Patents by Inventor Sang Hyun Heo

Sang Hyun Heo 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: 20240123548
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to laser welding methods, monitoring methods, and monitoring systems for a secondary battery. A laser welding method for a secondary battery includes performing laser welding on a positive electrode base having a thin-film shape in which a plurality of positive electrode base tabs are formed at a side, a negative electrode base having a thin-film shape in which a plurality of negative electrode base tabs are formed at a side, and a thin-film multi-tab to be joined to each of the positive electrode base and the negative electrode base, a welded portion in which the multi-tab is welded with the positive electrode base and the negative electrode base being melting-joined by using a laser such that a plurality of welding spots is formed on the welded portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Jae Hoon ROH, Sang Hyun RYU, Myung Jun PARK, Seong Bae AN, Yong Gyu AN, Hee Dong JUNG, Jin Gyu HEO
  • Patent number: 11947764
    Abstract: An input sensing unit includes a touch sensing unit, which includes a plurality of driving electrodes, a plurality of sensing electrodes, and a driving signal generating unit which provides driving signals to the driving electrodes. The sensing electrodes are insulated from and intersect the driving electrodes. The driving signal generating unit includes touch drivers connected to driving electrodes and a digital-to-analog converter configured to provide a first signal or a second signal, and each of the touch drivers is connected to a preset number of driving electrodes among the driving electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji Woong Kim, Oh Jo Kwon, Kyung Tea Park, Keum Dong Jung, Sang Hyun Heo
  • Patent number: 11908422
    Abstract: A digital-analog converter of the disclosure converts digital image data to generate analog data signals. The digital-analog converter includes a voltage divider which generates a plurality of gamma reference voltages based on a first reference voltage and a second reference voltage; a global ramp including a plurality of gamma decoders which generates a plurality of global gamma voltages based on the gamma reference voltages; a decoder which selects one of the global gamma voltages according to the digital image data to generate the analog data signals; and a ramp controller which turns off at least some of the gamma decoders based on the digital image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyung Gun Ma, Oh Jo Kwon, Ji Woong Kim, Jun Yong Song, Seong Joo Lee, Sang Hyun Heo
  • Patent number: 11893186
    Abstract: An input sensing device includes first driving electrodes, second driving electrodes, and sensing electrodes, and a sensing driver that transmits a first driving signal to the first driving electrodes at a first frequency, transmits a second driving signal to the second driving electrodes at a second frequency, and determines a touch or approach of an external object based on sensing signals received from the sensing electrodes. The sensing driver includes analog front-end circuits that separate a sensing signal of the first frequency and a sensing signal of the second frequency that are received from the respective sensing electrodes, and generate digital sensing data based on a result of a recombination of the separated sensing signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji Woong Kim, Moon Jae Jeong, Hyung Gun Ma, Tae Hun Lee, Keum Dong Jung, Sang Hyun Heo
  • Patent number: 11869438
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including pixels connected to scan lines and data lines, and connection line connected to the scan lines, and a scan driver which drives scan lines. The scan driver includes a scan signal output circuit which outputs a first output signal as a scan signal to a first output line and outputs a second output signal to a second output line, a signal distribution circuit which outputs the first output signal to a first or third connection line and outputs the second output signal to a second or fourth connection line in response to first and second distribution control signals, and a scan-off circuit which outputs gate-off level to at least one of the scan lines in response to first and second scan-off control signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyung Gun Ma, Ji Woong Kim, Jun Yong Song, Seong Joo Lee, Keum Dong Jung, Sang Hyun Heo
  • Patent number: 11868560
    Abstract: A sensor device of the present invention includes first sensors; second sensors forming capacitance with the first sensors; a multi-frequency generator generating a first frequency signal and a second frequency signal having different frequencies; a sensor transmitter supplying first driving signals based on the first frequency signal to first sensors of a first group among the first sensors, supplying second driving signals based on the second frequency signal to first sensors of a second group among the first sensors, and simultaneously supplying the first driving signals and the second driving signals; and a sensor receiver simultaneously receiving sensing signals from the second sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keum Dong Jung, Ji Woong Kim, Hyung Gun Ma, Kyung Tea Park, Moon Jae Jeong, Sang Hyun Heo
  • Publication number: 20240004499
    Abstract: An input sensing device includes first driving electrodes, second driving electrodes, and sensing electrodes, and a sensing driver that transmits a first driving signal to the first driving electrodes at a first frequency, transmits a second driving signal to the second driving electrodes at a second frequency, and determines a touch or approach of an external object based on sensing signals received from the sensing electrodes. The sensing driver includes analog front-end circuits that separate a sensing signal of the first frequency and a sensing signal of the second frequency that are received from the respective sensing electrodes, and generate digital sensing data based on a result of a recombination of the separated sensing signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: JI WOONG KIM, Moon Jae Jeong, Hyung Gun Ma, Tae Hun Lee, Keum Dong Jung, Sang Hyun Heo
  • Publication number: 20230305657
    Abstract: A sensor device including: first sensors; second sensors configured to form capacitances with the first sensors; a sensor transmitter connected to the first sensors and configured to supply driving signals having a first frequency to the first sensors; and a sensor receiver connected to the second sensors and configured to receive sensing signals from the second sensors, wherein the sensor receiver includes: a multipath filter having a center frequency set to the first frequency; and a first chopper integrator connected to the multipath filter, and having a center frequency set to the first frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Keum Dong JUNG, Oh Jo Kwon, Ji Woong Kim, Hyung Gun Ma, Seong An Park, Sang Hyun Heo
  • Patent number: 11735103
    Abstract: An analog front-end includes a (1-1)-th charge amplifier configured to differentially amplify a first and second sensing signals provided to a (1-1)-th input terminal and a (1-2)-th input terminal, respectively, and output a (1-1)-th differential signal. A (1-2)-th charge amplifier is configured to differentially amplify the second sensing signal and a third sensing signal provided to a (1-3)-th input terminal and a (1-4)-th input terminal, respectively, and output a (1-2)-th differential signal. A second charge amplifier is configured to differentially amplify the (1-1)-th differential signal and the (1-2)-th differential signal provided to a (2-1)-th input terminal and a (2-2)-th input terminal, respectively, and output a (2-1)-th differential signal and a (2-2)-th differential signal. A demodulation circuit is configured to filter the (2-1)-th differential signal and the (2-2)-th differential signal and output demodulated differential signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyung Tea Park, Ji Woong Kim, Hyung Gun Ma, Seong An Park, Seong Joo Lee, Tae Hun Lee, Sang Hyun Heo
  • Publication number: 20230176668
    Abstract: A sensor device of the present invention includes first sensors receiving a plurality of driving signals; second sensors outputting a plurality of sensing signals in response to the driving signals; and a sensor receiver connected receiving the sensing signals from the second sensors, and including a band pass filter filtering the sensing signals. The band pass filter includes a multi-path filter in which a frequency of the driving signals is set as a center frequency; a gain amplifier amplifying signals filtered through the multi-path filter according to a predetermined gain value; and a buffer isolating the multi-path filter and the gain amplifier from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Hyung Gun MA, Sang Hyun Heo, Moon Jae Jeong
  • Publication number: 20230152922
    Abstract: A sensor device of the present invention includes first sensors; second sensors forming capacitance with the first sensors; a multi-frequency generator generating a first frequency signal and a second frequency signal having different frequencies; a sensor transmitter supplying first driving signals based on the first frequency signal to first sensors of a first group among the first sensors, supplying second driving signals based on the second frequency signal to first sensors of a second group among the first sensors, and simultaneously supplying the first driving signals and the second driving signals; and a sensor receiver simultaneously receiving sensing signals from the second sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Keum Dong JUNG, Ji Woong KIM, Hyung Gun MA, Kyung Tea PARK, Moon Jae JEONG, Sang Hyun HEO
  • Publication number: 20230073395
    Abstract: A digital-analog converter of the disclosure converts digital image data to generate analog data signals. The digital-analog converter includes a voltage divider which generates a plurality of gamma reference voltages based on a first reference voltage and a second reference voltage; a global ramp including a plurality of gamma decoders which generates a plurality of global gamma voltages based on the gamma reference voltages; a decoder which selects one of the global gamma voltages according to the digital image data to generate the analog data signals; and a ramp controller which turns off at least some of the gamma decoders based on the digital image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Hyung Gun MA, Oh Jo KWON, Ji Woong KIM, Jun Yong SONG, Seong Joo LEE, Sang Hyun HEO
  • Publication number: 20230072385
    Abstract: A sensor device includes first sensors; second sensors and the first sensors of mutual capacitance; a sensor transmitter electrically connected to the first sensors, the sensor transmitter supplying driving signals to the first sensors; a sensor receiver electrically connected to the second sensors, the sensor receiver receiving sensing signals from the second sensors, the sensor receiver demodulating the sensing signals by using demodulation clock signals; and a signal generator generating a basic clock signal, and generating the driving signals and the demodulation clock signals to be synchronized with the basic clock signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji Woong KIM, Hyung Gun MA, Kyung Tea PARK, Seong Joo LEE, Keum Dong JUNG, Sang Hyun HEO
  • Publication number: 20230061354
    Abstract: An analog front-end includes a (1-1)-th charge amplifier configured to differentially amplify a first and second sensing signals provided to a (1-1)-th input terminal and a (1-2)-th input terminal, respectively, and output a (1-1)-th differential signal. A (1-2)-th charge amplifier is configured to differentially amplify the second sensing signal and a third sensing signal provided to a (1-3)-th input terminal and a (1-4)-th input terminal, respectively, and output a (1-2)-th differential signal. A second charge amplifier is configured to differentially amplify the (1-1)-th differential signal and the (1-2)-th differential signal provided to a (2-1)-th input terminal and a (2-2)-th input terminal, respectively, and output a (2-1)-th differential signal and a (2-2)-th differential signal. A demodulation circuit is configured to filter the (2-1)-th differential signal and the (2-2)-th differential signal and output demodulated differential signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Kyung Tea PARK, Ji Woong KIM, Hyung Gun MA, Seong An PARK, Seong Joo LEE, Tae Hun LEE, Sang Hyun HEO
  • Publication number: 20230051918
    Abstract: An input sensing unit includes a touch sensing unit, which includes a plurality of driving electrodes, a plurality of sensing electrodes, and a driving signal generating unit which provides driving signals to the driving electrodes. The sensing electrodes are insulated from and intersect the driving electrodes. The driving signal generating, unit includes touch drivers connected to driving electrodes and a digital-to-analog converter configured to provide a first signal or a second signal, and each of the touch drivers is connected to a preset number of driving electrodes among the driving electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Ji Woong KIM, Oh Jo KWON, Kyung Tea PARK, Keum Dong JUNG, Sang Hyun HEO
  • Publication number: 20230031695
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including pixels connected to scan lines and data lines, and connection line connected to the scan lines, and a scan driver which drives scan lines. The scan driver includes a scan signal output circuit which outputs a first output signal as a scan signal to a first output line and outputs a second output signal to a second output line, a signal distribution circuit which outputs the first output signal to a first or third connection line and outputs the second output signal to a second or fourth connection line in response to first and second distribution control signals, and a scan-off circuit which outputs gate-off level to at least one of the scan lines in response to first and second scan-off control signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Hyung Gun MA, Ji Woong KIM, Jun Yong SONG, Seong Joo LEE, Keum Dong JUNG, Sang Hyun HEO
  • Patent number: 11501718
    Abstract: A digital-analog converter of the disclosure converts digital image data to generate analog data signals. The digital-analog converter includes a voltage divider which generates a plurality of gamma reference voltages based on a first reference voltage and a second reference voltage; a global ramp including a plurality of gamma decoders which generates a plurality of global gamma voltages based on the gamma reference voltages; a decoder which selects one of the global gamma voltages according to the digital image data to generate the analog data signals; and a ramp controller which turns off at least some of the gamma decoders based on the digital image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyung Gun Ma, Oh Jo Kwon, Ji Woong Kim, Jun Yong Song, Seong Joo Lee, Sang Hyun Heo
  • Patent number: 11322096
    Abstract: A data driver includes: a signal generator which includes a staircase waveform gray voltage signal generator which generate a plurality of staircase waveform gray voltage signals using a lowest gamma reference voltage, a highest gamma reference voltage, and a plurality of gamma voltages having a magnitude between the lowest gamma reference voltage and the highest gamma reference voltage; and a channel driver which includes a decoder which output one staircase waveform gray voltage signal selected from the staircase waveform gray voltage signals, an output circuit which output a gray voltage corresponding to the selected staircase waveform gray voltage signal, and a reset unit which supplies one of the gamma voltages to the output circuit as a reset voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seong Joo Lee, Oh Jo Kwon, Ji Woong Kim, Hyung Gun Ma, Jun Yong Song, Sang Hyun Heo
  • Publication number: 20220044640
    Abstract: A data driver includes: a signal generator which includes a staircase waveform gray voltage signal generator which generate a plurality of staircase waveform gray voltage signals using a lowest gamma reference voltage, a highest gamma reference voltage, and a plurality of gamma voltages having a magnitude between the lowest gamma reference voltage and the highest gamma reference voltage; and a channel driver which includes a decoder which output one staircase waveform gray voltage signal selected from the staircase waveform gray voltage signals, an output circuit which output a gray voltage corresponding to the selected staircase waveform gray voltage signal, and a reset unit which supplies one of the gamma voltages to the output circuit as a reset voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Seong Joo LEE, Oh Jo KWON, Ji Woong KIM, Hyung Gun MA, Jun Yong SONG, Sang Hyun HEO
  • Publication number: 20220013070
    Abstract: A digital-analog converter of the disclosure converts digital image data to generate analog data signals. The digital-analog converter includes a voltage divider which generates a plurality of gamma reference voltages based on a first reference voltage and a second reference voltage; a global ramp including a plurality of gamma decoders which generates a plurality of global gamma voltages based on the gamma reference voltages; a decoder which selects one of the global gamma voltages according to the digital image data to generate the analog data signals; and a ramp controller which turns off at least some of the gamma decoders based on the digital image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Hyung Gun Ma, Oh Jo Kwon, Ji Woong Kim, Jun Yong Song, Seong Joo Lee, Sang Hyun Heo