# US 10,319,300 B2 · Display device and electronic device having the same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,319,300 B2 - Document ID: US10319300B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/068,263 - Filed: 2016-03-11 - Published: 2017-03-02 - Granted: 2019-06-11 - Earliest claimed: 2015-08-27 - Assignees: Samsung Display Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Display Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Jun-Yong An; Ju-Hee Hyeon - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10319300B2 ## CPC - G09G 3/3266: Details of drivers for scan electrodes - G09G 3/3233: with pixel circuitry controlling the current through the light-emitting element - G09G 2300/0421: Structural details of the set of electrodes - G09G 2300/0861: with additional control of the display period without amending the charge stored in a pixel memory, e.g. by means of additional select electrodes - G09G 2310/0221: with use of split matrices (G09G3/3644 and G09G3/3666 take precedence) - G09G 2310/0286: Details of a shift registers arranged for use in a driving circuit - G09G 2320/0223: Compensation for problems related to R-C delay and attenuation in electrodes of matrix panels, e.g. in gate electrodes or on-substrate video signal electrodes - G09G: ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION (arrangements for transferring data between digital computers and displays G06F3/14; static indicating arrangements comprising an association of a number of separate sources or light control cells G09F9/00; static indicating arrangements comprising integral associations of a number of light sources H01J, H01K, H10H, H05B33/12; scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission, details thereof H04N1/00) ## Abstract There is provided a display device including a display panel including a first display area and a second display area that include a plurality of pixels, a scan driver configured to provide a scan signal to the pixels, the scan driver being at least partially between the first display area and the second display area, a data driver configured to provide a data signal to the pixels, an emission controller configured to provide an emission control signal to the pixels, the emission controller being at a side of the first display area and at a side of the second display area, and a timing controller configured to generate a control signal that controls the scan driver, the data driver, and the emission controller. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A display device comprising: a display panel comprising a first display area and a second display area that comprise a plurality of pixels, the first display area being connected to a first emission controller, a plurality of first scan drivers, and a data driver, and the second display area being connected to a second emission controller, a plurality of second scan drivers, and the data driver, the first display area comprising a first emission control line having a first end and a second end; the plurality of first and second scan drivers, the plurality of first and second scan drivers being configured to provide a scan signal to the pixels, at least one first scan driver among the plurality of first scan drivers and at least one second scan driver among the plurality of second scan drivers being between the first display area and the second display area; the data driver, the data driver being configured to provide a data signal to the pixels; the first and second emission controllers, the first and second emission controllers being configured to provide an emission control signal to the pixels, the second emission controller being located between the first display area and the second display area, the first emission controller comprising a first portion and a second portion, the first end of the first emission control line being directly coupled to the first portion of the first emission controller, the second end of the first emission control line being directly coupled to the second portion of the first emission controller, the first emission controller being configured to apply the emission control signal to the first emission control line by applying the emission control signal to the first end utilizing the first portion of the first emission controller and to the second end utilizing the second portion of the first emission controller; and a timing controller configured to generate a control signal that controls the plurality of first and second scan drivers, the data driver, and the first and second emission controllers. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The display device of claim 1, wherein: the plurality of first scan drivers are located at both sides of the first display area; and the plurality of second scan drivers are located at the both sides of the second display area. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The display device of claim 1, wherein: the first emission controller is located at one side of the first display area; and the second emission controller is located at one side of the second display area. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The display device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of first and second scan drivers comprise a plurality of scan driving circuits configured to generate the scan signal provided to the pixels, and wherein the first and second emission controllers comprise a plurality of emission controlling circuits configured to generate the emission control signal provided to the pixels. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The display device of claim 1, wherein the first emission controller provides an emission control signal to the pixels in the first display area and the second emission controller provides an emission control signal to the pixels in the second display area. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The display device of claim 1, wherein the second emission controller comprises a first portion and a second portion, and the second display area comprises a second emission control line having a first end and a second end, the first end of the second emission control line being directly coupled to the first portion of the second emission controller, the second end of the second emission control line being directly coupled to the second portion of the second emission controller, the second emission controller being configured to apply the emission control signal to the second emission control line by applying the emission control signal to the first end of the second emission control line utilizing the first portion of the second emission controller and to the second end of the second emission control line utilizing the second portion of the second emission controller. ### Claim 7 An electronic device comprising a display device and a processor that controls the display device, wherein the display device comprises: a display panel comprising a first display area and a second display area, the first and second display areas comprising a plurality of pixels, the first display area being connected to a first emission controller, a plurality of first scan drivers, and a data driver, and the second display area being connected to a second emission controller, a plurality of second scan drivers, and the data driver, the first display area comprising a first emission control line having a first end and a second end; the plurality of first and second scan drivers, the plurality of first and second scan drivers being configured to provide a scan signal to the pixels, at least one first scan driver among the plurality of first scan drivers and at least one second scan driver among the plurality of second scan drivers being between the first display area and the second display area; the data driver, the data driver being configured to provide a data signal to the pixels; the first and second emission controllers, the first and second emission controllers being configured to provide an emission control signal to the pixels, the second emission controller being located between the first display area and the second display area, the first emission controller comprising a first portion and a second portion, the first end of the first emission control line being directly coupled to the first portion of the first emission controller, the second end of the first emission control line being directly coupled to the second portion of the first emission controller, the first emission controller being configured to apply the emission control signal to the first emission control line by applying the emission control signal to the first end utilizing the first portion of the first emission controller and to the second end utilizing the second portion of the first emission controller; and a timing controller configured to generate a control signal that controls the plurality of first and second scan drivers, the data driver, and the first and second emission controllers. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The electronic device of claim 7, wherein: the plurality of first scan drivers are located at both sides of the first display area; and the plurality of second scan drivers are located at the both sides of the second display area. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The electronic device of claim 7, wherein: the first emission controller is located at one side of the first display area; and the second emission controller is located at one side of the second display area. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the plurality of first and second scan drivers comprise a plurality of scan driving circuits configured to generate the scan signal provided to the pixels, and wherein the first and second emission controllers comprise a plurality of emission controlling circuits configured to generate the emission control signal provided to the pixels. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the first emission controller provides an emission control signal to the pixels in the first display area and the second emission controller provides an emission control signal to the pixels in the second display area. ### Claim 12 (depends on 7) The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the electronic device is implemented as a head mounted display (HMD) device that includes the display device. ### Claim 13 (depends on 7) The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the second emission controller comprises a first portion and a second portion, and the second display area comprises a second emission control line having a first end and a second end, the first end of the second emission control line being directly coupled to the first portion of the second emission controller, the second end of the second emission control line being directly coupled to the second portion of the second emission controller, the second emission controller being configured to apply the emission control signal to the second emission control line by applying the emission control signal to the first end of the second emission control line utilizing the first portion of the second emission controller and to the second end of the second emission control line utilizing the second portion of the second emission controller.