Display device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2026082768-A1
Application number	US-202519396553-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 21, 2025
Priority date	Nov 23, 2021
Publication date	Mar 19, 2026
Grant date	—

Abstract

A display device includes a substrate including a first auxiliary area and a second auxiliary, the first auxiliary area includes first pixel areas disposed in a matrix and first transmission areas disposed between the first pixel areas and the second auxiliary area includes second pixel areas disposed in a matrix and second transmission areas disposed between the second pixel areas; first conductive patterns respectively disposed on the first pixel areas; and second conductive patterns respectively disposed on the second pixel areas, and a number of first conductive patterns per unit area is greater than a number of second conductive patterns per unit area.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A display device comprising:
a substrate including:
a first auxiliary area;
a second auxiliary area; and
a main area,
wherein the first auxiliary area includes a first transmission area, the second auxiliary area includes a second transmission area, and the main area surrounds at least portions of the first auxiliary area and the second auxiliary area;
a first component below the first auxiliary area; a second component below the second auxiliary area; main display elements disposed in the main area and emitting light of a first color; first auxiliary display elements disposed in the first auxiliary area and emitting light of the first color; and second auxiliary display elements disposed in the second auxiliary area and emitting light of the first color, wherein a number of main display elements per unit area is greater than a number of first auxiliary display elements per unit area and a number of second auxiliary display elements per unit area, and the number of first auxiliary display elements per unit area is less than the number of second auxiliary display elements per unit area.

2 . The display device of claim 1 , further comprising:
main pixel circuits electrically connected to the main display elements, respectively; first auxiliary pixel circuits electrically connected to the first auxiliary display elements, respectively; and second auxiliary pixel circuits electrically connected to the second auxiliary display elements, respectively, wherein the main display elements at least partially overlap the main pixel circuits in a plan view, the first auxiliary display elements at least partially overlap the first auxiliary pixel circuits, and the second auxiliary display elements are spaced apart from the second auxiliary pixel circuits.

3 . The display device of claim 2 , further comprising
second connection lines respectively electrically connecting the second auxiliary display elements to the second auxiliary pixel circuits and at least partially overlapping the second auxiliary area in the plan view, wherein the second connection lines include a transparent conductive oxide.

4 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein
the first component is an infrared camera, and the second component is a front camera.

5 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein
the first component receives light in a first wavelength band, the second component receives light in a second wavelength band, and the second wavelength band is different from the first wavelength band.

6 . The display device of claim 5 , wherein
the first wavelength band is an infrared wavelength band, and the second wavelength band is a visible ray wavelength band.

7 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein
the substrate further includes a third auxiliary area between the first auxiliary area and the second auxiliary area, and the display device further comprising: a third component below the third auxiliary area; and third display elements disposed in the third auxiliary area and emitting light of the first color.

8 . The display device of claim 7 , wherein
the third component is a dot projector.

9 . A display device comprising:
a substrate including:
a first auxiliary area;
a second auxiliary area; and
a main area,
wherein the first auxiliary area includes first pixel areas and first transmission areas disposed between the first pixel areas, and the second auxiliary area includes a second transmission area,
first auxiliary pixels each including first sub-pixels, the first auxiliary pixels being disposed in the first pixels areas respectively; second auxiliary pixels each including second sub-pixels, the second auxiliary pixels being disposed in the second auxiliary area, wherein the second transmission area is disposed between the second sub-pixels; main pixels each including main sub-pixels, the main pixels disposed in the main area; a first conductive pattern disposed on the first auxiliary pixel areas; main pixel circuits electrically connected to the main sub-pixels, respectively; first auxiliary pixel circuits electrically connected to the first sub-pixels, respectively; and second auxiliary pixel circuits electrically connected to the second sub-pixels, respectively, wherein the main sub-pixels at least partially overlap the main pixel circuits in a plan view, the first sub-pixels at least partially overlap the first auxiliary pixel circuits, and the second sub-pixels are spaced apart from the second auxiliary pixel circuits.

10 . The display device of claim 9 , wherein
a total area of the first transmission areas is less than an area of the second transmission area.

11 . The display device of claim 9 , wherein
the main area surrounds at least portions of the first auxiliary area and the second auxiliary area, a resolution of the main area is higher than a resolution of the first auxiliary area and a resolution of the second auxiliary area, and the resolution of the first auxiliary area and the resolution the second auxiliary area are same.

12 . The display device of claim 9 , further comprising
first connection lines respectively electrically connecting the second sub-pixels to the second auxiliary pixel circuits and at least partially overlapping the second auxiliary area in the plan view, wherein the first connection lines include a transparent conductive oxide.

13 . The display device of claim 9 , further comprising:
a first component below the first auxiliary area, and a second component below the second auxiliary area, wherein the first component is an infrared camera, and the second component is a dot projector.

14 . The display device of claim 13 , further comprising:
a third auxiliary area adjacent to the second auxiliary area; a third component below the third auxiliary area, and third auxiliary pixels each including third sub-pixels, the third auxiliary pixels being disposed in the third auxiliary area, wherein the third component is a front camera that receives light in a visible ray wavelength band.

15 . The display device of claim 14 , further comprising:
third auxiliary pixel circuits electrically connected to the third sub-pixels, respectively, the third sub-pixels are spaced apart from the third auxiliary pixel circuits, and second connection lines respectively electrically connecting the third sub-pixels to the third auxiliary pixel circuits and at least partially overlapping the third auxiliary area in the plan view, wherein the second connection lines include a transparent conductive oxide.

16 . The display device of claim 9 , wherein
a resolution of the first auxiliary area and a resolution of the second auxiliary area are substantially same.

17 . The display device of claim 15 , wherein
a resolution of the second auxiliary area is higher than a resolution of the third auxiliary area.

18 . A display device comprising:
a substrate including:
a first auxiliary area;
a second auxiliary area; and
a main area,
wherein the first auxiliary area includes a first transmission area, the second auxiliary area includes a second transmission area; a first component below the first auxiliary area; a second component below the second auxiliary area; main display elements disposed in the main area and emitting light of a first color; first auxiliary display elements disposed in the first auxiliary area and emitting light of the first color; and second auxiliary display elements disposed in t

Assignees

• Samsung Display Co Ltd

Inventors

• BOK Seunglyong
• Yoo Jewon
• Baek Seungin

Classifications

• H10K59/65

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• H10K59/60

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• H10K59/179

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