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Granted Patent B2
US 11,455,053 · App. 17/063,535 · Granted Sep 27, 2022

Display device with input sensor having alignment member connected to ground

Inventors: Jong-Hwa Kim (Yongin-si, KR); Hwan-Hee Jeong (Cheonan-si, KR); Kyungsu Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Jeongyun Han (Hwaseong-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
G06F3/0416G06F3/0446G06F2203/04111G09G3/006H01L23/544H01R12/714
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Patent No.
US 11,455,053
App. No.
17/063,535
Granted
Sep 27, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device includes a display panel and an input sensor disposed on the display panel and having an active area and a peripheral area adjacent to the active area. The input sensor includes a sensing electrode disposed in the active area; a sensing line disposed in the peripheral area and electrically connected to the sensing electrode; a sensing pad disposed in the peripheral area and electrically connected to the sensing line; a ground pad disposed in the peripheral area and to receive a ground voltage; and a first alignment member disposed in the peripheral area and electrically connected to the ground pad.

Claims (36)

1. A display device comprising:

a display panel; and

an input sensor disposed on the display panel and having an active area and a peripheral area adjacent to the active area, the input sensor comprising:

a sensing electrode disposed in the active area;

a sensing line disposed in the peripheral area and electrically connected to the sensing electrode;

a sensing pad disposed in the peripheral area and electrically connected to the sensing line;

a ground pad disposed in the peripheral area and to receive a ground voltage;

a first alignment member disposed in the peripheral area and electrically connected to the ground pad, the first alignment member comprising a first portion extending from a middle portion of a long side of the ground pad in a first direction and a second portion extending from a middle portion of a long side of the first portion of the first alignment member in a second direction intersecting the first direction; and

a circuit film disposed on the input sensor, the circuit film comprising a second alignment member aligned with the second portion of the first alignment member by surrounding an end of the second portion of the first alignment member.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the input sensor further comprises a test pad disposed in the peripheral area and spaced apart from the sensing pad.

3. The display device of claim 2 , wherein the test pad is disposed between the ground pad and the sensing pad.

4. The display device of claim 2 , wherein:

the test pad comprises a plurality of test pads, and

the input sensor further comprises a test line connected to the plurality of test pads.

5. The display device of claim 2 , wherein the test pad is electrically connected to the ground pad.

6. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the input sensor further comprises a ground line disposed in the peripheral area and electrically connected to the ground pad.

7. The display device of claim 6 , wherein the ground line surrounds the active area.

8. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first alignment member comprises an alignment key integrated with the ground pad.

9. The display device of claim 1 , wherein:

the first alignment member is a first alignment key,

the first portion of the first alignment member is an extension portion,

the second portion of the first alignment member is a protrusion portion, and

the protrusion portion faces the ground pad in the first direction and is spaced apart from the ground pad in the first direction.

10. The display device of claim 9 , wherein a short side of the extension portion is directly connected to the long side of the ground pad.

11. The display device of claim 9 , wherein:

the extension portion extends in a direction away from the sensing pad, and

the ground pad is disposed between the sensing pad and the extension portion in the first direction.

12. The display device of claim 1 , wherein:

the display panel comprises a display pad disposed at a lower end of the display panel when viewed in plan, and

the sensing pad is disposed at an upper end of the input sensor when viewed in plan.

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

a conductive adhesive member disposed between the circuit film and the input sensor.

14. The display device of claim 13 , wherein the circuit film comprises:

a base film; and

a film sensing pad disposed on the base film and overlapping the sensing pad, wherein the second alignment member is disposed on the base film.

15. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first alignment member comprises substantially the same material as the ground pad.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 5, 2020
From: KIM, JONG-HWA; JEONG, HWAN-HEE; LEE, KYUNGSU; HAN, JEONGYUN
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0167203 · Dec 13, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210181889A1 · Jun 17, 2021
Cited By (1)
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