Single-chip device for driving a panel including fingerprint sensing pixels, display pixels and touch sensors, electronic module therefor, and electronic apparatus including the single-chip device

An electronic module for driving a panel including a plurality of fingerprint sensing pixels, a plurality of display pixels, and a plurality of touch sensors disposed on a same surface of a same substrate, the fingerprint sensing pixels correspond to a fingerprint sensing region, the display has a display region, the touch sensors correspond to a touch sensing region, and the sizes of the fingerprint sensing region, the display region and the touch sensing region are substantially the same, the electronic module comprising:

• a film configured to be electrically coupled to the fingerprint sensing pixels, the display pixels, and the touch sensors;
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• a single-chip device disposed on the film, the single-chip device comprising:
• a main body having a front surface, the front surface being divided into a left portion and a right portion with respect to an axis that is a middle line one the front surface;
• a first group of pads disposed on a front surface of the main body and comprising a plurality of first pads for driving the fingerprint sensing pixels, wherein the first group of pads are disposed on at least one of the left portion and the right portion and configured to be electrically coupled to the fingerprint sensing pixels;
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• a second group of pads disposed on the front surface of the main body and comprising a plurality of second pads for driving the display pixels and the touch sensors, wherein the second group of pads are disposed on at least another one of the left portion and the right portion and configured to be electrically coupled to the display pixels and the touch sensors,
• wherein one of the first group of pads and the second group of pads are symmetrically disposed on both the left portion and the right portion,
• wherein the other one of the first group of pads and the second group of pads are disposed on only one of the left portion and the right portion.

An electronic apparatus, comprising:

• a panel including a plurality of display pixels, a plurality of touch sensors and a plurality of fingerprint sensing pixels disposed on a same surface of a same substrate, the fingerprint sensing pixels correspond to a fingerprint sensing region, the display has a display region, the touch sensors correspond to a touch sensing region, and the sizes of the fingerprint sensing region, the display region and the touch sensing region are substantially the same;
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• a single-chip device for being coupled to the panel, the single-chip device comprising:
• a main body having a front surface, the front surface being divided into a left portion and a right portion with respect to an axis that is a middle line on the front surface;
• a first group of pads disposed on a front surface of the main body and comprising a plurality of first pads for driving the fingerprint sensing pixels, wherein the first group of pads are disposed on at least one of the left portion and the right portion and electrically coupled to the fingerprint sensing pixels;
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• a second group of pads disposed on the front surface of the main body and comprising a plurality of second pads for driving the display pixels and the touch sensors, wherein the second group of pads are disposed on at least another one of the left portion and the right portion and electrically coupled with the display pixels and the touch sensors,
• wherein one of the first group of pads and the second group of pads are symmetrically disposed on both the left portion and the right portion,
• wherein the other one of the first group of pads and the second group of pads are disposed on only one of the left portion and the right portion.

A single-chip device for driving a panel including a plurality of display pixels, a plurality of touch sensors and a plurality of fingerprint sensing pixels disposed on a same surface of a same substrate, the fingerprint sensing pixels correspond to a fingerprint sensing region, the display has a display region, the touch sensors correspond to a touch sensing region, and the sizes of the fingerprint sensing region, the display region and the touch sensing region are substantially the same, the single-chip device comprising:

• a main body having a front surface with a left portion and a right portion divided by an axis that is a middle line on the surface in a plan view of the single-chip device;
• a first group of pads disposed on the front surface and on one of the left portion and the right portion in the main body and comprising a plurality of first pads configured to be coupled to the fingerprint sensing pixels or the panel;
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• a second group of pads disposed on the front surface and on another one of the left portion and the right portion in the main body and comprising a plurality of second pads configured to be coupled to the fingerprint sensing pixels or the panel,
• wherein the first group of pads and the second group of pads are disposed symmetrically with respect to the axis in the plan view of the single-chip device.