Granted Patent B2

US 12,748,520 · App. 19/283,936 · Granted Sep 29, 2026

Inventors: Youngwoo Nam (Yongin-si, KR); Deokjung Kim (Yongin-si, KR); Kyunghoe Lee (Yongin-si, KR); Hwan-Hee Jeong (Yongin-si, KR)

Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.

G06F3/0446H10K59/13H10K59/40G06F2203/04106G06F2203/04111

Abstract

Claims (81)

1 . A display device comprising:

a display panel; and

an input sensor on the display panel and including:

a sensing region including a first region and a second region having a larger area than the first region; and

a peripheral region located at an outer side of the sensing region;

wherein the input sensor comprises:

a first conductive layer comprising a plurality of first line components;

an insulating layer on the first conductive layer; and

a second conductive layer on the insulating layer and comprising a plurality of second line components,

wherein the first line components comprise (1-1)-th line components in the first region and (1-2)-th line components in the second region,

wherein the second line components comprise (2-1)-th line components in the first region and (2-2)-th line components in the second region,

wherein at least some of the (1-1)-th line components overlap a corresponding (2-1)-th line component from among the (2-1)-th line components, and the at least some of the (1-1)-th line components have a same line width as or a smaller line width than the corresponding (2-1)-th line component,

wherein at least some of the (1-2)-th line components overlap a corresponding (2-2)-th line component from among the (2-2)-th line components, and the at least some of the (1-2)-th line components have a same line width as or a smaller line width than the corresponding (2-2)-th line component, and

wherein the corresponding (2-1)-th line component has a smaller line width than the corresponding (2-2)-th line component.

2 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the (1-1)-th line components and the (1-2)-th line components have substantially the same line width.

3 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of first line components defines:

a first electrode comprising division electrodes arranged along a first direction and extending in a second direction crossing the first direction;

first patterns between the division electrodes in the first direction and arranged along the second direction; and

first bridge patterns between the first patterns in the first direction and arranged along the second direction, and

wherein the first electrode, the first patterns, and the first bridge patterns are spaced in a plan view.

4 . The display device of claim 3 , wherein the plurality of second line components defines:

a second electrode extending in the first direction and having a plurality of openings defined therein;

second patterns in a corresponding opening from among the plurality of openings and electrically connected in the second direction by the first bridge patterns; and

second bridge patterns electrically connecting the first patterns in the first direction, and

wherein the second electrode, the second patterns, and the second bridge patterns are spaced in a plan view.

5 . The display device of claim 4 , wherein the plurality of openings comprises first openings and second openings,

wherein the first openings and the second openings are alternately arranged along the first direction, and

wherein the first openings overlap the second patterns, and the second openings do not overlap the second patterns.

6 . The display device of claim 5 , wherein the second openings overlap the first patterns.

7 . The display device of claim 4 , wherein the input sensor further comprises a trace line in the peripheral region and connected to a corresponding component one selected from among the first electrode, the second electrode, the first patterns, and the second patterns.

8 . The display device of claim 3 , wherein the first electrode is configured to induced a magnetic field in response to a current flowing therethrough.

9 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the display panel comprises a plurality of light-emitting regions and a non-light-emitting region between the plurality of light-emitting regions, and

wherein the plurality of first line components and the plurality of second line components are in the non-light-emitting region and define mesh opening regions corresponding to the plurality of light-emitting regions.

10 . An electronic device comprising:

a display device comprising a display panel and an input sensor including a sensing region including a first region and a second region having a larger area than the first region; and

a photo sensor located below the display device and overlapping the second region,

wherein the input sensor comprises:

a first conductive layer comprising a plurality of first line components;

an insulating layer on the first conductive layer; and

a second conductive layer on the insulating layer and comprising a plurality of second line components,

wherein the first line components comprise (1-1)-th line components in the first region and (1-2)-th line components in the second region, and the second line components comprise (2-1)-th line components in the first region and (2-2)-th line components in the second region,

wherein at least some of the (1-1)-th line components overlap a corresponding (2-1)-th line component from among the (2-1)-th line components, and the at least some of the (1-1)-th line components have a same line width as or a smaller line width than the corresponding (2-1)-th line component,

wherein at least some of the (1-2)-th line components overlap a corresponding (2-2)-th line component from among the (2-2)-th line components, and the at least some of the (1-2)-th line components have a same line width as or a smaller line width than the corresponding (2-2)-th line component, and

wherein the corresponding (2-1)-th line component has a smaller line width than the corresponding (2-2)-th line component.

11 . The electronic device of claim 10 , further comprising an input device configured to generate a magnetic field of a resonant frequency.

12 . The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the input device comprises a pen comprising an RLC resonant circuit.

13 . The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the input device is charged by a magnetic field induced by current flowing through the second conductive layer.

14 . The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the (1-1)-th line components and the (1-2)-th line components have substantially a same line width.

15 . The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of first line components define:

a first electrode including division electrodes arranged along a first direction and extending in a second direction crossing the first direction;

first patterns between the division electrodes in the first direction and arranged along the second direction; and

first bridge patterns between the first patterns in the first direction and arranged along the second direction, and

wherein the first electrode, the first patterns, and the first bridge patterns are spaced from each other in a plan view.

16 . The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the plurality of second line components defines:

a second electrode extending in the first direction and having a plurality of openings defined therein;

second patterns in a corresponding opening from among the plurality of openings and electrically connected in the second direction by the first bridge patterns; and

second bridge patterns electrically connecting the first patterns in the first direction, and

wherein the second electrode, the second patterns, and the second bridge patterns are spaced from each other in a plan view.

17 . The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the plurality of openings comprises first openings and second openings,

wherein the first openings and the second openings are alternately arranged along the first direction, and

wherein the first openings overlap the second patterns, and the second openings do not overlap the second patterns.

18 . The electronic device of claim 17 , wherein the second openings overlap the first patterns.

19 . The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the display panel comprises a plurality of light-emitting regions,

wherein some of the plurality of light-emitting regions overlap the first region, and other ones of the plurality of light-emitting regions overlap the second region, and

wherein arrangement of light-emitting regions overlapping the first region and arrangement of light-emitting regions overlapping the second region are same as each other.

20 . An electronic device comprising:

a display device comprising a display panel and an input sensor including a sensing region including a first region and a second region having a larger area than the first region; and

a photo sensor located below the display device and overlapping the first region,

wherein the input sensor comprises:

a first electrode comprising division electrodes arranged along a first direction and extending in a second direction crossing the first direction;

first patterns between the division electrodes in the first direction and arranged along the second direction;

first bridge patterns between the first patterns in the first direction and arranged along the second direction;

an insulating layer on the first electrode, the first patterns, and the first bridge patterns;

a second electrode on the insulating layer, extending in the first direction, and having a plurality of openings defined therein;

second patterns on the insulating layer and in a corresponding opening from among the plurality of openings, and electrically connected in the second direction by the first bridge patterns; and

second bridge patterns on the insulating layer and electrically connecting the first patterns in the first direction,

wherein the first electrode, the first patterns, and the first bridge patterns comprise first line components, and the second electrode, the second patterns, and the second bridge patterns comprise second line components,

wherein the first line components comprise (1-1)-th line components in the first region and (1-2)-th line components in the second region, and the second line components comprise (2-1)-th line components in the first region and (2-2)-th line components in the second region,

wherein at least some of the (1-1)-th line components overlap a corresponding (2-1)-th line component from among the (2-1)-th line components, and the at least some of the (1-1)-th line components have a same line width as or a smaller line width than the corresponding (2-1)-th line component,

wherein at least some of the (1-2)-th line components overlap a corresponding (2-2)-th line component from among the (2-2)-th line components, and the at least some of the (1-2)-th line components have a same line width as or a smaller line width than the corresponding (2-2)-th line component, and

wherein the corresponding (2-1)-th line component has a smaller line width than the corresponding (2-2)-th line component.

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