IP Library Granted Patent US 12,408,527
Granted Patent B2
US 12,408,527 · App. 18/817,023 · Granted Sep 2, 2025

Display device and electronic device including the same

Inventors: Hyun Dae Lee (Yongin-si, KR); Jung Woo Park (Yongin-si, KR); Hyang A Park (Yongin-si, KR); Il Nam Kim (Yongin-si, KR); Hyoung Wook Jang (Yongin-si, KR); Kang Bin Jo (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
H10K59/131G09G3/3233H01L25/167H10D86/441H10D86/60H10K59/60G06V40/1318G09G2300/0426G09G2300/0819G09G2300/0842G09G2300/0861G09G2310/08G09G2360/14
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Patent No.
US 12,408,527
App. No.
18/817,023
Granted
Sep 2, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device includes: an emission line; a pixel configured to emit light in response to an emission signal received from the emission line; a reset line; and a light sensor configured to reset a voltage of a sensing node in response to a reset signal received from the reset line, wherein at least a portion of the reset line overlaps at least a portion of the emission line in a plan view.

Claims (69)

1. A display device, comprising:

an emission line;

a pixel configured to emit light in response to an emission signal received from the emission line;

a reset line; and

a light sensor configured to reset a voltage of a sensing node in response to a reset signal received from the reset line,

wherein at least a portion of the reset line overlaps at least a portion of the emission line in a plan view.

2. The display device according to claim 1 , further comprising a semiconductor layer,

wherein an electrode layer in which the reset line is positioned is between the semiconductor layer and an electrode layer in which the emission line is positioned, and

wherein at least a portion of the reset line overlaps at least a portion of the semiconductor layer in a plan view.

3. The display device according to claim 2 , wherein the semiconductor layer is formed of an oxide semiconductor.

4. The display device according to claim 2 , wherein the semiconductor layer corresponds to the sensing node.

5. The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the reset line includes a first sub-reset line and a second sub-reset line that are respectively positioned in two different electrode layers,

wherein at least a portion of the first sub-reset line overlaps at least a portion of the emission line in a plan view, and

wherein the second sub-reset line is spaced apart from at least a portion of the emission line in a plan view.

6. The display device according to claim 5 , further comprising a semiconductor layer,

wherein an electrode layer in which the first sub-reset line is positioned is between the semiconductor layer and an electrode layer in which the emission line is positioned, and

wherein at least a portion of the first sub-reset line overlaps at least a portion of the semiconductor layer in a plan view.

7. The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the emission line is positioned in a first direction from the reset line,

wherein the emission line and the reset line extend in a second direction to be parallel to each other, and

wherein at least a portion of the reset line protrudes from the reset line in the first direction.

8. The display device according to claim 1 , further comprising a scan line connected to the pixel,

wherein the light sensor comprises a light receiving element, and a sensor circuit contacting an anode electrode of the light receiving element at a first contact point, and

wherein the scan line is spaced apart from the first contact point, in a plan view.

9. The display device according to claim 8 ,

wherein the scan line is spaced apart from the emission line in a first direction,

wherein the scan line and the emission line extend in a second direction to be parallel to each other, and

wherein the scan line includes a portion protruding in the first direction to bypass the first contact point.

10. The display device according to claim 9 ,

wherein the scan line includes a first sub-scan line and a second sub-scan line that are respectively positioned in two different electrode layers, and

wherein the first sub-scan line and the second sub-scan line respectively include portions protruding in the first direction to bypass the first contact point.

11. A display device, comprising:

a scan line;

a pixel connected to the scan line; and

a light sensor including a light receiving element, and a sensor circuit contacting an anode electrode of the light receiving element at a first contact point,

wherein the scan line is spaced apart from the first contact point, in a plan view.

12. The display device according to claim 11 ,

wherein the scan line includes a portion protruding in a first direction to bypass the first contact point, and

wherein the scan line extends in a second direction.

13. The display device according to claim 12 ,

wherein the scan line includes a first sub-scan line and a second sub-scan line that are respectively positioned in two different electrode layers, and

wherein the first sub-scan line and the second sub-scan line respectively include portions protruding in the first direction to bypass the first contact point.

14. The display device according to claim 11 , further comprising an emission line and a reset line,

wherein the pixel is configured to emit light in response to an emission signal received from the emission line,

wherein the light sensor is configured to reset a voltage of a sensing node in response to a reset signal received from the reset line, and

wherein at least a portion of the reset line overlaps at least a portion of the emission line in a plan view.

15. The display device according to claim 14 , further comprising a semiconductor layer,

wherein an electrode layer in which the reset line is positioned is between the semiconductor layer and an electrode layer in which the emission line is positioned, and

wherein at least a portion of the reset line overlaps at least a portion of the semiconductor layer in a plan view.

16. The display device according to claim 15 , wherein the semiconductor layer is formed of an oxide semiconductor.

17. The display device according to claim 15 , wherein the semiconductor layer corresponds to the sensing node.

18. The display device according to claim 14 ,

wherein the reset line includes a first sub-reset line and a second sub-reset line that are respectively positioned in two different electrode layers,

wherein at least a portion of the first sub-reset line overlaps at least a portion of the emission line in a plan view, and

wherein the second sub-reset line is spaced apart from at least a portion of the emission line in a plan view.

19. The display device according to claim 18 , further comprising a semiconductor layer,

wherein an electrode layer in which the first sub-reset line is positioned is between the semiconductor layer and an electrode layer in which the emission line is positioned, and

wherein at least a portion of the first sub-reset line overlaps at least a portion of the semiconductor layer in a plan view.

20. An electronic device comprising:

a processor configured to provide input image data to a display device;

the display device configured to display an image based on the input image data; and

a power supply configured to supply power to the display device,

wherein the display device comprises:

an emission line;

a pixel configured to emit light in response to an emission signal received from the emission line;

a reset line; and

a light sensor configured to reset a voltage of a sensing node in response to a reset signal received from the reset line, and

wherein at least a portion of the reset line overlaps at least a portion of the emission line in a plan view.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 13, 2024
From: LEE, HYUN DAE; PARK, JUNG WOO; PARK, HYANG A; KIM, IL NAM; JANG, HYOUNG WOOK; JO, KANG BIN
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2023-0172387 · Dec 1, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20250185478A1 · Jun 5, 2025
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