Display device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018061908-A1
Application number	US-201715684785-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Aug 23, 2017
Priority date	Aug 31, 2016
Publication date	Mar 1, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

A display device includes a substrate, a light shielding layer on the substrate, first to fourth subpixels sequentially arranged on the substrate including the light shielding layer in a horizontal direction, a first power line disposed on one side of the first subpixel and shared by the first and second subpixels, a sensing line disposed between the second subpixel and the third subpixel and shared by the first to fourth subpixels, a second power line disposed on one side of the fourth subpixel and shared by the third and fourth subpixels, first and second data lines between the first and second subpixels and third and fourth data lines between the third and fourth subpixels; and a scan line extended on the first to fourth subpixels in the horizontal direction.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A display device having a substrate, comprising:
a light shielding layer on the substrate; first, second, third and fourth subpixels sequentially arranged on the substrate in a horizontal direction; a first power line disposed on one side of the first subpixel and connected to the first and second subpixels; a sensing line disposed between the second subpixel and the third subpixel and connected to the first to fourth subpixels; a second power line disposed on one side of the fourth subpixel and connected to the third and fourth subpixels; first and second data lines disposed between the first subpixel and the second subpixel and third and fourth data lines disposed between the third subpixel and the fourth subpixel; and a scan line on the first to fourth subpixels and extended to the horizontal direction, wherein the first to fourth data lines, the sensing line, and the first and second power lines are disposed on the same plane as the light shielding layer.

2 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the scan line is disposed on a layer different from the first to fourth data lines, the sensing line, and the first and second power lines.

3 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the sensing line includes a vertical sensing line and a horizontal sensing line, and
wherein the vertical sensing line is disposed on the same plane as the first data line in parallel with the first data line, and the horizontal sensing line is disposed on the same plane as the scan line in parallel with the scan line.

4 . The display device of claim 3 , wherein the horizontal sensing line is connected to each of the first to fourth subpixels through first to fourth horizontal sensing lines divided from the horizontal sensing line.

5 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first power line includes a first bridge and a second bridge that are connected to each other through a power contact hole,
wherein the first bridge is connected to the first subpixel, and the second bridge is connected to the second subpixel.

6 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the second power line includes a third bridge and a fourth bridge that are connected to each other through a power contact hole,
wherein the third bridge is connected to the fourth subpixel, and the fourth bridge is connected to the third subpixel.

7 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein each of the first to fourth subpixels has a first gate electrode connected to the scan line through gate contact holes underlying the scan line.

8 . The display device of claim 7 , wherein the first gate electrode is formed as an island shape, and both ends of the first gate electrode are connected to the scan line.

9 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein each of the first to fourth subpixels includes a switching transistor overlapping the scan line, a sensing transistor connected to the sensing line, a driving transistor connected to one of the first power line and the second power line, and a first electrode connected to the driving transistor.

10 . The display device of claim 9 , wherein each of the first to fourth subpixels has one end of a drain electrode of the switching transistor connected to a second gate electrode of the driving transistor and the other end connected to the light shielding layer.

11 . The display device of claim 10 , wherein the light shielding layer and a semiconductor layer of the driving transistor form a first capacitor, the semiconductor layer of the driving transistor and the drain electrode of the switching transistor form a second capacitor, and the drain electrode of the switching transistor and the first electrode form a third capacitor.

12 . The display device of claim 1 , further comprising a buffer layer on the substrate, wherein the first to fourth data lines, the sensing line, the first and second power lines and a the light shielding layer are disposed on the buffer layer.

13 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first to fourth data lines, the sensing line, the first and second power lines and a the light shielding layer are formed of the same material.

14 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the scan line is disposed on the first to fourth subpixels, perpendicularly intersects the sensing line and is disposed on a layer different from the first to fourth data lines, the sensing line, and the first and second power lines.

15 . The display device of claim 3 , wherein the scan line is disposed on the same layer as the horizontal sensing line.

16 . A display device comprising first, second, third and fourth subpixels arranged on a substrate in a horizontal direction, each subpixel having a driving transistor, a switching transistor, and a sensing transistor, comprising:
a light shielding layer on the substrate, shielding external light and connected to a source electrode of the driving transistor; a first power line disposed on one side of the first subpixel and connected to the first and second subpixels by first and second bridges extended from the first power line through a first power contact hole; a sensing line disposed between the second subpixel and the third subpixel and commonly connected to the first to fourth subpixels; a second power line disposed on one side of the fourth subpixel and connected to the third and fourth subpixels by third and fourth bridges extended from the second power line through a second power contact hole; first and second data lines disposed between the first subpixel and the second subpixel and third and fourth data lines disposed between the third subpixel and the fourth subpixel; and a scan line on the first to fourth subpixels and extended to the horizontal direction, wherein the first to fourth data lines, the sensing line, and the first and second power lines are disposed on the same plane as the light shielding layer.

17 . The display device of claim 16 , wherein the first, second, third and fourth data line are connected to the first, second third and fourth subpixels, respectively.

18 . The display device of claim 16 , wherein the second bridge and the fourth bridge are connected to form one body and receive the same power voltage from the first and second power lines.

19 . The display device of claim 16 , wherein the scan line perpendicularly intersects the sensing line.

20 . The display device of claim 16 , wherein the scan line is connected to gate electrodes of the sensing transistor and the switching transistor of each of the first to fourth subpixels.

21 . The display device of claim 16 , wherein the scan line is disposed on a layer different from the first to fourth data lines, the sensing line, and the first and second power lines.

Assignees

• Lg Display Co Ltd

Inventors

• Shim Jongsik
• GANG Byeonguk
• Kim Hyunjin
• Hwang Seonghwan

Classifications

• H10D86/481

  integrated with passive devices, e.g. auxiliary capacitors · CPC title

• H10K59/1216

  the pixel elements being capacitors · CPC title

• H01L27/3213 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01L27/326

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01L27/3225

  Electricity · mapped topic