Samsung Display Co., Ltd.

Samsung Dipslay Co., Ltd.

Gyungsoon Park

Minjae Jeong

Sunhwa Lee

Ilgon Kim

Youngwan Seo

Jongho Hong

Hyeongseok Kim

Heerim Song

Jaeyong Jang

Mukyung Jeon

Kyunghoon Chung

Keumnam Kim

Gunhee Kim

Sehyoung Cho

Seunghwan Cho

Chongchul Chai

Jungkyu Lee

Jaeun Lee

Seungmin Lee

Hyunjoon Kim

Yujin Lee

Minseong Yi

Jinseok Jeong

Jinseon Kwak

Jonghyun Choi

Sangho Park

Donghwan Shim

Sujin Lee

Heejean Park

Junki Jeong

Seon Young Choi

Changho Lee

Seonyoung Choi

SeungMin Lee

Sumi Lee

A display device includes: a data distribution circuit between a display area and a data driving circuit in a peripheral area, wherein the data distribution circuit includes: a plurality of first demultiplexers configured to receive a data signal output via a first output line from the data driving circuit and to transmit the data signal to a pair of first data lines from among the plurality of data lines; and a plurality of second demultiplexers configured to receive, through a corresponding conductive line from among the plurality of conductive lines, a data signal output via a second output line from the data driving circuit and to transmit the data signal to a pair of second data lines from among the plurality of data lines.

Display device for reducing peripheral area surrounding a display area

A display device may include a display panel, a data driving circuit, and a scan driving circuit which outputs first scan signals and second scan signals. The scan driving circuit includes a plurality of stages. Each of the stages may include a masking circuit outputting a first scan signal to a first output terminal, a driving circuit outputting a second scan signal to a second output terminal, and an auxiliary circuit including an auxiliary transistor which is a normally closed and connected between the masking circuit and the driving circuit.

Display device with improved display quality

A display apparatus includes a pixel part including a plurality of pixels, and a gate driving circuit. Each of the plurality of pixels is driven in one first scan period and one or more second scan periods during one frame in a driving mode driven at a first driving frequency lower than a maximum driving frequency.

Display apparatus

In a display panel having a main display area, a component area including pixel groups spaced apart from each other, and a transmission area between the pixel groups, the display panel includes: a substrate; a plurality of main display elements on the substrate to correspond to the main display area and main pixel circuits respectively connected to the main display elements; auxiliary display elements on the substrate to respectively correspond to the pixel groups and auxiliary pixel circuits respectively connected to the auxiliary display elements; a first data line and a second data line spaced apart from each other with the component area therebetween; and a detour line connecting the first data line to the second data line, wherein the detour line is on a layer that is closer to the substrate than a layer on which the first data line and the second data line are arranged.

Display panel and display apparatus including the same

A display panel includes a substrate including a display area and a peripheral area around the display area, the display area including a front display area, a corner display area extending from a corner of the front display area, and a middle display area between the front display area and the corner display area, a pixel arranged on the front display area and including a display element, a gate driving circuit arranged on a side of the peripheral area, a data driving circuit arranged on the side on which the gate driving circuit is arranged, a gate line connected to the gate driving circuit and extending to be connected to the pixel, and a data line connected to the data driving circuit and extending to be connected to the pixel.

Display panel and display apparatus

A display apparatus includes: a substrate including a main display area, a component area including a transmission area, and a peripheral area at an outer side of the main display area; a main pixel circuit at the main display area; an auxiliary pixel circuit at the component area, and including a first wire; and a bottom metal layer between the substrate corresponding to the component area and the auxiliary pixel circuit, and electrically connected to the first wire.

Display apparatus capable of displaying an image where an electronic component is arranged

A display apparatus includes: a first display area comprising a first plurality of pixels; a second display area comprising transmission areas and a second plurality of pixels, wherein: the second plurality of pixels of the second display area are arranged in a buffer display area and a normal display area of the second display area; the buffer display area is adjacent to the first display area; the normal display area is spaced apart from the first display area; and a pixel density of the normal display area is less than a pixel density of the buffer display area; and a blocking metal layer in the second display area and comprising openings corresponding to the transmission areas.

Display apparatus having a plurality of display areas

A display panel includes: a substrate including a main display area, a component area, and a peripheral area; a plurality of main subpixels in the main display area; a plurality of auxiliary subpixels in the component area; a first pixel circuit unit and a second pixel circuit unit in the peripheral area and including a plurality of auxiliary pixel circuits; a plurality of main scan lines connected to the plurality of main pixel circuits and extending in a first direction and a plurality of main data lines extending in a second direction intersecting with the first direction; and a plurality of scan connection lines branched from some of the plurality of main scan lines in the second direction and connected to the plurality of auxiliary pixel circuits, wherein the plurality of scan connection lines are in the main display area or between the main display area and the component area.

Display panel having main pixels and auxiliary pixels and display apparatus including the same

A flexible display is disclosed. In one aspect, the display includes at least one first pattern including a plurality of display elements configured to display an image and extending in a first direction. The display device also includes at least one second pattern extending in a second direction and overlapping at least a portion of the first pattern. The second pattern has a curved shape in the first direction and the second direction crosses the first direction. The first and second patterns form at least one cavity region defining a space therebetween and the first and second patterns form a mesh structure.

Flexible display

A scan driver includes stages including an input block to change a first node voltage to a gate on voltage based on an input signal, a second node control block to control second node voltage based on a first clock signal and the first node voltage, a scan output block to output a second clock signal as a scan signal based on the first node voltage, and to output a first gate off voltage as the scan signal based on the second node voltage, a carry output block to output the second clock signal as a carry signal based on the first node voltage, and to output a second gate off voltage different from the first gate off voltage as the carry signal based on the second node voltage, and a first node control block to transfer the carry signal to the first node based on a next carry signal.

Scan driver and display device

An electronic device includes a display panel including pixels respectively connected to scan lines, scan stages corresponding to the scan lines, where each of the scan stages receives a carry signal, and outputs a scan signal, masking circuits electrically connected to some of the scan stages, respectively, where each of the masking circuits outputs a masking carry signal in response to a masking signal and the scan signal, and transmission circuits electrically connected to others of the scan stages, respectively, where each of the transmission circuits outputs the scan signal output from a corresponding scan stage among the scan stages. A j-th (j is an integer greater than 1) scan stage among the scan stages receives one of the scan signal output from a (j−1)-th scan stage and the masking carry signal as the carry signal.

Electronic device and method of driving the same

A display apparatus includes a substrate; a plurality of display units on the substrate, each including a thin film transistor including at least one inorganic layer, a passivation layer on the thin film transistor, and a display device electrically connected to the thin film transistor; and a plurality of encapsulation layers respectively encapsulating the plurality of display units. The substrate includes a plurality of islands spaced apart, a plurality of connection units connecting the plurality of islands, and a plurality of through holes penetrating through the substrate between the plurality of connection units. The plurality of display units are on the plurality of islands, respectively. The at least one inorganic layer and the passivation layer extend on the plurality of connection units. The passivation layer includes a trench exposing the at least one inorganic layer. The encapsulation layer contacts the at least one inorganic layer exposed via the trench.

A display apparatus having a display area enlarged to display an image in an area where a component is arranged includes a substrate including a first area having a transmission portion, and a second area surrounding the first area, a first data line extending in a first direction on the second area, and including a first line and a second line spaced from each other with the first area therebetween, a connection line on the second area, adjacent to, and bypassing, the first area, and including an end connected to the first line, and another end connected to the second line, a pixel circuit on the second area, including a thin-film transistor, and a node connection line electrically connected to the thin-film transistor, and a first pixel electrode above the pixel circuit, wherein the connection line is spaced from the node connection line.

A display panel includes a 1-1st sub-pixel and a 1-2nd sub-pixel disposed in a first row, a 2-1st sub-pixel disposed in a second row and a 3-1st sub-pixel and a 3-2nd sub-pixel disposed in a third row. A first data line extends from the first row to the third row and electrically connects a pixel circuit of the 1-1st sub-pixel, a pixel circuit of the 2-1st sub-pixel, and a pixel circuit of the 3-1st sub-pixel. A 2-1st data line is electrically connected to a pixel circuit of the 1-2nd sub-pixel. A 2-2nd data line is electrically connected to a pixel circuit of the 3-2nd sub-pixel. A first bridge line is disposed on a different layer than the data lines and contacts the 2-1st data line and the 2-2nd data line and includes an overlapping portion extending along at least a portion of the first data line.

An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display is disclosed. In one aspect, the display includes a stretchable substrate, a thin film transistor (TFT) formed over the stretchable substrate and including a plurality of electrodes, an OLED electrically connected to the TFT and including a plurality of electrodes, and a plurality of interconnection lines connected to the electrodes of the OLED and the TFT. At least one of the interconnection lines is configured to move in a stretching direction and rotate an electrode selected from the electrodes of the OLED and the TFT connected to the at least one interconnection line.

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Yongin-si, South Korea

Gyungsoon Park