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Granted Patent B2
US 12,512,045 · App. 18/903,934 · Granted Dec 30, 2025

Display apparatus

Inventors: Sunhwa Lee (Yongin-si, KR); Hyeongseok Kim (Yongin-si, KR); Heejean Park (Yongin-si, KR); Mukyung Jeon (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
G09G3/32H01L25/0753H01L25/167H10D86/443H10D86/60H10H20/857G09G2300/0426G09G2310/0267
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Patent No.
US 12,512,045
App. No.
18/903,934
Granted
Dec 30, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display apparatus includes a substrate including a first island portion and a second island portion spaced apart from each other and a bridge portion connected between the first island portion and the second island portion, a gate driving circuit arranged in the first island portion, a plurality of first input lines arranged in the second island portion, an output line arranged in the bridge portion and connected to the gate driving circuit, and a connection line arranged in the bridge portion and connected to at least one of the plurality of first input lines, where the output line and the connection line are arranged in different layers, respectively, and arranged to overlap each other.

Claims (62)

1 . A display apparatus comprising:

a substrate comprising a first island portion and a second island portion spaced apart from each other and a bridge portion connected between the first island portion and the second island portion;

a gate driving circuit arranged in the first island portion;

a plurality of first input lines arranged in the second island portion;

an output line arranged in the bridge portion and connected to the gate driving circuit; and

a connection line arranged in the bridge portion and connected to at least one of the plurality of first input lines,

wherein the output line and the connection line are arranged in different layers, respectively, and arranged to overlap each other.

2 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the bridge portion is arranged at a center of a side surface of each of the first island portion and the second island portion.

3 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first island portion and the second island portion are arranged alternately in a first row in a first direction,

the first island portion is continuously arranged in a first column in a second direction intersecting the first direction, and

the second island portion is continuously arranged in a second column in the second direction.

4 . The display apparatus of claim 3 , wherein a first bridge portion and a second bridge portion are arranged on opposing sides of the second island portion in the first direction,

the connection line is arranged in only one of the first bridge portion and the second bridge portion, and

the output line extends through the first bridge portion and the second bridge portion.

5 . The display apparatus of claim 3 , wherein a third bridge portion and a fourth bridge portion are arranged on opposing sides of the second island portion in the second direction, and

the plurality of first input lines extend through the third bridge portion and the fourth bridge portion.

6 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the substrate includes a display area and a non-display area surrounding the display area, and

the first island portion and the second island portion are arranged in the non-display area.

7 . The display apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the substrate further comprises a plurality of main island portions arranged in the display area, and

a planar area of each of the first island portion and the second island portion is greater than a planar area of one of the plurality of main island portions.

8 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the gate driving circuit comprises at least one selected from an emission control driving circuit, a bypass driving circuit, an initialization driving circuit, and a data write driving circuit.

9 . The display apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the output line comprises at least one selected from an emission control output line which transmits an output signal of the emission control driving circuit, a bypass output line which transmits an output signal of the bypass driving circuit, an initialization output line which transmits an output signal of the initialization driving circuit, and a data write output line which transmits an output signal of the data write driving circuit.

10 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of first input lines comprise at least one selected from a gate high voltage line, a gate low voltage line, and a start signal line.

11 . The display apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the connection line comprises at least one selected from a high voltage connection line connected to the gate high voltage line and a low voltage connection line connected to the gate low voltage line.

12 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

a plurality of second input lines arranged in the first island portion,

wherein the plurality of second input lines comprise at least one selected from a clock line, a carry line, and a reset signal line.

13 . The display apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the plurality of second input lines extend through a bridge portion connected between the first island portion and another first island portion adjacent to the first island portion.

14 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the bridge portion has a serpentine shape.

15 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the output line extends from the bridge portion to be arranged in the second island portion, and extends in a direction intersecting the plurality of first input lines.

16 . The display apparatus of claim 15 , further comprising:

a bridge electrode arranged in an area overlapping the plurality of first input lines in the second island portion, and intersecting the plurality of first input lines,

wherein the output line is connected to opposing ends of the bridge electrode, and

the bridge electrode is disposed under the output line and the plurality of first input lines.

17 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the connection line is disposed over the output line, and

at least one insulating layer is arranged between the connection line and the output line.

18 . The display apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the output line comprises a plurality of lines in the bridge portion, and

the plurality of lines are arranged apart from each other in a plan view.

19 . The display apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the substrate further comprises a plurality of main island portions arranged in a display area,

wherein a pixel driving circuit unit and a light emitting element connected to the pixel driving circuit unit are arranged in each of the plurality of main island portions, and

the pixel driving circuit unit and the light emitting element are connected to each other through a first connection electrode disposed over the pixel driving circuit unit and a second connection electrode disposed over the first connection electrode.

20 . The display apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the output line is arranged in a same layer as at least one selected from a source electrode and a drain electrode of the pixel driving circuit unit, and includes a same material as the source electrode or the drain electrode, and

the connection line is arranged in a same layer as the first connection electrode, and includes a same material as the first connection electrode.

21 . The display apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the output line has a dual-line structure including a lower output line and an upper output line disposed over the lower output line, and

at least one insulating layer is arranged between the lower output line and the upper output line.

22 . The display apparatus of claim 21 , wherein the lower output line and the upper output line are connected to each other through a contact hole, and

the contact hole is arranged in the first island portion.

23 . The display apparatus of claim 21 , wherein the lower output line is arranged in a same layer as at least one selected from a source electrode and a drain electrode of the pixel driving circuit unit,

the upper output line is arranged in a same layer as the first connection electrode, and

the connection line is arranged in a same layer as the second connection electrode.

24 . The display apparatus of claim 19 , further comprising:

a shielding line arranged between the output line and the connection line,

wherein at least one insulating layer is arranged between the output line and the shielding line, and

at least one insulating layer is arranged between the shielding line and the connection line.

25 . The display apparatus of claim 24 , further comprising:

a ground voltage line arranged adjacent to the plurality of first input lines in the second island portion,

wherein the shielding line is connected to the ground voltage line.

26 . The display apparatus of claim 24 , wherein the output line is arranged in a same layer as at least one selected from a source electrode and a drain electrode of the pixel driving circuit unit,

the shielding line is arranged in a same layer as the first connection electrode, and

the connection line is arranged in a same layer as the second connection electrode.

27 . The display apparatus of claim 24 , wherein the shielding line comprises a single line in the bridge portion.

28 . The display apparatus of claim 24 , wherein the shielding line comprises a plurality of shielding lines in the bridge portion, and the plurality of shielding lines are arranged apart from each other.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 29, 2025
From: LEE, SUNHWA; KIM, HYEONGSEOK; PARK, HEEJEAN; JEON, MUKYUNG
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 072778/0989 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2023-0135410 · Oct 11, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20250124855A1 · Apr 17, 2025
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