The present invention relates to the field of electronic display, and in particular, to a display and an intelligent terminal.
With the popularity of smart devices and the continuous development of display technology, functions of display panels have also increased. Present mobile device displays are provided with display-isolated cameras, which occupy display regions of the mobile devices and limit screen ratio of the mobile device. As an indispensable part of today's mobile device, how to integrate cameras within display regions to maximize the screen ratio is an urgent problem.
In the prior art, cameras of the mobile devices are usually designed outside display screens, thereby the display screens need to be sized to accommodate the cameras. As a result, the camera area cannot display normally and has to perform profile cut.
The present invention provides a display panel and an intelligent terminal, which can integrate light sensor into the display panel to avoid profile cutting.
Specifically, the present invention provides a display panel comprising at least one transparent region and a display region, wherein the transparent region has two-way light transmission, and has a transparent function and a display function, a sensor component is disposed under the transparent region, the display region surrounds the transparent region, a brightness of the transparent region is less than or equal to a brightness of the display region;
wherein a number of the at least one transparent region is one;
wherein the transparent region is located at a side of the display panel, and at least one side of the transparent region overlaps with at least one side of the display panel;
or the transparent region is located at a center of the display panel and surrounded by the display region.
According to one aspect of the invention, wherein a number of the transparent regions is plural;
wherein the transparent regions are separated by the display region;
a position of at least one of the sides of any one of the transparent regions overlaps with at least one side of the display panel; or
the transparent region is located at a center of the display panel and is surrounded by the display region.
According to one aspect of the invention, wherein a density of pixel units in the transparent region is less than or equal to a density of pixel units in the display region;
wherein the transparent region comprises a plurality of pixel units and a plurality of transparent units, the pixel units are spaced apart from the transparent unit, and a region of the pixel units is less than or equal to an region of the transparent units;
wherein the display region comprises a plurality of pixel units.
According to one aspect of the invention, wherein the display panel comprises a thin film transistor layer electrically connected to the pixel units;
wherein the thin film transistor layer located under the transparent region comprise a thin film transistor corresponding to the pixel units and a transparent laminate corresponding to the transparent unit;
wherein thin film transistor layer located under the display region includes a thin film transistor corresponding to the pixel units.
According to one aspect of the invention, wherein a density of the thin film transistor in the thin film transistor layer under the transparent region is smaller than a density of a thin film transistor in a thin film transistor layer under the display region.
According to one aspect of the invention, wherein the thin film transistor comprises:
a substrate;
an active region on the substrate, the active region comprises a channel region and a source region and a drain region on both sides of the channel region;
a gate dielectric layer covering the active region;
a gate metal layer covering the gate dielectric layer, a vertical projection of the gate metal layer covering the channel region;
an interlayer dielectric layer covering the active region;
a source/drain metal layer penetrating the interlayer dielectric layer and electrically connected to the source region and drain region;
a planarization layer covering the interlayer dielectric layer and the source/drain metal layer;
an electrode layer penetrating the planarization layer and electrically connected to the source/drain metal layer;
and a pixel defining layer on the planarization layer and exposing the electrode layer.
According to one aspect of the invention, wherein the transparent laminate comprises:
a first substrate formed by a substrate extension in an adjacent thin film transistor;
a first dielectric layer covering the substrate, the first dielectric layer is formed by an extension of a gate dielectric layer in an adjacent thin film transistor;
a second dielectric layer covering the gate dielectric layer, the second dielectric layer is formed by an extension of an interlayer dielectric layer in an adjacent thin film transistor; and
the thin film transistor further comprises a source/drain wiring layer electrically connected to the source/drain metal layer, and a gate wiring layer electrically connected to the gate metal layer;
wherein a density of source/drain wirings in the thin film transistor under the transparent region that is less than or equal to a density of source/drain wirings located under the display region;
wherein a density of gate wirings of the gate wiring layer below the transparent region is less than or equal to a density of gate wirings of the gate wiring layer under the display region;
wherein projections of the source/drain trace layer and the gate trace layer in a horizontal direction separate from a projection of the transparent stack in the horizontal direction.
The present invention further provides a display panel comprising at least one transparent region and a display region, wherein the transparent region has two-way light transmission, and has a transparent function and a display function, a sensor component is disposed under the transparent region, the display region surrounds the transparent region, a brightness of the transparent region is less than or equal to a brightness of the display region.
According to one aspect of the invention, wherein a number of the at least one transparent region is one;
wherein the transparent region is located at a side of the display panel, and at least one side of the transparent region overlaps with at least one side of the display panel;
or the transparent region is located at a center of the display panel and surrounded by the display region.
According to one aspect of the invention, wherein a number of the transparent regions is plural;
wherein the transparent regions are separated by the display region;
a position of at least one of the sides of any one of the transparent regions overlaps with at least one side of the display panel; or
the transparent region is located at a center of the display panel and is surrounded by the display region.
According to one aspect of the invention, wherein a density of pixel units in the transparent region is less than or equal to a density of pixel units in the display region;
wherein the transparent region comprises a plurality of pixel units and a plurality of transparent units, the pixel units are spaced apart from the transparent unit, and an region of the pixel units is less than or equal to an region of the transparent units;
wherein the display region comprises a plurality of pixel units.
According to one aspect of the invention, wherein the display panel comprises a thin film transistor layer electrically connected to the pixel units;
wherein the thin film transistor layer located under the transparent region comprise a thin film transistor corresponding to the pixel units and a transparent laminate corresponding to the transparent unit;
wherein thin film transistor layer located under the display region includes a thin film transistor corresponding to the pixel units.
According to one aspect of the invention, wherein a density of the thin film transistor in the thin film transistor layer under the transparent region is smaller than a density of a thin film transistor in a thin film transistor layer under the display region.
According to one aspect of the invention, wherein the thin film transistor comprises:
a substrate;
an active region on the substrate, the active region comprises a channel region and a source region and a drain region on both sides of the channel region;
a gate dielectric layer covering the active region;
a gate metal layer covering the gate dielectric layer, a vertical projection of the gate metal layer covering the channel region;
an interlayer dielectric layer covering the active region;
a source/drain metal layer penetrating the interlayer dielectric layer and electrically connected to the source region and drain region;
a planarization layer covering the interlayer dielectric layer and the source/drain metal layer;
an electrode layer penetrating the planarization layer and electrically connected to the source/drain metal layer;
and a pixel defining layer on the planarization layer and exposing the electrode layer.
According to one aspect of the invention, wherein the transparent laminate comprises:
a first substrate formed by a substrate extension in an adjacent thin film transistor;
a first dielectric layer covering the substrate, the first dielectric layer is formed by an extension of a gate dielectric layer in an adjacent thin film transistor;
a second dielectric layer covering the gate dielectric layer, the second dielectric layer is formed by an extension of an interlayer dielectric layer in an adjacent thin film transistor.
According to one aspect of the invention, wherein the thin film transistor further comprises a source/drain wiring layer electrically connected to the source/drain metal layer, and a gate wiring layer electrically connected to the gate metal layer;
wherein a density of source/drain wirings in the thin film transistor under the transparent region that is less than or equal to a density of source/drain wirings located under the display region;
wherein a density of gate wirings of the gate wiring layer below the transparent region is less than or equal to a density of gate wirings of the gate wiring layer under the display region.
According to one aspect of the invention, wherein projections of the source/drain trace layer and the gate trace layer in a horizontal direction separate from a projection of the transparent stack in the horizontal direction.
An intelligent terminal comprising a display panel and a sensor component located below the display panel, the display panel comprising at least one transparent region and a display region, wherein the transparent region has two-way light transmission, and has a transparent function and a display function, a sensor component is disposed under the transparent region, the display region surrounds the transparent region, a brightness of the transparent region is less than or equal to a brightness of the display region.
According to one aspect of the invention, wherein the sensor component comprises a light sensor.
According to one aspect of the invention, wherein the sensor component is a camera and/or a graphics recognizer.
The display panel provided by the invention has a transparent region and a display region, the transparent region has both a transparent function and a display function, and can enable light outside the display panel to enter the inside of the display panel without affecting the display function of the display panel, and reach the light sensor located below the display panel. Therefore, the functions of imaging, image recognition, and the like can be realized without profile cutting.
Description of following embodiment, with reference to accompanying drawings, is used to exemplify specific embodiments which may be carried out in the present disclosure. Directional terms mentioned in the present disclosure, such as “top”, “bottom”, “front”, “back”, “left”, “right”, “inside”, “outside”, “side”, etc., are only used with reference to orientation of the accompanying drawings. Therefore, the directional terms are intended to illustrate, but not to limit, the present disclosure. In the drawings, components having similar structures are denoted by same numerals.
The present invention provides a display panel and an intelligent terminal, which can integrate light sensor into the display panel to avoid profile cutting. Referring to
In the present embodiment, the display panel including at least one transparent region 300 and a display region 200, wherein the transparent region 300 has two-way light transmission, and has a transparent function and a display function, a sensor component is disposed under the transparent region 300, the display region 200 surrounds the transparent region 300, a brightness of the transparent region 300 is less than or equal to a brightness of the display region 200.
In some embodiments of the present invention, a number of the transparent regions 300 could be one, as shown in
In other embodiments of the present invention, a number of the transparent regions is plural, wherein the transparent regions 300 are separated by the display region 200. A position of at least one of the sides of any one of the transparent regions 300 overlaps with at least one side of the display panel. Or the transparent regions 300 are located at a center of the display panel and is surrounded by the display region 200.
In some embodiments of the invention, the display panel are rectangular, as shown in
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In the present embodiment, the thin film transistor includes: a substrate 100, an active region 110 on the substrate 100, the active region 110 includes a channel region and a source region and a drain region on both sides of the channel region, a gate dielectric layer 120 covering the active region 110, a gate metal layer 130 covering the gate dielectric layer 120, a vertical projection of the gate metal layer 130 covering the channel region, an interlayer dielectric layer 160 covering the active region, a source/drain metal layer 170 penetrating the interlayer dielectric layer 160 and electrically connected to the source region and drain region, a planarization layer 180 covering the interlayer dielectric layer 160 and the source/drain metal layer 170, an electrode layer 190 penetrating the planarization layer and electrically connected to the source/drain metal layer, and a pixel defining layer on the planarization layer 180 and exposing the electrode layer 190.
The transparent laminate includes: a first substrate 100 formed by a substrate extension in an adjacent thin film transistor, a first dielectric layer covering the substrate, the first dielectric layer is formed by an extension of a gate dielectric layer 120 in an adjacent thin film transistor, a second dielectric layer covering the gate dielectric layer, the second dielectric layer is formed by an extension of an interlayer dielectric layer 160 in an adjacent thin film transistor.
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Because the source/drain wirings and the gate wiring are generally opaque metal layers, in order to prevent the metal layer from shielding the transparent laminate in the first region, in this embodiment, projections of the source/drain wiring layer and the gate wiring layer in a horizontal direction separate from a projection of the transparent stack in the horizontal direction.
Correspondingly, the present invention also provides an intelligent terminal including a display panel and a sensor component located below the display panel, the display panel including at least one transparent region 300 and a display region 200, wherein the transparent region 300 has two-way light transmission, and has a transparent function and a display function, a sensor component is disposed under the transparent region 300, the display region 200 surrounds the transparent region 300, a brightness of the transparent region 300 is less than or equal to a brightness of the display region 200.
The sensor component includes a light sensor, such as a camera and/or a graphics recognizer, which can realize the function of under-screen camera and/or under-screen fingerprint recognition.
In the present embodiment, the display panel including at least one transparent region 300 and a display region 200, wherein the transparent region 300 has two-way light transmission, and has a transparent function and a display function, a sensor component is disposed under the transparent region 300, the display region 200 surrounds the transparent region 300, a brightness of the transparent region 300 is less than or equal to a brightness of the display region 200.
In some embodiments of the present invention, a number of the transparent regions 300 could be one, as shown in
In other embodiments of the present invention, a number of the transparent regions is plural, wherein the transparent regions 300 are separated by the display region 200. A position of at least one of the sides of any one of the transparent regions 300 overlaps with at least one side of the display panel. Or the transparent regions 300 are located at a center of the display panel and is surrounded by the display region 200.
In some embodiments of the invention, the display panel are rectangular, as shown in
Referring to
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In the present embodiment, the thin film transistor includes: a substrate 100, an active region 110 on the substrate 100, the active region 110 includes a channel region and a source region and a drain region on both sides of the channel region, a gate dielectric layer 120 covering the active region 110, a gate metal layer 130 covering the gate dielectric layer 120, a vertical projection of the gate metal layer 130 covering the channel region, an interlayer dielectric layer 160 covering the active region, a source/drain metal layer 170 penetrating the interlayer dielectric layer 160 and electrically connected to the source region and drain region, a planarization layer 180 covering the interlayer dielectric layer 160 and the source/drain metal layer 170, an electrode layer 190 penetrating the planarization layer and electrically connected to the source/drain metal layer, and a pixel defining layer on the planarization layer 180 and exposing the electrode layer 190.
The transparent laminate includes: a first substrate 100 formed by a substrate extension in an adjacent thin film transistor, a first dielectric layer covering the substrate, the first dielectric layer is formed by an extension of a gate dielectric layer 120 in an adjacent thin film transistor, a second dielectric layer covering the gate dielectric layer, the second dielectric layer is formed by an extension of an interlayer dielectric layer 160 in an adjacent thin film transistor.
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Because the source/drain wirings and the gate wiring are generally opaque metal layers, in order to prevent the metal layer from shielding the transparent laminate in the first region, in this embodiment, projections of the source/drain wiring layer and the gate wiring layer in a horizontal direction separate from a projection of the transparent stack in the horizontal direction.
The display panel provided by the invention has a transparent region and a display region, the transparent region has both a transparent function and a display function, and can enable light outside the display panel to enter the inside of the display panel without affecting the display function of the display panel, and reach the light sensor located below the display panel. Therefore, the functions of imaging, image recognition, and the like can be realized without profile cutting.
As is understood by persons skilled in the art, the foregoing preferred embodiments of the present disclosure are illustrative rather than limiting of the present disclosure. It is intended that they cover various modifications and that similar arrangements be included in the spirit and scope of the present disclosure, the scope of which should be accorded the broadest interpretation so as to encompass all such modifications and similar structures.
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201910002667.8 | Jan 2019 | CN | national |
Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
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PCT/CN2019/083147 | 4/18/2019 | WO | 00 |