Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a display device comprising: a substrate; a thin film transistor layer on a first surface of the substrate and including a first hole; a light emitting element layer on the thin film transistor layer and including a light emitting element; a first light blocking layer between the substrate and the thin film transistor layer and including a second hole overlapping the first hole in a thickness direction of the substrate; and a second light blocking layer between the thin film transistor layer and the light emitting element layer and including a third hole overlapping the first hole and the second hole in the thickness direction of the substrate.

Abstract: A display device including a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix includes a substrate, a first anode disposed on the substrate, and opaque conductive layers disposed between the substrate and the first anode, in which the plurality of pixels include an opening pixel including a first anode arrangement region, a pinhole region located around the first anode arrangement region and surrounded by the first anode, and a first anode non-arrangement region including an exposed region located outside the first anode, and the opaque conductive layers completely cover the exposed region and at least partially expose the pinhole region.

Abstract: The fingerprint sensor may include: a light transmitting hole array layer including a plurality of light blocking patterns having a plurality of light transmitting holes to form light transmitting paths of light rays; a sensor layer including a plurality of photo sensors configured to sense light rays that pass through the light transmitting holes and are incident on the sensor layer; and metal patterns configured to apply electrical signals to pixels or the light blocking patterns. A gap between the light blocking patterns may overlap with at least some of the metal patterns.

Abstract: A touch sensor includes: a substrate that includes active and non-active regions; driving cells disposed on the active region that extend in a first direction; sensing cells disposed on the active region that extend in a second direction that intersects the first direction; a first connection pattern that connects adjacent driving cells; a second connection pattern that connects adjacent sensing cells; and a touch driver disposed on the non-active region that includes thin film transistors that transmit a driving signal to each of the driving cells. The thin film transistor includes: a semiconductor layer; a gate electrode disposed on the semiconductor layer with a first insulating layer interposed therebetween; and source and drain electrodes connected to the semiconductor layer and spaced apart from each other. The first connection pattern is disposed in the same layer as at least one of the source or drain electrodes or the gate electrode.

Abstract: An optical unit and a display device including same. The optical unit is for a fingerprint sensor of the display device, and the optical unit includes a first prism to block light rays incident at an angle greater than a detection target incident angle; and a second prism disposed under the first prism to block light rays incident at an angle less than the detection target incident angle.

Abstract: A display device including a display panel having a display area including a plurality of pixels and a non-display area surrounding at least one side of the display area, a light blocking layer at least partially overlapping the display area and including opening portions for selectively passing incident light, and a power supply device configured to supply power to the pixels and the light blocking layer, in which the power supply device is configured to apply control power having a different voltage value in correspondence with a type of an image to be displayed in the display area to the light blocking layer, during a display period.

Abstract: A touch sensor includes sensor pixels which provide output currents which change in response to a touch made by a user, a sensor scan driver coupled to the sensor pixels through sensor scan lines and supplies sensor scan signals to the sensor pixels, and a read-out circuit coupled to the sensor pixels through output lines, and senses a touch using the output currents. The sensor scan driver changes a scheme for supplying the sensor scan signals depending on a fingerprint sensing mode and a touch sensing mode.

Abstract: Provided is a display device. The display device includes a display panel which includes a base substrate, a thin-film transistor layer on the base substrate, and a light emitting element layer comprising light emitting elements on the thin-film transistor layer; a cover window on the light emitting element layer of the display panel; and a fingerprint recognition sensor layer under the display panel. The base substrate includes a first base, a second base on the first base, and a light blocking layer between the first base and the second base, and the light blocking layer includes holes through which light reflected by a finger touching the cover window passes.

Abstract: A touch sensor includes: a substrate that includes active and non-active regions; driving cells disposed on the active region that extend in a first direction; sensing cells disposed on the active region that extend in a second direction that intersects the first direction; a first connection pattern that connects adjacent driving cells; a second connection pattern that connects adjacent sensing cells; and a touch driver disposed on the non-active region that includes thin film transistors that transmit a driving signal to each of the driving cells. The thin film transistor includes: a semiconductor layer; a gate electrode disposed on the semiconductor layer with a first insulating layer interposed therebetween; and source and drain electrodes connected to the semiconductor layer and spaced apart from each other. The first connection pattern is disposed in the same layer as at least one of the source or drain electrodes or the gate electrode.

Abstract: A touch panel includes a touch sensing circuit including a plurality of driving electrode lines and a plurality of sensing electrode lines, which intersect the driving electrode lines. The touch panel further includes a driving signal generation circuit that generates a plurality of driving signals and transmits the driving signals to the driving electrode lines, and a sensing circuit that receives a plurality of sensing signals from the sensing electrode lines. The driving signals have voltages that are not equal to zero during a first time zone, and the sum of driving signals generated at the same time is maintained to be equal to zero during the first time zone.

Abstract: A display deice is provided including a substrate. The substrate includes a display region that includes a plurality of pixels and a sensing region provided in at least one region of the display region. A circuit element layer is disposed on the substrate, the circuit element layer includes a plurality of conductive layers. A light emitting element layer is provided on the circuit element layer. The light emitting element layer includes a plurality of light emitting elements. A sensor layer is disposed on the substrate. The sensor layer includes a plurality of photo sensor units each including sensor pixels. The photo sensor units are arranged in an irregular pattern in the sensing region.

Abstract: According to an aspect of the invention, a fingerprint sensor for a display device includes: a substrate having first and second surfaces; a light transmission layer including a first layer disposed on the first surface of the substrate and having first openings in at least one first conductive layer, and a second layer disposed on the first surface of the substrate and having second openings in at least one second conductive layer; a light emitting element layer disposed on the first layer and the second layer and having at least one light emitting element; and a sensor layer disposed on the second surface of the substrate and having light sensors, where at least a portion of the first openings and at least a portion of the second openings at least partially overlap and have different sizes.

Abstract: A display device includes a light sensing array layer (LSAL), a substrate, a selective light transmission layer (SLTL), a pixel circuit layer (PCL), a display element layer (DEL), and pixels. The LSAL includes an optical sensor to sense incident light. The substrate is on the LSAL and includes a display area (DA) including pixel areas (PAs), and a non-DA adjacent to the DA. The SLTL is disposed on the substrate and includes through-holes to form a path of light onto the optical sensor, and a light-blocking conductive pattern (LBCP) between the through-holes. The PCL is disposed on the SLTL and includes a conductive layer and an insulation layer. The DEL is disposed on the PCL and emits light. Each pixel includes a pixel circuit disposed on the PCL, and a light emitting element on the DEL in a corresponding pixel area. The LBCP is electrically connected to the conductive layer.

Abstract: A display device includes a base, a photosensor disposed on a surface of the base, a light emitting element disposed on the photosensor that includes a bottom electrode, an upper electrode and a light emitting layer interposed between the bottom electrode and the upper electrode, and a light condenser disposed on the light emitting element. The light condenser does not overlap the bottom electrode in a plan view.

Abstract: There are provided a fingerprint sensor and a display device including the same. The fingerprint sensor includes a base substrate in which a first sensing region and a second sensing region are defined on a plane, first photo sensors disposed on the first sensing region of the base substrate, and second photo sensors disposed on the second sensing region of the base substrate. The first sensing region has an area larger than that of the second sensing region, and the first photo sensor has a width wider than that of the second photo sensor.

Abstract: A fingerprint sensor includes: a first layer including a plurality of pixels; a light transmitting hole array layer including a plurality of light transmitting holes providing light transmitting paths of light rays that are incident through the first layer; and a sensor layer including a plurality of photo sensors configured to sense the light rays that pass through the light transmitting holes and are incident on the sensor layer. A resolution at which the photo sensors are disposed in first areas on the sensor layer differs from a resolution at which the photo sensors are disposed in second areas on the sensor layer.

Abstract: A display device including a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix includes a substrate, a first anode disposed on the substrate, and opaque conductive layers disposed between the substrate and the first anode, in which the plurality of pixels include an opening pixel including a first anode arrangement region, a pinhole region located around the first anode arrangement region and surrounded by the first anode, and a first anode non-arrangement region including an exposed region located outside the first anode, and the opaque conductive layers completely cover the exposed region and at least partially expose the pinhole region.

Abstract: The fingerprint sensor may include: a light transmitting hole an-ay layer including a plurality of light blocking patterns having a plurality of light transmitting holes to form light transmitting paths of light rays; a sensor layer including a plurality of photo sensors configured to sense light rays that pass through the light transmitting holes and are incident on the sensor layer; and metal patterns configured to apply electrical signals to pixels or the light blocking patterns. A gap between the light blocking patterns may overlap with at least some of the metal patterns.

Abstract: A fingerprint sensing device includes: a fingerprint sensor including scan lines and initialization lines extending in a first direction and arranged in a second direction, sensing lines extending in the second direction and arranged in the first direction, and sensing pixels connected to the scan lines, the initialization lines, and the sensing lines and disposed in a matrix configuration; a scan driver configured to apply an enable-level initialization signal to a-numbered sensing pixel rows while applying a disable-level initialization signal to b-numbered sensing pixel rows, and applying an enable-level scan signal to one sensing pixel row in the b-numbered sensing pixel rows; and a sensing driver configured to receive a sensing signal from the sensing pixel row to which the scan signal is applied through the sensing lines, wherein the a and b are positive numbers that are greater than 2.

Abstract: An optical unit and a display device including same. The optical unit is for a fingerprint sensor of the display device, and the optical unit includes a first prism to block light rays incident at an angle greater than a detection target incident angle; and a second prism disposed under the first prism to block light rays incident at an angle less than the detection target incident angle.