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Granted Patent B2
US 11,825,709 · App. 17/229,879 · Granted Nov 21, 2023

Display device

Inventors: Sukyoung Kim (Yongin-si, KR); Yujin Jeon (Yongin-si, KR); Wonkyu Kwak (Yongin-si, KR); Changsoo Pyon (Yongin-si, KR); Wonse Lee (Yongin-si, KR); Donghyeon Jang (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
H10K59/131H10K50/8426H10K59/122H10K59/124H10K77/111H10K2102/311
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Patent No.
US 11,825,709
App. No.
17/229,879
Granted
Nov 21, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device including a transmission area, a display area at least partially surrounding the transmission area, and a non-display area between the transmission area and the display area, in which the display device includes a driving voltage line extending in a first direction and arranged in the display area, a data line extending in the first direction and arranged in the display area, an auxiliary data line connected to the data line and extending along an edge of the transmission area in the non-display area, and a conductive pattern arranged in the non-display area and connected to the driving voltage line.

Claims (53)

1. A display device comprising a transmission area, a display area surrounding the transmission area, and a non-display area between the transmission area and the display area, the display device comprising:

a driving voltage line extending in a first direction and arranged in the display area;

a data line comprising a first sub-data line and a second sub-data line extending in the first direction, the first sub-data line and the second sub-data line being arranged apart from each other in the display area with the transmission area therebetween;

an auxiliary data line connecting the first sub-data line and the second sub-data line and extending along an edge of the transmission area in the non-display area;

a conductive layer surrounding the transmission area along an edge of the transmission area, arranged in the non-display area, and connected to the driving voltage line; and

a conductive pattern arranged in the first non-display area and adjacent to the auxiliary data line, the conductive pattern being connected to the driving voltage line,

wherein the conductive layer and the conductive pattern are disposed in different layers.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the conductive pattern includes a plurality of slits, and the plurality of slits are spaced apart from each other along a second direction different from the first direction.

3. The display device of claim 1 , wherein a width of the conductive layer is different for each location in the non-display area.

4. The display device of claim 3 , further comprising a bridge arranged in the non-display area and connecting the driving voltage line and the conductive layer to each other.

5. The display device of claim 4 , wherein the bridge is connected to the conductive pattern.

6. The display device of claim 3 , wherein a width of a first portion of the conductive layer arranged in a first area of the non-display area is different from that of a second portion of the conductive layer arranged in a second area of the non-display area.

7. The display device of claim 3 , wherein the conductive layer overlaps the auxiliary data line.

8. The display device of claim 3 , wherein the conductive layer covers at least a portion of the non-display area and overlaps the auxiliary data line and the conductive pattern.

9. The display device of claim 3 , further comprising:

a pixel circuit arranged in the display area, connected to the driving voltage line and the data line, and comprising a thin-film transistor and a capacitor; and

a display element connected to the pixel circuit.

10. The display device of claim 9 , wherein the conductive pattern is arranged on the same layer as a gate electrode of the thin-film transistor or an upper electrode of the capacitor,

wherein the conductive layer is arranged on the same layer as a source electrode and a drain electrode of the thin-film transistor.

11. The display device of claim 3 , further comprising:

an insulating layer arranged on the conductive layer and comprising an uneven upper surface.

12. A display device comprising a transmission area, a display area surrounding the transmission area, and a non-display area between the transmission area and the display area, the display device comprising:

a first data line comprising a first sub-data line and a second sub-data line extending in the first direction, the first sub-data line and the second sub-data line of the first data line being arranged apart from each other in the display area with the transmission area therebetween;

a second data line comprising a first sub-data line and a second sub-data line extending in the first direction, the first sub-data line and the second sub-data line of the second data line being arranged apart from each other in the display area with the transmission area therebetween;

a first auxiliary data line connecting the first sub-data line and the second sub-data line of the first data line and extending along an edge of the transmission area in the first non-display area;

a second auxiliary data line connecting the first sub-data line and the second sub-data line of the second data line, and extending along the edge of the transmission area in the non-display area; and

a conductive pattern arranged between the first auxiliary data line and the second auxiliary data line in the non-display area and including a plurality of slits.

13. The display device of claim 12 , wherein the conductive pattern is arranged on the same layer as the first auxiliary data line or the second auxiliary data line.

14. The display device of claim 12 , further comprising a driving voltage line extending in the first direction in the display area,

wherein the conductive pattern is connected to the driving voltage line.

15. The display device of claim 12 , further comprising:

a driving voltage line comprising a first driving voltage line and a second driving voltage line extending in the first direction, the first driving voltage line and the second driving voltage line being spaced apart from each other in the display area with the transmission area therebetween; and

a conductive layer surrounding the transmission area, arranged in the non-display area, and connected to the first driving voltage line and the second driving voltage line.

16. The display device of claim 15 ,

wherein the conductive layer, the first driving voltage line, and the second driving voltage line are arranged on the same layer as one another.

17. The display device of claim 15 , further comprising:

a first bridge connecting the conductive layer and the first driving voltage line to each other in the non-display area; and

a second bridge connecting the conductive layer and the second driving voltage line to each other in the non-display area.

18. The display device of claim 15 , wherein the conductive layer overlaps at least a portion of the first auxiliary data line and the second auxiliary data line.

19. The display device of claim 15 , further comprising:

a pixel circuit arranged in the display area, connected to the first driving voltage line and the first data line, and comprising a thin-film transistor and a capacitor; and

a display element connected to the pixel circuit.

20. The display device of claim 19 , wherein the conductive pattern is arranged on the same layer as a gate electrode of the thin-film transistor or an upper electrode of the capacitor,

wherein the conductive layer is arranged on the same layer as a source electrode and a drain electrode of the thin-film transistor.

21. The display device of claim 15 , further comprising an insulating layer arranged on the conductive layer and comprising an uneven upper surface.

22. The display device of claim 12 , further comprising:

a third data line comprising a first sub-data line and a second sub-data line extending in the first direction and spaced apart from the second data line, the first sub-data line and the second sub-data line of the third data line being arranged apart from each other in the display area with the transmission area therebetween;

a third auxiliary data line connecting the first sub-data line and the second sub-data line of the third data line and extending along the edge of the transmission area in the first non-display area; and

a second conductive pattern arranged between the second auxiliary data line and the third auxiliary data line in the non-display area and including a plurality of slits, and the first conductive pattern is arranged on the same layer as the first auxiliary data line, and the second conductive pattern is arranged on the same layer as the second auxiliary data line.

23. The display device of claim 22 , further comprising:

a first driving voltage line extending in the first direction and arranged in the display area; and

a second driving voltage line extending in the first direction and spaced apart from the first driving voltage line in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction in the display area,

wherein the first conductive pattern is connected to the first driving voltage line and the second conductive pattern is connected to the second driving voltage line.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 14, 2021
From: KIM, SUKYOUNG; JEON, YUJIN; KWAK, WONKYU; PYON, CHANGSOO; LEE, WONSE; JANG, DONGHYEON
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0100750 · Aug 11, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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