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Granted Patent B2
US 12,548,500 · App. 19/008,629 · Granted Feb 10, 2026

Display device having power connection lines between first and second data connection line groups and electronic device including the same

Inventors: Tae-Ho Kim (Yongin-si, KR); Jaewoo Lee (Yongin-si, KR); Seung-Jun Lee (Yongin-si, KR); Sang Min Jeon (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
G09G3/32G09G3/3275G09G2300/0426G09G2310/0275
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Patent No.
US 12,548,500
App. No.
19/008,629
Granted
Feb 10, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device according to an embodiment may include a substrate including a display area, a first peripheral area, a second peripheral area, and a bending area between the first peripheral area and the second peripheral area, a data distributor in the second peripheral area and spaced apart from the display area with the bending area interposed therebetween, a data driver in the second peripheral area, first data connection line groups including first data connection lines receiving a data signal in response to a first distribution selection signal, second data connection line groups including second data connection lines receiving the data signal in response to a second distribution selection signal, and power connection lines receiving a power supply voltage. Each of the power connection lines may be between the first data connection line groups and the second data connection line groups adjacent to each other.

Claims (62)

1 . A display device comprising:

a substrate including a display area, a first peripheral area surrounding the display area, a second peripheral area positioned in a first direction from the first peripheral area, and a bending area positioned between the first peripheral area and the second peripheral area;

a data distributor in the second peripheral area on the substrate and spaced apart from the display area with the bending area interposed therebetween;

a data driver in the second peripheral area on the substrate and positioned in the first direction from the data distributor;

first data connection line groups including first data connection lines electrically connected to the data distributor and configured to receive a data signal output from the data driver in response to a first distribution selection signal;

second data connection line groups including second data connection lines electrically connected to the data distributor and configured to receive the data signal output from the data driver in response to a second distribution selection signal;

power connection lines configured to receive a first power supply voltage, wherein each of the power connection lines is between one of the first data connection line groups and one of the second data connection line groups adjacent to each other;

a first power pad line in the second peripheral area on the substrate and configured to receive the first power supply voltage from a first power pad;

a first power line in the first peripheral area on the substrate, wherein the power connection lines are electrically connected to the first power pad line and the first power line;

a first power connection line in the second peripheral area on the substrate and electrically connected to the first power pad line; and

a second power connection line in the bending area on the substrate and electrically connected to the first power connection line,

wherein the second peripheral area includes a groove area spaced apart from the bending area in the first direction, and

wherein the first power connection line overlaps the groove area and is electrically connected to the second power connection line through a second contact hole between the bending area and the groove area.

2 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first power connection line is disposed on a different layer from the first power pad line and the second power connection line, is electrically connected to the first power pad line through a first contact hole, and is electrically connected to the second power connection line through the second contact hole,

wherein the first contact hole is positioned in the first direction from the groove area.

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

an inorganic insulating layer covering the first power connection line; and

an organic insulating layer on the inorganic insulating layer, covering the first power pad line, and defining an opening overlapping the groove area.

4 . The display device of claim 1 , further comprising:

data bending lines in the bending area on the substrate and electrically connected to the first data connection lines and the second data connection lines.

5 . The display device of claim 4 , wherein each of the first data connection lines and the second data connection lines overlaps the groove area and is electrically connected to a corresponding one of the data bending lines through a contact hole between the bending area and the groove area.

6 . The display device of claim 4 , wherein the second power connection line and the data bending lines are disposed on a same layer.

7 . The display device of claim 6 , wherein the second power connection line and the data bending line are spaced apart from each other in a second direction crossing the first direction in a plan view.

8 . The display device of claim 4 , further comprising:

a second power pad line in the second peripheral area on the substrate, spaced apart from the first power pad line, and configured to receive a second power supply voltage from a second power pad;

a second power line in the first peripheral area on the substrate, spaced apart from the first power line, and configured to receive the second power supply voltage; and

a second power bending line in the bending area on the substrate, spaced apart from the second power connection line and the data bending lines, and electrically connected to the second power pad line and the second power line.

9 . The display device of claim 8 , further comprising:

data lines connected to pixels in the display area and each extending in the first direction; and

data fan-out lines in the first peripheral area on the substrate and connecting the data lines and the data bending lines, respectively,

wherein the data fan-out lines include a first data fan-out line adjacent to the second power line and a second data fan-out line spaced apart from the second power line with the first data fan-out line interposed therebetween, and

wherein a length of the first data fan-out line is greater than a length of the second data fan-out line.

10 . The display device of claim 9 , wherein an imaginary line extending in the first direction is defined, and

wherein an angle between the imaginary line and the first data fan-out line is greater than an angle between the imaginary line and the second data fan-out line.

11 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first power connection line, the first data connection lines, and the second data connection lines are disposed on a same layer.

12 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein each of the power connection lines further includes:

a third power connection line in the first peripheral area on the substrate and electrically connected to the second power connection line and the first power line.

13 . The display device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a first power bending line in the bending area on the substrate and connecting the first power pad line and the first power line, and

wherein a width of the first power bending line is greater than a width of the second power connection line.

14 . The display device of claim 13 , wherein the second power connection line and the first power bending line are disposed on a same layer.

15 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first data connection lines and the second data connection lines overlap the first power pad line in a plan view.

16 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first data connection lines, the second data connection lines, and the power connection lines are spaced apart from each other in a second direction crossing the first direction.

17 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the data distributor includes:

first distribution transistors each including a first electrode to which the data signal is applied, a second electrode connected to the first data connection line, and a gate electrode configured to receive the first distribution selection signal; and

second distribution transistors each including a first electrode to which the data signal is applied, a second electrode connected to the second data connection lines, and a gate electrode configured to receive the second distribution selection signal.

18 . An electronic device comprising:

a display device; and

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

wherein the display device comprises:

a substrate including a display area, a first peripheral area surrounding the display area, a second peripheral area positioned in a first direction from the first peripheral area, and a bending area positioned between the first peripheral area and the second peripheral area;

a data distributor in the second peripheral area on the substrate and spaced apart from the display area with the bending area interposed therebetween;

a data driver in the second peripheral area on the substrate and positioned in the first direction from the data distributor;

first data connection line groups including first data connection lines electrically connected to the data distributor and configured to receive a data signal output from the data driver in response to a first distribution selection signal;

second data connection line groups including second data connection lines electrically connected to the data distributor and configured to receive the data signal output from the data driver in response to a second distribution selection signal;

power connection lines configured to receive a first power supply voltage, wherein each of the power connection lines is between one of the first data connection line groups and one of the second data connection line groups adjacent to each other;

a first power pad line in the second peripheral area on the substrate and configured to receive the first power supply voltage from a first power pad;

a first power line in the first peripheral area on the substrate, wherein the power connection lines are electrically connected to the first power pad line and the first power line;

a first power connection line in the second peripheral area on the substrate and electrically connected to the first power pad line; and

a second power connection line in the bending area on the substrate and electrically connected to the first power connection line,

wherein the second peripheral area includes a groove area spaced apart from the bending area in the first direction, and

wherein the first power connection line overlaps the groove area and is electrically connected to the second power connection line through a second contact hole between the bending area and the groove area.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 2, 2025
From: KIM, TAE-HO; LEE, JAEWOO; LEE, SEUNG-JUN; JEON, SANG MIN
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 069728/0743 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2024-0002427 · Jan 5, 2024 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20250225922A1 · Jul 10, 2025
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