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US 11,849,604 · App. 17/133,986 · Granted Dec 19, 2023

Display device and pixel array substrate thereof

Inventors: Dong-Joo Lee (Paju-si, KR); Min Gook (Paju-si, KR); Seong-Hwan Woo (Paju-si, KR)
Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
H10K59/121H10K59/00H10K59/122
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Patent No.
US 11,849,604
App. No.
17/133,986
Granted
Dec 19, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device includes a pixel array including a plurality of pixels, and a sensor disposed below the pixel array that includes a first region having a low resolution and overlapping the sensor, and a second region having a high resolution and disposed adjacent to the first region, the first region includes a plurality of first pixels having a first structure, the second region includes a plurality of second pixels having a second structure different from the first structure, and a light-emitting region of each of the first pixels is wider than a light-emitting region of each of the second pixels.

Claims (36)

1. A display device comprising:

a pixel array including a plurality of pixels; and

a sensor disposed below the pixel array,

wherein the pixel array includes a first region having a low resolution and overlapping with the sensor and a second region having a high resolution and disposed adjacent to the first region,

wherein the first region includes a plurality of first pixels, and the second region includes a plurality of second pixels,

wherein a light-emitting region of each of the first pixels is wider than a light-emitting region of each of the second pixels, and

wherein a ratio of an area of the light-emitting region of each of the first pixels to an area of the light-emitting region of each of the second pixels is inversely proportional to a ratio of the number of pixels per unit area of the first region to the number of pixels per unit area of the second region.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein, when a ratio of the number of pixels per unit area of the first region to the number of pixels per unit area of the second region is 1:n, a ratio of an area of the light-emitting region of each of the first pixels to an area of the light-emitting region of each of the second pixels is n:1.

3. The display device of claim 1 , wherein each of the pixels includes a plurality of subpixels; and each of the plurality of subpixels includes a first electrode, an organic light-emitting layer disposed on the first electrode, and a second electrode disposed on the organic light-emitting layer.

4. The display device of claim 3 , further comprising a bank disposed to cover a portion of the first electrode.

5. The display device of claim 4 , wherein the organic light-emitting layer covers a portion of the first electrode and a portion of the bank, and the second electrode is disposed to cover the organic light-emitting layer and the bank.

6. The display device of claim 4 , wherein the first electrode includes an exposed portion exposed by the bank, and

wherein the exposed portion includes a first exposed portion located in the first region and a second exposed portion located in the second region, and an area of the first exposed portion is greater than an area of the second exposed portion.

7. The display device of claim 6 , wherein a ratio of the area of the first exposed portion to the area of the second exposed portion is inversely proportional to a ratio of the number of pixels per unit area of the first region to the number of pixels per unit area of the second region.

8. The display device of claim 6 , wherein, when a ratio of the number of pixels per unit area of the first region to the number of pixels per unit area of the second region is 1:n, a ratio of the area of the first exposed portion to the area of the second exposed portion is n:1.

9. The pixel array substrate of claim 1 , wherein a distance between adjacent subpixels of each of the first pixels is smaller than a distance between adjacent subpixels of each of the second pixels.

10. The pixel array substrate of claim 1 , wherein the first pixels of the first region are deactivated when the sensor is activated.

11. A pixel array substrate comprising:

a first pixel region; and

a second pixel region having a higher resolution than the first pixel region,

wherein the first pixel region includes a plurality of first pixels,

wherein the second pixel region includes a plurality of second pixels,

wherein a light-emitting region of each of the first pixels is wider than a light-emitting region of each of the second pixels, and

wherein a ratio of an area of the light-emitting region of each of the first pixels to an area of the light-emitting region of each of the second pixels is inversely proportional to a ratio of the number of pixels per unit area of the first pixel region to the number of pixels per unit area of the second pixel region.

12. The pixel array substrate of claim 11 , wherein, when a ratio of the number of pixels per unit area of the first pixel region to the number of pixels per unit area of the second pixel region is 1:n, a ratio of an area of the light-emitting region of each of the first pixels to an area of the light-emitting region of each of the second pixels is n:1.

13. The pixel array substrate of claim 11 , wherein each of the pixels includes a plurality of subpixels, and each of the plurality of subpixels includes a first electrode, an organic light-emitting layer disposed on the first electrode, and a second electrode disposed on the organic light-emitting layer.

14. The pixel array substrate of claim 13 , further comprising a bank disposed to cover a portion of the first electrode,

wherein the organic light-emitting layer covers a portion of the first electrode and a portion of the bank, and

wherein the second electrode is disposed to cover the organic light-emitting layer and the bank.

15. The pixel array substrate of claim 14 , wherein the first electrode includes an exposed portion exposed by the bank.

16. The pixel array substrate of claim 15 , wherein the exposed portion includes a first exposed portion located in the first pixel region and a second exposed portion located in the second pixel region, and an area of the first exposed portion is greater than an area of the second exposed portion.

17. The pixel array substrate of claim 16 , wherein a ratio of the area of the first exposed portion to the area of the second exposed portion is inversely proportional to a ratio of the number of pixels per unit area of the first pixel region to the number of pixels per unit area of the second pixel region.

18. The pixel array substrate of claim 16 , wherein, when a ratio of the number of pixels per unit area of the first pixel region to the number of pixels per unit area of the second pixel region is 1:n, a ratio of the area of the first exposed portion to the area of the second exposed portion is n:1.

19. The pixel array substrate of claim 11 , wherein a distance between adjacent subpixels of each of the first pixels is smaller than a distance between adjacent subpixels of each of the second pixels.

20. The pixel array substrate of claim 11 , further comprising a sensor overlapping with the first pixel region,

wherein the first pixels of the first pixel region are deactivated when the sensor is activated.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 24, 2020
From: LEE, DONG-JOO; GOOK, MIN; WOO, SEONG-HWAN
To: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 054747/0911 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0175197 · Dec 26, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210202595A1 · Jul 1, 2021
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