Patents by Inventor Yong-Koo Her

Yong-Koo Her 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: 8873014
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a display device including a substrate, a display signal line disposed on the substrate, a contact assistant disposed on the pad region of the substrate as a draw-out terminal of the display signal line, a driver IC chip disposed on the substrate and connected to the display signal line through the contact assistant, and a testing thin film transistor disposed between the substrate and the driver IC chip. The testing thin film transistor and the display signal line are connected to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-Koo Her, Yong-Han Park
  • Publication number: 20140138693
    Abstract: An array substrate includes a substrate, a switching element, a pixel electrode, and a common electrode. The substrate includes a plurality of gate lines, data lines insulated from the gate lines, and the data lines extend in a direction crossing the gate lines. The switching element is connected to the gate lines and data lines. The pixel electrode is arranged in a pixel area which is defined on the substrate, and is connected to an output electrode of the switching element. The common electrode corresponds to the pixel area and is insulated from the pixel electrode, and the common electrode has at least one first slit corresponding to the data line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yeon-Sik HAM, Yeon-Mun JEON, Yong-Koo HER
  • Patent number: 8643815
    Abstract: An array substrate includes a substrate, a switching element, a pixel electrode, and a common electrode. The substrate includes a plurality of gate lines, data lines insulated from the gate lines, and the data lines extend in a direction crossing the gate lines. The switching element is connected to the gate lines and data lines. The pixel electrode is arranged in a pixel area which is defined on the substrate, and is connected to an output electrode of the switching element. The common electrode corresponds to the pixel area and is insulated from the pixel electrode, and the common electrode has at least one first slit corresponding to the data line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yeon-Sik Ham, Yeon-Mun Jeon, Yong-Koo Her
  • Publication number: 20130335661
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device including a first region, a second region and a third region, the display device include a first substrate, a circuit structure on the first substrate in the first region, a first electrode electrically connected to the circuit structure, a second substrate opposing the first substrate, a black matrix on the second substrate in the first region and the second region, a color filter on the second substrate in the third region, a second electrode on the color filter and the black matrix, and a liquid crystal structure between the first substrate and the second substrate. A first thickness of a first portion of the black matrix in the first region is less than a second thickness of a second portion of the black matrix in the second region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Inventors: Jung-Bae BAE, Yong-Koo HER
  • Publication number: 20130293800
    Abstract: An array substrate and a display apparatus including the array substrate are provided. The array substrate includes a substrate divided into a display area and a peripheral area adjacent to the display area. A pixel array is formed on the substrate corresponding to the display area and receives a driving signal. A driving circuit includes a plurality of stages and is formed on the substrate corresponding to the peripheral area. Each of the stages includes a first transistor having a source electrode connected to an output terminal to output the driving signal, a channel layer formed between a gate insulating layer and the source electrode, the channel layer having an opening to facilitate contact between a portion of the gate insulating layer and the source electrode, and a capacitor defined by a gate electrode of the first transistor, the source electrode, and the gate insulating layer contacting the source electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventors: Yong-Koo Her, Jin Jeon, Yong-han Park, Sang-Hoon Lee, Ji-Suk Lim
  • Patent number: 8493524
    Abstract: An array substrate and a display apparatus including the array substrate are provided. The array substrate includes a substrate divided into a display area and a peripheral area adjacent to the display area. A pixel array is formed on the substrate corresponding to the display area and receives a driving signal. A driving circuit includes a plurality of stages and is formed on the substrate corresponding to the peripheral area. Each of the stages includes a first transistor having a source electrode connected to an output terminal to output the driving signal, a channel layer formed between a gate insulating layer and the source electrode, the channel layer having an opening to facilitate contact between a portion of the gate insulating layer and the source electrode, and a capacitor defined by a gate electrode of the first transistor, the source electrode, and the gate insulating layer contacting the source electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-Koo Her, Jin Jeon, Yong-Han Park, Sang-Hoon Lee, Ji-Suk Lim
  • Patent number: 8355106
    Abstract: A display panel includes a first substrate having a pixel thin film transistor thereon and a second substrate opposing the first substrate. The first substrate further includes a first insulation substrate having a display region in which the pixel thin film transistor is formed and a non-display region that encloses the display region, gate lines formed in the display region and electrically connected to the pixel thin film transistor, a driving part, including a driving thin film transistor, located in the non-display region and driving the pixel thin film transistor, and a dummy semiconductor layer formed in a peripheral area of the driving part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min-Kyung Jung, Yong-Koo Her
  • Patent number: 8330927
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a display device including a substrate, a display signal line disposed on the substrate, a contact assistant disposed on the pad region of the substrate as a draw-out terminal of the display signal line, a driver IC chip disposed on the substrate and connected to the display signal line through the contact assistant, and a testing thin film transistor disposed between the substrate and the driver IC chip. The testing thin film transistor and the display signal line are connected to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-Koo Her, Yong-Han Park
  • Publication number: 20120193630
    Abstract: An array substrate includes a substrate, a switching element, a pixel electrode, and a common electrode. The substrate includes a plurality of gate lines, data lines insulated from the gate lines, and the data lines extend in a direction crossing the gate lines. The switching element is connected to the gate lines and data lines. The pixel electrode is arranged in a pixel area which is defined on the substrate, and is connected to an output electrode of the switching element. The common electrode corresponds to the pixel area and is insulated from the pixel electrode, and the common electrode has at least one first slit corresponding to the data line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yeon-Sik HAM, Yeon-Mun JEON, Yong-Koo HER
  • Patent number: 8159641
    Abstract: An array substrate includes a substrate, a switching element, a pixel electrode, and a common electrode. The substrate includes a plurality of gate lines, data lines insulated from the gate lines, and the data lines extend in a direction crossing the gate lines. The switching element is connected to the gate lines and data lines. The pixel electrode is arranged in a pixel area which is defined on the substrate, and is connected to an output electrode of the switching element. The common electrode corresponds to the pixel area and is insulated from the pixel electrode, and the common electrode has at least one first slit corresponding to the data line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yeon-Sik Ham, Yeon-Mun Jeon, Yong-Koo Her
  • Patent number: 8049679
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (“LCD”) includes a first display area, a second display area, a peripheral area outside of the first and second display area, and a dummy pixel unit formed on the peripheral area, wherein the first and second display areas include a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix each of which has a switching element, and data lines and gate lines connected to the pixels, wherein the data lines include a first data line group positioned on the first and second display areas and a second data line group positioned on the first display area and the dummy pixel unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-Han Park, Yong-Koo Her
  • Patent number: 7700952
    Abstract: A contact pad is disclosed including a first electrode pattern with an open portion inside, an insulation layer formed on the first electrode pattern and having a contact via portion formed therein, and a second electrode pattern formed on the insulation layer and electrically connected to the first electrode pattern through the contact via portion. The second electrode pattern comprises single electrode patterns spaced apart from one another. A thin film transistor substrate and a liquid crystal display panel having the contact pad are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong Han Park, Kee Han Uh, Ae Shin, Yong Koo Her
  • Publication number: 20100007837
    Abstract: An array substrate includes a substrate, a switching element, a pixel electrode, and a common electrode. The substrate includes a plurality of gate lines, data lines insulated from the gate lines, and the data lines extend in a direction crossing the gate lines. The switching element is connected to the gate lines and data lines. The pixel electrode is arranged in a pixel area which is defined on the substrate, and is connected to an output electrode of the switching element. The common electrode corresponds to the pixel area and is insulated from the pixel electrode, and the common electrode has at least one first slit corresponding to the data line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2009
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Yeon-Sik HAM, Yeon-Mun JEON, Yong-Koo HER
  • Publication number: 20090243972
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a display device including a substrate, a display signal line disposed on the substrate, a contact assistant disposed on the pad region of the substrate as a draw-out terminal of the display signal line, a driver IC chip disposed on the substrate and connected to the display signal line through the contact assistant, and a testing thin film transistor disposed between the substrate and the driver IC chip. The testing thin film transistor and the display signal line are connected to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2008
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong-Koo HER, Yong-Han PARK
  • Patent number: 7573539
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) apparatus having a delta-type pixel structure, comprises a thin-film transistor (TFT) substrate, a color filter substrate and a liquid crystal layer. Electrodes on the TFT substrate are configured to block light leakage at boundaries between color filters. Light leakage at the color filter boundaries is blocked without having a black matrix on the color filter substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-Koo Her, Min-Kyung Jung
  • Publication number: 20080198121
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (“LCD”) includes a first display area, a second display area, a peripheral area outside of the first and second display area, and a dummy pixel unit formed on the peripheral area, wherein the first and second display areas include a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix each of which has a switching element, and data lines and gate lines connected to the pixels, wherein the data lines include a first data line group positioned on the first and second display areas and a second data line group positioned on the first display area and the dummy pixel unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2008
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
    Inventors: Yong-Han Park, Yong-Koo Her
  • Publication number: 20080170168
    Abstract: A display panel includes a first substrate having a pixel thin film transistor thereon and a second substrate opposing the first substrate. The first substrate further includes a first insulation substrate having a display region in which the pixel thin film transistor is formed and a non-display region that encloses the display region, gate lines formed in the display region and electrically connected to the pixel thin film transistor, a driving part, including a driving thin film transistor, located in the non-display region and driving the pixel thin film transistor, and a dummy semiconductor layer formed in a peripheral area of the driving part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2007
    Publication date: July 17, 2008
    Inventors: Min-Kyung Jung, Yong-Koo Her
  • Publication number: 20080068364
    Abstract: A thin film transistor panel includes an insulating substrate including a display area and a peripheral area. A plurality of pixels is defined by a plurality of data lines that cross a plurality of gate lines. A pixel electrode is formed in each of the pixels. A plurality of dummy pixels is defined by a dummy data line that crosses the plurality of gate lines. A dummy pixel electrode is formed in each of the dummy pixels, and a thin film transistor including a gate electrode, a source electrode, a drain electrode, and a semiconductor. The thin film transistor display panel reduces or prevents a difference in brightness between pixels caused by a difference of coupling capacitance between the data line adjacent to the peripheral area and the other data lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2007
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Inventors: Yong-Han Park, Jin-Young Choi, Yong-Koo Her, Sun-Ja Kwon
  • Publication number: 20070296894
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) apparatus having a delta-type pixel structure, comprises a thin-film transistor (TFT) substrate, a color filter substrate and a liquid crystal layer. Electrodes on the TFT substrate are configured to block light leakage at boundaries between color filters. Light leakage at the color filter boundaries is blocked without having a black matrix on the color filter substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2007
    Publication date: December 27, 2007
    Inventors: Yong-Koo Her, Min-Kyung Jung
  • Publication number: 20070236624
    Abstract: A contact pad is disclosed including a first electrode pattern with an open portion inside, an insulation layer formed on the first electrode pattern and having a contact via portion formed therein, and a second electrode pattern formed on the insulation layer and electrically connected to the first electrode pattern through the contact via portion. The second electrode pattern comprises single electrode patterns spaced apart from one another. A thin film transistor substrate and a liquid crystal display panel having the contact pad are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2007
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong Han Park, Kee Han Uh, Ae Shin, Yong Koo Her