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Granted Patent B2
US 12,321,557 · App. 18/360,590 · Granted Jun 3, 2025

Input sensing part and display device including the same

Inventors: Gayoung Kim (Yongin-si, KR); Youngmin Park (Yongin-si, KR); Young-Seok Seo (Yongin-si, KR); Sanghyun Lim (Yongin-si, KR); Hyunjee Jeon (Yongin-si, KR); Yujin Choe (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
G06F3/0445G06F3/04164G06F3/0446G06F3/0448G06F3/046
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Patent No.
US 12,321,557
App. No.
18/360,590
Granted
Jun 3, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An input sensing part includes a first sensing electrode. A second sensing electrode is electrically insulated from the first sensing electrode and crosses the first sensing electrode. A first- 1 pen sensing electrode is adjacent to the first sensing electrode, is electrically insulated from the second sensing electrode, and crosses the second sensing electrode. A second- 1 pen sensing electrode is adjacent to the second sensing electrode, is electrically insulated from the first sensing electrode and the first- 1 pen sensing electrode, and crosses the first sensing electrode and the first- 1 pen sensing electrode. A first- 2 pen sensing electrode is disposed on a layer that is different from that on which the first sensing electrode and the first- 1 pen sensing electrode are disposed, and overlaps a portion of the first sensing electrode, a plan view.

Claims (90)

1. An input sensing part, comprising:

a first sensing electrode;

a second sensing electrode electrically insulated from the first sensing electrode and crossing the first sensing electrode;

a first- 1 pen sensing electrode disposed adjacent to the first sensing electrode, electrically insulated from the second sensing electrode, and crossing the second sensing electrode;

a second- 1 pen sensing electrode disposed adjacent to the second sensing electrode, electrically insulated from both the first sensing electrode and the first- 1 pen sensing electrode, and crossing the first sensing electrode and the first- 1 pen sensing electrode; and

a first- 2 pen sensing electrode disposed on a layer that is different from that on which the first sensing electrode and the first- 1 pen sensing electrode are disposed, and overlapping at least a portion of the first sensing electrode, in a plan view,

wherein the first sensing electrode is divided into two parts that are spaced apart from one another with the first- 1 pen sensing electrode disposed therebetween, and

wherein a width of a portion of the first- 2 pen sensing electrode overlapping the first sensing electrode is larger than a width of a portion of the first- 1 pen sensing electrode disposed on the portion of the first- 2 pen sensing electrode.

2. The input sensing part of claim 1 , wherein the first- 2 pen sensing electrode is electrically connected to the first- 1 pen sensing electrode.

3. The input sensing part of claim 2 , wherein, in the plan view, the first- 2 pen sensing electrode overlaps at least a portion of the first- 1 pen sensing electrode.

4. The input sensing part of claim 1 , further comprising

a second- 2 pen sensing electrode disposed on a layer that is different from that on which at least a portion of the second sensing electrode and at least a portion of the second- 1 pen sensing electrode are disposed, and overlapping at least a portion of the second sensing electrode, in the plan view.

5. The input sensing part of claim 4 , wherein the second- 2 pen sensing electrode is electrically connected to the second- 1 pen sensing electrode.

6. The input sensing part of claim 5 , wherein, in the plan view, the second- 2 pen sensing electrode overlaps at least a portion of the second- 1 pen sensing electrode.

7. The input sensing part of claim 4 , wherein a first overlapping portion of the first- 2 pen sensing electrode, which overlap the first sensing electrode, has a same area as a second overlapping portion of the second- 2 pen sensing electrode, which overlaps the second sensing electrode.

8. The input sensing part of claim 4 , wherein a first overlapping portion of the first- 2 pen sensing electrode, which overlap the first sensing electrode, has an area that is different from that of a second overlapping portion of the second- 2 pen sensing electrode, which overlaps the second sensing electrode.

9. The input sensing part of claim 8 , wherein the first overlapping portion has an area that is greater than that of the second overlapping portion.

10. The input sensing part of claim 8 , wherein the first overlapping portion has an area that is less than that of the second overlapping portion.

11. The input sensing part of claim 4 , wherein the first- 1 and second- 1 pen sensing electrodes are disposed on a same layer as the first and second sensing electrodes.

12. The input sensing part of claim 11 , wherein the first- 2 pen sensing electrode is disposed on a same layer as the second- 2 pen sensing electrode.

13. The input sensing part of claim 4 , wherein the first sensing electrode comprises a first- 1 sensing electrode and a first- 2 sensing electrode, which have shapes that are symmetrical to each other,

wherein the second sensing electrode comprises a second- 1 sensing electrode and a second- 2 sensing electrode, which have shapes that are symmetrical to each other, and

wherein the first- 1 pen sensing electrode is disposed between the first- 1 sensing electrode and the first- 2 sensing electrode, and the second- 1 pen sensing electrode is disposed between the second- 1 sensing electrode and the second- 2 sensing electrode.

14. The input sensing part of claim 13 , wherein each of the first- 1 and first- 2 sensing electrodes comprises:

a plurality of first sensing parts; and

a plurality of first extension patterns disposed between the first sensing parts and extending from the first sensing parts, and

wherein each of the second- 1 and second- 2 sensing electrode comprises:

a plurality of second sensing parts; and

a plurality of first connection patterns disposed between the second sensing parts to connect the second sensing parts to each other,

wherein the first and second sensing parts and the first extension patterns are disposed on the same layer, and the first connection patterns are disposed on a layer that is different from that on which the first and second sensing parts and the first extension patterns are disposed, and

wherein the first- 2 and second- 2 pen sensing electrodes are disposed on a same layer as the first and second connection patterns.

15. The input sensing part of claim 14 , further comprising a sensing circuit electrically connected to the first and second sensing electrodes,

wherein the first- 2 pen sensing electrode is provided in plural, and the second- 2 pen sensing electrode is provided in plural,

wherein the plurality of first- 2 pen sensing electrodes overlap at least portions of the first sensing parts, and the plurality of second- 2 pen sensing electrodes overlap at least portions of the second sensing parts, and

wherein an area of each of the portions of the first- 2 pen sensing electrodes, which overlap the first sensing parts, and an area of each of the portions of the second- 2 pen sensing electrodes, which overlap the second sensing parts, gradually decrease toward the sensing circuit.

16. The input sensing part of claim 14 , wherein the first- 1 pen sensing electrode comprises:

a plurality of first- 1 pen sensing electrodes; and

a plurality of extension patterns disposed between the first pen sensing parts and extending from the first pen sensing parts, and

wherein the second- 1 pen sensing electrodes comprise:

a plurality of second pen sensing parts; and

a plurality of second connection patterns disposed between the second pen sensing parts to connect the second pen sensing parts to each other,

wherein the first and second connection patterns are electrically insulated from the first and second extension patterns and cross the first and second extension patterns,

wherein the first and second pen sensing parts and the second extension patterns are disposed on a same layer as the first and second sensing parts and the first extension pattern, and

wherein the second connection patterns are disposed on a same layer as the first connection patterns.

17. The input sensing part of claim 16 , wherein each of the first- 2 pen sensing electrode and the second- 2 pen sensing electrode is provided in plural,

wherein the plurality of first- 2 pen sensing electrodes overlap the first pen sensing parts, respectively, and

wherein the plurality of second- 2 pen sensing electrodes overlap the second pen sensing parts, respectively.

18. The input sensing part of claim 1 , wherein the first and second sensing electrodes are configured to sense a touch of a user, and

wherein the first- 1 and second- 1 sensing electrodes are configured to sense a touch of a pen.

19. The input sensing part of claim 1 , further comprising a dummy electrode disposed proximate to the first- 2 pen sensing electrode and overlapping at least a portion of the first sensing electrode,

wherein the first- 2 pen sensing electrode and the dummy electrode have a mesh shape, and

wherein a boundary between the first- 2 pen sensing electrode and the dummy electrode has a zigzag pattern shape.

20. An input sensing part, comprising:

a first sensing electrode;

a second sensing electrode electrically insulated from the first sensing electrode and crossing the first sensing electrode;

a first- 1 pen sensing electrode adjacent to the first sensing electrode, electrically insulated from the second sensing electrode, and crossing the second sensing electrode;

a second- 1 pen sensing electrode adjacent to the second sensing electrode, electrically insulated from both the first sensing electrode and the first- 1 pen sensing electrode, and crossing the first sensing electrode and the first- 1 pen sensing electrode;

a first- 2 pen sensing electrode disposed on a layer that is different from that on which the first sensing electrode and the first- 1 pen sensing electrode are disposed, and overlapping at least a portion of the first sensing electrode, in a plan view; and

a second- 2 pen sensing electrode disposed on a layer that is different from that on which a portion of the second sensing electrode and a portion of the second- 1 pen sensing electrode are disposed, and overlapping at least a portion of the second sensing electrode, in the plan view,

wherein a first overlapping portion of the first- 2 pen sensing electrode, which overlap the first sensing electrode, has an area that is different from that of a second overlapping portion of the second- 2 pen sensing electrode, which overlaps the second sensing electrode.

21. A display device, comprising:

a display panel; and

an input sensing part disposed on the display panel,

wherein the input sensing part comprises:

a first sensing electrode;

a second sensing electrode electrically insulated from the first sensing electrode and crossing the first sensing electrode;

a first- 1 pen sensing electrode adjacent to the first sensing electrode, electrically insulated from the second sensing electrode, and crossing the second sensing electrode;

a second- 1 pen sensing electrode adjacent to the second sensing electrode, electrically insulated from the first sensing electrode and the first- 1 pen sensing electrode, and crossing the first sensing electrode and the first- 1 pen sensing electrode; and

a first- 2 pen sensing electrode disposed on a layer that is different from that on which the first sensing electrode and the first- 1 pen sensing electrode are disposed, electrically connected to the first- 1 pen sensing electrode, and overlapping at least a portion of the first sensing electrode,

wherein the first sensing electrode is divided into two parts that are spaced apart from one another with the first- 1 pen sensing electrode disposed therebetween, and

wherein a width of a portion of the first- 2 pen sensing electrode overlapping the first sensing electrode is larger than a width of a portion of the first- 1 pen sensing electrode disposed on the portion of the first- 2 pen sensing electrode.

22. A display device, comprising:

a first sensing electrode extending in a first direction;

a first- 1 pen sensing electrode electrically insulated from the first sensing electrode, extending in the first direction, and disposed on a same layer as the first sensing electrode; and

a first- 2 pen sensing electrode disposed on a layer that is different from that on which the first sensing electrode and the first- 1 pen sensing electrode are disposed and electrically connected to the first- 1 pen sensing electrode,

wherein, in a plan view, the first- 2 pen sensing electrode overlaps at least a portion of the first sensing electrode,

wherein the first sensing electrode is divided into two parts that are spaced apart from one another with the first- 1 pen sensing electrode disposed therebetween, and

wherein a width of a portion of the first- 2 pen sensing electrode overlapping the first sensing electrode is larger than a width of a portion of the first- 1 pen sensing electrode disposed on the portion of the first- 2 pen sensing electrode.

23. An electronic device for provide an image, comprising:

a display device comprising:

a display panel; and

an input sensing part disposed on the display panel,

wherein the input sensing part comprises:

a first sensing electrode;

a second sensing electrode electrically insulated from the first sensing electrode and crossing the first sensing electrode;

a first- 1 pen sensing electrode disposed adjacent to the first sensing electrode, electrically insulated from the second sensing electrode, and crossing the second sensing electrode;

a second- 1 pen sensing electrode disposed adjacent to the second sensing electrode, electrically insulated from both the first sensing electrode and the first- 1 pen sensing electrode, and crossing the first sensing electrode and the first- 1 pen sensing electrode; and

a first- 2 pen sensing electrode disposed on a layer that is different from that on which the first sensing electrode and the first- 1 pen sensing electrode are disposed, and overlapping at least a portion of the first sensing electrode, in a plan view,

wherein the first sensing electrode is divided into two parts that are spaced apart from one another with the first- 1 pen sensing electrode disposed therebetween, and

wherein a width of a portion of the first- 2 pen sensing electrode overlapping the first sensing electrode is larger than a width of a portion of the first- 1 pen sensing electrode disposed on the portion of the first- 2 pen sensing electrode.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 27, 2023
From: KIM, GAYOUNG; PARK, YOUNGMIN; SEO, YOUNG-SEOK; LIM, SANGHYUN; JEON, HYUNJEE; CHOE, YUJIN
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 064409/0279 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2022-0151855 · Nov 14, 2022 · national
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