Electronic device

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a display layer comprising a scan line, a data line, an emission control line, and a pixel;

a display driver configured to drive the display layer and provide corresponding signals to the scan line, the data line, and the emission control line;

a sensor layer on the display layer, the sensor layer operating in a first sensing mode driven at a first sensing frequency or in a second sensing mode driven at a second sensing frequency different from the first sensing frequency; and

a sensor driver configured to drive the sensor layer,

wherein when the sensor layer operates in the first sensing mode, the display driver outputs a first emission control signal to the emission control line and the sensor driver outputs a first transmission signal to the sensor layer,

wherein when the sensor layer operates in the second sensing mode, the display driver outputs a second emission control signal to the emission control line and the sensor driver outputs a second transmission signal to the sensor layer, the second emission control signal having a second waveform different from a first waveform of the first emission control signal, and

wherein each of the first transmission signal and the second transmission signal has an amplitude greater than zero.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein

the second sensing frequency is less than the first sensing frequency, and

the second sensing mode is a proximity sensing mode that detects an object spaced apart from a surface of the electronic device.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein a length of an interval in which the first emission control signal is activated is less than a length of an interval in which the second emission control signal is activated.

4. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the pixel includes:

a pixel circuit electrically connected to the scan line, the data line, and the emission control line; and

a light emitting element electrically connected to the pixel circuit,

wherein a first driving current that flows through the light emitting element when the first emission control signal is provided is greater than a second driving current that flows through the light emitting element when the second emission control signal is provided.

5. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein during one frame interval in which an image is displayed on the display layer, the number of a plurality of first activation intervals in which the first emission control signal is activated is greater than the number of a plurality of second activation intervals in which the second emission control signal is activated.

6. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein a length of each of the first activation intervals is less than a length of each of the second activation intervals.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein a length of an interval in which the first emission control signal is activated is greater than a length of an interval in which the second emission control signal is activated.

8. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the pixel includes:

a pixel circuit electrically connected to the scan line, the data line, and the emission control line; and

a light emitting element electrically connected to the pixel circuit,

wherein a first driving current that flows through the light emitting element when the first emission control signal is provided is less than a second driving current that flows through the light emitting element when the second emission control signal is provided.

9. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein during one frame interval in which an image is displayed on the display layer, the number of a plurality of first activation intervals in which the first emission control signal is activated is the same as the number of a plurality of second activation intervals in which the second emission control signal is activated.

10. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein during one frame interval in which an image is displayed on the display layer, lengths of a plurality of first activation intervals in which the first emission control signal is activated are the same as each other.

11. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein during one frame interval in which an image is displayed on the display layer, a plurality of second activation intervals in which the second emission control signal is activated include a first sub-activation interval and a second sub-activation interval that has a length less than a length of the first sub-activation interval.

12. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein

the sensor driver receives sensing signals from the sensor layer,

the sensor driver samples and converts the sensing signals into digital data, and

the sensor driver applies weights to ones of the sensing signals and coverts the ones of the sensing signals into digital data, the ones of the sensing signals being sensed in an interval that includes the second sub-activation interval.

13. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein

the sensor driver receives sensing signals from the sensor layer,

the sensor driver samples and converts the sensing signals into digital data, and

the number of times of sampling sensing signals sensed in an interval that includes the second sub-activation interval is greater than the number of times of sampling sensing signals sensed in an interval that includes the first sub-activation interval.

14. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein

the display layer includes a first display region and a second display region adjacent to the first display region,

the emission control line includes a first emission control line on the first display region and a second emission control line on the second display region,

when the sensor layer operates in the first sensing mode, the display driver outputs the first emission control signal to the first emission control line and outputs an (x+1) th first emission control signal to the second emission control line, and

when the sensor layer operates in the second sensing mode, the display driver outputs the second emission control signal to the first emission control line and outputs an (x+1) th first emission control signal to the second emission control line.

15. An electronic device, comprising:

a display layer comprising a scan line, a data line, an emission control line, and a pixel;

a display driver configured to drive the display layer and provide corresponding signals to the scan line, the data line, and the emission control line;

a sensor layer disposed on the display layer and detecting an external input; and

a sensor driver configured to drive the sensor layer,

wherein when the sensor layer enters a proximity sensing mode from a touch sensing mode, the display driver generates a second emission control signal obtained by changing a waveform of a first emission control signal that is output to the emission control line and outputs the second emission control signal to the emission control line.

16. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein

in the touch sensing mode, the sensor layer is driven at a first sensing frequency, and

in the proximity sensing mode, the sensor layer is driven at a second sensing frequency less than the first sensing frequency.

17. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein

during one frame interval in which an image is displayed on the display layer, the number of a plurality of first activation intervals in which the first emission control signal is activated is greater than the number of a plurality of second activation intervals in which the second emission control signal is activated, and

a length of each of the first activation intervals is less than a length of each of the second activation intervals.

18. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein

during one frame interval in which an image is displayed on the display layer, the number of a plurality of first activation intervals in which the first emission control signal is activated is the same as the number of a plurality of second activation intervals in which the second emission control signal is activated,

during one frame interval in which an image is displayed on the display layer, lengths of the plurality of first activation intervals in which the first emission control signal is activated are the same as each other, and

during one frame interval in which an image is displayed on the display layer, the plurality of second activation intervals in which the second emission control signal is activated include a first sub-activation interval and a second sub-activation interval that has a length less than a length of the first sub-activation interval.

19. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the pixel includes:

a pixel circuit electrically connected to the scan line, the data line, and the emission control line; and

a light emitting element electrically connected to the pixel circuit,

wherein a first driving current that flows through the light emitting element when the first emission control signal is provided is different from a second driving current that flows through the light emitting element when the second emission control signal is provided.

20. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein

the display layer includes a first display region and a second display region adjacent to the first display region,

the emission control line includes a first emission control line on the first display region and a second emission control line on the second display region,

when the sensor layer operates in the touch sensing mode, the display driver outputs the first emission control signal to the first emission control line and outputs an (x+1) th first emission control signal to the second emission control line, and

when the sensor layer operates in the proximity sensing mode, the display driver outputs the second emission control signal to the first emission control line and outputs an (x+1) th first emission control signal or an (x+1) th second emission control signal to the second emission control line.