WO2021082854A1 - 显示装置和电子设备 - Google Patents
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- This application relates to the field of electronic technology, and in particular to a display device and electronic equipment.
- the electronic device can use its display screen to display pictures.
- the drive unit such as TFT inside the display screen will shield the light, resulting in low light transmittance of the display screen.
- the embodiments of the present application provide a display device and an electronic device, which can improve the light transmittance of the display device.
- An embodiment of the present application provides a display device including a first display area, and the display device further includes:
- a plurality of first pixels, the plurality of first pixels are arranged in the first display area;
- a plurality of first driving units are used to drive the plurality of first pixels, each of the first driving units includes at least two thin film transistors, and at least one of the first driving units A thin film transistor is arranged outside the first display area.
- An embodiment of the present application provides an electronic device, which includes a display device and a sensor, the display device includes a first display area, and the display device further includes:
- a plurality of first pixels, the plurality of first pixels are arranged in the first display area;
- a plurality of first driving units are used to drive the plurality of first pixels, each of the first driving units includes at least two thin film transistors, and at least one of the first driving units A thin film transistor is arranged outside the first display area;
- the sensor is used to transmit a signal through the first display area.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the structure of an electronic device provided by an embodiment of the application.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a display device in the electronic equipment shown in FIG. 1.
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the display device shown in FIG. 2 along the P2-P2 direction.
- FIG. 4 is a first partial schematic diagram of the display device shown in FIG. 2.
- FIG. 5 is a second partial schematic diagram of the display device shown in FIG. 2.
- FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a first arrangement of a first display unit in the first display area of the display device shown in FIG. 2.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a second arrangement of a first display unit in the first display area of the display device shown in FIG. 2.
- FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of a third arrangement of a first display unit in the first display area of the display device shown in FIG. 2.
- FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of a third arrangement of a first display unit in the first display area of the display device shown in FIG. 2.
- FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of another structure of a display device provided by an embodiment of the application.
- FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of the display device shown in FIG. 10 along the direction P4-P4.
- FIG. 12 is a first partial schematic diagram of the display device shown in FIG. 10.
- FIG. 13 is a second partial schematic diagram of the display device shown in FIG. 10.
- FIG. 14 is a third partial schematic diagram of the display device shown in FIG. 10.
- FIG. 15 is a third partial schematic diagram of the display device shown in FIG. 2.
- FIG. 16 is a schematic diagram of a first circuit of the first driving unit in the display device provided by an embodiment of the application.
- FIG. 17 is a schematic diagram of a second type of circuit of the first driving unit in the display device provided by an embodiment of the application.
- FIG. 18 is a schematic diagram of a third circuit of the first driving unit in the display device provided by an embodiment of the application.
- FIG. 19 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the cooperation between the display device and the camera in the electronic equipment provided by an embodiment of the application.
- FIG. 20 is a schematic diagram of another structure of the cooperation of the display device and the camera in the electronic equipment provided by the embodiment of the application.
- the embodiments of the present application provide an electronic device and a display device thereof.
- the electronic device may include a display device and a camera.
- the camera may be installed under the display device, that is, the camera may collect images through the display device. It can be understood that the light transmittance of the conventional display device is low, and the effect of the camera to collect images through the display device is not good. For this reason, the embodiment of the present application can set the display device in zones, such as setting the light transmittance of the corresponding camera part of the display device to be greater than the light transmittance of other positions of the display device, which can improve the effect of the camera in capturing images.
- the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a first structure of an electronic device provided by an embodiment of this application.
- the electronic device 10 may be a computing device such as a laptop computer, a computer monitor containing an embedded computer, a tablet computer, a cell phone, a media player, or other handheld or portable electronic devices, smaller devices (such as watch devices) , Hanging devices, earphones or earpiece devices, devices embedded in glasses or other devices worn on the user’s head, or other wearable or micro devices), televisions, computer monitors that do not contain embedded computers , Game devices, navigation devices, embedded systems (such as systems in which electronic devices with displays are installed in kiosks or cars), devices that implement the functions of two or more of these devices, or other electronic devices equipment.
- a computing device such as a laptop computer, a computer monitor containing an embedded computer, a tablet computer, a cell phone, a media player, or other handheld or portable electronic devices, smaller devices (such as watch devices) , Hanging devices, earphones or earpiece devices, devices
- the electronic device 10 is a portable device, such as a cell phone, a media player, a tablet computer, or other portable computing device. Other configurations can be used for the electronic device 10 if necessary.
- Figure 1 is only exemplary.
- the electronic device 10 includes a display device 20, and the display device 20 can display images.
- the display device 20 may be an organic light-emitting diode display device 20 (Organic Light-Emitting Diode, OLED).
- OLED Organic Light-Emitting Diode
- the display surface of the display device 20 may have a larger display area and a narrower non-display area, or the display device 20 may have a narrower black border.
- the display surface of the display device 20 may also be a display area without setting a non-display area, that is, the display device 20 may be a full screen.
- a display device cover layer such as a transparent glass layer, light-transmitting plastic, sapphire, or other transparent dielectric layer may be used to protect the display device 20.
- the display device 20 may have a regular shape, such as a rectangle, a rounded rectangle or a circle.
- the display device 20 may also have an irregular shape, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the display device in the electronic device shown in FIG. 1.
- the display device 20 may include a first display area 240 and a second display area 220. Both the first display area 240 and the second display area 220 can display pictures, and the first display area 240 and the second display area 220 can display the same picture. Different screens can also be displayed.
- the first display area 240 and the second display area 220 may be adjacent to each other, for example, the periphery of the first display area 240 is surrounded by the second display area 220.
- a part of the first display area 240 is surrounded by the second display area 220, that is, the first display area 240 is located at the end surface position or the end surface connection position of the display device 20.
- the connection position of the end surface of the display device 20 is the position where the two end surfaces of the display device 20 are connected to each other, and it may include a part of the two end surfaces that are connected to each other. It should be noted that there may be one or multiple first display areas 240.
- the multiple first display areas 240 may be located on the same end surface of the display device 20, or The multiple end faces of the display device 20 may also be located at the connection positions of multiple end faces of the display device 20. Or a part of the plurality of first display regions 240 is located at the end surface connection position of the display device 20 and a part is located at the end surface position of the display device 20.
- the area of the display area of the second display area 220 may be set to be larger than that of the first display area 240.
- the second display area 220 may be used as the main display area of the display device 20, and the first display area 240 may be used as a display area.
- the light transmittance of the first display area 240 may be set to be greater than the light transmittance of the second display area 220.
- the light transmittance of the first display area 240 can be greatly improved, and the sensor of the electronic device 100, such as the camera 60, can be set in the position of the first display area 240 to improve the sensor such as the camera 60.
- the quality of signal transmission is achieved through the first display area 240.
- the area of the display area of the first display area 240 and the area of the display area of the second display area 220 may be set to be the same, and the area of the display area of the first display area 240 may also be set to be larger than that of the second display area. 2.
- the area of the display area of the display area 220 may be set to be the same, and the area of the display area of the first display area 240 may also be set to be larger than that of the second display area. 2.
- the area of the display area of the display area 220 may be set to be the same, and the area of the display area of the first display area 240 may also be set to be larger than that of the second display area. 2.
- the area of the display area of the display area 220 may be set to be the same, and the area of the display area of the first display area 240 may also be set to be larger than that of the second display area. 2.
- the area of the display area of the display area 220 may be set to be the same, and the area of the display area of the first display
- devices such as cameras 60 and sensors may be arranged at the position of the first display area 240, such as below the first display area 240.
- the cameras 60, sensors and other devices may be used in the first display area 240.
- the first display area 240 can also display images according to requirements to achieve the integrity of the display device 20 and the integrity of the display area. It not only realizes the hidden design of the camera 60, sensors and other devices, but also can increase the screen-to-body ratio of the electronic device 10.
- the position of the sensor of the electronic device 10, such as the camera 60 is not limited to the position below the first display area 240, and it can also be located far away from the first display area 240, which can be located between the sensors such as the camera 60 and the first display area 240.
- a light guide rod is set between 240 to realize signal transmission.
- the light guide rod can transmit the light signal emitted by the light sensor such as the camera 60 to the first display area 240 and transmit the light-transmissive first display area 240 to the outside of the electronic device 10.
- the light guide rod can also transmit the external light signal of the light-transmissive first display area 240 to a light sensor such as the camera 60.
- the light guide column can be a cylindrical structure or a multi-segment structure. When the light guide column has a multi-segment structure, it may have at least one light guide surface to realize the reflection of the optical signal.
- a driving unit such as a thin film transistor (TFT) for driving the first display area 240 in the display device 20 may be arranged at Outside the first display area 240.
- TFT thin film transistor
- the driving layer structure that is provided in the display device 20 to drive the second display area 220 for example, it is provided on the side or the periphery of the display device 20, or for example, is provided in the non-display area of the display device 20.
- a double-layer drive layer structure is provided in the display device 20, and a drive unit such as a TFT that drives the first display area 240 is provided in the drive layer structure corresponding to the second display area 220 by means of vias.
- the display device 20 may include an upper substrate 250, a display layer 210, a driving layer 230, and a lower substrate 270 that are sequentially stacked.
- the display device 20 can drive the display layer 210 through the drive layer 230 to realize the display of the screen.
- both the upper substrate 250 and the lower substrate 270 can be made of transparent materials, such as transparent glass.
- the lower substrate 270 may be defined as a first substrate, and the upper substrate 250 may be used as a second substrate.
- the display layer 210 may include a plurality of pixels.
- the display layer 210 includes a second display portion 212 located in the second display area 220 and a first display portion 214 located in the first display area 240. That is, the display layer 210 may include a second display portion 212 located in the first display area 240.
- the arrangement of the first pixels 242 of the first display area 240 can be one of standard RGB arrangement, Pentile arrangement or Delta arrangement
- the arrangement of the second pixels 222 of the second display area 220 can be standard RGB arrangement, Pentile arrangement. Or one of the Delta arrangements.
- the first pixels 242 in the first display area 240 may also be arranged in other ways
- the second pixels 222 in the second display area 220 may also be arranged in other ways.
- the first pixel of the first display area 240 may be made of a light-transmitting material in the embodiment of the present application.
- the arrangement of the multiple first pixels may be sparser than the second pixels, that is, the distribution density of the first pixels may be smaller than the distribution density of the second pixels.
- the driving layer 230 may include a plurality of driving units, and each driving unit may drive one pixel.
- the driving layer 230 includes a plurality of first driving units for driving the first display area 240 and a plurality of second driving units for driving the second display area 220.
- Each first driving unit can be electrically connected to one first pixel, and can drive one first pixel.
- Each second driving unit is electrically connected to one second pixel, and can drive one second pixel.
- the driving layer 230 may include a second driving part 232 located in the second display area 220 and a first driving part 234 located in the first display area 240, a plurality of second driving units may be disposed in the second driving part 232, and a plurality of second driving units A driving unit may be provided in the first driving part 234.
- the driving unit may adopt one of 2T1C, 5T1C, 7T1C and other driving circuits.
- the first driving unit may use one of 2T1C, 5T1C, and 7T1C
- the second driving unit may use one of 2T1C, 5T1C, and 7T1C.
- T represents a thin film transistor
- C represents a capacitor.
- the first driving unit disposed in the first display area 240 may be a simpler driving circuit than the main driving unit of the second display area 220, such as a thin film transistor included in the first driving unit. The number of is less than the number of thin film transistors of the second driving unit.
- the first drive unit can use one of 2T1C and 5T1C, and the second drive unit uses 7T1C.
- the number of opaque thin film transistors in the first driving unit is smaller, and the opaque portion in the first display area 240 is less, which can increase the light transmittance of the first display area 240.
- FIG. 4 is a first partial schematic diagram of the display device shown in FIG. 2.
- the physical structure of the second pixel 242 of the second display area 220 and the first pixel 222 of the first display area 240 may be set to be the same, or in other words, the second display area 220 and the first display area 240 may have the same pixel physical structure.
- the size of the second pixel 222 is the same as the size of the first pixel 242
- the arrangement of the second pixel 222 is the same as the arrangement of the first pixel 242. Can be molded in the same process.
- the physical structure of the second pixel 222 of the second display area 220 and the first pixel 242 of the first display area 240 may also be set differently.
- the size of the second pixel is greater than the size of the first pixel, and the arrangement density of the second pixel is greater than the arrangement density of the first pixel.
- FIG. 4 only shows some pixels of the display device 20, and the area formed by the arrangement of the first pixels 242 shown in FIG. 4 and the area formed by the arrangement of the second pixels 222 are approximately the same size.
- the first display area 240 may have a plurality of first pixel sets 244, and each of the first pixel sets 244 may include a plurality of first pixels 242 connected in parallel.
- One of the first pixel sets 244 may include at least two first pixels 242, which may include at least two first pixels 242 of the same color, such as red pixels.
- a first pixel set 244 may also include at least two first pixels 242 of different colors, such as a red pixel and a green pixel.
- the plurality of first pixels 242 in one first pixel set 244 may be connected together by a plurality of signal lines, and the signal lines may be made of light-transmitting materials.
- FIG. 5 is a second partial schematic diagram of the display device shown in FIG. 2.
- FIG. 5 shows a plurality of second driving units 224 of the second display area 220 and a plurality of first driving units 246 of the first display area 240.
- One second driving unit 224 can be electrically connected to one second pixel 222, and one second driving unit 224 can drive one second pixel 222.
- Each first pixel set 244 can be electrically connected to a first driving unit 246, and one first driving unit 246 can drive one first pixel set 244, that is, one first driving unit 246 can drive one first pixel set 244 All the first pixels 242 within.
- the embodiment of the present application can reduce the number of first driving units.
- the first driving unit 246 may be disposed in the first display area 240, such as disposed in the first driving part 234. Since fewer first driving units 246 can be used to drive the plurality of first pixels 242 in the first display area 240, the light transmittance of the first display area 240 can be improved. It should be noted that FIG. 5 only shows part of the second driving unit 224 and part of the first driving unit 246 of the display device 20, and the area formed by the arrangement of the first driving unit 246 shown in FIG. The size of the area formed by the arrangement of the driving units 224 is approximately the same.
- a first pixel set 244 may be used as a first display unit of the first display area 240, that is, the smallest unit of a display screen in the first display area 240.
- the first pixel set 244 as a first display unit includes four first pixels 242 of the same color and sixteen first pixels 242 of the same color.
- the first pixel set 244 as a first display unit includes a plurality of first pixels 242 with different colors.
- the plurality of second pixels 222 in the second display area 220 may form a second display unit, or a second pixel unit.
- the second pixel unit in the second display area 220 includes a red pixel, a green pixel and One blue pixel.
- the second pixel unit of the second display area 220 may also include other pixels, such as a white pixel or a yellow pixel.
- first pixel sets 244 may also be used as a first display unit.
- three first pixel sets 244 may be used as a first display unit, and for example, four first pixel sets 244 may be used as a transparent display unit.
- a first pixel set 244 in the first display unit it may include four first pixels 242 of the same color or sixteen first pixels 242 of the same color.
- a first display unit includes three first pixel sets 244, one of the three first pixel sets 244 includes four red pixels, and the other first pixel set 244 includes four green pixels, The third first pixel set 244 includes four blue pixels.
- FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a first arrangement of a first display unit in the first display area of the display device shown in FIG. 2.
- One first display unit 216a of the first display area 240 may include three first pixel sets 244, which may be a first pixel set 244a, a first pixel set 244b, and a first pixel set 244c.
- the first pixel set 244a may include four red pixels 242(R)
- the first pixel set 244b may include four green pixels 242(G)
- the first pixel set 244c may include four blue pixels 242(B). It should be noted that the arrangement of multiple first pixel sets in one first display unit is not limited to this.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a second arrangement of a first display unit in the first display area of the display device shown in FIG. 2.
- One first display unit 216b of the first display area 240 may include three first pixel sets 244, which may be a first pixel set 244d, a first pixel set 244e, and a first pixel set 244f.
- the first pixel set 244d may include four red pixels 242
- the first pixel set 244e may include four green pixels 242
- the first pixel set 244f may include four blue pixels 242.
- FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of a third arrangement of a first display unit in the first display area of the display device shown in FIG. 2.
- One first display unit 216c of the first display area 240 may include three first pixel sets 244, which may be a first pixel set 244h, a first pixel set 244i, and a first pixel set 244j.
- the first pixel set 244h may include four red pixels 242
- the first pixel set 244i may include four green pixels 242
- the first pixel set 244j may include four blue pixels 242.
- FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of a fourth arrangement of a first display unit in the first display area of the display device shown in FIG. 2.
- One first display unit 216d of the first display area 240 may include three first pixel sets 244, which may be a first pixel set 244k, a first pixel set 244m, and a first pixel set 244n.
- the first pixel set 244k may include four red pixels 242
- the first pixel set 244m may include four green pixels 242
- the first pixel set 244n may include four blue pixels 242.
- first pixel 242 included in each of the four first pixel sets 244 is For example, a first pixel set 244 includes a plurality of red pixels, a second first pixel set 244 includes a plurality of green pixels, a third first pixel set 244 includes a plurality of blue pixels, and a fourth first pixel set 244 includes a plurality of blue pixels.
- the pixel set 244 includes a plurality of white pixels, or the fourth first pixel set 244 includes a plurality of yellow pixels.
- the size of the first pixel in the first display area may be set larger than the second pixel in the second display area, and the first pixel may also be set to
- the arrangement of the first pixels in the display area is sparser than the arrangement of the second pixels in the second display area. Therefore, the first pixel in the first display area and the second pixel in the second display area have different pixel physical structures.
- different masks or masks need to be used through a series of processes Such as exposure, development, cleaning, etc. form the pixel structure.
- the first pixel in the first display area needs to be formed by the first type of photomask
- the second pixel in the second display area needs to be formed by the second type of photomask through the second group of processes. Not only need additional masks and tools, but also increase the process, increase the processing cost and complexity, and reduce the pixel yield after molding.
- the first pixels in the first display area and the second pixels in the second display area can be formed under the same process and the same mask and other tools, so that the first pixels in the first display area and the second pixels in the second display area
- the pixel physical structure of the second pixel in the second display area is the same.
- Too many wires and the first driving unit are arranged in the first display area, and too many wires will affect the light transmittance of the first display area.
- the arrangement of the signal lines in the first display area can be reduced at the same time, so as to facilitate the arrangement of the lines in the first display area and improve the performance of the first display area.
- at least two pixels in the first display area are connected in parallel to form a first pixel group. After multiple first pixels are connected in parallel, they can be connected to the same signal line. Compared with each first pixel connected to a signal line, the number of signal lines can be greatly saved, which facilitates the arrangement of signal lines, and can also increase the number of signal lines.
- the transmittance of the display area is arranged.
- the display in the first display area can be displayed without changing the physical structure of the pixels of the entire display device.
- the layer position changes the wiring to greatly reduce the number of signal lines arranged at the position of the first display area, thereby increasing the light transmittance of the first display area.
- a part of all the first driving units used to drive the first display area 240 may be arranged in the first display area 240, and the other part may be arranged in other positions, such as the second display area.
- the area 220 for example, a part of the first driving unit is provided in the first driving part 234 and the other part is provided in the second driving part 232.
- all the first driving units for driving the first display area 240 may also be arranged in other positions, for example, all the first driving units may be arranged in the second display area 220.
- the first driving unit 246 for driving the first pixel 242 in the first display area 240 is arranged in the second display area 220, such as the second driving part 232, wiring needs to be arranged. Considering that the wiring will occupy the space of the connecting position of the first display area 240 and the second display area 220, if there are too many lines, the space may not be enough for arrangement, and the thickness needs to be increased to arrange more lines. In order not to increase the thickness of the wiring position and to ensure that the connection position of the first display area 240 and the second display area 220 can have enough space for wiring, at least two first pixels 242 in the first display area 240 may be connected in parallel.
- a driving unit 246 is disposed in the second display area 220.
- the second display area 220 is the main display part of the display device 20. If all the first driving units 246 used to drive the first display area 240 are arranged in the second display area 220, the arrangement of the second driving part 232 in the second display area 240 will be affected, and the second driving part 232 will be affected. The wiring process may have an impact on the quality and effect of the picture displayed in the second display area 220.
- a third display area may be provided between the second display area 220 and the first display area 240 to form a transition to The first driving unit is arranged in the third display area, and the influence of the first driving unit 246 on the second display area 220 is reduced.
- FIG. 10 is another schematic diagram of the structure of the display device according to an embodiment of the present application.
- the display device 20 may also include a third display area 260, which may also be referred to as a transition area.
- the third display area 260 may be connected to the second display area 220 and the first display area 240, and the third display area 260 may be connected between the second display area 220 and the first display area 240.
- the third display area 260 may separate the second display area 220 and the first display area 240 without being directly connected.
- the third display area 260 may also be connected to a part of the second display area 220 and the first display area 240, and the second display area 220 and another part of the first display area 240 may also be directly connected.
- the size of the third display area 260 may be much smaller than the size of the second display area 220.
- the first display area 240 and the third display area 260 may jointly form an auxiliary display area of the display device 20, where the first display area 240 and The third display area 260 is defined as an auxiliary display area, or auxiliary display area.
- FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of the display device shown in FIG. 10 along the direction P4-P4.
- the display layer 210 may further include a third display part 216 located in the third display area 260.
- the third display portion 216 may be arranged with a plurality of third pixels, and the arrangement of the third pixels may be one of a standard RGB arrangement, a Pentile arrangement or a Delta arrangement. Of course, the third pixels may also adopt other arrangements.
- the driving layer 230 may further include a third driving part 236, and the third driving part 236 may be provided with a plurality of driving units, for example, the third driving part 236 may be provided with a plurality of third driving units, and a third driving unit may be electrically connected to a third pixel.
- a third driving unit can drive a third pixel.
- the third driving unit may use one of 2T1C, 5T1C, and 7T1C.
- the third driving unit adopts 5T1C
- the third display area 260 of the embodiment of the present application can adopt 5T1C
- the first display area 240 can adopt 2T1C
- the second display area 220 can adopt 7T1C. Therefore, the quality of the picture displayed in the second display area 220 is higher than that of the third display area 260, and the quality of the picture displayed in the third display area 260 is higher than the quality of the picture displayed in the first display area 240.
- the driving manner of the first display area 240, the second display area 220 and the third display area 260 is not limited to this.
- both the first display area 240 and the third display area 260 adopt 5T1C
- the second display area 220 adopts 7T1C.
- FIG. 12 is a first partial schematic diagram of the display device shown in FIG. 10.
- the arrangement of the third pixels 262 in the third display area 260 may be the same as the arrangement of the second pixels 224 in the second display area 220 or the arrangement of the first pixels 242 in the first display area 240.
- the second display area 220, the third display area 260 and the first display area 240 have the same pixel physical structure, and the pixels in the second display area 220, the third display area 260 and the first display area 240 can be formed in the same process .
- the arrangement of the third pixels 262 in the third display area 260 may also be different from the arrangement of the second pixels 224 in the second display area 220 or the first pixels 242 in the first display area 240. It should be noted that FIG. 11 only shows part of the pixels of the display device 20, and the area formed by the arrangement of the first pixels 242, the area formed by the arrangement of the third pixels 262, and the second pixels shown in FIG. The three areas formed by the 222 arrangement are roughly the same size.
- all the first driving units used to drive the first display area 240 may be arranged in the third display area 260, for example, the first driving unit may be arranged in the third display portion 236.
- the driving layer structure of the first display area 240 can be made without the first driving unit, such as the first driving portion 234 of the first display area 240 without the thin film transistor, and the light transmittance of the first display area 240 can be greatly improved.
- other problems caused by arranging the first driving unit in the first display area 240 can be avoided, for example, the diffraction problem caused by the first driving unit arranged periodically to image the camera 60, and the reflection and refraction of the first driving unit on the camera 60 Stray light problems caused by imaging.
- the third display area 260 is provided with a plurality of third driving units, the plurality of third driving units will occupy the space of the third driving part 236.
- arranging the first driving unit on the third driving part 236 will also occupy the space of the third driving part 236, and the wiring will also occupy the space of the third driving part 236.
- the wiring of the third driving part 236 can be set thinner to reduce the space occupation of a single signal line to accommodate the arrangement of more signal lines.
- the first driving unit may also be arranged in the third driving part 236, and the wiring may be satisfied.
- the number of third driving units in the third display area 260 is reduced.
- a plurality of third pixel sets 264 may be provided in the third display area 260, and each third pixel set 264 may include at least two third pixels 262 connected in parallel, which may include at least two of the same color.
- a third pixel set 264 may also include at least two third pixels 262 of different colors, such as red pixels and green pixels.
- a plurality of third pixels 262 in a third pixel set 264 may be connected together by a plurality of signal lines. Wherein, the number of third pixels 262 in one third pixel set 264 may be more than the number of first pixels 242 in one first pixel set 244.
- one third pixel set 264 includes four third pixels 262, one The first pixel set 244 includes sixteen first pixels 242.
- the number of third pixels 262 in one third pixel set 264 is the same as the number of first pixels 242 in one first pixel set 244.
- a third pixel set 264 may be used as a third display unit of the third display area 260.
- the third pixel set 264 as a third display unit includes two third pixels 262 of the same color and four third pixels 262 of the same color.
- the third pixel set 264 as a third display unit includes a plurality of third pixels 262 with different colors.
- multiple third pixel sets 264 may also be used as a third display unit.
- three third pixel sets 264 may be used as a third display unit, and for example, four third pixel sets 264 may be used as a third display unit.
- As a third pixel set 264 in the third display unit it may include two third pixels 262 of the same color or four third pixels 262 of the same color.
- a third display unit includes three third pixel sets 264, one of the three third pixel sets 264 includes four red pixels, and the other third pixel set 264 includes four green pixels,
- the third third pixel set 264 includes four blue pixels.
- the number of the third display unit including the third pixel set 264 and the arrangement of the third pixels 262 in the third display unit please refer to the structure of the first display unit shown in FIGS. 6-9, which will not be repeated here.
- each of the four third pixel sets 264 includes the third pixel 262 included in the third pixel set 264
- the color of the third pixel set 264 includes multiple red pixels
- the second third pixel set 264 includes multiple green pixels
- the third third pixel set 264 includes multiple blue pixels
- the fourth third pixel set 264 includes multiple blue pixels.
- the pixel set 264 includes a plurality of white pixels
- the fourth third pixel set 264 includes a plurality of yellow pixels.
- FIG. 13 is a second partial schematic diagram of the display device shown in FIG. 10.
- FIG. 13 shows a plurality of second driving units 224 of the second display area 220, a plurality of third driving units 266 and a plurality of first pixel units 246 of the third display area 260.
- the second driving unit 224 can refer to the content shown in FIG. 5, which will not be repeated here.
- the plurality of third driving units 266 and the plurality of second display units 246 are located in the third display area 260, such as provided in the third driving part 236.
- a plurality of third driving units 266 are used to drive the third display area 260.
- Each third driving unit 266 can be electrically connected to a third pixel set 264, and one third driving unit 266 can drive a third pixel set 264. That is, one third driving unit 266 can drive all the third pixels 262 in one third pixel set 264.
- the embodiment of the present application can reduce the number of third driving units, thereby reducing the space occupied by the third driving unit 236 by the third driving unit, and the first driving unit 246 can be provided.
- a third pixel set 264 includes four third pixels 262 connected in parallel, and one third driving unit 266 may occupy a space corresponding to one third pixel 262, or slightly smaller than the space corresponding to the third pixel 262. Therefore, a third pixel set 264 can leave a space corresponding to at least three third pixels 262, and a plurality of first pixel units 264, such as three first driving units 246, can be provided in the spare space.
- the three spare third pixels 262 and the three first driving units 246 can be arranged in a one-to-one correspondence.
- At least two third pixels 262 in the third display area 260 may be connected in parallel to form a third pixel set 264, and a third driving unit 266 may be used to drive multiple third pixels 262. It is possible to leave enough space in the third driving part 236 to install the first driving unit 246.
- the opaque thin film transistors in the first display area 240 can be set to the third display area 260 that does not need to pass through the light collection signal of the camera, etc., and the size of the third display area 260 can be set smaller and connected In the first display area 240 and the second display area 220, when the display screen in the second display area 220 is not greatly affected, the deterioration of the display screen quality in the third display area 260 will not affect the display of the entire display device 20. The effect has a big impact.
- the number of third pixels 262 connected in parallel to each other in the third display area 260 may be less than the number of first pixels 242 connected in parallel to each other in the first display area 240, so that the first display area 240 and the second display area 240 may be connected in parallel to each other.
- the display transition between areas 220 is smoother.
- the position where the first driving unit is set in the embodiment of the present application is not limited to the third display area 260.
- a part of the first driving unit is arranged in the third display area 260, and another part of the first driving unit is arranged in the first display area 240, and another part of the first driving unit is arranged in the third display area 260 and another part of the first driving unit is arranged in the third display area 260.
- the unit is arranged in the second display area 220.
- the first driving unit is divided into three parts and arranged in the first display area 240, the third display area 260, and the second display area 220, respectively.
- the position where the first drive unit is set in the embodiment of the present application is not limited to the display area, and the first drive unit may also be set on the side of the display device 20 or in the non-display area.
- the display device 20 may further include a non-display area 280, and the first driving unit 246 for driving the first display area 240 may be disposed in the non-display area 280.
- the display device 20 may be a full screen, that is, the front of the display device 20 is basically a display area. From the front of the electronic device, the front of the display device 20 is basically equivalent to the display surface of the electronic device. However, even if it is a full-screen display device 20, there will still be a non-display area 280 at the edge of the display device 20.
- the non-display area 280 can be understood as the black border of the display device 20, and the width of the black border can be very narrow, such as black.
- the side width is less than 1 mm or 0.5 mm, etc. Because the area of the first display area 240 is small, the number of first pixels in the first display area 240 is relatively small, and a plurality of first pixels in the first display area 240 can be connected in parallel to drive the first pixels of the first display area 240.
- the number of driving units 246 is reduced, and the first driving unit 246 can be set to the position of the black border, which can increase the light transmittance of the first display area 240 without affecting the second display area 220 or the third display area 260. It is necessary to provide a plurality of first driving units 246 corresponding to the first pixels of the first display area 240, and all of the first driving units 246 can be arranged at the position of the black border.
- first driving unit 246 can use 2T1C, 5T1C and other driving circuits, so that each first driving unit 246 can be The number of thin film transistors in the unit 246 is small, and a single first driving unit 246 requires less space. It is also possible to set the first pixel distribution density in the first display area 240 to be lower, and the total number of first driving units 246 used to drive the first display area 240 is smaller. It should be noted that a part of the plurality of first driving units 246 may also be arranged in the non-display area 280 and a part in other positions, such as the first display area 240 or the third display area 260.
- the method of increasing the light transmittance of the first display area 240 in the embodiment of the present application is not limited to this, and other methods may also be used.
- the wiring of the display device 20 in the first display area 240 may be configured as a transparent structure to increase the light transmittance of the first display area 240.
- the polarizing structure may not be provided in the position of the first display area 240.
- the driving unit driving the first display area 240 can be passively driven, which can greatly reduce the wiring and the components in the driving unit. It can be understood that the solution of increasing the light transmittance of the material and changing the arrangement of the wiring to increase the first display area 240 is within the scope of the present application.
- one driving unit may include multiple devices such as multiple TFTs and capacitors.
- a driving unit such as the first driving unit 246 may include a plurality of TFTs and one or two capacitors.
- at least one TFT in the first driving unit 246 may be disposed outside the first display area 240, and a capacitor may be disposed in the first display area 240.
- all the TFTs may be arranged outside the first display area 240, and only the capacitors may be arranged in the first display area 240. It is also possible to arrange a part of all the TFTs in the first display area 240, and another part of the TFTs outside the first display area 240.
- At least one TFT of the first driving unit 246 is disposed outside the first display area 240, and may include at least one of the second display area 220, the third display area 260, and the non-display area.
- the non-display area may include the side of the display device 20, the side may be the side of the first display area 240, or the side of the second display area 220, of course, it may also be a part of the first display area 240. Part of the side is the side of the second display area 220. It can be understood that the non-display area may also include the aforementioned black borders.
- FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram of a partial structure of a display device according to an embodiment of the present application.
- the display device 20 may further include a side 280.
- the side 280 of the display device 20 may also be referred to as a side, a side, or the like of the display device 20.
- the side edge 280 is located at the edge of the display device 20, or in other words, the side edge 280 is located at the part around the display area of the display device 20.
- the display device 20 may have one or more side edges 280, and the number of the side edges 280 is not limited herein.
- part or all of the circuit structure of the first display area 240 may be arranged at the side 280 position.
- a flexible circuit board 290 is provided on the side 280, the flexible circuit board 290 can be arranged corresponding to the first display area 240, or the flexible circuit board 290 is arranged at a side position of the first display area 240.
- the flexible circuit board 290 can also be arranged at a position corresponding to the second display area 220, or in other words, the flexible circuit board 290 is arranged at a side position of the second display area 220.
- a part of the flexible circuit board 290 may also be arranged at a side position of the first display area 240 and another part may be arranged at a side position of the second display area 220.
- the flexible circuit board 290 may extend to the inside of the first display area 240, such as from the driving layer or the driving part of the first display area 240 to the inside of the first display area 240, so as to realize circuit connection.
- At least one thin film transistor of the first driving unit for driving the first display area 240 may be disposed on the side 280, and the thin film transistor of the first driving unit may use the first flexible circuit board 290 as a carrier. It is used to drive the first pixels of the first display area 240.
- the flexible circuit board 290 can be arranged on the side of the first display area 240 or the side of the second display area 220, or the flexible circuit board 290 can be arranged on the sides of the first display area 240 and the second display area 220 Position, so at least one thin film transistor of the first driving unit may be disposed on the side of the first display area 240 or the side position of the second display area 220, or at least one thin film transistor of the first driving unit may be disposed on the first display area 240 And the side position of the second display area 220. In some embodiments, all the thin film transistors of the first driving unit may be disposed on the side 280.
- the side 280 of the display device 20 has limited space.
- the display device 20 is often relatively thin, and the space in the thickness direction thereof is even more limited. Therefore, it is often difficult to arrange wiring if too many circuit structures are provided on the side of the display device 20. Therefore, a part of all the thin film transistors of the first driving unit can be arranged on the side 280 and a part of the thin film transistors in the first display area 240 can be arranged.
- the thin film transistors of the first driving unit are often divided into different types.
- the thin film transistor such as the first driving unit may include at least one driving tube and at least one control tube.
- the control tube can be electrically connected to the gate line (or called the scan line) of the display device 20.
- the display device 20 includes a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines.
- the gate lines and the data lines may be arranged on different layers of the display device 20 and arranged alternately, such as the gate lines are arranged in rows.
- the data lines are arranged in rows.
- the data line and the gate line can be connected to different positions of a driving unit to cooperate to drive a pixel.
- the data line and the gate line are connected to different positions of a first driving unit to cooperate to drive the first pixels of the first display area 240.
- one type of thin film transistor may be disposed in the first display area 240, and another type of thin film transistor may be disposed on the side 280.
- all the driving tubes of the first driving unit may be arranged in the first display area 240, and all driving tubes in a first driving unit may correspond to a first pixel, for example, in a first driving unit.
- the projection of all drive tubes on the display device 20 is located within the projection of the first pixel on the display device 20.
- All the control tubes of the first driving unit may be arranged on the side 280, such as the flexible circuit board 290 at a side position corresponding to the first display area 240.
- all the driving tubes and all the capacitors of the same first driving unit can be arranged in the first display area 240 and corresponding to one first pixel, for example, all the driving tubes and all the capacitors in a first driving unit
- the projection of the capacitor on the display device 20 is located within the projection of the first pixel on the display device 20.
- the first driving units are respectively 7T1C, 5T2C, and 2T1C as an example for description.
- FIG. 16 is a schematic diagram of a first circuit of the first driving unit in the display device provided by an embodiment of the application.
- the first driving unit may be 2T1C.
- T1 is a drive tube
- T2 is a control tube
- Vdata is connected to a data line
- Vdd is connected to a voltage source
- SEL is a gate line
- OLED is a pixel
- OLED is a first pixel.
- the first driving unit may include a plurality of thin film transistors (T1 and T2), and the plurality of thin film transistors may include a driving tube T1 and a control tube T2, and the gate of each control tube T2 is electrically connected to the gate line SEL. It can also be understood that the plurality of thin film transistors in each first driving unit can be divided into two types, one of which is a driving tube, and the other is a control tube. If the gate of the thin film transistor in each first driving unit is electrically connected to the gate line SEL, it is the control tube T2, and the thin film transistor in each first driving unit except the control tube T2 is the driving tube T1.
- the driving tube T1 may be arranged in the first display area 240, and the control tube T2 may be arranged outside the first display area 240.
- Each first pixel 242 in the first display area 240 is connected to the power supply voltage by a wire, and the longer the wire length, the greater the wire resistance.
- the power supply voltage will produce a voltage drop (IR Drop) on the wire.
- the resistance of the wire makes the power supply voltage obtained by each first driving unit different, so that under the same data signal voltage input, different first
- the pixels 242 have different currents and brightness outputs, resulting in uneven display brightness of the entire display device, and the voltage drop of the first pixel will also be different for different pictures.
- the control tube in the first driving unit mainly plays a control role and is not sensitive to IR voltage drop. It is placed outside the first display area 240, that is, even if the IR voltage drop of the power supply voltage and the voltage signal of the control tube is large, it will not affect the control. The opening and closing of the tube has no effect on the color compensation of the first display area 240.
- the driving tube T1 in the first driving unit mainly plays the role of driving the first pixel 242. It is arranged in the first display area 240 and is close to the first pixel 242, so the voltage drop will be relatively small. The voltage drop of the voltage signal of 242 is small, which makes it easier to compensate the color of the first display area 240.
- the capacitor Cs in the first driving unit is disposed adjacent to the driving tube T1, that is, both the capacitor Cs and the driving tube T1 can be disposed in the first display area 240, such as the first driving part of the driving layer.
- the first driving unit may also be 5T2C. Please refer to FIG. 17 for details.
- FIG. 17 is a schematic diagram of the second circuit of the first driving unit in the display device provided by the embodiment of the application.
- T1, T3, and T5 in the first driving unit are control tubes, and T2 and T4 in the first driving unit are driving tubes.
- Vscan1 and Vsacan2 are connected to different gate lines, Vdata is connected to a data line, Vdd is connected to a voltage source, Vems is connected to a light-emitting scan control line, and OLED is the first pixel.
- the capacitors C1 and C2 in the first driving unit are arranged adjacent to the driving tube, that is, the capacitors C1 and C2 and the driving tubes T2 and T4 are all arranged in the first display area 240.
- the basic working principle of the first driving unit adopting 5T2C can be as follows:
- Reset stage T1 is on, T4 is on, T3 is on, T2 is on, T5 is on, and the current passes through T3 and T4 to charge the capacitor C2. Because T5 is on, the OLED does not emit light.
- Threshold voltage storage stage T1, T2, T3, and T5 are turned on, T4 is turned off, and Vdata is 0.
- Vth is the threshold voltage of the thin film transistor.
- T1, T2, T5 are turned on, T3, T4 are turned off, the gray-scale data voltage jumps to a positive value, and the gray-scale data is coupled to T2 through C1.
- Va Vth+Vdata*C1/( C1+C2), because T5 is turned on, the OLED does not emit light.
- the first driving unit may also be 7T1C. Please refer to FIG. 18 for details.
- FIG. 18 is a schematic diagram of a third circuit of the first driving unit in the display device provided by the embodiment of the application.
- T2, T3, T4, and T7 in the first driving unit are control tubes, and T1, T5, and T6 in the first driving unit are driving tubes.
- Gn-1 and Gn are connected to different gate lines, Data is connected to the data line, ELVdd is connected to a voltage source, and EM is connected to the light-emitting scan control line.
- the capacitor C1 in the first driving unit is disposed adjacent to the driving tube, that is, the capacitor C1 and the driving tubes T1, T5, and T6 are all disposed in the first display area.
- the basic working principle of the first driving unit adopting 7T1C can be as follows:
- Capacitor discharge stage Gn-1 is a low potential, T4 is on, INIT is a low potential, and capacitor C1 is discharged.
- Vth is the threshold voltage of the thin film transistor.
- T2, T3, T4, and T7 are mainly used for resetting and controlling, and the actual driving paths are T1, T5, and T6.
- the first driving unit of the 7T1C can eliminate the dispersion of the Vth of the thin film transistors in the 2T1C driving circuit, and solve the problem of uneven brightness distribution of the display device.
- the capacitor C1 in the first driving unit is disposed adjacent to the driving tube, that is, the capacitor C1 and the driving tubes T1, T5, and T6 are all disposed on the first driving circuit layer of the first display area.
- a part of the thin film transistors used to drive the first display area 240 may be arranged in the first display area 240, and another part may be arranged outside the first display area 240, which not only reduces the amount of the first display area 240
- the number of thin film transistors can be reduced, and the wiring of the first display area 240 can be reduced, so as to greatly increase the light transmittance of the first display area 240.
- a part of the lines and part of the thin film transistors that will be used to drive the first display area 240 are arranged outside the first display area 240, such as on the side of the display device 20, the arrangement of devices and lines can be achieved when the side space is insufficient. cloth.
- the second display area 220 in the embodiment of the present application may be an active drive (AMOLED) display area
- the first display area 240 may be an active drive display area or a passive drive (PMOLED) display area.
- the first display area 240 can be set smaller than the second display area 220, so that the display content of the first display area 240 is less than the display content of the second display area 220, and the content displayed in the first display area 240 is important. The performance is lower than that of the second display area 220. Therefore, in the embodiment of the present application, AMOLED is used in the second display area 220 to ensure that the main display area of the display device 20 can have a higher display effect.
- the first display area 240 adopts PMOLED, and the passively driven first display area 240 only needs to be driven by one thin film transistor, and the number of opaque thin film transistors is small, which can greatly improve the light transmittance of the first display area 240.
- the area displayed by the first display area 240 may be much smaller than the area displayed by the second display area 220. If the quality of the displayed picture in the first display area 240 is reduced, the entire display of the display device 20 will not be greatly affected.
- the first display area 240 may also be actively driven, which can make the display effect of the first display area 240 close to the display effect of the second display area 220.
- the third display area 260 in the embodiment of the present application may select an active drive display area or a passive drive display area as required. Because the third pixel 262 of the third display area 260 has the same physical structure as the first pixel 242 of the first display area 240, the third display area 260 and the first display area 240 can be driven in the same manner, such as the third display area 260 and the first display area 240 may be passively driven display areas. If the area of the third display area 260 is larger, or in order to improve the display quality of the third display area 260, the third display area 260 and the second display area 220 can be driven by the same display area, for example, both can be actively driven. Display area.
- the size and shape of the first pixel 242 in the first display area 240 can be set as required.
- the first pixel 242 may be rectangular or similar to circular.
- the circular-like first pixel 242 may be a circle, an ellipse, a rectangle with rounded corners, or the like.
- the circular-like first pixel 242 can improve the diffraction problem of the first display area 240 because the edge of the first pixel 242 has an arc-shaped transition.
- the sensor of the electronic device 10, such as the camera 60 may be arranged inside the display device 20.
- the lens of the camera 60 faces the lower substrate 270 of the display device 20, and the camera 60 is arranged corresponding to the first display area 240, or The camera 60 is located below the lower substrate 270 at the position of the first display area 240.
- the camera 60 can acquire external light signals passing through the first display area 240 for imaging.
- the lens of the camera 60 and the lower substrate 270 may be spaced apart.
- the lens of the camera 60 may also share the lower substrate 270.
- the position of the lower substrate 270 corresponding to the first display area 240 may be set in an arc structure.
- the lens of the camera 60 may be close to or adjacent to the lower substrate 270 of the display device 20.
- the lower substrate 270 of the display device 20 is mainly used to carry other layer structures of the display device 20 and does not need special functions.
- FIG. 19 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the display device and the camera in the electronic device provided by an embodiment of the application.
- a first mounting hole 272 can be provided on the lower substrate 270 relative to the camera 60, and the camera 60 can be at least partially disposed in the first mounting hole 272.
- the first mounting hole 272 may be a blind hole, that is, the thickness of a part of the lower substrate 270 relative to the camera 60 is smaller than the thickness of other parts.
- the lower substrate 270 is still a complete substrate, which does not affect its function of carrying other layer structures of the display device 20, and can be empty. Part of the space is left to accommodate the camera 60.
- the installation method of the first mounting hole 272 and the camera 60 can be set according to the size of the first mounting hole 272 and the size of the camera 60. Exemplarily, if the space of the first mounting hole 272 is not enough to install the entire camera 60, the lens part of the camera 60 can be arranged in the first mounting hole 272. If the camera is small enough, the entire camera 60 can be arranged in the first mounting hole 272.
- the camera can be replaced with other sensors of the electronic device 10, that is, at least a part of the sensors of the electronic device 10 can be disposed in the first mounting hole 272.
- FIG. 20 is another schematic diagram of the structure of the display device and the camera in the electronic device provided by an embodiment of the present application.
- the camera 60 may be installed in the driving layer.
- the first mounting hole 272 opened on the lower substrate 270 is a through hole
- the driving layer of the first display area 240 has a second mounting hole 238 opposite to the camera 60, and the first mounting hole 272 and the second mounting hole 238 are connected.
- the camera 60 may be at least partially located in the second mounting hole 238.
- the lens of the camera 60 is located in the first mounting hole 272 and the second mounting hole 238.
- the second mounting hole 238 may be a through hole or a blind hole.
- the first mounting hole 272 and the second mounting hole 238 may be made after the partial laminated structure of the display device 20 is formed. For example, after the driving layer 230 and the display layer 210 of the display device 20 are disposed on the lower substrate 270, the first mounting hole 272 and the second mounting hole 238 are made corresponding to the lens position of the camera 60 using a laser or the like.
- the camera can be replaced with other sensors of the electronic device 10, that is, at least a part of the sensors of the electronic device 10 can be disposed in the first mounting hole 272 and the second mounting hole 238.
- the camera 60 relative to the first display area 240 can be used as the front camera of the electronic device.
- the front camera is generally a camera with a lens that cannot be moved.
- the lower substrate and the driving layer of the display device 20 can be provided with first mounting holes and
- the camera 60 relative to the first display area 240 can be a camera with a movable lens, and the lens of the camera 60 can be movable for realizing functions such as auto-focusing.
- the camera 60 may also be a rear camera, that is, the electronic device 10 may be provided with two opposite display devices 20.
- One camera 60 or multiple cameras 60 may be provided below the first display area 240.
- the plurality of cameras 60 may be cameras 60 that cooperate with each other, such as two identical cameras, a common camera and a virtual camera or a black-and-white camera, etc.
- other sensors may be provided under the first display area 240.
- the sensor in the embodiment of the present application is not limited to a camera, and may also be a proximity sensor, a light sensor, a distance measuring sensor, a fingerprint recognition sensor, and the like.
- the display device 20 of the embodiment of the present application is not limited to the first display area 240 and the second display area 220, or the first display area 240, the second display area 220, and the third display area 260.
- the display device 20 defined in the embodiment of the present application may also only have the first display area 240, that is, a part of the TFT in the entire display area in the embodiment of the present application may be disposed outside the first display area 240. Therefore, the light transmittance of the entire display area can be increased, and sensors such as the camera 60 can be arranged at any position under the display device 20.
- the electronic device 10 may further include a housing 40.
- the housing 40 may be formed of plastic, glass, ceramic, fiber composite material, metal (for example, stainless steel, aluminum, etc.), other suitable materials, or a combination of any two or more of these materials.
- the housing 40 may be formed using a one-piece configuration in which some or all of the housing 40 is machined or molded into a single structure, or multiple structures (for example, an inner frame structure, a surface forming an outer housing) may be used. One or more structures, etc.) are formed.
- the housing 40 may be provided with a storage cavity to accommodate components of the electronic device 10 such as a battery, a circuit board, and the like.
- the housing 40 can also carry the display device 20.
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Abstract
本申请实施例提供一种电子设备和显示装置,显示装置包括第一显示区,显示装置还包括多个第一像素和多个第一驱动单元,多个第一像素设置在所述第一显示区,多个第一驱动单元用于驱动所述多个第一像素,每一所述第一驱动单元包括至少两个薄膜晶体管,所述第一驱动单元中的至少一个薄膜晶体管设置在所述第一显示区外。本申请实施例可以提高电子设备的屏占比。
Description
本申请要求于2019年10月31日提交中国专利局、申请号为201911049785.0、申请名称为“显示装置和电子设备”的中国专利申请的优先权,其全部内容通过引用结合在本申请中。
本申请涉及电子技术领域,特别涉及一种显示装置和电子设备。
随着通信技术的发展,诸如智能手机等电子设备越来越普及。在电子设备的使用过程中,电子设备可以采用其显示屏显示画面。显示屏内部设置有驱动单元诸如TFT等器件会遮光,导致显示屏的透光率低。
发明内容
本申请实施例提供一种显示装置和电子设备,可以提高显示装置的透光率。
本申请实施例提供一种显示装置,包括第一显示区,所述显示装置还包括:
多个第一像素,所述多个第一像素设置在所述第一显示区;和
多个第一驱动单元,所述多个第一驱动单元用于驱动所述多个第一像素,每一所述第一驱动单元包括至少两个薄膜晶体管,所述第一驱动单元中的至少一个薄膜晶体管设置在所述第一显示区外。
本申请实施例提供一种电子设备,其包括显示装置和传感器,所述显示装置包括第一显示区,所述显示装置还包括:
多个第一像素,所述多个第一像素设置在所述第一显示区;和
多个第一驱动单元,所述多个第一驱动单元用于驱动所述多个第一像素,每一所述第一驱动单元包括至少两个薄膜晶体管,所述第一驱动单元中的至少一个薄膜晶体管设置在所述第一显示区外;
所述传感器用于透过所述第一显示区传输信号。
下面对实施例描述中所需要使用的附图作简单地介绍。
图1为本申请实施例提供的电子设备的结构示意图。
图2为图1所示电子设备中显示装置的结构示意图。
图3为图2所示显示装置沿P2-P2方向的剖视图。
图4为图2所示显示装置的第一局部示意图。
图5为图2所示显示装置的第二局部示意图。
图6为图2所示显示装置中第一显示区的一个第一显示单元的第一种排布示意图。
图7为图2所示显示装置中第一显示区的一个第一显示单元的第二种排布示意图。
图8为图2所示显示装置中第一显示区的一个第一显示单元的第三种排布示意图。
图9为图2所示显示装置中第一显示区的一个第一显示单元的第三种排布示意图。
图10为本申请实施例提供的显示装置的另一结构示意图。
图11为图10所示显示装置沿P4-P4方向的剖视图。
图12为图10所示显示装置的第一局部示意图。
图13为图10所示显示装置的第二局部示意图。
图14为图10所示显示装置的第三局部示意图。
图15为图2所示显示装置的第三局部示意图。
图16为本申请实施例提供的显示装置中第一驱动单元的第一种电路示意图。
图17为本申请实施例提供的显示装置中第一驱动单元的第二种电路示意图。
图18为本申请实施例提供的显示装置中第一驱动单元的第三种电路示意图。
图19为本申请实施例提供的电子设备中显示装置和摄像头配合的结构示意图。
图20为本申请实施例提供的电子设备中显示装置和摄像头配合的另一结构示意图。
本申请实施例提供一种电子设备及其显示装置,电子设备可包括显示装置和摄像头,摄像头可安装在显示装置下方,即摄像头可透过该显示装置采集图像。可以理解的是,常规显示装置的透光率较低,摄像头透过显示装置采集图像的效果不佳。为此,本申请实施例可以将显示装置分区设置,诸如将显示装置对应摄像头部分的透光率设置大于显示装置其他位置的透光率,可以改善摄像头采集图像的效果。下面将结合本申请实施例中的附图,对本申请实施例中的技术方案进行清楚、完整地描述。
请参阅图1,图1为本申请实施例提供的电子设备的第一种结构示意图。电子设备10可为计算设备诸如膝上型计算机、包含嵌入式计算机的计算机监视器、平板电脑、蜂窝电话、媒体播放器、或其他手持式或便携式电子设备、较小的设备(诸如腕表设备、挂式设备、耳机或听筒设备、被嵌入在眼镜中的设备或者佩戴在用户的头部上的其他设备,或其他可佩戴式或微型设备)、电视机、不包含嵌入式计算机的计算机显示器、游戏设备、导航设备、嵌入式系统(诸如其中具有显示器的电子设备被安装在信息亭或汽车中的系统)、实现这些设备中的两个或更多个设备的功能的设备、或其他电子设备。在图1的示例性配置中,电子设备10是便携式设备,诸如蜂窝电话、媒体播放器、平板电脑、或者其他便携式计算设备。如果需要,其他配置可用于电子设备10。图1仅是示例性的。
请继续参阅图1,电子设备10包括显示装置20,显示装置20可以显示画面。显示装置20可以为有机发光二极管显示装置20(Organic Light-Emitting Diode,OLED)。显示装置20的显示面可以具有较大的显示区域和较窄的非显示区域,或者说显示装置20具有较窄的黑边。当然,显示装置20的显示面也可以均为显示区域,而不设置非显示区域,即显示装置20可以为全面屏。可使用显示装置覆盖层诸如透明玻璃层、透光塑料、蓝宝石、或其他透明电介质层来保护显示装置20。
其中,显示装置20可以呈规则形状,如矩形、圆角矩形或圆形。当然,在一些其它可能的实施例中,显示装置20也可以呈非规则形状,本申请实施例对此不作限定。
请参阅图2,图2为图1所示电子设备中显示装置的结构示意图。显示装置20可以包括第一显示区240和第二显示区220,第一显示区240和第二显示区220均可以显示画面,第一显示区240和第二显示区220可以显示相同的画面,也可以显示不同的画面。
第一显示区240和第二显示区220可以相互邻接,比如第一显示区240的周缘被第二显示区220围绕。再比如第一显示区240的一部分被第二显示区220围绕,即第一显示区240位于显示装置20的端面位置或端面连接位置。可以理解的是,显示装置20的端面连接位置是显示装置20两个端面相互连接的位置,其可以包括相互连接的两个端面的一部分。需要说明的是,第一显示区240可以为一个,也可以为多个,当第一显示区240为多个时,多个第一显示区240可以位于显示装置20的同一个端面,也可以位于显示装置20的多个端面,还可以位于显示装置20的多个端面连接位置。或者多个第一显示区240中的一部分位于显示装置20的端面连接位置、一部分位于显示装置20的端面位置。
本申请实施例可以将第二显示区220的显示区域面积设置大于第一显示区240的显示区域面积,第二显示区220可以作为显示装置20的主要显示区域,第一显示区240可以作为显示装置20的辅助显示区域,或者说是功能显示区域。诸如可以将第一显示区240的透光率设置大于第二显示区220的透光率。从而在第一显示区240的非显示状态下可以大大提高第一显示区240的透光率,可以将电子设备100的传感器诸如摄像头60设置在第一显示区240位置,以提高传感器诸如摄像头60透过第一显示区240实现信号传输的质量。
需要说明的是,在一些实施例中,可以将第一显示区240的显示区域面积和第二显示区220的显示 区域面积设置相同,还可以将第一显示区240的显示区域面积设置大于第二显示区220的显示区域面积。
本申请实施例可以在第一显示区240位置诸如第一显示区240的下方设置摄像头60、传感器等器件,第一显示区240在非显示状态下摄像头60、传感器等器件可以第一显示区240进行信号传输诸如采集图像。同时,第一显示区240还可以根据需求显示画面,以实现显示装置20的完整性以及显示区域的完整性。不仅实现摄像头60、传感器等器件的隐藏式设计,而且还可以提高电子设备10的屏占比。
需要说明的是,电子设备10的传感器诸如摄像头60设置的位置并不限于第一显示区240的下方,还可以将其设置远离第一显示区240,可以在传感器诸如摄像头60与第一显示区240之间设置导光柱,以实现信号的传输。其中,该导光柱可以将摄像头60等光传感器发出的光信号传输到第一显示区240、并透光第一显示区240传输到电子设备10外界。导光柱还可以将透光第一显示区240的外界光信号传输到摄像头60等光传感器。该导光柱可以为圆柱体结构,也可以为多段式结构。当导光柱为多段式结构时,其可以具有至少一个导光面,以实现光信号的反射。
为了将第一显示区240的透光率设置大于第二显示区220的透光率,本申请实施例可以将显示装置20中驱动第一显示区240的驱动单元诸如薄膜晶体管(TFT)设置在第一显示区240外。比如设置在显示装置20中驱动第二显示区220的驱动层结构中,还比如设置在显示装置20的侧边或者说是周缘,还比如设置在显示装置20的非显示区。再比如在显示装置20中设置双层驱动层结构,采用过孔的方式将驱动第一显示区240的驱动单元诸如TFT设置在与第二显示区220对应的驱动层结构中。
请参阅图3,图3为图2所示显示装置沿P2-P2方向的剖视图。显示装置20可包括依次层叠设置的上基板250、显示层210、驱动层230和下基板270。显示装置20可以通过驱动层230驱动显示层210实现画面的显示。其中,上基板250和下基板270均可以采用透明材料,诸如透明玻璃。其中,下基板270可被定义为第一基板,上基板250可以作为第二基板。
其中,显示层210可以包括多个像素,其中显示层210包括位于第二显示区220的第二显示部212和位于第一显示区240的第一显示部214,即显示层210可以包括位于第二显示区220的多个第二像素和位于第一显示区240的多个第一像素。多个第二像素和多个第一像素均可以采用阵列的方式排布。第一显示区240的第一像素242的排列方式可以为标准RGB排列、Pentile排列或Delta排列中的一种,第二显示区220的第二像素222的排列方式可以为标准RGB排列、Pentile排列或Delta排列中的一种。需要说明的是,第一显示区240中第一像素242还可以采用其他排列方式,第二显示区220中第二像素222还可以采用其他排列方式。
应当理解的是,在本文中提及的“多个”是指是两个或两个以上。
为了进一步提高第一显示区240的透光率,本申请实施例可以将第一显示区240的第一像素采用透光材料。当然,在其他一些实施例中,还可以将多个第一像素的排布相比第二像素更加稀疏,即可以将第一像素的分布密度小于第二像素的分布密度。
其中,驱动层230可以包括多个驱动单元,每一个驱动单元可以驱动一个像素。其中驱动层230包括用于驱动第一显示区240的多个第一驱动单元和用于驱动第二显示区220的多个第二驱动单元。每一个第一驱动单元可以与一个第一像素电性连接,可以驱动一个第一像素。每一个第二驱动单元与一个第二像素电性连接,可以驱动一个第二像素。驱动层230可包括位于第二显示区220的第二驱动部232和位于第一显示区240的第一驱动部234,多个第二驱动单元可以设置在第二驱动部232内,多个第一驱动单元可以设置在第一驱动部234内。
其中,驱动单元可以采用采用2T1C、5T1C、7T1C等驱动电路中的一种。诸如第一驱动单元可以采用2T1C、5T1C、7T1C中的一种,第二驱动单元采用2T1C、5T1C、7T1C中的一种。其中,T表示薄膜晶体管,其中C表示电容。为了提高第一显示区240的透光率,设置在第一显示区240的第一驱动单元可以为比第二显示区220的主驱动单元简略的驱动电路,比如第一驱动单元包括的薄膜晶体管的数量少于第二驱动单元的薄膜晶体管的数量。诸如第一驱动单元可以采用2T1C、5T1C中的一种,第二驱 动单元采用7T1C。第一驱动单元中不透光的薄膜晶体管的数量更少,第一显示区240中不透光的部分更少,可以提高第一显示区240的透光率。
请参阅图4,图4为图2所示显示装置的第一局部示意图。第二显示区220的第二像素242和第一显示区240的第一像素222的物理结构可以设置相同,或者说第二显示区220和第一显示区240可以具有相同的像素物理结构。诸如第二像素222的尺寸和第一像素242的尺寸相同,第二像素222的排布和第一像素242的排布相同。可以在同一工艺中成型。需要说明的是,第二显示区220的第二像素222和第一显示区240的第一像素242的物理结构也可以设置不相同。诸如第二像素的尺寸大于第一像素的尺寸,再比如第二像素的排布密度大于第一像素的排布密度。需要说明的是,图4仅示出显示装置20的部分像素,且图4中所示出的第一像素242排布所形成的区域与第二像素222排布所形成的区域大小大致相同。
第一显示区240可以具有多个第一像素集合244,每一个第一像素集合244可以包括多个并联连接的第一像素242。其中一个第一像素集合244可以包括至少两个第一像素242,其可以包括至少两个相同颜色的第一像素242,诸如红色像素。一个第一像素集合244也可以包括至少两个不同颜色的第一像素242,诸如红色像素和绿色像素。一个第一像素集合244中的多个第一像素242可以通过多条信号线连接在一起,该信号线可以采用透光材料。
请参阅图5,图5为图2所示显示装置的第二局部示意图。图5示出第二显示区220的多个第二驱动单元224和第一显示区240的多个第一驱动单元246。其中一个第二驱动单元224可以与一个第二像素222电性连接,一个第二驱动单元224可以驱动一个第二像素222。其中每一个第一像素集合244可以与一个第一驱动单元246电性连接,一个第一驱动单元246可以驱动一个第一像素集合244,即一个第一驱动单元246可以驱动一个第一像素集合244内的所有第一像素242。相比一个驱动单元驱动一个像素,本申请实施例可以减少第一驱动单元的个数。本申请实施例可以将第一驱动单元246设置在第一显示区240,诸如设置在第一驱动部234。由于采用较少的第一驱动单元246即可实现对第一显示区240中多个第一像素242的驱动,可以提高第一显示区240的透光率。需要说明的是,图5仅示出显示装置20的部分第二驱动单元224和部分第一驱动单元246,且图5中所示出的第一驱动单元246排布所形成的区域与第二驱动单元224排布所形成的区域大小大致相同。
本申请实施例可以将一个第一像素集合244作为第一显示区240的一个第一显示单元,即第一显示区240显示画面的最小单元。比如作为一个第一显示单元的第一像素集合244包括四个相同颜色的第一像素242、十六个相同颜色的第一像素242。再比如作为一个第一显示单元的第一像素集合244包括多个颜色不相同的第一像素242。其中,第二显示区220的多个第二像素222可以形成一个第二显示单元,或者说是第二像素单元,诸如第二显示区220的第二像素单元包括一个红像素、一个绿像素和一个蓝像素。当然,第二显示区220的第二像素单元还可以包括其他像素,诸如还包括一个白像素或一个黄像素。
本申请实施例还可以将多个第一像素集合244作为一个第一显示单元,比如三个第一像素集合244可以作为一个第一显示单元,再比如四个第一像素集合244可以作为一个透光显示单元。作为第一显示单元中的一个第一像素集合244可以包括四个相同颜色的第一像素242或十六个相同颜色的第一像素242。比如一个第一显示单元包括三个第一像素集合244,该三个第一像素集合244中的一个第一像素集合244包括四个红像素、另一个第一像素集合244包括四个绿像素、第三个第一像素集合244包括四个蓝像素。
请参阅图6,图6为图2所示显示装置中第一显示区的一个第一显示单元的第一种排布示意图。第一显示区240的一个第一显示单元216a可以包括三个第一像素集合244,可以为第一像素集合244a、第一像素集合244b和第一像素集合244c。第一像素集合244a可以包括四个红像素242(R),第一像素集合244b可以包括四个绿像素242(G),第一像素集合244c可以包括四个蓝像素242(B)。需要说明的是,一个第一显示单元中多个第一像素集合的排布并不限于此。
请参阅图7,图7为图2所示显示装置中第一显示区的一个第一显示单元的第二种排布示意图。第一显示区240的一个第一显示单元216b可以包括三个第一像素集合244,可以为第一像素集合244d、第一像素集合244e和第一像素集合244f。第一像素集合244d可以包括四个红像素242,第一像素集合244e可以包括四个绿像素242,第一像素集合244f可以包括四个蓝像素242。
请参阅图8,图8为图2所示显示装置中第一显示区的一个第一显示单元的第三种排布示意图。第一显示区240的一个第一显示单元216c可以包括三个第一像素集合244,可以为第一像素集合244h、第一像素集合244i和第一像素集合244j。第一像素集合244h可以包括四个红像素242,第一像素集合244i可以包括四个绿像素242,第一像素集合244j可以包括四个蓝像素242。
请参阅图9,图9为图2所示显示装置中第一显示区的一个第一显示单元的第四种排布示意图。第一显示区240的一个第一显示单元216d可以包括三个第一像素集合244,可以为第一像素集合244k、第一像素集合244m和第一像素集合244n。第一像素集合244k可以包括四个红像素242,第一像素集合244m可以包括四个绿像素242,第一像素集合244n可以包括四个蓝像素242。
可以理解的是,当第一显示区240的一个第一显示单元包括四个第一像素集合244时,四个第一像素集合244中的每一个第一像素集合244所包括的第一像素242的颜色相同,诸如一个第一像素集合244包括多个红像素、第二个第一像素集合244包括多个绿像素、第三个第一像素集合244包括多个蓝像素、第四个第一像素集合244包括多个白像素,或者第四个第一像素集合244包括多个黄像素。
其中图6至图9仅示出显示装置20的第一显示区240中一个第一显示单元的几种排布方式,本申请实施例第一显示区240的一个第一显示单元的其他排布方式也是可以的。
需要说明的是,在一些方案中,为了提高第一显示区的透光率,可以将第一显示区中的第一像素的尺寸设置大于第二显示区的第二像素,还可以将第一显示区的第一像素的排列比第二显示区中的第二像素的排列更加稀疏。从而,第一显示区的第一像素和第二显示区的第二像素具有不同的像素物理结构。实际工艺中,由于第一显示区中的第一像素和第二显示区的第二像素具有不同的像素物理结构,需采用不同的光罩(mask,或者称为掩膜板)通过一系列工艺诸如曝光、显影、清洗等形成像素结构。诸如第一显示区的第一像素需采用第一种型号的光罩通过第一组工艺成型,第二显示区的第二像素需采用第二种型号的光罩通过第二组工艺成型。不仅需要额外的光罩、工具,还会增加工艺过程,增加加工成本和复杂程度,导致成型后的像素良率降低。
而为了节省工具、工艺过程,可以在同一工艺、同一光罩等工具的情况下形成第一显示区的第一像素和第二显示区的第二像素,使得第一显示区的第一像素和第二显示区的第二像素的像素物理结构相同。然而,如果第一显示区的第一像素和第二显示区的第二像素的像素物理结构相同,且第一显示区的第一像素和第二显示区的第二像素的驱动方式相同,则第一显示区会布置过多走线和第一驱动单元,过多的走线会影响第一显示区的透光率。
基于相关方案中,为了在解决工艺过程和工艺成本的情况下,同时还可以减少第一显示区中信号线的排布,以方便第一显示区中线路的排布以及提高第一显示区的透光率,本申请实施例将第一显示区中的至少两个像素并联连接形成一个第一像素组。多个第一像素并联连接后可以连接到同一个信号线,相比每一个第一像素均连接一个信号线可以大大节省信号线的条数,便于信号线的排布,同时还可以提高第一显示区的透光率。
因此,本申请实施例通过将第一显示区中的至少两个第一像素并联连接形成一个第一像素组可以在不改变整个显示装置像素物理结构的前提下,可以在第一显示区的显示层位置改变布线以大大减少排布在第一显示区位置的信号线条数,进而以提高第一显示区的透光率。
为了进一步提高第一显示区240的透光率,可以将用于驱动第一显示区240的所有第一驱动单元的一部分设置在第一显示区240、另一部分设置在其他位置,比如第二显示区220,诸如一部分第一驱动单元设置在第一驱动部234,另一部分设置在第二驱动部232。
当然,本申请实施例还可以将用于驱动第一显示区240的所有第一驱动单元设置在其他位置,比如将所有第一驱动单元设置在第二显示区220。
需要说明的是,如果将用来驱动第一显示区240中第一像素242的第一驱动单元246布置在第二显示区220中,诸如第二驱动部232,则需要排布走线。考虑到布线会占用第一显示区240和第二显示区220连接位置的空间,如果线条太多,可能空间不够排布,就需要增加厚度来排布更多的线条。为了不额外增加布线位置的厚度,且确保第一显示区240和第二显示区220的连接位置可以有足够空间布线,可以将第一显示区240中的至少两个第一像素242并联连接形成一个第一像素集合244后连接到同一个信号线上,可以大大减少信号线的条数,减少信号线对空间的占用,可以实现将用来驱动第一显示区240中第一像素242的第一驱动单元246设置在第二显示区220中。
然而,考虑到第二显示区220为显示装置20的主要显示部分。若将用来驱动第一显示区240的第一驱动单元246全部设置在第二显示区220,会影响位于第二显示区240的第二驱动部232的设置,以及会影响第二驱动部232的布线工艺,可能会对第二显示区220显示画面的质量、效果产生影响。为此,本申请实施例为了减少第一驱动单元246对第二显示区220的影响,可以在第二显示区220和第一显示区240之间设置第三显示区,可以形成过渡,以将第一驱动单元布置在第三显示区,而降低第一驱动单元246对第二显示区220的影响。
请参阅图10,图10为本申请实施例提供的显示装置的另一结构示意图。显示装置20还可以包括第三显示区260,也可以将其称为过渡区。第三显示区260可以连接第二显示区220和第一显示区240,第三显示区260可以连接在第二显示区220和第一显示区240之间。本申请实施例第三显示区260可以将第二显示区220和第一显示区240间隔开,而不直接相连。本申请实施例第三显示区260也可以连接第二显示区220和第一显示区240的一部分,而第二显示区220和第一显示区240的另一部分也可以直接连接。第三显示区260的尺寸可以远小于第二显示区220的尺寸,第一显示区240和第三显示区260可以共同形成显示装置20的辅助显示区,在此可以将第一显示区240和第三显示区260定义为辅助显示区,或者辅显示区。
请参阅图11,图11为图10所示显示装置沿P4-P4方向的剖视图。显示层210还可以包括位于第三显示区260的第三显示部216。第三显示部216可以排布有多个第三像素,第三像素的排列方式可以为标准RGB排列、Pentile排列或Delta排列中的一种,当然,第三像素也可以采用其他排列方式。驱动层230还可以包括第三驱动部236,第三驱动部236可以设置多个驱动单元,诸如第三驱动部236设置多个第三驱动单元,一个第三驱动单元可以与一个第三像素电性连接,一个第三驱动单元可以驱动一个第三像素。第三驱动单元可以采用2T1C、5T1C、7T1C中的一种。比如第三驱动单元采用5T1C,本申请实施例第三显示区260可以采用5T1C,第一显示区240可以采用2T1C,第二显示区220可以采用7T1C。从而可以使得第二显示区220显示画面的质量高于第三显示区260显示画面的质量,且第三显示区260显示画面的质量高于第一显示区240显示画面的质量,可以使得第一显示区240和第二显示区220之间呈现过渡。
当然,第一显示区240、第二显示区220和第三显示区260的驱动方式并不限于此。诸如,第一显示区240和第三显示区260均采用5T1C,第二显示区220采用7T1C。
请参阅图12,图12为图10所示显示装置的第一局部示意图。第三显示区260的第三像素262的排布可以与第二显示区220的第二像素224的排布相同,也可以与第一显示区240的第一像素242的排布相同。比如第二显示区220、第三显示区260和第一显示区240具有相同的像素物理结构,第二显示区220、第三显示区260和第一显示区240的像素可以在同一工艺中成型。需要说明的是,第三显示区260的第三像素262的排布也可以与第二显示区220的第二像素224或第一显示区240的第一像素242的排布不同。需要说明的是,图11仅示出显示装置20的部分像素,且图11中所示出的第一像素242排布所形成的区域、第三像素262排布所形成的区域及第二像素222排布所形成的区域三者大小大致相同。
本申请实施例可以将用于驱动第一显示区240的所有第一驱动单元设置在第三显示区260,诸如将第一驱动单元设置在第三显示部236内。可以使得第一显示区240的驱动层结构无第一驱动单元,诸如第一显示区240的第一驱动部234无薄膜晶体管,可以大大提高第一显示区240的透光率。同时可以避免因在第一显示区240设置第一驱动单元而带来的其他问题,例如周期性排列的第一驱动单元会对摄像头60成像造成的衍射问题,第一驱动单元反射、折射对摄像头60成像造成的杂光问题。
需要说明的是,由于第三显示区260的设置有多个第三驱动单元,多个第三驱动单元会占用第三驱动部236的空间。本申请将第一驱动单元设置在第三驱动部236也会占用第三驱动部236的空间,而且布线也会占用第三驱动部236的空间。为了确保第一驱动单元可以设置在第三驱动部236,可以将第三驱动部236的布线设置更细,以减小单个信号线对空间的占用,以容纳更多信号线的排布。
当然,本申请实施例在不改变第三驱动部236中布线的粗细也可以将第一驱动单元设置在第三驱动部236内、且可以满足布线。减少第三显示区260的第三驱动单元个数。
请继续参阅图12,可以在第三显示区260设置多个第三像素集合264,每一个第三像素集合264可以包括至少两个并联连接的第三像素262,其可以包括至少两个相同颜色的第三像素262,诸如红色像素。一个第三像素集合264也可以包括至少两个不同颜色的第三像素262,诸如红色像素和绿色像素。一个第三像素集合264中的多个第三像素262可以通过多条信号线连接在一起。其中,一个第三像素集合264中第三像素262的个数可以多于一个第一像素集合244中第一像素242的个数,比如一个第三像素集合264包括四个第三像素262,一个第一像素集合244包括十六个第一像素242。当然,一个第三像素集合264中第三像素262的个数与一个第一像素集合244中第一像素242的个数相同也是可以的。
本申请实施例可以将一个第三像素集合264作为第三显示区260的一个第三显示单元。比如作为一个第三显示单元的第三像素集合264包括二个相同颜色的第三像素262、四个相同颜色的第三像素262。再比如作为一个第三显示单元的第三像素集合264包括多个颜色不相同的第三像素262。
本申请实施例还可以将多个第三像素集合264作为一个第三显示单元,比如三个第三像素集合264可以作为一个第三显示单元,再比如四个第三像素集合264可以作为一个第三显示单元。作为第三显示单元中的一个第三像素集合264可以包括二个相同颜色的第三像素262或四个相同颜色的第三像素262。比如一个第三显示单元包括三个第三像素集合264,该三个第三像素集合264中的一个第三像素集合264包括四个红像素、另一个第三像素集合264包括四个绿像素、第三个第三像素集合264包括四个蓝像素。关于第三显示单元包括第三像素集合264的个数以及第三显示单元中第三像素262的排布可以参阅图6至图9所示第一显示单元的结构,在此不再赘述。
可以理解的是,当第三显示区260的一个第三显示单元包括四个第三像素集合264时,四个第三像素集合264中的每一个第三像素集合264所包括的第三像素262的颜色相同,诸如一个第三像素集合264包括多个红像素、第二个第三像素集合264包括多个绿像素、第三个第三像素集合264包括多个蓝像素、第四个第三像素集合264包括多个白像素,或者第四个第三像素集合264包括多个黄像素。
请参阅图13,图13为图10所示显示装置的第二局部示意图。图13示出第二显示区220的多个第二驱动单元224、第三显示区260的多个第三驱动单元266和多个第一像素单元246。其中,第二驱动单元224可以参阅图5所示的内容,在此不再赘述。其中,多个第三驱动单元266和多个第二显示单元246位于第三显示区260,诸如设置在第三驱动部236内。
多个第三驱动单元266用于驱动第三显示区260,每一个第三驱动单元266可以与一个第三像素集合264电性连接,一个第三驱动单元266可以驱动一个第三像素集合264,即一个第三驱动单元266可以驱动一个第三像素集合264内的所有第三像素262。相比一个驱动单元驱动一个像素,本申请实施例可以减少第三驱动单元的个数,从而就可以减少第三驱动单元对第三驱动部236空间的占用,可以设置第一驱动单元246。诸如一个第三像素集合264包括四个并联连接的第三像素262,一个第三驱动单元266可以占用一个第三像素262对应的空间,或者略小于第三像素262对应的空间。因此,一个第三像 素集合264可以空余出至少三个第三像素262对应的空间,可以在该空余的空间中设置多个第一像素单元264,诸如设置三个第一驱动单元246。可以将空余的三个第三像素262与三个第一驱动单元246一一对应设置。
因此,本申请实施例可以通过对第三显示区260中至少两个第三像素262并联连接形成一个第三像素集合264,可以通过一个第三驱动单元266实现对多个第三像素262的驱动,可以在第三驱动部236留出足够的空间设置第一驱动单元246。从而就可以实现将第一显示区240中不透光的薄膜晶体管设置到不需要透过摄像头等光线采集信号的第三显示区260,而且第三显示区260的尺寸可以设置较小,且连接第一显示区240和第二显示区220,在第二显示区220显示画面未受到较大影响的情况下,第三显示区260显示画面的质量变差并不会对整个显示装置20的显示效果产生大的影响。
此外,第三显示区260中相互并联连接的第三像素262的个数可以小于第一显示区240中相互并联连接的第一像素242的个数,可以使得第一显示区240和第二显示区220之间的显示过渡更加平滑。
需要说明的是,本申请实施例第一驱动单元设置的位置并不限于第三显示区260。比如将一部分第一驱动单元设置在第三显示区260、另一部分第一驱动单元设置在第一显示区240,再比如将一部分第一驱动单元设置在第三显示区260、另一部分第一驱动单元设置在第二显示区220,还比如将第一驱动单元分为三部分分别设置在第一显示区240、第三显示区260和第二显示区220。
还需要说明的是,本申请实施例第一驱动单元设置的位置并不限于显示区域,也可以将第一驱动单元设置在显示装置20的侧边或非显示区域。
请参阅图14,图14为图10所示显示装置的第三局部示意图。显示装置20还可以包括非显示区280,驱动第一显示区240的第一驱动单元246可以设置于非显示区280。显示装置20可以为全面屏,即显示装置20的正面基本都是显示区域,从电子设备的正面看,显示装置20的正面基本等同于电子设备的显示面。但是,即使是全面屏的显示装置20,显示装置20的边缘还是会有非显示区280,非显示区280可以理解为显示装置20的黑边,黑边的宽度可以做到非常窄,如黑边宽度小于1毫米或0.5毫米等。因为第一显示区240面积小,第一显示区240内第一像素的数量也相对较少,而且第一显示区240的多个第一像素可以并联连接,驱动第一显示区240的第一驱动单元246减少,可以将第一驱动单元246设置到黑边位置,可以提高第一显示区240的透光率,又不会对第二显示区220或第三显示区260造成影响。对应第一显示区240的第一像素需要设置多个第一驱动单元246,可以将第一驱动单元246全部设置在黑边位置。
为了黑边位置可以更好的容纳所有的第一驱动单元246,可以用较简单的第一驱动单元246,例如第一驱动单元246可以采用2T1C、5T1C等驱动电路,可以使每个第一驱动单元246中薄膜晶体管的数量较少,单个第一驱动单元246需要的空间较少。还可以将第一显示区240内的第一像素分布密度设置较低,使用来驱动第一显示区240的第一驱动单元246的总数较少。需要说明的是,多个第一驱动单元246还可以一部分设置在非显示区280,一部分设置在其他位置,诸如第一显示区240或第三显示区260。
需要说明的是,本申请实施例提高第一显示区240的透光率的方式并不限于此,还可以采用其他方式。比如可以将显示装置20在第一显示区240的布线设置成透明结构,以增加第一显示区240的透光率。还比如可以在第一显示区240位置不设置偏光结构。再比如可以在将驱动第一显示区240的驱动单元采用被动驱动的方式,可以大大减少布线和驱动单元中的元器件。可以理解的是,通过提高材料的透光率以及改变布线的排布以提高第一显示区240的方案均在本申请的范围内。
然而,可以理解的是,由于一个驱动单元可以包括多个器件诸如多个TFT和电容。为了提高第一显示区240的透光率,不仅可以将驱动单元的整个结构设置在第一显示区240,也可以将一个驱动单元中的部分结构设置在第一显示区240外。通常一个驱动单元诸如第一驱动单元246可以包括多个TFT和一个或两个电容。诸如可以将第一驱动单元246中的至少一个TFT设置在第一显示区240外,将将电容设置在第一显示区240。具体的,可以将所有的TFT均设置在第一显示区240外,而仅将电容设置在第一 显示区240。也可以将所有的TFT中的一部分设置在第一显示区240,另一部分设置在第一显示区240外。
需要说明的是,第一驱动单元246的至少一个TFT设置在第一显示区240外,可以包括第二显示区220、第三显示区260、非显示区中的至少一个。其中,非显示区可以包括显示装置20的侧边,该侧边可以为第一显示区240的侧边,也可以为第二显示区220的侧边,当然还可以一部分为第一显示区240的侧边,一部分为第二显示区220的侧边。可以理解的是,该非显示区也可以包括上述的黑边。
请参阅图15,图15为本申请实施例提供的显示装置的局部结构示意图。显示装置20还可以包括侧边280,可以理解的是,显示装置20的侧边280也可以称为显示装置20的侧部、边侧等。该侧边280位于显示装置20的边缘位置,或者说侧边280位于显示装置20的显示区域周围的部分。显示装置20可以具有一个或多个侧边280,在此并不对侧边280的个数进行限定。
本申请实施例可以将第一显示区240的电路结构中的一部分或者全部布置在侧边280位置。诸如在侧边280上设置一个柔性电路板290,柔性电路板290可以与第一显示区240对应设置,或者说柔性电路板290设置在第一显示区240的侧边位置。当然,柔性电路板290也可以设置在第二显示区220对应的位置,或者说是柔性电路板290设置在第二显示区220的侧边位置。可以理解的是,柔性电路板290还可以一部分设置在第一显示区240的侧边位置,另一部分设置在第二显示区220的侧边位置。该柔性电路板290可以从延伸至第一显示区240内部,诸如从第一显示区240的驱动层或者说是驱动部延伸到第一显示区240的内部,以实现电路的连接。
本申请实施例可以将用于驱动第一显示区240的第一驱动单元的至少一个薄膜晶体管设置在侧边280上,第一驱动单元的薄膜晶体管可以采用该第一柔性电路板290作为载体,以用来驱动第一显示区240的第一像素。由于该柔性电路板290可以设置在第一显示区240的侧边位置或第二显示区220的侧边位置,或者柔性电路板290可以设置第一显示区240和第二显示区220的侧边位置,因此第一驱动单元的至少一个薄膜晶体管可以设置在第一显示区240的侧边或第二显示区220的侧边位置,或者第一驱动单元的至少一个薄膜晶体管设置第一显示区240和第二显示区220的侧边位置。在一些实施例中,可以将第一驱动单元的所有薄膜晶体管均设置在侧边280上。
需要说明的是,显示装置20的侧边280空间有限,尤其是显示装置20往往都比较薄,在其厚度方向的空间更是有限。因此,在显示装置20的侧边设置过多电路结构往往不易布线。因此,可以将第一驱动单元的所有薄膜晶体管中的一部分设置在侧边280,一部分设置在第一显示区240。
可以理解的是,第一驱动单元的薄膜晶体管往往分为不同的类型。诸如第一驱动单元的薄膜晶体管可以包括至少一个驱动管和至少一个控制管。其中,控制管可以与显示装置20的栅极线(或者称为扫描线)电性连接。还可以理解的是,显示装置20包括有多条栅极线和多条数据线,栅极线和数据线可以设置在显示装置20的不同层且相互交错排布,诸如栅极线呈行排布,数据线呈列排布。其中数据线和栅极线可以连接到一个驱动单元的不同位置实现配合以驱动一个像素。诸如数据线和栅极线连接到一个第一驱动单元的不同位置进行配合以驱动第一显示区240的第一像素。
本申请实施例可以将一种类型的薄膜晶体管设置在第一显示区240内,将另一种类型的薄膜晶体管设置在侧边280。诸如本申请实施例可以将第一驱动单元的所有驱动管设置在第一显示区240内,可以将一个第一驱动单元中的所有驱动管和一个第一像素对应,比如一个第一驱动单元中的所有驱动管在显示装置20的投影位于第一像素在显示装置20的投影内。可以将第一驱动单元的所有控制管设置在侧边280,诸如与第一显示区240对应侧边位置的柔性电路板290上。本申请实施例还可以将同一第一驱动单元的所有驱动管和所有电容设置在第一显示区240内,且与一个第一像素对应设置,比如一个第一驱动单元中的所有驱动管和所有电容在显示装置20的投影位于第一像素在显示装置20的投影内。
为了更加全面的理解本申请实施例的第一驱动单元的薄膜晶体管的设置,下面以第一驱动单元分别为7T1C、5T2C和2T1C为例进行说明。
请参阅图16,图16为本申请实施例提供的显示装置中第一驱动单元的第一种电路示意图。第一驱动单元可以为2T1C。其中,T1为驱动管,T2为控制管,Vdata连接数据线,Vdd连接电压源,SEL为栅极线,OLED为像素,OLED为第一像素。
第一驱动单元可以包括多个薄膜晶体管(T1和T2),该多个薄膜晶体管可以包括一个驱动管T1和一个控制管T2,每一个控制管T2的栅极与栅极线SEL电性连接。也可以理解为,每一个第一驱动单元中的多个薄膜晶体管可以分成两类,其中一类为驱动管,另一类为控制管。每一个第一驱动单元中的薄膜晶体管的栅极若与栅极线SEL电性连接则为控制管T2,每一个第一驱动单元中除了控制管T2以外的薄膜晶体管则为驱动管T1。
本申请实施例可以将驱动管T1设置在第一显示区240,将控制管T2设置在第一显示区240外。第一显示区240的每个第一像素242与电源电压通过导线连接,导线长度越长,导线电阻也越大。不可避免的,电源电压会在导线上产生电压降(IR Drop),导线的电阻值使得每一个第一驱动单元获得的电源电压不同,从而使得在相同的数据信号电压输入下,不同的第一像素242有不同的电流、亮度输出,导致整个显示装置的显示亮度不均匀,并且画面不同,第一像素的电压降也会跟着不同。第一驱动单元中的控制管主要起控制作用,对IR压降不敏感,放置在第一显示区240外,即电源电压和控制管的电压信号的IR压降即使较大,也不影响控制管的开启和关闭,对第一显示区240的色彩补偿没有影响。第一驱动单元中的驱动管T1主要起驱动第一像素242的作用,设置在第一显示区240,与第一像素242距离近,电压降相对就会小,即电源电压和到第一像素242的电压信号的电压降小,更容易对第一显示区240的色彩进行补偿。
需要说明的是,第一驱动单元中的电容Cs与驱动管T1相邻设置,即电容Cs和驱动管T1均可设置在第一显示区240,诸如驱动层的第一驱动部。
第一驱动单元还可以为5T2C,具体请参阅图17,图17为本申请实施例提供的显示装置中第一驱动单元的第二种电路示意图。第一驱动单元中的T1、T3和T5为控制管,第一驱动单元中的T2和T4为驱动管。图中Vscan1、Vsacan2连接不同的栅极线,Vdata连接数据线,Vdd连接电压源,Vems连接发光扫描控制线,OLED为第一像素。
需要说明的是,第一驱动单元中的电容C1和C2与驱动管相邻设置,即电容C1、C2和驱动管T2、T4均设置在第一显示区240。
采用5T2C的第一驱动单元其基本的工作原理可以如下:
重置阶段:T1导通、T4导通、T3导通、T2导通,T5导通,电流通过T3和T4对电容C2充电,由于T5导通,OLED不发光。
阈值电压存储阶段:T1、T2、T3、T5导通,T4关断,Vdata为0。a点电压通过T3、T2、T5放电至Va=Vth,由于T5导通,OLED不发光。其中,Vth为薄膜晶体管的阈值电压。
数据电压写入阶段:T1、T2、T5导通,T3、T4关断,灰阶数据电压跳变为正值,灰度数据通过C1耦合到T2,此时Va=Vth+Vdata*C1/(C1+C2),由于T5导通,OLED不发光。
发光阶段:T2、T4导通,T1、T3、T5关断,T2驱动OLED发光,储存在C2的电压Va=Vth+Vdata*C1/(C1+C2)保持不变,从而维持OLED在一帧内亮度不变。
第一驱动单元还可以为7T1C,具体请参阅图18,图18为本申请实施例提供的显示装置中第一驱动单元的第三种电路示意图。第一驱动单元中的T2、T3、T4和T7为控制管,第一驱动单元中的T1、T5和T6为驱动管。图中Gn-1、Gn连接不同的栅极线,Data连接数据线,ELVdd连接一电压源,EM连接发光扫描控制线。
需要说明的是,第一驱动单元中的电容C1与驱动管相邻设置,即电容C1和驱动管T1、T5和T6均设置在第一显示区。
采用7T1C的第一驱动单元其基本的工作原理可以如下:
电容放电阶段:Gn-1为低电位,T4导通,INIT为一个低电位,电容C1放电。
补偿阶段:Gn为低电位,T2和T3导通,T1的漏极和栅极短路,且Vg>Vth,T1打开,直到vg=Vdata-Vth。其中,Vth为薄膜晶体管的阈值电压。
发光阶段:EM为低电位,T5和T6导通,Vgs=ELVDD-(Vdata-Vth)。
其中,T2、T3、T4和T7主要起到复位和控制,实际的驱动通路是T1、T5和T6。同时7T1C的第一驱动单元可以消除2T1C驱动电路中薄膜晶体管的Vth的离散,解决显示装置的亮度分布不均匀的问题。
需要说明的是,第一驱动单元中的电容C1与驱动管相邻设置,即电容C1和驱动管T1、T5、T6均设置在第一显示区的第一驱动电路层。
因此,本申请实施例可以将用来驱动第一显示区240的一部分薄膜晶体管设置在第一显示区240内,且另一部分设置在第一显示区240外,不仅可以减少第一显示区240的薄膜晶体管个数,而且可以减少第一显示区240的布线,以大大提高第一显示区240的透光率。此外,由于近将用来驱动第一显示区240的一部分线路和一部分薄膜晶体管设置在第一显示区240外诸如显示装置20的侧边,在侧边空间不足的情况可以实现器件和线路的排布。
本申请实施例中的第二显示区220可以为主动式驱动(AMOLED)显示区,第一显示区240可以为主动式驱动显示区或被动式驱动(PMOLED)显示区。本申请实施例可以将第一显示区240设置小于第二显示区220,从而第一显示区240的显示内容相比第二显示区220的显示内容少,第一显示区240所显示的内容重要性相比第二显示区220较低。因此本申请实施例将第二显示区220采用AMOLED可以确保显示装置20的主要显示区域能够具有较高的显示效果。同时第一显示区240采用PMOLED,被动式驱动的第一显示区240只需要一个薄膜晶体管驱动,不透光的薄膜晶体管数量少,可以极大的提升第一显示区240的透光率。而且第一显示区240所显示的面积可以远小于第二显示区220所显示的面积,如若第一显示区240显示画面的质量降低也不会对显示装置20的整个显示造成较大影响。需要说明的是,第一显示区240也可以为主动式驱动,可以使得第一显示区240的显示效果与第二显示区220的显示效果接近。
本申请实施例第三显示区260可以根据需要选择主动式驱动显示区或被动式驱动显示区。因为第三显示区260的第三像素262和第一显示区240的第一像素242的物理结构一样,第三显示区260和第一显示区240可以为相同的驱动方式,诸如第三显示区260和第一显示区240可以为被动式驱动显示区。若第三显示区260的面积较大,或者为了提高第三显示区260的显示质量,可以将第三显示区260和第二显示区220采用相同的驱动显示区,诸如可以均为主动式驱动显示区。
其中,第一显示区240中的第一像素242的尺寸和形状可以根据需要设置。例如,第一像素242可以矩形,还可以为类圆形。类圆形的第一像素242可以为圆形、椭圆形或圆角矩形等。类圆形的第一像素242因为边缘为弧形过渡,可以改善第一显示区240的衍射问题。
本申请实施例可以将电子设备10的传感器诸如摄像头60设置在显示装置20的内侧,比如摄像头60的镜头朝向显示装置20的下基板270,且摄像头60与第一显示区240对应设置,或者说摄像头60位于第一显示区240位置下基板270的下方。摄像头60可以获取透过所述第一显示区240的外界光信号进行成像。本申请实施例可以将摄像头60的镜头和下基板270间隔设置,当然,也可以将摄像头60的镜头共用下基板270,比如将下基板270对应第一显示区240的位置设置成弧形结构。
为了减小摄像头60占用的电子设备10的空间,可以将摄像头60的镜头接近或邻接显示装置20的下基板270。显示装置20的下基板270主要用于承载显示装置20的其他层结构,本身不需要特别的功能。
请参阅图19,图19为本申请实施例提供的电子设备中显示装置和摄像头配合的结构示意图。为了进一步减小摄像头60对电子设备10内部空间的占用,可以在下基板270相对摄像头60设置一第一安 装孔272,摄像头60至少部分可设置于该第一安装孔272内。第一安装孔272可以为盲孔,即下基板270相对摄像头60的部分厚度小于其他部分的厚度,下基板270还是完整的基板,不影响其承载显示装置20其他层结构的作用,又能空出部分空间容纳摄像头60。第一安装孔272和摄像头60的安装方式可以根据第一安装孔272的尺寸和摄像头60的尺寸进行设置。示例性地,若第一安装孔272的空间不足以安装整个摄像头60,可以将摄像头60的镜头部分设置在第一安装孔272内。若摄像头足够小,可以将整个摄像头60设置在第一安装孔272内。
需要说明的是,该摄像头可以替换成电子设备10的其他传感器,即电子设备10的传感器的至少一部分可以设置第一安装孔272内。
请参阅图20,图20为本申请实施例提供的电子设备中显示装置和摄像头配合的另一结构示意图。因为第一显示区240的驱动层230可以不设置第一驱动单元,可以将摄像头60安装进驱动层。具体的,下基板270上开设的第一安装孔272为通孔,第一显示区240的驱动层具有相对摄像头60的第二安装孔238,第一安装孔272和第二安装孔238连通,摄像头60可以至少部分位于第二安装孔238内。例如,摄像头60的镜头位于在第一安装孔272和第二安装孔238内。第二安装孔238可以为通孔也可以为盲孔。第一安装孔272和第二安装孔238可以在显示装置20的部分层叠结构形成后再制作出来。例如,显示装置20的驱动层230、显示层210设置在下基板270上以后,对应摄像头60镜头位置利用激光等方式制作出第一安装孔272和第二安装孔238。
需要说明的是,该摄像头可以替换成电子设备10的其他传感器,即电子设备10的传感器的至少一部分可以设置第一安装孔272和第二安装孔238内。
可以理解的是,相对第一显示区240的摄像头60可以作为电子设备的前置摄像头,前置摄像头一般为镜头不能移动的摄像头,显示装置20的下基板和驱动层可以设置第一安装孔和第二安装孔,则相对第一显示区240的摄像头60可以为镜头可移动的摄像头,摄像头60的镜头可移动用于实现自动对焦等功能。需要说明的是,该摄像头60也可以为后置摄像头,即该电子设备10可以设置两个相对的显示装置20。
第一显示区240下方可以设置一个摄像头60也可以设置多个摄像头60。多个摄像头60可以为相互配合的摄像头60,如两个相同的摄像头、一个普通摄像头和一个虚化摄像头或黑白摄像头等,第一显示区240下方除了设置摄像头以外还可以设置其他传感器。
其中本申请实施例的传感器并不限于摄像头,还可以为接近传感器、光线传感器、测距传感器、指纹识别传感器等。
本申请实施例的显示装置20并不限于第一显示区240和第二显示区220,或者第一显示区240、第二显示区220和第三显示区260。本申请实施例所限定的显示装置20也可以仅具有第一显示区240,即本申请实施例中整个显示区域中的一部分TFT可以设置在第一显示区240的外侧。从而可以提高整个显示区域的透光率,可以在显示装置20下方的任一位置设置摄像头60等传感器。
请继续参阅图1,电子设备10还可包括壳体40。壳体40可由塑料、玻璃、陶瓷、纤维复合材料、金属(例如,不锈钢、铝等)、其他合适的材料、或这些材料的任意两种或更多种的组合形成。壳体40可使用一体式配置形成,在该一体式配置中,一些或全部壳体40被加工或模制成单一结构,或者可使用多个结构(例如,内框架结构、形成外部外壳表面的一种或多种结构等)形成。壳体40可设置收纳腔以收纳电子设备10的器件诸如电池、电路板等。壳体40还可以承载显示装置20。
以上对本申请实施例提供的显示装置和电子设备进行了详细介绍。本文中应用了具体个例对本申请的原理及实施方式进行了阐述,以上实施例的说明只是用于帮助理解本申请。同时,对于本领域的技术人员,依据本申请的思想,在具体实施方式及应用范围上均会有改变之处,综上所述,本说明书内容不应理解为对本申请的限制。
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- 一种显示装置,其包括第一显示区,所述显示装置还包括:多个第一像素,所述多个第一像素设置在所述第一显示区;和多个第一驱动单元,所述多个第一驱动单元用于驱动所述多个第一像素,每一所述第一驱动单元包括至少两个薄膜晶体管,所述第一驱动单元中的至少一个薄膜晶体管设置在所述第一显示区外。
- 根据权利要求1所述的显示装置,其中,所述第一驱动单元的所有的所述薄膜晶体管设置在所述第一显示区的侧边。
- 根据权利要求1所述的显示装置,其中,所述显示装置还包括第二显示区,所述第二显示区和所述第一显示区邻接,每一所述第一驱动单元的所有的所述薄膜晶体管设置在所述第二显示区的侧边。
- 根据权利要求1所述的显示装置,其中,所述显示装置还包括第二显示区,所述第二显示区和所述第一显示区邻接,每一所述第一驱动单元的所有的所述薄膜晶体管的一部分设置在所述第一显示区的侧边、另一部分设置在所述第二显示区的侧边。
- 根据权利要求1所述的显示装置,其中,所述第一驱动单元的至少两个薄膜晶体管包括:至少一个控制管,所述控制管与所述显示装置的栅极线电性连接,所有的所述控制管设置在所述第一显示区外;和至少一个驱动管,所有的所述驱动管设置在所述第一显示区。
- 根据权利要求5所述的显示装置,其中,每一所述第一驱动单元所有的所述驱动管与一所述第一像素对应设置。
- 根据权利要求6所述的显示装置,其中,所述驱动管在所述显示装置的投影位于所述第一像素在所述显示装置的投影内。
- 根据权利要求6所述的显示装置,其中,所述第一驱动单元还包括至少一个电容,所述电容设置在所述第一显示区,且每一所述第一驱动单元所有的所述电容及所有的所述驱动管与一所述第一像素对应设置。
- 根据权利要求8所述的显示装置,其中,每一所述第一驱动单元所有的电容及所有的所述驱动管在所述显示装置的投影位于所述第一像素在所述显示装置的投影内。
- 根据权利要求8所述的显示装置,其中,所有的所述控制管设置在所述第一显示区的侧边。
- 根据权利要求8所述的显示装置,其中,所述显示装置还包括第二显示区,所述第二显示区和所述第一显示区邻接,所有的所述控制管设置在所述第二显示区的侧边。
- 根据权利要求8所述的显示装置,其中,所述显示装置还包括第二显示区,所述第二显示区和所述第一显示区邻接,所有的所述控制管的一部分设置在所述第一显示区的侧边,所有的所述控制管的另一部分设置在所述第二显示区的侧边。
- 根据权利要求1所述的显示装置,其中,所述第一显示区还包括多个像素集合,所述像素集合包括多个并联连接的所述第一像素,所述第一像素集合与所述第一驱动单元电性连接,每一所述第一驱动单元用于驱动一所述像素集合内所有的所述第一像素。
- 一种电子设备,其包括显示装置和传感器,所述显示装置包括第一显示区,所述显示装置还包括:多个第一像素,所述多个第一像素设置在所述第一显示区;和多个第一驱动单元,所述多个第一驱动单元用于驱动所述多个第一像素,每一所述第一驱动单元包括至少两个薄膜晶体管,所述第一驱动单元中的至少一个薄膜晶体管设置在所述第一显示区外;所述传感器用于透过所述第一显示区传输信号。
- 根据权利要求14所述的电子设备,其中,所述第一驱动单元的至少两个薄膜晶体管包括:至少一个控制管,所述控制管与所述显示装置的栅极线电性连接,所有的所述控制管设置在所述第一显示区外;至少一个驱动管,所有的所述驱动管设置在所述第一显示区,且每一所述第一驱动单元所有的所述驱动管与一所述第一像素对应设置;和至少一个电容,所述电容设置在所述第一显示区,且每一所述第一驱动单元所有的所述电容及所有的所述驱动管与一所述第一像素对应设置。
- 根据权利要求15所述的电子设备,其中,所述驱动管在所述显示装置的投影位于所述第一像素在所述显示装置的投影内。
- 根据权利要求15所述的电子设备,其中,每一所述第一驱动单元所有的电容及所有的所述驱动管在所述显示装置的投影位于所述第一像素在所述显示装置的投影内。
- 根据权利要求15所述的电子设备,其中,所有的所述控制管设置在所述第一显示区的侧边。
- 根据权利要求15所述的电子设备,其中,所述显示装置还包括第二显示区,所述第二显示区和所述第一显示区邻接,所有的所述控制管设置在所述第二显示区的侧边。
- 根据权利要求15所述的电子设备,其中,所述显示装置还包括第二显示区,所述第二显示区和所述第一显示区邻接,所有的所述控制管的一部分设置在所述第一显示区的侧边,所有的所述控制管的另一部分设置在所述第二显示区的侧边。
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