IP Library Granted Patent US 12,396,344
Granted Patent B2
US 12,396,344 · App. 18/617,547 · Granted Aug 19, 2025

Display device with hole surrounded by data lines in different layers

Inventors: Hyun Ji Cha (Gwangju, KR); Yun Kyeong In (Hwaseong-si, KR); Young Soo Yoon (Seoul, KR); Min Hee Choi (Hwaseong-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
H10K59/131H10K59/1213H10K59/123H10D86/441H10D86/60
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Patent No.
US 12,396,344
App. No.
18/617,547
Granted
Aug 19, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device comprising: first and second pixels; a first data line connected to the first pixel and configured to have data voltages applied thereto; and a second data line connected to the second pixel, the second data line being adjacent to the first data line, and configured to have the data voltages applied thereto, wherein the first data line includes a 1A-th data line which is in a first data layer, and the second data line includes a 2B-th data line which is in a second data layer different from the first data layer.

Claims (54)

1. A display device comprising:

a first substrate having a through hole area where a through hole is formed, a wiring area surrounding the through hole area, and a pixel area where a plurality of pixels are arranged to surround the wiring area;

first and second data lines on the first substrate to be adjacent to each other; and

a bridge electrode electrically connected to the second data line, and

wherein each of the plurality of pixels comprises:

an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) comprising a first electrode, a second electrode, and an organic light-emitting layer between the first electrode and the second electrode;

a driving transistor configured to provide a driving current to the OLED; and

a first transistor comprising a source electrode connected to the bridge electrode through a first contact hole, and a drain electrode connected to a source electrode of the driving transistor, and

wherein the first data line comprises a first metal layer in both the pixel area and the wiring area, and

the second data line comprises a second metal layer in both the pixel area and the wiring area, and

wherein a first insulating film is between the first metal layer and the second metal layer and between the bridge electrode and the second metal layer, and

wherein the second metal layer of the second data line is connected to the bridge electrode through a second contact hole penetrating the first insulating film, and

wherein the first metal layer of the first data line has a same material with the bridge electrode.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein a second insulating film is between the bridge electrode and the source electrode of the first transistor, and

wherein the first contact hole is penetrating the second insulating film, and

wherein an area of the second contact hole is larger than an area of the first contact hole.

3. The display device of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of pixels further comprises:

a second switching transistor between a gate electrode and a drain electrode of the driving transistor.

4. The display device of claim 3 , wherein the second metal layer of the second data line overlaps at least one of a gate electrode, an active layer, a source electrode, and a drain electrode of the second switching transistor in a plan view.

5. The display device of claim 3 , wherein the bridge electrode overlaps at least one of a gate electrode, an active layer, a source electrode, and a drain electrode of the second switching transistor in a plan view.

6. The display device of claim 3 , wherein the second contact hole overlaps at least one of a gate electrode, an active layer, a source electrode, and a drain electrode of the second switching transistor in a plan view.

7. The display device of claim 3 , wherein the second switching transistor comprises two switching transistors connected in series, each of the two switching transistors comprises a gate electrode, an active layer, a source electrode, and a drain electrode.

8. The display device of claim 7 , wherein the second metal layer of the second data line overlaps at least one of the gate electrode, the active layer, the source electrode, and the drain electrode of one switching transistor among the two switching transistors in a plan view.

9. The display device of claim 7 , wherein the bridge electrode overlaps at least one of the gate electrode, the active layer, the source electrode, and the drain electrode of one switching transistor among the two switching transistors in a plan view.

10. The display device of claim 7 , wherein the second contact hole overlaps at least one of the gate electrode, the active layer, the source electrode, and the drain electrode of one switching transistor among the two switching transistors in a plan view.

11. An electronic device comprising:

a display panel; and

a main processor configured to output digital video data for displaying an image into the display panel, and

wherein the display panel comprises:

a first substrate having a through hole area where a through hole is formed, a wiring area surrounding the through hole area, and a pixel area where a plurality of pixels are arranged to surround the wiring area;

first and second data lines on the first substrate to be adjacent to each other; and

a bridge electrode electrically connected to the second data line, and

wherein each of the plurality of pixels comprises:

an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) comprising a first electrode, a second electrode, and an organic light-emitting layer between the first electrode and the second electrode;

a driving transistor configured to provide a driving current to the OLED; and

a first transistor comprising a source electrode connected to the bridge electrode through a first contact hole, and a drain electrode connected to a source electrode of the driving transistor, and

wherein the first data line comprises a first metal layer in both the pixel area and the wiring area, and

the second data line comprises a second metal layer in both the pixel area and the wiring area, and

wherein a first insulating film is between the first metal layer and the second metal layer and between the bridge electrode and the second metal layer, and

wherein the second metal layer of the second data line is connected to the bridge electrode through a second contact hole penetrating the first insulating film, and

wherein the first metal layer of the first data line has a same material with the bridge electrode.

12. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the display panel is applied to a smartphone, a tablet personal computer (PC), a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable multimedia player (PMP), a gaming console, a wristwatch-type electronic device, a television (TV), an outdoor billboard, a monitor, a notebook computer, a car navigation device, or a camera.

13. The electronic device of claim 11 , further comprising:

an image sensor overlapping the through hole of the display panel.

14. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein a second insulating film is between the bridge electrode and the source electrode of the first transistor, and

wherein the first contact hole is penetrating the second insulating film, and

wherein an area of the second contact hole is larger than an area of the first contact hole.

15. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein each of the plurality of pixels further comprises:

a second switching transistor between a gate electrode and a drain electrode of the driving transistor.

16. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the second metal layer of the second data line overlaps at least one of a gate electrode, an active layer, a source electrode, and a drain electrode of the second switching transistor in a plan view.

17. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the bridge electrode overlaps at least one of a gate electrode, an active layer, a source electrode, and a drain electrode of the second switching transistor in a plan view.

18. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the second contact hole overlaps at least one of a gate electrode, an active layer, a source electrode, and a drain electrode of the second switching transistor in a plan view.

19. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the second switching transistor comprises two switching transistors, each of the two switching transistors comprises a gate electrode, an active layer, a source electrode, and a drain electrode.

20. The electronic device of claim 19 , wherein the second metal layer of the second data line overlaps at least one of the gate electrode, the active layer, the source electrode, and the drain electrode one switching transistor among the two switching transistors in a plan view.

Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0023263 · Feb 27, 2019 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 17929519 · Sep 2, 2022
Continuation 16800652 · Feb 25, 2020
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