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US 12,189,420 · App. 17/890,687 · Granted Jan 7, 2025

Display device including digitizer defining via-hole

Inventors: Dasom Gu (Asan-si, KR); Jaiku Shin (Hwaseong-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
G06F1/1616G06F1/1643G06F1/1652G06F1/1656
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Patent No.
US 12,189,420
App. No.
17/890,687
Granted
Jan 7, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device includes a display panel including a first non-folding region, a second non-folding region, and a folding region disposed between the first non-folding region and the second non-folding region, and a digitizer including a base layer, first conductive lines disposed on the base layer, a first cover layer disposed on the first conductive lines, second conductive lines disposed on the first cover layer, a second cover layer disposed on the second conductive lines. Via-holes pass through the first cover layer, a second conductive line of the second conductive lines is electrically connected to a first conductive line of the first conductive lines through the via-holes, and the via-holes overlap the folding region.

Claims (63)

1. A display device comprising:

a display panel including a first non-folding region, a second non-folding region, and a folding region disposed between the first non-folding region and the second non-folding region; and

a digitizer including:

a base layer;

first conductive lines disposed on the base layer;

a first cover layer disposed on the first conductive lines;

second conductive lines disposed on the first cover layer;

a second cover layer disposed on the second conductive lines,

wherein a plurality of via-holes passes through the first cover layer,

a second conductive line of the second conductive lines is electrically connected to a first conductive line of the first conductive lines through the plurality of via-holes; and

wherein

the first non-folding region, the folding region, and the second non-folding region are distinguished based on a first direction,

the plurality of via-holes overlaps the folding region, and

a minimum of shortest lengths of gaps along the first direction between all adjacent via-holes immediately next to each other among the plurality of via-holes is equal to or greater than an average diameter of the plurality of via-holes.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first conductive line of the first conductive lines and the second conductive line of the second conductive lines connected by the via-holes define a closed curve.

3. The display device of claim 1 , wherein a number of via-holes defined in a same column among the plurality of via-holes is 2 or less.

4. The display device of claim 3 , wherein when n via-holes are defined in a same row among the plurality of via-holes, where n is an integer of 2 or greater, a distance between any two neighboring via-holes in the same row among the n via-holes is n times the average size of the plurality of via-holes.

5. The display device of claim 3 , wherein when two via-holes are defined in the same column among the via-holes, a distance between the two via-holes is two times the average size of the plurality of via-holes.

6. The display device of claim 3 , wherein the plurality of via-holes is defined in different columns from each other.

7. The display device of claim 6 , wherein the plurality of via-holes is defined in different rows from each other.

8. The display device of claim 3 , wherein the plurality of via-holes comprises a first via-hole, a second via-hole, a third via-hole, a fourth via-hole, and a fifth via-hole, wherein:

the first via-hole, the third via-hole, and the fifth via-hole are defined in a first row;

the second via-hole and the fourth via-hole are defined in a second row; and

the first to fifth via-holes are respectively defined in first to fifth columns.

9. The display device of claim 1 , wherein:

each of the first conductive lines is extended in the first direction in a plan view; and

each of the second conductive lines is extended in a second direction crossing the first direction.

10. The display device of claim 1 , wherein:

the first non-folding region, the folding region, and the second non-folding region are distinguished based on a first direction;

each of the first conductive lines is extended in a second direction crossing the first direction in a plan view; and

each of the second conductive lines is extended in the first direction in the plan view.

11. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the digitizer comprises a first portion overlapping the folding region and being foldable around a virtual folding axis, a second portion overlapping the first non-folding region, and a third portion overlapping the second non-folding region.

12. The display device of claim 11 , wherein a via-hole of the plurality of via-holes is defined in the first portion.

13. The display device of claim 1 , wherein:

the digitizer comprises a first digitizer and a second digitizer spaced apart from each other, wherein the first digitizer overlaps at least a portion of the folding region and the second non-folding region, and the second digitizer overlaps at least a portion of the folding region and the first non-folding region; and

the plurality of via-holes is defined in the first digitizer and the second digitizer.

14. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising an electromagnetic shielding layer disposed on a first surface of the digitizer which is opposite to a second surface on which the display panel is disposed.

15. A display device comprising:

a window module; and

a display module disposed on the window module and including:

a first non-folding region, a folding region, and a second non-folding region sequentially defined based on a first direction;

a display panel; and

a digitizer including:

first conductive lines extended in a second direction crossing the first direction; and

second conductive lines extended in the first direction and disposed in a different layer from the first conductive lines, and disposed on a first surface of the display panel which is opposite to a second surface of the display panel on which the window module is disposed,

wherein a plurality of via-holes overlapping the folding region is defined in the digitizer,

wherein a second conductive line of the second conductive lines is electrically connected to a first conductive line of the first conductive lines through the plurality of via-holes, and

wherein a minimum of shortest lengths of gaps along the first direction between all adjacent via-holes immediately next to each other among the plurality of via-holes is equal to or greater than an average diameter of the plurality of via-holes.

16. The display device of claim 15 , wherein a number of via-holes defined in a same column among the plurality of via-holes is 2 or less.

17. The display device of claim 16 , wherein when a number of via-holes defined in one row is n, where n is an integer of 2 or greater, a distance between any two neighboring via-holes among the n via-holes is n times the average size of the plurality of via-holes.

18. The display device of claim 15 , wherein the display module further comprises a lower member disposed on a first surface of the digitizer opposite to a second surface of the digitizer facing the display panel is disposed, wherein the lower member includes at least one of an electromagnetic shielding layer, a heat dissipating layer, a cushion layer, or a metal plate.

19. A display device comprising:

a display panel including a first non-folding region, a second non-folding region, and a folding region disposed between the first non-folding region and the second non-folding region; and

a digitizer including:

a plurality of insulation layers;

first conductive lines and second conductive lines disposed between the plurality of insulation layers; and

a first portion at least a portion of which overlaps the folding region and which has flexibility;

a second portion overlapping the first non-folding region; and

a third portion overlapping the second non-folding region;

wherein a plurality of via-holes passes through an insulation layer of the plurality of insulation layers, overlaps the display panel, and is defined in the first portion;

a second conductive line of the second conductive lines is connected to a first conductive line of the first conductive lines through the plurality of via-holes and constitute a closed curve;

the first non-folding region, the folding region, and the second non-folding region are distinguished based on a first direction; and

a minimum of shortest lengths of spacing gaps along the first direction between all adjacent neighboring via-holes immediately next to each other among the via-holes is greater than or equal to an average size value of the plurality of via-holes.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 16, 2023
From: GU, DASOM; SHIN, JAIKU
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0122692 · Sep 14, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230084467A1 · Mar 16, 2023
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