Patents by Inventor Sun-Koo KANG
Sun-Koo KANG 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: 12451085Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including pixels, a data driver which applies a dithering data voltage to the display panel, and a driving controller which determines whether to perform a dithering operation of applying the dithering data voltage to the display panel based on input image data. The display device alternately changes the dithering data voltage in units of one frame when the dithering operation is performed at a first dithering frequency or a third dithering frequency, and alternately changes the dithering data voltage in units of N frames when the dithering operation is performed at a second dithering frequency.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2024Date of Patent: October 21, 2025Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyunseop Song, Sun-Koo Kang, Youngbin Kim, Byungchul Shin, Eunjeong Cho
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Publication number: 20250239226Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including pixels connected to emission lines, a controller configured to receive a control signal, and to generate an emission start signal, a first emission clock signal and a second emission clock signal, and an emission driver configured to provide emission signals to the pixels through the emission lines in response to the emission start signal, the first emission clock signal and the second emission clock signal. The controller is further configured to determine an off period ratio for the pixels in units of two or more frame periods in response to the dimming signal. The control signal may be a dimming signal, a low power mode signal, or another type of signal indicative of operation of the display device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2025Publication date: July 24, 2025Inventors: KYUNG-WOO KIM, CHEOLMIN KIM, SUN-KOO KANG
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Patent number: 12283226Abstract: A data driving circuit includes: a reference voltage generator that receives a data control signal and generates a gamma reference voltage and a test reference voltage, a data driving unit that outputs a data signal for a pixel based on the gamma reference voltage, and an output circuit that outputs a test data voltage for a dummy pixel based on the test reference voltage.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2023Date of Patent: April 22, 2025Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Byung Ki Chun, Sun-Koo Kang, Myeongbin Lim, Min-Seok Bae, Kanghee Lee
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Patent number: 12266306Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including pixels connected to emission lines, a controller configured to receive a control signal, and to generate an emission start signal, a first emission clock signal and a second emission clock signal, and an emission driver configured to provide emission signals to the pixels through the emission lines in response to the emission start signal, the first emission clock signal and the second emission clock signal. The controller is further configured to determine an off period ratio for the pixels in units of two or more frame periods in response to the dimming signal. The control signal may be a dimming signal, a low power mode signal, or another type of signal indicative of operation of the display device.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2023Date of Patent: April 1, 2025Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Kyung-Woo Kim, Cheolmin Kim, Sun-Koo Kang
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Patent number: 12205546Abstract: A display device includes a display panel receiving an emission driving signal, and a panel driver driving the display panel in a mode in which the driving frequency is varied. The panel driver includes an emission driving circuit outputting the emission driving signal, a data driving circuit outputting a data signal, and a driving controller. The data driving circuit inverts a polarity of the data signal in units of at least one driving frame in response to a first option signal. The driving controller includes a counting circuit which counts an operation cycle of the emission driving circuit to output a count value, and a first option control circuit which compares the count value with a preset first threshold value and sets the first option signal to an active state or an inactive state according to a comparison result.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2024Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Sun-Koo Kang, Joonho Hyun
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Publication number: 20240379069Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including pixels, a data driver which applies a dithering data voltage to the display panel, and a driving controller which determines whether to perform a dithering operation of applying the dithering data voltage to the display panel based on input image data. The display device alternately changes the dithering data voltage in units of one frame when the dithering operation is performed at a first dithering frequency or a third dithering frequency, and alternately changes the dithering data voltage in units of N frames when the dithering operation is performed at a second dithering frequency.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2024Publication date: November 14, 2024Inventors: HYUNSEOP SONG, SUN-KOO KANG, YOUNGBIN KIM, BYUNGCHUL SHIN, EUNJEONG CHO
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Publication number: 20240304145Abstract: A display device includes a display panel receiving an emission driving signal, and a panel driver driving the display panel in a mode in which the driving frequency is varied. The panel driver includes an emission driving circuit outputting the emission driving signal, a data driving circuit outputting a data signal, and a driving controller. The data driving circuit inverts a polarity of the data signal in units of at least one driving frame in response to a first option signal. The driving controller includes a counting circuit which counts an operation cycle of the emission driving circuit to output a count value, and a first option control circuit which compares the count value with a preset first threshold value and sets the first option signal to an active state or an inactive state according to a comparison result.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2024Publication date: September 12, 2024Inventors: SUN-KOO KANG, JOONHO HYUN
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Publication number: 20240185783Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including pixels connected to emission lines, a controller configured to receive a control signal, and to generate an emission start signal, a first emission clock signal and a second emission clock signal, and an emission driver configured to provide emission signals to the pixels through the emission lines in response to the emission start signal, the first emission clock signal and the second emission clock signal. The controller is further configured to determine an off period ratio for the pixels in units of two or more frame periods in response to the dimming signal. The control signal may be a dimming signal, a low power mode signal, or another type of signal indicative of operation of the display device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2023Publication date: June 6, 2024Inventors: KYUNG-WOO KIM, CHEOLMIN KIM, SUN-KOO KANG
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Publication number: 20240169894Abstract: A data driving circuit includes: a reference voltage generator that receives a data control signal and generates a gamma reference voltage and a test reference voltage, a data driving unit that outputs a data signal for a pixel based on the gamma reference voltage, and an output circuit that outputs a test data voltage for a dummy pixel based on the test reference voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2023Publication date: May 23, 2024Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: BYUNG KI CHUN, SUN-KOO KANG, MYEONGBIN LIM, MIN-SEOK BAE, KANGHEE LEE
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Patent number: 11893946Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel, a data driver, and a scan driver. The data driver outputs data signals during a writing frame and outputs a bias voltage during a holding frame. The data driver includes a plurality of driving chips, and each of the driving chips includes: a gamma voltage generator, a data converter, a main output part for outputting corresponding data signals of the data signals during the writing frame, and a sub-output part for outputting the bias voltage during the holding frame. The gamma voltage generator of a selected driving chip among the plurality of driving chips is electrically connected to the sub-output parts disposed in the plurality of driving chips, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2023Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Sun-Koo Kang, Hyunha Yang, Myeongbin Lim
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Publication number: 20230343296Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel, a data driver, and a scan driver. The data driver outputs data signals during a writing frame and outputs a bias voltage during a holding frame. The data driver includes a plurality of driving chips, and each of the driving chips includes: a gamma voltage generator, a data converter, a main output part for outputting corresponding data signals of the data signals during the writing frame, and a sub-output part for outputting the bias voltage during the holding frame. The gamma voltage generator of a selected driving chip among the plurality of driving chips is electrically connected to the sub-output parts disposed in the plurality of driving chips, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2023Publication date: October 26, 2023Inventors: SUN-KOO KANG, HYUNHA YANG, MYEONGBIN LIM
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Patent number: 11676553Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including first data lines, second data lines, gate lines, and a plurality of pixels, a voltage generator which generates a first driving voltage and a second driving voltage, and a source driver which generates a first data voltage having a first polarity based on the first driving voltage and a second data voltage having a second polarity based on the second driving voltage. The source driver includes a first source driver coupled to the first data lines and a second source driver coupled to the second data lines. The voltage generator alternately provides the first driving voltage and the second driving voltage to each of the first source driver and the second source driver.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2019Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Wontae Kim, Sun-Koo Kang
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Patent number: 11521558Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a display device. The display device includes a display panel, data lines, a constant voltage line, a feedback line, and a display driver. The display panel includes pixels. The data lines transfer data voltages to the pixels. The constant voltage line transfers a constant voltage to the pixels. The feedback line is coupled to the constant voltage line. The display driver is configured to sense a change amount of the constant voltage through the feedback line, generate compensated image data by compensating image data according to the sensed change amount of the constant voltage, and provide the data voltages corresponding to the compensated image data to the pixels.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2020Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Won Tae Kim, Sun-Koo Kang
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Patent number: 11176889Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel, a data driver, and a power voltage generator. The display panel includes a plurality of pixels and configured to display an image. The data driver is configured to apply a data voltage to the display panel. The power voltage generator is configured to provide a power voltage and an initialization voltage to the display panel. The power voltage generator is configured to receive a feedback initialization voltage from the display panel and configured to compensate the initialization voltage based on the feedback initialization voltage.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2020Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Wontae Kim, Bong-Hyun You, Sun-Koo Kang, Joon Chul Goh, Soon-Dong Kim, Jin-Wook Yang, Ki Hong Song
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Publication number: 20210295781Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a display device. The display device includes a display panel, data lines, a constant voltage line, a feedback line, and a display driver. The display panel includes pixels. The data lines transfer data voltages to the pixels. The constant voltage line transfers a constant voltage to the pixels. The feedback line is coupled to the constant voltage line. The display driver is configured to sense a change amount of the constant voltage through the feedback line, generate compensated image data by compensating image data according to the sensed change amount of the constant voltage, and provide the data voltages corresponding to the compensated image data to the pixels.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2020Publication date: September 23, 2021Inventors: WON TAE KIM, Sun-Koo KANG
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Publication number: 20210074216Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel, a data driver, and a power voltage generator. The display panel includes a plurality of pixels and configured to display an image. The data driver is configured to apply a data voltage to the display panel. The power voltage generator is configured to provide a power voltage and an initialization voltage to the display panel. The power voltage generator is configured to receive a feedback initialization voltage from the display panel and configured to compensate the initialization voltage based on the feedback initialization voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2020Publication date: March 11, 2021Inventors: Wontae KIM, Bong-Hyun YOU, Sun-Koo KANG, Joon Chul GOH, Soon-Dong KIM, Jin-Wook YANG, Ki Hong SONG
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Patent number: 10878760Abstract: A display device including: a display panel including a plurality of pixels; and a data driver configured to arrange the display panel into a plurality of pixel blocks, and to output a data voltage with different slew rates to the plurality of pixel blocks, wherein the slew rates are based on distances of the plurality of pixel blocks from the data driver, wherein a boundary between adjacent pixel blocks with different slew rates is changeable.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2019Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Sooyeon Kim, Sun-Koo Kang, Boyeon Kim, Jae-Han Lee, Taegon Im, Moonshik Kang, Junghwan Cho
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Patent number: 10867570Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including data lines, gate lines, and pixels connected to the data lines and the gate lines, a data driver configured to drive the data lines, a plurality of gate drivers, each configured to drive a corresponding portion of the gate lines, and a plurality of feedback lines connected to one of the data lines at a plurality of measurement positions corresponding to the plurality of gate drivers. The data driver applies a test voltage to the data line, receives the test voltage as a plurality of feedback voltages through the plurality of feedback lines, and determines gate shift amounts at the plurality of measurement positions corresponding to the plurality of gate drivers based on the plurality of feedback voltages. The gate drivers apply gate signals to the gate lines that are shifted by the determined gate shift amounts.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2019Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Jae-Han Lee, Sun-Koo Kang, Soo Yeon Kim, Tae Gon Im, Moon Shik Kang, Jung Hwan Cho
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Patent number: 10665148Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel, a first driver and a second driver. The display panel includes a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines. The display panel is configured to display an image based on input image data. The first driver is configured to output compensating gate signals having the same timing to the gate lines during a first period and scan gate signals having different timings to the gate lines during a second period. The second driver is configured to apply a compensating data voltage corresponding to a compensating grayscale value to the data lines during the first period and a target data voltage corresponding to a target grayscale value to the data lines during the second period.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2018Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Sun-Koo Kang, Jae-Han Lee, Ok-Kwon Shin
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Patent number: 10636375Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel and a data driver. The display panel is configured to display an image and includes first through fourth data line groups. The first and second data line groups are adjacent to each other, and the third and fourth data line groups are adjacent to each other. The data driver includes a first data driving circuit configured to output first data voltages to the second data line group later than to the first data line group by a first delay time, and configured to output second data voltages to the fourth data line group later than to the third data line group by a second delay time that is different from the first delay time.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2017Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Guhui Jo, Sun-Koo Kang, Wontae Kim