| Patent application number | Description | Published |
| 20100097334 | LIGHT SENSING CIRCUIT, METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME, AND TOUCH PANEL INCLUDING THE LIGHT SENSING CIRCUIT - A light sensing circuit, a method of driving the same, and a touch panel including the light sensing circuit, the light sensing circuit including a photodiode generating current according to the brightness of light incident from the outside; a driving transistor having a first electrode to which a first power voltage is applied, a second electrode, and a gate electrode electrically connected to a cathode of the photodiode; a first reset transistor having a first electrode to which an initialization voltage is applied, a second electrode connected to the gate electrode of the driving transistor, and a gate electrode to which a previous scan signal is applied; and a shielding capacitor disposed between the gate electrode of the driving transistor and the cathode of the photodiode. Accordingly, the brightness of light incident on the photodiode can be accurately determined by initializing the cathode of the photodiode by using a constant voltage. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100097350 | PHOTO SENSING DEVICE, PHOTO SENSING CIRCUIT, TOUCH PANEL, AND METHOD OF SENSING OUTPUT VALUE OF PHOTO SENSING ELEMENT - A photo sensing device, a photo sensing circuit, a touch panel, and a method of sensing an output value of a photo sensing element, in order to remove the influence of a threshold voltage. The device includes a photo sensing unit generating a sensing current according to an intensity of incident light, a driving unit outputting a driving current according to the sensing current generated by the photo sensing unit, and a scanning unit outputting on a data line the driving current of the driving unit in a first mode corresponding to the photo sensing unit gathering light for a predetermined period of time and outputting the driving current in a second mode corresponding to the photo sensing unit initializing. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100097354 | LIGHT SENSING CIRCUIT, TOUCH PANEL INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE LIGHT SENSING CIRCUIT - A light sensing circuit of a touch panel includes a photodiode including an anode and a cathode; a driving transistor including a gate electrode connected to the cathode of the photodiode, a first electrode to receive a first ground voltage, and a second electrode; a first switching transistor including a first electrode connected to the second electrode of the driving transistor, a second electrode to output a data signal, and a gate electrode to receive a scan signal; a first capacitor including a first terminal connected to the cathode of the photodiode, and a second terminal; and a voltage compensating unit to apply a compensation voltage to the second terminal of the first capacitor. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100220069 | Light sensing circuit, method of controlling the same, and touch panel comprising the light sensing circuit - A light sensing circuit, a method of controlling the same, and a touch panel including the light sensing circuit. In the method of controlling the light sensing circuit, including sensing light incident on a photodiode, generating current corresponding to the brightness of the sensed light, amplifying the current using a driving transistor, and outputting the amplified current, the ambient temperature is sensed, and a time period during which the light is sensed by the photodiode or the amplified current is output is controlled by the sensed ambient temperature. Thus, the sensitivity of the light sensing circuit may be constantly maintained without being influenced by the ambient temperature. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20110001711 | LIGHT SENSING CIRCUIT, TOUCH PANEL INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A light sensing circuit includes a photodiode including a cathode electrode and an anode electrode and for receiving light from the outside and generating a current corresponding to the received light, a driving transistor for amplifying the current generated in the photodiode, a capacitor for storing a first initiation voltage transmitted to the driving transistor, a first switching transistor for compensating for a threshold voltage of the driving transistor corresponding to a current scan signal, and a second switching transistor for transmitting the first initiation voltage corresponding to the current scan signal. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110050600 | Light sensor circuit and driving method thereof and touch screen panel having the same - A light sensor circuit, includes a light receiving element coupled to a first power supply, a capacitor coupled between the light receiving element and a second power supply, a first transistor including a gate electrode coupled to a first electrode of the capacitor, and a second transistor including a gate electrode coupled to a selection signal line, wherein the first transistor is coupled between the selection signal line and a first electrode of the second transistor, and the second transistor is coupled between a second electrode of the first transistor and an output signal line. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110134100 | PIXEL CIRCUIT AND ORGANIC ELECTRO-LUMINESCENT DISPLAY APPARATUS - An organic electro-luminescent display apparatus can compensate for the threshold voltage and voltage drop of the driving transistor. The organic electro-luminescent display apparatus divides and drives an initialization time, thereby improving a contrast ratio. The organic electro-luminescent display apparatus minimizes or reduces the change of a current due to a leakage current by correcting the leakage current corresponding to a data voltage with a fixed power source, thereby improving crosstalk. The organic electro-luminescent display apparatus adjusts the duty of the emission control signal, thereby removing or reducing motion blur. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110157126 | PIXEL CIRCUIT AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - A pixel circuit and an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display device using the same are provided. The pixel circuit compensates for a threshold voltage of a driver transistor and for a voltage drop, and separately drives an initialization time to improve a contrast ratio. The pixel circuit further suppresses a leakage current caused by a data voltage using a fixed power source so that current variation caused by the leakage current can be reduced or minimized to improve crosstalk, and the duty of an emission control signal can be adjusted to remove motion blur. The pixel circuit also compensates for a leakage current generated in a turn-off state of a transistor with an increase in a drain-source voltage. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110157144 | PIXEL AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - A pixel of a display with reduced leakage current is disclosed. The pixel includes: an organic light emitting diode; a first transistor for controlling an amount of current flowing from a first power source to a second power source via the organic light emitting diode; a storage capacitor coupled between the first power source and a gate electrode of the first transistor; a plurality of third transistors coupled between the gate electrode and a second electrode of the first transistor; and a plurality of fourth transistors coupled between the gate electrode of the first transistor and an initialization power source. The third and fourth transistors are configured to reduce a leakage current from the storage capacitor to improve the image quality of the display. | 06-30-2011 |