IP Library Granted Patent US 11,309,369
Granted Patent B2
US 11,309,369 · App. 16/748,508 · Granted Apr 19, 2022

Display apparatus

Inventors: Injun Bae (Yongin-si, KR); Donghwi Kim (Yongin-si, KR); Chulho Kim (Yongin-si, KR); Woori Seo (Yongin-si, KR); Jin Jeon (Yongin-si, KR); Jinkoo Chung (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
H01L27/3234G09G3/3266H01L27/3262H01L27/3276
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Patent No.
US 11,309,369
App. No.
16/748,508
Granted
Apr 19, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a display apparatus including a substrate having a display area including a main pixel, and a sensor area including a sub-pixel and a transmission portion, a plurality of first lines arranged in the sensor area, extending in a first direction, and bypassing the transmission portion, and a first electrode layer under the plurality of first lines, between the sub-pixel and the transmission portion, and at least partially overlapping a spacing region between the plurality of first lines.

Claims (49)

1. A display apparatus comprising:

a substrate having a display area comprising a main pixel, and a sensor area comprising a sub-pixel and a transmission portion;

a plurality of first lines arranged in the sensor area, extending in a first direction, and bypassing the transmission portion; and

a first electrode layer under the plurality of first lines, between the sub-pixel and the transmission portion in a plan view such that there exists a space between the first electrode layer and the sub-pixel in the plan view, and at least partially overlapping a spacing region between the plurality of first lines.

2. A display apparatus comprising:

a substrate having a display area comprising a main pixel, and a sensor area comprising a sub-pixel and a transmission portion;

a plurality of first lines arranged in the sensor area, extending in a first direction, and bypassing the transmission portion; and

a first electrode layer under the plurality of first lines, between the sub-pixel and the transmission portion, and at least partially overlapping a spacing region between the plurality of first lines,

wherein the plurality of first lines comprise a scan line connected to the sub-pixel, and

wherein the first electrode layer is connected to the scan line through a contact hole.

3. The display apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a second electrode layer between the substrate and a sub-thin-film transistor of the sub-pixel, and corresponding to the sub-pixel.

4. The display apparatus of claim 3 , further comprising a driving voltage line extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, and configured to provide a driving voltage to the sub-pixel,

wherein the second electrode layer is connected to the driving voltage line through a contact hole.

5. The display apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer are spaced apart from each other and have an island shape.

6. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the sub-pixel comprises a sub-thin-film transistor comprising a semiconductor layer and a gate electrode,

wherein some of the first lines are above a same layer as the gate electrode, and

wherein the first electrode layer is under a layer in which the semiconductor layer is located.

7. The display apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a third electrode layer overlapping at least one of a plurality of main thin-film transistors in the main pixel,

wherein the third electrode layer is on a same layer as the first electrode layer.

8. The display apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a second line extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, and overlapping the transmission portion.

9. The display apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

a second line extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, and arranged to bypass the transmission portion; and

a second electrode layer under the second line so as to overlap the second line, and at a same layer as the first electrode layer.

10. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a resolution of an image provided by the sensor area is less than a resolution of an image provided by the display area.

11. A display apparatus comprising:

a substrate having a display area comprising a main pixel, and a sensor area having a transmission portion and comprising a sub-pixel;

a plurality of first lines arranged in the sensor area, extending in a first direction, and bypassing the transmission portion;

a plurality of second lines arranged in the sensor area, and extending in a second direction crossing the first direction; and

a first electrode layer under the plurality of first lines, and at least partially overlapping a spacing region between the plurality of first lines,

wherein the first electrode layer is between the sub-pixel and the transmission portion in a plan view such that there exists a space between the first electrode layer and the sub-pixel in the plan view.

12. The display apparatus of claim 11 , further comprising a component corresponding to the sensor area on a lower surface of the substrate.

13. The display apparatus of claim 11 , wherein some of the plurality of second lines cross the transmission portion.

14. The display apparatus of claim 11 , further comprising a second electrode layer on one side of the transmission portion, spaced apart from the first electrode layer, and at a same layer as the first electrode layer,

wherein the plurality of second lines are arranged to bypass along an edge of the transmission portion, and

wherein the second electrode layer overlaps the plurality of second lines.

15. The display apparatus of claim 11 , further comprising a pixel group adjacent the transmission portion, and comprising a plurality of sub-pixels; and

a second electrode layer overlapping an entirety of the pixel group.

16. The display apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the first electrode layer is connected to a scan line for transmitting a scan signal to the sub-pixels, and

wherein the second electrode layer is connected to a driving voltage line for transmitting a driving voltage to the sub-pixels.

17. The display apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer are spaced apart from each other.

18. The display apparatus of claim 11 , further comprising a third electrode layer overlapping a main thin-film transistor, and at a same layer as the first electrode layer,

wherein the main pixel comprises a main thin-film transistor comprising a main semiconductor layer and a main gate electrode.

19. The display apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the third electrode layer is connected to the main gate electrode.

20. The display apparatus of claim 11 , further comprising:

an opening area in the sensor area;

a first component corresponding to the opening area on a lower surface of the substrate; and

a second component corresponding to the sensor area on the lower surface of the substrate,

wherein light transmittance of the opening area is greater than light transmittance of the sensor area, and

wherein the sensor area comprises a sub-pixel to implement an image.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 21, 2020
From: BAE, INJUN; KIM, DONGHWI; KIM, CHULHO; SEO, WOORI; JEON, JIN; CHUNG, JINKOO
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 051574/0740 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0036199 · Mar 28, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200312926A1 · Oct 1, 2020
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