Patents by Inventor Yong-Hwan Ryu

Yong-Hwan Ryu 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: 20170242515
    Abstract: Provided is a touch member includes a folding region folded around a folding axis and a non-folding region adjacent to the folding region. The touch member includes a first conductive pattern disposed in the folding region and a second conductive pattern disposed in the non-folding region. The touch member also includes an air gap defined inside the first conductive pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: JUNGHA SON, JAENEUNG KIM, YONG-HWAN RYU, SANGKYU CHOI, JIHUN KIM, HANYUNG JUNG
  • Publication number: 20170199597
    Abstract: A flexible touch sensing unit may include a substrate including an active touch region and an inactive region surrounding the active touch region, a plurality of first sensing electrodes disposed on the active touch region and extending along a first direction, a plurality of second sensing electrodes disposed on the active touch region and extending along a second direction, and a plurality of sensing lines disposed on the inactive region and electrically connected to the first sensing electrodes and the second sensing electrodes. Each of the sensing lines may include a first metal layer, a first conductive layer disposed on the first metal layer, and a second metal layer disposed on the first conductive layer. Each of the first sensing electrodes may include a third metal layer, and each of the second sensing electrodes may include a fourth metal layer. The first conductive layer may include a self-assembled monolayer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Jung-Ha SON, Jea-Neung KIM, Yong-Hwan RYU
  • Publication number: 20170068032
    Abstract: A wire grid polarizer plate includes: a transparent substrate through which incident light is transmitted; and a partition wall member on the transparent substrate and at which first polarized light is transmitted and second polarized light perpendicular to the first polarized light is reflected. The partition wall member is defined by: first partition walls spaced apart from each other on the transparent substrate, the first partition walls formed of a first metal; second partition walls respectively on the first partition walls, the second partition walls formed of a second metal having strength greater than that of the first metal; and third reinforced partition walls respectively on the second partition walls and having a stepped cross-sectional structure, the third partition walls formed of an oxide of the first metal, the oxide of the first metal having strength greater than the strength of the second metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Jung Ha SON, Jae Neung KIM, Yong Hwan RYU
  • Publication number: 20160320876
    Abstract: A touch sensor includes a touch substrate including a touch sensing area and a non-sensing area outside the touch sensing area, touch electrodes disposed in the touch sensing area and configured to sense a touch, and touch wiring connected to the touch electrodes in the non-sensing area, in which the touch wiring includes a first wiring conductive layer, a second wiring conductive layer disposed on the first wiring conductive layer, and transparent layers disposed at first and second sides of the second wiring conductive layer and on the first wiring conductive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Jung Ha SON, Jae Neung KIM, Yong-Hwan RYU, Yun Jong YEO, Joo Hyung LEE, Yu-Gwang JEONG
  • Patent number: 9405156
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display is provided. The liquid crystal display includes a substrate, a thin film transistor disposed on the substrate, a pixel electrode connected with a terminal of the thin film transistor, a microcavity disposed on the pixel electrode, the microcavity including a liquid crystal injection hole disposed at an edge of the microcavity, a supporting member disposed on the microcavity, a first hydrophobic layer disposed on an edge portion of the supporting member, and a capping layer disposed on the supporting member with the capping layer covering the liquid crystal injection hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-Hwan Ryu, Sang Gab Kim, Hong Sick Park, Jung Ha Son, Shin Il Choi
  • Publication number: 20150279690
    Abstract: A method of forming a thin film transistor array panel includes: forming a first insulating layer on a substrate; forming an amorphous carbon layer on the first insulating layer; forming a second insulating layer on the amorphous carbon layer; forming an opening in the amorphous carbon layer by patterning the second insulating layer and the amorphous carbon layer; and forming a trench in the first insulating layer by etching the first insulating layer, the etching the first insulating layer using the amorphous carbon layer including the opening as a mask.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Yong-Hwan RYU, Dae Ho KIM, Hong Sick PARK, Shin Il CHOI
  • Patent number: 9082701
    Abstract: A method of forming a thin film transistor array panel includes: forming a first insulating layer on a substrate; forming an amorphous carbon layer on the first insulating layer; forming a second insulating layer on the amorphous carbon layer; forming an opening in the amorphous carbon layer by patterning the second insulating layer and the amorphous carbon layer; and forming a trench in the first insulating layer by etching the first insulating layer, the etching the first insulating layer using the amorphous carbon layer including the opening as a mask.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong-Hwan Ryu, Dae Ho Kim, Hong Sick Park, Shin Il Choi
  • 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: 8866998
    Abstract: A display substrate includes a metal pattern, a first insulation layer pattern and a second insulation layer pattern. The metal pattern is on a base substrate. The first insulation pattern is on the metal pattern and includes one of a silicon nitride (SiNx) and a silicon oxide (SiOx). The second insulation pattern is on the first insulation pattern and includes a remaining one of the silicon nitride (SiNx) and the silicon oxide (SiOx).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-Hwan Ryu, Shin-Il Choi, Hong-Sick Park
  • Publication number: 20140139795
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display is provided. The liquid crystal display includes a substrate, a thin film transistor disposed on the substrate, a pixel electrode connected with a terminal of the thin film transistor, a microcavity disposed on the pixel electrode, the microcavity including a liquid crystal injection hole disposed at an edge of the microcavity, a supporting member disposed on the microcavity, a first hydrophobic layer disposed on an edge portion of the supporting member, and a capping layer disposed on the supporting member with the capping layer covering the liquid crystal injection hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-Hwan RYU, Sang Gab KIM, Hong Sick PARK, Jung Ha SON, Shin Il CHOI
  • Publication number: 20130252384
    Abstract: A method of forming a thin film transistor array panel includes: forming a first insulating layer on a substrate; forming an amorphous carbon layer on the first insulating layer; forming a second insulating layer on the amorphous carbon layer; forming an opening in the amorphous carbon layer by patterning the second insulating layer and the amorphous carbon layer; and forming a trench in the first insulating layer by etching the first insulating layer, the etching the first insulating layer using the amorphous carbon layer including the opening as a mask.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2012
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong-Hwan RYU, Dae Ho KIM, Hong Sick PARK, Shin Il CHOI
  • Publication number: 20130183822
    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: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dae Ho KIM, Bong-Kyun KIM, Yong-Hwan RYU, Hong Sick PARK, Wang Woo LEE, Shin Il CHOI
  • Publication number: 20130146902
    Abstract: A display substrate includes a metal pattern, a first insulation layer pattern and a second insulation layer pattern. The metal pattern is on a base substrate. The first insulation pattern is on the metal pattern and includes one of a silicon nitride (SiNx) and a silicon oxide (SiOx). The second insulation pattern is on the first insulation pattern and includes a remaining one of the silicon nitride (SiNx) and the silicon oxide (SiOx).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong-Hwan RYU, Shin-Il CHOI, Hong-Sick PARK
  • Publication number: 20130048994
    Abstract: A Thin Film Transistor (TFT) has a capping layer disposed on the surface of at least one of source and drain electrodes on a substrate, a protective film disposed on the capping layer, and a conductive layer electrically connected to the capping layer via a contact hole formed in the protective layer film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shin-Il CHOI, Yong-Hwan RYU, Hong-Sick PARK, Seung-Ha CHOI
  • Patent number: 8361849
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a semiconductor device in which a plurality of conductive lines having a fine pitch and a uniform thickness can be formed is provided. The method includes forming a plurality of first conductive patterns in a insulation layer as closed curves, forming a plurality of mask patterns on the insulation layer, the mask patterns exposing end portions of each of the first conductive patterns, and forming a plurality of second conductive patterns in the insulation layer as lines by removing the end portions of each of the first conductive patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-Hwan Ryu, Jun Seo, Eun-Young Kang, Jae-Seung Hwang, Sung-Un Kwon
  • Patent number: 8334148
    Abstract: An example embodiment relates to a method of forming a pattern structure, including forming an object layer on a substrate, and forming a hard mask on the object layer. A plasma reactive etching process is performed on the object layer using an etching gas including a fluorine containing gas and ammonia (NH3) gas together with oxygen gas to form a pattern. The oxygen gas is used for suppressing the removal of the hard mask during the etching process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun-Ho Jeong, Jang-Eun Lee, Woo-Jin Kim, Hee-Ju Shin, Yong-Hwan Ryu
  • Patent number: 8158445
    Abstract: Methods of forming pattern structures and methods of manufacturing memory devices using the same are provided, the methods of forming pattern structures include forming an etching object layer on a substrate and performing a plasma reactive etching process on the etching object layer using an etching gas including at least ammonia (NH3) gas. The etching object layer includes a magnetic material or a phase change material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-Hwan Ryu, Jae-Seung Hwang, Sung-Un Kwon, Kyoung-Ha Eom
  • Publication number: 20110281428
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a semiconductor device in which a plurality of conductive lines having a fine pitch and a uniform thickness can be formed is provided. The method includes forming a plurality of first conductive patterns in a insulation layer as closed curves, forming a plurality of mask patterns on the insulation layer, the mask patterns exposing end portions of each of the first conductive patterns, and forming a plurality of second conductive patterns in the insulation layer as lines by removing the end portions of each of the first conductive patterns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Inventors: Yong-Hwan Ryu, Jun Seo, Eun-Young Kang, Jae-Seung Hwang, Sung-Un Kwon
  • Publication number: 20110272380
    Abstract: An example embodiment relates to a method of forming a pattern structure, including forming an object layer on a substrate, and forming a hard mask on the object layer. A plasma reactive etching process is performed on the object layer using an etching gas including a fluorine containing gas and ammonia (NH3) gas together with oxygen gas to form a pattern. The oxygen gas is used for suppressing the removal of the hard mask during the etching process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2011
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun-Ho Jeong, Jang-Eun Lee, Woo-Jin Kim, Hee-Ju Shin, Yong-Hwan Ryu
  • Patent number: 7989279
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a semiconductor device in which a plurality of conductive lines having a fine pitch and a uniform thickness can be formed is provided. The method includes forming a plurality of first conductive patterns in a insulation layer as closed curves, forming a plurality of mask patterns on the insulation layer, the mask patterns exposing end portions of each of the first conductive patterns, and forming a plurality of second conductive patterns in the insulation layer as lines by removing the end portions of each of the first conductive patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-Hwan Ryu, Jun Seo, Eun-Young Kang, Jae-Seung Hwang, Sung-Un Kwon