IP Library Granted Patent US 12,207,513
Granted Patent B2
US 12,207,513 · App. 18/525,560 · Granted Jan 21, 2025

Display panel and display apparatus including the same

Inventors: Sunghwan Kim (Yongin-si, KR); Wonkyu Kwak (Yongin-si, KR); Junghoon Shim (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
H10K59/131H10K59/353
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Patent No.
US 12,207,513
App. No.
18/525,560
Granted
Jan 21, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display panel includes: a main display area; a component area including a transmission area; a peripheral area outside the main display area; a substrate; main display elements on the substrate to correspond to the main display area; main pixel circuits respectively connected to the main display elements; auxiliary display elements on the substrate to correspond to the component area; auxiliary pixel circuits respectively connected to the auxiliary display elements; a driving voltage line to apply a driving voltage to the main pixel circuits; a data line to apply a data signal to the main pixel circuits; a bottom metal layer between the substrate and the auxiliary pixel circuits at the component area; and a bias wire connected to the bottom metal layer, and located at the main display area.

Claims (53)

1. A display panel comprising:

a substrate including a first display area, a second display area comprising a transmission area, and a periphery area outside the first display area;

first display elements on the first display area;

first pixel circuits respectively connected to the first display elements;

second display elements on the second display area;

second pixel circuits respectively connected to the second display elements;

a bottom metal layer between the substrate and the second pixel circuits at the second display area; and

a bias wire connected to the bottom metal layer, and crossing the first display area,

wherein the first pixel circuits and the second pixel circuits are at the same level as each other and on the same substrate as each other.

2. The display panel of claim 1 , further comprising:

a bias voltage supply line at the periphery area,

wherein the bias wire is connected to the bias voltage supply line.

3. The display panel of claim 1 , further comprising:

a driving voltage line configured to apply a driving voltage to the first pixel circuits; and

a data line configured to apply a data signal to the first pixel circuits;

wherein the bias wire is at a different layer from that of the driving voltage line, and at least partially overlaps with the driving voltage line.

4. The display panel of claim 3 , wherein a width of the bias wire is less than that of the driving voltage line.

5. The display panel of claim 3 , wherein the bias wire is located over the driving voltage line, and is connected to the bottom metal layer through a contact hole.

6. The display panel of claim 3 , wherein the bias wire is integrally formed with the bottom metal layer, and overlaps with the data line.

7. The display panel of claim 1 , wherein the first display elements of the first display area implement main sub-pixels comprising red, green, and blue pixels, and

wherein the bias wire comprises a first bias wire overlapping with the red pixel, and a second bias wire overlapping with the blue pixel.

8. The display panel of claim 1 , wherein the first display elements of the first display area implement main sub-pixels comprising red, green, and blue pixels, and

wherein the bias wire overlaps with the green pixel.

9. The display panel of claim 1 , wherein the bottom metal layer comprises a lower hole corresponding to the transmission area.

10. The display panel of claim 1 , wherein at least some wires that pass through the second display area are bent to bypass the transmission area.

11. A display apparatus comprising:

a display panel including a first display area, a second display area including a transmission area, and a periphery area outside the first display area; and

a component located below the display panel, and corresponding to the second display area,

wherein the display panel comprises:

a substrate;

first display elements on the first display area;

first pixel circuits respectively connected to the first display elements;

second display elements on the second display area;

a second pixel circuits respectively connected to the second display elements;

a bottom metal layer between the substrate and the second pixel circuits at the second display area; and

a bias wire connected to the bottom metal layer, and crossing the first display area,

wherein the first pixel circuits and the second pixel circuits are at the same level as each other and on the same substrate as each other.

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

a bias voltage supply line at the periphery area,

wherein the bias wire is connected to the bias voltage supply line.

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

a driving voltage line configured to apply a driving voltage to the first pixel circuits; and

a data line configured to apply a data signal to the first pixel circuits;

wherein the bias wire is at a different layer from that of the driving voltage line, and at least partially overlaps with the driving voltage line.

14. The display apparatus of claim 13 , wherein a width of the bias wire is less than that of the driving voltage line.

15. The display apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the bias wire is located over the driving voltage line, and is connected to the bottom metal layer through a contact hole.

16. The display apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the bias wire is integrally formed with the bottom metal layer, and overlaps with the data line.

17. The display apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the first display elements of the first display area implement main sub-pixels comprising red, green, and blue pixels, and

wherein the bias wire comprises a first bias wire overlapping with the red pixel, and a second bias wire overlapping with the blue pixel.

18. The display apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the first display elements of the first display area implement main sub-pixels comprising red, green, and blue pixels, and

wherein the bias wire overlaps with the green pixel.

19. The display apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the bottom metal layer comprises a lower hole corresponding to the transmission area.

20. The display apparatus of claim 11 , wherein at least some wires that pass through the second display area are bent to bypass the transmission area.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 3, 2024
From: KIM, SUNGHWAN; KWAK, WONKYU; SHIM, JUNGHOON
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 068787/0737 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0041613 · Apr 6, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 17135704 · Dec 28, 2020
Related Publication 20240107839A1 · Mar 28, 2024
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