Patent ID: 11921961
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A display device comprising:
a sensing area with a first sensing area and a second sensing area spaced apart from the first sensing area in a first direction, and a non-sensing area,
wherein the non-sensing area includes a division region interposed between the first sensing area and the second sensing area, and
wherein the division region extends along a straight line extending in a second direction different from the first direction;
a light emitting element emitting light;
a sensor unit including:
a plurality of first sensor electrodes disposed in the first sensing area and extending in the first direction,
a plurality of second sensor electrodes disposed in the second sensing area and extending in the first direction,
a plurality of third sensor electrodes disposed in the first sensing area and extending in the second direction,
a plurality of fourth sensor electrodes disposed in the second sensing area and extending in the second direction, and
a connection pattern disposed in the non-sensing area,
wherein the connection pattern electrically connects the plurality of third sensor electrodes to the plurality of fourth sensor electrodes, and wherein
the connection pattern extends from the plurality of third sensor electrodes to the plurality of fourth sensor electrodes outside the division region;
and
a sensor driver configured to drive the sensor unit,
wherein the plurality of first sensor electrodes include a first row sensor electrode and a second row sensor electrode,
wherein the sensor driver is configured such that the sensor driver provides:
during a first time period, a first phase sensing signal and a second phase sensing signal to the second row sensor electrode and the first row sensor electrode, respectively, and
during a second time period after the first time period, the second phase sensing signal and the first phase sensing signal to the second row sensor electrode and the first row sensor electrode, respectively, and

wherein the first phase sensing signal and the second phase sensing signal are different from each other.