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).

  • Patent number: 12451085
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyunseop Song, Sun-Koo Kang, Youngbin Kim, Byungchul Shin, Eunjeong Cho
  • Publication number: 20250239226
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2025
    Publication date: July 24, 2025
    Inventors: KYUNG-WOO KIM, CHEOLMIN KIM, SUN-KOO KANG
  • Patent number: 12283226
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byung Ki Chun, Sun-Koo Kang, Myeongbin Lim, Min-Seok Bae, Kanghee Lee
  • Patent number: 12266306
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyung-Woo Kim, Cheolmin Kim, Sun-Koo Kang
  • Patent number: 12205546
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sun-Koo Kang, Joonho Hyun
  • Publication number: 20240379069
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2024
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: HYUNSEOP SONG, SUN-KOO KANG, YOUNGBIN KIM, BYUNGCHUL SHIN, EUNJEONG CHO
  • Publication number: 20240304145
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Inventors: SUN-KOO KANG, JOONHO HYUN
  • Publication number: 20240185783
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2023
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: KYUNG-WOO KIM, CHEOLMIN KIM, SUN-KOO KANG
  • Publication number: 20240169894
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: BYUNG KI CHUN, SUN-KOO KANG, MYEONGBIN LIM, MIN-SEOK BAE, KANGHEE LEE
  • Patent number: 11893946
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sun-Koo Kang, Hyunha Yang, Myeongbin Lim
  • Publication number: 20230343296
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: SUN-KOO KANG, HYUNHA YANG, MYEONGBIN LIM
  • Patent number: 11676553
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wontae Kim, Sun-Koo Kang
  • Patent number: 11521558
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Won Tae Kim, Sun-Koo Kang
  • Patent number: 11176889
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: 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
  • Publication number: 20210295781
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: WON TAE KIM, Sun-Koo KANG
  • Publication number: 20210074216
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Wontae KIM, Bong-Hyun YOU, Sun-Koo KANG, Joon Chul GOH, Soon-Dong KIM, Jin-Wook YANG, Ki Hong SONG
  • Patent number: 10878760
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sooyeon Kim, Sun-Koo Kang, Boyeon Kim, Jae-Han Lee, Taegon Im, Moonshik Kang, Junghwan Cho
  • Patent number: 10867570
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae-Han Lee, Sun-Koo Kang, Soo Yeon Kim, Tae Gon Im, Moon Shik Kang, Jung Hwan Cho
  • Patent number: 10665148
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sun-Koo Kang, Jae-Han Lee, Ok-Kwon Shin
  • Patent number: 10636375
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Guhui Jo, Sun-Koo Kang, Wontae Kim