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Granted Patent B2
US 12,501,762 · App. 18/653,794 · Granted Dec 16, 2025

Display device

Inventors: Sunkwun Son (Yongin-si, KR); Dong Hee Shin (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
H10K39/34G09G3/3233G06V40/1318G09G2300/0413G09G2300/0426G09G2300/043G09G2300/0819G09G2300/0842G09G2320/0238G09G2354/00G09G2360/14
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Patent No.
US 12,501,762
App. No.
18/653,794
Granted
Dec 16, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device includes: a data line; a pixel circuit connected to the data line; a light emitting element connected to the pixel circuit; a first connection electrode under the data line; a sensing circuit connected to the first connection electrode; a light receiving element connected to the sensing circuit; and a receive line under the first connection electrode and connected to the first connection electrode.

Claims (60)

1 . A display device comprising:

a data line;

a pixel circuit connected to the data line;

a light emitting element connected to the pixel circuit;

a first connection electrode under a layer at which the data line is located;

a sensing circuit connected to the first connection electrode;

a light receiving element connected to the sensing circuit; and

a receive line under a layer at which the first connection electrode is located and connected to the first connection electrode.

2 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the receive line is under the sensing circuit.

3 . The display device of claim 1 , further comprising

a lower metal layer under the pixel circuit,

wherein the receive line is in a same layer as the lower metal layer.

4 . The display device of claim 3 , wherein the receive line is separated from the lower metal layer.

5 . The display device of claim 3 , wherein the pixel circuit includes:

a first transistor including a first electrode connected to a first power line, a second electrode connected to an anode of the light emitting element, and a control electrode connected to a first node;

a second transistor including a first electrode connected to the data line, a second electrode connected to the first electrode of the first transistor, and a control electrode connected to a write scan line; and

a capacitor connected to the first power line and the first node, and

wherein the lower metal layer is under the first transistor.

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

a (1-1)-th connection electrode on the pixel circuit; and

a (2-1)-th connection electrode on the (1-1)-th connection electrode and connected to the (1-1)-th connection electrode,

wherein the data line is on the (2-1)-th connection electrode and connected to the (2-1)-th connection electrode.

7 . The display device of claim 6 , wherein the first connection electrode is in a same layer as the (1-1)-th connection electrode.

8 . The display device of claim 6 , further comprising:

a first shielding electrode on the first connection electrode and overlapping a portion of the receive line in a plan view.

9 . The display device of claim 8 , wherein the first shielding electrode is in a same layer as the (2-1)-th connection electrode.

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

a second shielding electrode on the first shielding electrode and overlapping a portion of the receive line in the plan view.

11 . The display device of claim 10 , wherein the second shielding electrode is in a same layer as the data line and adjacent to the data line.

12 . The display device of claim 10 , wherein the second shielding electrode is connected to the first shielding electrode.

13 . The display device of claim 10 , wherein the first and second shielding electrodes receive a constant voltage.

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

a reset line connected to the sensing circuit and configured to receive a reset voltage.

15 . The display device of claim 14 , wherein the first and second shielding electrodes are connected to the reset line.

16 . The display device of claim 14 , wherein the reset line is in a same layer as the first connection electrode.

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

a dummy electrode on the first connection electrode and connected to the first connection electrode.

18 . A display device comprising:

a data line;

a pixel circuit connected to the data line;

a light emitting element connected to the pixel circuit;

a lower metal layer under the pixel circuit;

a receive line in a same layer as the lower metal layer;

a sensing circuit overlapping the receive line; and

a light receiving element connected to the sensing circuit.

19 . The display device of claim 18 , further comprising:

a first shielding electrode on the receive line and overlapping a portion of the receive line in a plan view; and

a second shielding electrode on the first shielding electrode and overlapping a portion of the receive line in the plan view.

20 . The display device of claim 19 , wherein the second shielding electrode is in a same layer as the data line,

wherein the first shielding electrode is under the data line, and

wherein the first and second shielding electrodes are configured to receive a constant voltage.

21 . An electronic device comprising a display device for providing images:

wherein the display device comprises:

a data line;

a pixel circuit connected to the data line;

a light emitting element connected to the pixel circuit;

a first connection electrode under a layer at which the data line is located;

a sensing circuit connected to the first connection electrode;

a light receiving element connected to the sensing circuit; and

a receive line under a layer at which the first connection electrode is located and connected to the first connection electrode.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 20, 2024
From: SON, SUNKWUN; SHIN, DONG HEE
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2023-0100352 · Aug 1, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
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