Patents by Inventor Soon Ko

Soon Ko 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: 20190280241
    Abstract: A display device including a first substrate including a display area that displays an image and a peripheral area, in which no image is displayed, surrounding the display area. The display device further includes a plurality of pixels disposed in the display area. The display device additionally includes a first metal layer disposed above the first substrate in the peripheral area, and the first metal layer including a plurality of openings. The display device further includes a sealant disposed above the first metal layer, and surrounding the plurality of pixels. The display device additionally includes a plurality of second metal layers disposed above the first substrate and below the first metal layer in the peripheral area, and respectively overlapping the openings of the first metal layer. A part of the sealant is disposed in the plurality of openings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Moo Soon Ko, Young Woo Park, Il Jeong Lee, Sang-Mok Hong
  • Publication number: 20190229160
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate including a display area and a non-display area. First, second, and third insulating layers are sequentially disposed on the substrate. Pixels are disposed in the display area. Each of the pixels including a transistor and a light emitting element connected to the transistor. A data line is disposed in the display area. The data line is configured to supply a data signal to each of the plurality of pixels. A wiring portion is disposed in the non-display area. The wiring portion includes a connecting line connected to the data line and a fan-out line connected to the connecting line. A dummy pattern is disposed in the non-display area. The dummy pattern at least partially overlaps the wiring portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: JI SEON LEE, MOO SOON KO, YOUNG WOO PARK, SE WAN SON, JIN SUNG AN, MIN WOO WOO, JU WON YOON, WANG WOO LEE, JEONG SOO LEE, DEUK MYUNG JI
  • Publication number: 20190206952
    Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate that includes a first area and a second area; a plurality of pixels included in the first area; and a dummy pattern included in the second area, wherein a size of the dummy pattern is smaller than a pixel area corresponding to a first pixel among the plurality of pixels, a ratio of an area occupied by a pixel pattern of the first pixel with respect to the pixel area is a first value, a ratio of an area occupied by the dummy pattern with respect to a dummy area is a second value that is greater than the first value, and the dummy area and the pixel area have the same size as each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: JI SEON LEE, Moo Soon Ko, Se Wan Son, Jin Sung An, Seong Jun Lee, Wang Woo Lee
  • Publication number: 20190181065
    Abstract: A display device is disclosed. In one aspect, the display device includes a display area configured to display an image, a peripheral area neighboring the display area, and at least one test element group (TEG) including a test thin film transistor (TFT) formed in the peripheral area and a plurality of test pads electrically connected to the test TFT. The display device also includes first to third dummy circuits separated from the test TFT, each of the first to third dummy circuits including a plurality of first dummy semiconductor layers and a plurality of first dummy gate electrodes overlapping at least a portion of the first dummy semiconductor layers in the depth dimension of the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: MOO SOON KO, JEONG-SOO LEE, JUNG HWA KIM
  • Patent number: 10263213
    Abstract: A display device including a first substrate including a display area that displays an image and a peripheral area, in which no image is displayed, surrounding the display area. The display device further includes a plurality of pixels disposed in the display area. The display device additionally includes a first metal layer disposed above the first substrate in the peripheral area, and the first metal layer including a plurality of openings. The display device further includes a sealant disposed above the first metal layer, and surrounding the plurality of pixels. The display device additionally includes a plurality of second metal layers disposed above the first substrate and below the first metal layer in the peripheral area, and respectively overlapping the openings of the first metal layer. A part of the sealant is disposed in the plurality of openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Moo Soon Ko, Young Woo Park, Il Jeong Lee, Sang-Mok Hong
  • Publication number: 20190088731
    Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of pixels. Each pixel includes a first transistor including a first gate electrode, a first source region, and a first drain region, a second transistor connected to the first source region of the first transistor, a third transistor connected to the first gate electrode and the first drain region of the first transistor, a fifth transistor connected to the first source region of the first transistor, and a sixth transistor connected to the first drain region of the first transistor. The pixels include a first pixel and a second pixel disposed adjacent to each other. The first and second pixels share a fourth transistor connected to the third transistor of the first pixel and the third transistor of the second pixel, and share a seventh transistor connected to the sixth transistor of the first pixel and the sixth transistor of the second pixel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Jeong-Soo Lee, Moo Soon Ko, Min Woo Woo, Ju-Won Yoon, Deuk Myung Ji
  • Patent number: 10224253
    Abstract: A display device is disclosed. In one aspect, the display device includes a display area configured to display an image, a peripheral area neighboring the display area, and at least one test element group (TEG) including a test thin film transistor (TFT) formed in the peripheral area and a plurality of test pads electrically connected to the test TFT. The display device also includes first to third dummy circuits separated from the test TFT, each of the first to third dummy circuits including a plurality of first dummy semiconductor layers and a plurality of first dummy gate electrodes overlapping at least a portion of the first dummy semiconductor layers in the depth dimension of the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Moo Soon Ko, Jeong-Soo Lee, Jung Hwa Kim
  • Publication number: 20180350889
    Abstract: A pattern structure for a display device includes a substrate, a protrusion pattern on the substrate, a first conductive pattern covering an upper surface of the protrusion pattern, an interlayer insulating layer on the first conductive pattern and including a contact hole, and a second conductive pattern on the interlayer insulating layer and connected to the first conductive pattern. The contact hole overlaps the protrusion pattern and the first conductive pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: SE WAN SON, Jung Hwa KIM, Jin Sung AN, Wang Woo LEE, Ji Seon LEE, Moo Soon KO
  • Publication number: 20180350886
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate, a switching transistor and a driving transistor positioned on the substrate, a first electrode connected to the driving transistor, a second electrode positioned on the first electrode, and a pixel definition layer positioned between the first electrode and the second electrode, where the pixel definition layer includes a first portion, and a second portion having a thickness less than that of the first portion, where a pixel opening defined in the pixel definition layer is enclosed by the first portion, and the second portion overlaps the first electrode and the second electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Jin Sung AN, Jung Hwa KIM, Se Wan SON, Wang Woo LEE, Ji Seon LEE, Moo Soon KO
  • Publication number: 20180341357
    Abstract: A touch sensor includes: a plurality of sensor pixels; a sensor scan driver for supplying sensor scan signals to the sensor pixels through sensor scan lines; a power supply unit for supplying common voltages to the sensor pixels through common lines; and a read-out circuit connected to the sensor pixels through the common lines, the read-out circuit configured to sense a touch by using an output signal output through the common lines, wherein two sensor pixels adjacent to each other among the sensor pixels share one common line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Se Wan SON, Moo Soon KO, Jung Hwa KIM, Jin Sung AN, Seong Jun LEE, Wang Woo LEE, Ji Seon LEE
  • Publication number: 20180308912
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode display includes a substrate, a first electrode, a second electrode, an organic emission layer positioned between the first electrode and the second electrode, a driving voltage line, a dummy electrode. The dummy electrode is positioned at the same layer as the first electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Jung Hwa KIM, Moo Soon Ko, Se Wan Son, Jin Sung An, Wang Woo Lee, Ji Seon Lee
  • Publication number: 20180286308
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting display device having improved display quality, the organic light-emitting display device may include pixels coupled to scan lines and data lines. Each of the pixels may include a storage unit configured to store a data signal supplied to the data lines. The capacitance of the storage unit may be changed depending on a driving frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Ju Won YOON, Moo Soon KO, Seong Jun LEE, Deuk Myung JI
  • Publication number: 20180249046
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate and an active pattern positioned above the substrate and including a plurality of channel regions and a plurality of conductive regions. The display device includes a plurality of scan lines extending substantially in a first direction. The display device includes a data line and a driving voltage line crossing the plurality of scan lines. The display device includes a first transistor including a first channel region among the plurality of channel regions and a first gate electrode. The display device includes a first connector electrically connecting the first gate electrode of the first transistor and a first conductive region among the plurality of conductive regions to each other. The driving voltage line overlaps at least a portion of the first connector along a direction orthogonal to an upper surface of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: SE WAN SON, WANG WOO LEE, MOON SOON KO, JUNG HWA KIM, JIN SUNG AN, JI SEON LEE
  • Patent number: 9941342
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode display includes: a substrate; a substrate insulating layer on the substrate; a capacitor on the substrate insulating layer; a driving thin film transistor including a driving gate electrode connected to the capacitor; and an organic light emitting element connected to the driving thin film transistor, where the capacitor includes: a first capacitor electrode on the substrate insulating layer; a second capacitor electrode on the first capacitor electrode; a capacitor insulating layer between the first capacitor electrode and the second capacitor electrode and contacting the first capacitor electrode and the second capacitor electrode, the capacitor insulating layer having a higher dielectric constant than the substrate insulating layer; and an auxiliary electrode contacting at least one of the first capacitor electrode or the second capacitor electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Choong-Youl Im, Il-Jeong Lee, Do-Hyun Kwon, Ju-Won Yoon, Moo-Soon Ko, Min-Woo Woo
  • Patent number: 9917117
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a display device including forming one or more thin-film transistors (“TFTs”) each configured to include an active layer, a gate insulating layer, a gate electrode, a source electrode, and a drain electrode on a substrate. A storage capacitor including a first storage electrode and a second storage electrode overlapping the first storage electrode with the gate insulating layer interposed there between is also formed on the substrate. A top surface of the first storage electrode may include hillocks and the gate insulating layer is formed between the first storage electrode and the second storage electrode to conform to the shape of the top surface of the first storage electrode with the hillocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Moo Soon Ko
  • Patent number: 9831295
    Abstract: Provided are organic luminescence display and method for manufacturing the same. According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an organic luminescence display comprising a substrate and a plurality of pixels disposed on the substrate. The pixels comprise a plurality of first pixels, each comprising a first organic light-emitting layer, and a plurality of second pixels which are smaller than the first pixels and each of which comprises a second organic light-emitting layer. The surface roughness of the second organic light-emitting layer is greater than the surface roughness of the first organic light-emitting layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Choong Youl Im, Il Jung Lee, Do Hyun Kwon, Ju Won Yoon, Moo Soon Ko, Min Woo Woo
  • Publication number: 20170294618
    Abstract: A display device including a first substrate including a display area that displays an image and a peripheral area, in which no image is displayed, surrounding the display area. The display device further includes a plurality of pixels disposed in the display area. The display device additionally includes a first metal layer disposed above the first substrate in the peripheral area, and the first metal layer including a plurality of openings. The display device further includes a sealant disposed above the first metal layer, and surrounding the plurality of pixels. The display device additionally includes a plurality of second metal layers disposed above the first substrate and below the first metal layer in the peripheral area, and respectively overlapping the openings of the first metal layer. A part of the sealant is disposed in the plurality of openings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: Moo Soon KO, Young Woo PARK, II Jeong LEE, Sang-Mok HONG
  • Patent number: 9721499
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display including a first pixel, a second pixel, and a third pixel disposed in a matrix and first to third driving voltage lines configured to transmit a driving voltage to the first to third pixel, respectively. A width of one driving voltage line among the first to third driving voltage lines is different from the width of the other driving voltage lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Do-Hyun Kwon, Il-Jeong Lee, Choong-Youl Im, Ju-Won Yoon, Moo-Soon Ko, Min-Woo Woo
  • Publication number: 20170125499
    Abstract: A backplane for a flat panel display apparatus, includes: a thin film transistor (TFT) on a substrate and including an active layer, a gate electrode, a source electrode, and a drain electrode; a light-blocking layer between the substrate and the TFT; a first insulating layer between the light-blocking layer and the TFT; a capacitor including a first electrode on the same plane as the light-blocking layer, and a second electrode on the first electrode, wherein the first insulating layer is between the first electrode and the second electrode; and a pixel electrode on the same plane as the light-blocking layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Do-Hyun Kwon, Il-Jung Lee, Choong-Youl Im, Moo-Soon Ko, Ju-Won Yoon, Min-Woo Woo
  • Patent number: 9634035
    Abstract: A display device includes: a first wiring line and a second wiring line separated from each other on a substrate; a gate insulating layer on the first wiring line and the second wiring line; a step difference compensation pattern between the first wiring line and the second wiring line on the gate insulating layer; a protective layer on the step difference compensation pattern; and a pixel electrode on the protective layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin Sung An, Moo Soon Ko, Jeong Soo Lee