Patents by Inventor Yong-Duck Son

Yong-Duck 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).

  • Publication number: 20230326932
    Abstract: A display device includes, a substrate including a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; a light emitting element on the first surface of the substrate; a top surface pad on the first surface of the substrate and spaced from the light emitting element; a driving circuit on the second surface of the substrate to apply a driving signal for driving the light emitting element; a top surface connection line between the first surface of the substrate and the top surface pad to electrically connect the top surface pad to the light emitting element; an interlayer insulating layer between the top surface connection line and the top surface pad; and a side wiring on the top surface pad to connect the top surface pad to the driving circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Yong Duck SON, Won Bong BAEK, Sang Woo AN, Kye Uk LEE, Won Ho JANG, Nak Cho CHOI
  • Publication number: 20230237937
    Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate; a transistor layer on a first surface of the substrate; a pad portion; a first via layer on the transistor layer, and spaced from the pad portion; a second via layer on the first via layer, and exposing an upper surface of the first via layer; a third via layer on the second via layer, and exposing an upper surface of the second via layer; a display element layer on the third via layer; a lead line on a second surface of the substrate; a side surface connection line on the first surface, the second surface, and a side surface between the first surface and the second surface, the side surface connection line electrically connecting the pad portion to the lead line; and an over-coating layer covering the side surface connection line, and overlapping with the exposed upper surface of the first via layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Nak Cho CHOI, Sang Woo AN, Yong Duck SON, Won Ho JANG, Myung Koo HUR
  • Publication number: 20230238394
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate including a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, a first chamfered surface extending from one side of the first surface, a second chamfered surface extending from one side of the second surface, and a side surface connecting the first chamfered surface to the second chamfered surface, a pixel on the first surface of the substrate and including a light emitting element to emit light, a plurality of front pad parts on an edge of the first surface of the substrate and electrically connected to the pixel, a plurality of rear pad parts on an edge of the second surface of the substrate, and a plurality of side surface connection lines on the side surface of the substrate electrically connecting the plurality of front pad parts to the plurality of rear pad parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Kye Uk LEE, Nak Cho CHOI, Sang Woo AN, Yong Duck SON, Won Ho JANG, Jung Hwan HWANG, Myung Koo HUR
  • Publication number: 20230238399
    Abstract: A display device including a substrate having a first side surface, a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, a first chamfered surface extending from an edge of the first surface to the first side surface, a second chamfered surface extending from an edge of the second surface t the first side surface, a pixel on the first surface of the substrate and including a light emitting element configured to emit light, a first driving pad at the edge of the first surface of the substrate and electrically connected to the pixel, and a side wiring on the first surface, the first chamfered surface, the first side surface, the second chamfered surface, and the second surface of the substrate. The first driving pad has a flat portion connected to the side wiring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Nak Cho CHOI, Yong Duck SON, Sang Woo AN, Kye Uk LEE
  • Publication number: 20230238494
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate including a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, a first chamfered surface extending from a side of the first surface, a second chamfered surface extending from a side of the second surface, and a first side surface connecting the first chamfered surface and the second chamfered surface, a plurality of subpixels on the first surface, a side wiring on the first surface, the first chamfered surface, the first side surface, the second chamfered surface, and the second surface of the substrate, and a circuit board on the second surface. The side wiring comprises a first portion on the first surface and a second portion on the first side surface, and includes metal particles where a packing density of the metal particles in the first portion is higher than a packing density of the metal particles in the second portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Nak Cho CHOI, Sang Woo AN, Yong Duck SON, Won Ho JANG, Myung Koo HUR
  • Publication number: 20220302231
    Abstract: A display device includes a common voltage line disposed on a substrate, a passivation layer disposed on the common voltage line, a connection electrode disposed on the passivation layer and electrically connected to the common voltage line, a pixel definition layer disposed on the connection electrode and including a first opening, an emission layer disposed on the pixel definition layer, and a common electrode disposed on the emission layer and electrically connected to the connection electrode through the first opening, wherein the passivation layer includes a second opening surrounding the first opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong Duck SON, Ki-Hoon HA, Chan-Hyun PARK, Won Ho JANG, Myung Koo HUR
  • Publication number: 20220238628
    Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate; fan-out lines on the substrate; signal lines on the substrate, and spaced from the fan-out lines; and connection lines connecting the fan-out lines to the signal lines. The fan-out lines include: first fan-out lines of a first fan-out group; and second fan-out lines of a second fan-out group adjacent to the first fan-out group. An outermost first fan-out line of the first fan-out group that is located closest to the second fan-out group and an outermost second fan-out line of the second fan-out group that is located closest to the first fan-out group are connected to signal lines from among the signal lines, respectively, and a distance between the outermost first fan-out line and the outermost second fan-out line is greater than a distance between the signal lines respectively connected to the outermost first fan-out line and the outermost second fan-out line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Yong Duck SON, Sang Woo AN, Chan Hyun PARK, Da Bin LEE
  • Publication number: 20220209177
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate that includes a display area and a non-display area; a mask support that is disposed in the non-display area of the substrate; a sealant that is disposed in the non-display area of the substrate and is disposed between the mask support and the display area; an insulating layer that is disposed between the sealant and the mask support; and a plurality of grooves that are formed by removing at least a part of the insulating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong Duck SON, Jeong Hwan KIM, Sun PARK, Min Chul SHIN, Jin Wook JEONG, Myung Koo HUR
  • Publication number: 20220189995
    Abstract: A display device includes a metal layer disposed on a substrate; a transistor disposed on the metal layer; and a light emitting element electrically connected to the transistor, wherein the transistor includes a semiconductor layer at least partially overlapping the metal layer, the semiconductor layer includes a first region, a second region, and a channel region disposed between the first region and the second region, and the metal layer overlaps the second region and the channel region and is spaced apart from the first region in a plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Jeong Hwan KIM, Yong Duck SON, Min-Sik JUNG, Jun Hwi PARK, Da Bin LEE, Won Ho JANG
  • Publication number: 20220130939
    Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate including a display area and a peripheral area positioned outside the display area; a first power supply line positioned in the peripheral area; a first insulating layer positioned on the first power supply line; and a second power supply line positioned on the first insulating layer in the peripheral area. The first power supply line includes a first main wire extending in a first direction and a first sub-wire diverging toward the display area from the first main wire, the second power supply line includes a second main wire extending in the first direction and a second sub-wire diverging toward the display area from the second main wire, the first main wire includes an internal edge positioned near the first sub-wire and an external edge facing the internal edge, and the second main wire does not overlap the internal edge in a plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Yong Duck SON, Yul Kyu LEE, Min-Sik JUNG, Jun Hwi PARK
  • Publication number: 20210217835
    Abstract: A display device including: a substrate including a display area and a non-display area; a light-emitting element disposed in the display area; an encapsulation layer covering the light-emitting element; a driving unit disposed in the non-display area; a dam surrounding the display area and overlapping the driving unit; and a shielding layer overlapping the driving unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Jun Hyun PARK, Sung Jae MOON, An Su LEE, Dong Woo KIM, Kang Moon JO, Yong Duck SON
  • Patent number: 9653525
    Abstract: A light emitting display device includes a substrate, a first electrode, a pixel defining layer, a light emitting layer, a second electrode, and a reflective pattern. The substrate includes a plurality of pixels, each including a top emission pixel in a first area and a bottom emission pixel in a second area. The first electrode is in the first area and the second area. The pixel defining layer includes pixel openings to expose the first electrode and reflective pattern openings between adjacent pixels. The light emitting layer is on the first electrode, and the second electrode is on the light emitting layer. The reflective pattern is in the reflective pattern opening and spaced from the second electrode in the first area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Se Hun Park, Yong Duck Son, Jae Hwan Oh, Ji Youn Lee, Young Jin Chang, Jae Beom Choi
  • Patent number: 9634074
    Abstract: A transparent display substrate including a base substrate having a pixel area and a transmission area, a thickness of the base substrate at the transmission area being less than a thickness of the base substrate at the pixel area, a pixel circuit at the pixel area of the base substrate, an insulation structure covering the pixel circuit, the insulation structure having an opening or a concave portion at the transmission area of the base substrate, and a pixel electrode at the pixel area of the base substrate and extending at least partially through the insulation structure to be electrically connected to the pixel circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-Duck Son, Ji-Youn Lee, Dae-Woo Lee, Jae Beom Choi
  • Patent number: 9425419
    Abstract: Provided is an organic light-emitting display apparatus including a substrate; and a plurality of pixels on the substrate, wherein each of the pixels comprise: an organic light-emitting device comprising a first electrode, a second electrode, and an intermediate layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the intermediate layer comprises an organic emission layer; a driving transistor configured to drive the organic light-emitting device; and a switching transistor electrically coupled to the driving transistor, wherein the gate electrode of the driving transistor comprises a first conductive layer, and a second conductive layer between the first conductive layer and the active layer of the driving transistor and has a smaller size than the first conductive layer, and the gate electrode of the switching transistor comprises a same material as the first conductive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun-Seon Seo, Jong-Hyun Choi, Yong-Duck Son, Jin-Wook Seo
  • Publication number: 20160233289
    Abstract: A transparent display substrate including a base substrate having a pixel area and a transmission area, a thickness of the base substrate at the transmission area being less than a thickness of the base substrate at the pixel area, a pixel circuit at the pixel area of the base substrate, an insulation structure covering the pixel circuit, the insulation structure having an opening or a concave portion at the transmission area of the base substrate, and a pixel electrode at the pixel area of the base substrate and extending at least partially through the insulation structure to be electrically connected to the pixel circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Yong-Duck SON, Ji-Youn LEE, Dae-Woo LEE, Jae Beom CHOI
  • Patent number: 9406730
    Abstract: A method of forming a polycrystalline silicon layer includes forming a first amorphous silicon layer and forming a second amorphous silicon layer such that the first amorphous silicon layer and the second amorphous silicon layer have different film qualities from each other, and crystallizing the first amorphous silicon layer and the second amorphous silicon layer using a metal catalyst to form a first polycrystalline silicon layer and a second polycrystalline silicon layer. A thin film transistor includes the polycrystalline silicon layer formed by the method and an organic light emitting device includes the thin film transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byoung-Keon Park, Jong-Ryuk Park, Yun-Mo Chung, Tak-Young Lee, Jin-Wook Seo, Ki-Yong Lee, Min-Jae Jeong, Yong-Duck Son, Byung-Soo So, Seung-Kyu Park, Dong-Hyun Lee, Kil-Won Lee, Jae-Wan Jung
  • Patent number: 9384695
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting display apparatus for forming a frame by utilizing a plurality of subfields to display gradation. The organic light-emitting display apparatus includes a light-emitting pixel on a display area, a dummy pixel on a dummy area adjacent to the display area, and a repair line coupled to the dummy pixel. The light-emitting pixel is configured to emit light according to a logic level of a data signal applied during each of the subfields, and to adjust an emission time. The repair line is configured to couple the dummy pixel to a light-emitting element when the light-emitting element is separated from the light-emitting pixel, to provide a path to control a light emission of the light-emitting element according to a logic level of a dummy data signal applied to the dummy pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-Hoon Lee, Sung-Jae Moon, Wang-Jo Lee, Jong-Hyun Choi, Yong-Duck Son
  • Publication number: 20160181332
    Abstract: A light emitting display device includes a substrate, a first electrode, a pixel defining layer, a light emitting layer, a second electrode, and a reflective pattern. The substrate includes a plurality of pixels, each including a top emission pixel in a first area and a bottom emission pixel in a second area. The first electrode is in the first area and the second area. The pixel defining layer includes pixel openings to expose the first electrode and reflective pattern openings between adjacent pixels. The light emitting layer is on the first electrode, and the second electrode is on the light emitting layer. The reflective pattern is in the reflective pattern opening and spaced from the second electrode in the first area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Se Hun PARK, Yong Duck SON, Jae Hwan OH, Ji Youn LEE, Young Jin CHANG, Jae Beom CHOI
  • Patent number: 9202856
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode display device is disclosed. The device includes, for example, a thin film transistor with an active layer on a substrate, a gate electrode, a source electrode, and a drain electrode, a pixel electrode formed on the same layer as the gate electrode, an electrode pattern partially exposing the pixel electrode and formed on the pixel electrode, a pixel electrode contact formed between the electrode pattern and the drain electrode and electrically connected to the drain electrode, a pixel defining film exposing the pixel electrode and formed to cover the drain electrode and the source electrode, an intermediate layer formed on the exposed pixel electrode and including an emissive layer, and an opposite electrode formed opposite the pixel electrode to at least partially cover the intermediate layer. A method of manufacturing the device is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shin-Moon Kang, Jong-Hyun Choi, Byung-Soo So, Yong-Duck Son, Jin-Wook Seo
  • Patent number: 9171865
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes an active layer that overlaps a substrate and comprises a channel region. The display apparatus further includes an insulating layer disposed on the substrate and the active layer. The display apparatus further includes a gate electrode disposed on the insulating layer, overlapping the channel region, and comprising a first gate electrode layer and a second gate electrode layer, wherein the first gate electrode layer is formed of a first material and is disposed between the insulating layer and the second electrode layer, and wherein the second gate electrode layer is formed of a second material that is different from the first material. The display apparatus further includes a contact portion disposed on the insulating layer and comprising a first contact layer that is formed of the first material. The display apparatus further includes a pixel electrode that contacts the first contact layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Il-Hun Seo, Jong-Hyun Choi, Byung-Soo So, Yong-Duck Son, Jin-Wook Seo