Samsung Sdi Co., Inc.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Joon-Yeon Kim

Jeong-Nam Kim

Hak-Cheol Yang

Yon-Goo Park

Jong-Ki Choi

Jeong-Doo Yi

Chang-Hyun Cho

Chung-Wook Roh

Sung-soo Hong

Tae-woo Kim

Su-Yong Chae

Sang-Kyu Yoo

Sang-Kyoo Han

Sung-Ho Joo

Sang-Gu Kang

Sung-Chun Cho

Yu-Kyum Kim

Hyun-Gu Heo

Yong-Jin Jeong

Suk-Chin Sakong

Won-Seok Nam

Gab-Sick Kim

Sung-Mo Kang

A pogo pin may include a housing, a resilient connecting member and a switching unit. The housing may be arranged between a printed circuit board (PCB) and a probing head. The resilient connecting member may be arranged in the housing to electrically connect the PCB with the probing head. The switching unit may be provided in the housing to selectively cut off an electrical connection between the PCB and the probing head. Thus, because the PCB may not require additional switching substrates, the PCB may have a small size so that the probe card may also have a small size. A semiconductor device may be manufactured using the probe card.

Pogo pin and probe card, and method of manufacturing a semiconductor device using the same

A waveform generator capable of generating a square wave and a ramp wave using one switching element is provided. A waveform generator includes a first transistor having a drain electrode, a gate electrode, and a source electrode. A first resistor and a first diode are coupled at a common node between a first input terminal and the gate electrode. A second resistor is coupled between the gate electrode and a second input terminal. A first capacitor is coupled between the drain electrode and the common node between the first resistor and the first diode.

Waveform generator and plasma display device using the same

Substrate test probing equipment having a force-receiving pattern for a probe card and a forcing part for a test head, and methods of using the same, in which with the force-receiving pattern for the probe card and the forcing part for the test head, thermal expansion and contraction of the probe card can be suppressed when the semiconductor substrate is being tested at high and low temperatures. To this end, to substrate test probing equipment having a substrate mover, a probe card, and a test head is prepared, in which the test head has a forcing part and the probe card has a force-receiving plate. A semiconductor substrate is placed on the substrate mover to be electrically connected with the probe card. The semiconductor substrate is electrically tested by the probe card and the test head. When the semiconductor substrate is being tested, the forcing part of the test head is brought into contact with the force-receiving pattern of the probe card.

Substrate test probing equipment having forcing part for test head and force-receiving pattern for probe card and methods of using the same

A plasma display and driving method thereof. A median electrode is formed between X and Y electrodes for receiving sustain pulse voltages, and a reset waveform and a scan pulse voltage are applied to the median electrode. A short gap discharge is performed between the X electrode and the median electrode during the initial interval of a sustain interval, and a long gap discharge is performed between the X and Y electrodes during the normal sustain interval to thus perform a stable discharge. The X and Y electrode drivers are realized through comparable circuits since the waveforms applied to the X and Y electrodes are substantially symmetric.

Plasma display and driving method thereof

A plasma display device includes first to fourth transistors and a plurality of first electrodes. A first terminal of a first capacitor is connected to a power supply supplying a voltage. A second terminal of a second capacitor connected to a second terminal of the first capacitor is connected to a ground terminal. A first diode is connected to the first electrodes through a first inductor and a fifth transistor, which forms a voltage rising path. A second diode is connected to the first electrodes through a second inductor and a sixth transistor, which forms a voltage falling path. A third diode is connected to the third transistor and the second diode, which forms a voltage sustaining path during a voltage rising period. A fourth diode is connected to the second transistor and the first diode, which forms a voltage sustaining path of a voltage falling period.

Plasma display device, apparatus for driving the same, and method of driving the same

A method for driving a plasma display panel (PDP) and for safely erasing wall charges in an erase period. The PDP includes a middle (M) electrode formed between an X electrode and a Y electrode. A sustain discharge pulse voltage is periodically applied to the X electrode and the Y electrode in a pulse train fashion. In addition, a reset waveform, a scan pulse voltage, and a sustain discharge voltage are applied to the middle electrode. Moreover, to prevent a strong discharge, an erase waveform is applied to the M electrode in the erase period while the X and Y electrodes are biased with the same voltage level. Alternatively, to prevent a strong discharge, an erase waveform (a gradually rising waveform) is applied to the X electrode in the erase period while the M and Y electrodes are biased with the same voltage level (a ground voltage).

Plasma display panel driving method

For reducing EMI and simplifying driving circuits, a plasma display panel includes a first substrate and a second substrate disposed facing each other, a plurality of barrier ribs disposed between the first and second substrates and forming a plurality of discharge cells, a phosphor layer formed in each of the discharge cells, a plurality of address electrodes formed on the second substrate, and a plurality of display electrodes formed on the first substrate in a direction crossing the plurality of address electrodes. Terminals of the plurality of display electrodes are located at a same side of the plasma display panel between the first substrate and the second substrate.

Plasma display panel having display electrode terminals located on the same side, and plasma display device incorporating the same

A plasma display includes a plasma display having a plurality of X electrodes and Y electrodes arranged alternately, and a plurality of M electrodes respectively formed between the X and Y electrodes, and a plurality of insulated address electrodes crossing the X, Y, and M electrodes. A common coupling line is formed on the plasma display panel and is coupled to a first voltage, the common coupling line coupling the X electrodes in common. A Y electrode driver applies a waveform for driving the Y electrode. An M electrode driver applies a waveform for driving the M electrode. A flexible printed circuit couples the M electrode driver and the M electrodes.

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Joon-Yeon Kim