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).

  • Publication number: 20230206831
    Abstract: A display device including: a display region including a first pixel region, a second pixel region, and a third pixel region; a dummy region including a first dummy region disposed between the second pixel region and the third pixel region; first, second, and third pixels respectively arranged in the first pixel region, the second pixel region, and the third pixel region in a matrix of vertical lines and horizontal lines; a data converter configured to receive first image data including effective data corresponding to the display region and dummy data corresponding to the dummy region and generate second image data by converting a gray scale value of dummy data corresponding to at least one region of the first dummy region in the first image data into a predetermined first gray scale value, the first gray scale value being between a lowest gray scale value and a highest gray scale value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Ji Hyun KA, Tae Hoon KWON, Ki Myeong EOM, Chung YI, Se Byung CHAE, Deok Jun CHOI, Moon Sang HWANG
  • Patent number: 11676536
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including pixels coupled to a first scan line and a data line, a power supply to supply voltages, a scan driver to provide a first scan signal to the first scan line a plurality of times for a first frame period (FFP), a data driver to supply a data signal to the data line, and a timing controller to control driving of components. The FFP includes: a first active period (FAP), in which the data signal is supplied; and a first blank period (FBP), in which the data signal is not supplied. The power supply provides on-bias power having a first voltage level (FVL) in the FAP, and provides on-bias power having a second voltage level (SVL) in the FBP. The FBP following the FAP includes a first dimming period in which the on-bias power gradually changes from the FVL to the SVL.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Se Byung Chae, Seung Kyu Lee
  • Publication number: 20230177995
    Abstract: A display driving circuit includes a clock signal generator which generates a clock signal at a frequency in response to a frequency control signal, a frequency variation determiner which adaptively changes a frequency variation of the clock signal, based on a magnitude of a deviation between the frequency of the clock signal and a target frequency calculated based on a reference clock signal supplied from the outside, and a frequency controller which generates the frequency control signal which updates the frequency of the clock signal, based on the frequency variation, and provides the frequency control signal to the clock signal generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2023
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Hyun Chang KIM, Se Byung CHAE
  • Publication number: 20230139147
    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: October 27, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventor: Se Byung CHAE
  • Publication number: 20230133606
    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: July 20, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: SUBIN KIM, SE-BYUNG CHAE, HYUNCHANG KIM
  • Publication number: 20230123934
    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: October 19, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventor: SE-BYUNG CHAE
  • Patent number: 11587487
    Abstract: A display driving circuit includes a clock signal generator which generates a clock signal at a frequency in response to a frequency control signal, a frequency variation determiner which adaptively changes a frequency variation of the clock signal, based on a magnitude of a deviation between the frequency of the clock signal and a target frequency calculated based on a reference clock signal supplied from the outside, and a frequency controller which generates the frequency control signal which updates the frequency of the clock signal, based on the frequency variation, and provides the frequency control signal to the clock signal generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun Chang Kim, Se Byung Chae
  • Patent number: 11587505
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display region including a first pixel region, a second pixel region, and a third pixel region; a dummy region including a first dummy region disposed between the second pixel region and the third pixel region; first, second, and third pixels respectively arranged in the first pixel region, the second pixel region, and the third pixel region in a matrix of vertical lines and horizontal lines; a data converter configured to: receive first image data including effective data corresponding to the display region and dummy data corresponding to the dummy region; and generate second image data by converting a gray scale value of dummy data corresponding to at least one region of the first dummy region in the first image data into a predetermined first gray scale value, the first gray scale value being between a lowest gray scale value and a highest gray scale value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji Hyun Ka, Tae Hoon Kwon, Ki Myeong Eom, Chung Yi, Se Byung Chae, Deok Jun Choi, Moon Sang Hwang
  • Publication number: 20230015271
    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: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Se Byung CHAE, Su Bin KIM, Jin Young JEON
  • Publication number: 20220358881
    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: May 3, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Se Byung Chae, Weon Jun Choe
  • Publication number: 20220358884
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including pixels coupled to a first scan line and a data line, a power supply to supply voltages, a scan driver to provide a first scan signal to the first scan line a plurality of times for a first frame period (FFP), a data driver to supply a data signal to the data line, and a timing controller to control driving of components. The FFP includes: a first active period (FAP), in which the data signal is supplied; and a first blank period (FBP), in which the data signal is not supplied. The power supply provides on-bias power having a first voltage level (FVL) in the FAP, and provides on-bias power having a second voltage level (SVL) in the FBP. The FBP following the FAP includes a first dimming period in which the on-bias power gradually changes from the FVL to the SVL.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Se Byung CHAE, Seung Kyu LEE
  • Publication number: 20220351703
    Abstract: A display device including a display unit including a scan line, a data line, and a pixel, a gate driver supplying a scan signal, and a source driver supplying a data voltage, in which the source driver includes a gamma voltage generator generating different gamma voltages in response to a gamma enable signal, a digital-to-analog converter generating the data voltage corresponding to a gray scale value using the gamma voltages, and a source buffer outputting the data voltage, the gamma voltage generator includes a first resistor string setting a range of the gamma voltages, gamma buffers outputting selected voltages among divided voltages within the voltage range, and a second resistor string including tabs to divide a voltage between the tabs to generate the gamma voltages, and at least some of the gamma buffers are turned on in a first period and are turned off in a second period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Su Bin KIM, Se Byung CHAE
  • Publication number: 20220327985
    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 22, 2021
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: SUBIN KIM, SEONGKYUN KIM, SE-BYUNG CHAE
  • Patent number: 11462146
    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: November 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Se Byung Chae, Su Bin Kim, Jin Young Jeon
  • Publication number: 20220223082
    Abstract: A display driving circuit includes a clock signal generator which generates a clock signal at a frequency in response to a frequency control signal, a frequency variation determiner which adaptively changes a frequency variation of the clock signal, based on a magnitude of a deviation between the frequency of the clock signal and a target frequency calculated based on a reference clock signal supplied from the outside, and a frequency controller which generates the frequency control signal which updates the frequency of the clock signal, based on the frequency variation, and provides the frequency control signal to the clock signal generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Hyun Chang KIM, Se Byung CHAE
  • Publication number: 20220223091
    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: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Se Byung CHAE, Su Bin KIM, Jin Young JEON
  • Publication number: 20220199011
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display region including a first pixel region, a second pixel region, and a third pixel region; a dummy region including a first dummy region disposed between the second pixel region and the third pixel region; first, second, and third pixels respectively arranged in the first pixel region, the second pixel region, and the third pixel region in a matrix of vertical lines and horizontal lines; a data converter configured to: receive first image data including effective data corresponding to the display region and dummy data corresponding to the dummy region; and generate second image data by converting a gray scale value of dummy data corresponding to at least one region of the first dummy region in the first image data into a predetermined first gray scale value, the first gray scale value being between a lowest gray scale value and a highest gray scale value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Ji Hyun KA, Tae Hoon KWON, Ki Myeong EOM, Chung YI, Se Byung CHAE, Deok Jun CHOI, Moon Sang HWANG
  • Patent number: 11276370
    Abstract: A display device including a display unit including a scan line, a data line, and a pixel, a gate driver supplying a scan signal, and a source driver supplying a data voltage, in which the source driver includes a gamma voltage generator generating different gamma voltages in response to a gamma enable signal, a digital-to-analog converter generating the data voltage corresponding to a gray scale value using the gamma voltages, and a source buffer outputting the data voltage, the gamma voltage generator includes a first resistor string setting a range of the gamma voltages, gamma buffers outputting selected voltages among divided voltages within the voltage range, and a second resistor string including tabs to divide a voltage between the tabs to generate the gamma voltages, and at least some of the gamma buffers are turned on in a first period and are turned off in a second period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Su Bin Kim, Se Byung Chae
  • Patent number: 11037479
    Abstract: A source driver includes a gamma voltage generator to generate gamma voltages having mutually different voltage levels, a digital-to-analog converter to generate a data voltage corresponding to a grayscale value using the gamma voltages, an output buffer unit to output the data voltage, and a chopping controller to generate a chopping control signal, and to provide the chopping control signal to the output buffer unit. The output buffer unit includes an amplifier connected to an output terminal of the digital-to-analog converter, and a chopping circuit to periodically change a polarity of an offset of the amplifier in response to the chopping control signal. The chopping controller is to change a slew rate of the chopping control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Se Byung Chae, Su Bin Kim
  • Publication number: 20200402454
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display region including a first pixel region, a second pixel region, and a third pixel region; a dummy region including a first dummy region disposed between the second pixel region and the third pixel region; first, second, and third pixels respectively arranged in the first pixel region, the second pixel region, and the third pixel region in a matrix of vertical lines and horizontal lines; a data converter configured to: receive first image data including effective data corresponding to the display region and dummy data corresponding to the dummy region; and generate second image data by converting a gray scale value of dummy data corresponding to at least one region of the first dummy region in the first image data into a predetermined first gray scale value, the first gray scale value being between a lowest gray scale value and a highest gray scale value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Ji Hyun KA, Tae Hoon KWON, Ki Myeong EOM, Chung YI, Se Byung CHAE, Deok Jun CHOI, Moon Sang HWANG