Electronic device including display

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12143522-B2
Application number	US-202217746324-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 17, 2022
Priority date	Aug 10, 2021
Publication date	Nov 12, 2024
Grant date	Nov 12, 2024

Abstract

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display, a display driver integrated circuit (IC) that controls the display, a camera disposed in a display area, and a processor connected with the display driver IC and the camera. The display includes a normal area having a first pixel density, a camera light-receiving area where the camera is disposed and at least one pixel is disposed, the camera light-receiving area having a second pixel density lower than first pixel density, and a circuit area provided between the normal area and the camera light-receiving area and having a third pixel density, and a circuit that transfers a drive voltage to the pixel disposed in the camera light-receiving area is disposed in the circuit area. The third pixel density is lower than or equal to the first pixel density, and the third pixel density is higher than the second pixel density.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a display;
a display driver integrated circuit (IC) configured to control the display;
a camera disposed in a display area of the display; and
a processor operatively connected with the display driver IC and the camera,
wherein the display includes:
a normal area having a first pixel density,
a camera light-receiving area where the camera is disposed and at least one pixel is disposed, the camera light-receiving area having a second pixel density lower than first pixel density, and
a circuit area provided between the normal area and the camera light-receiving area, the circuit area having a third pixel density, wherein a circuit configured to transfer a drive voltage to the pixel disposed in the camera light-receiving area is disposed in the circuit area,

wherein the third pixel density is lower than or equal to the first pixel density,
wherein the third pixel density is higher than the second pixel density,
wherein a first transmission line having a first resistance is disposed in the circuit area,
wherein a second transmission line having a second resistance is disposed in the camera light-receiving area, and
wherein the first resistance is lower than the second resistance.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the number of second light emitting elements that are light emitting elements disposed in the circuit area is larger than the number of second circuits disposed in the circuit area.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein a density at which the second light emitting elements are disposed in the circuit area is substantially the same as the first pixel density.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein at least one pixel disposed in the circuit area includes a first pixel and a second pixel copied from the first pixel.

5. The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the first pixel and the second pixel have the same color.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 ,
wherein a bottom metal layer is configured to form the first transmission line, and
wherein a transparent member is configured to form the second transmission line.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein a resistance between the first transmission line and the second transmission line is matched.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 ,
wherein the first transmission line is disposed across the circuit area and the camera light-receiving area, and
wherein a portion of the first transmission line not overlapping with the second transmission line or the camera is implemented with a bottom metal layer.

9. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein a portion of the first transmission line overlapping or crossing the second transmission line is implemented with a bridge.

10. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein a portion of the first transmission line overlapping the camera is implemented with a transparent member.

11. An electronic device comprising:
a display including a bottom metal layer;
a display driver IC configured to control the display;
a camera disposed in a display area of the display; and
a processor operatively connected with the display driver IC and the camera,
wherein the display includes:
a normal area,
a camera light-receiving area where the camera is disposed, and
a circuit area provided between the normal area and the camera light-receiving area, wherein a circuit configured to transfer a drive voltage to a pixel disposed in the camera light-receiving area is disposed in the circuit area, and

wherein at least part of a first data line connected with a first electrode of at least one pixel disposed in the circuit area is implemented with the bottom metal layer,
wherein the at least part of the first data line has a first resistance,
wherein a second data line having a second resistance is disposed in the camera light-receiving area, and
wherein the first resistance is lower than the second resistance.

12. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the first data line and a second electrode of at least one light emitting element disposed in the camera light-receiving area are connected by using a transparent electrode, when a distance from the circuit area to the camera light-receiving area is shorter than a specified distance.

13. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the first data line and the second electrode are connected by using the bottom metal layer formed adjacent to the camera light-receiving area and the transparent electrode, when the distance from the circuit area to the camera light-receiving area is greater than or equal to the specified distance.

14. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the bottom metal layer is formed of molybdenum (Mo).

15. A display having a display area under which a camera is disposed, the display comprising:
a normal area having a first pixel density;
a camera light-receiving area where the camera is disposed and at least one pixel is disposed, the camera light-receiving area having a second pixel density lower than first pixel density; and
a circuit area provided between the normal area and the camera light-receiving area, the circuit area having a third pixel density, wherein a circuit configured to transfer a drive voltage to the pixel disposed in the camera light-receiving area is disposed in the circuit area,
wherein the third pixel density is lower than or equal to the first pixel density,
wherein the third pixel density is higher than the second pixel density,
wherein a first transmission line having a first resistance is disposed in the circuit area,
wherein a second transmission line having a second resistance is disposed in the camera light-receiving area, and
wherein the first resistance is lower than the second resistance.

16. The display of claim 15 , wherein the number of second light emitting elements that are light emitting elements disposed in the circuit area is larger than the number of second circuits disposed in the circuit area.

17. The display of claim 16 , wherein a density at which the second light emitting elements are disposed in the circuit area is substantially the same as the first pixel density.

18. The display of claim 15 , wherein at least one pixel disposed in the circuit area includes a first pixel and a second pixel copied from the first pixel.

19. The display of claim 18 , wherein the first pixel and the second pixel have the same color.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Shin Sungyoung
• Uhm Minsuk
• Wu Yilin
• Lee Dongseop
• Lee Haechang
• Kim Kwangtai
• Yeom Donghyun

Classifications

• H04M2250/52

  including functional features of a camera · CPC title

• H10K59/121

  characterised by the geometry or disposition of pixel elements · CPC title

• H04M1/0266

  for a display module assembly · CPC title

• H10K59/65

  OLEDs integrated with inorganic image sensors · CPC title

• H04M1/0264 Primary

  for a camera module assembly · CPC title