Samsung Display Co., Ltd.

Tae Ik Kim

Hyun Sik Park

Chun Gi You

Sung Ho Cho

Sung Jin Yang

In Young Han

Sang June Song

Jae Won Huh

A touch sensing unit includes first touch electrodes, a first touch signal line, and a second touch signal line. The first touch electrodes are disposed in a touch sensor area. The first touch signal line is electrically connected to some of the first touch electrodes arranged in a first column. The second touch signal line is electrically connected to some of the first touch electrodes arranged in a second column different from the first column. The second touch signal line includes a first bent portion bent at least once in an intersection region of the first touch signal line and the second touch signal line.

Touch sensing unit and display device including the same

A display device includes: a display panel including a base substrate having a display region and a hole region included in the display region; a touch sensor including a light blocking member disposed on the display panel, a first sensing insulating layer covering the light blocking member, a sensing electrode layer disposed on the first sensing insulating layer, and a second sensing insulating layer covering the sensing electrode layer; a polarizing layer disposed on the touch sensor; and a cover window disposed on the polarizing layer. At least one of the first sensing insulating layer and the second sensing insulating layer exposes at least a portion of the hole region.

Display device

A display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate that faces the first substrate, an active element layer disposed on a first surface of the first substrate that faces the second substrate and includes a first through-hole that penetrates therethrough in a thickness direction, and an anti-reflection member disposed on a second surface of the second substrate that faces the first substrate, overlaps the first through-hole, and is spaced apart from the first through-hole. The anti-reflection member includes a first refractive layer disposed on a second surface of the second substrate and that has a refractive index greater than a refractive index of the second substrate, and a second refractive layer disposed on the first refractive layer and that has a refractive index less than the refractive index of the first refractive layer.

Provided herein is a display device including a base layer having a non-sensing area and a sensing area configured to surround the non-sensing area, a touch sensor disposed on the sensing area of the base layer, an optical structure disposed on the base layer, and a polarization layer disposed on the touch sensor so as to overlap the sensing area. The touch sensor and the optical structure include a first through hole located in the non-sensing area, and the non-sensing area includes a first area corresponding to the first through hole and a second area configured to surround the first area. The optical structure is disposed in the second area, and includes an optical pattern including a plurality of openings.

A touch sensor for a display device includes: a base layer; a plurality of first sensing electrodes and a plurality of second sensing electrodes spaced apart from each other on the base layer; a first connector electrically connecting the first sensing electrodes adjacent to each other; a first insulating layer disposed on the first sensing electrodes and the second sensing electrodes; a conductor disposed on the first insulating layer and connected to the second sensing electrodes through the first insulating layer; and a second insulating layer disposed on the first insulating layer to cover the conductor. The first insulating layer includes a first opening exposing at least one of a portion of a first separation area between the first connector and the second sensing electrodes, a portion of the first connector, and a portion of the second sensing electrodes, and the first opening is spaced apart from the conductor.

Touch sensor and display device having the same

A touch unit is provided including a touch electrode disposed in a sensor region. A touch driving wire is connected to the touch electrode. The touch driving wire includes a first routing line connected to a first side of the touch electrode and a second routing line branched from the first routing line and connected to a second side of the touch electrode. A pad electrode line is spaced apart from the touch driving wire. The pad electrode line is connected to a pad. A pad connection line is connected to the touch driving wire and the pad electrode line. The pad connection line is disposed in a different layer from the touch driving wire. An area in which the pad connection line is in contact with the first routing line is greater than an area in which the pad connection line is in contact with the pad electrode line.

Touch unit and a display device including the same

A touch sensor may include a base layer, a sensing electrode set, a first insulating layer, a first conductive member, and a second insulating layer. The sensing electrode set may be disposed on the base layer, may include a first first-type sensing electrode, and may include a first second-type sensing electrode. The first insulating layer may be disposed on the sensing electrode set, may include a contact hole, and may include a first opening. The first conductive member may be disposed on the first insulating layer and may be directly connected to the first second-type sensing electrode through the contact hole. The second insulating layer may be disposed on the first insulating layer, may cover the first conductive member, and may include a second opening. Each of the first opening and the second opening may partially expose the first first-type sensing electrode or the first second-type sensing electrode.

Touch sensor and display device including the same

Touch sensing unit with a specific structure of a touch signal line

A display device includes: a lower substrate; a display layer disposed on the lower substrate and including an electro-optical active layer; a touch electrode layer disposed on the display layer and including first touch electrodes arranged in columns and second touch electrodes arranged in rows intersecting the columns; connections connecting adjacent first electrodes in each of the columns, connections each including islands disposed on the second electrodes, and bridges connecting the first electrodes to the islands; and an insulating layer electrically separating the second touch electrodes and the bridges. The bridges each include a first end that is directly connected to one of the first electrodes and a second end that is indirectly connected to another one of the first electrodes.

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Tae Ik Kim