IP Library Granted Patent US 12,405,686
Granted Patent B2
US 12,405,686 · App. 18/433,290 · Granted Sep 2, 2025

Organic light emitting display with touch sensor and touch pad

Inventors: Eun-Hye Lee (Paju-si, KR); Min-Joo Kim (Seoul, KR); Jae-Young Oh (Goyang-si, KR); Jae-Won Lee (Goyang-si, KR)
Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 12,405,686
App. No.
18/433,290
Granted
Sep 2, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is an organic light emitting display device with a touch sensor. The display device has a touch sensor that is directly disposed on a sealing part, thus removing the necessity of an additional adhesion process, simplifying a manufacturing process and reducing manufacture cost. In addition, the display device with the touch sensor includes a display cover electrode of a display pad that is made of a same material as a conductive layer included in the touch sensor, thus preventing damage to the display pad electrode.

Claims (39)

1. A display device comprising:

a substrate including an active region and a non-active region;

a thin film transistor on the substrate, the thin film transistor including a source electrode, a drain electrode, and a gate electrode;

a light-emitting device on the thin film transistor;

an encapsulation unit on the light-emitting device;

a plurality of touch electrodes on the encapsulation unit;

a touch pad in the non-active region, the touch pad electrically connected to the plurality of touch electrodes;

wherein the touch pad includes:

a first electrode in a same layer as at least one of the source electrode and the drain electrode; and

a second electrode on the first electrode and in a same layer as at least one of the plurality of touch electrodes, the second electrode electrically connected to the first electrode, and

wherein the plurality of touch electrodes comprise a mesh-shaped conductive material having openings.

2. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a display pad in the non-active region, the display pad electrically connected to the thin film transistor.

3. The display device of claim 2 , wherein the display pad comprises:

a third electrode in a same layer as the second electrode.

4. The display device of claim 3 , wherein the display pad further comprises:

a fourth electrode in a same layer as at least one of the source electrode, drain electrode, or gate electrode, the fourth electrode electrically connected to the third electrode.

5. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a plurality of bridges on the encapsulation unit,

wherein the plurality of touch electrodes include a plurality of first touch electrodes arranged in a first direction and a plurality of second touch electrodes arranged in a second direction that intersects the first direction, and

wherein the plurality of bridges include first bridges that interconnect the plurality of first touch electrodes and second bridges that interconnect the plurality of second touch electrodes.

6. The display device of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of bridges comprise a mesh-shaped conductive material having openings.

7. The display device of claim 5 , further comprising:

a touch dielectric film between the first bridges and the second bridges.

8. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising:

color filters on the encapsulation unit.

9. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the mesh-shaped conductive material overlaps a bank that defines a light-emitting region of the light-emitting device.

10. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a routing line electrically connected to at least one of the plurality of touch electrodes.

11. The display device of claim 10 , wherein the routing line is on a side surface of the encapsulation unit.

12. The display device according to claim 10 , wherein the routing line comprises:

a lower routing layer on the encapsulation unit; and

an upper routing layer stacked on the lower routing layer, and

wherein the upper routing layer overlaps at least a portion of the lower routing layer.

13. The display device of claim 12 , wherein the lower routing layer and the upper routing layer have different widths.

14. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a touch buffer film between the encapsulation unit and the plurality of touch electrodes.

15. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the encapsulation unit comprises a first inorganic encapsulation layer and a second inorganic encapsulation layer that face each other in a state in which an organic encapsulation layer is between the first inorganic encapsulation layer and the second inorganic encapsulation layer, and

wherein the second inorganic encapsulation layer covers an upper surface and a side surface of the organic encapsulation layer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 6, 2024
From: LEE, EUN-HYE; KIM, MIN-JOO; OH, JAE-YOUNG; LEE, JAE-WON
To: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 066507/0897 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2016-0126723 · Sep 30, 2016 · national
Continuity (6)
Continuation 18200350 · May 22, 2023
Continuation 17890732 · Aug 18, 2022
Continuation 17504415 · Oct 18, 2021
Continuation 16733897 · Jan 3, 2020
Continuation 15436393 · Feb 17, 2017
Related Publication 20240241595A1 · Jul 18, 2024
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