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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2019

Filed:

Apr. 07, 2017
Applicant:

Samsung Display Co., Ltd., Yongin-si, KR;

Inventors:

Sangyoun Han, Seoul, KR;

Jae-wook Kang, Hwaseong-si, KR;

Kyungseop Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;

Jungha Son, Seoul, KR;

Assignee:

Samsung Display Co., Ltd., Yongin-si, KR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/11 (2017.01); G09G 3/32 (2016.01); H01L 27/144 (2006.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01); H01L 27/15 (2006.01); H01L 27/02 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/11 (2017.01); G06K 9/0002 (2013.01); G09G 3/32 (2013.01); H01L 27/02 (2013.01); H01L 27/144 (2013.01); H01L 27/146 (2013.01); H01L 27/15 (2013.01);
Abstract

A display device includes a display panel includes a substrate divided into a light-emitting region and a non-light-emitting region including a sensing area, a pixel disposed on the light-emitting region, and a pixel-defining layer disposed on the non-light-emitting region, and a sensing panel which is disposed on the display panel and includes a sensing transistor configured to sense light that is emitted from the pixel and reflected by an external object. The sensing transistor overlaps the sensing area in a first direction parallel to a thickness direction of the display panel, is spaced apart from the light-emitting region in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and generates a current by receiving the light. The generated current may be used to sense light which is emitted from the pixel and reflected by an external object, such as a fingerprint, to allow the display to act as a biometric sensor.


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