison voltage to the other ends of the corresponding capacitors. An input signal is sampled to the input node, the 1st to N?1th voltage selection units select one of the voltages of the 2 nodes and convert a part of the input signal into a 1st digital signal, and the 1st to N?1th voltage selection units select one of the voltages of the 2 nodes and convert the remaining part of the input signal into a 2nd digital signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicants: Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University, SK HYNIX INC.
    Inventors: Ja-Seung GOU, Oh-Kyong KWON, Min-Seok SHIN, Min-Kyu KIM
  • Patent number: 8659511
    Abstract: A data driver capable of displaying images with a substantially uniform brightness, an organic light emitting display device using the same, and a method of driving the organic light emitting display device. The data driver includes a plurality of current sink units for controlling predetermined currents to flow through data lines, a plurality of voltage generators for resetting values of gray scale voltages using compensation voltages generated when the predetermined currents flow, a plurality of digital-to-analog converters for selecting one gray scale voltage among the gray scale voltages as a data signal in response to bit values of the data supplied from the outside, and a plurality of switching units for supplying the data signal to the data lines. The predetermined currents may be set equal to pixel currents that correspond to a maximum brightness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignees: Samsung Display Co., Ltd., IUCF-HYU (Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University)
    Inventors: Do Hyung Ryu, Bo Yong Chung, Hong Kwon Kim, Oh Kyong Kwon
  • Patent number: 8629852
    Abstract: Provided are a touch screen and a method for compensating sensing capacitance variations and offset variations thereof. The touch screen includes: a touch panel where a plurality of driving lines and a plurality of sensing lines intersect and are wired; a driving unit for activating the driving lines sequentially; an input unit for measuring a sensing capacitance formed in a sensing line corresponding to an activated driving line; a multiplexer for serializing and outputting the measured sensing capacitance; an analog-to-digital converter for sampling the sensing capacitance outputted from the multiplexer by reflecting an initial sensing capacitance as an offset and performing analog-to-digital conversion for the sampling result; and a host processor for determining a touch event in response to the analog-to-digital conversion result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignees: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang Univ.
    Inventors: Oh-Kyong Kwon, Jang Hyun Park, Yea Chul Roh, Chang Sun Kim
  • Patent number: 8619013
    Abstract: A digital-analog converter (DAC) including: a gray scale generator having a plurality of switches for generating desired gray scale voltages through charge sharing between at least two data lines; a switching signal generator for providing operation control signals for the plurality of switches of the gray scale generator; and a reference voltage generator for generating reference voltages and for providing the reference voltages to the gray scale generator. In one embodiment, the charge sharing used by the DAC is executed by a holding capacitor and a sampling capacitor, and the holding capacitor and the sampling capacitor are formed using respective parasitic capacitance components existing in the at least two data lines, thereby reducing area and power consumption over an existing R-string type of DAC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Oh Kyong Kwon, Byong Deok Choi
  • Patent number: 8605078
    Abstract: A source driver and a display device having the same are provided. The source driver shares several outputs by using a time division method and has an analog voltage stored in a buffer supplied to each data line multiple times during a horizontal scanning interval. Accordingly, by supplying an analog voltage to a data line a first time in a first activation interval and supplying an analog voltage to a data line a second time in a second activation interval, a target voltage of each pixel may be achieved quickly and accurately.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Hak Baek, Yoon Kyung Choi, Oh-Kyong Kwon
  • Patent number: 8599224
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display comprises: an OLED; a driving transistor for supplying driving current to the OLED; a data line for transmitting a corresponding data signal to the driving transistor; a first transistor having a first electrode connected to one electrode of the OLED and a second electrode connected to the data line; and a second transistor having a first electrode connected to the data line and a second electrode connected a gate electrode of the driving transistor, wherein the first transistor, the second transistor, and the driving transistor are turned on, a first current and a second current are respectively sunk in a path of driving current from the driving transistor to the OLED through the data line, and a threshold voltage and mobility of the driving transistor are calculated by receiving a first voltage and a second voltage applied to the gate electrode of the driving transistor corresponding to sinking of the first current and the second current through the second tran
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Myoung-Hwan Yoo, Choon-Yul Oh, Oh-Kyong Kwon
  • Patent number: 8593378
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display device capable of displaying an image of uniform brightness. A scan driver drives scan lines and light emitting control lines that are formed parallel to each other. A data driver drives data lines formed at a direction intersecting the scan lines and the light emitting control lines, and pixels are disposed to be coupled with the scan lines, the light emitting control lines, and the data lines. An auxiliary line is formed parallel to the data lines. One side of the auxiliary line is coupled with a reference power supply and another side of the auxiliary line is coupled with a current source. Connectors are disposed at crossing areas of the auxiliary line and the scan lines. A voltage transfer unit is coupled with the connectors and transfers a voltage supplied to the connectors to the data driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Do Hyung Ryu, Bo Yong Chung, Oh Kyong Kwon
  • Patent number: 8581824
    Abstract: A hybrid digital to analog converter (DAC) includes a first digital to analog converting unit (DACU) and a second DAC unit. The first DAC unit provides an analog voltage corresponding to Q-bit upper data of P-bit gray data, in response to a plurality of gamma voltages, where P is a natural number equal to or greater than 10 and Q is a natural number less than 10. The second DAC unit provides an analog current having a magnitude according to each bit level of R-bit lower data of the P-bit gray data, based on a rated current generated from a reference voltage, where R is a natural number corresponding to P-Q.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Jong-Hak Baek, Yoon-Kyung Choi, Oh-Kyong Kwon
  • Patent number: 8570253
    Abstract: A digital/analog (D/A) converter, a light emitting display device using the converter, and a display panel and a driving method thereof. The display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a display unit having a plurality of data lines for transmitting data currents, a plurality of scan lines for transmitting selection signals, and a plurality of pixel areas defined by the data lines and the scan lines; a data driver for dividing a plurality of grayscale data having a first data and a second data into at least two grayscale sections, converting the grayscale data into a data current, and applying the data current to a data line; and a scan driver for sequentially applying the selection signals to the plurality of scan lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Oh-Kyong Kwon
  • Patent number: 8564510
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a structure and a method of a pixel and a data driver to measure degradation of an organic light emitting element, and a threshold voltage and mobility of a driving transistor in an organic light emitting device such that degradation of the organic light emitting element and the threshold voltage and mobility of the driving transistor are measured in a turn-on interval of the display device and a data voltage applied to the pixel is amended, and thereby images of improved and uniform quality may be displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignees: Samsung Display Co., Ltd., Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University
    Inventors: Ung-Gyu Min, Oh-Kyong Kwon
  • Patent number: 8558767
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display device includes: a plurality of pixels at crossing portions of data lines, scan lines, and emission control lines; a sensor for sensing degradation information of organic light emitting diodes and mobility information of driving transistors, which are included in each pixel; a converter for storing the degradation information of organic light emitting diodes and the mobility information of driving transistors, which are sensed utilizing the sensor and converting input data to corrected data by utilizing the stored information; and a data driver receiving the corrected data and generating data signals to be supplied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Oh-Kyong Kwon