Patents by Inventor Sho Yeon KIM

Sho Yeon KIM 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: 20240016011
    Abstract: A display device includes a first base portion, a first conductive layer comprising a lower light blocking layer on the first base portion, and a lower wiring spaced apart from the lower light blocking layer, a buffer layer disposed on the first conductive layer, a semiconductor layer disposed on the first buffer layer and comprising a first area, a second area on one side of the first area, and a third area on the other side of the first area, a gate insulating layer on the semiconductor layer, and a second conductive layer comprising a gate electrode overlapping the first area on the gate insulating layer, wherein conductivity of each of the first area and the second area is higher than conductivity of the first area, the third area is electrically connected to the lower wiring, and the second area is directly connected to the lower light blocking layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Kwang Soo LEE, Sho Yeon KIM, Hyun KIM, Kap Soo YOON, Woo Geun LEE, Seung Ha CHOI
  • Patent number: 11552108
    Abstract: A transistor display panel including a substrate, a gate line disposed on the substrate and extending in a first direction, a gate electrode protruding from the gate line, a gate insulating layer disposed on the gate line and the gate electrode, a semiconductor layer and an auxiliary layer disposed on the gate insulating layer and spaced apart from each other, a data line disposed on the gate insulating layer and extending in a second direction which is a direction crossing the gate line, a drain electrode disposed on the gate insulating layer and the semiconductor layer and spaced apart from the data line, and a pixel electrode connected to the drain electrode, in which the auxiliary layer overlaps an edge of the gate electrode in a plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byung Hwan Chu, Sho Yeon Kim, Wan-Soon Im, Yong Tae Cho
  • Publication number: 20210104553
    Abstract: A transistor display panel including a substrate, a gate line disposed on the substrate and extending in a first direction, a gate electrode protruding from the gate line, a gate insulating layer disposed on the gate line and the gate electrode, a semiconductor layer and an auxiliary layer disposed on the gate insulating layer and spaced apart from each other, a data line disposed on the gate insulating layer and extending in a second direction which is a direction crossing the gate line, a drain electrode disposed on the gate insulating layer and the semiconductor layer and spaced apart from the data line, and a pixel electrode connected to the drain electrode, in which the auxiliary layer overlaps an edge of the gate electrode in a plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Byung Hwan Chu, Sho Yeon Kim, Wan-Soon Im, Yong Tae Cho
  • Patent number: 10872909
    Abstract: A transistor display panel including a substrate, a gate line disposed on the substrate and extending in a first direction, a gate electrode protruding from the gate line, a gate insulating layer disposed on the gate line and the gate electrode, a semiconductor layer and an auxiliary layer disposed on the gate insulating layer and spaced apart from each other, a data line disposed on the gate insulating layer and extending in a second direction which is a direction crossing the gate line, a drain electrode disposed on the gate insulating layer and the semiconductor layer and spaced apart from the data line, and a pixel electrode connected to the drain electrode, in which the auxiliary layer overlaps an edge of the gate electrode in a plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byung Hwan Chu, Sho Yeon Kim, Wan-Soon Im, Yong Tae Cho
  • Publication number: 20200135765
    Abstract: A transistor display panel including a substrate, a gate line disposed on the substrate and extending in a first direction, a gate electrode protruding from the gate line, a gate insulating layer disposed on the gate line and the gate electrode, a semiconductor layer and an auxiliary layer disposed on the gate insulating layer and spaced apart from each other, a data line disposed on the gate insulating layer and extending in a second direction which is a direction crossing the gate line, a drain electrode disposed on the gate insulating layer and the semiconductor layer and spaced apart from the data line, and a pixel electrode connected to the drain electrode, in which the auxiliary layer overlaps an edge of the gate electrode in a plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Byung Hwan CHU, Sho Yeon KIM, Wan-Soon IM, Yong Tae CHO
  • Patent number: 10515985
    Abstract: A transistor display panel including a substrate, a gate line disposed on the substrate and extending in a first direction, a gate electrode protruding from the gate line, a gate insulating layer disposed on the gate line and the gate electrode, a semiconductor layer and an auxiliary layer disposed on the gate insulating layer and spaced apart from each other, a data line disposed on the gate insulating layer and extending in a second direction which is a direction crossing the gate line, a drain electrode disposed on the gate insulating layer and the semiconductor layer and spaced apart from the data line, and a pixel electrode connected to the drain electrode, in which the auxiliary layer overlaps an edge of the gate electrode in a plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byung Hwan Chu, Sho Yeon Kim, Wan-Soon Im, Yong Tae Cho
  • Publication number: 20190123064
    Abstract: A transistor display panel including a substrate, a gate line disposed on the substrate and extending in a first direction, a gate electrode protruding from the gate line, a gate insulating layer disposed on the gate line and the gate electrode, a semiconductor layer and an auxiliary layer disposed on the gate insulating layer and spaced apart from each other, a data line disposed on the gate insulating layer and extending in a second direction which is a direction crossing the gate line, a drain electrode disposed on the gate insulating layer and the semiconductor layer and spaced apart from the data line, and a pixel electrode connected to the drain electrode, in which the auxiliary layer overlaps an edge of the gate electrode in a plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Byung Hwan CHU, Sho Yeon KIM, Wan-Soon IM, Yong Tae CHO
  • Patent number: 9825066
    Abstract: A thin film transistor substrate includes a gate electrode, a channel layer overlapping the gate electrode, a source electrode overlapping the channel layer, a drain electrode overlapping the channel layer and the source electrode, and a spacer disposed between the source electrode and the drain electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Myung-Kwan Ryu, Eok-Su Kim, Kyoung Seok Son, Seung-Ha Choi, Sho-Yeon Kim, Hyun Kim, Eun-Hye Park, Byung-Hwan Chu
  • Patent number: 9455278
    Abstract: A thin film transistor array panel includes: a gate line disposed on a substrate and including a first connection member of a gate driver region and a gate electrode of a display area, a gate insulating layer disposed on the substrate and having a first contact hole exposing the first connection member, a semiconductor layer disposed on a region of the gate insulating layer, a data line disposed on the gate insulating layer and the semiconductor layer and including a drain electrode, a source electrode, and a second connection member connected to the first connection member through the first contact hole, a passivation layer disposed on the data line, the source electrode, the drain electrode, and the second connection member, and a pixel electrode disposed on the passivation layer and electrically connected to the drain electrode. A horizontal width of the first contact hole ranges from 1 to 2 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sho Yeon Kim, Hyun Kim, Eun Hye Park, Byung Hwan Chu, Seung-Ha Choi
  • Publication number: 20160211281
    Abstract: A thin film transistor substrate includes a gate electrode, a channel layer overlapping the gate electrode, a source electrode overlapping the channel layer, a drain electrode overlapping the channel layer and the source electrode, and a spacer disposed between the source electrode and the drain electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Myung-Kwan Ryu, Eok-Su Kim, Kyoung Seok Son, Seung-Ha Choi, Sho-Yeon Kim, Hyun Kim, Eun-Hye Park, Byung-Hwan Chu
  • Publication number: 20160181284
    Abstract: A thin film transistor array panel includes: a gate line disposed on a substrate and including a first connection member of a gate driver region and a gate electrode of a display area, a gate insulating layer disposed on the substrate and having a first contact hole exposing the first connection member, a semiconductor layer disposed on a region of the gate insulating layer, a data line disposed on the gate insulating layer and the semiconductor layer and including a drain electrode, a source electrode, and a second connection member connected to the first connection member through the first contact hole, a passivation layer disposed on the data line, the source electrode, the drain electrode, and the second connection member, and a pixel electrode disposed on the passivation layer and electrically connected to the drain electrode. A horizontal width of the first contact hole ranges from 1 to 2 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: SHO YEON KIM, HYUN KIM, EUN HYE PARK, BYUNG HWAN CHU, SEUNG-HA CHOI
  • Patent number: 9287297
    Abstract: A thin film transistor array panel includes: a gate line disposed on a substrate and including a first connection member of a gate driver region and a gate electrode of a display area, a gate insulating layer disposed on the substrate and having a first contact hole exposing the first connection member, a semiconductor layer disposed on a region of the gate insulating layer, a data line disposed on the gate insulating layer and the semiconductor layer and including a drain electrode, a source electrode, and a second connection member connected to the first connection member through the first contact hole, a passivation layer disposed on the data line, the source electrode, the drain electrode, and the second connection member, and a pixel electrode disposed on the passivation layer and electrically connected to the drain electrode. A horizontal width of the first contact hole ranges from 1 to 2 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sho Yeon Kim, Hyun Kim, Eun Hye Park, Byung Hwan Chu, Seung-Ha Choi
  • Patent number: 9281322
    Abstract: A thin film transistor array panel is disclosed. The thin film transistor array panel may include a gate line disposed on a substrate and including a gate electrode, a semiconductor layer including an oxide semiconductor disposed on the substrate, a data wiring layer disposed on the substrate and including a data line crossing the gate line, a source electrode connected to the data line and a drain electrode facing the source electrode, a polymer layer covering the source electrode and the drain electrode, and a passivation layer disposed on the polymer layer. The data wiring layer may include copper or a copper alloy and the polymer layer may include fluorocarbon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung-Ho Jung, Young Joo Choi, Joon Geol Kim, Kang Moon Jo, Sho Yeon Kim, Byung Hwan Chu, Woo Geun Lee, Woo-Seok Jeon
  • Publication number: 20150200209
    Abstract: A thin film transistor array panel includes: a gate line disposed on a substrate and including a first connection member of a gate driver region and a gate electrode of a display area, a gate insulating layer disposed on the substrate and having a first contact hole exposing the first connection member, a semiconductor layer disposed on a region of the gate insulating layer, a data line disposed on the gate insulating layer and the semiconductor layer and including a drain electrode, a source electrode, and a second connection member connected to the first connection member through the first contact hole, a passivation layer disposed on the data line, the source electrode, the drain electrode, and the second connection member, and a pixel electrode disposed on the passivation layer and electrically connected to the drain electrode. A horizontal width of the first contact hole ranges from 1 to 2 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Inventors: SHO YEON KIM, HYUN KIM, EUN HYE PARK, BYUNG HWAN CHU, SEUNG-HA CHOI
  • Publication number: 20150187813
    Abstract: A thin film transistor array panel is disclosed. The thin film transistor array panel may include a gate line disposed on a substrate and including a gate electrode, a semiconductor layer including an oxide semiconductor disposed on the substrate, a data wiring layer disposed on the substrate and including a data line crossing the gate line, a source electrode connected to the data line and a drain electrode facing the source electrode, a polymer layer covering the source electrode and the drain electrode, and a passivation layer disposed on the polymer layer. The data wiring layer may include copper or a copper alloy and the polymer layer may include fluorocarbon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2015
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Seung-Ho JUNG, Young Joo CHOI, Joon Geol KIM, Kang Moon JO, Sho Yeon KIM, Byung Hwan CHU, Woo Geun LEE, Woo-Seok JEON
  • Patent number: 9059046
    Abstract: A thin film transistor array panel according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention includes: a substrate; a gate line positioned on the substrate and including a gate electrode; a gate insulating layer positioned on the gate line; an oxide semiconductor layer positioned on the substrate; a source electrode and a drain electrode positioned on the oxide semiconductor layer; a first insulating layer positioned on the source electrode and the drain electrode and including a first contact hole; a data line positioned on the first insulating layer and intersecting the gate line; and a pixel electrode over the first insulating layer. The source electrode and the drain electrode each comprise a metal oxide. The data line is electrically connected to the source electrode through the first contact hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shin Il Choi, Seung-Ha Choi, Bong-Kyun Kim, Sang Gab Kim, Sho Yeon Kim, Hyun Kim, Hong Sick Park, Su Bin Bae
  • Patent number: 9012994
    Abstract: A thin film transistor array panel is disclosed. The thin film transistor array panel may include a gate line disposed on a substrate and including a gate electrode, a semiconductor layer including an oxide semiconductor disposed on the substrate, a data wiring layer disposed on the substrate and including a data line crossing the gate line, a source electrode connected to the data line and a drain electrode facing the source electrode, a polymer layer covering the source electrode and the drain electrode, and a passivation layer disposed on the polymer layer. The data wiring layer may include copper or a copper alloy and the polymer layer may include fluorocarbon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung-Ho Jung, Young Joo Choi, Joon Geol Kim, Kang Moon Jo, Sho Yeon Kim, Byung Hwan Chu, Woo Geun Lee, Woo-Seok Jeon
  • Publication number: 20140332889
    Abstract: A thin film transistor array panel is disclosed. The thin film transistor array panel may include a gate line disposed on a substrate and including a gate electrode, a semiconductor layer including an oxide semiconductor disposed on the substrate, a data wiring layer disposed on the substrate and including a data line crossing the gate line, a source electrode connected to the data line and a drain electrode facing the source electrode, a polymer layer covering the source electrode and the drain electrode, and a passivation layer disposed on the polymer layer. The data wiring layer may include copper or a copper alloy and the polymer layer may include fluorocarbon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2013
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung-Ho JUNG, Young Joo CHOI, Joon Geol KIM, Kang Moon JO, Sho Yeon KIM, Byung Hwan CHU, Woo Geun LEE, Woo-Seok JEON
  • Publication number: 20130277666
    Abstract: A thin film transistor array panel according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention includes: a substrate; a gate line positioned on the substrate and including a gate electrode; a gate insulating layer positioned on the gate line; an oxide semiconductor layer positioned on the substrate; a source electrode and a drain electrode positioned on the oxide semiconductor layer; a first insulating layer positioned on the source electrode and the drain electrode and including a first contact hole; a data line positioned on the first insulating layer and intersecting the gate line; and a pixel electrode over the first insulating layer. The source electrode and the drain electrode each comprise a metal oxide. The data line is electrically connected to the source electrode through the first contact hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shin Il CHOI, Seung-Ha CHOI, Bong-Kyun KIM, Sang Gab KIM, Sho Yeon KIM, Hyun KIM, Hong Sick PARK, Su Bin BAE
  • Publication number: 20120228604
    Abstract: A thin film transistor array panel includes a gate electrode on an insulating substrate, a gate insulating layer on the gate electrode, a semiconductor on the gate insulating layer, a thin film transistor including a source electrode and a drain electrode on the oxide semiconductor, and a pixel electrode which is connected to the drain electrode. The semiconductor includes a first layer having a relatively low fluorine content and a second layer having a relatively high fluorine content. The second layer of the semiconductor is only between the first layer of the semiconductor and the source electrode, and between the first layer of the semiconductor and the drain electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung-Ha CHOI, Sung Haeng CHO, Woo Geun LEE, Kap Soo YOON, Sho Yeon KIM