IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,462,173
Granted Patent B2
US 11,462,173 · App. 17/146,358 · Granted Oct 4, 2022

Display device

Inventors: Tae Hoon Kwon (Yongin-si, KR); Ji Hyun Ka (Yongin-si, KR); Nack Hyeon Keum (Yongin-si, KR); Jae Jin Song (Yongin-si, KR); Kwang Sae Lee (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
G09G3/3266G09G3/22G09G2300/0413G09G2310/0264G09G2310/0286G09G2310/08G09G2330/028
View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,462,173
App. No.
17/146,358
Granted
Oct 4, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device includes: a substrate including a display area and a non-display area; pixels connected to first scan lines, second scan lines, third scan lines, and emission control lines; a first scan driver supplying a first scan signal to the first scan lines; a second scan driver supplying a second scan signal to some of the second scan lines and supplying a third scan signal to the third scan lines; an emission driver supplying an emission control signal to the emission control lines; a first pad and a second pad provided in the non-display area; a first power line connected to the first pad, the first power line transferring a first voltage to the first scan driver and the emission driver; and a second power line connected to the second pad, the second power line transferring a second voltage to the second scan driver.

Claims (52)

1. A display device comprising:

a substrate including a display area and a non-display area;

pixels disposed in the display area and connected to first scan lines, second scan lines, third scan lines, and emission control lines;

a first scan driver disposed in the non-display area and configured to supply a first scan signal to the first scan lines;

a second scan driver disposed in the non-display area and configured to supply a second scan signal to some of the second scan lines and a third scan signal to the third scan lines;

an emission driver disposed in the non-display area and configured to supply an emission control signal to the emission control lines;

a first pad and a second pad disposed in the non-display area and spaced apart from each other;

a first power line connected to the first pad to transfer a first voltage to the first scan driver and the emission driver; and

a second power line connected to the second pad to transfer a second voltage to the second scan driver,

wherein the first power line branches off in the non-display area to be connected to the first driver and the emission driver.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first voltage and the second voltage are substantially the same.

3. The display device of claim 2 , wherein the second power line is not electrically and physically connected to the first power line in the non-display area.

4. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a third pad and a fourth pad disposed in the non-display area and spaced apart from each other;

a third power line connected to the third pad to transfer a third voltage higher than the first voltage to the first scan driver and the emission driver; and

a fourth power line connected to the fourth pad to transfer a fourth voltage higher than the second voltage to the second scan driver.

5. The display device of claim 4 , wherein the third power line branches off in the non-display area to be connected to the first scan driver and the emission driver.

6. The display device of claim 4 , wherein the third voltage and the fourth voltage are substantially the same.

7. The display device of claim 6 , wherein the fourth power line is not electrically and physically connected to the third power line in the non-display area.

8. The display device of claim 4 , wherein:

each of the first scan driver, the second scan driver, and the emission driver includes stages; and

wherein each of the stages includes a first power input terminal, a second power input terminal, and a third power input terminal.

9. The display device of claim 8 , wherein:

the second power line branches off into a third scan power line and a fourth scan power line; and

the third scan power line and the fourth scan power line are connected to the stages of the second scan driver.

10. The display device of claim 8 , wherein:

the first power line branches off into a first scan power line, a second scan power line, a first emission power line, and a second emission power line;

the first scan power line and the second power scan line are connected to the stages of the first scan driver; and

the first emission power line and the second emission power line are connected to the stages of the emission driver.

11. The display device of claim 10 , wherein:

the first scan power line is connected to the first power input terminal;

the second scan power line is connected to the second power input terminal; and

the third power line is connected to the third power input terminal.

12. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising a dummy scan driver disposed in the non-display area and configured to supply the second scan signal to the remaining second scan lines.

13. The display device of claim 12 , wherein the dummy scan driver includes a plurality of dummy stages configured to sequentially output the second scan signal.

14. The display device of claim 13 , wherein an output of a last dummy stage of the dummy scan driver is supplied as an input of a first stage of the second scan driver.

15. The display device of claim 13 , wherein:

the third scan signal supplied to an i th (i is a positive integer) pixel row is identical to a signal shifted by a predetermined k th horizontal periods (k is an integer of 8 or more) from the second scan signal; and

widths of gate-on periods of the first scan signal, the second scan signal, and the emission control signal are different from one another.

16. The display device of claim 15 , wherein:

each of the dummy stages is connected to the second scan lines of two or more consecutive pixel rows; and

the dummy scan driver is connected to the second scan lines of first to k th pixel rows.

17. The display device of claim 16 , wherein the second scan driver is connected to the third scan lines of the first to k th pixel rows, and is connected to the second and third scan lines of (k+1) th to n th (n is an integer greater than k+1) pixel rows.

18. The display device of claim 17 , wherein a first stage of the second scan driver is connected to a third scan line of the first pixel row and a second scan line of the (k+1) th pixel row.

19. A display device comprising:

pixels connected to first scan lines, second scan lines, third scan lines, and emission control lines;

a first scan driver configured to supply a first scan signal to the first scan lines;

a second scan driver configured to supply a second scan signal to some of the second scan lines and a third scan signal to the third scan lines;

an emission driver configured to supply an emission control signal to the emission control lines; and

a dummy scan driver including dummy stages configured to supply the second scan signal to the remaining second scan lines,

wherein the dummy scan driver is connected to the second scan lines of first to k th (k is an integer greater than 1) pixel rows disposed in a display area, and

wherein the second scan driver is connected to the third scan lines of the first to k th pixel rows, and is connected to the second and third scan lines of (k+1) th to n th (n is an integer greater than k+1) pixel rows.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 11, 2021
From: KWON, TAE HOON; KA, JI HYUN; KEUM, NACK HYEON; SONG, JAE JIN; LEE, KWANG SAE
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 054881/0445 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0066743 · Jun 2, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210375212A1 · Dec 2, 2021
Cited By (1)
US 12,706,025