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Granted Patent B2
US 12,487,717 · App. 18/544,513 · Granted Dec 2, 2025

Display device

Inventors: Yun Ho Kim (Yongin-si, KR); Jin Woo Kim (Yongin-si, KR); Jae Uk Choi (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
G06F3/0446G06F3/0416G06F3/0443G06F2203/04108
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Patent No.
US 12,487,717
App. No.
18/544,513
Granted
Dec 2, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device includes a display layer disposed on a substrate. The display layer includes a light emitting elements. A sensor is disposed on the display layer. Sensing lines of the sensor are disposed outside touch electrodes of the sensor and are electrically connected to the touch electrodes. A gesture sensor electrode of the sensor is disposed outside the sensing lines. In a plan view, the gesture sensor electrode does not overlap a conductor which provide a constant voltage to the light emitting elements.

Claims (53)

1 . A display device comprising:

a display layer including light emitting elements disposed on a substrate; and

a sensor disposed on the display layer,

wherein the sensor comprises:

touch electrodes;

sensing lines disposed outside the touch electrodes and electrically connected to the touch electrodes; and

a gesture sensor electrode disposed outside the sensing lines, and

wherein the gesture sensor electrode does not overlap a conductor which provide a constant voltage to the light emitting elements in a plan view.

2 . The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the touch electrodes and the sensing lines overlap the conductor which provide the constant voltage to the light emitting elements in a plan view.

3 . The display device according to claim 2 , wherein the conductor which provide the constant voltage to the light emitting elements is a cathode electrode of the light emitting elements or a power line electrically connected to the cathode electrode.

4 . The display device according to claim 3 , wherein the touch electrodes, the sensing lines, and the gesture sensor electrode are disposed on the same layer.

5 . The display device according to claim 3 , wherein the display layer further includes transistors,

wherein at least one of the transistors are electrically connected to the light emitting elements, and

wherein the cathode electrode and the power line are disposed between the transistors and the sensor to cover the transistors.

6 . The display device according to claim 5 , wherein, in a plan view, the gesture sensor electrode does not overlap the transistors.

7 . The display device according to claim 3 , wherein, in a plan view, the gesture sensor electrodes are respectively disposed on an upper side, a lower side, a left side, and a right side of a sensing area where the touch electrodes are disposed.

8 . The display device according to claim 3 , further comprising:

a sensing driver,

wherein the sensing driver senses proximity or motion of an object based on a change in a first capacitance between at least one of the touch electrodes and the gesture sensor electrode.

9 . The display device according to claim 3 , wherein the gesture sensor electrode includes a first sensor electrode and a second sensor electrode disposed on the first sensor electrode to overlap the first sensor electrode in a plan view.

10 . The display device according to claim 9 , wherein the second sensor electrode is completely overlapped with the first sensor electrode in a plan view.

11 . The display device according to claim 9 , further comprising:

a sensing driver,

wherein the sensing driver senses proximity or motion of an object based on a change in a second capacitance between the first sensor electrode and the second sensor electrode.

12 . The display device according to claim 11 , wherein the sensing driver applies the same signal to at least one of the touch electrodes and the first sensor electrode, and

wherein the sensing driver senses the proximity or the motion of the object based a total change in the second capacitance between the first sensor electrode and the second sensor electrode, and the first capacitance between at least one of the touch electrodes and the second sensor electrode.

13 . The display device according to claim 9 , wherein the sensor further includes an auxiliary electrode disposed under the touch electrodes and spaced apart from the first sensor electrode, and

wherein the same signal is applied to the auxiliary electrode and the first sensor electrode.

14 . The display device according to claim 13 , further comprising:

a sensing driver,

wherein the sensing driver senses proximity or motion of an object based on a total change in a second capacitance between the first sensor electrode and the second sensor electrode, and a third capacitance between the auxiliary electrode and the second sensor electrode.

15 . The display device according to claim 13 , wherein the auxiliary electrode is entirely disposed on the substrate as one electrode and overlaps all of the touch electrodes in a plan view.

16 . The display device according to claim 13 , wherein at least one of the touch electrodes are connected through a bridge, and

wherein the auxiliary electrode is disposed on the same layer as the bridge.

17 . A display device comprising:

a display layer disposed on a substrate and including transistors, light emitting elements, and a power line connected to a cathode electrode of the light emitting elements; and

a sensor disposed on the display layer,

wherein the sensor includes a gesture sensor electrode for sensing proximity or motion of an object, and

wherein the gesture sensor electrode does not overlap the transistor, the cathode electrode, and the power line in a plan view.

18 . The display device according to claim 17 , wherein the gesture sensor electrode includes a first sensor electrode and a second sensor electrode disposed on the first sensor electrode to overlap the first sensor electrode in a plan view.

19 . The display device according to claim 18 , wherein the second sensor electrode is completely overlapped with the first sensor electrode in a plan view.

20 . The display device according to claim 18 , wherein the sensor further includes an auxiliary electrode spaced apart from the first sensor electrode and overlapping the cathode electrode in a plan view, and

wherein the same signal is applied to the auxiliary electrode and the first electrode.

21 . An electronic device comprising:

a processor; and

a display device, the display device comprising:

a display layer including light emitting elements disposed on a substrate; and

a sensor disposed on the display layer,

wherein the sensor comprises:

touch electrodes;

sensing lines disposed outside the touch electrodes and electrically connected to the touch electrodes; and

a gesture sensor electrode disposed outside the sensing lines, and

wherein the gesture sensor electrode does not overlap a conductor which provide a constant voltage to the light emitting elements in a plan view.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 19, 2023
From: KIM, YUN HO; KIM, JIN WOO; CHOI, JAE UK
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2023-0060553 · May 10, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240377914A1 · Nov 14, 2024
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