Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Seoul National University

Samsung Display Co., Ltd.

Lg Philips Lcd Co., Inc.

Korea Electronics Co., Ltd.

Min-Koo Han

Jae-Hoon Lee

Bong-Hyun You

Byung-Hyuk Min

Hyun-Sang Park

Yearn-Ik Choi

Byoung-Jun Lee

Cheol-min Park

Jae-Hong Jun

Woo-Jin Nam

Keun-Ho Jang

Han-Soo Kim

Sang-Myeon Han

Juhn-Suk Yoo

Chong-man Yun

Kee-chan Park

Kee-Chan Park

Cheol-Min Park

Woojin Ahn

Do-Young Kim

Jae-Beom Choi

Ji-Hoon Kim

Sang-Yoon Lee

Jae-Hyung Kim

Myung-Kwan Ryu

Takashi Noguchi

Young-Soo Park

Kyung-bae Park

Byeong-Hoon Lee

Jang-yeon Kwon

Ji-sim Jung

Min-cheol Lee

Kyung-Bae Park

Ji-Sim Jung

Hye-Jin Lee

Jang-Yeon Kwon

Doo-Hyung Woo

Kwang-Sub Shin

Byung-Seong Bae

Sun-Jae Kim

Kwang-Hoon Oh

Se-Young Cho

Joong-hyun Park

Moo-Sup Lim

Won-Oh Lee

Jung-Eon Park

Deok-Joong Kim

Seong-Dong Kim

Ogyun Seok

A method for manufacturing a nitride-based semiconductor device includes: preparing a substrate; forming a buffer layer on the substrate, the buffer layer preventing dislocation with the substrate; forming a spacer on the buffer layer; forming a barrier layer on the spacer, the barrier layer forming a hetero-structure with the spacer; forming a protecting layer on the barrier layer; and forming an HfOlayer the protecting layer through RF sputtering.

Nitride-based semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same

A liquid crystal display panel includes a touch sensor and the touch sensor includes a plurality of x-axis read-out lines, a plurality of y-axis read-out lines crossing the x-axis read-out lines, a plurality of sensor units provided in a plurality of regions defined by the x-axis read-out lines and the y-axis read-out lines. Each sensor unit comprises a reset unit that outputs a sampling voltage based on a reset voltage, a capacitance detector that generates a modified sampling voltage from the sampling voltage based on a variation of a cell gap of the display panel caused by a touch of the display panel, a first output unit that changes an electric potential of a corresponding x-axis read-out line in response to the modified sampling voltage and a second output unit that changes an electric potential of a corresponding y-axis read-out line in response to the modified sampling voltage.

Touch sensor using capacitance detection and liquid crystal display having the same

A display device with a touch screen includes: first sensing units, each first sensing unit comprising first optical sensors connected in series, each first sensing unit comprising a first terminal for receiving a first voltage, each first sensing unit extending in a first direction; second sensing units, each second sensing unit comprising second optical sensors connected in series, each second sensing unit comprising a first terminal for receiving a second voltage, each second sensing unit extending in a second direction transverse to the first direction; a reset unit for applying a reset voltage to a second terminal of each of the first and second sensing units; and a read-out unit for sensing a touch position based on voltage changes at the second terminals of the first and second sensing units.

Display device with series connected optical sensors for determining touch position

A display device has a plurality of pixels, where each pixel includes a light emitting element, a capacitor, a driving transistor having a control terminal, an input terminal, and an output terminal and supplying a driving current to the light emitting element to emit light, a first switching unit diode-connecting the driving transistor and supplying a data voltage to the capacitor in response to a scanning signal, and a second switching unit supplying a driving voltage to the driving transistor and connecting the capacitor to the driving transistor in response to the emission signal, wherein the capacitor is connected to the driving transistor through the first switching unit, stores a control voltage depending on the data voltage and the threshold voltage of the driving transistor, and is connected to the driving transistor through the second switching unit to supply the control voltage to the driving transistor.

Display device and driving method thereof

The present invention provides a novel structure of picture elements in current programming-type semiconductor devices, and in particular, the structure of picture elements of an active matrix organic light emitting diode (OLED) display. The device makes a self-compensation for OLED current deviations due to the deterioration in threshold voltage and uneven electric characteristic in thin film transistors. The invention also provides a method for driving a data driver capable of compensating for the uneven electric characteristic of thin film transistors in the driver for driving picture elements in the current programming-type active matrix OLED display device.

Picture element structure of current programming method type active and driving method of data line

A touch sensor configured to be disposed in a liquid crystal display panel includes a plurality of x-axis read-out lines crossing and insulated from a plurality of y-axis read-out lines and a plurality of sensor units. Each sensor unit includes a reset unit, a capacitance detector, a first output unit, and a second output unit. The reset unit outputs a first reset signal based on a first control signal. The capacitance detector changes the first reset signal based on a variation of a cell gap of the liquid crystal display panel caused by a touch event. The first output unit changes an electric potential of a corresponding x-axis read-out line in response to the first reset signal changed in the capacitance detector. The second output unit changes an electric potential of a corresponding y-axis read-out line in response to the first reset signal changed in the capacitance detector.

A display device includes a light emitting diode, and first and second driving transistors connected between a driving voltage and the light emitting diode to supply driving electric current to the light emitting diode. A control voltage or control voltages differentiated in polarity from each other is/are applied to control terminals of the first and the second driving transistors. The first driving transistor has a control electrode located below a semiconductor layer of the light emitting diode while the second driving transistor has a control electrode located over the semiconductor layer. Two driving transistors are formed at each pixel, and an area occupied thereof within the pixel is reduced. Control voltages differentiated in polarity from each other are applied to the respective driving transistors, substantially preventing deterioration of the driving transistors.

Provided are a thin film transistor and a method of manufacturing the same. The thin film transistor includes: a lower structure; a semiconductor layer formed on the lower structure and including a plurality of doping regions; a first insulating layer and a second insulating layer formed on the semiconductor layer and separated from each other; a third insulating layer formed on the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer; and a gate electrode layer formed between regions of the third insulating layer respectively corresponding to the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer.

Thin film transistor and method of manufacturing the same

A pixel structure using a voltage programming type active matrix organic light emitting diode (OLED) which can minimize a current deterioration phenomenon. The pixel structure includes a fifth TFT receiving an external management signal EMS through its gate, having a drain region connected to a cathode part of an OLED, and receiving an input of an OLED current through its source-drain current path when the OLED emits light, a fourth TFT receiving a set scan signal SCAN through its gate and having source and drain regions connected to gate and drain parts of a third TFT T; respectively, the third TFT Tbeing a current driving transistor for determining the OLED current when the OLED emits light, a capacitor C having upper and lower plates connected to the gate part of the third TFT Tand a ground voltage VSS.

Pixel structure using voltage programming-type for active matrix organic light emitting device

Provided are an illumination sensing apparatus, a driving method thereof and a display device having the illumination sensing apparatus. The illumination sensing apparatus includes an illumination sensor unit configured to generate a sensing signal according to peripheral illumination, an illumination determination unit configured to generate an illumination signal according to the sensing signal, and an illumination judgment unit configured to output a brightness select signal using the illumination signal, wherein the illumination sensor unit controls sensitivity of sensing the peripheral illumination to be varied according to the brightness select signal. Therefore, the sensitivity of an illumination sensor is automatically controlled according to the peripheral illumination, thus improving peripheral illumination sensibility. Further, an illumination signal corresponding to the peripheral illumination is provided to a light source module to thereby control the output brightness of the light source module, which makes it possible to reduce power consumption and improve image quality.

Illumination sensing apparatus, driving method thereof and display device having the illumination sensing apparatus

In a DC-DC converting circuit, a charge pumping part receives an input voltage, a first clock and a second clock and outputs first and second voltages to first and second nodes, which are boosted by high voltages of the first and second clocks with respect to the input voltage. An output part is connected to the first and second nodes of the charge pumping part, and a level boosting part turns on or turns off the charge pumping part in response to the first and second clocks. The output part outputs the first and second voltages through an output terminal during a high period of the first clock and during a high period of the second clock, respectively. Thus, an output voltage having a voltage level corresponding to two times that of the input voltage may be output from the output terminal while the first and second clocks are provided.

Direct current to direct current converting circuit, display apparatus having the same and method of driving the direct current to direct current converting circuit

A display device including a plurality of pixels is provided, each pixel includes: a light emitting element; first and second driving transistors connected between a driving voltage and the light emitting element and supplying a driving current to the light emitting element; a first switching transistor transmitting a data voltage to the first driving transistor; a second switching transistor transmitting a data voltage to the second driving transistor; a first inverter generating an inversion voltage having a polarity opposite the data voltage and applying the inversion voltage to the first driving transistor; and a second inverter generating an inversion voltage having a polarity opposite the data voltage and applying the inversion voltage to the second driving transistor.

Each pixel includes: a light emitting element; a capacitor; a driving transistor that has a control terminal, an input terminal, and an output terminal and supplies a driving current to the light emitting element to emit light; a first switching unit that diode-connects the driving transistor and supplies a data voltage to the driving transistor in response to a scanning signal; and a second switching unit that supplies a driving voltage to the driving transistor and connects the light emitting element and the capacitor to the driving transistor in response to an emission signal, wherein the capacitor is connected to the driving transistor through the first switching unit, stores a control voltage being a function of the data voltage and the threshold voltage of the driving transistor, and is connected to the driving transistor through the second switching unit to supply the control voltage to the driving transistor.

A driving device and driving method for a light emitting device, and a display panel and display having the driving device are provided. In a display device having a light emitting diode, first and second driving parts are connected to the light emitting diode. A first switching part applies a first data voltage having a first direction and a second data voltage having a second direction opposite the first direction to the first and second driving parts, respectively, during a first frame. A second switching part applies the second data voltage and the first data voltage to the first and second driving parts, respectively, during a second frame.

Driving device and driving method for a light emitting device, and a display panel and display device having the driving device

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Min-Koo Han