Patents by Inventor Wang-Woo Lee

Wang-Woo Lee 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: 9245908
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a thin film transistor (TFT) array substrate is disclosed. In one aspect, the method includes forming an active layer on a substrate, forming a first insulating layer on the substrate to cover the active layer, and forming a first gate electrode on the first insulating layer in an area corresponding to the active layer, doping the active layer with ion impurities, forming a second insulating layer on the first insulating layer to cover the first gate electrode, performing an annealing process on the active layer, forming a lower electrode of a capacitor on the second insulating layer, forming a third insulating layer on the second insulating layer to cover the lower electrode, wherein the third insulating layer has a dielectric constant that is greater than those of the first and second insulating layers, and forming an upper electrode of the capacitor on the third insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeong-Ho Lee, Su-Yeon Sim, Ju-Won Yoon, Seung-Min Lee, Wang-Woo Lee, Il-Jeong Lee, Jung-Kyu Lee, Choong-Youl Im
  • Publication number: 20150259598
    Abstract: A etchant composition that includes, based on a total weight of the etchant composition, about 0.5 wt % to about 20 wt % of a persulfate, about 0.5 wt % to about 0.9 wt % of an ammonium fluoride, about 1 wt % to about 10 wt % of an inorganic acid, about 0.5 wt % to about 5 wt % of a cyclic amine compound, about 0.1 wt % to about 10.0 wt % of a sulfonic acid, about 5 wt % to about 10 wt % of an organic acid or a salt thereof, and a remainder of water. The etchant composition may be configured to etch a metal layer including copper and titanium, to form a metal wire that may be included in a thin film transistor array panel of a display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: In-Bae KIM, Jong-Hyun CHOUNG, Seon-Il KIM, Hong-Sick PARK, Wang Woo LEE, Jae-Woo JEONG, In Seol KUK, Sang-Tae KIM, Young-Chul PARK, Keyong Bo SHIM, In-Ho YU, Young-Jin YOON, Suck-Jun LEE, Joon-Woo LEE, Sang-Hoon JANG, Young-Jun JIN
  • Patent number: 9111813
    Abstract: An etchant includes: 5 to 20 wt % of persulfate, 1 to 10 wt % of at least one compound of an inorganic acid, an inorganic acid salt, or a mixture thereof, 0.3 to 5 wt % of a cyclic amine compound, 1 to 10 wt % of at least one compound of an organic acid, an organic acid salt, or a mixture thereof, 0.1 to 5 wt % of p-toluenesulfonic acid, and water, based on the total weight of the etchant. A copper-titanium etchant further includes 0.01 to 2 wt % of a fluoride-containing compound. A method of forming a display device using the etchant, and a display device, are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hong-Sick Park, Wang-Woo Lee, Sang-Tae Kim, Joon-Woo Lee, Young-Chul Park, Young-Jun Jin, Kyong-Min Kang, Young-Jin Yoon, Suck-Jun Lee, O-Byoung Kwon, In-Ho Yu, Sang-Hoon Jang, Min-Ki Lim, Dong-Ki Kim
  • Publication number: 20150214072
    Abstract: An etchant composition includes ammonium persulfate (((NH4)2)S2O8), an azole-based compound, a water-soluble amine compound, a sulfonic acid-containing compound, a nitrate-containing compound, a phosphate-containing compound, a chloride-containing compound, and residual water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: BONG-KYUN KIM, Hong Sick Park, Wang Woo Lee, Young Min Moon, Seung Ho Yoon, Young Joo Choi, Sang-Woo Kim, Ki-Beom Lee, Dae-Woo Lee, Sam-Young Cho
  • Patent number: 9062244
    Abstract: An etching composition and a method of manufacturing a display substrate using the etching composition are disclosed. The etching composition includes phosphoric acid (H3PO4) of about 40% by weight to about 70% by weight, nitric acid (HNO3) of about 5% by weight to about 15% by weight, acetic acid (CH3COOH) of about 5% by weight to about 20% by weight, and a remainder of water. Thus, a metal layer including copper may be stably etched.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignees: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD., DONGWOO FINE-CHEM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hong-Sick Park, Wang-Woo Lee, Bong-Kyun Kim, O-Byoung Kwon, Kyung-Bo Shim, Sang-Hoon Jang
  • Patent number: 9045833
    Abstract: A etchant composition that includes, based on a total weight of the etchant composition, about 0.5 wt % to about 20 wt % of a persulfate, about 0.5 wt % to about 0.9 wt % of an ammonium fluoride, about 1 wt % to about 10 wt % of an inorganic acid, about 0.5 wt % to about 5 wt % of a cyclic amine compound, about 0.1 wt % to about 10.0 wt % of a sulfonic acid, about 5 wt % to about 10 wt % of an organic acid or a salt thereof, and a remainder of water. The etchant composition may be configured to etch a metal layer including copper and titanium, to form a metal wire that may be included in a thin film transistor array panel of a display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: In-Bae Kim, Jong-Hyun Choung, Seon-Il Kim, Hong-Sick Park, Wang Woo Lee, Jae-Woo Jeong, In Seol Kuk, Sang-Tae Kim, Young-Chul Park, Keyong Bo Shim, In-Ho Yu, Young-Jin Yoon, Suck-Jun Lee, Joon-Woo Lee, Sang-Hoon Jang, Young-Jun Jin
  • Patent number: 9023735
    Abstract: An etchant composition includes ammonium persulfate (((NH4)2)S2O8), an azole-based compound, a water-soluble amine compound, a sulfonic acid-containing compound, a nitrate-containing compound, a phosphate-containing compound, a chloride-containing compound, and residual water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bong-Kyun Kim, Hong Sick Park, Wang Woo Lee, Young Min Moon, Seung Ho Yoon, Young Joo Choi, Sang-Woo Kim, Ki-Beom Lee, Dae-Woo Lee, Sam-Young Cho
  • Publication number: 20150102349
    Abstract: A thin film transistor array substrate including a first TFT including a first active layer, a gate electrode, a first source electrode and a first drain electrode, a second TFT including a second active layer, a floating gate electrode, a control gate electrode, a second source electrode, and a second drain electrode, a capacitor including a first electrode and a second electrode, and a capping layer contacting a portion of the first electrode, the capping layer and the second electrode being on a same layer, is disclosed. A method of manufacturing thin film transistor array substrate is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wang-Woo Lee, Moo-Soon Ko, Do-Hyung Kim, Min-Woo Woo, Il-Jeong Lee, Jeong-Ho Lee, Young-Woo Park
  • Publication number: 20150090980
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display having thin film transistors (TFTs) is disclosed. In one aspect, TFTs of the OLED display include a substrate and a first semiconductor layer formed over the substrate and including first channel, source, and drain regions and a lightly doped region between the first channel region and the first source and drain regions. The OLED display also includes a second semiconductor layer formed over the substrate and including second channel, source, and drain regions. The OLED display further includes first and second gate electrodes formed over the first semiconductor layer and a third gate electrode formed over the second semiconductor layer. The width of the second gate electrode is less than that of the first gate electrode and the lightly doped region overlaps a portion of the first gate electrode and does not overlap the second gate electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Wang Woo LEE, Moo Soon Ko, Min Woo Woo, II Jeong Lee, Jeong Ho Lee
  • Publication number: 20150048320
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a thin film transistor (TFT) array substrate is disclosed. In one aspect, the method includes forming an active layer on a substrate, forming a first insulating layer on the substrate to cover the active layer, and forming a first gate electrode on the first insulating layer in an area corresponding to the active layer, doping the active layer with ion impurities, forming a second insulating layer on the first insulating layer to cover the first gate electrode, performing an annealing process on the active layer, forming a lower electrode of a capacitor on the second insulating layer, forming a third insulating layer on the second insulating layer to cover the lower electrode, wherein the third insulating layer has a dielectric constant that is greater than those of the first and second insulating layers, and forming an upper electrode of the capacitor on the third insulating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeong-Ho Lee, Su-Yeon Sim, Ju-Won Yoon, Seung-Min Lee, Wang-Woo Lee, Il-Jeong Lee, Jung-Kyu Lee, Choong-Youl Im
  • Patent number: 8927436
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for forming a trench that can remove residual particles in a trench using a metal mask, a method for forming a metal wire, and a method for manufacturing a thin film transistor array panel. The method for forming a trench includes: forming a first insulating layer on a substrate; forming a first metal layer on the first insulating layer; forming an opening by patterning the first metal layer; forming a trench by dry-etching the first insulating layer using the patterned first metal layer as a mask; and wet-etching the substrate. The dry-etching is performed using a main etching gas and a first auxiliary etching gas, and the first auxiliary etching gas includes argon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dae Ho Kim, Bong-Kyun Kim, Yong-Hwan Ryu, Hong Sick Park, Wang Woo Lee, Shin Il Choi
  • Patent number: 8921230
    Abstract: An etchant composition includes about 25 percent by weight to about 35 percent by weight of phosphoric acid, about 3 percent by weight to about 9 percent by weight of nitric acid, about 10 percent by weight to about 20 percent by weight of acetic acid, about 5 percent by weight to about 10 percent by weight of a nitrate, about 6 percent by weight to about 15 percent by weight of a sulfonic acid, about 1 percent by weight to about 5 percent by weight of an amine compound including a carboxyl group, about 0.1 percent by weight to about 1 percent by weight of a water-soluble amino acid, about 0.01 percent by weight to about 1 percent by weight of an azole compound, and water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hong-Sick Park, Young-Jun Kim, Young-Woo Park, Wang-Woo Lee, Won-Guk Seo, Sam-Young Cho, Seung-Yeon Han, Gyu-Po Kim, Hyun-Cheol Shin, Ki-Beom Lee
  • Publication number: 20140295599
    Abstract: An etchant includes: 5 to 20 wt % of persulfate, 1 to 10 wt % of at least one compound of an inorganic acid, an inorganic acid salt, or a mixture thereof, 0.3 to 5 wt % of a cyclic amine compound, 1 to 10 wt % of at least one compound of an organic acid, an organic acid salt, or a mixture thereof, 0.1 to 5 wt % of p-toluenesulfonic acid, and water, based on the total weight of the etchant. A copper-titanium etchant further includes 0.01 to 2 wt % of a fluoride-containing compound. A method of forming a display device using the etchant, and a display device, are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventors: Hong-Sick PARK, Wang-Woo LEE, Sang-Tae KIM, Joon-Woo LEE, Young-Chul PARK, Young-Jun JIN, Kyong-Min KANG, Young-Jin YOON, Suck-Jun LEE, O-Byoung KWON, In-Ho YU, Sang-Hoon JANG, Min-Ki LIM, Dong-Ki KIM
  • Publication number: 20140295626
    Abstract: An etchant composition includes about 25 percent by weight to about 35 percent by weight of phosphoric acid, about 3 percent by weight to about 9 percent by weight of nitric acid, about 10 percent by weight to about 20 percent by weight of acetic acid, about 5 percent by weight to about 10 percent by weight of a nitrate, about 6 percent by weight to about 15 percent by weight of a sulfonic acid, about 1 percent by weight to about 5 percent by weight of an amine compound including a carboxyl group, about 0.1 percent by weight to about 1 percent by weight of a water-soluble amino acid, about 0.01 percent by weight to about 1 percent by weight of an azole compound, and water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hong-Sick PARK, Young-Jun KIM, Young-Woo PARK, Wang-Woo LEE, Won-Guk SEO, Sam-Young CHO, Seung-Yeon HAN, Gyu-Po KIM, Hyun-Cheol SHIN, Ki-Beom LEE
  • Patent number: 8785935
    Abstract: An etchant includes: 5 to 20 wt % of persulfate, 1 to 10 wt % of at least one compound of an inorganic acid, an inorganic acid salt, or a mixture thereof, 0.3 to 5 wt % of a cyclic amine compound, 1 to 10 wt % of at least one compound of an organic acid, an organic acid salt, or a mixture thereof, 0.1 to 5 wt % of p-toluenesulfonic acid, and water, based on the total weight of the etchant. A copper-titanium etchant further includes 0.01 to 2 wt % of a fluoride-containing compound. A method of forming a display device using the etchant, and a display device, are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hong-Sick Park, Wang-Woo Lee, Sang-Tae Kim, Joon-Woo Lee, Young-Chul Park, Young-Jun Jin, Kyong-Min Kang, Young-Jin Yoon, Suck-Jun Lee, O-Byoung Kwon, In-Ho Yu, Sang-Hoon Jang, Min-Ki Lim, Dong-Ki Kim
  • Publication number: 20140125904
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes: a substrate; a gate line and a data line disposed on the substrate; a semiconductor layer disposed on the substrate; first and second field generating electrodes disposed on the substrate; and a first protecting layer formed from the same layer as the first field generating electrode and covering at least a portion of the data line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-Hyun CHOUNG, Wang Woo LEE, Bong-Kyun KIM, In-Bae KIM, Seol-Il KIM, Young Min MOON, Hong Sick PARK, Ki Tae KIM
  • Publication number: 20140097006
    Abstract: A wet etching composition usable for etching a copper-based wiring layer includes between about 40% by weight to about 60% by weight of phosphoric acid, between about 1% by weight to about 10% by weight of nitric acid, between about 3% by weight to about 15% by weight of acetic acid, between about 0.01% by weight to about 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Hong-Sick PARK, Wang-Woo LEE, Bong-Kyun KIM, Jong-Hyun CHOUNG, Young-Woo PARK, Gyu-Po KIM, Won-Guk SEO, Hyun-Cheol SHIN, Seung-Yeon HAN, Ki-Beom LEE, Sam-Young CHO
  • Publication number: 20140038348
    Abstract: An etchant composition includes ammonium persulfate (((NH4)2)S2O8), an azole-based compound, a water-soluble amine compound, a sulfonic acid-containing compound, a nitrate-containing compound, a phosphate-containing compound, a chloride-containing compound, and residual water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bong-Kyun Kim, Hong Sick Park, Wang Woo Lee, Young Min Moon, Seung Ho Yoon, Young Joo Choi, Sang-Woo Kim, Ki-Beom Lee, Dae-Woo Lee, Sam-Young Cho
  • Patent number: 8637399
    Abstract: An etching composition for a copper-containing layer includes about 0.1% to about 30% by weight of ammonium persulfate, about 0.1% to about 10% by weight of a sulfate, about 0.01% to about 5% by weight of an acetate and about 55% to about 99.79% by weight of water. The etching composition having improved stability during storage and an increased capacity for etching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hong-Sick Park, Bong-Kyun Kim, Wang-Woo Lee, Ki-Beom Lee, Sam-Young Cho, Won-Guk Seo, Gyu-Po Kim
  • Publication number: 20140024206
    Abstract: A etchant composition that includes, based on a total weight of the etchant composition, about 0.5 wt % to about 20 wt % of a persulfate, about 0.5 wt % to about 0.9 wt % of an ammonium fluoride, about 1 wt % to about 10 wt % of an inorganic acid, about 0.5 wt % to about 5 wt % of a cyclic amine compound, about 0.1 wt % to about 10.0 wt % of a sulfonic acid, about 5 wt % to about 10 wt % of an organic acid or a salt thereof, and a remainder of water. The etchant composition may be configured to etch a metal layer including copper and titanium, to form a metal wire that may be included in a thin film transistor array panel of a display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicants: DONGWOO FINE-CHEM CO., LTD., SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: In-Bae KIM, Jong-Hyun CHOUNG, Seon-Il KIM, Hong-Sick PARK, Wang Woo LEE, Jae-Woo JEONG, In Seol KUK, Sang-Tae KIM, Young-Chul PARK, Keyong Bo SHIM, In-Ho YU, Young-Jin YOON, Suck-Jun LEE, Joon-Woo LEE, Sang-Hoon JANG, Young-Jun JIN