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Granted Patent B2
US 12,613,605 · App. 18/814,392 · Granted Apr 28, 2026

Display device including digitizer with sensing coils

Inventors: Seokwon Jang (Yongin-si, KR); Hyunjae Na (Yongin-si, KR); Youngjin Lee (Yongin-si, KR); Sunhaeng Cho (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
G06F3/046G06F2203/04102H10K59/40H10K2102/311
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Patent No.
US 12,613,605
App. No.
18/814,392
Granted
Apr 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device includes: a display panel including a first non-folding area, a folding area, and a second non-folding area along a first direction; and a digitizer under the display panel, and having an active area and a non-active area around the active area, the digitizer including: a first sensing coil in the active area; a second sensing coil in the active area, and overlapping with the folding area; a third sensing coil under the first sensing coil, and overlapping with the second non-folding area; and a fourth sensing coil under the third sensing coil, and overlapping with the first non-folding area. The third sensing coil and the fourth sensing coil do not overlap with each other in a plan view.

Claims (65)

1 . A display device comprising:

a display panel comprising a first non-folding area, a folding area, and a second non-folding area along a first direction; and

a digitizer under the display panel, and having an active area and a non-active area around the active area, the digitizer comprising:

a first sensing coil in the active area;

a second sensing coil in the active area, the second sensing coil having a loop shape surrounding around and overlapping with the folding area;

a third sensing coil under the first sensing coil, and overlapping with the second non-folding area; and

a fourth sensing coil under the third sensing coil, and overlapping with the first non-folding area,

wherein the third sensing coil and the fourth sensing coil do not overlap with each other in a plan view.

2 . A display device comprising:

a display panel comprising a first non-folding area, a folding area, and a second non-folding area along a first direction; and

a digitizer under the display panel, and having an active area and a non-active area around the active area, the digitizer comprising:

a first sensing coil in the active area;

a second sensing coil in the active area, and overlapping with the folding area;

a third sensing coil under the first sensing coil, and overlapping with the second non-folding area; and

a fourth sensing coil under the third sensing coil, and overlapping with the first non-folding area,

wherein the third sensing coil and the fourth sensing coil do not overlap with each other in a plan view, and

wherein the second sensing coil comprises:

a (2-1) th sensing coil at the same layer as that of the first sensing coil;

a (2-2) th sensing coil at the same layer as that of the third sensing coil; and

a (2-3) th sensing coil at the same layer as that of the fourth sensing coil.

3 . The display device of claim 2 , wherein the digitizer further comprises:

a main connector on the non-active area adjacent to the second non-folding area; and

a sub-connector on the non-active area adjacent to the first non-folding area, and electrically connected to the main connector.

4 . The display device of claim 3 , wherein the first sensing coil, the (2-1) th sensing coil, the (2-2) th sensing coil, and the third sensing coil are connected to the main connector, and

wherein the (2-3) th sensing coil and the fourth sensing coil are connected to the sub-connector.

5 . The display device of claim 4 , wherein the digitizer comprises a plurality of connector connection wiring lines connected to the main connector or the sub-connector,

wherein the first sensing coil, the (2-1) th sensing coil, the (2-2) th sensing coil, and the third sensing coil are connected to the main connector through some of the connector connection wiring lines, and

wherein the (2-3) th sensing coil and the fourth sensing coil are connected to the sub-connector through others of the connector connection wiring lines.

6 . The display device of claim 2 , wherein the (2-1) th sensing coil overlaps with the first non-folding area, the folding area, and the second non-folding area,

wherein the (2-2) th sensing coil overlaps with the folding area and the second non-folding area, and

wherein the (2-3) th sensing coil overlaps with the folding area and the first non-folding area.

7 . The display device of claim 6 , wherein the (2-1) th sensing coil, the (2-2) th sensing coil, and the (2-3) th sensing coil comprise:

a plurality of extension wiring lines extending in the first direction; and

a plurality of connection wiring lines extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, and connecting the extension wiring lines to one another.

8 . The display device of claim 7 , wherein the extension wiring lines and the connection wiring lines of each of the (2-1) th sensing coil, the (2-2) th sensing coil, and the (2-3) th sensing coil form a loop shape.

9 . The display device of claim 7 , wherein a portion of the digitizer overlapping with the folding area has a plurality of openings, and the connection wiring lines extend along edges of the openings.

10 . The display device of claim 7 , wherein a length of the extension wiring lines is greater than a length of the connection wiring lines.

11 . The display device of claim 2 , wherein the (2-2) th sensing coil overlaps with the folding area and the second non-folding area.

12 . The display device of claim 2 , wherein the (2-3) th sensing coil overlaps with the folding area and the first non-folding area.

13 . The display device of claim 2 , wherein, in a plan view, the (2-1) th sensing coil crosses the first sensing coil, the (2-2) th sensing coil crosses the third sensing coil, and the (2-3) th sensing coil crosses the fourth sensing coil.

14 . A display device comprising:

a display panel; and

a digitizer under the display panel, and having a first non-folding part, a folding part, and a second non-folding part along a first direction, the digitizer comprising:

a plurality of sensing coils;

a sub-connector adjacent to the first non-folding part; and

a main connector adjacent to the second non-folding part, and at an opposite side from that of the sub-connector in a plan view,

wherein some of the sensing coils are connected to any one of the sub-connector, and other of the sensing coils are connected to the main connector.

15 . The display device of claim 14 , wherein the digitizer comprises a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer sequentially from top to bottom,

wherein the sensing coils at the first layer and the second layer are connected to the main connector, and

wherein the sensing coils at the third layer are connected to the sub-connector.

16 . The display device of claim 15 , wherein the sensing coils comprise:

a first sensing coil at the first layer;

a second sensing coil at the first layer, the second layer, and the third layer, and overlapping with the folding part;

a third sensing coil at the second layer, and located in the second non-folding part; and

a fourth sensing coil at the third layer, and located in the first non-folding part.

17 . The display device of claim 16 , wherein, in a plan view, the third sensing coil and the fourth sensing coil do not overlap with each other.

18 . The display device of claim 16 , wherein the second sensing coil comprises:

a (2-1) th sensing coil at the first layer;

a (2-2) th sensing coil at the second layer; and

a (2-3) th sensing coil at the third layer, and

wherein, in a plan view, a portion of the (2-2) th sensing coil and a portion of the (2-3) th sensing coil overlap with each other.

19 . The display device of claim 18 , wherein the (2-1) th sensing coil overlaps with the first non-folding part, the folding part, and the second non-folding part,

wherein the (2-2) th sensing coil overlaps with the second non-folding part and the folding part, and

wherein the (2-3) th sensing coil overlaps with the first non-folding part and the folding part.

20 . The display device of claim 14 , wherein the main connector and the sub-connector are electrically connected to each other.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 11, 2024
From: JANG, SEOKWON; NA, HYUNJAE; LEE, YOUNGJIN; CHO, SUNHAENG
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2023-0133023 · Oct 6, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
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