Patents by Inventor Se Hyuk PARK
Se Hyuk PARK 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: 11423834Abstract: A display device includes: a pixel configured to display an image based on image data and a reference voltage; a controller configured to generate reference voltage data corresponding to the reference voltage for restraining leakage current in the pixel based on a frame frequency; and a power supply configured to generate the reference voltage based on the reference voltage data and supply the reference voltage to the pixel.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2021Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Inventors: Se Hyuk Park, Hong Soo Kim, Jin Young Roh, Hyo Jin Lee, Jae Keun Lim
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Publication number: 20220262296Abstract: Provided is a display device including a pixel unit in which each of pixel rows extends in a first direction, odd numbered pixel rows and even numbered pixel rows are alternately disposed in a second direction, and pixels included in the pixel rows are designated as dots having two or more units, a gray difference calculator that calculates difference between representative grays of dots adjacent in the second direction among dots of a p-th pair of the pixel rows, an edge detector that increases an edge dot number when a first condition in which the difference between the representative grays is larger than a first threshold value is satisfied, and a first pattern detector that increases an edge number when the edge dot number is larger than a second threshold value, and that generates a first pattern detection signal when the edge number is larger than a third threshold value.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2021Publication date: August 18, 2022Inventors: Jae Keun LIM, Hong Soo KIM, Jin Young ROH, Se Hyuk PARK, Hyo Jin LEE
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Patent number: 11417264Abstract: A scan driver stage including: a first transistor including a gate connected to a first clock, a first electrode connected to a carry terminal, and a second electrode connected to a first node; a second transistor including a gate connected to a second clock, a first electrode connected to a carry terminal, and a second electrode connected to the first node; a third transistor including a gate connected to the first node and a first electrode connected to a second node; a fourth transistor including a gate connected to the second clock, a first electrode connected to power, and a second electrode connected to the second node; a fifth transistor including a gate connected to the first clock, a first electrode connected to power, and a second electrode connected to the second node; and an output outputting first and second scan signals based on first and second node voltages.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2021Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Jae Keun Lim, Jin Young Roh, Se Hyuk Park, Hyo Jin Lee
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Patent number: 11367379Abstract: A display device according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes a timing controller, a scan driver including a plurality of stages connected to a plurality of clock signal lines and generating a plurality of scan signals in response to the scan start signal, a data driver configured to generate a plurality of data signals based on the image data, and a pixel portion including a plurality of pixels. One stage in the scan driver transmits a carry signal to 2n-th next stage. The timing controller selects any one of a normal frequency and low frequencies lower than the normal frequency as a driving frequency based on the input image data, and adjusts a clock duty of the plurality of clock signals so that a time required to output all of the plurality of scan signals during one frame is constant irrespective of the driving frequency.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2021Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Inventors: Se Hyuk Park, Jae Keun Lim, Hong Soo Kim, Jin Young Roh, Hyo Jin Lee
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Patent number: 11335234Abstract: A display device according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes a timing controller, a scan driver including a plurality of stages connected to a plurality of clock signal lines and generating a plurality of scan signals in response to the scan start signal, a data driver configured to generate a plurality of data signals based on the image data, and a pixel portion including a plurality of pixels. One stage in the scan driver transmits a carry signal to 2n-th next stage. The timing controller selects any one of a normal frequency and low frequencies lower than the normal frequency as a driving frequency based on the input image data, and adjusts a clock duty of the plurality of clock signals so that a time required to output all of the plurality of scan signals during one frame is constant irrespective of the driving frequency.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2021Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Inventors: Se Hyuk Park, Jae Keun Lim, Hong Soo Kim, Jin Young Roh, Hyo Jin Lee
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Publication number: 20220101774Abstract: A scan driver stage including: a first transistor including a gate connected to a first clock, a first electrode connected to a carry terminal, and a second electrode connected to a first node; a second transistor including a gate connected to a second clock, a first electrode connected to a carry terminal, and a second electrode connected to the first node; a third transistor including a gate connected to the first node and a first electrode connected to a second node; a fourth transistor including a gate connected to the second clock, a first electrode connected to power, and a second electrode connected to the second node; a fifth transistor including a gate connected to the first clock, a first electrode connected to power, and a second electrode connected to the second node; and an output outputting first and second scan signals based on first and second node voltages.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2021Publication date: March 31, 2022Inventors: Jae Keun LIM, Jin Young ROH, Se Hyuk PARK, Hyo Jin LEE
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Publication number: 20220068209Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel, a first gate driver, a second gate driver, a third gate driver, and a data driver. The display apparatus is operable in a low frequency driving mode, and the low frequency driving mode includes a writing frame and a holding frame. At least one of gate power voltages used to generate a first gate signal, a second gate signal, and an emission signal has a first voltage level in the writing frame of the low frequency driving mode and a second voltage level in the holding frame of the low frequency driving mode. The data voltage is applied to the pixel in the writing frame of the low frequency driving mode. The data voltage applied to the pixel in the writing frame of the low frequency driving mode is maintained in the holding frame of the low frequency driving mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2021Publication date: March 3, 2022Inventors: Se Hyuk PARK, Hong Soo KIM, Jin Young ROH, Hyo Jin LEE, Jae Keun LIM
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Publication number: 20220051602Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel configured to display an image; a signal controller configured to determine whether an input image signal is a still image signal, and determine color coordinates using data values of one frame data of the input image signal, and generate compensated image data by compensating image data of the one frame data based on the color coordinates; and a data driver configured to generate a data signal based on the compensated image data and output the compensated image data to the display panel through a data line.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2021Publication date: February 17, 2022Inventors: Se Hyuk PARK, Hong Soo KIM, Jin Young ROH, Hyo Jin LEE, Jae Keun LIM
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Publication number: 20220036797Abstract: A display device includes first dots connected to first scan lines, second dots connected to second scan lines and alternately disposed with the first dots in a first direction and a second direction different from the first direction, a scan driver including first stages respectively connected to the first scan lines and second stages respectively connected to the second scan lines, and a data driver connected to the first dots and the second dots through data lines. The first stages are connected to first clock lines, the second stages are connected to second clock lines, first stages except a first start stage are respectively connected to corresponding first scan lines of corresponding previous first stages, and second stages except a second start stage are respectively connected to corresponding second scan lines of corresponding previous second stages.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2021Publication date: February 3, 2022Inventors: Se Hyuk PARK, Hong Soo KIM, Jin Young ROH, Bong Hyun YOU, Hyo Jin LEE, Jae Keun LIM
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Publication number: 20220020311Abstract: A display device of the invention includes: a pixel portion including first pixel rows connected to first scan lines and second pixel rows connected to second scan lines; a scan driver including first and second stages connected to the first scan lines and the second scan lines; and a data driver connected to the first and second pixel rows through same data lines. The first stages are connected to first clock lines, the second stages are connected to second clock lines, a first start stage of the first stages and a second start stage of the second stages are connected to a same scan start line, each first stage excluding the first start stage is connected to a first scan line of a previous first stage, and each second stage excluding the second start stage is connected to a second scan line of a previous second stage.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2021Publication date: January 20, 2022Inventors: Jae Keun LIM, Han Bit KIM, Hong Soo KIM, Jin Young ROH, Se Hyuk PARK, Hyo Jin LEE
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Patent number: 11227555Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels, a data driver which provides data signals to the plurality of pixels, and a controller which controls the data driver. The controller writes frame data to a frame memory, reads the frame data in each of a plurality of frame periods, performs in a first frame period of the plurality of frame periods a still image detection operation that determines whether the frame data represent a still image, and does not performs the still image detection operation in a second frame period of the plurality of frame periods subsequent to the first frame period.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2021Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Se Hyuk Park, Hong Soo Kim, Jin Young Roh, Hyo Jin Lee, Jae Keun Lim
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Publication number: 20210407436Abstract: A display device includes: a pixel configured to display an image based on image data and a reference voltage; a controller configured to generate reference voltage data corresponding to the reference voltage for restraining leakage current in the pixel based on a frame frequency; and a power supply configured to generate the reference voltage based on the reference voltage data and supply the reference voltage to the pixel.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2021Publication date: December 30, 2021Inventors: Se Hyuk PARK, Hong Soo KIM, Jin Young ROH, Hyo Jin LEE, Jae Keun LIM
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Publication number: 20210398490Abstract: A display device includes: a pixel part including a plurality of pixels; a first scan driver to provide a first scan signal to each of the pixels; and an initialization controller to control the first scan driver. Each of the pixels includes a pixel circuit including a plurality of transistors, and a light emitting element connected to the pixel circuit, an anode of the light emitting element is to be initialized to a first initialization voltage in response to the first scan signal having a gate-on level, and the initialization controller is to determine whether to provide the first scan signal having the gate-on level to each of the pixels for each frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2020Publication date: December 23, 2021Inventors: Se Hyuk PARK, Ji Youn KIM, Hong Soo KIM, Jin Young ROH, Hyo Jin LEE, Jae Keun LIM
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Publication number: 20210390898Abstract: A display device includes: a pixel part to display an image and including pixels receiving a reference voltage; a controller to determine a value of the reference voltage based on a load of the entire pixel part, and to control a grayscale range of image data according to a location in the pixel part based on the reference voltage; a data driver to supply data voltages to the pixel part through data lines based on grayscale ranges adjusted for each location in the pixel part; and a scan driver to supply a scan signal to the pixels through scan lines.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2021Publication date: December 16, 2021Inventors: Jin Young ROH, Hyo Jin LEE, Jae Keun LIM, Hong Soo KIM, Se Hyuk PARK
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Patent number: 11195468Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel, a first gate driver, a second gate driver, a third gate driver, and a data driver. The display apparatus is operable in a low frequency driving mode, and the low frequency driving mode includes a writing frame and a holding frame. At least one of gate power voltages used to generate a first gate signal, a second gate signal, and an emission signal has a first voltage level in the writing frame of the low frequency driving mode and a second voltage level in the holding frame of the low frequency driving mode. The data voltage is applied to the pixel in the writing frame of the low frequency driving mode. The data voltage applied to the pixel in the writing frame of the low frequency driving mode is maintained in the holding frame of the low frequency driving mode.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2020Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Inventors: Se Hyuk Park, Hong Soo Kim, Jin Young Roh, Hyo Jin Lee, Jae Keun Lim
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Patent number: 11183106Abstract: A display device includes a display unit. The display unit includes a first display area and a second display area. A first scan line, a first power line, and first pixels connected to the first scan line and the first power line are in the first display area. A second scan line, a second power line, and second pixels connected to the second scan line and the second power line are in the second display area. A scan driver is configured to sequentially provide a scan signal to the first scan line and the second scan line. A power supply is configured to provide a power source voltage that is varied independently to the first power line and the second power line.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2020Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Se Hyuk Park, Hyo Jin Lee, Sang An Kwon, Jin Young Roh
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Publication number: 20210358396Abstract: A display device includes a first switching element including a second electrode and a first gate electrode, a second switching element including a third electrode connected with the first gate electrode, a third switching element including a fifth electrode connected with the second electrode, and sixth electrode, a fourth switching element including a seventh electrode connected with the second electrode, and an eighth electrode, a fifth switching element including a ninth electrode connected with the second electrode, and a tenth electrode, a first light emitting diode connected with the sixth electrode and the eighth electrode, a second light emitting diode connected with the eighth electrode and the sixth electrode, and a switch selectively connecting a common power source line with the sixth electrode or the eighth electrode. The first light emitting diode and the second light emitting diode have different polarities from each other with respect to a same direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2021Publication date: November 18, 2021Inventors: Se Hyuk PARK, Hyo Jin LEE
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Patent number: 11176876Abstract: A display device includes the following elements: a display panel including a first pixel emitting first-color light, a second pixel emitting second-color light, and a third pixel emitting third-color light; a controller generating generated image data based on input image data according to a driving frequency of the display panel, and generating output image data using the generated image data; and a data driver supplying data signals to the display panel based on the output image data. The input image data includes first, second, and third grayscales for the first, second, and third pixels, respectively. The generated image data includes first, second, and third generated grayscales for the first, second, and third pixels, respectively, with different ratios to the first, second, and third grayscales, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2021Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hyo Jin Lee, Hong Soo Kim, Jin Young Roh, Se Hyuk Park, Jae Keun Lim
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Publication number: 20210335275Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels, a data driver which provides data signals to the plurality of pixels, and a controller which controls the data driver. The controller writes frame data to a frame memory, reads the frame data in each of a plurality of frame periods, performs in a first frame period of the plurality of frame periods a still image detection operation that determines whether the frame data represent a still image, and does not performs the still image detection operation in a second frame period of the plurality of frame periods subsequent to the first frame period.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2021Publication date: October 28, 2021Inventors: Se Hyuk PARK, Hong Soo KIM, Jin Young ROH, Hyo Jin LEE, Jae Keun LIM
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Publication number: 20210327323Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels, and a panel driver including N registers, where N is an integer greater than 1. The panel driver is configured to divide the display panel into N first detection regions, to perform a first still image detection operation on each of the N first detection regions by using the N registers, to divide the display panel into N second detection regions different from the N first detection regions by using a result of the first still image detection operation, and to perform a second still image detection operation on each of the N second detection regions by using the N registers.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2020Publication date: October 21, 2021Inventors: HONG SOO KIM, JIN YOUNG ROH, SE HYUK PARK, HYO JIN LEE, JAE KEUN LIM, JUN HEYUNG JUNG