Patents by Inventor Tae-Hoon Yang

Tae-Hoon Yang 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: 8253141
    Abstract: A thin film transistor (TFT), a method of fabricating the same, and an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display device having the TFT. The TFT includes: a substrate; a polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) semiconductor layer disposed on the substrate, including source, drain, and channel regions, a crystallization-inducing metal, first gettering sites disposed on opposing edges of the semiconductor layer, and a second gettering site spaced apart from the first gettering sites; a gate insulating layer disposed on the semiconductor layer; a gate electrode disposed on the gate insulating layer; an interlayer insulating layer disposed on the gate electrode; and source and drain electrodes disposed on the interlayer insulating layer and electrically connected to the source and drain regions of the semiconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byoung-Keon Park, Jin-Wook Seo, Tae-Hoon Yang, Kil-Won Lee
  • Publication number: 20120188143
    Abstract: A unified antenna of shark fin type comprises a pad, a base disposed on upper surface of the pad and providing a space for arranging a printed circuit board and a plurality of antenna units, and a case for covering the pad and the base, wherein the antenna further comprises: a first antenna unit disposed in the middle of the printed circuit board and provided for receiving signal of AM/FM band; a second antenna unit disposed near the first antenna unit and provided for receiving signal of DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) band; and a third antenna unit disposed in front of the first antenna unit and provided for receiving signal of GPS (Global Positioning System) band, and a first auxiliary unit is disposed over the first antenna unit for enhancing electrical properties of the first antenna unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2012
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Inventors: Tae Hoon YANG, Woo Jin KIM
  • Patent number: 8198634
    Abstract: A thin film transistor (TFT), a method of fabricating the same, and an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display device including the TFT. The TFT includes a substrate having a pixel region and a non-pixel region, a semiconductor layer, a gate insulating layer, a gate electrode, and source and drain electrodes disposed on the pixel region, at least one gettering site disposed on the non-pixel region, and at least one connection portion to connect the at least one gettering site and the semiconductor layer The method of fabricating the TFT includes patterning a polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) layer to form a plurality of semiconductor layers, connection portions, and at least one gettering site, the semiconductor layers being connected to the at least one gettering site via the connection portions, and annealing the substrate to getter the plurality of semiconductor layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joo-Chul Yoon, Oh-Seob Kwon, Yong-Soo Lee, Su-Bin Song, Joo-Hwa Lee, Byoung-Keon Park, Tae-Hoon Yang, Jin-Wook Seo, Ki-Yong Lee
  • Publication number: 20120104393
    Abstract: An OLED display includes a first polysilicon layer pattern on a substrate having a first gate electrode, a second gate electrode, and a first capacitor electrode, a gate insulating layer pattern, a second polysilicon layer pattern including a first active layer, a second active layer, and a capacitor polycrystalline dummy layer, a third amorphous silicon layer pattern including first source and drain resistant contact layers on a predetermined region of the first active layer, second source and drain resistant contact layers on a predetermined region of the second active layer, and a capacitor amorphous dummy layer on the capacitor polycrystalline dummy layer, and a data metal layer pattern including first source/drain electrodes, second source/drain electrodes, and a second capacitor electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Inventors: Kyu-Sik Cho, Joon-Hoo Choi, Byoung-Kwon Choo, Min-Chul Shin, Tae-Hoon Yang, Won-Kyu Lee, Yun-Gyu Lee, Bo-Kyung Choi, Yong-Hwan Park, Sang-Ho Moon
  • Publication number: 20120088340
    Abstract: A thin film transistor, a method of fabricating the same, and an organic light emitting diode display device including the same. The thin film transistor includes: a substrate; a semiconductor layer disposed on the substrate, including a channel region, source/drain regions, and a body contact region; a gate insulating layer disposed on the semiconductor layer so as to expose the body contact region; a gate electrode disposed on the gate insulating layer, so as to contact the body contact region; an interlayer insulating layer disposed on the gate electrode; and source/drain electrodes disposed on the interlayer insulating layer and electrically connected to the source/drain regions. The body contact region is formed in an edge of the semiconductor layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byoung-Keon PARK, Jin-Wook SEO, Tae-Hoon YANG, Kil-Won LEE, Dong-Hyun LEE
  • Patent number: 8125033
    Abstract: A polycrystalline silicon layer, a flat panel display using the polycrystalline silicon layer, and a method of fabricating the same are provided. The polycrystalline silicon layer is formed by crystallizing a seed region of an amorphous silicon layer using a super grain silicon (SGS) crystallization technique. The crystallinity of the seed region spread into a crystallization region beyond the seed region. The crystallization region is formed into a semiconductor layer that can be incorporated to make a thin film transistor to drive flat panel displays. The semiconductor layer made by the method of the present invention provides uniform growth of grain boundaries, and characteristics of a thin film transistor made of the semiconductor layer are improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae-Hoon Yang, Ki-Yong Lee, Jin-Wook Seo, Byoung-Keon Park
  • Patent number: 8101952
    Abstract: A thin film transistor, a method of fabricating the same, and an organic light emitting diode display device including the same. The thin film transistor includes: a substrate; a semiconductor layer disposed on the substrate, including a channel region, source/drain regions, and a body contact region; a gate insulating layer disposed on the semiconductor layer so as to expose the body contact region; a gate electrode disposed on the gate insulating layer, so as to contact the body contact region; an interlayer insulating layer disposed on the gate electrode; and source/drain electrodes disposed on the interlayer insulating layer and electrically connected to the source/drain regions. The body contact region is formed in an edge of the semiconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byoung-Keon Park, Jin-Wook Seo, Tae-Hoon Yang, Kil-Won Lee, Dong-Hyun Lee
  • Publication number: 20120000986
    Abstract: A canister for a deposition apparatus and a deposition apparatus using the same, and more particularly, a canister for a deposition apparatus that can provide a uniform amount of source material contained in a reaction gas supplied into a deposition chamber and improve safety in the supply of the source material, and a deposition apparatus using the canister. The deposition apparatus includes a deposition chamber; a canister supplying a reaction gas into the deposition chamber; and a carrier gas supplier for supplying a carrier gas into the canister, in which the canister includes a main body, a heating unit heating the main body and a temperature measuring unit disposed under the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Min-Jae JEONG, Ki-Yong Lee, Jong-Won Hong, Heung-Yeol Na, Eu-Gene Kang, Seok-Rak Chang, Jin-Wook Seo, Tae-Hoon Yang, Yun-Mo Chung, Byung-Soo Soo, Byoung-Keon Park, Dong-Hyun Lee, Kil-Won Lee, Won-Bong Baek, Jong-Ryuk Park, Bo-Kyung Choi, Ivan Maidanchuk, Jae-Wan Jung
  • Publication number: 20120000425
    Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus that simultaneously forms thin films on a plurality of substrates and performs heat treatment includes: a plurality of substrate holders, each including a substrate support that supports a substrate and a first gas pipe having one or a plurality of injection holes; a boat where the plurality of substrate holders are stacked and including a second gas pipe connected with the first gas pipe of each of the substrate holders; a process chamber providing a space in which the substrates stacked in the boat are processed; a conveying unit that carries the boat into/out of the process chamber; a first heating unit disposed outside the process chamber; and a gas supply unit including a third gas pipe connected with the second gas pipe and supplying a heated or cooled gas into the second gas pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byoung-Keon Park, Ki-Yong Lee, Jin-Wook Seo, Min-Jae Jeong, Jong-Won Hong, Heung-Yeol Na, Tae-Hoon Yang, Yun-Mo Chung, Eu-Gene Kang, Seok-Rak Chang, Dong-Hyun Lee, Kil-Won Lee, Jong-Ryuk Park, Bo-Kyung Choi, Won-Bong Baek, Ivan Maidanchuk, Byung-Soo So, Jae-Wan Jung
  • Publication number: 20120001156
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode display is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyu-Sik CHO, Won-Kyu LEE, Tae-Hoon YANG, Byoung-Kwon CHOO, Sang-Ho MOON, Bo-Kyung CHOI, Yong-Hwan PARK, Joon-Hoo CHOI, Min-Chul SHIN, Yun-Gyu LEE
  • Publication number: 20110297949
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display and method of fabricating thereof, the display including a substrate including a first thin film transistor region and a second thin film transistor region; a buffer layer on the substrate; a first and a second semiconductor layer on the buffer layer; a gate insulating layer on the substrate; gate electrodes on the gate insulating layer and corresponding to the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer, respectively; source/drain electrodes insulated from the gate electrode and being connected to the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer, respectively; an insulating layer on the substrate; a first electrode connected to the source/drain electrode electrically connected to the first semiconductor layer; an organic layer on the first electrode; and a second electrode on the organic layer, wherein portions of the buffer layer corresponding to a source/drain region of the first semiconductor layer include a metal catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Inventors: Won-Kyu Lee, Tae-Hoon Yang, Bo-Kyung Choi, Byoung-Kwon Choo, Kyu-Sik Cho, Yong-Hwan Park, Sang-Ho Moon, Min-Chul Shin, Yun-Gyu Lee, Joon-Hoo Choi
  • Publication number: 20110291122
    Abstract: A display device with the substrate divided into three areas. A semiconductor layer is formed in the first second areas and includes a channel area and source/drain areas; a gate insulating layer formed on the semiconductor layer in an area corresponding to the channel area; and a gate electrode formed on the gate insulating layer. The source/drain electrodes contact the source/drain areas, respectively; a pixel electrode is formed in the same layer but in a third area; an interlayer insulating layer is formed on a whole surface of the substrate including the formed structures; and a gate line is formed on the interlayer insulating layer and is electrically connected to a gate electrode of the first area through a via contact hole of the interlayer insulating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Min-Chul SHIN, Kyu-Sik CHO, Won-Kyu LEE, Tae-Hoon YANG, Byoung-Kwon CHOO, Yun-Gyu LEE, Yong-Hwan PARK, Sang-Ho MOON, Bo-Kyung CHOI
  • Patent number: 8048783
    Abstract: A method of forming a polycrystalline silicon layer and an atomic layer deposition apparatus used for the same. The method includes forming an amorphous silicon layer on a substrate, exposing the substrate having the amorphous silicon layer to a hydrophilic or hydrophobic gas atmosphere, placing a mask having at least one open and at least one closed portion over the amorphous silicon layer, irradiating UV light toward the amorphous silicon layer and the mask using a UV lamp, depositing a crystallization-inducing metal on the amorphous silicon layer, and annealing the substrate to crystallize the amorphous silicon layer into a polycrystalline silicon layer. This method and apparatus provide for controlling the seed position and grain size in the formation of a polycrystalline silicon layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yun-Mo Chung, Ki-Yong Lee, Min-Jae Jeong, Jin-Wook Seo, Jong-Won Hong, Heung-Yeol Na, Eu-Gene Kang, Seok-Rak Chang, Tae-Hoon Yang, Ji-Su Ahn, Young-Dae Kim, Byoung-Keon Park, Kil-Won Lee, Dong-Hyun Lee, Sang-Yon Yoon, Jong-Ryuk Park, Bo-Kyung Choi, Maxim Lisachenko
  • Publication number: 20110263107
    Abstract: A method of forming a polycrystalline silicon layer and an atomic layer deposition apparatus used for the same. The method includes forming an amorphous silicon layer on a substrate, exposing the substrate having the amorphous silicon layer to a hydrophilic or hydrophobic gas atmosphere, placing a mask having at least one open and at least one closed portion over the amorphous silicon layer, irradiating UV light toward the amorphous silicon layer and the mask using a UV lamp, depositing a crystallization-inducing metal on the amorphous silicon layer, and annealing the substrate to crystallize the amorphous silicon layer into a polycrystalline silicon layer. This method and apparatus provide for controlling the seed position and grain size in the formation of a polycrystalline silicon layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2011
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yun-Mo CHUNG, Ki-Yong LEE, Min-Jae JEONG, Jin-Wook SEO, Jong-Won HONG, Heung-Yeol NA, Eu-Gene KANG, Seok-Rak CHANG, Tae-Hoon YANG, Ji-Su AHN, Young-Dae KIM, Byoung-Keon PARK, Kil-Won LEE, Dong-Hyun LEE, Sang-Yon YOON, Jong-Ryuk PARK, Bo-Kyung CHOI, Maxim LISACHENKO
  • Patent number: 8044401
    Abstract: A thin film transistor includes a substrate, a semiconductor layer disposed on the substrate, including a channel region and source and drain regions and crystallized using a metal catalyst, a gate electrode disposed to correspond to a predetermined region of the semiconductor layer, a gate insulating layer disposed between the gate electrode and the semiconductor layer to insulate the semiconductor layer from the gate electrode, and source and drain electrodes electrically connected to the source and drain regions of the semiconductor layer, respectively. The metal catalyst within 150 ? from a surface of the semiconductor layer in a vertical direction is formed to have a concentration exceeding 0 and not exceeding 6.5×E17 atoms per cm3 in the channel region of the semiconductor layer. An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display device includes the thin film transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae-Hoon Yang, Byoung-Keon Park, Jin-Wook Seo, Ki-Yong Lee, Kil-Won Lee
  • Publication number: 20110248271
    Abstract: The described technology relates generally to a thin film transistor comprising a gate electrode, a semiconductor layer and source/drain electrode, wherein the source/drain electrode is disposed in a range of a region in which the semiconductor layer is formed. Therefore, the present embodiments can provide a thin film transistor in which reliability is excellent because a change amount of threshold voltage is small.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2011
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byoung-Kwon CHOO, Kyu-Sik Cho, Won-Kyu Lee, Yong-Hwan Park, Sang-Ho Moon, Min-Chul Shin, Tae-Hoon Yang, Joon-Hoo Choi, Bo-Kyung Choi, Yun-Gyu Lee
  • Patent number: 7999261
    Abstract: A thin film transistor (TFT), a method of fabricating the same, and an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display device having the TFT, the TFT including a substrate, a gate electrode disposed on the substrate, a gate insulating layer disposed on the gate electrode, a semiconductor layer disposed on the gate insulating layer and crystallized using a metal catalyst, and source and drain electrodes disposed on the semiconductor layer and electrically connected to source and drain regions of the semiconductor layer. A second metal is diffused into a surface region of the semiconductor layer, to getter the metal catalyst from a channel region of the semiconductor layer. The second metal can have a lower diffusion coefficient in silicon than the metal catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji-Su Ahn, Byoung-Keon Park, Tae-Hoon Yang, Jin-Wook Seo, Kil-Won Lee, Ki-Yong Lee, Sung-Chul Kim
  • Publication number: 20110186842
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a thin film transistor and a thin film transistor, the method including sequentially forming a gate insulating layer, an amorphous silicon layer and an insulating layer on an entire top surface of a substrate having a gate electrode; patterning the insulating layer to form an etch stopper; and patterning the amorphous silicon layer to form a semiconductor layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Inventors: Sang-Ho Moon, Kyu-Sik Cho, Won-Kyu Lee, Tae-Hoon Yang, Byoung-Kwon Choo, Yong-Hwan Park, Bo-Kyung Choi, Joon-Hoo Choi, Yun-Gyu Lee, Min-Chul Shin
  • Patent number: 7989326
    Abstract: A thin film transistor and method of fabricating the same are provided. The thin film transistor includes: a metal catalyst layer formed on a substrate, and a first capping layer and a second capping layer pattern sequentially formed on the metal catalyst layer. The method includes: forming a first capping layer on a metal catalyst layer; forming and patterning a second capping layer on the first capping layer; forming an amorphous silicon layer on the patterned second capping layer; diffusing the metal catalyst; and crystallizing the amorphous silicon layer to form a polysilicon layer. The crystallization catalyst diffuses at a uniform low concentration to control a position of a seed formed of the catalyst such that a channel region in the polysilicon layer is close to a single crystal. Therefore, the characteristics of the thin film transistor device may be improved and uniformed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-Wook Seo, Ki-Yong Lee, Tae-Hoon Yang, Byoung-Keon Park
  • Publication number: 20110169010
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode display device and a method of manufacturing thereof, the device including a substrate, the substrate including a pixel part and a circuit part; a first semiconductor layer and a second semiconductor layer on the pixel part of the substrate; a gate insulating layer on an entire surface of the substrate; gate electrodes on the gate insulating layer, the gate electrodes corresponding to the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer, respectively; source/drain electrodes insulated from the gate electrodes, the source/drain electrodes being connected to the first and second semiconductor layers, respectively; a first electrode connected to the source/drain electrodes of the first semiconductor layer; an organic layer on the first electrode; a second layer on the organic layer; and a metal catalyst layer under the first semiconductor layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2010
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Inventors: Yong-Hwan Park, Kyu-Sik Cho, Sang-Ho Moon, Byoung-Kwon Choo, Min-Chul Shin, Tae-Hoon Yang, Bo-Kyung Choi, Won-Kyu Lee, Yun-Gyu Lee, Joon-Hoo Choi