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US 12,608,106 · App. 18/736,245 · Granted Apr 21, 2026

Display device and touch device

Inventors: Yu Jin Sin (Yongin-si, KR); Hyun Wook Cho (Yongin-si, KR); Jae Woo Choi (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
G06F3/04184G06F3/0412G06F3/04164G06F3/0446G06F3/1446
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Patent No.
US 12,608,106
App. No.
18/736,245
Granted
Apr 21, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The display device includes a first display panel, a second display panel disposed adjacent to the first display panel, a first touch array disposed on the first display panel, a second touch array disposed on the second display panel, a first touch driver that applies a first touch driving signal to the first touch array in response to a frame synchronization signal, a second touch driver that applies a second touch driving signal to the second touch array in response to the frame synchronization signal, and a common line commonly connected to the first and second touch drivers to transmit the frame synchronization signal, wherein a frequency of pulses included in the first touch driving signal is different from a frequency of pulses included in the second touch driving signal.

Claims (48)

1 . A display device comprising:

a first display panel;

a second display panel disposed adjacent to the first display panel;

a first touch array comprising a plurality of touch electrodes and a plurality of sensing electrodes, the first touch array disposed on the first display panel;

a second touch array comprising a plurality of touch electrodes and a plurality of sensing electrodes, the second touch array disposed on the second display panel;

a first touch driver that applies a first touch driving signal to the first touch array in response to a frame synchronization signal;

a second touch driver that applies a second touch driving signal to the second touch array in response to the frame synchronization signal; and

a common line commonly connected to the first and second touch drivers to transmit the frame synchronization signal,

wherein a first frequency of pulses included in the first touch driving signal is different from a second frequency of pulses included in the second touch driving signal.

2 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first frequency is set depending on signals of the first display panel, and

the second frequency is set depending on signals of the second display panel.

3 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the common line includes a first common line transmitting the frame synchronization signal and a second common line transmitting a pulse synchronization signal, and

the first and second touch drivers receive the frame synchronization signal through the first common line and the pulse synchronization signal through the second common line.

4 . The display device of claim 3 , wherein the first and second touch driving signals are generated using pulses of the pulse synchronization signal.

5 . The display device of claim 4 , wherein the first and second touch driving signals have different pulse widths.

6 . The display device of claim 3 , wherein the frame synchronization signal and the pulse synchronization signal are pulse signals with different periods.

7 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first and second display panels are disposed side by side in a first direction or a second direction different from the first direction to display one image.

8 . A touch device comprising:

a first touch array comprising a plurality of touch electrodes and a plurality of sensing electrodes;

a second touch array comprising a plurality of touch electrodes and a plurality of sensing electrodes;

a first touch driver that applies a first touch driving signal to the first touch array in response to a frame synchronization signal;

a second touch driver that applies a second touch driving signal to the second touch array in response to the frame synchronization signal; and

a common line commonly connected to the first and second touch drivers to transmit the frame synchronization signal,

wherein a first frequency of pulses included in the first touch driving signal is different from a second frequency of pulses included in the second touch driving signal.

9 . The touch device of claim 8 , wherein the first frequency is set depending on signals of a first display panel overlapping the first touch array, and

the second frequency is set depending on signals of a second display panel overlapping the second touch array.

10 . The touch device of claim 8 , wherein

the common line includes a first common line transmitting the frame synchronization signal and a second common line transmitting a pulse synchronization signal, and

the first and second touch drivers receive the frame synchronization signal through the first common line and the pulse synchronization signal through the second common line.

11 . The touch device of claim 10 , wherein the first and second touch driving signals are generated using pulses of the pulse synchronization signal.

12 . The touch device of claim 11 , wherein the first and second touch driving signals have different pulse widths.

13 . The touch device of claim 10 , wherein the frame synchronization signal and the pulse synchronization signal are pulse signals with different periods.

14 . An electronic device comprising:

a first display panel;

a second display panel disposed adjacent to the first display panel;

a first touch array comprising a plurality of touch electrodes and a plurality of sensing electrodes, the first touch array disposed on the first display panel;

a second touch array comprising a plurality of touch electrodes and a plurality of sensing electrodes, the second touch array disposed on the second display panel;

a first touch driver that applies a first touch driving signal at a first frequency to the first touch array in response to a frame synchronization signal; and

a second touch driver that applies a second touch driving signal to the second touch array at a second frequency different from the first frequency in response to the frame synchronization signal,

wherein the first frequency and the second frequency are frequencies that minimize an influence of noise caused by the touch driving signals acting on the first and second display panels.

15 . The electronic device of claim 14 , further comprising:

a common line commonly connected to the first and second touch drivers to transmit the frame synchronization signal.

16 . The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the common line includes a first common line transmitting the frame synchronization signal and a second common line transmitting a pulse synchronization signal, and

the first and second touch drivers receive the frame synchronization signal through the first common line and the pulse synchronization signal through the second common line.

17 . The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the first and second touch driving signals are generated using pulses of the pulse synchronization signal.

18 . The electronic device of claim 17 , wherein the first and second touch driving signals have different pulse widths.

19 . The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the frame synchronization signal and the pulse synchronization signal are pulse signals with different periods.

20 . The electronic device of claim 14 , wherein the first and second display panels are disposed side by side in a first direction or a second direction different from the first direction to display one image.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 6, 2024
From: SIN, YU JIN; CHO, HYUN WOOK; CHOI, JAE WOO
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 067648/0698 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2023-0154431 · Nov 9, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20250156013A1 · May 15, 2025
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