Display device including input sensor with multiple sensing areas

1 . A display device, comprising:

a display panel comprising a display area and a non-display area;

a first input sensor disposed on the display panel and at least partially overlapping a first area of the display area; and

a second input sensor disposed on the display panel and at least partially overlapping a second area of the display area,

wherein the first input sensor comprises:

an insulating layer;

a first-first electrode extending in a first direction;

a first-second electrode extending in the first direction;

a second electrode intersecting the first-first electrode and the first-second electrode;

a first trace line electrically connected to the first-first electrode;

a second trace line electrically connected to the first-first electrode at a point in the first area of the display area; and

a third trace line electrically connected to the second electrode,

wherein the second trace line at least partially overlaps the first area of the display area, at least partially overlaps the first-first electrode and the first-second electrode, and does not overlap the second electrode.

2 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the second electrode comprises a plurality of divided electrodes each extending substantially in a second direction crossing the first direction in the display area and spaced apart from each other in the first direction, and the second trace line is disposed between the divided electrodes in the display area.

3 . The display device of claim 2 , wherein each of the divided electrodes is a single integral unit and is disposed on the insulating layer, and

wherein the first-first electrode comprises:

a plurality of sensing patterns disposed on the insulating layer and arranged in the first direction; and

a plurality of bridge patterns, each disposed under the insulating layer and connecting neighboring pairs of sensing patterns, of the sensing patterns, to one another via a contact hole defined through the insulating layer.

4 . The display device of claim 3 ,

wherein the second trace line is disposed under the insulating layer,

wherein the first input sensor further comprises a plurality of dummy electrodes,

wherein the dummy electrodes and the second trace line disposed on a same layer, and

wherein the dummy electrodes at least partially overlap the sensing patterns.

5 . The display device of claim 4 , wherein the display area comprises a plurality of light emitting areas and a non-light-emitting area disposed between neighboring pairs of light emitting areas of the light emitting areas, and

wherein the second trace line and the dummy electrodes overlap the non-light-emitting area.

6 . The display device of claim 5 , wherein each of the divided electrodes includes a plurality of openings defined therethrough.

7 . The display device of claim 6 , wherein each of the divided electrodes comprises line components that define the openings, and the line components comprise a first line component extending in the first direction and a second line component extending in the second direction.

8 . The display device of claim 6 , wherein the light emitting areas comprise a first color light emitting area, a second color light emitting area, and a third color light emitting area,

wherein the first color light emitting area, the second color light emitting area, and the third color light emitting area define a unit light emitting area,

wherein the unit light emitting area comprises:

a first unit light emitting area in which the first color light emitting area and the second color light emitting area are disposed at one side of the third color light emitting area and the third color light emitting area is disposed at a lower side with respect to the first color light emitting area and the second color light emitting area in the second direction; and

a second unit light emitting area in which the first color light emitting area and the second color light emitting area are disposed at the one side of the third color light emitting area and the third color light emitting area is disposed at an upper side with respect to the first color light emitting area and the second color light emitting area in the second direction, the first unit light emitting area and the second unit light emitting area are alternately arranged with each other in the first direction and the second direction, and

wherein the openings comprise a first opening corresponding to the first color light emitting area, a second opening corresponding to the second color light emitting area, and a third opening commonly corresponding to the third color light emitting area of the first unit light emitting area and the third color light emitting area of the second unit light emitting area, that are disposed adjacent to each other in the second direction.

9 . The display device of claim 4 , wherein each of the sensing patterns comprises a first line component extending in the first direction and a second line component extending in the second direction,

wherein each of the dummy electrodes comprises a first line component extending in the first direction and a second line component extending in the second direction,

wherein the first line component of the sensing patterns at least partially overlaps the first line component of the dummy electrodes, and

wherein the first line component of each of the sensing patterns has a width that is greater than a width of the first line component of each of the dummy electrodes.

10 . The display device of claim 2 , wherein the first-first electrode comprises a plurality of sensing patterns extending substantially in the second direction and spaced apart from each other in the first direction in the display area, and

wherein the second trace line at least partially overlaps at least one sensing pattern among the sensing patterns and is connected to the at least one sensing pattern at least partially overlapping thereto among the sensing patterns in the display area.

11 . The display device of claim 10 , wherein the insulating layer is disposed between the second trace line and the divided electrodes in the display area, and

wherein the second trace line is connected to the at least one sensing pattern at least partially overlapping thereto among the sensing patterns via a contact hole defined through the insulating layer.

12 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first trace line is connected to the first-first electrode at a first point, the second trace line is connected to the first-first electrode at a second point, the third trace line is connected to the second electrode at a third point,

each of the first point and the third point is disposed in the non-display area or is disposed closer to the non-display area than the second point is.

13 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the second input sensor has a same composition as the first input sensor.

14 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first trace line is connected to the first-first electrode at a first point, the second trace line is connected to the first-first electrode at a second point, the third trace line is connected to the second electrode at a third point, the first input sensor further comprises a fourth trace line connected to the second electrode at a fourth point, and the fourth point is disposed in the non-display area or is disposed closer to the non-display area than the second point is.

15 . The display device of claim 1 , further comprising a third input sensor disposed on the display panel and at least partially overlapping a third area defined between the first area and the second area of the display area, wherein the third input sensor comprises:

a first-third electrode corresponding to the first-first electrode;

a first-fourth electrode corresponding to the first-second electrode;

a second-first electrode corresponding to the second electrode and crossing the first-third electrode and the first-fourth electrode;

a first-first trace line electrically connected to the first-third electrode; and

a second-first trace line electrically connected to the second-first electrode,

wherein the first-first trace line at least partially overlaps the third area of the display area and extends substantially in a same direction as a direction in which the second-first electrode extends in the third area of the display area, and

wherein the first-first trace line at least partially overlaps the first-third electrode and the first-fourth electrode and does not overlap the second-first electrode in the third area of the display area.

16 . The display device of claim 1 , further comprising a third input sensor disposed on the display panel and at least partially overlapping a third area defined between the first area and the second area of the display area,

wherein the third input sensor comprises:

a first-third electrode corresponding to the first-first electrode;

a first-fourth electrode corresponding to the first-second electrode;

a second-first electrode corresponding to the second electrode and crossing the first-third electrode and the first-fourth electrode;

a first-first trace line electrically connected to the first-third electrode;

a second-first trace line electrically connected to the first-third electrode; and

a third-first trace line electrically connected to the second-first electrode,

wherein the second-first trace line at least partially overlaps the third area of the display area and extends substantially in a same direction as a direction in which the second-first electrode extends in the third area of the display area, and

wherein the second-first trace line at least partially overlaps the first-third electrode and the first-fourth electrode and does not overlap the second-first electrode in the third area of the display area.

17 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first trace line and the second trace line are branched from a pad connection line at one point in the non-display area, and the pad connection line is electrically connected to one pad.

18 . An electronic device, comprising:

a display device, wherein the display device comprises:

a display panel comprising a display area and a non-display area;

a first input sensor disposed on the display panel and at least partially overlapping a first area of the display area; and

a second input sensor disposed on the display panel and at least partially overlapping a second area of the display area,

wherein the first input sensor comprises:

an insulating layer;

a first-first electrode extending in a first direction;

a first-second electrode extending in the first direction;

a second electrode intersecting the first-first electrode and the first-second electrode;

a first trace line electrically connected to the first-first electrode;

a second trace line electrically connected to the first-first electrode at a point in the first area of the display area; and

a third trace line electrically connected to the second electrode,

wherein the second trace line at least partially overlaps the first area of the display area, at least partially overlaps the first-first electrode and the first-second electrode, and does not overlap the second electrode.

19 . The electronic device of claim 18 , wherein the second electrode comprises a plurality of divided electrodes each extending substantially in a second direction crossing the first direction in the display area and spaced apart from each other in the first direction, and the second trace line is disposed between the divided electrodes in the display area.

20 . The electronic device of claim 18 , wherein the electronic device is one of a television set, a computer monitor, a mobile phone, a vehicle navigation unit, a game console, or a smart watch.