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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8179176 | Apparatus for detecting jitter of phase locked loop A method and apparatus for detecting jitter of a Phase Locked Loop (PLL), which is capable of detecting a jitter level of the PLL without using a separate jitter measurement device, is disclosed. The apparatus for detecting the jitter of the PLL includes the PLL con... | 05/15/2012 |
| 7907242 | Liquid crystal display device and method for fabricating same having spacer in alignment groove in which the groove width is greater than the spacer diameter A liquid crystal display device, and a method for fabricating the same is described, in which an alignment film is formed divided into a plurality of sub-alignment films spaced from each other, and a column spacer is formed in the space between the sub-alignment fil... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7905647 | Prism sheet, back light unit using the same and liquid crystal display device having the back light unit A prism sheet, a back light unit using the same and liquid crystal display device having the back light unit are disclosed, for improvement of light concentration, frontal luminance and viewing angle, in which the prism sheet includes a light-condensing film. The li... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7903063 | Liquid crystal panel capable of controlling viewing angle and liquid crystal display device with the same Provided is a liquid crystal panel that limits a viewing angle. The liquid crystal panel includes a plurality of color pixels and a plurality of interference sub-pixels. Each of the color pixels includes red (R), green (G) and blue (B) sub-pixels. The interference s... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7898610 | Liquid crystal display device and method of fabricating the same An LCD device and a method of fabricating the device, in which the method includes preparing an insulating substrate including a gate wiring area and sequentially forming a gate wiring layer including a silver layer and a self-assembled monolayer on the insulating s... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7847782 | Method and apparatus for driving liquid crystal display A driving method and apparatus for a liquid crystal display is provided in which a contrast ratio of data to be displayed can be expanded and the brightness of a back light can be changed using an accumulated result of a plurality of frames. In the driving method, d... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7859497 | Apparatus and method for driving liquid crystal display device An apparatus and method for driving an LCD device is provided. The apparatus for driving an LCD device comprises an image display unit that includes liquid crystal cells formed in each region defined by a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines. A data... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7852450 | Liquid crystal display device and method of fabricating the same A liquid crystal display device is disclosed that is capable of preventing poor alignment caused by a column spacer to improve the contrast ratio. The liquid crystal display device includes a color filter and column spacers located between a first substrate and a se... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7843545 | Liquid crystal display comprising a first dummy pattern formed alternately and apart from a second dummy pattern and method of manufacturing the same An LCD and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The LCD includes first and second substrates defined by a display region and a non-display region, and spaced a predetermined interval apart from each other. The LCD further comprises a liquid crystal layer... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7843544 | 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional image display device and method of manufacturing the same A 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional image display device and a method of manufacturing the same is described. The display device includes an image display panel for displaying an image, and a switching panel having upper and lower substrates with a liquid crystal laye... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7842524 | Organic electro luminescence device and fabrication method thereof An organic electro luminescence device and a fabrication method thereof are provided. An array element is formed on a first substrate and an electro luminescent diode is formed on a second substrate. The array element and the electro luminescent diode are electrical... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7839395 | Flat display apparatus and picture quality controlling method based on panel defects A flat panel display device may improve picture quality by compensating a panel defect by use of a circuit and a picture quality controlling method. A flat panel display device includes a display panel. A memory stores a location information and a compensatio... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7839374 | Liquid crystal display device and method of driving the same Disclosed herein are a liquid crystal display device, in which a bi-directional internal gate drive circuit is used to cut the number of data lines in half, and a method of driving such liquid crystal display devices. The liquid crystal device includes a pixel array... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7838196 | Resist for soft mold and method for fabricating liquid crystal display using the same A soft mold resist for soft-lithography, a method for fabricating a soft mold, and a method for fabricating a liquid crystal display (LCD) device using the same where the soft mold includes a hydrophilic liquid prepolymer, a photoinitiator; and a surface active agen... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7834844 | Electronic ink display device and driving method An electronic ink panel comprises an electronic ink layer, a first substrate and a second substrate. The electronic ink layer includes first to third particles responding to voltages in different level ranges. The first substrate has a first electrode facing one sur... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7833350 | Apparatus for treating thin film and method of treating thin film An apparatus for treating a substrate includes a stage adapted to receive the substrate; a gas shield facing the substrate and having a retention space, the gas shield including: a top plate; a bottom plate facing the substrate and having pump holes around the reten... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7830469 | Backlight unit and display device having the same A tiled display device includes a combination of multiple display devices to form a larger tiled display device. The larger tiled display device minimizes the boundaries between in the multiple display devices to improve the active area of the display. A partition w... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7830468 | Mounting frame combination structure of liquid crystal display device A mounting frame combination structure is disclosed, for decreasing a profile thickness of an LCD device, which includes a main support accommodating an LCD panel which may display a picture image or other information, and a backlight provided below the LCD panel; a... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7829474 | Method for arraying nano material and method for fabricating liquid crystal display device using the same A method for arraying nano material includes preparing a substrate coated with a dispersion solution where nano materials are dispersed and arraying the nano materials in the dispersion solution, in a uniform direction using a charged body. ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7825889 | Field sequential mode liquid crystal display device and method of driving the same A temperature-compensating circuit for a liquid crystal display device includes a temperature-sensing unit that measures the temperature of the liquid crystal display device and the surrounding ambient temperature. The temperature-sensing unit outputs a gate voltage... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7825887 | Gate driver A gate driver includes a plurality of stage groups, a gate driving circuit, and an output controller. The gate driving circuit supplies the plurality of stage groups with a plurality of clock pulses. The plurality of stage groups supply the input clock pulses to ass... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7821586 | Liquid crystal display panel and method of fabricating the same A method of forming a liquid crystal display panel is presented. A black matrix is formed on a substrate. A color filter is formed at an area which is divided by the black matrix. An overcoat layer and a spacer formed simultaneously by press-forming a liquid pre-pol... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7820477 | Organic thin film transistor array substrate and fabrication method thereof An organic TFT array substrate and a fabricating method thereof are disclosed. In the organic TFT array substrate, a data line is disposed on a substrate and a gate line crosses the data line. A source electrode is connected to the data line. A drain electrode is di... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7817126 | Liquid crystal display device and method of driving the same A liquid crystal display system reduces a consumed current and reduces generation of heat in a data integrated circuit, the liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal cell array, a first charge sharing circuit arranged on one side of the liquid crystal ... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7812915 | Method of fabricating liquid crystal display device A method of fabricating a liquid crystal display includes aligning a mask on a substrate, applying surface treatment to the substrate using light that has passed through the mask, forming a spacer pattern at the surface treated area, and forming a spacer by hardenin... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7812796 | Pixel circuit of organic light emitting display A pixel circuit includes a first transistor transmitting a reference signal or a data signal in response to a selection signal applied through a scan line, second and third transistors inputting a reference current in response to a control signal applied through a c... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7811870 | Array substrate for liquid crystal display device and fabrication method thereof Provided is a liquid crystal display (LCD) device and a fabrication method thereof. An array substrate for the LCD includes a gate line formed on a substrate, and a gate electrode extending from the gate line; a data line intersected with the gate line, wherein the ... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7808608 | Liquid crystal display device Disclosed herein is an LCD device having a drive area directly formed inside a non-pixel area of a substrate without an additional drive IC. The LCD device includes a first substrate having a pixel area and a non-pixel area disposed peripherally to the pixel area. T... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7808604 | Liquid crystal display device of in-plane switching mode, method of fabricating the same, and method of driving the same An in-plane switching mode liquid crystal display device includes upper and lower substrates, first and second ferroelectric liquid crystal layers, a nematic system crystal layer, and first and second electrodes. The electrodes and liquid crystal layers are located ... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7808600 | Liquid crystal display (LCD) device for repairing An LCD device for repairing to prevent gravity defects by forming a dual seal pattern in a non-display area of an LCD panel and storing surplus liquid crystal in an area between the dual seal patterns, which includes a liquid crystal panel including first and second... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7808472 | Liquid crystal display and driving method thereof A liquid crystal display device and a driving method thereof are provided. The liquid crystal display includes a data driver that is operative to supply data to the data lines. The data have the same polarity for the liquid crystal cells that are adjacent horizontal... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7808464 | Apparatus and method for driving liquid crystal display device An apparatus and method for driving an LCD device is provided. The apparatus for driving an LCD device includes an image display unit that displays an image, and a driving circuit that varies the number of frames of the image displayed in the image display unit in r... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7808454 | Display device and method of driving the same A display device configured to minimize a layout area of a driver and a method of driving the same is provided. First and second scan drivers are disposed on opposite sides of a display panel. Each of the first and second scan drivers has a plurality of circuit part... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7804481 | Light sensing circuit, backlight control apparatus having the same, and liquid crystal display device having the same A light sensing circuit capable of enhancing a reliability by lowering a dependency on a temperature change without using a resistor, a backlight control apparatus having the same, and an LCD device having the same. The light sensing circuit includes a first MOS-tra... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7800728 | Liquid crystal display and method of manufacturing the same A liquid crystal display, the viewing angle of which is controllable in the vertical and horizontal directions is disclosed. A vertical alignment type liquid crystal display has a display screen including a plurality of pixels. Each pixel includes a display control ... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7800711 | Backlight unit with LED lamps arrayed horizontally on PCB spaced apart from light guide plate and having reflecting plate therebelow and reflecting film disposed predeterminedly in upper portion of the space between array and guide plate A backlight unit comprises a reflecting plate, a light guide plate disposed over the reflecting plate, and a plurality of optic films disposed over the light guide plate. The backlight unit further comprises a lamp horizontally spaced apart from the light guide plat... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7800570 | LCD device capable of controlling a viewing angle and method for driving the same An LCD device is disclosed in which the LCD device is driven in an FFS mode and a VAC mode during a frame frequency period to obtain a narrow viewing angle. The method for driving the LCD device includes driving the LCD device in an FFS mode during a frame frequency... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7791579 | Automatic reset circuit A liquid crystal display (LCD) device includes a gate driver for supplying gate signals and a timing controller for generating a gate control signal to the gate driver. The LCD device further includes an automatic reset circuit which detects abnormal condition of th... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7790349 | Blanket for a printing roll, method of manufacturing the same, patterning method using the same, and method of manufacturing liquid crystal display device A blanket for a printing roll is disclosed that includes an Si-based resin layer and an acrylate film formed on one surface of the Si-based resin layer, wherein the acrylate film prevents a volatile solvent from permeating into the blanket, to thereby prevent the bl... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7787093 | Array substrate for a liquid crystal display device with thin film transistor having two drain electrode patterns and manufacturing method of the same An array substrate for a liquid crystal display device includes gate and data lines crossing on a substrate, common lines parallel to and between the gate lines, thin film transistors at crossing portions of the gate and data lines, and a pixel electrode. The common... | 08/31/2010 |
