Patents by Inventor Sun-Kyu Son
Sun-Kyu Son 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: 10223958Abstract: A display device includes a first unit pixel disposed in a first pixel column and a first pixel row, and a second unit pixel disposed in the first pixel column and a second pixel row adjacent to the first pixel row, and first and second gate lines extending in a row direction and having gate voltage input pads at a terminal portion thereof. First and second data lines extend in a column direction and are connected to the first unit pixel and the second unit pixel, respectively. A first charge control line extends in the row direction and has a charge control gate voltage input pad disposed at a terminal portion thereof. The first gate line is connected to the first unit pixel and the second gate line is connected to the second unit pixel. The first gate line and the second gate line simultaneously receive a same gate pulse.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2015Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Jun-Pyo Lee, Sun-Kyu Son, Ok-Kwon Shin, Jung-Won Kim, Hee-Jin Choi, Sang-Soo Kim
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Patent number: 10019954Abstract: A liquid crystal display device, including: pixels; data lines and scan lines coupled to the pixels; and a driver configured to supply a scan signal to the scan lines, and supply a data voltage to the data lines. The data lines include first to third data lines, to which a data voltage having a positive polarity is supplied, and which are adjacent to each other, and fourth to sixth data lines, to which a data voltage having a negative polarity is supplied, and which are adjacent to each other.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2015Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Won-Tae Kim, Sun-Koo Kang, Jae-Han Lee, Sun-Kyu Son
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Patent number: 9812084Abstract: A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a display panel and a plurality of flexible printed circuit boards. The display panel includes a gate line and a data line. The plurality of flexible printed circuit boards is connected to one side of the display panel. Each of the plurality of flexible printed circuit board includes a gate driving chip configured to apply a gate signal to the gate line and a source driving chip configured to apply a data voltage to the data line.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2015Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Kyung-Ha Kim, Ji-Hyun Kim, Sun-Kyu Son
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Patent number: 9576546Abstract: The present invention discloses a data driving method, the method including receiving data corresponding to a plurality of pixels. Received data are converted into data voltages of an analog type to be output to a plurality of data lines. One of a first data voltage and a last data voltage of the data voltages is output to a dummy data line adjacent to the data lines.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2009Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jae-Han Lee, Sun-Kyu Son
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Patent number: 9530373Abstract: A display panel driving apparatus includes an image pattern analyzing part, a clock signal generating part and a data driving part. The image pattern analyzing part is configured to analyze an image pattern of an image data. The clock signal generating part is configured to generating a clock signal having a different pulse width according to the image pattern of an image data. The data driving part is configured to drive a data line of a display panel in response to the clock signal. Thus, power consumption and heating of the data driving part may be decreased.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2014Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Young-Il Ban, Sun-Koo Kang, Seung-Hwan Moon, Sun-Kyu Son, Kyung-Ha Kim, Jae-Han Lee
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Patent number: 9373298Abstract: A display device includes a signal controller processing an input image signal and an input control signal and outputting an image signal and a control signal. A gray voltage generator generates reference gray voltages. The control signal includes a selection signal. A data driver generates gray voltages based on the reference gray voltage, selects a gray voltage corresponding to the image signal among the generated gray voltages, and applies the selected gray voltage to a pixel as a first data voltage. The data driver applies a black data voltage corresponding to a black image to the pixel according to the selection signal.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2011Date of Patent: June 21, 2016Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Ok-Kwon Shin, Sun-Kyu Son, Jae-Han Lee, Hee-Jin Choi
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Patent number: 9361842Abstract: A display panel driving apparatus, including a gate driving part configured to output a gate signal to gate lines of a display panel, and a data driving part configured to output a data signal to a data line of the display panel, including a digital-analog converter, wherein the digital-analog converter is configured to convert a common voltage control data of digital format to a common voltage control voltage of analog format.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2014Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tae-Gon Kim, Won-Tae Kim, Sun-Kyu Son, Jae-Han Lee, Yong-Bum Kim
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Publication number: 20160133210Abstract: A liquid crystal display device, including: pixels; data lines and scan lines coupled to the pixels; and a driver configured to supply a scan signal to the scan lines, and supply a data voltage to the data lines. The data lines include first to third data lines, to which a data voltage having a positive polarity is supplied, and which are adjacent to each other, and fourth to sixth data lines, to which a data voltage having a negative polarity is supplied, and which are adjacent to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2015Publication date: May 12, 2016Inventors: Won-Tae KIM, Sun-Koo KANG, Jae-Han LEE, Sun-Kyu SON
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Publication number: 20160035271Abstract: A display device includes a first unit pixel disposed in a first pixel column and a first pixel row, and a second unit pixel disposed in the first pixel column and a second pixel row adjacent to the first pixel row, and first and second gate lines extending in a row direction and having gate voltage input pads at a terminal portion thereof. First and second data lines extend in a column direction and are connected to the first unit pixel and the second unit pixel, respectively. A first charge control line extends in the row direction and has a charge control gate voltage input pad disposed at a terminal portion thereof. The first gate line is connected to the first unit pixel and the second gate line is connected to the second unit pixel. The first gate line and the second gate line simultaneously receive a same gate pulse.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2015Publication date: February 4, 2016Inventors: Jun-Pyo LEE, Sun-Kyu SON, Ok-Kwon SHIN, Jung-Won KIM, Hee-Jin CHOI, Sang-Soo KIM
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Publication number: 20160027398Abstract: A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a display panel and a plurality of flexible printed circuit boards. The display panel includes a gate line and a data line. The plurality of flexible printed circuit boards is connected to one side of the display panel. Each of the plurality of flexible printed circuit board includes a gate driving chip configured to apply a gate signal to the gate line and a source driving chip configured to apply a data voltage to the data line.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2015Publication date: January 28, 2016Inventors: Kyung-Ha KIM, Ji-Hyun KIM, Sun-Kyu SON
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Patent number: 9158168Abstract: A display device includes a first unit pixel disposed in a first pixel column and a first pixel row, and a second unit pixel disposed in the first pixel column and a second pixel row adjacent to the first pixel row, and first and second gate lines extending in a row direction and having gate voltage input pads at a terminal portion thereof. First and second data lines extend in a column direction and are connected to the first unit pixel and the second unit pixel, respectively. A first charge control line extends in the row direction and has a charge control gate voltage input pad disposed at a terminal portion thereof. The first gate line is connected to the first unit pixel and the second gate line is connected to the second unit pixel. The first gate line and the second gate line simultaneously receive a same gate pulse.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2008Date of Patent: October 13, 2015Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Jun-Pyo Lee, Sun-Kyu Son, Ok-Kwon Shin, Jung-Won Kim, Hee-Jin Choi, Sang-Soo Kim
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Publication number: 20150042631Abstract: A display panel driving apparatus, including a gate driving part configured to output a gate signal to gate lines of a display panel, and a data driving part configured to output a data signal to a data line of the display panel, including a digital-analog converter, wherein the digital-analog converter is configured to convert a common voltage control data of digital format to a common voltage control voltage of analog format.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2014Publication date: February 12, 2015Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tae-Gon KIM, Won-Tae Kim, Sun-Kyu Son, Jae-Han Lee, Yong-Bum Kim
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Publication number: 20140375703Abstract: A display panel driving apparatus includes an image pattern analyzing part, a clock signal generating part and a data driving part. The image pattern analyzing part is configured to analyze an image pattern of an image data. The clock signal generating part is configured to generating a clock signal having a different pulse width according to the image pattern of an image data. The data driving part is configured to drive a data line of a display panel in response to the clock signal. Thus, power consumption and heating of the data driving part may be decreased.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2014Publication date: December 25, 2014Applicant: Samsung Display Co., LTD.Inventors: Young-Il BAN, Sun-Koo KANG, Seung-Hwan MOON, Sun-Kyu SON, Kyung-Ha KIM, Jae-Han LEE
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Patent number: 8659531Abstract: A driving circuit according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an input terminal, unit circuits connected to the input terminal, and output terminals electrically connected to the input terminals. Each of the unit circuits is enabled in response to a control signal inputted via the input terminal.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2010Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jheen-Hyeok Park, Sun-Kyu Son
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Patent number: 8617910Abstract: A display device includes an array substrate, a driving film and an adhesive member. The array substrate includes a first base substrate, a plurality of first signal pads formed on the first base substrate and a first dummy pad formed adjacent to the first signal pads. The driving film includes a base film, a plurality of output terminals formed on the base film and a first alignment mark formed adjacent to the output terminals. The adhesive member adheres the first signal pads to the output terminals, and adheres the first dummy pad to the first alignment mark.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2011Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jae-Han Lee, Jong-Min Lee, Sun-Kyu Son, Young-Il Ban, Ok-Kwon Shin
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Patent number: 8416176Abstract: A liquid crystal display having data driving apparatus comprising first and second output switches, a charge sharing line, and first and second charge sharing switches. The first output switch switches an electrical connection between a first amplifier providing a positive gradation voltage and a first data line in response to a control signal. The second output switch switches an electrical connection between a second amplifier providing a negative gradation voltage and a second data line in response to the control signal. The first charge sharing switch switches an electrical connection between the first data line and the charge sharing line in response to the control signal. The second charge sharing switch switches an electrical connection between the second data line and the charge sharing line in response to the control signal.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2007Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jae-Han Lee, Sun-Kyu Son, Myong-Bin Lim, In-Yong Hwang, Ock-Jin Kim
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Patent number: 8339534Abstract: A display device includes gate lines; data lines; charge control lines each including a charge control voltage input pad; first and second thin film transistors (TFTs) each including control and input electrodes connected to the gate and data lines, respectively; a first liquid crystal capacitor connected to an output electrode of the first TFT; a second liquid crystal capacitor connected to an output electrode of the second TFT; a charge control TFT including a control electrode and an input electrode connected to one of the charge control lines and the second pixel electrode, respectively; and a charge-down capacitor connected to an output electrode of the charge control TFT. A duration time of a turn-on voltage pulse applied to the charge control TFT is different from a duration time of a turn-on voltage pulse applied to the first TFT transistor or the second TFT.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2009Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jun-Pyo Lee, Sun-Kyu Son, Ok-Kwon Shin, Jung-Won Kim, Hee-Jin Choi, Sang-Soo Kim, Hyong-Rae Lee, Duk-Hwan Kang, Kwan-Woo Lee
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Patent number: 8330698Abstract: A signal generating circuit for a liquid crystal display (LCD) includes circuitry adapted to receive a gate clock signal and an output enable signal. The gate clock signal is a combination of a gate-on signal and a gate-off signal and the output enable signal is operable to adjust the width of the gate-on signal. The signal generating circuit adjusts the output enable signal such that a falling edge of the output enable signal overlaps a rising edge of the gate clock signal and thereby delays the gate clock signal for a selected amount of time.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2007Date of Patent: December 11, 2012Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sun-kyu Son, Myong-bin Lim, In-yong Hwang, Jae-han Lee, Ock-jin Kim
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Patent number: 8310477Abstract: A power circuit for a liquid crystal display includes a voltage divider which generates a voltage-divided voltage between a first power source and a second power source, an operational amplifier which receives the voltage-divided voltage to output a driving voltage, a first switch connected between the first power source and a common node, and a second switch connected between the second power source and the common node. The first switch provides a first current path between the first power source and the common node in response to the driving voltage, and the second switch provides a second current path between the second power source and the common node in response to the driving voltage.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2009Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ok-Kwon Shin, Seung-Hwan Moon, Sun-Kyu Son
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Publication number: 20120256199Abstract: A display device includes an array substrate, a driving film and an adhesive member. The array substrate includes a first base substrate, a plurality of first signal pads formed on the first base substrate and a first dummy pad formed adjacent to the first signal pads. The driving film includes a base film, a plurality of output terminals formed on the base film and a first alignment mark formed adjacent to the output terminals. The adhesive member adheres the first signal pads to the output terminals, and adheres the first dummy pad to the first alignment mark.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2011Publication date: October 11, 2012Inventors: Jae-Han LEE, Jong-Min Lee, Sun-Kyu Son, Young-Il Ban, Ok-Kwon Shin