Patents by Inventor Sung-Hun KEY

Sung-Hun KEY 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: 20220052267
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an organic light-emitting display apparatus includes forming a pixel electrode and a pixel-defining layer on a substrate, the pixel-defining layer covering edges of the pixel electrode sequentially forming a lift-off layer and a photoresist on the pixel electrode and the pixel-defining layer patterning the lift-off layer and the photoresist to define an opening that exposes a top surface of the pixel electrode and a portion of the pixel-defining layer sequentially forming an intermediate layer and an opposite electrode in the opening and on the photoresist, the intermediate layer including an emission layer forming a passivation layer to cover an entirety of a top surface and end portions of the opposite electrode and removing the lift-off layer and the photoresist that remain outside the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Se Hoon Jeong, Sung Hun Key, Jae Sik Kim, Jae Ik Kim, Yeon Hwa Lee, Joon Gu Lee, Choel Min Jang, Eun Jung
  • Publication number: 20210066656
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate, a light-emitting element layer disposed on the substrate, a first encapsulation layer and a second encapsulation layer which are disposed on the light-emitting element layer, and a buffer layer which covers the first encapsulation layer and the second encapsulation layer. The second encapsulation layer includes a first film, a second film disposed on the first film, and a third film disposed between the first film and the second film, and a side surface of the third film is disposed more inward than a side surface of the first film and a side surface of the second film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Hyun KIM, Sun Ho KIM, Sun Hee LEE, Sung Hun KEY, Choel Min JANG
  • Patent number: 10480076
    Abstract: A plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) apparatus including a chamber; an upper electrode in the chamber; a spray unit in the upper electrode to spray a gas introduced from outside the chamber toward a substrate inside the chamber; a susceptor on which the substrate is mountable; a plurality of mask supports in a mask frame at an edge of the susceptor, the mask supports being formed of a conductive material that provides elastic force by supporting a mask to maintain and control a level of the mask; and a power supply unit to supply power to the upper electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jai Hyuk Choi, Won Woong Park, Sung Hun Key, Min Soo Kim, Byeong Chun Lee, Suk Won Jung, Hyun Woo Joo, Myung Soo Huh
  • Patent number: 9556520
    Abstract: A method of depositing a layer includes spraying a source gas and a reactant gas onto a substrate disposed on a susceptor unit using at least one source gas spray nozzle and at least one reactant gas nozzle to form a first source gas region and a first reactant gas region on the substrate, respectively, moving the susceptor unit by a distance corresponding to a width of the source gas spray nozzle or a width of the reactant gas spray nozzle in a first direction, and spraying the source gas and the reactant gas onto the first reactant gas region and the first source gas region using the source gas spray nozzle and the reactant gas nozzle, respectively, to form a first monolayer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Choel-Min Jang, Sung-Hun Key, In-Kyo Kim, Suk-Won Jung, Myung-Soo Huh
  • Publication number: 20170002468
    Abstract: A plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) apparatus including a chamber; an upper electrode in the chamber; a spray unit in the upper electrode to spray a gas introduced from outside the chamber toward a substrate inside the chamber; a susceptor on which the substrate is mountable; a plurality of mask supports in a mask frame at an edge of the susceptor, the mask supports being formed of a conductive material that provides elastic force by supporting a mask to maintain and control a level of the mask; and a power supply unit to supply power to the upper electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Jai Hyuk CHOI, Won Woong PARK, Sung Hun KEY, Min Soo KIM, Byeong Chun LEE, Suk Won JUNG, Hyun Woo JOO, Myung Soo HUH
  • Publication number: 20160348241
    Abstract: A vapor deposition apparatus for depositing a thin film on a substrate, by which a deposition process is efficiently performed and deposition film characteristics are easily improved, and a vapor deposition apparatus including: a stage onto which a substrate is disposed; and a supply unit disposed to face the substrate and having a main body member and a nozzle member disposed on one surface of the main body member facing the substrate, to sequentially supply a plurality of gases towards the substrate, and a method of manufacturing an organic light-emitting display apparatus using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Cheol-Min Jang, Myung-Soo Huh, Suk-Won Jung, Jae-Hyun Kim, Sung-Chul Kim, Jin-Kwang Kim, Chang-Woo Shim, Sung-Hun Key, In-Kyo Kim
  • Patent number: 9481929
    Abstract: A vapor deposition apparatus for depositing thin films on a substrate includes a supply unit including a plurality of linear supply members configured to supply at least one gas; and a nozzle unit including a plurality of nozzle members connected to the plurality of supply members and configured to supply the at least one gas toward the substrate, wherein two adjacent nozzle members of the plurality of nozzle members are connected to at least one common supply member of the plurality of supply members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Choel-Min Jang, Sung-Hun Key, In-Kyo Kim, Suk-Won Jung, Myung-Soo Huh
  • Patent number: 9412961
    Abstract: A vapor deposition apparatus for depositing a thin film on a substrate, by which a deposition process is efficiently performed and deposition film characteristics are easily improved, and a vapor deposition apparatus including: a stage onto which a substrate is disposed; and a supply unit disposed to face the substrate and having a main body member and a nozzle member disposed on one surface of the main body member facing the substrate, to sequentially supply a plurality of gases towards the substrate, and a method of manufacturing an organic light-emitting display apparatus using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Cheol-Min Jang, Myung-Soo Huh, Suk-Won Jung, Jae-Hyun Kim, Sung-Chul Kim, Jin-Kwang Kim, Chang-Woo Shim, Sung-Hun Key, In-Kyo Kim
  • Patent number: 9224612
    Abstract: A vapor deposition apparatus for depositing a thin film on a substrate includes a cover having an accommodation portion and a communicated portion, which communicated portion is connected to the accommodation portion and faces a direction of the substrate, and includes a body in the accommodation portion, which body includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is disposed at a first location of the body and connected to a first injection portion for injecting a first material onto the substrate, the second portion is disposed at a second location of the body and connected to a second injection portion for injecting a second material onto the substrate, and the body rotates in at least one direction so that the first portion and the second portion are alternately connected to each other with respect to the communicated portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: In-Kyo Kim, Myung-Soo Huh, Suk-Won Jung, Cheol-Min Jang, Jae-Hyun Kim, Jin-Kwang Kim, Chang-Woo Shim, Sung-Hun Key
  • Publication number: 20150194604
    Abstract: A vapor deposition apparatus for depositing a thin layer on a substrate, the vapor deposition apparatus includes a plurality of modules arranged to respectively face different regions of the substrate, each of the plurality of modules including a body unit, and a nozzle unit disposed on one of surfaces of the body unit facing the substrate, where the plurality of modules is configured to individually perform deposition processes on different regions of the substrate, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2014
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Choel-Min Jang, Sung-Hun Key, In-Kyo Kim, Suk-Won Jung, Myung-Soo Huh
  • Patent number: 9057125
    Abstract: A canister includes an accommodation portion for accommodating a liquid material; an outlet pipe that is connected to the accommodation portion so as to discharge a gas material obtained by vaporizing the liquid material; a blocking cover that is connected to an upper surface of the accommodation portion; and a plurality of baffle plates that are disposed in the accommodation portion and are spaced apart from each other. The canister further includes a restrictor including a main body member that is disposed between the plurality of baffle plates and the blocking cover and is connected to an internal surface of the accommodation portion, an extension member extending from the main body member, and a through portion that is formed through the main body member and the extension member. A deposition procedure using the canister is efficiently performed and characteristics of a deposition layer are easily improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Choel-Min Jang, Myung-Soo Huh, Suk-Won Jung, Sung-Yong Lee, Cheol-Rae Jo, In-Kyo Kim, Sung-Hun Key
  • Publication number: 20150101535
    Abstract: A vapor deposition apparatus includes a substrate mount unit on which a substrate is mounted, a plurality of first nozzle units which injects a first raw material in a direction of the substrate mount unit, a plurality of second nozzle units which is alternately disposed with the plurality of first nozzle units and injects a second raw material in the direction of the substrate mount unit, and a plasma module unit which supplies the second raw material to the plurality of second nozzle units. The second raw material is a radical, and the substrate mount unit includes an electrostatic generation part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Yong Lee, Sung-Hun Key, In-Kyo Kim, Cheol-Min Jang, Myung-Soo Huh
  • Publication number: 20150072453
    Abstract: A vapor deposition apparatus for depositing thin films on a substrate includes a supply unit including a plurality of linear supply members configured to supply at least one gas; and a nozzle unit including a plurality of nozzle members connected to the plurality of supply members and configured to supply the at least one gas toward the substrate, wherein two adjacent nozzle members of the plurality of nozzle members are connected to at least one common supply member of the plurality of supply members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Choel-Min Jang, Sung-Hun Key, In-Kyo Kim, Suk-Won Jung, Myung-Soo Huh
  • Publication number: 20150050421
    Abstract: A method of depositing a layer includes spraying a source gas and a reactant gas onto a substrate disposed on a susceptor unit using at least one source gas spray nozzle and at least one reactant gas nozzle to form a first source gas region and a first reactant gas region on the substrate, respectively, moving the susceptor unit by a distance corresponding to a width of the source gas spray nozzle or a width of the reactant gas spray nozzle in a first direction, and spraying the source gas and the reactant gas onto the first reactant gas region and the first source gas region using the source gas spray nozzle and the reactant gas nozzle, respectively, to form a first monolayer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventors: Choel-Min JANG, Sung-Hun KEY, In-Kyo KIM, Suk-Won JUNG, Myung-Soo HUH
  • Publication number: 20150034008
    Abstract: Provided is a vapor deposition apparatus including a deposition unit including a plurality of deposition modules disposed parallel to each other and a substrate mounting unit located below the deposition unit, on which a substrate is mounted. In this case, each of the plurality of deposition modules includes a nozzle configured to selectively inject a raw gas and a purge gas toward the substrate mounting unit, and the nozzle injects the raw gas while the substrate mounting unit is being located below the nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Choel-Min JANG, Myung-Soo Huh, Suk-Won Jung, Sung-Hun Key, In-Kyo Kim
  • Publication number: 20140134768
    Abstract: A vapor deposition apparatus for depositing a thin film on a substrate, by which a deposition process is efficiently performed and deposition film characteristics are easily improved, and a vapor deposition apparatus including: a stage onto which a substrate is disposed; and a supply unit disposed to face the substrate and having a main body member and a nozzle member disposed on one surface of the main body member facing the substrate, to sequentially supply a plurality of gases towards the substrate, and a method of manufacturing an organic light-emitting display apparatus using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Cheol-Min Jang, Myung-Soo Huh, Suk-Won Jung, Jae-Hyun Kim, Sung-Chul Kim, Jin-Kwang Kim, Chang-Woo Shim, Sung-Hun Key, In-Kyo Kim
  • Publication number: 20140113395
    Abstract: A vapor deposition apparatus for depositing a thin film on a substrate includes a cover having an accommodation portion and a communicated portion, which communicated portion is connected to the accommodation portion and faces a direction of the substrate, and includes a body in the accommodation portion, which body includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is disposed at a first location of the body and connected to a first injection portion for injecting a first material onto the substrate, the second portion is disposed at a second location of the body and connected to a second injection portion for injecting a second material onto the substrate, and the body rotates in at least one direction so that the first portion and the second portion are alternately connected to each other with respect to the communicated portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Inventors: In-Kyo KIM, Myung-Soo HUH, Suk-Won JUNG, Cheol-Min JANG, Jae-Hyun KIM, Jin-Kwang KIM, Chang-Woo SHIM, Sung-Hun KEY
  • Publication number: 20140053777
    Abstract: A vapor deposition apparatus that includes a first region having a first injecting unit for injecting a first raw material and a second region having a second injecting unit for injecting a second raw material, wherein the second injecting unit comprises a plasma generation unit, wherein the plasma generation unit comprises a plasma generator, a corresponding surface surrounding the plasma generator, and a plasma generation space formed between the plasma generator and the corresponding surface, and wherein distances between the plasma generator and the corresponding surface periodically vary along an outer circumference of the plasma generator. In the vapor deposition apparatus, the quality of thin film is increased by forming stable volume plasma through set positions where the plasma is generated in the plasma generation space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jai-Hyuk Choi, Myung-Soo Huh, Choel-Min Jang, Dong-Kyun Ko, In-Kyu Kim, Sung-Hun Key
  • Publication number: 20140041590
    Abstract: A canister includes an accommodation portion for accommodating a liquid material; an outlet pipe that is connected to the accommodation portion so as to discharge a gas material obtained by vaporizing the liquid material; a blocking cover that is connected to an upper surface of the accommodation portion; and a plurality of baffle plates that are disposed in the accommodation portion and are spaced apart from each other. The canister further includes a restrictor including a main body member that is disposed between the plurality of baffle plates and the blocking cover and is connected to an internal surface of the accommodation portion, an extension member extending from the main body member, and a through portion that is formed through the main body member and the extension member. A deposition procedure using the canister is efficiently performed and characteristics of a deposition layer are easily improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Choel-Min JANG, Myung-Soo HUH, Suk-Won JUNG, Sung-Yong LEE, Cheol-Rae Jo, In-Kyo KIM, Sung-Hun KEY