Display device and electronic apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12200973-B2
Application number	US-202318465805-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 12, 2023
Priority date	Jul 30, 2020
Publication date	Jan 14, 2025
Grant date	Jan 14, 2025

Abstract

A display device includes: a first main pixel being configured to emit light of a first color, and a second main pixel being configured to emit light of a second color; and a first auxiliary pixel and a second auxiliary pixel on the second area, the first auxiliary pixel being configured to emit light of the first color, and the second auxiliary pixel being configured to emit light of the second color, wherein a first virtual line passing through a center of an emission area of the first main pixel and a center of an emission area of the first auxiliary pixel is parallel to a first direction, and a second virtual line passing through a center of an emission area of the second main pixel and a center of an emission area of the second auxiliary pixel crosses the first direction.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display device comprising:
a substrate including, in a plan view, a first area and a second area adjacent to the first area, the second area including a transmission area;
a plurality of first pixels, a plurality of second pixels and a plurality of third pixels on the first area; and
a plurality of fourth pixels, a plurality of fifth pixels and a plurality of sixth pixels on the second area,
wherein each of the plurality of first pixels being configured to emit light of a first color,
wherein each of the plurality of second pixels being configured to emit light of a second color,
wherein each of the plurality of third pixels being configured to emit light of a third color,
wherein each of the plurality of fourth pixels being configured to emit light of the first color,
wherein each of the plurality of fifth pixels being configured to emit light of the second color,
wherein each of the plurality of sixth pixels being configured to emit light of the third color,
wherein a first virtual line passing through a center of an emission area of each of at least two the first pixels and a center of an emission area of each of at least two fourth pixels is parallel to a first direction,
wherein a second virtual line passing through a center of an emission area of at least one of the second pixels and a center of an emission area of at least one the fifth pixels crosses the first direction,
wherein a third virtual line passing through a center of an emission area of at least one of the third pixels and a center of an emission area of at least one of the sixth pixels crosses the first direction,
wherein an angle between the first virtual line and the second virtual line is 45° or less,
wherein an angle between the first virtual line and the third virtual line is 45° or less,
wherein each of the plurality of first pixels and each of the plurality of fourth pixels are configured to emit green light,
wherein each of the plurality of second pixels and each of the plurality of fifth pixels are configured to emit blue light,
wherein each of the plurality of third pixels and each of the plurality of sixth pixels are configured to emit red light,
wherein the first pixels, the second pixels and the third pixels on the first area are arranged in a first pentile type,
wherein the fourth pixels, the fifth pixels, and sixth pixels on the second area are arranged in a second pentile type,
wherein each of the first pixels and each of the fourth pixels have different sizes,
wherein each of the second pixels and each of the fifth pixels have different sizes, and
wherein each of the third pixels and each of the sixth pixels have different sizes.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first pentile type and the second pentile type are same.

3. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first pixels are arranged along a first column in a second direction,
wherein the second pixels and the third pixels are alternately arranged along a second column in the second direction,
wherein the fourth pixels are arranged along a third column in the second direction, and
wherein the fifth pixels and the sixth pixels are alternately arranged a fourth column in the second direction.

4. The display device of claim 3 , wherein the first direction is an x-direction, and wherein the second direction is a y-direction.

5. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising a camera below the substrate in the second area.

6. The display device of claim 3 , further comprising a camera below the substrate in the second area.

7. The display device of claim 4 , further comprising a camera below the substrate in the second area.

8. The display device of claim 1 , wherein a light transmittance of the transmission area is between about 30% and about 90%.

9. The display device of claim 2 , wherein a light transmittance of the transmission area is between about 30% and about 90%.

10. The display device of claim 3 , wherein a light transmittance of the transmission area is between about 30% and about 90%.

11. The display device of claim 4 , wherein a light transmittance of the transmission area is between about 30% and about 90%.

12. The display device of claim 7 , wherein a light transmittance of the transmission area is between about 30% and about 90%.

13. A display device comprising:
a substrate including, in a plan view, a first area and a second area adjacent to the first area, the second area including a transmission area;
a plurality of first pixels, a plurality of second pixels, and a plurality of third pixels on the first area; and
a plurality of fourth pixels, a plurality of fifth pixels and a plurality of sixth pixels on the second area,
wherein each of the plurality of first pixels being configured to emit light of a first color,
wherein each of the plurality of second pixels being configured to emit light of a second color,
wherein each of the plurality of third pixels being configured to emit light of a third color,
wherein each of the plurality of fourth pixels being configured to emit light of the first color,
wherein each of the plurality of fifth pixels being configured to emit light of the second color,
wherein each of the plurality of sixth pixels being configured to emit light of the third color,
wherein a first virtual line passing through a center of an emission area of each of at least two the first pixels and a center of an emission area of each of at least two fourth pixels is parallel to a first direction,
wherein a second virtual line passing through a center of an emission area of the second pixel and a center of an emission area of each of the fifth pixel crosses the first direction,
wherein a third virtual line passing through a center of an emission area of the third pixel and a center of an emission area of the sixth pixel crosses the first direction,
wherein an angle between the first virtual line and the second virtual line is 45° or less,
wherein an angle between the first virtual line and the third virtual line is 45° or less,
wherein each of the plurality of first pixels and each of the plurality of fourth pixels are configured to emit green light,
wherein each of the plurality of second pixels and each of the plurality of fifth pixels are configured to emit blue light,
wherein each of the plurality of third pixels and each of the plurality of sixth pixels are configured to emit red light,
wherein the first pixels, the second pixels and the third pixels on the first area are arranged in a first pentile type,
wherein the fourth pixels, the fifth pixels, and sixth pixels on the second area are arranged in a second pentile type,
wherein each of the first pixels and each of the fourth pixels have different sizes,
wherein each of the second pixel and each of the fifth pixel have different sizes,
wherein each of the third pixel and each of the sixth pixel have different sizes,
wherein the first pentile type and the second pentile type are same,
wherein the first pixels are arranged along a first column in a second direction,
wherein the second pixels and the third pixels are alternately arranged along a second column in the second direction,
wherein the fourth pixels are arranged along a third column in the second direction,
wherein the fifth pixels and the sixth pixels are alternately arranged a fourth column in the second direction,
wherein the first direction is an x-direction,
wherein the second direction is a y-direction, and
wherein a light transmittance of the transmission area is between about 30% and about 90%.

14. The display device of claim 13 ,

Assignees

• Samsung Display Co Ltd

Inventors

• Park Sangha
• Hwang Kyuhwan
• Jeong Dahee
• Jo Eunbee

Classifications

• H10K59/65

  OLEDs integrated with inorganic image sensors · CPC title

• H10K59/12

  Active-matrix OLED [AMOLED] displays · CPC title

• H10K77/00

  Constructional details of devices covered by this subclass and not covered by groups H10K10/80, H10K30/80, H10K50/80 or H10K59/80 · CPC title

• H10K59/121 Primary

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

• H10K59/352 Primary

  the areas of the RGB subpixels being different · CPC title