Display device with built-in touch screen and driving method thereof

1. A display device with a built-in touch screen, comprising:

a substrate comprising a display area;

(M*n) pixels, each comprising m subpixels in the display area, where:

M is a number of 3 or more,

n is a natural number,

m is 3 or 4, and

M is an even number when m is 3 and is a natural number when m is 4;

[(M*m/2)+1] data lines on the substrate;

2n gate lines that cross the data lines on the substrate; and

a plurality of touch electrodes on the substrate,

wherein each of n rows of the subpixels is defined by an odd-numbered gate line and an even-numbered gate line that are continuous among the 2n gate lines,

wherein a horizontal line corresponding to each of the n rows of the subpixels is connected to [(M*m/2)−1] data lines, such that each data line among the [(M*m/2)−1] data lines is shared by a pair of subpixels,

wherein a boundary data line among the [(M*m/2)−1] data lines is located in a boundary between two touch electrodes among the plurality of touch electrodes, and

wherein a pair of the subpixels sharing a data line and being driven correspond to respective different touch electrodes across the boundary between the two touch electrodes.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the data lines are between the touch electrodes.

3. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first data line and the [(M*m/2)+1] th data line are at both edges in a horizontal direction of the display area of the substrate.

4. The display device of claim 3 , further comprising first and second dummy subpixels outside the first data line and the [(M*m/2)+1] th data line at both edges in the horizontal direction of the display area.

5. The display device of claim 4 , wherein the first and second dummy subpixels are at both edges of each horizontal line.

6. The display device of claim 5 , wherein a red subpixel among the subpixels is connected to the first data line and the even-numbered gate line in each horizontal line.

7. The display device of claim 4 , wherein the first and second dummy subpixels are respectively electrically isolated from the first data line and the [(M*m/2)+1] th data line.

8. The display device of claim 4 , wherein:

the subpixels overlap the plurality of touch electrodes; and

the first and second dummy subpixels partially overlap the touch electrodes.

9. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of touch sensing lines alternately arranged along with the data lines with the subpixels in a column direction to supply a touch driving signal to the plurality of touch electrodes.

10. The display device of claim 9 , wherein the touch sensing lines are not located in boundaries between the touch electrodes.

11. The display device of claim 1 , wherein:

the subpixels in each horizontal line are classified into:

weak-charged subpixels connected to the odd-numbered gate line; and

strong-charged subpixels connected to the even-numbered gate line; and

blue (B) subpixels among the subpixels in each horizontal line are alternately the strong-charged subpixels and the weak-charged subpixels.

12. The display device of claim 1 , wherein:

the subpixels in each horizontal line are classified into:

weak-charged subpixels connected to the odd-numbered gate line; and

strong-charged subpixels connected to the even-numbered gate line, and

red (R) subpixels among the subpixels arranged in each horizontal line are the strong-charged subpixels.

13. The display device of claim 1 , wherein:

the subpixels in each horizontal line are classified into:

weak-charged subpixels connected to the odd-numbered gate line; and

strong-charged subpixels connected to the even-numbered gate line, and

green (G) subpixels among the subpixels arranged in each horizontal line are the weak-charged subpixels.

14. A driving method of a display device with a built-in touch screen, the display device comprising: a substrate comprising a display area, (M*n) pixels, each comprising m subpixels in the display area, where: M is a number of 3 or more, n is a natural number, m is 3 or 4, and M is an even number when m is 3 and is a natural number when m is 4, [(M*m/2)+1] data lines on the substrate, 2n gate lines that cross the data lines on the substrate, and a plurality of touch electrodes on the substrate, each of n rows of the subpixels being defined by an odd-numbered gate line and an even-numbered gate line that are continuous among the 2n gate lines, a horizontal line corresponding to each of the n rows of the subpixels being connected to [(M*m/2)−1] data lines, such that each data line among the [(M*m/2)−1] data lines is shared by a pair of subpixels, a boundary data line among the [(M*m/2)−1] data lines being located in a boundary between two touch electrodes among the plurality of touch electrodes, the driving method comprising:

driving the subpixels arranged in each horizontal line using a mixture of:

driving from left to right of each data line; and

driving from right to left of each data line,

wherein a pair of the subpixels sharing a data line and being driven correspond to respective different touch electrodes across the boundary between the two touch electrodes.

15. The driving method of claim 14 , wherein:

the display device further includes first and second dummy subpixels outside the first data line and the [(M*m/2)+1] th data line disposed at both edges in the horizontal direction of the display area; and

the first and second dummy subpixels are not supplied with a data voltage during driving.

16. The driving method of claim 14 , wherein:

the subpixels in each horizontal line are classified into:

weak-charged subpixels connected to the odd-numbered gate line; and

strong-charged subpixels connected to the even-numbered gate line; and

blue (B) subpixels among the subpixels arranged in each horizontal line are alternately the strong-charged subpixels and the weak-charged subpixels.

17. The driving method of claim 14 , wherein:

the subpixels in each horizontal line are classified into:

weak-charged subpixels connected to the odd-numbered gate line; and

strong-charged subpixels connected to the even-numbered gate line; and

red (R) subpixels among the subpixels in each horizontal line are the strong-charged subpixels.

18. The driving method of claim 14 , wherein:

the subpixels in each horizontal line are classified into:

weak-charged subpixels connected to the odd-numbered gate line; and

strong-charged subpixels connected to the even-numbered gate line; and

green (G) subpixels among the subpixels in each horizontal line are the weak-charged subpixels.

19. A display device including a built-in touch screen, comprising:

a substrate comprising a display area;

(M*n) pixels, each comprising m subpixels in the display area, where:

n is a natural number,

m is 3 or 4, and

M is an even number when m is 3, and is a natural number when m is 4;

[(M*m/2)+1] data lines on the substrate;

2n gate lines that cross the data lines on the substrate;

a plurality of touch electrodes on the substrate; and

a plurality of touch sensing lines,

wherein each of n rows of the subpixels is defined by an odd-numbered gate line and an even-numbered gate line that are continuous among the 2n gate lines,

wherein a horizontal line corresponding to each of the n rows of the subpixels is connected to [(M*m/2)−1] data lines, such that each data line among the [(M*m/2)−1] data lines is shared by a pair of subpixels,

wherein each of the touch sensing lines on each touch electrode is between two subpixels corresponding to the respective touch electrode,

wherein a data line among the [(M*m/2)−1] data lines is located in a boundary between two touch electrodes among the plurality of touch electrodes, and

wherein a pair of the subpixels sharing a data line and being driven correspond to respective different touch electrodes across the boundary between the two touch electrodes.