Display Panel Divided Driving Parts Signal Routing

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Solution Overview

Problem

As display devices increase in size, the transmission time of driving signals to pixels far from the driver is delayed, leading to inefficiencies, and adding additional drivers on the opposite side increases the bezel size.

Innovation Solution

A display panel with divided driving parts, including connection lines that transmit gate signals efficiently, allowing for reduced transmission times and minimizing bezel size by locating the gate and data drivers on one side.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of time

If an additional driver is located on the other side of the display panel, then the signal transmission time is reduced, but the bezel size increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesignal transmission timeVSAvoidbezel size
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of timeVSArea of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The display panel is divided into multiple driving parts, with connection lines (first connection line, second connection line) extending in the first direction to different gate lines. This segmentation allows signals to be transmitted more efficiently to distant pixels without requiring an additional driver on the opposite side, thus reducing transmission time while avoiding increased bezel size.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Area of stationary object

If the display device size increases, then the display area is expanded, but the signal transmission time to distant pixels increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay areaVSAvoidsignal transmission time
Core Design Contradiction:
Area of stationary objectVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

Connection lines extend in the first direction (horizontal dimension) while gate lines extend in the second direction (vertical dimension), creating a two-dimensional routing network. This dimensional approach allows efficient signal distribution across large display areas without increasing transmission time, as signals can travel through the connection lines to reach multiple gate lines simultaneously.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

Data Source

PatentUS11508805B2Display panel and display device including the same
Publication Date: 2022.11.22 SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO LTD
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AI summary

A display panel includes: a plurality of divided driving parts, wherein at least a divided driving part of the divided driving parts includes: a first connection line extending in a first direction; a second connecting line extending in the first direction and spaced apart from the first connection line in a second direction crossing the first direction; a first gate line extending in the second direction and electrically connected to the first connection line; a second gate line extending in the second direction, being spaced apart from the first gate line, and being electrically connected to the second connection line; a first pixel in a first pixel column and a first pixel row and electrically connected to the first gate line; and a second pixel in the first pixel column and a second pixel row and electrically connected to the second gate line.