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US 12,307,061 · App. 18/319,108 · Granted May 20, 2025

Electronic apparatus

Inventors: Kyungsu Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Jong-Hwa Kim (Yongin-si, KR); Jeongyun Han (Hwaseong-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
G06F3/0446G06F3/0443G06F2203/04111
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Patent No.
US 12,307,061
App. No.
18/319,108
Granted
May 20, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an electronic apparatus. The electronic apparatus includes a base substrate, a first sensing electrode, and a second sensing electrode. A hole is defined through the base substrate. The first sensing electrode includes first sensing patterns and first connection patterns, which are arranged in a first direction. The second sensing electrode includes second sensing patterns and second connection patterns, which are arranged in the first direction. One first connection pattern and one second connection pattern are spaced apart from each other in a second direction with the hole defined therebetween. A first distance in the second direction between the one first connection pattern and the one second connection pattern is greater than a second distance in the second direction between another first connection pattern and another second connection pattern.

Claims (20)

1. An electronic apparatus, comprising:

a display panel including a first area including a transmissive area and a second area adjacent to and surrounding the first area;

an input sensor disposed on the display panel; and

an electronic module overlapping the first area and disposed below the display panel,

wherein a transmittance of the transmissive area is higher than a transmittance of the second area,

wherein the electronic module receives an external input, or provides an output, through the transmissive area, and

wherein the input sensor comprises a cover portion, and the cover portion is disposed on a periphery of the transmissive area.

2. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the input sensor further includes a first sensing pattern and a second sensing pattern disposed in the second area,

wherein the first sensing pattern and the second sensing pattern are spaced apart from each other with the first area interposed therebetween, and

wherein the first sensing pattern and the second sensing pattern have different shapes.

3. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the display panel includes a light emitting element comprising a first electrode, a light emitting layer, and a second electrode disposed in the second area.

4. The electronic apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the second electrode overlaps the transmissive area.

5. The electronic apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the second electrode is a transmissive electrode or a transflective electrode.

6. The electronic apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the display panel further comprises a transistor electrically connected to the light emitting element.

7. The electronic apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the transistor is non-overlapping with the transmissive area.

8. The electronic apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the transistor is non-overlapping with the first area.

9. The electronic apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the transistor is disposed in the second area.

10. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the transmissive area has one of a circular shape, an oval shape, a polygonal shape, and a polygonal shape with a curved side on at least one side thereof in a plan view.

11. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the display panel further comprises a signal line disposed in the first area and non-overlapping with the transmissive area.

12. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the input sensor further comprises a plurality of sensing electrodes, and the plurality of sensing electrodes is non-overlapping with the first area.

Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0153441 · Nov 26, 2019 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 17656697 · Mar 28, 2022
Division 17077640 · Oct 22, 2020
Related Publication 20230289020A1 · Sep 14, 2023
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