Patents by Inventor Se-Byung Chae

Se-Byung Chae 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: 12315435
    Abstract: A display device including: a display panel; a scan driver; and a data driver, wherein the data driver includes: a controller configured to generate a gamma voltage control signal with respect to gamma voltage information corresponding to a target luminance level of an image displayed by the display panel; a gamma voltage generator configured to generate gamma voltages having a voltage range corresponding to the target luminance level based on the gamma voltage control signal; and a decoder configured to generate the data signal corresponding to a grayscale value using the gamma voltages, and wherein the controller calculates an offset value corresponding to the target luminance level and applies the offset value to values obtained using gamma voltage information about sample luminance levels to obtain gamma voltage information corresponding to the target luminance level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Se Byung Chae
  • Publication number: 20250155919
    Abstract: A signal generator may include a reference horizontal synchronization signal generation block which generates reference horizontal synchronization signals based on a number of clock signals per a horizontal time, a frame clock calculation block which calculates a first frame clock number based on a number of the clock signals per the horizontal time, a frame clock comparation block which calculates a clock offset by comparing the first frame clock number and a second frame clock number generated based on a number of the clock signals per a frame time, a clock distribution block which generates horizontal synchronization signals by distributing a number of the clock signals corresponding to the clock offset to the reference horizontal synchronization signals, and a vertical synchronization signal generation block which generates a vertical synchronization signal based on the horizontal synchronization signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2025
    Publication date: May 15, 2025
    Inventor: SE-BYUNG CHAE
  • Publication number: 20250124848
    Abstract: A power voltage generator includes an analog reference voltage generator configured to generate an analog reference voltage based on a first input voltage, a resistance string configured to generate distribution voltages by performing voltage distribution on the analog reference voltage, a decoding unit configured to generate reference voltages by decoding the distribution voltages, and a regulator unit configured to generate driving voltages based on the reference voltages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventors: HYUNCHANG KIM, SE-BYUNG CHAE
  • Publication number: 20250124847
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel, a data analyzer, a logic core and a latch. The display panel is configured to display an image. The data analyzer is configured to analyze input image data. The logic core is configured to compensate all of line data, compensate a part of the line data, or not compensate all of the line data according to an analysis result of the data analyzer. The latch is configured to receive compensated data from the logic core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventors: SUBIN KIM, SEONGKYUN KIM, SE-BYUNG CHAE
  • Publication number: 20250104655
    Abstract: A display device includes: a pixel which emits light at a luminance corresponding to a data voltage applied thereto; and a data driver which supplies the data voltage to the pixel. The data driver includes: a first amplifier which outputs a first reference voltage; a first booster circuit including an input terminal connected to a first input terminal of the first amplifier, and an output terminal connected to a second input terminal of the first amplifier; a second amplifier which outputs a second reference voltage; a resistance string which receives the first and second reference voltages, and generate gamma voltages which are intermediate voltages between the first and second reference voltages; a digital-analog converter which outputs a gamma voltage corresponding to a gray scale of the pixel among the gamma voltages; and a source amplifier which outputs the gamma voltage as the data voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Inventor: Se Byung CHAE
  • Patent number: 12249269
    Abstract: A data driver includes output channels configured to output data signals, output controllers selectively outputting data signals having a first arrangement or data signals having a second arrangement to output channel groups each of which includes N output channels in response to arrangement control signals, where N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2, and a control signal generator outputting the arrangement control signals to the output controllers to control the output controllers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sangmin Lee, Se-Byung Chae, Subin Kim, Hyunchang Kim
  • Publication number: 20250069542
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display device, which includes a display panel, a controller that receives an image signal and an external synchronization signal and generates a control signal, and a driver that generates a driving signal in response the control signal and provides the driving signal to the display panel. The controller includes a synchronization signal generator that generates an internal synchronization signal based on a reference clock signal, a corrector that corrects the internal synchronization signal to generate a corrected synchronization signal, and a control signal generator that generates the control signal, and the control signal generator generates the control signal based on the external synchronization signal when the external synchronization signal is in a normal state, and generates the control signal based on the internal synchronization signal when the external synchronization signal is in an abnormal state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: SUBIN KIM, SE-BYUNG CHAE, HYUNCHANG KIM
  • Patent number: 12235675
    Abstract: A signal generator may include a reference horizontal synchronization signal generation block which generates reference horizontal synchronization signals based on a number of clock signals per a horizontal time, a frame clock calculation block which calculates a first frame clock number based on a number of the clock signals per the horizontal time, a frame clock comparation block which calculates a clock offset by comparing the first frame clock number and a second frame clock number generated based on a number of the clock signals per a frame time, a clock distribution block which generates horizontal synchronization signals by distributing a number of the clock signals corresponding to the clock offset to the reference horizontal synchronization signals, and a vertical synchronization signal generation block which generates a vertical synchronization signal based on the horizontal synchronization signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Se-Byung Chae
  • Publication number: 20250037658
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a scan driver, a data compensator, and a data driver. The display panel includes a first area and a second area distinguished from each other along a scan direction. Each of the first and second areas include pixels. The scan driver is configured to sequentially provide scan signals to the display panel along the scan direction. The data compensator is configured to: detect a pattern in which a difference between adjacent grayscale values in image data is greater than a reference value; and generate compensated image data by compensating for grayscale values corresponding to the second area in the image data based on the pattern corresponding to the first area. The data driver is configured to: generate data signals based on the compensated image data; and provide the data signals to the display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: Se Byung CHAE, Weon Jun CHOE
  • Patent number: 12205518
    Abstract: A power voltage generator includes an analog reference voltage generator configured to generate an analog reference voltage based on a first input voltage, a resistance string configured to generate distribution voltages by performing voltage distribution on the analog reference voltage, a decoding unit configured to generate reference voltages by decoding the distribution voltages, and a regulator unit configured to generate driving voltages based on the reference voltages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyunchang Kim, Se-Byung Chae
  • Patent number: 12183258
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display device, which includes a display panel, a controller that receives an image signal and an external synchronization signal and generates a control signal, and a driver that generates a driving signal in response the control signal and provides the driving signal to the display panel. The controller includes a synchronization signal generator that generates an internal synchronization signal based on a reference clock signal, a corrector that corrects the internal synchronization signal to generate a corrected synchronization signal, and a control signal generator that generates the control signal, and the control signal generator generates the control signal based on the external synchronization signal when the external synchronization signal is in a normal state, and generates the control signal based on the internal synchronization signal when the external synchronization signal is in an abnormal state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Subin Kim, Se-Byung Chae, Hyunchang Kim
  • Patent number: 12175913
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel, a data analyzer, a logic core and a latch. The display panel is configured to display an image. The data analyzer is configured to analyze input image data. The logic core is configured to compensate all of line data, compensate a part of the line data, or not compensate all of the line data according to an analysis result of the data analyzer. The latch is configured to receive compensated data from the logic core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Subin Kim, Seongkyun Kim, Se-Byung Chae
  • Patent number: 12170049
    Abstract: A display device includes a display unit including a pixel which displays an image based on a first power voltage and a data signal, a gamma voltage generator which generates gamma voltages, and a data driver which generates the signal using the gamma voltages and provides the data signal to the pixel. The gamma voltage generator generates first and second reference voltages, generates first and second corrected reference voltages by correcting the first and second reference voltages using a target voltage and an external power voltage provided from the display unit in correspondence with the first power voltage, and generates the gamma voltages by dividing the first and second corrected reference voltages. The gamma voltage generator sets the target voltage based on at least one selected from the first reference voltage, the second reference voltage, and a ground voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Se Byung Chae, Su Bin Kim, Jin Young Jeon
  • Patent number: 12165601
    Abstract: A display device includes: a pixel which emits light at a luminance corresponding to a data voltage applied thereto; and a data driver which supplies the data voltage to the pixel. The data driver includes: a first amplifier which outputs a first reference voltage; a first booster circuit including an input terminal connected to a first input terminal of the first amplifier, and an output terminal connected to a second input terminal of the first amplifier; a second amplifier which outputs a second reference voltage; a resistance string which receives the first and second reference voltages, and generate gamma voltages which are intermediate voltages between the first and second reference voltages; a digital-analog converter which outputs a gamma voltage corresponding to a gray scale of the pixel among the gamma voltages; and a source amplifier which outputs the gamma voltage as the data voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Se Byung Chae
  • Patent number: 12148373
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a scan driver, a data compensator, and a data driver. The display panel includes a first area and a second area distinguished from each other along a scan direction. Each of the first and second areas include pixels. The scan driver is configured to sequentially provide scan signals to the display panel along the scan direction. The data compensator is configured to: detect a pattern in which a difference between adjacent grayscale values in image data is greater than a reference value; and generate compensated image data by compensating for grayscale values corresponding to the second area in the image data based on the pattern corresponding to the first area. The data driver is configured to: generate data signals based on the compensated image data; and provide the data signals to the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Se Byung Chae, Weon Jun Choe
  • Publication number: 20240361792
    Abstract: A regulator may include a bias current generation circuit including a first input terminal and a second input terminal and configured to generate a bias current in response to at least one of a voltage applied to the first input terminal and a voltage applied to the second input terminal, and a current source circuit including a plurality of current sources connected in parallel and configured to control a magnitude of the bias current. The regulator, the display device including the same, the electronic device including the same, and the method of driving the same according to embodiments of the disclosure may reduce power consumption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2023
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: HYUN CHANG KIM, SE BYUNG CHAE
  • Publication number: 20240347008
    Abstract: A driving circuit unit includes: a first driver configured to be driven during a display scan period included in an active period of one frame; a second driver configured to be driven during at least one self-scan period included in a blank period of the one frame; a first switch connected between a driving power line to which driving power is supplied and the first driver, configured to be turned on in the active period, and configured to be turned off in the blank period; and a first storage unit configured to receive and store driving data from the first driver before the first switch is turned off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2023
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: Su Bin KIM, Se Byung CHAE
  • Patent number: 12118959
    Abstract: A display device including a display panel including a scan line, a data line, and a pixel connected thereto, a gate driver, and a source driver including a gamma voltage generator to generate gamma voltages having different voltage levels, a digital-to-analog converter to generate the data voltage corresponding to a gray scale value using the gamma voltages, and a source buffer, in which the gamma voltage generator includes a first resistor string to set a voltage range of the gamma voltages, a second resistor string to set tab gamma voltages corresponding to some of the gamma voltages within the voltage range, gamma buffers to output the tab gamma voltages, and a third resistor string including tabs respectively connected to output terminals of the gamma buffers, the third resistor string being configured to divide a voltage between the tabs to generate the gamma voltages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Su Bin Kim, Se Byung Chae
  • Publication number: 20240296788
    Abstract: A display device including: a display panel; a scan driver; and a data driver, wherein the data driver includes: a controller configured to generate a gamma voltage control signal with respect to gamma voltage information corresponding to a target luminance level of an image displayed by the display panel; a gamma voltage generator configured to generate gamma voltages having a voltage range corresponding to the target luminance level based on the gamma voltage control signal; and a decoder configured to generate the data signal corresponding to a grayscale value using the gamma voltages, and wherein the controller calculates an offset value corresponding to the target luminance level and applies the offset value to values obtained using gamma voltage information about sample luminance levels to obtain gamma voltage information corresponding to the target luminance level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2024
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Inventor: Se Byung CHAE
  • Publication number: 20240264628
    Abstract: A signal generator may include a reference horizontal synchronization signal generation block which generates reference horizontal synchronization signals based on a number of clock signals per a horizontal time, a frame clock calculation block which calculates a first frame clock number based on a number of the clock signals per the horizontal time, a frame clock comparation block which calculates a clock offset by comparing the first frame clock number and a second frame clock number generated based on a number of the clock signals per a frame time, a clock distribution block which generates horizontal synchronization signals by distributing a number of the clock signals corresponding to the clock offset to the reference horizontal synchronization signals, and a vertical synchronization signal generation block which generates a vertical synchronization signal based on the horizontal synchronization signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2024
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Inventor: SE-BYUNG CHAE