公开(公告)号：US11609609B2

公开(公告)日：2023-03-21

申请号：US16851740

申请日：2020-04-17

Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.

Inventor： So Hee Park ,  Won Ki Hong ,  Hee Seomoon ,  Hyeon Jun Lee

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G01D5/241

Abstract: A pressure sensor, includes: a first substrate; a pressure sensing layer on one surface of the first substrate; and a driving electrode and a sensing electrode on the pressure sensing layer and spaced apart from each other, wherein the driving electrode and the sensing electrode are on a same layer, and each of the driving electrode and the sensing electrode is directly on the pressure sensing layer.

公开(公告)号：US11961322B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-16

申请号：US17189203

申请日：2021-03-01

Applicant: Samsung Display Co., LTD.

Inventor： Hee Seomoon ,  Won Ki Hong ,  Hyeon Jun Lee

IPC: G06V40/13 ,  A61B5/0265 ,  G06F1/16

CPC classification number: G06V40/1318 ,  A61B5/0265 ,  G06F1/1684 ,  A61B2562/0261

Abstract: Provided are a force sensor, a display device including the same, and a method of driving the same. The force sensor includes a first base substrate and a second base substrate facing each other; first force sensor electrodes extending in a first direction and arranged in a second direction crossing the first direction on the first base substrate; second force sensor electrodes extending in the second direction and arranged in the first direction on the second base substrate; and a sensor hole configured to transmit light. Any one of the first force sensor electrodes includes a first sub-force sensor electrode disposed on a first side of the sensor hole and a second sub-force sensor electrode disposed on a second side opposite to the first side of the sensor hole.

公开(公告)号：US11188167B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-30

申请号：US16893310

申请日：2020-06-04

Applicant: Samsung Display Co., LTD.

Inventor： Hyeon Jun Lee ,  Won Ki Hong ,  So Hee Park ,  Hee Seomoon

IPC: G06F3/041

Abstract: A force sensor includes: a plurality of touch cells comprising a plurality of driving electrodes, a pressure sensing layer overlapping the driving electrodes, and a plurality of sensing electrodes overlapping the pressure sensing layer; and a touch driver configured to receive a raw data from the plurality of touch cells and to detect a touch pressure applied to the plurality of touch cells. The touch driver includes: a filtering unit configured to filter the raw data and to output sensing data; a data storage unit configured to store max data having the highest value from among the sensing data and propagation data of at least one adjacent touch cell adjacent to a max touch cell having the max data; and a noise removing unit configured to detect and remove noise from the sensing data.

公开(公告)号：US20210124452A1

公开(公告)日：2021-04-29

申请号：US16908711

申请日：2020-06-22

Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.

Inventor： WON KI HONG ,  So Hee Park ,  Moon Hee Seo ,  Hyeon Jun Lee

IPC: G06F3/041

Abstract: A display device controls a display by changing a reference value set in a foldable area of a display panel. The display device includes a display panel displays an image and outputs force sensing signals, and a controller that converts the force sensing signals into force values and controls the display when the force values in the foldable area of the display area are equal to or greater than a second reference value different from a first reference value.

公开(公告)号：US20200013805A1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-09

申请号：US16571676

申请日：2019-09-16

Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Hyeon Jun Lee ,  Katsumi Abe ,  Young-Wook Lee

IPC: H01L27/12 ,  H01L29/24 ,  H01L23/528 ,  H01L23/31 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/786 ,  H01L21/56 ,  H01L21/768 ,  G09G3/3266 ,  G09G3/36

Abstract: A thin film transistor array panel includes a substrate, a first gate electrode disposed on the substrate, a voltage wire disposed on the substrate, a gate insulating layer disposed on the first gate electrode and the voltage wire, a semiconductor pattern including an oxide semiconductor material disposed on the gate insulating layer, a source electrode and a drain electrode disposed at a distance from each other on the semiconductor pattern, a first passivation layer disposed on the source electrode and the drain electrode, and a first electrode disposed on the first passivation layer and connected with the voltage wire.

公开(公告)号：US12216837B2

公开(公告)日：2025-02-04

申请号：US17219688

申请日：2021-03-31

Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Taehee Lee ,  Chul Kim ,  Hee Seomoon ,  Hyeon Jun Lee

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/021 ,  A61B5/024 ,  A61B5/1455 ,  G06F3/0354 ,  G06F3/044

Abstract: An input device includes: a housing having a transmissive portion; a communicator in the housing and configured to exchange a signal externally; a pressure sensor in the housing along an inner circumferential surface of the housing; and a measurement sensor in the housing and facing the transmissive portion.

公开(公告)号：US11793465B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-24

申请号：US16953194

申请日：2020-11-19

Applicant: Samsung Display Co., LTD.

Inventor： Won-Ki Hong ,  Hee Seomoon ,  Hyeon Jun Lee

IPC: A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/024 ,  A61B5/021 ,  H01L25/16 ,  G06F3/041 ,  H10K59/12

CPC classification number: A61B5/6898 ,  A61B5/02108 ,  A61B5/02427 ,  A61B5/6843 ,  A61B5/7278 ,  A61B5/7445 ,  A61B5/7475 ,  A61B5/02433 ,  A61B2562/0238 ,  A61B2562/0247 ,  G06F3/041 ,  H01L25/167 ,  H10K59/12

Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel including a first area having a first light transmissivity and a second area having a second light transmissivity higher than the first light transmissivity; a pressure sensor overlapping the first area; a light emitter overlapping the second area; a light receiver overlapping the second area and spaced from the light emitter; and a processor to control the light emitter and the pressure sensor, and to output a blood pressure signal on a basis of a pressure sensing signal from the pressure sensor and a light sensing signal from the light receiver.

公开(公告)号：US11320924B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-03

申请号：US16908711

申请日：2020-06-22

Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.

Inventor： Won Ki Hong ,  So Hee Park ,  Moon Hee Seo ,  Hyeon Jun Lee

IPC: G06F3/041

Abstract: A display device controls a display by changing a reference value set in a foldable area of a display panel. The display device includes a display panel displays an image and outputs force sensing signals, and a controller that converts the force sensing signals into force values and controls the display when the force values in the foldable area of the display area are equal to or greater than a second reference value different from a first reference value.

公开(公告)号：US11290583B2

公开(公告)日：2022-03-29

申请号：US16920073

申请日：2020-07-02

Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Won Ki Hong ,  So Hee Park ,  Hee Seomoon ,  Hyeon Jun Lee

IPC: H04M1/02 ,  H01L27/32

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel to display an image, and a blood pressure measuring module including a pressure sensor and a pulse wave sensor, wherein the pressure sensor is configured to sense a pressure that is applied to the display panel, the pulse wave sensor includes an optical sensor, and the pulse wave sensor is configured to generate a pulse wave signal using light that is emitted from a pixel of the display panel.

公开(公告)号：US11068102B2

公开(公告)日：2021-07-20

申请号：US16928360

申请日：2020-07-14

Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Hyeon Jun Lee ,  Won Ki Hong ,  So Hee Park ,  Hee Seomoon

IPC: G06F3/041

Abstract: A display device is provided. The display device includes: a display panel including a first area, a second area, and a folding area between the first area and the second area, and a force sensor at one surface of the display panel. The force sensor includes a plurality of first touch cells overlapping the first area or the second area, a plurality of second touch cells overlapping the folding area, and a touch driver which controls a threshold voltage of the plurality of second touch cells on the basis of an intensity of a base force of the plurality of second touch cells.