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20120112181 | OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR, THIN FILM TRANSISTOR INCLUDING THE SAME AND THIN FILM TRANSISTOR DISPLAY PANEL INCLUDING THE SAME - An oxide semiconductor including: (A) at least one element of zinc (Zn) and tin (Sn); and (B) at least one element of arsenic (As), antimony (Sb), chromium (Cr), cerium (Ce), tantalum (Ta), neodymium (Nd), niobium (Nb), scandium (Sc), yttrium (Y), and hafnium (Hf), is provided. | 05-10-2012 |
20120323542 | METHOD FOR CALCULATING PARAMETER VALUES OF THIN-FILM TRANSISTOR AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD - A method for calculating values of parameters of a TFT includes calculating a set of simulated current-voltage (I-V) values using state-density-functions over an entire energy band in a band gap of an amorphous semiconductor of the TFT. The method further includes comparing the set of simulated I-V values with a set of measured I-V values of the TFT to determine a value of a parameter of the TFT. The method may further include calculating values of an acceptor state-density-function g | 12-20-2012 |
20130075720 | OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR, THIN FILM TRANSISTOR INCLUDING THE SAME, AND THIN FILM TRANSISTOR ARRAY PANEL INCLUDING THE SAME - An oxide semiconductor includes a first material including at least one selected from the group consisting of zinc (Zn) and tin (Sn), and a second material, where a value acquired by subtracting an electronegativity difference value between the second material and oxygen (O) from the electronegativity difference value between the first material and oxygen (O) is less than about 1.3. | 03-28-2013 |
20130099228 | SOLUTION COMPOSITION FOR PASSIVATION LAYER, THIN FILM TRANSISTOR ARRAY PANEL, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THIN FILM TRANSISTOR ARRAY PANEL - A passivation layer solution composition is provided. A passivation layer solution composition according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes an organic siloxane resin represented by Chemical Formula 1 below. | 04-25-2013 |
20130114013 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a first substrate, a gate line disposed on the first substrate and including a gate electrode, a gate insulating layer disposed on the gate line, a semiconductor layer disposed on the gate insulating layer, a data line disposed on the semiconductor layer and connected to a source electrode, a drain electrode disposed on the semiconductor layer and facing the source electrode and a passivation layer disposed on the data line, in which the semiconductor layer is formed of an oxide semiconductor including indium, tin, and zinc. The indium is present in an amount of about 5 atomic percent (at %) to about 50 at % , and a ratio of the zinc to the tin is about 1.38 to about 3.88. | 05-09-2013 |
20130181212 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME - A semiconductor device includes: a substrate, a semiconductor layer including an oxide semiconductor disposed on the substrate, a barrier layer disposed on the semiconductor layer and an insulating layer disposed on the barrier layer. The semiconductor layer includes an oxide semiconductor, and the barrier layer includes a material having a lower standard electrode potential than a semiconductor material of the oxide semiconductor, a lower electron affinity than the semiconductor material of the oxide semiconductor, or a larger band gap than the semiconductor material of the oxide semiconductor. The insulating layer includes at least one of a silicon-based oxide or a silicon-based nitride, and the insulating layer includes a portion which contacts with an upper surface of the barrier layer. | 07-18-2013 |
20130256653 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR HAVING PLURAL SEMICONDUCTIVE OXIDES, THIN FILM TRANSISTOR ARRAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THIN FILM TRANSISTOR - A plural semiconductive oxides TFT (sos-TFT) provides improved electrical functionality in terms of charge-carrier mobility and/or threshold voltage variability. The sos-TFT may be used to form a thin film transistor array panel for display devices. An example sos-TFT includes: an insulated gate electrode; a first semiconductive oxide layer having a composition including a first semiconductive oxide; and a second semiconductive oxide layer having a different composition that also includes a semiconductive oxide. The first and second semiconductive oxide layers have respective channel regions that are capacitively influenced by a control voltage applied to the gate electrode. In one embodiment, the second semiconductive oxide layer includes at least one additional element that is not included in the first semiconductive oxide layer where the additional element is one of gallium (Ga), silicon (Si), niobium (Nb), hafnium (Hf), and germanium (Ge). | 10-03-2013 |
20130260497 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A THIN FILM TRANSISTOR ARRAY PANEL - A method for manufacturing a thin film transistor array panel according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes, forming a gate electrode, a gate insulating layer, and an oxide semiconductor layer on a substrate, first heat treating the substrate comprising the oxide semiconductor layer, forming a source electrode and a drain electrode on the oxide semiconductor layer, the source and drain electrodes facing each other, and forming a passivation layer on the source electrode and the drain electrode. The first heat treating is performed at more than 1 atmosphere and at most 50 or less atmospheres. | 10-03-2013 |
20130271687 | Thin Film Transistor and Display Apparatus Having the Same - A thin film transistor includes a gate electrode, a first insulating layer disposed to cover the gate electrode, a semiconductor layer disposed on the first insulating layer that includes a first side surface portion, a source electrode disposed on the semiconductor layer, and a drain electrode disposed on the first insulating layer that includes a second side surface portion. The first side surface portion makes contact with the second side surface portion. | 10-17-2013 |
20130306965 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR AND THIN FILM TRANSISTOR ARRAY PANEL INCLUDING THE SAME - A thin film transistor includes: a gate electrode on a substrate; a source electrode; a drain electrode positioned in a same layer as the source electrode and facing the source electrode; an oxide semiconductor layer positioned between the gate electrode and the source electrode or drain electrode; and a gate insulating layer positioned between the gate electrode and the source electrode or drain electrode. The oxide semiconductor layer includes titanium oxide (TiOx) doped with niobium (Nb). | 11-21-2013 |
20140027759 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a semiconductor layer; a data line disposed on the semiconductor layer, and a source electrode as well as a drain electrode disposed on the semiconductor layer and facing the source electrode. The semiconductor layer is made of an oxide semiconductor including indium, tin, and zinc. An atomic percent of indium in the oxide semiconductor is equal to or larger than about 10 at % and equal to or smaller than about 90 at %, an atomic percent of zinc in the oxide semiconductor is equal to or larger than about 5 at % and equal to or smaller than about 60 at %, and an atomic percent of tin in the oxide semiconductor is equal to or larger than about 5 at % and equal to or smaller than about 45 at %, and the data line and the drain electrode comprise copper. | 01-30-2014 |
20140084293 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR ARRAY PANEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A thin film transistor array panel includes a substrate, a gate electrode on the substrate, a gate insulating layer on the gate electrode, a semiconductor layer on the gate insulating layer, a source electrode and a drain electrode on the semiconductor layer and facing each other, a floating metal layer between the source electrode and the drain electrode, and a passivation layer covering the source electrode, the drain electrode, and the floating metal layer. The floating metal layer is electrically floating. | 03-27-2014 |
20140098311 | DISPLAY SUBSTRATE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND DISPLAY PANEL HAVING THE SAME - A display substrate includes a substrate, a switching element, a pixel electrode, and a light sensing part. The switching element is disposed on the substrate and is electrically connected to a gate line and a data line. The pixel electrode is electrically connected to the switching element. The light sensing part is electrically connected to the switching element and the pixel electrode, and is configured to control a grayscale of a pixel according to a brightness of an external light. The pixel includes the pixel electrode. | 04-10-2014 |
20140103332 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR DISPLAY PANEL - A thin film transistor display panel a includes a transparent substrate; a gate electrode positioned on the substrate; a gate insulating layer positioned on the gate electrode; a semiconductor layer positioned on the gate insulating layer and including a channel region; a source electrode and a drain electrode positioned on the semiconductor layer and facing each other; and a passivation layer configured to cover the source electrode, the drain electrode, and the semiconductor layer, wherein the semiconductor layer includes a relatively thick first portion between the source electrode and the gate electrode and a relatively thinner second portion between the drain electrode and the gate electrode overlap, the relatively thick first portion being sufficiently thick to substantially reduce a charge trapping phenomenon that may otherwise occur at a gate electrode to gate dielectric interface if the first portion were as thin as the second portion. | 04-17-2014 |
20140167038 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR, THIN FILM TRANSISTOR ARRAY PANEL, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THIN FILM TRANSISTOR - The inventive concept relates to a thin film transistor and a thin film transistor array panel and, in detail, relates to a thin film transistor including an oxide semiconductor. A thin film transistor according to an exemplary embodiment of the inventive concept includes: a gate electrode; a gate insulating layer positioned on or under the gate electrode; a first semiconductor and a second semiconductor that overlap the gate electrode with the gate insulating layer interposed therebetween, the first semiconductor and the second semiconductor contacting each other; a source electrode connected to the second semiconductor; and a drain electrode connected to the second semiconductor and facing the source electrode, wherein the second semiconductor includes gallium (Ga) that is not included in the first semiconductor, and a content of gallium (Ga) in the second semiconductor is greater than 0 at. % and less than or equal to about 33 at. %. | 06-19-2014 |
20140291665 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR ARRAY PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A thin film transistor array panel includes: a gate electrode disposed on a substrate, an insulating layer disposed on the gate electrode, an oxide semiconductor disposed on the gate insulating layer, source electrode overlapping a portion of the oxide semiconductor, a drain electrode overlapping another portion of the oxide semiconductor; and a buffer layer disposed between the oxide semiconductor and the source electrode and between the oxide semiconductor and the drain electrode. The buffer layer comprises tin as a doping material. A weight percent of the doping material is greater than approximately 0% and less than or equal to approximately 20%. | 10-02-2014 |
20140346498 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR, DISPLAY SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A THIN FILM TRANSISTOR - A thin film transistor includes a gate electrode, a channel overlapped with the gate electrode, a source electrode contacting the channel, and a drain electrode spaced apart from the source electrode and contacting the channel. The channel includes indium-zinc-tin oxide sourced from a source including a single phase indium-zinc-tin oxide. | 11-27-2014 |
20150069382 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A thin film transistor substrate includes a substrate, a data line disposed on the substrate and which extends substantially in a predetermined direction, a light blocking layer disposed on the substrate and including a metal oxide including zinc manganese oxide, zinc cadmium oxide, zinc phosphorus oxide or zinc tin oxide, a gate electrode disposed on the light blocking layer, a signal electrode including a source electrode and a drain electrode spaced apart from the source electrode, where the source electrode is connected to the data line, and a semiconductor pattern disposed between the source electrode and the drain electrode. | 03-12-2015 |
20150140699 | METHODS OF FORMING OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICES HAVING OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES - A method of forming an oxide semiconductor device may be provided. In the method, a substrate comprising a first major surface and a second major surface that faces away from the first major surface may be provided. An oxide semiconductor device may be formed over the first major surface to provide an intermediate device, and the semiconductor device may comprise an oxide active layer. The intermediate device may be subjected to ultraviolet (UV) light (e.g., ultraviolet ray irradiation process) for a first period, and subjected to heat (e.g., thermal treatment process) for a second period. The first and second periods may at least partly overlap. | 05-21-2015 |
20150145840 | PIXEL CIRCUIT AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A pixel circuit and a display device having the pixel circuit are disclosed. One inventive aspect includes a switching thin-film TFT and a light sensing TFT. The switching thin-film TFT includes a first source electrode electrically connected to a data line. A first gate electrode of the switching thin-film TFT and a second source electrode of the light sensing TFT are electrically connected to a first gate line. A first drain electrode of the switching thin-film TFT and a second drain electrode of the light sensing TFT are electrically connected to a pixel electrode. | 05-28-2015 |
20150348494 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A display device includes a first pixel coupled to a first scan line and a first data line. The first pixel includes a switching transistor including a control terminal connected to the first scan line and an input terminal connected to the first data line, and is turned on by an on-scan signal, a first transistor including a first control terminal connected to the first scan line, a first input terminal connected to the first data line, and a first output terminal connected to the first control terminal; and a second transistor including a second control terminal connected to the first output terminal, a second input terminal receiving a base voltage, and a second output terminal connected to the second control terminal. The first and second transistors respectively convert light into first and second currents outputted respectively to the first and second output terminals in response to an off-scan signal. | 12-03-2015 |
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20130014911 | COOLING APPARATUS AND COOLING METHOD FOR POWER-PACK IN HYBRID VEHICLEAANM Lee; JunyongAACI Hwaseong-siAACO KRAAGP Lee; Junyong Hwaseong-si KRAANM Ahn; ChikungAACI Hwaseong-siAACO KRAAGP Ahn; Chikung Hwaseong-si KRAANM Kim; DaekwangAACI Hwaseong-siAACO KRAAGP Kim; Daekwang Hwaseong-si KRAANM Jung; MinyoungAACI Hwaseong-siAACO KRAAGP Jung; Minyoung Hwaseong-si KR - A cooling apparatus for a power-pack in a hybrid vehicle may include a power-pack that acquires traveling information of the vehicle and controls the operation of an engine and a motor, a low-temperature radiator that is connected with power-pack through a cooling water channel, dissipates heat from the cooling water discharged from power-pack, and is arranged in parallel with a radiator, and an electric water pump that is disposed in the cooling water channel and operated in response to an electric signal output from an ECU to circulate the cooling water through power-pack and low-temperature radiator. The cooling apparatus may also include a cooling fan. A cooling method of using the cooling apparatus may include determining engine operation, determining start of a water pump, and operating a water pump. The cooling method may also include starting a cooling fan, operating a cooling and examining a water pump. | 01-17-2013 |
20130024057 | VEHICLE TRAVEL TORQUE CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A vehicle travel torque control system may include a sensing module that interworks with an engine control unit (ECU) controlling an engine, a transmission control unit (TCU) controlling a transmission, and a motor control unit (MCU) controlling a motor/an alternator, to collect information associated with each of the units, a motor torque compensating calculation module that determines a variation value of a vehicle speed by comparing an actual vehicle speed of a vehicle with a target vehicle speed determined based on the information collected by the sensing module to determine a torque deviation value of a travel torque and determines a torque correction value by using the determined torque deviation value of the travel torque, and an ECU motor torque outputting module that corrects a target torque amount of the engine by using the torque correction value and outputs a corrected target torque amount to the ECU. | 01-24-2013 |
20130024068 | BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME - A battery charging system for a vehicle includes a generator, a battery, a DC/DC converter converting the electrical power generated by the generator and supplying the converted electrical power to the electrical device of the vehicle and supplying the electrical power to an electrical device, and charging the battery, an energy storage device storing the electrical power generated from the generator and providing the stored electrical power to the DC/DC converter, and an engine control unit controlling the generator to charge the energy storage device by providing regenerative power generated by the generator in a deceleration driving section of the vehicle, calculating a low-voltage control amount determined to correspond to a state of the battery connected to the DC/DC converter and whether the electrical device of the vehicle operates, and controlling the DC/DC converter to charge the electrical power in the battery based on the calculated low-voltage control amount. | 01-24-2013 |
20130033237 | POWER GENERATION CONTROL SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - A power generation control system for a vehicle may include a battery supplying power to an electric load, a power generator supplying power to the battery and the electric load, and an electronic control unit (ECU) controlling the power generator in real time, based on driving information inputted from outside, battery information inputted from outside, and an efficiency map of the power generator, which may be predetermined by an efficiency map of an engine and built in the power generator. | 02-07-2013 |
20130054111 | VEHICLE GENERATOR CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SAVING FUEL - A vehicle generation controlling system for saving fuel includes a battery supplying power to electric components of a vehicle, a generator generating power by using rotational force of an engine and supplying the generated power to the battery and the electric components, and an ECU determining whether generation control is prevented by monitoring vehicle information on the vehicle and operational information on an operation of an electric product of a cooling system among the electric components and controlling the generator to prevent the generation control according to the determination. As a result, the generation control is performed based on whether an electric product of a cooling system is actuated and vehicle information on the vehicle to thereby prevent cooling performance from being deteriorated due to the generation control. | 02-28-2013 |
20130057226 | VEHICLE GENERATOR CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SAVING FUEL - A vehicle generating system for saving fuel includes a battery supplying power to electric loads in a vehicle, an electric generator supplying power to the battery and the electric loads, a speed calculation module that calculates operation speed of a wiper in the electric loads, and an ECU including an electric generation control prevention module controlling the electric generator to perform electric generation control prevention when the operation speed calculated by the speed calculation module is compared with a predetermined reference speed and the calculated operation speed is equal to or more than the reference speed, and controlling the electric generator to remove the electric generation control prevention when the operation speed is less than the reference speed. | 03-07-2013 |
20130131899 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MONITORING BELT SLIP IN BELT-TORQUE ASSISTANCE SYSTEM - An apparatus for monitoring belt slip in a belt-torque assistance system includes a motor-alternator slip control unit that determines whether the belt connecting the motor-alternator with the engine in accordance with driving modes of a vehicle slips, and restricts operation of the motor-alternator in accordance with the slip of the belt, an ECU that outputs the operation state of the engine to the motor-alternator slip control unit, an inverter that changes an alternate current generated from the motor-alternator into a direct current or a direct current into an alternate current to drive the motor-alternator, and outputs a signal according to the speed of a rotor and power generation load to the motor-alternator slip control unit, and a motor-alternator operation control unit that operates the motor-alternator to generate power from the driving power transmitted from the engine and to assist torque of the engine. | 05-23-2013 |
20130138323 | ISG SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - The ISG (Idle Stop & Go) system may include a vehicle information receiving unit receiving a vehicle information, and a control unit including an ISG operation logic which performs an idle stop when a preset idle stop condition is satisfied and restarts the engine when a preset restart condition of the engine is satisfied, and an ISG deactivation determination logic which determines whether a preset ISG deactivation condition is satisfied or not, based on the accumulated number of determinations that the idle stop condition is not satisfied, the accumulated number of idle stops, and the accumulated number of determinations that a performance time of the idle stop is smaller than a preset idle stop retention time, and deactivates the ISG operation logic when the ISG deactivation condition is satisfied. | 05-30-2013 |
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20090258158 | PHOTO ALIGNMENT MATERIAL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY SUBSTRATE USING THE SAME - A photo alignment material includes a photo alignment polymer and an organic solvent. The photo alignment polymer is prepared by polymerizing a diamine monomer including at least two photo reactive parts represented by the following Chemical Formula 1. | 10-15-2009 |
20100034989 | ALIGNMENT SUBSTRATE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE ALIGNMENT SUBSTRATE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE ALIGNMENT SUBSTRATE - An alignment substrate includes a substrate and an alignment layer. The substrate includes a plurality of unit pixel areas. Each of the unit pixel areas includes a plurality of sub-pixel areas arranged in a matrix configuration. The alignment layer is on the substrate and has polymer chains protruding from a surface of the alignment layer. The alignment layer has a plurality of alignment vectors in which the polymer chains are pretilted according to the sub-pixel areas. The alignment vectors corresponding to adjacent sub-pixel areas point in different directions from each other. | 02-11-2010 |
20100197186 | PHOTOALIGNMENT MATERIAL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY SUBSTRATE USING THE SAME - A photoalignment material and a method of manufacturing of a display substrate using the photoalignment material are disclosed. The photoalignment material includes a photoalignment polymer, a photoalignment additive, and an organic solvent. When the photoalignment additive is used, a side reaction due to ultraviolet (UV) light may be prevented, and the stability of alignment layer may be improved. | 08-05-2010 |
20110032464 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE SAME - A liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a first substrate and a second substrate facing each other and a liquid crystal layer formed between the first substrate and the second substrate and including liquid crystal molecules. The liquid crystal layer includes a first sub-region and a second sub-region having different alignment azimuth angles of the liquid crystal molecules, the liquid crystal molecules of the first sub-region are aligned to have a first azimuth angle and a polar angle of less than 90° near the first substrate and are vertically aligned near the second substrate, and the liquid crystal molecules of the second sub-region are aligned to have a second azimuth angle and a polar angle of less than 90° near the second substrate and are vertically aligned near the first substrate. | 02-10-2011 |
20120196054 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A liquid crystal display including: a first substrate and a second substrate facing each other; an alignment layer disposed on one of the first substrate and the second substrate and including a vertical photo-alignment material which includes a first vertical functional group and a photo-reactive group, and a major alignment material which does not include the photo-reactive group; and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein a ratio of a molar concentration of the vertical photo-alignment material to the molar concentration of the major alignment material increases in a direction towards a surface of the alignment layer adjacent to the liquid crystal layer. | 08-02-2012 |
20150098050 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes: a first substrate and a second substrate facing each other; an alignment layer positioned on at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate; and a liquid crystal layer positioned between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the alignment layer includes a main chain and at least one side chain connected to the main chain, the at least one side chain includes at least one kind of vertical alignment side chain and at least two kinds of reaction monomer side chains, the reaction monomer side chains include a main reaction monomer and a sub-reaction monomer, and a length of the main reaction monomer is longer than the length of the sub-reaction monomer. The liquid crystal display provides an excellent pretilt characteristic and improved modulus of the formed polymer, thereby minimizing the afterimage. | 04-09-2015 |
20150205150 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes: a first insulation substrate; a second insulation substrate facing the first insulation substrate; a pixel electrode provided on the first insulation substrate; a common electrode provided on the first insulation substrate or the second insulation substrate; an alignment layer member including a first alignment layer and a second alignment layer provided on the first insulation substrate and the second insulation substrate, respectively; and a liquid crystal layer provided between the first insulation substrate and the second insulation substrate, wherein at least one of the first alignment layer and the second alignment layer includes a main chain and a plurality of side chains connected to the main chain, and the side chain includes a reactive mesogen (RM) including a functional group for increasing rigidity of the alignment layer. | 07-23-2015 |
20160103367 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - Provided are liquid crystal display (LCD) panels. The LCD panel of one embodiment comprises a first substrate; a second substrate which faces the first substrate; a liquid crystal layer which is interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate; and a liquid crystal alignment layer which is interposed between the liquid crystal layer and at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate and comprises one or more electron-pair donors selected from the group consisting of alky amine, aryl amine, heterocyclic amine, furan, and thiophene. | 04-14-2016 |
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20130271441 | METHOD OF DRIVING A DISPLAY DEVICE - A method of driving a display device includes a preliminary frame charging step and a main frame charging step. The method comprises a preliminary frame charging step of simultaneously charging liquid crystal cells in a pixel line group having a selected pixel row and a unselected pixel row with pixel data of the selected pixel row of the pixel line group and a main frame charging step of charging liquid crystal cells in the unselected pixel line group with pixel data of the unselected pixel line group. | 10-17-2013 |
20140168281 | METHOD OF DRIVING DISPLAY PANEL AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE SAME - A method of driving a liquid crystal display panel including a liquid crystal cell connected to a data line and a gate line includes: outputting a data signal to the data line; outputting a plurality of gate clock signals; and outputting a gate signal to the gate line based on the gate clock signals. Here, an interval between rising edges of the gate signals adjacent to each other is increased as a distance between the liquid crystal cell receiving the gate signal and a data driving part outputting the data signal increases. | 06-19-2014 |
20150022512 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A display device and a driving method thereof are disclosed. In one aspect, the display device includes a display panel including a plurality of pixel rows, a data driver configured to transfer data voltages to the display panel, a gate driver configured to transfer gate signals to the display panel, and a signal controller configured to control the data driver and the gate driver. The pixel rows are divided into i (i is a natural number of 2 or more) pixel row groups including a plurality of pixel rows, respectively. The display panel displays one still image for one frame set including the i sequential frames, and each of the i pixel row groups is charged by receiving the data voltage for each frame of the frame set, and the frames in which the i pixel row groups are charged are different from each other. | 01-22-2015 |
20150145852 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device with a timing controller is disclosed. In one aspect the display includes first and second gate drivers, first and second gate lines extending in first and second directions from the first and second gate drivers, data lines extending in a third direction, a display panel including pixels connected to the first and second gate lines and the data lines, data driving circuits each driving corresponding data lines in response to an output start signal and a data signal, and a timing controller. The timing controller sets an output timing of the data signals according to a distance in the first direction between the first gate driver and the data driving circuits when the first gate lines are driven and sets an output timing of the data signals according to a distance in the second direction between the second gate driver and the data driving circuits when the second gate lines are driven. | 05-28-2015 |
20150194119 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A display device and a driving method thereof is disclosed. In one aspect, the display device includes: a display panel including a plurality of pixels, a plurality of gate lines arranged in a column direction, and a plurality of data lines intersecting the plurality of gate lines; a data driver transferring data voltages to the plurality of data lines; a gate driver transferring gate signals to the plurality of gate lines; and a signal controller controlling the data driver and the gate driver. The signal controller includes: a vertical boundary detector determining whether a first pixel among the plurality of pixels is positioned in the vicinity of a boundary region of an image pattern based on an input image signal for the first pixel; and a first adjuster adjusting an image signal of the first pixel based on an image signal of a second pixel positioned in a row previous to the first pixel and the image signal of the first pixel to output an adjusted image signal, in the case in which it is determined by the vertical boundary detector that the first pixel is positioned in the vicinity of the boundary region of the image pattern. | 07-09-2015 |
20160093258 | DATA DRIVER AND DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A data driver includes a digital-to-analog converter, a control signal output circuit, and an output buffer. The digital-to-analog converter generates first data voltages and second data voltages based on image data and a polarity control signal. Each first data voltage has a positive polarity, and each second data voltage has a negative polarity. The control signal output circuit outputs a first output control signal and a second output control signal based on the polarity control signal. A phase of the second output control signal is different from a phase of the first output control signal. The output buffer outputs the first data voltages based on the first output control signal and outputs the second data voltages based on the second output control signal. | 03-31-2016 |
20160104445 | METHOD OF DRIVING DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE SAME - A method of driving a display panel includes comparing a previous line data and a present line data to generate a charge sharing enable (EQ) signal indicating whether or not a charge sharing is to be applied to a pixel; selectively applying the charge sharing to the present line data utilizing a charge sharing voltage according to the EQ signal to generate a data voltage; and outputting the data voltage to the pixel. | 04-14-2016 |
20160118001 | ADAPTIVE BLACK CLIPPING CIRCUIT, DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME AND ADAPTIVE BLACK CLIPPING METHOD - An adaptive black clipping circuit in a display device includes a data corrector, a register, a pattern detector and a clipping selector. The data corrects input image data to generate corrected image data such that the corrected image data is equal to or greater than a black clipping value where the black clipping value corresponds to the input image data having a grayscale value of zero and the black clipping value is greater than zero. The register stores and provides configuration data. The pattern detector generates a pattern detection signal based on the input image data corresponding to a plurality of rows. The clipping selector selects one of the corrected image data and the configuration data in response to the pattern detection signal to provide output image data. | 04-28-2016 |
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20120299907 | METHOD OF DISPLAYING THREE-DIMENSIONAL STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD - A method of displaying a three-dimensional stereoscopic image includes generating a plurality of left-eye or right-eye virtual primary color data using a left-eye or right-eye data frame, calculating a plurality of left-eye or right-eye virtual primary color dimming levels using the left-eye or right-eye virtual primary color data, sequentially outputting a plurality of left-eye or right-eye virtual primary color data frames, corrected based on the left-eye or right-eye virtual primary color dimming levels, to a display panel, and sequentially providing a plurality of left-eye or right-eye virtual primary color lights, generated from a light source part based on the left-eye or right-eye virtual primary color dimming levels, to the display panel. | 11-29-2012 |
20120306905 | METHOD OF PROCESSING IMAGE SIGNAL AND DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE SAME - A method of processing an image signal includes: converting a source image signal into an image signal corresponding to a color space for a color gamut mapping; reducing a color gamut of the image signal; and mapping the image signal corresponding to colors within the reduced color gamut into an image signal corresponding to colors within a display color gamut, wherein the colors of the display color gamut are displayed by a display panel. | 12-06-2012 |
20130057600 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A display device which includes pixels, a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of data lines, a gate driver configured to drive the plurality of gate lines, a data driver configured to drive the plurality of data lines, and a timing controller configured to control the gate driver and the data driver. The timing controller receives a first image signal and outputs a second image signal to the data driver. The timing controller sequentially outputs a boosting signal and the first image signal as the second image signal. The boosting signal is based on the first image signal and the previous first image signal. | 03-07-2013 |
20140029250 | DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A display panel includes a pixel group having first through fourth pixels disposed in a two-by-two matrix form. Each of the first through fourth pixels includes at least three subpixels. The first and second pixels have the same subpixel layout. The third pixel has a different subpixel layout from the first pixel. The fourth pixel has a different subpixel layout from the first and third pixels. | 01-30-2014 |
20140204321 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD OF THE SAME - The present invention provides a display device including a first block including a first primary color pixel and a second primary color pixel having substantially a same area, a second block alternatingly disposed with the first block along the first direction, the second block including a third primary color pixel, a fourth primary color pixel and a white pixel. The first block and the second block have substantially a same area and the third primary color pixel has an area wider than the fourth primary color pixel and the white color pixel. | 07-24-2014 |
20150062191 | METHOD OF DRIVING A LIGHT-SOURCE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD - A method of driving a light-source which provides a display panel displaying a picture during at least one frame period with light, includes determining a dimming-level configured to control a luminance of the light based on image data, determining whether the dimming-level of a current picture corresponds to a repetition dimming mode based on the dimming-level of a first previous picture, the first previous picture being displayed on the display panel prior to the current picture, and determining the dimming-level of the current picture to a fixed dimming-level in the repetition dimming mode. | 03-05-2015 |
20150213627 | METHOD FOR DRIVING IMAGE, APPARATUS FOR DRIVING IMAGE USING THE METHOD, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING APPARATUS FOR DRIVING IMAGE - A method of driving an image includes receiving fundamental image data that includes a plurality of first main colors; converting the fundamental image data into output image data that includes a plurality of second main colors; calculating corrected brightness values of the second main colors that correct a decreased apparent brightness of the second main colors when the first main colors include a saturated color; and delaying application of the calculated corrections based on a brightness decrease speed that is determined based on at least one of an image change speed and an image change level. | 07-30-2015 |
20150219939 | METHOD OF DRIVING A LIGHT SOURCE, LIGHT SOURCE DRIVING APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE LIGHT SOURCE DRIVING APPARATUS - A method of driving a light source includes outputting a light source control signal controlling a plurality of light sources, and outputting a plurality of light source driving signals to the light sources, respectively, based on the light source control signal, wherein the light source driving signals have different bit values. | 08-06-2015 |
20150348479 | METHOD OF DRIVING LIGHT SOURCE, LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS - A method of driving a light source includes outputting a light source driving signal and outputting a delayed driving signal. The light source driving signal drives a light source based on image data. The delayed driving signal is generated by delaying the light source driving signal based on a vertical sync signal having a frame period of the image data and a data enable signal having a horizontal line period of the image data. | 12-03-2015 |
20160055784 | METHOD OF DRIVING DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE SAME - A method of driving a display panel, the method including analyzing input image data, determining a driving method of the display panel as one of a progressive driving method and an interlace driving method, and rearranging the input image data according to the determined one of the progressive driving method and the interlace driving method. | 02-25-2016 |
20160071473 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - According to an embodiment, a display apparatus includes gate lines extending in a first direction, data lines extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, and pixels connected to the gate lines and the data lines. The pixels include pixels arranged in a k-th row and pixels arranged in a (k+1)th row disposed adjacent to the pixels arranged in the k-th row in the second direction. An (i+1)th gate line is disposed between the pixels in the k-th row and the pixels in the (k+1)th row. A first pixel arranged in a g-th column among the pixels arranged in the k-th row and a second pixel arranged in the g-th column among the pixels arranged in the (k+1)th row are connected to a j-th data line. The pixels arranged in the k-th row are alternately connected to an i-th gate line and the (i+1)th gate line. | 03-10-2016 |
20160125784 | DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING IMPROVED SUB-PIXEL RENDERING CAPABILITY - A display apparatus includes a display panel including a first pixel configured to include first and second sub-pixels and a second pixel configured to include third and fourth sub-pixels. A timing controller generates pixel data including first and second pixel data respectively corresponding to the first and second pixels and representable in a second matrix space, from pixel signals including first and second pixel signals representable in a first matrix space to respectively correspond to the first and second pixels. The timing controller generates the second pixel data on the basis of the first pixel signal adjacent to the second pixel signal which correspond to each second pixel data in the column direction in the first matrix space. | 05-05-2016 |
20160133176 | METHOD OF OPERATING DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUS PERFORMING THE SAME - A method of operating a display panel, the method including obtaining a first total grayscale value associated with a plurality of first subpixel data, the plurality of first subpixel data corresponding to a plurality of first data voltages applied to a plurality of data lines during a first horizontal period, obtaining a second total grayscale value associated with a plurality of second subpixel data, the plurality of second subpixel data corresponding to a plurality of second data voltages applied to the plurality of data lines during a second horizontal period subsequent to the first horizontal period, and selectively compensating the plurality of second subpixel data based on the first total grayscale value and the second total grayscale value. | 05-12-2016 |
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20100248471 | METHOD OF FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - Provided is a method for fabricating a semiconductor device, including forming an interconnect structure including first and second interconnects and an insulating material between the first and second interconnects, forming a first mask layer and a second mask layer having a plurality of micropores sequentially on the interconnect structure, coalescing the plurality of micropores in the second mask layer with each other and forming a plurality of first microholes in the second mask layer, forming a plurality of second microholes in the first mask layer using the plurality of first microholes, and removing the insulating material using the first mask layer with the plurality of second microholes as an etch mask so as to form an air-gap between the first and second interconnects. | 09-30-2010 |
20110108988 | VIA STRUCTURES AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES HAVING THE VIA STRUCTURES - A via structure may include a first conductive pattern, a buffer pattern, and a second conductive pattern. The first conductive pattern may be on an inner wall of a first substrate and the inner wall may define a via hole passing at least partially through the first substrate. The buffer pattern may be on the first conductive pattern and the buffer pattern may partially fill the via hole. The second conductive pattern may be on a top surface of the buffer pattern in the via hole. | 05-12-2011 |
20110136332 | METHODS OF FORMING INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICES WITH CRACK-RESISTANT FUSE STRUCTURES - A fuse base insulating region, for example, an insulating interlayer or a compensation region disposed in an insulating interlayer, is formed on a substrate. An etch stop layer is formed on the fuse base insulating region and forming an insulating interlayer having a lower dielectric constant than the first fuse base insulating region on the etch stop layer. A trench extending through the insulating interlayer and the etch stop layer and at least partially into the fuse base insulating region is formed. A fuse is formed in the trench. The fuse base insulating region may have a greater mechanical strength and/or density than the second insulating interlayer. | 06-09-2011 |
20110241184 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICES HAVING SELECTIVELY STRENGTHENED COMPOSITE INTERLAYER INSULATION LAYERS AND METHODS OF FABRICATING THE SAME - An integrated circuit device includes a plurality of stacked circuit layers, at least one of the plurality of circuit layers including a composite interlayer insulation layer including laterally adjacent first and second insulating material regions having different mechanical strengths and dielectric properties and a plurality of circuit components disposed in the composite interlayer insulation layer. The first insulating material region may have a lower dielectric constant and a lower mechanical strength than the second insulating material region such that, for example, the first insulating material region may be positioned near signal lines or other circuit features to reduce capacitance while using the second insulating material region near a location that is susceptible to localized mechanical stress, such as a fuse location, an external connection bonding location or a scribe line location. | 10-06-2011 |
20110263117 | APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE USING THE SAME - A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device and an apparatus for manufacturing a semiconductor device in which moisture is removed from a porous low-dielectric layer after a chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) process include formation of a porous low-dielectric layer on a substrate. A metal interconnection is formed on the substrate having the porous low-dielectric layer. The metal interconnection forms a planar surface with the porous low-dielectric layer to fill the openings. Ultraviolet (UV) light is irradiated to the porous low-dielectric layer to remove absorbed moisture from the porous low-dielectric layer. A capping layer is formed on the substrate having the porous low-dielectric layer and the metal interconnection. The capping layer is formed in-situ to prevent additional absorption of moisture. | 10-27-2011 |
20110281427 | METHOD OF FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - Example embodiments herein relate to a method of fabricating a semiconductor device. The method may include forming a liner insulating layer on a surface of a gate pattern to have a first thickness. Subsequently, a gap fill layer may be formed on the liner insulating layer by flowable chemical vapor deposition (FCVD) or spin-on-glass (SOG). The liner insulating layer and the gap fill layer may be recessed such that the liner insulating layer has a second thickness, which is smaller than the first thickness, in the region in which a metal silicide will be formed. Metal silicide may be formed on the plurality of gate patterns to have a relatively uniform thickness using the difference in thickness of the liner insulating layer. | 11-17-2011 |
20120083117 | Method Of Forming Hardened Porous Dielectric Layer And Method Of Fabricating Semiconductor Device Having Hardened Porous Dielectric Layer - Example embodiments relate to a method of forming a hardened porous dielectric layer. The method may include forming a dielectric layer containing porogens on a substrate, transforming the dielectric layer into a porous dielectric layer using a first UV curing process to remove the porogens from the dielectric layer, and transforming the porous dielectric layer into a crosslinked porous dielectric layer using a second UV curing process to generate crosslinks in the porous dielectric layer. | 04-05-2012 |
20120094437 | METHOD OF FORMING THROUGH SILICON VIA OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE USING LOW-K DIELECTRIC MATERIAL - A method of forming through silicon vias (TSVs) includes forming a primary via hole in a semiconductor substrate, depositing low-k dielectric material in the primary via hole, forming a secondary via hole by etching the low-k dielectric in the primary via hole, in such a manner that a via insulating layer and an inter metal dielectric layer of the low-k dielectric layer are simultaneously formed. The via insulating layer is formed of the low-k dielectric material on sidewalls and a bottom surface of the substrate which delimit the primary via hole and the inter metal dielectric layer is formed on an upper surface of the substrate. Then a metal layer is formed on the substrate including in the secondary via hole, and the metal layer is selectively removed from an upper surface of the semiconductor substrate. | 04-19-2012 |
20120153500 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES - A semiconductor device comprises a top surface having a first contact, a bottom surface having a second contact, a via hole penetrating a substrate, an insulation layer structure on a sidewall of the via hole, the insulation layer structure having an air gap therein, a through electrode having an upper surface and a lower surface on the insulation layer structure, the through electrode filling the via hole and the lower surface being the second contact, and a metal wiring electrically connected to the upper surface of the through electrode and electrically connected to the first contact. | 06-21-2012 |
20120178253 | Method of Manufacturing a Semiconductor Device Having a Porous, Low-K Dielectric Layer - The inventive concept provides porous, low-k dielectric materials and methods of manufacturing and using the same. In some embodiments, porous, low-k dielectric materials are manufactured by forming a porogen-containing dielectric layer on a substrate and then removing at least a portion of said porogen from the layer. | 07-12-2012 |
20130193552 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICES WITH CRACK-RESISTANT FUSE STRUCTURES - A fuse base insulating region, for example, an insulating interlayer or a compensation region disposed in an insulating interlayer, is formed on a substrate. An etch stop layer is formed on the fuse base insulating region and forming an insulating interlayer having a lower dielectric constant than the first fuse base insulating region on the etch stop layer. A trench extending through the insulating interlayer and the etch stop layer and at least partially into the fuse base insulating region is formed. A fuse is formed in the trench. The fuse base insulating region may have a greater mechanical strength and/or density than the second insulating interlayer. | 08-01-2013 |
20130228936 | METHOD OF FORMING THROUGH SILICON VIA OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE USING LOW-K DIELECTRIC MATERIAL - A method of forming through silicon vias (TSVs) uses a low-k dielectric material as a via insulating layer to thereby improve step coverage and minimize resistive capacitive (RC) delay. To this end, the method includes forming a primary via hole in a semiconductor substrate, depositing low-k dielectric material in the primary via hole, forming a secondary via hole by etching the low-k dielectric in the primary via hole, in such a manner that a via insulating layer and an inter metal dielectric layer of the low-k dielectric layer are simultaneously formed. The via insulating layer is formed of the low-k dielectric material on sidewalls and a bottom surface of the substrate which delimit the primary via hole and the inter metal dielectric layer is formed on an upper surface of the substrate. Then a metal layer is formed on the substrate including in the secondary via hole, and the metal layer is selectively removed from an upper surface of the semiconductor substrate. | 09-05-2013 |
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20100309705 | Stacked memory devices - A stacked memory device may include a substrate, a plurality of memory groups sequentially stacked on the substrate, each memory group including at least one memory layer, a plurality of X-decoder layers, at least one of the plurality of X-decoder layers being disposed between every alternate neighboring two of the plurality of memory groups, and a plurality of Y-decoder layers disposed alternately with the plurality of X-decoder layers, at least one of the plurality of Y-decoder layers being disposed between every alternate neighboring two of the plurality of memory groups. | 12-09-2010 |
20110149633 | Memory devices and methods of operating the same - Memory devices and methods of operating the same. A memory cell of a memory device may include a ferroelectric layer and a semiconductor layer bonded to each other. The ferroelectric layer may be of a p-type and the semiconductor layer may be of an n-type. The memory cell may have a switching characteristic due to a depletion region that exists in a junction between the ferroelectric layer and the semiconductor layer. The memory device may be a device writing data using a polarization change of the ferroelectric layer. | 06-23-2011 |
20110241989 | Remote touch panel using light sensor and remote touch screen apparatus having the same - A remote touch panel includes a plurality of light sensor cells arranged in two dimensions. Each light sensor cell may include a light-sensitive semiconductor layer and first and second electrodes electrically connected to the light-sensitive semiconductor layer. The remote touch panel may be controlled at a remote distance. For example, a large display apparatus can be easily controlled by using a simple light source device, for example, a laser pointer. | 10-06-2011 |
20110261017 | Light sensing circuit, and remote optical touch panel and image acquisition apparatus including the light sensing circuit - Example embodiments are directed to light sensing circuits having a relatively simpler structure by using light-sensitive oxide semiconductor transistors as light sensing devices, and remote optical touch panels and image acquisition apparatuses, each including the light sensing circuits. The light sensing circuit includes a light-sensitive oxide semiconductor transistor in each pixel, wherein the light-sensitive oxide semiconductor transistor is configured as a light sensing device, and a driving circuit that outputs data. The light sensing circuit may have a relatively simple circuit structure including a plurality of transistors in one pixel. As a result, the structure and operation of the light sensing circuit may be simplified. | 10-27-2011 |
20110284722 | Light-sensing circuit, method of operating the light-sensing circuit, and light-sensing apparatus employing the light-sensing circuit - Example embodiments are directed to a light-sensing circuit, a method of operating the light-sensing circuit, and a light-sensing apparatus including the light-sensing circuit. The light-sensing circuit includes a light-sensitive oxide semiconductor transistor that senses light; and a switching transistor connected to the light-sensing transistor in series and configured to output data. During a standby time, a low voltage is applied to the switching transistor and a high voltage is applied to the light-sensitive oxide semiconductor transistor, and when data is output, the high voltage is applied to the switching transistor and the low voltage is applied to the light-sensitive oxide semiconductor transistor. | 11-24-2011 |
20120267513 | Light-Sensing Apparatus And Method Of Driving The Same - According to an example embodiment, a light-sensing apparatus may include an array of light-sensing pixels, a first gate driver, and a signal output unit. Each of the light-sensing pixels may include a light sensor transistor configured to sense light, a switch transistor configured to output a light-sensing signal from the light sensor transistor, and a conductive light-shielding film on a light-incident surface of the switch transistor. The light sensor transistor and the switch transistor may have the same oxide semiconductor transistor structure. The first gate driver may be configured to provide a gate voltage and a negative bias voltage to each of the light-sensing pixels. The signal output unit may be configured to receive the light-sensing signal from each of the light-sensing pixels and output a data signal. | 10-25-2012 |
20120274608 | SIMPLIFIED LIGHT SENSING CIRCUIT, LIGHT SENSING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE LIGHT SENSING CIRCUIT, METHOD OF DRIVING THE LIGHT SENSING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE ACQUISITION APPARATUS AND OPTICAL TOUCH SCREEN APPARATUS INCLUDING THE LIGHT SENSING APPARATUS - In a simplified light sensing circuit, a light sensing apparatus including the light sensing circuit, a method of driving the light sensing apparatus, and an image acquisition apparatus and optical touch screen apparatus including the light sensing apparatus, the light sensing circuit includes an oxide semiconductor transistor including a channel layer including an oxide semiconductor material, for each pixel. The oxide semiconductor transistor is configured to operate as a light sensing device that senses light and a switch that outputs light sensing data. | 11-01-2012 |
20120280939 | Optical Touch Screen Apparatuses And Methods Of Driving The Optical Touch Screen Apparatuses - An optical touch screen apparatus in which an oxide semiconductor transistor is used as a light sensing device, and a method of driving the optical touch screen apparatus. The optical touch screen apparatus includes an array including a plurality of light sensing pixels for sensing incident light, a gate driver for providing each of the light sensing pixels with a gate voltage and a reset signal and a signal output unit for receiving a light sensing signal from each of the plurality of light sensing pixels to output a data signal. The gate driver includes a plurality of gate lines that provide a gate voltage to each of the light sensing pixels and at least one reset line that provides a reset signal to each of the light sensing pixels and is electrically connected to the plurality of light sensing pixels. | 11-08-2012 |
20130009145 | Transistor, Electronic Device Including Transistor, And Manufacturing Methods Thereof - A transistor may include an active layer having a plurality of oxide semiconductor layers and an insulating layer disposed therebetween. The insulating layer may include a material that has higher etch selectivity with respect to at least one of the plurality of oxide semiconductor layers. The electronic device may include a first transistor and a second transistor connected to the first transistor. The second transistor may include an active layer having a different structure from that of the active layer included in the first transistor. The active layer of the second transistor may have the same structure as one of the plurality of oxide semiconductor layers constituting the active layer of the first transistor. | 01-10-2013 |
20130027326 | LIGHT-SENSING APPARATUSES, METHODS OF DRIVING THE LIGHT-SENSING APPARATUSES, AND OPTICAL TOUCH SCREEN APPARATUSES INCLUDING THE LIGHT-SENSING APPARATUSES - A light-sensing apparatus in which a light sensor transistor in a light-sensing pixel is formed of an oxide semiconductor transistor for sensing light, a method of driving the light-sensing apparatus, and an optical touch screen apparatus including the light-sensing apparatus. The light-sensing apparatus includes a light-sensing pixel array having a plurality of light-sensing pixels arranged in rows and columns, and a plurality of gate lines which are arranged in a row direction and respectively provide a gate voltage to the light-sensing pixel. Each of the light-sensing pixels includes a light sensor transistor for sensing light and a switch transistor for outputting a light-sensing signal from the light sensor transistor, and gates of the light sensor transistors of the light-sensing pixels arranged in an arbitrary row are connected to a gate line arranged in a row previous or next to the arbitrary row. | 01-31-2013 |
20130063400 | LIGHT-SENSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF DRIVING THE LIGHT-SENSING APPARATUS, AND OPTICAL TOUCH SCREEN APPARATUS INCLUDING THE LIGHT-SENSING APPARATUS - In one embodiment, a light-sensing apparatus includes a light-sensing pixel array that has a plurality of light-sensing pixels arranged in rows and columns; and a gate driver configured to provide the light-sensing pixels with a gate voltage and a reset signal that have inverted phases. Each of the light-sensing pixels includes a light sensor transistor configured to sense light and a switch transistor configured to output a light-sensing signal from the light-sensor transistor. The gate driver includes a plurality of gate lines connected to gates of the switch transistors, a plurality of reset lines connected to gates of the light sensor transistors, and a plurality of phase inverters each connected between a corresponding reset line and a gate line. Thus, when a gate voltage is applied to one of the plurality of gate lines, a reset signal with an inversed phase to the gate voltage may be applied to a corresponding reset line. | 03-14-2013 |
20130088460 | OPTICAL TOUCH SCREEN APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE OPTICAL TOUCH SCREEN APPARATUS - An optical touch screen apparatus that includes a display pixel including a display cell and a driving transistor, the display cell configured to display an image and the driving transistor configured to turn on or off the display cell, the driving transistor having a double gate structure; and a light-sensing pixel including a light-sensing transistor and a switch transistor, the light-sensing transistor configured to sense incident light and the switch transistor configured to output data from the light-sensing transistor, the switch transistor having the double gate structure, wherein the double gate structure is a structure in which a bottom gate and a top gate are arranged such that a channel layer is disposed therebetween. The top gate may be formed together when forming a transparent electrode in the pixel, and thus even when the top gate is further included, the number of manufacturing processes is not increased. | 04-11-2013 |
20130208204 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR AND DISPLAY PANEL EMPLOYING THE SAME - A thin film transistor is provided. The transistor includes a gate; a first passivation layer covering the gate; a channel layer disposed on the first passivation layer; a source and a drain that are disposed on the first passivation layer and contact two sides of the channel layer; a second passivation layer covering the channel layer, the source, and the drain; first and second transparent electrode layers that are disposed on the second passivation layer and spaced apart from each other; a first transparent conductive via that penetrates the second passivation layer and connects the source and the first transparent electrode layer; and a second transparent conductive via that penetrates the second passivation layer and connects the drain and the second transparent electrode layer. A cross-sectional area of the gate is larger than a cross-sectional area of the channel layer, the source, and the drain combined. | 08-15-2013 |
20130241881 | PHOTOSENSING TRANSISTORS, METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND DISPLAY PANELS EMPLOYING A PHOTOSENSING TRANSISTOR - Photosensing transistors, display panels employing a photosensing transistor, and methods of manufacturing the same, include a gate layer, a gate insulation layer on the gate layer, a channel layer on the gate insulation layer, an etch stop layer on a partial area of the channel layer, a source and a drain on the channel layer and separated from each other with the etch stop layer being interposed between the source and the drain, and a passivation layer covering the source, the drain, and the etch stop layer, wherein the source is separated from the etch stop layer. | 09-19-2013 |
20140028612 | TOUCH PANEL, TOUCH SCREEN APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel configured to drive a liquid crystal according to a voltage difference between first and second electrodes. The touch panel includes at least one display unit configured to generate an image voltage and apply the image voltage to the first electrode. The image voltage corresponds to image data to be displayed in response to activation of a display gate line. The touch panel further includes at least one sensing unit configured to sense, in response to activation of a sensor gate line, a voltage variation of the second electrode to determine whether a finger capacitance is generated by a physical touch on the touch panel. | 01-30-2014 |
20140085267 | HYBRID TOUCH PANEL, HYBRID TOUCH SCREEN APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE HYBRID TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel includes a sensing unit having a first sub sensing unit configured to output a first sensing current in response to a voltage of a first gate line and configured to reset in response to a voltage of a second gate line the first sensing current corresponding to a first touch type, and a second sub sensing unit configured to output a second sensing current in response to a voltage of a third gate line and configured to reset in response to a voltage of a fourth gate line, the second sensing current corresponding to a second touch type which is different than the first touch type, a display unit configured to generate an image voltage corresponding to image data to be displayed, in response to at least one of the voltages of the first to fourth gate lines and liquid crystal. | 03-27-2014 |
20140133134 | COLOR OPTICAL PEN FOR ELECTRONIC PANEL - A color optical pen includes a tip unit, a pen body unit attached to the tip unit; a pressure sensor that is disposed in the tip unit and configured to sense at least contact between a display unit of a terminal device and the tip unit; a light source that is disposed in the pen body unit and is configured to output light through the tip unit, if the pressure sensor senses the contact; a color selection switch that is disposed on the pen body, the color selection switch configured to select a color in response to operation by a user; and a driver configured to drive the light source at a frequency or pattern based on operation of the color selection switch. | 05-15-2014 |
20140184570 | HYBRID SENSING TOUCHSCREEN APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - An touchscreen apparatus includes pixel rows including pixels configured to display an image, a touch-sensing unit configured to sense a physical touch and a light-sensing unit configured to sense incident light, the touch-sensing unit and the light-sensing unit being between two adjacent pixel rows and configured to operate based on first and second gate signals, a first sensor gate line connected to the light-sensing unit and the touch-sensing unit and configured to provide the first gate for activating the light-sensing unit and resetting the touch-sensing unit, a second sensor gate line connected to both the light-sensing unit and the touch-sensing unit and configured to provide the second gate signal for activating the touch-sensing unit and resetting the light-sensing unit, and a reset circuit configured to provide a common voltage to the pixels based on the operation of at least one of the light-sensing unit and the touch-sensing unit. | 07-03-2014 |
20150054793 | OPTICAL TOUCH SCREEN APPARATUSES AND METHODS OF DRIVING THE OPTICAL TOUCH SCREEN APPARATUSES - An optical touch screen apparatus in which an oxide semiconductor transistor is used as a light sensing device, and a method of driving the optical touch screen apparatus. The optical touch screen apparatus includes an array including a plurality of light sensing pixels for sensing incident light, a gate driver for providing each of the light sensing pixels with a gate voltage and a reset signal and a signal output unit for receiving a light sensing signal from each of the plurality of light sensing pixels to output a data signal. The gate driver includes a plurality of gate lines that provide a gate voltage to each of the light sensing pixels and at least one reset line that provides a reset signal to each of the light sensing pixels and is electrically connected to the plurality of light sensing pixels. | 02-26-2015 |