Samsung Display Co., Ltd.

Samsung Displayco., Ltd.

Hyun Jae Na

Yoon Ho Khang

Sang Ho Park

Yong Su Lee

Se Hwan Yu

Chong Sup Chang

Dong Jo Kim

Myoung Geun Cha

Hyoung Wook Jang

Yu-Gwang Jeong

Gwang Bum Ko

Jae Neung Kim

Dae Ho Kim

Sang Gab Kim

Soon Sung Ahn

Jeong Yun Han

Ye Ri Jeong

Dong Hwan Shim

Jin Woo Noh

Mu Gyeom Kim

Su-Hyoung Kang

Jin Su Park

Hirotsugu Kishimoto

Seung-Hwan Cho

Chul Ho Jeong

Byung Du Ahn

Sang Youn Han

Sangkyu Choi

Yong Kwan Kim

Ji Hun Lim

Gwang-Bum Ko

Kyung Seop Kim

Cheolkyu Kim

Ho Seok Son

Sung Guk An

In Seo Kee

Jung-moo Hong

Soonsung Ahn

Jae Hyung Cho

Jin Bo Shim

Sung Yeon Cho

Young Ki Shin

Jiwon Sohn

Seok Won Jang

Kwan Ho Kim

Sang Gap Kim

A display device includes a display panel including a first non-folding area, a second non-folding area, and a folding area that are arranged along a first direction, the folding area being foldable along a folding line extending along a second direction intersecting the first direction, a panel lower member disposed below the display panel, and a digitizer disposed below the panel lower member and including a base layer and sensing coils. The base layer includes a folding portion including holes overlapping the folding area of the display panel and first and second non-folding portions disposed along the first direction. The folding portion is disposed between the first and second non-folding portions. The sensing coils are disposed on the base layer, and the base layer includes a matrix including a filler and an elastomer and weaving-shaped fiber lines disposed inside the matrix and alternately arranged with each other.

Digitizer and display device including the same

A thin film transistor according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes an oxide semiconductor. A source electrode and a drain electrode face each other. The source electrode and the drain electrode are positioned at two opposite sides, respectively, of the oxide semiconductor. A low conductive region is positioned between the source electrode or the drain electrode and the oxide semiconductor. An insulating layer is positioned on the oxide semiconductor and the low conductive region. A gate electrode is positioned on the insulating layer. The insulating layer covers the oxide semiconductor and the low conductive region. A carrier concentration of the low conductive region is lower than a carrier concentration of the source electrode or the drain electrode.

Thin film transistor and thin film transistor array panel including the same

A display device includes: a plurality of first electrode patterns; a plurality of second electrode patterns; a plurality of first touch signal lines; and a plurality of second touch signal lines. The plurality of first electrode patterns respectively include a plurality of first electrode cells physically separated from each other and arranged in a first direction. The plurality of second electrode patterns include a plurality of second electrode cells physically separated from each other and arranged in a second direction crossing the first direction. The plurality of first touch signal lines are connected to the first electrode cells. The plurality of second touch signal lines are connected to the second electrode cells. The first and second electrode patterns and the first and second touch signal lines are all positioned at the same layer on a substrate. The first touch signal lines are independently connected to each first electrode cell.

Touch panel and display device including the same

Thin film transistor, thin film transistor array panel including the same, and method of manufacturing the same

A touch panel including a sensing cell and a sensing line disposed on a transparent substrate. Each of the sensing cell and the sensing line includes at least one pattern line. The at least one pattern line includes unit patterns, each of the unit patterns including a first line extending in a first direction, a second line connected to the first line and extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction, a third line connected to the first line and extending in a third direction intersecting the first direction, and a fourth line connected to the third line and extending in the first direction. The first line, the second line, the third line, and an extension of the fourth line form a trapezoid. The unit patterns are repeatedly arranged and adjacent unit patterns are connected each other.

Touch panel including mesh having a trapezoid shape

A touch screen including a plurality of first sensing electrode columns having a plurality of first sensing electrodes, the plurality of first sensing electrode columns extending in one direction, and a plurality of second sensing electrode columns alternately disposed with the first sensing electrode columns, the plurality of second sensing electrode columns including a plurality of second sensing electrodes having a plurality of sub-electrodes. Sub-electrodes of one of adjacent second sensing electrodes are electrically connected to sub-electrodes of another of the adjacent second sensing electrodes. At least some of the first sensing electrodes include a first region and a second region electrically separated from the first region.

Touch screen having sensing electrode having electrically separated first and second regions

A touch sensor includes: a plurality of first sensor electrode columns disposed in a sensing area, the plurality of first sensor electrode columns each including one or more first sensor electrodes; a plurality of second sensor electrode columns alternately disposed with the first sensor electrode columns in the sensing area, the plurality of second sensor electrode columns each including a plurality of second sensor electrodes having a length defined by a longitudinal axis and a width extending in a direction across the length; and a plurality of lines connected to the first sensor electrode columns and the second sensor electrode columns. An outline length of at least some of the second sensor electrodes facing the first sensor electrodes varies along the longitudinal axis of its respective second sensor electrodes.

Touch sensor

Display device

A touch sensor includes: an active area including a first sub-active area and a second sub-active area; a plurality of first touch electrodes in the first sub-active area and the second sub-active area; and a plurality of second touch electrodes in the first sub-active area and the second sub-active area, and a length of a first border portion that is a separated area between adjacent first and second touch electrodes in the first sub-active area is different from a length of a second border portion that is a separated area between adjacent first and second touch electrodes in the second sub-active area.

Touch sensor and display device including the same

A touch screen including a substrate that includes an active area and a non-active area adjacent to the active area, the active area including at least one fingerprint recognition area; touch sensing electrodes including first sensing electrodes arranged in the active area, and at least one second sensing electrode arranged in the fingerprint recognition area, the second sensing electrode configured for sensing a touch and recognizing a fingerprint; and a pad portion provided with a plurality of pads which are electrically connected to respective sensing electrodes, wherein the at least one second sensing electrode includes: a plurality of sub electrodes extending in a direction inclined with respect to an edge portion of the active area; and a plurality of fingerprint recognition lines connecting the sub electrodes to the pad portion, and the fingerprint recognition lines arranged in a same fingerprint recognition area extend in a same direction.

Touch screen having fingerprint recognition function and display device having the same

A touch panel includes a sensing cell and a sensing line disposed on a transparent substrate. Each of the sensing cell and the sensing line includes at least one pattern line. The at least one pattern line includes unit patterns, each of the unit patterns including a first line extending in a first direction, a second line connected to the first line and extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction, a third line connected to the first line and extending in a third direction intersecting the first direction, and a fourth line connected to the third line and extending in the first direction. The first line, the second line, the third line, and an extension of the fourth line form a trapezoid. The unit patterns are repeatedly arranged and adjacent unit patterns are connected each other.

A touch sensor includes: a plurality of first sensor electrode columns disposed in a sensing area, the plurality of first sensor electrode columns each including one or more first sensor electrodes; a plurality of second sensor electrode columns alternately disposed with the first sensor electrode columns in the sensing area, the plurality of second sensor electrode columns each including a plurality of second sensor electrodes having a length defined by a longitudinal axis and a width extending in a direction across the length; a plurality of lines connected to the first sensor electrode columns and the second sensor electrode columns; and a pad unit including a plurality of pads connected to the lines, wherein at least some of the second sensor electrodes have a width that varies along the longitudinal axis of its respective second electrodes.

A touch sensor includes a touch sensing column, a touch sensing row, and connectors. The touch sensing column has a plurality of first touch sensing electrodes extending in one direction. The touch sensing row has a plurality of second sensing electrodes extending in a direction intersecting the touch sensing column. The connectors connect adjacent first touch sensing electrodes or adjacent second touch sensing electrodes. Here, at least some of the first touch sensing electrodes or the second touch sensing electrodes include a first region connected to the connectors and having a first line resistance, and a second region adjacent the first region and having a second line resistance. The first line resistance is different from the second line resistance.

Touch sensor including touch sensing electrodes and display device having the same

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Hyun Jae Na