IP Library Granted Patent US 12,514,101
Granted Patent B2
US 12,514,101 · App. 17/880,871 · Granted Dec 30, 2025

Electronic device

Inventors: Junyong Shin (Gunpo-si, KR); Seokgyu Yoon (Hwaseong-si, KR); Dongkyu Seo (Yongin-si, KR); Daeho Lee (Seoul, KR); Byungseok Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Jin-Soo Jung (Hwaseong-si, KR); Minsoo Choi (Hwaseong-si, KR); Youngeun Choi (Jeonju-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
H10K65/00G06F3/042G06V40/1318H10K59/38H10K59/40
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Patent No.
US 12,514,101
App. No.
17/880,871
Granted
Dec 30, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device including: a base layer; a display element layer disposed on the base layer and including a pixel defining layer that includes an opening, and a light emitting element and a light receiving element, which are separated by the pixel defining layer; and an input sensing layer disposed on the display element layer, wherein each of the light emitting element and the light receiving element includes: a first electrode; a hole transport region disposed on the first electrode; an electron transport region disposed on the hole transport region; and a second electrode disposed on the electron transport region, wherein the second electrode is a common layer in the light emitting element and the light receiving element, the light emitting element comprises a light emitting layer disposed between the hole transport region and the electron transport region, and the light receiving element comprises a light receiving layer which is provided between the first electrode and the second electrode and disposed in a layer different from the light emitting layer in a thickness direction of the electronic device.

Claims (57)

1 . An electronic device, comprising:

a base layer;

a display element layer disposed on the base layer and comprising a pixel defining layer that includes an opening, and a light emitting element and a light receiving element, which are separated by the pixel defining layer; and

an input sensing layer disposed on the display element layer,

wherein each of the light emitting element and the light receiving element comprises:

a first electrode;

a hole transport region disposed on the first electrode;

an electron transport region disposed on the hole transport region; and

a second electrode disposed on the electron transport region,

wherein the second electrode is a common layer in the light emitting element and the light receiving element,

the light emitting element comprises a light emitting layer disposed between the hole transport region and the electron transport region, and

the light receiving element comprises a light receiving layer which is provided between the first electrode and the second electrode and disposed in a layer different from the light emitting layer in a thickness direction of the electronic device.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein an area of the light receiving layer is greater than an area of the light emitting layer in a plan view.

3 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the light receiving layer does not overlap the light emitting layer in a plan view.

4 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the light receiving layer is disposed between the electron transport region and the second electrode.

5 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the electron transport region comprises an electron transport layer and an electron injection layer disposed between the electron transport layer and the second electrode, and

the light receiving layer is disposed between the electron transport layer and the electron injection layer or between the electron injection layer and the second electrode.

6 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the electron transport region comprises a hole blocking layer, an electron transport layer disposed between the hole blocking layer and the second electrode, and an electron injection layer disposed between the electron transport layer and the second electrode, and

the light receiving layer is disposed between the hole blocking layer and the electron transport layer, between the electron transport layer and the electron injection layer or between the electron injection layer and the second electrode.

7 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the light receiving layer is disposed between the hole transport region and the first electrode.

8 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the hole transport region comprises a hole transport layer and a hole injection layer disposed between the hole transport layer and the first electrode, and

the light receiving layer is disposed between the first electrode and the hole injection layer or between the hole injection layer and the hole transport layer.

9 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the hole transport region comprises an electron blocking layer, a hole transport layer disposed between the electron blocking layer and the first electrode, and a hole injection layer disposed between the hole transport layer and the first electrode, and

the light receiving layer is disposed between the first electrode and the hole injection layer, between the hole injection layer and the hole transport layer, or between the hole transport layer and the electron blocking layer.

10 . An electronic device, comprising:

a base layer;

a first electrode disposed on the base layer and comprising a light emitting electrode and a light receiving electrode which are spaced apart from each other;

a pixel defining layer which is disposed on the base layer, wherein the pixel defining layer includes a first opening to expose the light emitting electrode and a second opening to expose the light receiving electrode;

a second electrode disposed on the first electrode;

a hole transport region disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode;

an electron transport region disposed between the hole transport region and the second electrode;

a light emitting layer which overlaps the light emitting electrode and is disposed between the hole transport region and the electron transport region; and

a light receiving layer which is provided between the light receiving electrode and the second electrode and disposed in a layer different from the light emitting layer.

11 . The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein an area of the second opening is greater than an area of the first opening in a plan view.

12 . The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein an area of the light receiving layer is greater than an area of the light emitting layer in the plan view.

13 . The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the light receiving layer is disposed between the light receiving electrode and the hole transport region or between the electron transport region and the second electrode.

14 . The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the hole transport region comprises a hole transport layer and a hole injection layer disposed between the hole transport layer and the first electrode, and

the electron transport region comprises an electron transport layer and an electron injection layer disposed between the electron transport layer and the second electrode,

wherein the light receiving layer is disposed between the light receiving electrode and the hole injection layer, between the hole injection layer and the hole transport layer, between the electron transport layer and the electron injection layer, or between the electron injection layer and the second electrode.

15 . The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the hole transport region comprises an electron blocking layer, a hole transport layer disposed between the electron blocking layer and the light receiving electrode, and a hole injection layer disposed between the hole transport layer and the light receiving electrode, and

the electron transport region comprises a hole blocking layer, an electron transport layer disposed between the hole blocking layer and the second electrode, and an electron injection layer disposed between the electron transport layer and the second electrode,

wherein the light receiving layer is disposed between the light receiving electrode and the hole injection layer, between the hole injection layer and the hole transport layer, between the hole transport layer and the electron blocking layer, between the hole blocking layer and the electron transport layer, between the electron transport layer and the electron injection layer, or between the electron injection layer and the second electrode.

16 . An electronic device including a first light emitting region, a second light emitting region, a third light emitting region, and a light receiving region which are spaced apart from each other in a plan view, the electronic device comprising:

a base layer;

a display element layer comprising a pixel defining layer, which is disposed on the base layer and has an opening, and first, second and third light emitting elements and a light receiving element, which are separated by the pixel defining layer; and

an input sensing layer disposed on the display element layer,

wherein each of the first, second and third light emitting elements and the light receiving element comprises:

a first electrode;

a hole transport region disposed on the first electrode;

an electron transport region disposed on the hole transport region; and

a second electrode disposed on the electron transport region,

wherein the first, second and third light emitting elements comprise first, second and third light emitting layers, respectively, which are disposed between the hole transport region and the electron transport region, and

the light receiving element comprises a light receiving layer which is provided between the first electrode and the second electrode and disposed in a layer different from the first, second and third light emitting layers.

17 . The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein an area of the light receiving region is greater than an area of each of the first, second and third light emitting regions in a plan view.

18 . The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the first, second and third light emitting layers are disposed in the same layer.

19 . The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the first light emitting layer emits red light, the second light emitting layer emits green light, and the third light emitting layer emits blue light.

20 . The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein each of the hole transport region and the electron transport region overlaps the pixel defining layer, the first, second and third light emitting layers, and the light receiving layer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 4, 2022
From: SHIN, JUNYONG; YOON, SEOKGYU; SEO, DONGKYU; LEE, DAEHO; LEE, BYUNGSEOK; JUNG, JIN-SOO; CHOI, MINSOO; CHOI, YOUNGEUN
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 060718/0454 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0145084 · Oct 28, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230140380A1 · May 4, 2023
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