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US 12,738,237 · App. 19/276,303 · Granted Sep 15, 2026

Display apparatus and electronic apparatus including the display apparatus

Inventors: Kyeuk Lee (Yongin-si, KR); Sunkwang Kim (Yongin-si, KR); Sihyun Ahn (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
G09G3/3266G09G2300/0426G09G2310/08G09G2330/021
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Patent No.
US 12,738,237
App. No.
19/276,303
Granted
Sep 15, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The display apparatus includes a substrate including a display area and a peripheral area surrounding the display area, a pixel circuit disposed in the display area, and a scan driver disposed in the peripheral area, electrically connected to the pixel circuit, and including a sensing transistor, a first wiring electrically connected to a source electrode of the sensing transistor, and a first capacitor electrically connected to the source electrode of the sensing transistor and a gate electrode of the sensing transistor. The peripheral area includes a wiring arrangement area in which wirings are disposed, and a circuit arrangement area in which at least one transistor is disposed, wherein the circuit arrangement area is between the display area and the wiring arrangement area. The first capacitor is disposed in the wiring arrangement area. The sensing transistor is disposed in the circuit arrangement area.

Claims (71)

1 . A display apparatus comprising:

a substrate comprising a display area and a peripheral area surrounding the display area;

a pixel circuit disposed in the display area; and

a scan driver disposed in the peripheral area, electrically connected to the pixel circuit, and comprising:

a sensing transistor,

a first wiring electrically connected to a source electrode of the sensing transistor, and

a first capacitor electrically connected to the source electrode of the sensing transistor and a gate electrode of the sensing transistor,

wherein:

the peripheral area comprises:

a wiring arrangement area in which wirings are disposed; and

a circuit arrangement area in which at least one transistor is disposed, wherein the circuit arrangement area is between the display area and the wiring arrangement area,

the first capacitor is disposed in the wiring arrangement area,

the sensing transistor is disposed in the circuit arrangement area, and

the first capacitor comprises:

a first electrode electrically connected to the first wiring; and

a second electrode electrically connected to the gate electrode of the sensing transistor.

2 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first electrode is the first wiring.

3 . The display apparatus of claim 2 , wherein a portion of the first wiring overlaps the second electrode.

4 . The display apparatus of claim 2 , wherein a portion of the first wiring and the second electrode are vertically apart from each other.

5 . The display apparatus of claim 2 , wherein:

the first electrode is a lower electrode, and

the second electrode is an upper electrode.

6 . The display apparatus of claim 3 , wherein an insulating material is disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode.

7 . The display apparatus of claim 2 , wherein, in a plan view, the first capacitor is apart from the sensing transistor in a first direction.

8 . The display apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the first wiring extends in a second direction crossing the first direction.

9 . The display apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the second electrode comprises:

a first portion overlapping the first wiring in a plan view; and

a second portion electrically connecting the first portion to the gate electrode of the sensing transistor.

10 . The display apparatus of claim 9 , wherein:

the first portion extends in a direction in which the first wiring extends, and

the second portion extends in the first direction.

11 . The display apparatus of claim 10 , wherein:

a width of the first portion in the first direction is greater than a width of the second portion in a second direction, and

the second direction crosses the first direction.

12 . A display apparatus comprising:

a substrate comprising a display area and a peripheral area surrounding the display area;

a pixel circuit disposed in the display area; and

a scan driver disposed in the peripheral area, electrically connected to the pixel circuit, and comprising:

a sensing transistor,

a first wiring electrically connected to a source electrode of the sensing transistor, and

a first capacitor electrically connected to the source electrode of the sensing transistor and a gate electrode of the sensing transistor,

wherein the first capacitor comprises:

a first electrode configured to receive a control signal from a controller, and

a second electrode electrically connected to the gate electrode of the sensing transistor,

wherein the first electrode is the first wiring.

13 . The display apparatus of claim 12 , wherein:

the peripheral area comprises:

a wiring arrangement area in which wirings are disposed, and

a circuit arrangement area in which at least one transistor is disposed between the display area and the wiring arrangement area,

the first capacitor is disposed in the wiring arrangement area, and

the sensing transistor is disposed in the circuit arrangement area.

14 . The display apparatus of claim 12 , wherein a portion of the first wiring overlaps the second electrode.

15 . The display apparatus of claim 12 , wherein a portion of the first wiring and the second electrode are vertically apart from each other.

16 . The display apparatus of claim 12 , wherein, in a plan view, the first capacitor is apart from the sensing transistor in a first direction.

17 . The display apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the first wiring extends in a second direction crossing the first direction.

18 . An electronic apparatus comprising:

a controller which generates a scan input signal;

a power module which generates a scan input voltage; and

a display module comprising a display panel and a scan driver,

wherein:

the display panel is divided into:

a display area in which a pixel circuit is disposed, and

a peripheral area surrounding the display area,

the scan driver is disposed in the peripheral area, receives the scan input signal and the scan input voltage, and outputs a scan signal to the pixel circuit, and

the scan driver comprises at least one capacitor comprising one electrode and another electrode, wherein the one electrode is a signal line which transfers at least one of the scan input signal and the scan input voltage, and the other electrode overlaps at least a portion of the signal line.

19 . The electronic apparatus of claim 18 , wherein:

the peripheral area comprises:

a wiring arrangement area in which wirings are disposed, and

a circuit arrangement area in which at least one transistor is disposed, wherein the circuit arrangement area is between the display area and the wiring arrangement area, and

the at least one capacitor is disposed in the wiring arrangement area.

20 . The electronic apparatus of claim 19 , wherein, in a plan view, the at least one capacitor is apart from the at least one transistor in a first direction, and the signal line extends in a second direction crossing the first direction.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 13, 2026
From: LEE, KYEUK; KIM, SUNKWANG; AHN, SIHYUN
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2024-0113090 · Aug 22, 2024 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20260057843A1 · Feb 26, 2026
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