IP Library Granted Patent US 12,148,380
Granted Patent B2
US 12,148,380 · App. 18/218,220 · Granted Nov 19, 2024

Display panel having an input sensing function and a display device

Inventors: Goeun Cha (Cheonan-si, KR); KyungTea Park (Seoul, KR); Keumdong Jung (Seoul, KR); Suk Kim (Hwaseong-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
G09G3/3233G06V10/143G06V40/1318G09G3/2003G06F3/0446G09G2300/0452G09G2300/0809G09G2354/00
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Patent No.
US 12,148,380
App. No.
18/218,220
Granted
Nov 19, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display panel including: a plurality of light emitting pixels which emit light in response to a first scan signal, a second scan signal, and a light emission control signal; and a plurality of light sensing pixels which output a sensing signal corresponding to external light in response to the first scan signal and the second scan signal, wherein each of the plurality of light emitting pixels includes an organic light emitting diode including an anode and a cathode, the cathode receiving a first driving voltage, and each of the plurality of light sensing pixels includes an organic photodiode including a first electrode and a second electrode, wherein the second electrode of the organic photodiode is electrically connected to the cathode of the organic light emitting diode to receive the first driving voltage.

Claims (57)

1. A display panel, comprising:

first, second and third scan lines;

a first light emitting pixel which is electrically connected to the first scan line and arranged in a first row;

a second light emitting pixel arranged in a second row;

a third light emitting pixel which is electrically connected to the third scan line and arranged in a third row; and

a light sensing pixel arranged in the second row,

wherein the second light emitting pixel and the light sensing pixel are commonly electrically connected to the second scan line,

wherein the light sensing pixel comprises:

a photo sensor including a first electrode and a second electrode; and

a first sensing transistor including a first electrode, a second electrode connected to the first electrode of the photo sensor and a gate electrode,

wherein the second light emitting pixel and the gate electrode of the first sensing transistor are commonly electrically connected to the second scan line.

2. The display panel of claim 1 , wherein the second light emitting pixel comprises:

a first transistor including a first electrode, a second electrode and a gate electrode;

a second transistor including a first electrode connected to the first electrode of the first transistor, a second electrode connected to a data line and a gate electrode; and

a third transistor connected between the second electrode of the first transistor and the gate electrode of the first transistor,

wherein the gate electrode of the second transistor and the light sensing pixel are commonly electrically connected to the second scan line.

3. The display panel of claim 1 , wherein the light sensing pixel further comprises:

a second sensing transistor including a first electrode connected to a first driving voltage line, a second electrode and a gate electrode connected to the second electrode of the first sensing transistor; and

a third sensing transistor electrically connected between the second electrode of the second sensing transistor and a fingerprint sensing line.

4. The display panel of claim 1 , wherein the light sensing pixel and the second light emitting pixel are sequentially arranged in a first direction.

5. The display panel of claim 4 , wherein the light sensing pixel is arranged between the first light emitting pixel and the third light emitting pixel in a second direction crossing the first direction.

6. A display panel, comprising:

first, second and third scan lines;

a first light emitting pixel which is electrically connected to the first scan line and arranged in a first row;

a second light emitting pixel arranged in a second row;

a third light emitting pixel which is electrically connected to the third scan line and arranged in a third row; and

a light sensing pixel arranged in the second row,

wherein the second light emitting pixel and the light sensing pixel are commonly electrically connected to the second scan line, wherein

the second light emitting pixel comprises a light emitting element including a first electrode and a second electrode,

the light sensing pixel comprises a photo sensor including a first electrode and a second electrode, and

the second electrode of the light emitting element and the second electrode of the photo sensor have an integral shape.

7. The display panel of claim 6 , wherein

the second light emitting pixel comprises a plurality of transistors,

the light sensing pixel comprises a plurality of sensing transistors, and

one of the plurality of transistors of the second light emitting pixel and one of the plurality of sensing transistors of the light sensing pixel are commonly electrically connected to the second scan line.

8. The display panel of claim 6 , wherein the light emitting element comprises an organic light emitting diode and the photo sensor comprises an organic photodiode.

9. A display panel, comprising:

a scan line extended in a first direction;

a light emitting pixel comprising a light emitting element and a plurality of transistors; and

a light sensing pixel,

wherein the light sensing pixel comprise:

a photo sensor;

a first sensing transistor including a first electrode, a second electrode connected to the photo sensor and a gate electrode;

a second sensing transistor including a first electrode connected to a first driving voltage line, a second electrode and a gate electrode connected to the second electrode of the first sensing transistor; and

a third sensing transistor electrically connected between the second electrode of the second sensing transistor and a fingerprint sensing line,

wherein one of the plurality of transistors of the light emitting pixel and the gate electrode of the first sensing transistor is commonly electrically connected to the scan line.

10. The display panel of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of transistors comprises:

a first transistor including a first electrode, a second electrode and a gate electrode;

a second transistor including a first electrode connected to the first electrode of the first transistor, a second electrode connected to a data line and a gate electrode; and

a third transistor connected between the second electrode of the first transistor and the gate electrode of the first transistor,

wherein the gate electrode of the second transistor and the gate electrode of the first sensing transistor is commonly electrically connected to the scan line.

11. The display panel of claim 9 , wherein the light sensing pixel and the light emitting pixel are sequentially arranged in a first direction.

12. The display panel of claim 9 , wherein

the light emitting element including a first electrode and a second electrode,

the photo sensor comprises a first electrode and a second electrode, and

the second electrode of the light emitting element and the second electrode of the photo sensor have an integral shape.

13. The display panel of claim 9 , wherein the light emitting element comprises an organic light emitting diode and the photo sensor comprises an organic photodiode.

Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0152466 · Nov 25, 2019 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 17504979 · Oct 19, 2021
Continuation 16995204 · Aug 17, 2020
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