# US 12,603,028 B2 · Display panel and display apparatus having improved screen-to-body ratio

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- Number: US 12,603,028 B2
- Document ID: US12603028B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 18/075,700
- Filed: 2022-12-06
- Published: 2024-03-07
- Granted: 2026-04-14
- Earliest claimed: 2022-09-05
- Assignees: Wuhan Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Wuhan Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Yangzhao Ma; Hao Dai
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12603028B2

## CPC

- G09G 3/20: for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix {no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters}
- H10K 59/131: Interconnections, e.g. wiring lines or terminals
- H10D 86/441: {Interconnections, e.g. scanning lines}
- H10D 86/60: wherein the TFTs are in active matrices
- G09G 2320/0209: Crosstalk reduction, i.e. to reduce direct or indirect influences of signals directed to a certain pixel of the displayed image on other pixels of said image, inclusive of influences affecting pixels in different frames or fields or sub-images which constitute a same image, e.g. left and right images of a stereoscopic display
- 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
- H05K 2201/09227: Layout details of a plurality of traces, e.g. escape layout for Ball Grid Array [BGA] mounting
- 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)
- H10K: ORGANIC ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES
- H10D: INORGANIC ELECTRIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
- H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS

## Abstract

A display panel and a display apparatus are provided in the present disclosure. The display panel includes a display region, a functional device configuration region, and a plurality of data lines which extends along a first direction. A second data line of the plurality of data lines includes a first sub-data-line and a second sub-data-line; and along the first direction, the first sub-data-line and the second sub-data-line in a same second data line are respectively arranged on two sides of the functional device configuration region. The display panel further includes first-wirings extending along the first direction and second-wirings extending along a second direction. One end of the second-wiring is electrically connected to the first-wiring, and another end of the second-wiring is electrically connected to a first data line of the first data lines; and the second-wirings include first sub-second-wirings and second sub-second-wirings.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A display panel, comprising:
a display region and at least one functional device configuration region, wherein the display region at least partially surrounds the at least one functional device configuration region;
a plurality of data lines which extends along a first direction and is arranged along a second direction, wherein the plurality of data lines includes a plurality of first data lines and a plurality of second data lines; a second data line of the plurality of second data lines includes a first sub-data-line and a second sub-data-line; and along the first direction, a first sub-data-line and a second sub-data-line in a same second data line are respectively arranged on two sides of the functional device configuration region; and
a plurality of first-wirings extending along the first direction, and a plurality of second-wirings extending along the second direction, wherein:
one end of at least a part of the plurality of second-wirings is electrically connected to a first-wiring of the plurality of first-wirings, and another end of the at least the part of the plurality of second-wirings is electrically connected to a first data line of the plurality of first data lines;
the plurality of second-wirings include a plurality of first sub-second-wirings and a plurality of second sub-second-wirings; one end of at least a part of the plurality of first sub-second-wirings and one end of at least a part of the plurality of second sub-second-wirings are both electrically connected to a same first-wiring; another end of the at least the part of the plurality of first sub-second-wirings is electrically connected to the first sub-data-line; and another end of the at least the part of the plurality of second sub-second-wirings is electrically connected to the second sub-data-line in the same second data line corresponding to the first sub-data-line;
the display region includes a first region, a second region and a third region which are arranged in sequence along the second direction; and the second region is between the first region and the third region;
the second region includes a first sub-second-region and a second sub-second-region; and along the second direction, first sub-second-regions are symmetrically arranged on two sides of the second sub-second-region;
the display region includes a first display region and a second display region which are arranged along the first direction; and the first display region includes the functional device configuration region; and
in the first display region, a quantity of first-wirings in the first sub-second-region, which is between the second sub-second-region and the first region and adjacent to the first region, is D4; and in the second display region, a quantity of first-wirings in the first sub-second-region, which is between the second sub-second-region and the first region and adjacent to the first region, is D2, wherein D4<D2 in the first display region, a quantity of first-wirings in the first sub-second-region, which is between the second sub-second-region and the first region and adjacent to the first region, is D4; and in the second display region, a quantity of first-wirings in the first sub-second-region, which is between the second sub-second-region and the first region and adjacent to the first region, is D2, wherein D4<D2.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The display panel according to claim 1, wherein:
multiple data lines in the first region are electrically connected to multiple second-wirings;
the plurality of first-wirings is all in the first sub-second-regions, and the first sub-second-region further includes multiple data lines;
the second sub-second-region includes multiple data lines; and
multiple data lines included in the third region are electrically connected to multiple second-wirings.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The display panel according to claim 2, wherein:
the display region includes a first display region and a second display region which are arranged along the first direction; and the first display region includes the functional device configuration region; and
in the second display region, a quantity of data lines in the first region is D1, wherein D1:D2=1.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The display panel according to claim 2, wherein:
the display region includes a first display region and a second display region which are arranged along the first direction; and the first display region includes the functional device configuration region; and
in the first display region, a quantity of data lines passing the functional device configuration region is D3, wherein D4:D3<1.

### Claim 5 (depends on 2)

The display panel according to claim 2, wherein:
a width of the first region along the second direction is W1; W1 is a distance between an edge, on a side of the first region away from the second region, and a first-wiring, wherein the first-wiring has a largest distance from the second sub-second-region and is in the multiple first-wirings in the first sub-second-region which is between the second sub-second-region and the first region and adjacent to the first region; and a maximum distance between the edge on the side of the first region away from the second region and an edge on a side of the functional device configuration region adjacent to the second sub-second-region is W2; and
when W2<W1, a first sub-data-line and a second sub-data-line of each second data line are electrically connected to a same first-wiring.

### Claim 6 (depends on 2)

The display panel according to claim 2, wherein:
a width of the first region along the second direction is W1; W1 is a distance between an edge, on a side of the first region away from the second region, and a first-wiring, wherein the first-wiring has a largest distance from the second sub-second-region and is in the multiple first-wirings in the first sub-second-region which is between the second sub-second-region and the first region and adjacent to the first region; and a maximum distance between the edge on the side of the first region away from the second region and an edge on a side of the functional device configuration region adjacent to the second sub-second-region is W2;
when W2>W1, a first sub-data-line and a second sub-data-line of at least one second data line in the first region are electrically connected to a same first-wiring; and a first sub-data-line and a second sub-data-line of at least one second data line are electrically connected through a first connection line and a second connection line; and
the first connection line extends along the first direction, and the second connection line extends along the second direction.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The display panel according to claim 6, wherein:
along the first direction, a first distance is between the first sub-data-line and the second sub-data-line which are electrically connected by the first connection line and the second connection line; and a second distance is between the first sub-second-wiring and the second sub-second-wiring which are electrically connected to a same first-wiring, wherein H2>H1.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The display panel according to claim 7, wherein:
the at least one second data line electrically connected through the first connection line and the second connection line is in the second region.

### Claim 9 (depends on 7)

The display panel according to claim 7, wherein:
along the second direction, second data lines, which are electrically connected to first connection lines and second connection lines, are disposed on two sides of a second data line that is electrically connected to a same first-wiring.

### Claim 10 (depends on 6)

The display panel according to claim 6, wherein:
the first connection line and a data line of the plurality of data lines are fabricated in a same layer using a same process; and the second connection line and the data line of the plurality of data lines are fabricated in different layers.

### Claim 11 (depends on 6)

The display panel according to claim 6, further including:
a non-display region, wherein the non-display region at least partially surrounds the display region; and at least one first connection line is in the non-display region.

### Claim 12 (depends on 2)

The display panel according to claim 2, wherein:
the functional device configuration region includes a light-transmitting region and a first non-display region surrounding the light-transmitting region; and
at least a part of the plurality of second sub-second-wirings is in the first non-display region, and the second sub-second-wiring is on a side of the light-transmitting region adjacent to the first sub-second-wiring.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The display panel according to claim 12, wherein:
the first non-display region includes a first sub-non-display-region and a second sub-non-display-region; and along the second direction, the first sub-non-display-region is on a side of the second sub-non-display-region away from the second sub-second-region; and
a quantity of second sub-second-wirings in the first sub-non-display-region is K1, and a quantity of second sub-second-wirings in the second sub-non-display-region is K2, wherein K1<K2.

### Claim 14 (depends on 2)

The display panel according to claim 2, wherein:
along the second direction, the plurality of first-wirings in the first sub-second-region includes a first sub-first-wiring and a second sub-first-wiring; the first sub-first-wiring is on a side of the second sub-first-wiring away from the second sub-second-region; and a length of the first sub-first-wiring along the first direction is L1, and a length of the second sub-first-wiring along the first direction is L2, wherein L1<L2 or L1>L2.

### Claim 15 (depends on 2)

The display panel according to claim 2, wherein:
the plurality of first-wirings includes a first sub-first-wiring and a second sub-first-wiring; the first sub-first-wiring is on a side of the functional device configuration region adjacent to the second sub-second-region; and the second sub-first-wiring is on a side of the functional device configuration region away from the second sub-second-region; and
the plurality of second-wirings further includes a third sub-second-wiring; one end of the first sub-second-wiring is electrically connected to the first sub-data-line, and another end of the first sub-second-wiring is electrically connected to the first sub-first-wiring; one end of the third sub-second-wiring is electrically connected to the first sub-first-wiring, and another end of the third sub-second-wiring is electrically connected to the second sub-first-wiring; and one end of the second sub-second-wiring is electrically connected to the second sub-data-line, and another end of the second sub-second-wiring is electrically connected to the second sub-first-wiring.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The display panel according to claim 15, wherein:
a quantity of first-wirings on the side of the functional device configuration region away from the second sub-second-region is K3, and a quantity of first-wirings on the side of the functional device configuration region adjacent to the second sub-second-region is K4, wherein K3<K4.

### Claim 17 (depends on 1)

The display panel according to claim 1, wherein:
the functional device configuration region includes a light-transmitting region and a first non-display region surrounding the light-transmitting region; and
at least a part of the plurality of second sub-second-wirings is in the first non-display region, and the second sub-second-wiring is on a side of the light-transmitting region away from the first sub-second-wiring.

### Claim 18 (depends on 1)

The display panel according to claim 1, further including:
a non-display region, wherein the non-display region at least partially surrounds the display region; and the plurality of second sub-second-wirings is in the non-display region.

### Claim 19 (depends on 1)

The display panel according to claim 1, wherein:
the display panel includes at least two functional device configuration regions;
the plurality of first-wirings includes a plurality of first sub-first-wirings and a plurality of second sub-first-wirings;
the display panel includes at least one second data line, wherein a first sub-data-line of the at least one second data line is electrically connected to a first sub-first-wiring through a first sub-second-wiring; a second sub-data-line of the at least one second data line is electrically connected to the first sub-first-wiring through a second sub-second-wiring, a second sub-first-wiring, and a first sub-second-wiring; and
the first sub-first-wiring is on a side of the second sub-first-wiring adjacent to the functional device configuration region.

### Claim 20 (depends on 19)

The display panel according to claim 19, wherein:
the display region includes a first display region and a second display region which are arranged along the first direction; and the first display region includes the functional device configuration region; and
in the first display region, a quantity of data lines passing the functional device configuration region is D5, and a quantity of second sub-first-wirings is D6, wherein D5:D6=1.

### Claim 21 (depends on 1)

The display panel according to claim 1, wherein:
the plurality of first-wirings and the plurality of data lines are fabricated in a same layer using a same process; and the plurality of second-wirings and the plurality of data lines are fabricated in different layers.

### Claim 22 (depends on 1)

The display panel according to claim 1, further including:
a plurality of scan lines which is arranged along the first direction and extends along the second direction, wherein the plurality of scan lines includes a plurality of first scan lines; each first scan line includes a first sub-first-scan-line and a second sub-first-scan-line; and the first sub-first-scan-line and the second sub-first-scan-line are respectively disposed on two sides of the functional device configuration region;
the first sub-first-scan-line and the second sub-first-scan-line are electrically connected with each other through a third connection line and a fourth connection line; and
the third connection line extends along the first direction, and the fourth connection line extends along the second direction.

### Claim 23 (depends on 22)

The display panel according to claim 22, further including:
a non-display region, wherein the non-display region at least partially surrounds the display region; and at least one fourth connection line is in the non-display region.

### Claim 24 (depends on 1)

The display panel according to claim 1, wherein:
the functional device configuration region includes a first component configuration region, a second component configuration region and a first non-display region; the first non-display region surrounds the first component configuration region and the second component configuration region; an orthographic projection of the first component configuration region on a plane of the display panel is not overlapped with an orthographic projection of the second component configuration region on the plane of the display panel; and
at least one first-wiring is between the first component configuration region and the second component configuration region.

### Claim 25

A display apparatus, comprising:
a display panel, comprising:
a display region and at least one functional device configuration region, wherein the display region at least partially surrounds the at least one functional device configuration region;
a plurality of data lines which extends along a first direction and is arranged along a second direction, wherein the plurality of data lines includes a plurality of first data lines and a plurality of second data lines; a second data line of the plurality of second data lines includes a first sub-data-line and a second sub-data-line; and along the first direction, a first sub-data-line and a second sub-data-line in a same second data line are respectively arranged on two sides of the functional device configuration region; and
a plurality of first-wirings extending along the first direction, and a plurality of second-wirings extending along the second direction, wherein:
one end of at least a part of the plurality of second-wirings is electrically connected to a first-wiring of the plurality of first-wirings, and another end of the at least the part of the plurality of second-wirings is electrically connected to a first data line of the plurality of first data lines;
the plurality of second-wirings include a plurality of first sub-second-wirings and a plurality of second sub-second-wirings; one end of at least a part of the plurality of first sub-second-wirings and one end of at least a part of the plurality of second sub-second-wirings are both electrically connected to a same first-wiring; another end of the at least the part of the plurality of first sub-second-wirings is electrically connected to the first sub-data-line; and another end of the at least the part of the plurality of second sub-second-wirings is electrically connected to the second sub-data-line in the same second data line corresponding to the first sub-data-line;
the display region includes a first region, a second region and a third region which are arranged in sequence along the second direction; and the second region is between the first region and the third region;
the second region includes a first sub-second-region and a second sub-second-region; and along the second direction, first sub-second-regions are symmetrically arranged on two sides of the second sub-second-region;
the display region includes a first display region and a second display region which are arranged along the first direction; and the first display region includes the functional device configuration region; and
in the first display region, a quantity of first-wirings in the first sub-second-region, which is between the second sub-second-region and the first region and adjacent to the first region, is D4; and in the second display region, a quantity of first-wirings in the first sub-second-region, which is between the second sub-second-region and the first region and adjacent to the first region, is D2, wherein D4<D2 in the first display region, a quantity of first-wirings in the first sub-second-region, which is between the second sub-second-region and the first region and adjacent to the first region, is D4; and in the second display region, a quantity of first-wirings in the first sub-second-region, which is between the second sub-second-region and the first region and adjacent to the first region, is D2, wherein D4<D2.

### Claim 26

A display panel, comprising:
a display region and at least one functional device configuration region, wherein the display region at least partially surrounds the at least one functional device configuration region;
a plurality of data lines which extends along a first direction and is arranged along a second direction, wherein the plurality of data lines includes a plurality of first data lines and a plurality of second data lines; a second data line of the plurality of second data lines includes a first sub-data-line and a second sub-data-line; and along the first direction, a first sub-data-line and a second sub-data-line in a same second data line are respectively arranged on two sides of the functional device configuration region; and
a plurality of first-wirings extending along the first direction, and a plurality of second-wirings extending along the second direction, wherein:
one end of at least a part of the plurality of second-wirings is electrically connected to a first-wiring of the plurality of first-wirings, and another end of the at least the part of the plurality of second-wirings is electrically connected to a first data line of the plurality of first data lines;
the plurality of second-wirings include a plurality of first sub-second-wirings and a plurality of second sub-second-wirings; one end of at least a part of the plurality of first sub-second-wirings and one end of at least a part of the plurality of second sub-second-wirings are both electrically connected to a same first-wiring; another end of the at least the part of the plurality of first sub-second-wirings is electrically connected to the first sub-data-line; and another end of the at least the part of the plurality of second sub-second-wirings is electrically connected to the second sub-data-line in the same second data line corresponding to the first sub-data-line;
the display panel further includes a plurality of scan lines which is arranged along the first direction and extends along the second direction, wherein the plurality of scan lines includes a plurality of first scan lines; each first scan line includes a first sub-first-scan-line and a second sub-first-scan-line; and the first sub-first-scan-line and the second sub-first-scan-line are respectively disposed on two sides of the functional device configuration region;
the first sub-first-scan-line and the second sub-first-scan-line are electrically connected with each other through a third connection line and a fourth connection line;
the third connection line extends along the first direction, and the fourth connection line extends along the second direction; and
the third connection line and the plurality of first-wirings are fabricated in a same layer using a same material; and the fourth connection line and the plurality of second-wirings are fabricated in a same layer using a same material.