IP Library Granted Patent US 12713795
Granted Patent B2
US 12713795 · App. 18/517,064 · Granted Aug 18, 2026

Display device

Inventors: Wonse Lee (Yongin-si, KR); Sujin Lee (Yongin-si, KR); Jieun Lee (Yongin-si, KR); Donghyeon Jang (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
H10K59/131H10K59/1213H10K59/1216H10K59/124H10K59/353
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Patent No.
US 12713795
App. No.
18/517,064
Granted
Aug 18, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device includes: a substrate including a main display area and a component area, wherein the component area includes a transmission area and an auxiliary display area; a first thin-film transistor disposed in the component area and including a first semiconductor layer and a first gate electrode; a second thin-film transistor disposed in the component area and including a second semiconductor layer and a second gate electrode; a third gate electrode interposed between the first semiconductor layer and the second gate electrode; a first wiring extending within the auxiliary display area, and provided on a same layer as the third gate electrode; and a second wiring extending within the auxiliary display area, and provided on a same layer as the second gate electrode, wherein the first wiring and the second wiring are electrically connected to each other through a first contact hole penetrating insulating layers.

Claims (35)

1 . A display device comprising:

a substrate comprising a main display area, a component area, and a peripheral area, wherein the component area includes a transmission area and an auxiliary display area that is spaced apart from the main display area with the transmission area disposed therebetween;

a first thin-film transistor disposed in the component area and comprising a first semiconductor layer and a first gate electrode insulated from the first semiconductor layer;

a second thin-film transistor disposed in the component area and comprising a second semiconductor layer and a second gate electrode insulated from the second semiconductor layer;

a third gate electrode interposed between the first semiconductor layer and the second gate electrode and insulated from the first semiconductor layer and the second gate electrode;

a first wiring disposed to extend in a first direction within the auxiliary display area of the component area, and provided on a same layer and with a same material as the third gate electrode; and

a second wiring disposed to extend in the first direction within the auxiliary display area of the component area, and provided on a same layer and with a same material as the second gate electrode,

wherein the first wiring and the second wiring are electrically connected to each other through a first contact hole penetrating insulating layers disposed between the first wiring and the second wiring.

2 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first wiring and the second wiring overlap at least a portion of the second semiconductor layer.

3 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first wiring is disposed only in the auxiliary display area of the component area.

4 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first wiring and the second wiring are disposed to overlap each other in the auxiliary display area of the component area.

5 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first contact hole is located at a boundary between the auxiliary display area and the transmission area.

6 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first contact hole is spaced apart from the second thin-film transistor in the first direction.

7 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the second wiring is disposed in the component area and comprises a bypass line bypassing the transmission area.

8 . The display device of claim 7 , further comprising a bottom metal layer disposed in the component area and comprising a first hole corresponding to the transmission area.

9 . The display device of claim 8 , wherein the bypass line overlaps the bottom metal layer.

10 . The display device of claim 1 , further comprising main sub-pixels arranged in the main display area.

11 . The display device of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of auxiliary sub-pixels arranged in the auxiliary display area.

12 . The display device of claim 10 , wherein the main sub-pixels comprise a main display element and a main pixel circuit electrically connected to the main display element.

13 . The display device of claim 11 , wherein the auxiliary sub-pixels comprise an auxiliary display element and an auxiliary sub-pixel circuit electrically connected to the auxiliary display element, and

the auxiliary sub-pixel circuit comprises the first thin-film transistor and the second thin-film transistor.

14 . The display device of claim 1 , further comprising a component disposed below the substrate to correspond to the component area,

wherein the component comprises an image capturing device or a sensor.

15 . A display device comprising:

a substrate comprising a main display area, a component area, and a peripheral area, wherein the component area comprises a transmission area and auxiliary display areas that are spaced apart from each other with the transmission area therebetween;

a first thin-film transistor disposed in the component area and comprising a first semiconductor layer and a first gate electrode insulated from the first semiconductor layer;

a second thin-film transistor disposed in the component area and comprising a second semiconductor layer and a second gate electrode insulated from the second semiconductor layer;

a first wiring disposed to extend in a first direction within an auxiliary display area of the component area, and provided on a same layer and with a same material as the first gate electrode; and

a second wiring disposed to extend in the first direction within an auxiliary display area of the component area, and provided on a same layer and with a same material as the second gate electrode,

wherein the first wiring and the second wiring are electrically connected to each other through a first contact hole formed in an insulating layer that is between the first wiring and the second wiring.

16 . The display device of claim 15 , wherein the first wiring and the second wiring overlap at least a portion of the second semiconductor layer.

17 . The display device of claim 15 , wherein the first wiring has an isolated shape only in the auxiliary display area of the component area.

18 . The display device of claim 15 , wherein the first wiring and the second wiring are disposed to overlap each other in the auxiliary display area of the component area.

19 . The display device of claim 15 , wherein the first contact hole is located at a boundary that is between the auxiliary display area and the transmission area.

20 . The display device of claim 15 , wherein the first contact hole is spaced apart from the second thin-film transistor in the first direction.