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Granted Patent B2
US 12,730,536 · App. 18/817,842 · Granted Sep 8, 2026

Display device

Inventor: Sanghyun lim (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
G06F3/0418G06F3/0412G06F3/0446G06F2203/04107G06F2203/04111H10K59/40
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,730,536
App. No.
18/817,842
Filed
Aug 28, 2024
Granted
Sep 8, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2628
USPC
345/174
Abstract

A display device includes a display panel including an active area, and a peripheral area adjacent to the active area. An input sensor is on the display panel. The input sensor includes a sensing area corresponding to the active area, and a non-sensing area corresponding to the peripheral area. The input sensor includes a plurality of sensing patterns disposed in the sensing area. A plurality of signal lines are connected to the plurality of sensing patterns, respectively. The plurality of signal lines is in the non-sensing area. A ground line is disposed in the non-sensing area. The ground line receives a ground voltage. An additional electrode is in the non-sensing area. The additional electrode is electrically connected to the ground line. The display panel includes a sealing member disposed in the peripheral area. The additional electrode overlaps at least a portion of the sealing member on a plane.

Claims (66)

1 . A display device comprising:

a display panel including an active area, and a peripheral area adjacent to the active area, the peripheral area including a wiring line area adjacent to the active area on a plane and a sealing area adjacent to the wiring line area and spaced apart from the active area by the wiring line area on the plane; and

an input sensor disposed on the display panel, the input sensor including a sensing area corresponding to the active area, and a non-sensing area corresponding to the peripheral area,

wherein the input sensor includes:

a plurality of sensing patterns disposed in the sensing area;

a plurality of signal lines connected to the plurality of sensing patterns, respectively, the plurality of signal lines is disposed in the non-sensing area and solely overlapping the wiring line area on the plane;

a ground line disposed in the non-sensing area and solely overlapping the wiring line area on the plane, the ground line receiving a ground voltage; and

an additional electrode disposed in the non-sensing area and overlapping the wiring line area and the sealing area on the plane, the additional electrode is electrically connected to the ground line,

wherein the display panel includes a sealing member solely disposed in the sealing area of the peripheral area, and

wherein a portion of the additional electrode overlapping the sealing area on the plane overlaps at least a portion of the sealing member on the plane and is spaced apart from entireties of the plurality of signal lines and the ground line on the plane.

2 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the ground line is spaced apart from the sensing area with the plurality of signal lines interposed therebetween.

3 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the display panel includes:

a display substrate including a light emitting element; and

an encapsulation substrate disposed on the display substrate, the sealing member bonding the display substrate to the encapsulation substrate, and

wherein the input sensor is disposed directly on the encapsulation substrate.

4 . The display device of claim 3 , wherein one end of the sealing member is aligned with one end of the encapsulation substrate.

5 . The display device of claim 3 , wherein the encapsulation substrate includes an extension part extending from one end of the sealing member, and

wherein the input sensor further includes:

a low-resistance pattern disposed directly on the extension part.

6 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the additional electrode includes a same material as the plurality of sensing patterns.

7 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein each of the additional electrode and the plurality of sensing patterns includes a transparent conductive oxide.

8 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the ground line includes a same material as the plurality of signal lines.

9 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of signal lines include outer signal lines that are spaced apart from the sensing area with the ground line interposed therebetween, and

wherein the input sensor further includes:

an insulating pattern covering an upper portion of the outer signal line.

10 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the input sensor includes:

a first insulating layer disposed on the display panel; and

a second insulating layer disposed on the first insulating layer.

11 . The display device of claim 10 , wherein:

the plurality of signal lines and the ground line are disposed under the first insulating layer; and

the plurality of sensing patterns and the additional electrode are disposed above the first insulating layer.

12 . The display device of claim 10 , wherein:

the plurality of sensing patterns and the additional electrode are disposed under the first insulating layer; and

the plurality of signal lines and the ground line are disposed above the first insulating layer.

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

a window disposed on the input sensor,

wherein the window includes:

a base substrate including a transmissive area that is optically transparent, and a bezel area adjacent to the transmissive area; and

a conductive electrode overlapping the bezel area, the conductive electrode is disposed under the base substrate.

14 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the input sensor further includes:

a dummy pattern disposed in the non-sensing area, the dummy pattern is disposed on a same layer as the plurality of signal lines, wherein the dummy pattern is spaced apart from the plurality of signal lines on a plane.

15 . The display device of claim 14 , wherein the additional electrode is electrically connected to at least a portion of the dummy pattern.

16 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the ground line has a greater width than a width of each of the plurality of signal lines.

17 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the input sensor includes:

two short sides extending along a first direction and spaced apart from each other along a second direction crossing the first direction, and two long sides extending along the second direction and spaced apart from each other along the first direction, and

wherein the additional electrode is disposed on at least one side of the two short sides and the two long sides.

18 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein each of the ground line and the plurality of signal lines do not overlap the sealing member on a plane.

19 . An electronic device comprising:

a display device comprising:

a display panel including an active area, and a peripheral area adjacent to the active area, the peripheral area including a wiring line area adjacent to the active area on a plane and a sealing area adjacent to the wiring line area and spaced apart from the active area by the wiring line area on the plane; and

an input sensor disposed on the display panel, the input sensor including a sensing area corresponding to the active area, and a non-sensing area corresponding to the peripheral area,

wherein the input sensor includes:

a plurality of signal lines disposed in the non-sensing area and solely overlapping the wiring line area on the plane;

a ground line disposed in the non-sensing area and solely overlapping the wiring line area on the plane; and

an additional electrode disposed in the non-sensing area and overlapping the wiring line area and the sealing area on the plane, the additional electrode is electrically connected to the ground line,

wherein the display panel includes a sealing member solely disposed in the sealing area of the peripheral area,

wherein a portion of the additional electrode overlapping the sealing area on the plane overlaps the sealing member on the plane and is spaced apart from entireties of the plurality of signal lines and the ground line on the plane.

20 . A display device comprising:

a display panel including an active area, and a peripheral area adjacent to the active area, the peripheral area including a wiring line area adjacent to the active area on a plane and a sealing area adjacent to the wiring line area and spaced apart from the active area by the wiring line area on the plane; and

an input sensor disposed on the display panel, the input sensor including a sensing area corresponding to the active area, and a non-sensing area corresponding to the peripheral area,

wherein the input sensor includes:

a plurality of sensing patterns disposed in the sensing area, the plurality of sensing patterns including a transparent conductive oxide;

a plurality of signal lines connected to the plurality of sensing patterns, respectively, the plurality of signal lines is disposed in the non-sensing area and solely overlapping the wiring area on the plane, the plurality of signal lines includes a low-resistance metal;

a ground line disposed in the non-sensing area and solely overlapping the wiring line area on the plane, the ground line including a low-resistance metal; and

an additional electrode disposed in the non-sensing area and overlapping the wiring line area and the sealing area on the plane, the additional electrode is electrically connected to the ground line, the additional electrode including a transparent conductive oxide, wherein a portion of the additional electrode overlapping the sealing area on the plane is spaced apart from entireties of the plurality of signal lines and the ground line on the plane, and

wherein the additional electrode is electrically insulated from the plurality of signal lines.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 28, 2024
From: LIM, SANGHYUN
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 068428/0011 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2023-0120211 · Sep 11, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20250085809A1 · Mar 13, 2025
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