IP Library Granted Patent US 12,535,908
Granted Patent B2
US 12,535,908 · App. 18/632,222 · Granted Jan 27, 2026

Electronic device

Inventors: Jungmok Park (Yongin-si, KR); Min-Hong Kim (Yongin-si, KR); Mi-Ae Park (Yongin-si, KR); Bogeun Yuk (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
G06F3/0416G06F3/0446G06F3/0412G06F3/0445G06F2203/04111H03B5/00H10K59/40
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Patent No.
US 12,535,908
App. No.
18/632,222
Granted
Jan 27, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device includes a display panel, an input sensor, and a flexible circuit film that includes a sensor controller that drives the input sensor, and an oscillation circuit. The oscillation circuit includes a quartz oscillator connected to the sensor controller, a first electrode connected to a first terminal of the quartz oscillator, and a second electrode disposed in a different layer from the first electrode and that overlaps the first electrode. The first electrode and the second electrode constitute a first capacitor.

Claims (58)

1 . An electronic device, comprising:

a display panel that displays an image;

an input sensor disposed on the display panel and that senses an input from an input device; and

a flexible circuit film that includes a sensor controller that drives the input sensor, and an oscillation circuit connected to the sensor controller and that generates a reference waveform that senses the input from the input device,

wherein the oscillation circuit includes:

a quartz oscillator that is connected to the sensor controller and that includes a first terminal and a second terminal;

a first electrode connected to the first terminal of the quartz oscillator; and

a second electrode disposed in a different layer from the first electrode and that overlaps the first electrode, and

wherein the first electrode and the second electrode constitute a first capacitor.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the oscillation circuit includes:

a third electrode connected to the second terminal of the quartz oscillator; and

a fourth electrode disposed in a different layer from the third electrode and that overlaps the third electrode, and

wherein the third electrode and the fourth electrode constitute a second capacitor.

3 . The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the oscillation circuit further includes a dielectric interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, and between the third electrode and the fourth electrode.

4 . The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein each of the second electrode and the fourth electrode are connected to ground.

5 . The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein capacitance values of each of the first capacitor and the second capacitor are in a range from 1 pF to 50 pF.

6 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first terminal of the quartz oscillator is an input terminal that receives an input signal from the sensor controller.

7 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the second terminal of the quartz oscillator is an output terminal that provides an output signal to the sensor controller.

8 . An electronic device, comprising:

a display panel that displays an image;

an input sensor disposed on the display panel and that senses an input from an input device; and

a flexible circuit film that includes a sensor controller that drives the input sensor, and an oscillation circuit connected to the sensor controller and that generates a reference waveform that senses the input from the input device,

wherein the oscillation circuit includes:

a quartz oscillator connected to the sensor controller and that includes a first terminal and a second terminal;

a (1-1)-th electrode connected to the first terminal of the quartz oscillator; and

a (1-2)-th electrode disposed in a same layer as the (1-1)-th electrode and spaced apart from the (1-1)-th electrode on a first plane perpendicular to a first direction, and

wherein the (1-1)-th electrode and (1-2)-th electrode overlap each other on a second plane parallel to the first direction and constitute a first capacitor.

9 . The electronic device of claim 8 ,

wherein the (1-1)-th electrode includes a plurality of (1-1)-th branch electrodes,

wherein the (1-2)-th electrode includes a plurality of (1-2)-th branch electrodes, and

wherein the plurality of (1-1)-th branch electrodes and the plurality of (1-2)-th branch electrodes are spaced apart from each other and are alternately arranged on the first plane.

10 . The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of (1-1)-th branch electrodes and the plurality of (1-2)-th branch electrodes overlap each other on the second plane.

11 . The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the oscillation circuit further includes:

a (2-1)-th electrode connected to the second terminal of the quartz oscillator; and

a (2-2)-th electrode disposed in a sane layer as the (2-1)-th electrode and spaced apart from the (2-1)-th electrode, when viewed in a plan view, and

wherein the (2-1)-th electrode and the (2-2)-th electrode constitute a second capacitor.

12 . The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein each of the (1-2)-th electrode and the (2-2)-th electrode are connected to ground.

13 . The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the oscillation circuit further includes a dielectric interposed between the (1-1)-th electrode and the (1-2)-th electrode, and between the (2-1)-th electrode and the (2-2)-th electrode.

14 . The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein capacitance values of each of the first capacitor and the second capacitor are in a range from 1 pF to 50 pF.

15 . The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the first terminal of the quartz oscillator is an input terminal that receives an input signal from the sensor controller.

16 . The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the second terminal of the quartz oscillator is an output terminal that provides an output signal to the sensor controller.

17 . An electronic device, comprising:

a display panel that displays an image;

an input sensor disposed on the display panel and that senses an input from an input device;

a sensor controller that drives the input sensor;

a quartz oscillator connected to the sensor controller and that includes an input terminal and an output terminal;

a first capacitor connected to the input terminal of the quartz oscillator;

a second capacitor connected to the output terminal of the quartz oscillator; and

a ground,

wherein the first capacitor includes a first electrode connected to the input terminal and a second electrode connected to the ground, and

wherein the second capacitor includes a third electrode connected to the output terminal and a fourth electrode connected to the ground.

18 . The electronic device of claim 17 ,

wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are disposed in mutually different layers and overlap in a plan view, and

wherein the third electrode and the fourth electrode are disposed in mutually different layers and overlap each other when viewed in in a plan view.

19 . The electronic device of claim 17 ,

wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are disposed in a same layer and are spaced apart from each other when viewed in a plan view, and

wherein the third electrode and the fourth electrode are disposed in a same layer, and are spaced apart from each other when viewed in a plan view.

20 . The electronic device of claim 17 , wherein values of each of the first capacitor and the second capacitor are in a range from 1 pF to 50 pF.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 10, 2024
From: PARK, JUNGMOK; KIM, MIN-HONG; YUK, BOGEUN
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 067068/0309 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2023-0095868 · Jul 24, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20250036227A1 · Jan 30, 2025
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