Patents by Inventor Young-Wook Lee

Young-Wook 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: 8563368
    Abstract: A thin film transistor substrate according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: an insulation substrate; a gate line formed on the insulation substrate; a first interlayer insulating layer formed on the gate line; a data line and a gate electrode formed on the first interlayer insulating layer; a gate insulating layer formed on the data line and gate electrode; a semiconductor formed on the gate insulating layer and overlapping the gate electrode; a second interlayer insulating layer formed on the semiconductor; a first connection formed on the second interlayer insulating layer and electrically connecting the gate line and the gate electrode to each other; a drain electrode connected to the semiconductor; a pixel electrode connected to the drain electrode; and a second connection connecting the data line and the semiconductor to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-Wook Lee, Hong-Suk Yoo, Jean-Ho Song, Jae-Hyoung Youn, Woo-Geun Lee, Ki-Won Kim, Jong-In Kim
  • Publication number: 20130248866
    Abstract: A thin film transistor (TFT) array substrate and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The TFT array substrate may include a gate line disposed on a substrate and including a gate line and a gate electrode, an oxide semiconductor layer pattern disposed on the gate electrode, a data line disposed on the oxide semiconductor layer pattern and including a source electrode and a drain electrode of a thin film transistor (TFT) together with the gate electrode, and a data line extending in a direction intersecting the gate line, and etch stop patterns disposed at an area where the TFT is formed between the source/drain electrodes and the oxide semiconductor layer pattern and at an area where the gate line and the data line overlap each other between the gate line and the data line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-Wook LEE, Woo-Geun Lee, Ki-Won Kim, Hyun-Jung Lee, Ji-Soo Oh
  • Patent number: 8537296
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a display device and a manufacturing method thereof. The display device includes a substrate, a first conductor disposed on the substrate, a first insulating layer disposed on the first conductor, a second insulating layer disposed on the first insulating layer, a semiconductor disposed on the second insulating layer, and a second conductor disposed on the semiconductor. A thickness of the first insulating layer is greater than a thickness of the first conductor, and the first insulating layer includes a first opening exposing the first conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-In Kim, Jang-Soo Kim, Young-Wook Lee
  • Patent number: 8497950
    Abstract: A thin film transistor array panel includes a substrate; a plurality of gate lines that are formed on the substrate; a plurality of data lines that intersect the gate lines; a plurality of thin film transistors that are connected to the gate lines and the data lines; a plurality of color filters that are formed on upper parts of the gate lines, the data lines, and the thin film transistors; a common electrode that is formed on the color filters and that includes a transparent conductor; a passivation layer that is formed on an upper part of the common electrode; and a plurality of pixel electrodes that are formed on an upper part of the passivation layer and that are connected to a drain electrode of each of the thin film transistors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co, Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-Wook Lee, Jang-Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 8476627
    Abstract: Provided is an oxide thin-film transistor (TFT) substrate that may enhance the display quality of a display device and a method of fabricating the same via a simple process. The oxide TFT substrate includes: a substrate, a gate line, a data line, an oxide TFT, and a pixel electrode. An oxide layer of the oxide TFT includes a first region that has semiconductor characteristics and a channel, and a second region that is conductive and surrounds the first region. A portion of the first region is electrically connected to the pixel electrode, and the second region is electrically connected to the data line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Inventors: Pil-Sang Yun, Young-Wook Lee, Woo-Geun Lee
  • Patent number: 8450736
    Abstract: A thin film transistor (TFT) array substrate and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The TFT array substrate may include a gate line disposed on a substrate and including a gate line and a gate electrode, an oxide semiconductor layer pattern disposed on the gate electrode, a data line disposed on the oxide semiconductor layer pattern and including a source electrode and a drain electrode of a thin film transistor (TFT) together with the gate electrode, and a data line extending in a direction intersecting the gate line, and etch stop patterns disposed at an area where the TFT is formed between the source/drain electrodes and the oxide semiconductor layer pattern and at an area where the gate line and the data line overlap each other between the gate line and the data line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-Wook Lee, Woo-Geun Lee, Ki-Won Kim, Hyun-Jung Lee, Ji-Soo Oh
  • Patent number: 8389998
    Abstract: A thin film transistor substrate according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: an insulation substrate; a gate line formed on the insulation substrate; a first interlayer insulating layer formed on the gate line; a data line and a gate electrode formed on the first interlayer insulating layer; a gate insulating layer formed on the data line and gate electrode; a semiconductor formed on the gate insulating layer and overlapping the gate electrode; a second interlayer insulating layer formed on the semiconductor; a first connection formed on the second interlayer insulating layer and electrically connecting the gate line and the gate electrode to each other; a drain electrode connected to the semiconductor; a pixel electrode connected to the drain electrode; and a second connection connecting the data line and the semiconductor to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-Wook Lee, Hong-Suk Yoo, Jean-Ho Song, Jae-Hyoung Youn, Woo-Geun Lee, Ki-Won Kim, Jong-In Kim
  • Publication number: 20130009157
    Abstract: A thin film transistor array panel includes a substrate; a plurality of gate lines that are formed on the substrate; a plurality of data lines that intersect the gate lines; a plurality of thin film transistors that are connected to the gate lines and the data lines; a plurality of color filters that are formed on upper parts of the gate lines, the data lines, and the thin film transistors; a common electrode that is formed on the color filters and that includes a transparent conductor; a passivation layer that is formed on an upper part of the common electrode; and a plurality of pixel electrodes that are formed on an upper part of the passivation layer and that are connected to a drain electrode of each of the thin film transistors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Inventors: Young-Wook Lee, Jang-Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 8331149
    Abstract: A 3D nonvolatile memory device includes: a plurality of channel structures including a plurality of channel layers and interlayer dielectric layers, which are alternately stacked, and extended in a first direction; a plurality of word lines extended in a second direction at least substantially perpendicular to the first direction; a plurality of row select lines connected to the plurality of channel layers, respectively, and extended in the second direction; and a plurality of column select lines connected to the plurality of channel structures, respectively, and extended in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Won-Joon Choi, Moon-Sig Joo, Ki-Hong Lee, Beom-Yong Kim, Jun-Yeol Cho, Young-Wook Lee
  • Patent number: 8289462
    Abstract: A thin film transistor array panel includes a substrate; a plurality of gate lines that are formed on the substrate; a plurality of data lines that intersect the gate lines; a plurality of thin film transistors that are connected to the gate lines and the data lines; a plurality of color filters that are formed on upper parts of the gate lines, the data lines, and the thin film transistors; a common electrode that is formed on the color filters and that includes a transparent conductor; a passivation layer that is formed on an upper part of the common electrode; and a plurality of pixel electrodes that are formed on an upper part of the passivation layer and that are connected to a drain electrode of each of the thin film transistors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-Wook Lee, Jang-Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 8279388
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate, a plurality of gate lines formed on the first substrate, a plurality of data lines intersecting the gate lines, a plurality of thin film transistors connected to the gate lines and the data lines, a plurality of color filters formed on the gate lines, the data lines, and the thin film transistors, a plurality of first electrodes made of a transparent conductor formed on the color filters, and electrically connected to the thin film transistors, a first passivation layer formed on the first electrodes, a second electrode formed on the first passivation layer, and including a plurality of branch electrodes, a second substrate facing the first substrate, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-Wook Lee, Jang-Soo Kim, Kang-Woo Kim, Youn-Hak Jeong
  • Publication number: 20120211822
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a non-volatile memory device includes alternately stacking a plurality of interlayer dielectric layers and a plurality of conductive layers over a substrate, etching the interlayer dielectric layers and the conductive layers to form a trench which exposes a surface of the substrate forming a first material layer over a resulting structure in which the trench is formed, forming a second material layer over the first material layer, removing portions of the second material layer and the first material layer formed on a bottom of the trench to expose the surface of the substrate, removing the second material layer, and burying a channel layer within the trench in which the second material layer is removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Inventors: Se-Yun Lim, Eun-Seok Choi, Young-Wook Lee, Won-Joon Choi, Ki-Hong Lee, Sang-Bum Lee
  • Publication number: 20120193634
    Abstract: A thin film transistor substrate according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: an insulation substrate; a gate line formed on the insulation substrate; a first interlayer insulating layer formed on the gate line; a data line and a gate electrode formed on the first interlayer insulating layer; a gate insulating layer formed on the data line and gate electrode; a semiconductor formed on the gate insulating layer and overlapping the gate electrode; a second interlayer insulating layer formed on the semiconductor; a first connection formed on the second interlayer insulating layer and electrically connecting the gate line and the gate electrode to each other; a drain electrode connected to the semiconductor; a pixel electrode connected to the drain electrode; and a second connection connecting the data line and the semiconductor to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Inventors: Young-Wook Lee, Hong-Suk Yoo, Jean-Ho Song, Jae-Hyoung Youn, Woo-Geun Lee, Ki-Won Kim, Jong-In Kim
  • Publication number: 20120194414
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display to prevent light leakage with an improvement of aperture ratio and a reduction of load of a data line is provided. The liquid crystal display includes a gate line and a storage electrode line formed on a insulating substrate and apart from each other, a first data line and a second data line intersecting the gate line, a first pixel electrode defined by the gate line and the first data line, and a second pixel electrode defined by the gate line and the second data line and neighboring the first pixel electrode. Also, a blocking electrode between the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode is included, wherein at least portion of the first data line is disposed under the first pixel electrode, and at least portion of the blocking electrode is disposed under the second pixel electrode and apart from the first data line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Inventors: Woo-Geun LEE, Shi-Yul Kim, Jae-Hyoung Youn, Young-Wook Lee
  • Patent number: 8187938
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a non-volatile memory device includes alternately stacking a plurality of interlayer dielectric layers and a plurality of conductive layers over a substrate, etching the interlayer dielectric layers and the conductive layers to form a trench which exposes a surface of the substrate forming a first material layer over a resulting structure in which the trench is formed, forming a second material layer over the first material layer, removing portions of the second material layer and the first material layer formed on a bottom of the trench to expose the surface of the substrate, removing the second material layer, and burying a channel layer within the trench in which the second material layer is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Se-Yun Lim, Eun-Seok Choi, Young-Wook Lee, Won-Joon Choi, Ki-Hong Lee, Sang-Bum Lee
  • Patent number: 8174020
    Abstract: A thin film transistor substrate according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: an insulation substrate; a gate line formed on the insulation substrate; a first interlayer insulating layer formed on the gate line; a data line and a gate electrode formed on the first interlayer insulating layer; a gate insulating layer formed on the data line and gate electrode; a semiconductor formed on the gate insulating layer and overlapping the gate electrode; a second interlayer insulating layer formed on the semiconductor; a first connection formed on the second interlayer insulating layer and electrically connecting the gate line and the gate electrode to each other; a drain electrode connected to the semiconductor; a pixel electrode connected to the drain electrode; and a second connection connecting the data line and the semiconductor to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-Wook Lee, Hong-Suk Yoo, Jean-Ho Song, Jae-Hyoung Youn, Woo-Geun Lee, Ki-Won Kim, Jong-In Kim
  • Patent number: 8144280
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display to prevent light leakage with an improvement of aperture ratio and a reduction of load of a data line is provided. The liquid crystal display includes a gate line and a storage electrode line formed on a insulating substrate and apart from each other, a first data line and a second data line intersecting the gate line, a first pixel electrode defined by the gate line and the first data line, and a second pixel electrode defined by the gate line and the second data line and neighboring the first pixel electrode. Also, a blocking electrode between the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode is included, wherein at least portion of the first data line is disposed under the first pixel electrode, and at least portion of the blocking electrode is disposed under the second pixel electrode and apart from the first data line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Woo-Geun Lee, Shi-Yul Kim, Jae-Hyoung Youn, Young-Wook Lee
  • Patent number: 8111343
    Abstract: A display substrate includes a plurality of color filters formed on a base substrate, a gate line formed in a trench defined by at least one of the color filters and extended along a first direction, an insulation layer formed on the color filters and the gate line, a data line formed on the insulation layer to be extended along a second direction crossing the first direction, and pixel electrodes formed on the base substrate having the data line formed thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-Wook Lee, Gug-Rae Jo, Jang-Soo Kim, Jae-Hyoung Youn, Byoung-Joo Kim, Min-Uk Kim, Kyoung-Keun Son
  • Patent number: 8097881
    Abstract: An oxide semiconductor thin film transistor substrate includes a gate line and a gate electrode disposed on an insulating substrate, an oxide semiconductor pattern disposed adjacent to the gate electrode, a data line electrically insulated from the gate line, the data line and the gate line defining a display region, a first opening exposing a surface of the data line, a second opening exposing a surface of the oxide semiconductor pattern, and a drain electrode disposed on the first opening and a drain electrode pad, the drain electrode extending from the first opening to the second opening and electrically connecting the drain electrode pad and the oxide semiconductor pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-Wook Lee, Hong-Suk Yoo, Jean-Ho Song, Jae-Hyoung Youn, Jong-In Kim
  • Publication number: 20120007088
    Abstract: A thin film transistor array panel includes a substrate; a plurality of gate lines that are formed on the substrate; a plurality of data lines that intersect the gate lines; a plurality of thin film transistors that are connected to the gate lines and the data lines; a plurality of color filters that are formed on upper parts of the gate lines, the data lines, and the thin film transistors; a common electrode that is formed on the color filters and that includes a transparent conductor; a passivation layer that is formed on an upper part of the common electrode; and a plurality of pixel electrodes that are formed on an upper part of the passivation layer and that are connected to a drain electrode of each of the thin film transistors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Inventors: Young-Wook Lee, Jang-Soo Kim