Patents by Inventor Soon-Dong Kim

Soon-Dong 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).

  • Patent number: 11842690
    Abstract: Provided is a scan driver of a display device, and the scan driver includes a driving circuit and a masking circuit. The driving circuit includes a control circuit, a first output circuit, and a second output circuit. The control circuit outputs a first control signal and a second control signal. The first output circuit is connected to a first output terminal which outputs a first scan signal and a first voltage terminal and operates in response to a first control signal. The second output circuit is connected to a first output terminal and a second voltage terminal and operates in response to a second control signal. The masking circuit outputs a second scan signal to a second output terminal in response to the first control signal and the second control signal and is connected to an input terminal to which a masking signal is supplied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taehoon Kim, Sangan Kwon, Soon-Dong Kim, Hui Nam, Bonghyun You, Changnoh Yoon, Jaekeun Lim
  • Publication number: 20230395017
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a data driver, a scan driver, and a light emitting driver. The display panel includes a first display area and a second display area. The display panel displays a first image on the first display area and the second display area in a first mode, and displays a second image on the first display area in a second mode. The light emitting driver activates emission control signals applied to the first display area and the second display area in the first mode. The light emitting driver activates emission control signals applied to the second display area during a first partial frame in the second mode, and maintains the emission control signals applied to the second display area in a deactivation state during a plurality of second partial frames in the second mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: TAEHOON KIM, SANGAN KWON, SOON-DONG KIM, HUI NAM, EUN SIL YUN, CHANGNOH YOON
  • Patent number: 11798463
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel including a plurality of pixels connected to a plurality of scan lines; a scan driving circuit, which drives the plurality of scan lines in synchronization with a clock signal; and a driving controller, which outputs the clock signal. While an operating mode is a multi-frequency mode, the driving controller comparts the display panel into a first display area and a second display area. A hold frame of the multi-frequency mode includes a first section during which the first display area is driven, and a second section during which the second display area is driven. The driving controller outputs the clock signal of a normal power mode during the first section and outputs the clock signal of a low-power mode during the second section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Soon-Dong Kim, Sangan Kwon, Taehoon Kim, Jin-Wook Yang
  • Patent number: 11790858
    Abstract: Provided is a display device. The display device includes a display panel that includes a first display region and a second display region, a data driving circuit configured to drive a plurality of data lines, a scan driving circuit configured to drive a plurality of scan lines, and a driving controller configured to control the data driving circuit and the scan driving circuit so as to operate the first display region and the second display region at different frequencies when an operation mode is a multi-frequency mode, wherein the driving controller changes the operation mode to a normal mode when a difference between an image signal of a current frame of the first display region and an image signal of a previous frame of the first display region is equal to or greater than a reference value during the multi-frequency mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sangan Kwon, Soon-Dong Kim, Taehoon Kim, Hui Nam, Junhee Moon, Eun Sil Yun, Changnoh Yoon
  • Patent number: 11769458
    Abstract: A display device includes a display unit including a first pixel, a second pixel disposed adjacent to the first pixel in a first direction, a third pixel disposed adjacent to the first pixel in a second direction crossing the first direction, and a fourth pixel disposed adjacent to the third pixel in the first direction. Each of the first to fourth pixels includes a first sub-pixel and a second sub-pixel. The display device further includes a data driver that outputs a plurality of data voltages, a selective output unit that outputs the data voltages to the first to fourth pixels in a different order for each of a plurality of frames, and a scan driver that outputs a first scan signal to the first and second pixels and outputs a second scan signal, which is delayed from the first scan signal, to the third and fourth pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin-Wook Yang, Soon-Dong Kim, Changnoh Yoon
  • Publication number: 20230298532
    Abstract: A scan driving circuit of a display device includes a first output terminal electrically connected to a first scan line, a second output terminal electrically connected to a second scan line, a first masking circuit electrically connecting the first output terminal and the second output terminal and outputting, as a first scan signal, a second scan signal to the first output terminal, a driving circuit outputting the second scan signal to the second output terminal in response to clock signals and a carry signal, and a second masking circuit masking the second scan signal to a predetermined level in response to the second masking signal, wherein the first masking circuit electrically disconnects the first output terminal from the second output terminal in response to a first masking signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., LTD.
    Inventors: HAE-KWAN SEO, SEONGHEON CHO, SOON-DONG KIM, TAEHOON KIM
  • Patent number: 11741893
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a power supply unit, and a low frequency offset compensator. The display panel includes a plurality of pixels. The power supply unit generates a first initialization voltage and a second initialization voltage and provides the first initialization voltage and the second initialization voltage to the pixels. The low frequency offset compensator selectively applies an offset to the second initialization voltage when the display panel is driven at a low frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Changnoh Yoon, Sangan Kwon, Soon-Dong Kim, Taehoon Kim
  • Publication number: 20230260449
    Abstract: A display device includes a driving controller which outputs the output image signal corresponding to the input image signal when the first display area is driven, outputs the output image signal corresponding to a first bias signal when the boundary area is driven, and outputs the output image signal corresponding to a second bias signal different from the first bias signal when the non-boundary area is driven.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: CHANGNOH YOON, SANGAN KWON, SOON-DONG KIM, TAEHOON KIM
  • Patent number: 11723247
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display device. The display device includes a plurality of data lines to supply data signals, a plurality of pixels each including a light-emitting element, a first transistor to control current flowing through the light-emitting element, and a second transistor connected between the first transistor and one of the plurality of data lines, and a conductive pattern disposed on and connected to the second transistor through a first contact hole. The data line is disposed on a layer different from that of the bridge pattern, and is connected to the bridge pattern through a second contact hole. The first contact hole and the second contact hole overlap each other, when viewed on a plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soon Dong Kim, Jin Wook Yang
  • Publication number: 20230245619
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a power supply unit, a voltage adjustment signal provider, and a data adjustment signal provider. The display panel includes a first display area and a second display area. The power supply unit is configured to provide a first initialization voltage and a second initialization voltage to the display panel. The voltage adjustment signal provider is configured to provide an adjustment signal to the power supply unit for applying an adjustment voltage to the second initialization voltage when the second display area is driven at a frequency lower than at least one of a predetermined frequency and a driving frequency of the first area. The data adjustment signal provider is configured to provide a data adjustment signal for adjusting gray levels of some pixels included in the first display area when the adjustment voltage is applied to the second initialization voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: CHANGNOH YOON, SANGAN KWON, SOON-DONG KIM, TAEHOON KIM
  • Patent number: 11699400
    Abstract: A scan driving circuit of a display device includes a first output terminal electrically connected to a first scan line, a second output terminal electrically connected to a second scan line, a first masking circuit electrically connecting the first output terminal and the second output terminal and outputting, as a first scan signal, a second scan signal to the first output terminal, a driving circuit outputting the second scan signal to the second output terminal in response to clock signals and a carry signal, and a second masking circuit masking the second scan signal to a predetermined level in response to the second masking signal, wherein the first masking circuit electrically disconnects the first output terminal from the second output terminal in response to a first masking signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hae-Kwan Seo, Seongheon Cho, Soon-Dong Kim, Taehoon Kim
  • Publication number: 20230215337
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a first pixel connected to a first initialization scan line and a first compensation scan line and a second pixel connected to a second initialization scan line and a second compensation scan line, a scan driving circuit which provides a first initialization scan signal to the first initialization scan line and the second initialization scan line in common and provides a first compensation scan signal and a second compensation scan signal to the first compensation scan line and the second compensation scan line, and a driving controller which controls the scan driving circuit. A delay time from a time point at which the first initialization scan signal transitions from an active level to an inactive level to a time point at which the first compensation scan signal transitions from the inactive level to the active level is less than one horizontal period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: SOON-DONG KIM, TAEHOON KIM, JIN-WOOK YANG, CHANGNOH YOON
  • Publication number: 20230206856
    Abstract: A scan driving circuit includes: a driving circuit configured to output a scan signal to an output terminal in response to clock signals and a carry signal; and a masking circuit configured to stop the driving circuit from outputting the scan signal in response to a masking signal and a signal indicating an operating state of the driving circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: TAEHOON KIM, JOON-CHUL GOH, SOON-DONG KIM, HAE-KWAN SEO
  • Publication number: 20230196959
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a first partial panel region and a second partial panel region, and a panel driver which drives the display panel. The panel driver determines a first driving frequency for the first partial panel region and a second driving frequency for the second partial panel region. In a case where the first driving frequency and the second driving frequency are different from each other, the panel driver sets a boundary portion including a boundary between the first partial panel region and the second partial panel region, and determines a third driving frequency for the boundary portion to be between the first driving frequency and the second driving frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: SANGAN KWON, SOON-DONG KIM, TAEHOON KIM, HUI NAM, EUN SIL YUN, CHANGNOH YOON
  • Publication number: 20230186833
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a data driver, a scan driver, and a light emitting driver. The display panel includes a first display area and a second display area. The display panel displays a first image on the first display area and the second display area in a first mode, and displays a second image on the first display area in a second mode. The light emitting driver activates emission control signals applied to the first display area and the second display area in the first mode. The light emitting driver activates emission control signals applied to the second display area during a first partial frame in the second mode, and maintains the emission control signals applied to the second display area in a deactivation state during a plurality of second partial frames in the second mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: TAEHOON KIM, SANGAN KWON, SOON-DONG KIM, HUI NAM, EUN SIL YUN, CHANGNOH YOON
  • Publication number: 20230186814
    Abstract: A display panel includes a first pixel group including sub-pixels coupled to a first scan line and located in first through N-th sub-pixel columns, where N is an even number greater than or equal to 2, a second pixel group including sub-pixels coupled to the first scan line and located in (N+1)-th through 2N-th sub-pixel columns, a third pixel group including sub-pixels coupled to a second scan line adjacent to the first scan line and located in the first through N-th sub-pixel columns, and a fourth pixel group including sub-pixels coupled to the second scan line and located in the (N+1)-th through 2N-th sub-pixel columns. The first pixel group and the second pixel group are driven during a first scan on time in which the first scan line is driven.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Jin-Wook YANG, Soon-Dong KIM, Chang-Noh YOON, Eun-Gyeong CHOE
  • Publication number: 20230178003
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel including a plurality of pixels connected to a plurality of scan lines; a scan driving circuit, which drives the plurality of scan lines in synchronization with a clock signal; and a driving controller, which outputs the clock signal. While an operating mode is a multi-frequency mode, the driving controller comparts the display panel into a first display area and a second display area. A hold frame of the multi-frequency mode includes a first section during which the first display area is driven, and a second section during which the second display area is driven. The driving controller outputs the clock signal of a normal power mode during the first section and outputs the clock signal of a low-power mode during the second section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: SOON-DONG KIM, SANGAN KWON, TAEHOON KIM, JIN-WOOK YANG
  • Publication number: 20230129065
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a power supply unit, and a low frequency offset compensator. The display panel includes a plurality of pixels. The power supply unit generates a first initialization voltage and a second initialization voltage and provides the first initialization voltage and the second initialization voltage to the pixels. The low frequency offset compensator selectively applies an offset to the second initialization voltage when the display panel is driven at a low frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: CHANGNOH YOON, SANGAN KWON, SOON-DONG KIM, TAEHOON KIM
  • Publication number: 20230104904
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display device including a display panel including a plurality of pixels and a voltage generator providing an anode initialization voltage to the pixels. The display panel is divided into a first display area operating at a first operating frequency and a second display area operating at a second operating frequency. While pixels, which correspond to the first display area, from among the plurality of pixels are driven, the anode initialization voltage has a first voltage level. While pixels in the second display area from among the plurality of pixels are driven, the anode initialization voltage has a second voltage level different from the first voltage level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: SOON-DONG KIM, TAEHOON KIM, JIN-WOOK YANG, EUN SIL YUN, CHANGNOH YOON
  • Publication number: 20230087545
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including pixels connected to data lines and scan lines, a data driving circuit which drives the data lines, a scan driving circuit which drives the scan lines, and a driving controller divides the display panel into first and second display regions, controls the data driving circuit and the scan driving circuit to drive the first display region at a first driving frequency and to drive the second display region at a second driving frequency lower than the first driving frequency, and sets third driving frequencies respectively corresponding to horizontal lines in a boundary region, which is defined by a portion of the second display region adjacent to the first display region, during a multi-frequency mode. Each of the third driving frequencies has a frequency level between the first driving frequency and the second driving frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: CHANGNOH YOON, SOON-DONG KIM, SANGAN KWON, SEUNGJAE LEE, JUNHEYUNG JUNG