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US 10,474,295 B2Granted
Display device including sensor and auxiliary sensor parts
AssigneeSamsung Display Co., Ltd.
InventorsHwa-Jeong Kim, Nayun Kwak, Sanghyun Jun, Changyong Jung
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Abstract
Provided is a display device including a display panel and an input sensing unit. The input sensing unit includes at least one insulation layer, an electrode, and an auxiliary electrode. The electrode includes sensor parts including a metal and having a mesh shape and connection parts connecting adjacent sensor parts of the sensor parts to each other. The auxiliary electrode overlaps the sensor parts, is connected to the sensor parts, and includes transparent conductive oxide.
Claims17
A display device comprising:
- a display panel configured to provide a base surface, the display panel comprising a plurality of emission areas spaced apart from each other and a non-emission area disposed between the plurality of emission areas;
- and
- an input sensing unit directly disposed on the base surface,
- wherein the input sensing unit comprises:
- at least one insulation layer;
- a first electrode comprising first sensor parts having a metal, a mesh shape and mesh holes corresponding to the plurality of emission areas, first connection parts configured to connect first sensor parts, which are adjacent to each other, of the first sensor parts, and first auxiliary sensor parts connected to the first sensor parts and having a transparent conductive oxide and overlapping the plurality of emission areas and the non-emission area;
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- a second electrode comprising second sensor parts having a metal, a mesh shape and mesh holes corresponding to the plurality of emission areas, second connection parts configured to connect second sensor parts, which are adjacent to each other, of the second sensor parts, and second auxiliary sensor parts connected to the second sensor parts and having a transparent conductive oxide and overlapping the plurality of emission areas and the non-emission area,
- wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are insulated from each other,
- the first connection parts are disposed on the base surface and disposed under the insulation layer, and
- the first sensor parts, the second sensor parts, and the second connection parts are disposed on the insulation layer.
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A display device comprising:
- a display panel comprising a plurality of emission areas spaced apart from each other and a non-emission area disposed between the plurality of emission areas;
- and
- an input sensing unit disposed on the display panel,
- wherein the input sensing unit comprises:
- at least one insulation layer;
- a first electrode comprising first sensor parts having a metal and a mesh shape and first connection parts configured to connect first sensor parts, which are adjacent to each other, of the first sensor parts;
- a second electrode comprising second sensor parts having a metal and a mesh shape and second connection parts configured to connect second sensor parts, which are adjacent to each other, of the second sensor parts;
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- auxiliary electrodes connected to corresponding sensor parts of the first sensor parts, second sensor parts and having a transparent conductive oxide and overlapping the plurality of emission areas and the non-emission area, and
- wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are insulated from each other, and
- the first electrode and the second electrode comprise a plurality of mesh holes corresponding to the plurality of emission areas.
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A display device comprising:
- a display panel comprising a plurality of emission areas spaced apart from each other and a non-emission area disposed between the plurality of emission areas;
- and
- an input sensing unit comprising a plurality of electrodes disposed on the display panel,
- wherein the plurality of electrodes comprise:
- sensor parts spaced apart from each other, each of the sensor parts comprises a metal, and having a mesh shape;
- auxiliary sensor parts having a transparent conductive oxide and connected to corresponding sensor parts of the sensor parts and overlapped with the corresponding sensor parts of the sensor parts,
- wherein the sensor parts overlap the non-emission area and comprise a plurality of mesh holes corresponding to the plurality of emission areas, and
- the auxiliary sensor parts overlap the plurality of emission areas and the non-emission area.
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