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Granted Patent B2
US 12,489,838 · App. 17/983,333 · Granted Dec 2, 2025

Electronic device

Inventors: Eunjin Sung (Yongin-si, KR); Jungsuek Oh (Seoul, KR); Kiseo Kim (Yongin-si, KR); Sangrock Yoon (Hwaseong-si, KR); Byeongjin Kim (Seoul, KR); Jeongtaek Oh (Seoul, KR)
Assignees: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.; Seoul National University R&DB Foundation
H04M1/0266H10K59/131
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Patent No.
US 12,489,838
App. No.
17/983,333
Granted
Dec 2, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is an electronic device comprising a display layer in which an active area and a peripheral area adjacent to the active area are defined and a cover layer disposed under the display layer, wherein the display layer includes a base layer, a circuit layer disposed on the base layer and including a transistor and a feeding part, and a light emitting element layer disposed on the circuit layer and including a light emitting element electrically connected to the transistor, wherein the feeding part is disposed on the same layer as a part of the transistor, and includes a coplanar waveguide, wherein, when viewed on a plane, the cover layer overlaps the feeding part.

Claims (68)

1 . An electronic device comprising:

a display layer in which an active area and a peripheral area adjacent to the active area are defined; and

a cover layer disposed under the display layer,

wherein the display layer includes:

a base layer;

a circuit layer including a transistor and a feeding part and disposed on the base layer; and

a light emitting element layer including a light emitting element electrically connected to the transistor and disposed on the circuit layer,

wherein the feeding part including a coplanar waveguide is disposed on the same layer as a part of the transistor, and

wherein, when viewed on a plane, the cover layer overlaps the feeding part.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the circuit layer further includes a first antenna pattern disposed on a same layer as the feeding part.

3 . The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the first antenna pattern is provided integrally with the feeding part, and

wherein, when viewed on a plane, the cover layer overlaps the first antenna pattern.

4 . The electronic device of claim 2 , further comprising a sensor layer including a sensing electrode and disposed on the display layer.

5 . The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein, when viewed on the plane, the sensing electrode does not overlap the feeding part.

6 . The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the first antenna pattern is spaced apart from the sensing electrode in a first direction.

7 . The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the first antenna pattern is provided in plurality,

wherein the plurality of first antenna patterns are spaced apart from the feeding part in a first direction, and

wherein each of the plurality of first antenna patterns is spaced apart from each other in a second direction intersecting the first direction.

8 . The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the first antenna pattern includes a same material as the transistor.

9 . The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein, when viewed on the plane, the first antenna pattern overlaps the cover layer.

10 . The electronic device of claim 2 , further comprising a driving chip for providing a signal to the first antenna pattern through the feeding part.

11 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the transistor is disposed in the active area, and

wherein the feeding part is disposed in the peripheral area.

12 . The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising an antenna layer including a second antenna pattern and disposed on the display layer.

13 . The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the second antenna pattern is connected to the feeding part.

14 . An electronic device comprising:

a display layer in which an active area and a peripheral area adjacent to the active area are defined; and

a cover layer including a conductive material and disposed under the display layer,

wherein the display layer includes:

a base layer;

a circuit layer including a transistor, a feeding part, and an antenna pattern connected to the feeding part and disposed on the base layer; and

a light emitting element layer including a light emitting element electrically connected to the transistor and disposed on the circuit layer,

wherein the antenna pattern is disposed on a same layer as a portion of the transistor, and

wherein the transistor is disposed in the active area, and the antenna pattern is disposed in the peripheral area.

15 . The electronic device of claim 14 , wherein the feeding part includes a coplanar waveguide.

16 . The electronic device of claim 14 , further comprising a sensor layer including a sensing electrode and disposed on the display layer.

17 . The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein, when viewed on a plane, the sensing electrode does not overlap the feeding part.

18 . The electronic device of claim 14 , wherein the antenna pattern includes a same material as the transistor.

19 . The electronic device of claim 14 , further comprising a driving chip electrically connected to the feeding part and providing a signal to the antenna pattern.

20 . The electronic device of claim 14 , wherein the antenna pattern is provided in plurality,

wherein the plurality of antenna patterns are spaced apart from the feeding part in a first direction, and

wherein each of the plurality of antenna patterns is spaced apart from each other in a second direction intersecting the first direction.

21 . An electronic device comprising a display layer in which an active area and a peripheral area adjacent to the active area are defined,

wherein the display layer includes:

a base layer;

a circuit layer including a transistor, a ground electrode, and a feeding part and disposed on the base layer; and

a light emitting element layer including a light emitting element electrically connected to the transistor and disposed on the circuit layer,

wherein the feeding part is directly disposed on a same layer as a part of the transistor, and

wherein the feeding part is spaced apart from the ground electrode in a first direction, the feeding part extends in a second direction intersecting the first direction, and the feeding part and the ground electrode are integrally connected to each other in the second direction.

22 . The electronic device of claim 21 , wherein the feeding part and the ground electrode form a slotted loop dipole antenna.

23 . The electronic device of claim 21 , further comprising a sensor layer including a sensing electrode and disposed on the display layer.

24 . The electronic device of claim 23 , wherein a first slot and a second slot spaced apart from each other in the first direction with respect to the feeding part therebetween are defined in the ground electrode, and

wherein each of the first slot and the second slot has a shape extending in the first direction.

25 . The electronic device of claim 24 , wherein an area of each of the first slot and the second slot is equal to each other.

26 . The electronic device of claim 24 , wherein a first area of the first slot and a second area of the second slot are different from each other.

27 . The electronic device of claim 26 , wherein at least one opening part adjacent to the first slot or the second slot is defined in the ground electrode, and

wherein at least one opening part is further spaced apart from the sensing electrode in the second direction than the first slot and the second slot.

28 . The electronic device of claim 26 , wherein the feeding part is provided in plurality, and the plurality of feeding parts are arranged along the first direction.

29 . The electronic device of claim 23 , wherein, when viewed on a plane, the sensing electrode does not overlap the feeding part.

30 . The electronic device of claim 23 , wherein the ground electrode is spaced apart from the sensing electrode in the second direction.

31 . The electronic device of claim 21 , wherein each of the feeding part and the ground electrode includes a same material as the transistor.

32 . The electronic device of claim 21 , further comprising a driving chip for providing a signal to the feeding part.

33 . The electronic device of claim 21 , wherein the transistor is disposed in the active area, and

wherein the feeding part is disposed in the peripheral area.

34 . The electronic device of claim 21 , further comprising a cover layer disposed under the display layer,

wherein, when viewed on a plane, the cover layer overlaps the feeding part.

35 . The electronic device of claim 34 , wherein, when viewed on a plane, the ground electrode overlaps the cover layer.

36 . The electronic device of claim 21 , wherein the feeding part includes a coplanar waveguide.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 9, 2022
From: SUNG, EUNJIN; OH, JUNGSUEK; KIM, KISEO; YOON, SANGROCK; KIM, BYEONGJIN; OH, JEONGTAEK
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.; SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
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Priority Claims (3)
KR 10-2021-0190302 · Dec 28, 2021 · national
KR 10-2022-0082264 · Jul 5, 2022 · national
KR 10-2022-0090540 · Jul 21, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230208958A1 · Jun 29, 2023
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