IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,615,868
Granted Patent B2
US 12,615,868 · App. 18/100,742 · Granted Apr 28, 2026

Electronic device including a fingerprint recognition function

Inventor: Youngok Park (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
H10F39/8063G06V40/1318H10F39/8057H10K59/90H10K59/122
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Patent No.
US 12,615,868
App. No.
18/100,742
Granted
Apr 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is an electronic device including: a biometric information sensing layer including a sensor; an optical pattern layer disposed on the biometric information sensing layer, and including a plurality of transmission parts and a light shielding part; and a display layer disposed on the optical pattern layer. When a fill factor (FF) of the sensor, which is a ratio of the amount of light received by the sensor to the total amount of light incident onto the sensor, is about 10% to about 70%, a field of view (FOV) of light incident onto the sensor is about 15° to about 30°.

Claims (42)

1 . An electronic device comprising:

a biometric information sensing layer including a sensor;

an optical pattern layer disposed on the biometric information sensing layer, and including a plurality of transmission parts and a light shielding part;

a display layer disposed on the optical pattern layer; and

a light collecting layer disposed between the display layer and the optical pattern layer,

wherein the sensor has a fill factor (FF), which is a ratio of an amount of light received by the sensor to a total amount of light incident onto the sensor, of about 10% to about 70%, and

the optical pattern layer and the light collecting layer are configured to provide a field of view (FOV) of light incident onto the sensor of about 15° to about 30°.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the optical pattern layer and the light collecting layer are further configured to provide a proportion of a cross-talk component of the sensor of about 1% to about 10%.

3 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the light collecting layer comprises a refractive layer and a cover layer disposed on the refractive layer.

4 . The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein a first refractive index of the refractive layer is greater than a second refractive index of the cover layer.

5 . The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the refractive layer comprises a lens array, and the cover layer comprises an infrared filter.

6 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of transmission parts are arranged along a first direction and a second direction crossing the first direction, and the light shielding part surrounds the plurality of transmission parts.

7 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the display layer comprises:

a base layer;

a circuit layer disposed on the base layer, and including a pixel circuit; and

a light-emitting element layer disposed on the circuit layer, and including a first electrode, a light-emitting layer, and a second electrode,

wherein the first electrode and the second electrode each comprise a transparent conductive material.

8 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the display layer includes an active region and a peripheral region adjacent to the active region, wherein the active region displays an image, wherein the biometric information sensing layer includes a sensing region sensing biometric information, and

wherein the sensing region overlaps the active region.

9 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein at least one side of the sensor has a length of about 40 μm to about 60 μm.

10 . An electronic device comprising:

a biometric information sensing layer including a sensor;

an optical pattern layer disposed on the biometric information sensing layer, and including a plurality of transmission parts and a light shielding part;

a refractive layer disposed on the optical pattern layer, and including a lens array;

a display layer disposed on the refractive layer; and

a light collecting layer disposed between the display layer and the optical pattern layer,

wherein the sensor has a fill factor (FF), which is a ratio of an amount of light received by the sensor to a total amount of light incident onto the sensor, of greater than about 70% and equal to or less than 100%, and

the optical pattern layer and the light collecting layer are configured to provide a field of view (FOV) of light incident onto the sensor of about 1° to about 7°.

11 . The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the optical pattern layer and the light collecting layer are further configured to provide a proportion of a cross-talk component of the sensor of about 1% to about 5%.

12 . The electronic device of claim 10 , further comprising a cover layer disposed between the display layer and the refractive layer.

13 . The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the cover layer comprises an infrared filter.

14 . The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the display layer includes an active region and a peripheral region adjacent to the active region, wherein the active region displays an image, wherein the biometric information sensing layer includes a sensing region sensing biometric information, and

wherein the sensing region overlaps the active region.

15 . The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the sensor has an area of about 40 μm×about 40 μm to about 60 μm×about 60 μm.

16 . A display device comprising:

a biometric information sensing layer including a sensor;

an optical pattern layer disposed on the biometric information sensing layer, and including a plurality of transmission parts and a light shielding part;

a display layer disposed on the optical pattern layer; and

a light collecting layer disposed between the display layer and the optical pattern layer,

wherein the sensor has a fill factor, which is a ratio of an amount of light received by the sensor to a total amount of light incident onto the sensor, of about 70% to about 100%, and

the optical pattern layer and the light collecting layer are configured to provide a field of view of light incident onto the sensor of about 1° to about 7°.

17 . The display device of claim 16 , wherein the optical pattern layer and the light collecting layer are further configured to provide a proportion of a cross-talk component of the sensor of about 1% to about 5%.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 24, 2023
From: PARK, YOUNGOK
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 062467/0357 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2022-0042001 · Apr 5, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230361141A1 · Nov 9, 2023
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