Patents by Inventor Tae-Kyung Yim

Tae-Kyung Yim 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: 20170205651
    Abstract: A thin film transistor array panel includes a first substrate, a gate line disposed on the first substrate and includes a lower layer including titanium, a middle layer including a transparent conductive material, and an upper layer including copper, a pixel electrode disposed on the first substrate and includes a lower layer including titanium, and an upper layer including the transparent conductive material, a gate insulating layer disposed on the gate line and the pixel electrode, a semiconductor layer disposed on the gate insulating layer, a data line and a drain electrode disposed on the semiconductor layer, a passivation layer which covers the data line and the drain electrode, and a common electrode disposed on the passivation layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: O Sung SEO, Tae Kyung YIM, Hyun-Ho KANG, Hyung June KIM
  • Patent number: 9691788
    Abstract: A display device according to an exemplary embodiment includes: a first insulation substrate; a thin film transistor disposed on the first insulation substrate; and a pixel electrode coupled to the thin film transistor. The pixel electrode includes a first subpixel electrode that is divided into two regions configured to arrange liquid crystal molecules while including one first horizontal stem portion, and a second subpixel electrode that includes a plurality of second horizontal stem portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ha Won Yu, Hyun Ho Kang, O Sung Seo, Seung Jun Yu, Ki Kyung Youk, Yeo Geon Yoon, Sang Myoung Lee, Tae Kyung Yim
  • Patent number: 9684209
    Abstract: A curved liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment of the present system and method includes: a first substrate; a first thin film display layer disposed at an upper surface of the first substrate; a second substrate; a second thin film display layer disposed at a lower surface of the second substrate; a sealant disposed at an edge of the first substrate and the second substrate; and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and sealed by the sealant, wherein the first thin film display layer and the second thin film display layer face each other, the first substrate and the second substrate are curved to have the same degree of curvature, and a thickness of a side surface of the second substrate is thinner than a thickness of a center portion of the second substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ha Won Yu, Tae Kyung Yim, Hyun Ho Kang, O Sung Seo, Seung Jun Yu, Ki Kyung Youk, Sang Myoung Lee
  • Publication number: 20170131599
    Abstract: A display device includes a first substrate including a first base substrate, a first sub-pixel electrode, which is disposed on a first surface of the first base substrate, a passivation layer, which is disposed on the first sub-pixel electrode, and a second sub-pixel electrode, which is disposed on the passivation layer and partially overlaps the first sub-pixel electrode, a second substrate facing the first substrate, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, where the second sub-pixel electrode includes a first portion, which is apart from the first surface of the first base substrate by a first distance, and a second portion, which is apart from the first surface of the first base substrate by a second distance which is less than the first distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Tae Kyung YIM, Su Wan WOO, Yeo Geon YOON, Nak Cho CHOI
  • Patent number: 9645452
    Abstract: A curved liquid crystal display includes a first panel having a pixel electrode including crossed stem parts, a plurality of fine branch parts extending from the crossed stem parts, and fine slits positioned between fine branch parts adjacent to each other, a second panel having a common electrode, and a liquid crystal layer between the first panel and the second panel. Misalignment between the first panel and the second lower panel is determined and a pitch, which is a sum of a width of the fine branch part and a width of the fine slit, gradually increases from a region having a small misalignment toward a region having a large misalignment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun-Ho Kang, O Sung Seo, Seung Jun Yu, Ha Won Yu, Ki Kyung Youk, Yeo Geon Yoon, Sang-Myoung Lee, Tae Kyung Yim
  • Patent number: 9646996
    Abstract: A thin film transistor array panel includes a first substrate, a gate line disposed on the first substrate and includes a lower layer including titanium, a middle layer including a transparent conductive material, and an upper layer including copper, a pixel electrode disposed on the first substrate and includes a lower layer including titanium, and an upper layer including the transparent conductive material, a gate insulating layer disposed on the gate line and the pixel electrode, a semiconductor layer disposed on the gate insulating layer, a data line and a drain electrode disposed on the semiconductor layer, a passivation layer which covers the data line and the drain electrode, and a common electrode disposed on the passivation layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: O Sung Seo, Tae Kyung Yim, Hyun-Ho Kang, Hyung June Kim
  • Publication number: 20170123280
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a substrate on which a pixel region is defined, a first sub-pixel electrode in the pixel region on the substrate, an insulating layer on the first sub-pixel electrode, a second sub-pixel electrode in the pixel region on the insulating layer, a floating electrode in the pixel region on the insulating layer and disconnected from the second sub-pixel electrode, a liquid crystal layer on the second sub-pixel electrode and the floating electrode, and a common electrode disposed on the liquid crystal layer. The floating electrode includes first to fourth floating electrodes in first to fourth quadrants of the pixel region, respectively. The first to fourth floating electrodes are separated from one another, and the first sub-pixel electrode partially overlaps the second sub-pixel electrode and the first to fourth floating electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Tae Ho KANG, Hae Ryeong PARK, Yong Jo KIM, Dong Il YOO, Tae Kyung YIM, Nak Cho CHOI
  • Publication number: 20160299398
    Abstract: A display substrate includes a base substrate comprising a plurality of sub-pixels, a first switching element disposed on the base substrate and electrically connected to a gate line extending in a first direction and a data line extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, a color filter layer disposed on the switching element and comprising a red color filter, a green color filter, a blue color filter and a white color filter alternately disposed on the plurality of sub-pixels, respectively, a column spacer disposed on the color filter and comprising the same material as that of the white color filter, an insulation layer disposed on the color filter and the column spacer and a pixel electrode disposed on the insulation layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Hyoung-Cheol LEE, Hyung-June KIM, Wan-Soon IM, Tae-Kyung YIM, Joon-Gun CHONG, Jong-Hak HWANG
  • Publication number: 20160249464
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment provides a curved display device in which occurrences of black mura are prevented or otherwise reduced. The curved display device according to the exemplary embodiment includes a curved display panel displaying images; a rear surface cover covering and supporting a rear surface of the curved display panel; and a flexible front surface chassis supporting the curved display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Sang-Myoung LEE, Hyun-Ho KANG, O Sung SEO, Seung Jun YU, Ha Won YU, Ki Kyung YOUK, Yeo Geon YOON, Tae Kyung YIM
  • Patent number: 9406807
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the invention disclose a method of manufacturing a thin film transistor array panel having reduced overall processing time and providing a uniform crystallization. Exemplary embodiments of the invention also disclose a crystallization method of a thin film transistor, including forming on a substrate a semiconductor layer including a first pixel area, a second pixel area, and a third pixel area. The crystallization method includes crystallizing a portion of the semiconductor layer corresponding to a channel region of a thin film transistor using a micro lens array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joo-Han Kim, Hwa-Dong Jung, Wan-Soon Lim, Jee-Hun Lim, Joo Seok Yeom, Tae-Kyung Yim, Jae-Hak Lee, Hyuk Soon Kwon, Hyoung Cheol Lee, Jeong-Ju Park, Se-Myung Kwon, So-Young Koo
  • Publication number: 20160202535
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a curved liquid crystal display is provided. The method includes forming a first display panel including a plurality of first patterns, forming a second display panel including a plurality of second patterns, assembling the first display panel and the second display panel, filling a liquid crystal between the assembled first and second display panels to form a flat liquid crystal display, and curving the flat liquid crystal display in a first direction to form the curved liquid crystal display. The first patterns and the second patterns are mismatched in the flat liquid crystal display, and the first patterns and the second patterns are matched in the curved liquid crystal display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: O Sung SEO, Hyun-Ho KANG, Young Goo SONG, Seung Jun YU, Ha Won YU, Ki Kyung YOUK, Sang-Myoung LEE, Tae Kyung YIM
  • Publication number: 20160202575
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a display panel including: a lower display substrate on which a plurality of pixel electrodes are disposed in a matrix and data lines extend in a column direction between adjacent pixel electrodes; an upper display substrate on which a common electrode is disposed; and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the lower display substrate and the upper display substrate and including liquid crystal molecules. The display panel includes a plurality of unit pixels, each unit pixel including pixels having different colors, and each pixel including one of the pixel electrodes. A gap between neighboring unit pixels is larger than a gap between neighboring pixel electrodes within each unit pixel, and a data line positioned between the neighboring unit pixels has a portion having a width larger than that of a data line positioned between the neighboring pixel electrodes within each unit pixel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Ki Kyung YOUK, Hyun-Ho KANG, O Sung SEO, Seung Jun YU, Ha Won YU, Yeo Geon YOON, Sang-Myoung LEE, Tae Kyung YIM
  • Publication number: 20160195784
    Abstract: A curved liquid crystal display includes a first panel having a pixel electrode including crossed stem parts, a plurality of fine branch parts extending from the crossed stem parts, and fine slits positioned between fine branch parts adjacent to each other, a second panel having a common electrode, and a liquid crystal layer between the first panel and the second panel. Misalignment between the first panel and the second lower panel is determined and a pitch, which is a sum of a width of the fine branch part and a width of the fine slit, gradually increases from a region having a small misalignment toward a region having a large misalignment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Hyun-Ho KANG, O. Sung SEO, Seung Jun YU, Ha Won YU, Ki Kyung YOUK, Yeo Geon YOON, Sang-Myoung LEE, Tae Kyung YIM
  • Publication number: 20160180786
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a display device including red pixels, blue pixels, green pixels, and white pixels, a plurality of gate lines, and a plurality of data lines, wherein the red pixels, the blue pixels, and the green pixels are disposed to longitudinally extend in a vertical direction, and the white pixels are disposed to longitudinally extend in a horizontal direction below or above the red pixels, the blue pixels, and the green pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Wan-Soon IM, Hyoung Cheol LEE, Tae Kyung YIM, Jong Hak HWANG
  • Patent number: 9360728
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel is provided. The liquid crystal display panel includes a first substrate comprising a pixel area and a non-pixel area surrounding the pixel area, a thin-film transistor (TFT) disposed on the pixel area of the first substrate and a pixel electrode connected to the TFT, and a plurality of metal wirings disposed on the non-pixel area of the first substrate and one or more dummy patterns disposed adjacent to the metal wirings. The TFT includes a gate electrode, a source electrode, and a drain electrode, and the dummy patterns are formed of a same material as at least one of the gate source, the source electrode, and the drain electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun Ho Kang, Eun Kil Park, Hyung June Kim, O Sung Seo, Tae Kyung Yim
  • Publication number: 20160140919
    Abstract: A curved liquid crystal display (LCD) includes a curved liquid crystal panel assembly. The curved liquid crystal panel assembly includes: a lower panel including a first linear polarizer having a first polarization axis; an upper panel including a second linear polarizer having a second polarization axis, the second polarization axis cross the first polarization axis in a plan view; and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the lower panel and the upper panel. An angle formed by a first polarization axis and a second polarization axis does not meet at a right angle in a plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2015
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Tae Kyung YIM, Hyun Ho KANG, O Sung SEO, Seung Jun YU, Ha Won YU, Ki Kyung YOUK, Yeo Geon YOON, Sang Myoung LEE
  • Publication number: 20160109769
    Abstract: A display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present inventive concept includes: a first insulation substrate; a thin film transistor; a pixel electrode; a second insulation substrate; and a common electrode. The pixel electrode includes a first subpixel electrode including a first horizontal stem portion and a first vertical stem portion perpendicular thereto at one end of the first horizontal stem portion and a second subpixel electrode including a second vertical stem portion and a second horizontal stem portion perpendicular thereto at one end of the second horizontal stem portion, a plurality of regions in which arrangements of liquid crystal molecules are respectively different are divided by the first horizontal stem portion, the first vertical stem portion, the second horizontal stem portion, and the second vertical stem portion, and each of the plurality of regions has a longest vertical length of less than about 100 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: O Sung SEO, Hyun-Ho KANG, Seung Jun YU, Ha Won YU, Ki Kyung YOUK, Yeo Geon YOON, Sang-Myoung LEE, Tae Kyung YIM
  • Publication number: 20160109765
    Abstract: A curved display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present system and method includes: a first insulation substrate; a gate line and a data line disposed on the first insulation substrate to cross each other; a thin film transistor coupled to the gate line and the data line; a pixel electrode disposed on the thin film transistor; a common electrode facing the pixel electrode; and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the pixel electrode and the common electrode and having liquid crystal molecules. The pixel electrode includes: a cross-shaped stem portion; minute branch portions extending from the cross-shaped stem portion; and minute slits disposed between the minute branch portions, wherein a width of the minute slit is greater than that of the minute branch portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Sang-Myoung LEE, Hyun-Ho KANG, O Sung SEO, Young Goo SONG, Seung Jun YU, Ha Won YU, Ki Kyung YOUK, Tae Kyung YIM
  • Publication number: 20160109763
    Abstract: A display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present inventive concept includes: a first insulation substrate; a thin film transistor disposed on the first insulation substrate; a pixel electrode coupled to the thin film transistor; a second insulation substrate facing the first insulation substrate; and a common electrode disposed on the second insulation substrate. The pixel electrode includes a first subpixel electrode including a first vertical stem portion and a first horizontal stem portion that is disposed perpendicular to the first vertical stem portion at an end of the first vertical stem portion, and a second subpixel electrode including a second vertical stem portion and a second horizontal stem portion that is disposed perpendicular to the second vertical stem portion at an end of the second vertical step portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: O Sung SEO, Hyun-Ho KANG, Young Goo SONG, Seung Jun YU, Ha Won YU, Ki Kyung YOUK, Sang Myoung LEE, Tae Kyung YIM
  • Publication number: 20160109768
    Abstract: A display device according to an exemplary embodiment includes: a first insulation substrate; a thin film transistor disposed on the first insulation substrate; and a pixel electrode coupled to the thin film transistor. The pixel electrode includes a first subpixel electrode that is divided into two regions configured to arrange liquid crystal molecules while including one first horizontal stem portion, and a second subpixel electrode that includes a plurality of second horizontal stem portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Ha Won YU, Hyun Ho KANG, O Sung SEO, Seung Jun YU, Ki Kyung YOUK, Yeo Geon YOON, Sang Myoung LEE, Tae Kyung YIM