IP Library Granted Patent US 12701862
Granted Patent B2
US 12701862 · App. 18/316,528 · Granted Aug 4, 2026

Display device

Inventors: Junyoung Min (Yongin-si, KR); Jun-Yong An (Yongin-si, KR); Junwon Choi (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
H10K59/1213H10K59/122H10K59/352
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Patent No.
US 12701862
App. No.
18/316,528
Granted
Aug 4, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device including a base layer, a circuit layer including 1-1 and 1-2 pixel circuits, and a light emitting element layer including first and second light emitting elements each including a first electrode, an emission layer, a second electrode, and a pixel defining film. The 1-1 pixel circuit and the 1-2 pixel circuit each include a driving and a gate conductive layer. An area in which the first electrode of the first light emitting element overlaps the gate conductive layer of the 1-1 pixel circuit in plan view is equal to an area in which the first electrode of the second light emitting element overlaps the gate conductive layer of the 1-2 pixel circuit in plan view.

Claims (114)

1 . A display device comprising:

a base layer;

a circuit layer including a 1-1 pixel circuit and a 1-2 pixel circuit, the circuit layer being disposed on the base layer; and

a light emitting element layer including a first light emitting element, connected to the 1-1 pixel circuit, and a second light emitting element connected to the 1-2 pixel circuit, the first and second light emitting elements are adjacent to one another, emit a same color and each including:

a first electrode;

an emission layer;

a second electrode; and

a pixel defining film including a pixel opening exposing a portion of the first electrode, wherein

the light emitting element layer is disposed on the circuit layer, the 1-1 pixel circuit and the 1-2 pixel circuit each include:

a driving transistor including:

a source;

a drain; and

a gate; and

a gate conductive layer forming the gate,

wherein an area in which the first electrode of the first light emitting element overlaps the gate of the 1-1 pixel circuit in a plan view is equal to an area in which the first electrode of the second light emitting element overlaps the gate of the 1-2 pixel circuit in a plan view, and

in the plan view, the pixel opening of the first light emitting element does not overlap the gate of the 1-1 pixel circuit, and the pixel opening of the second light emitting element overlaps the gate of the 1-2 pixel circuit.

2 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein

the first electrode of the first light emitting element and the gate of the 1-1 pixel circuit define a first electrode and a second electrode of a first capacitor, respectively, and

the first electrode of the second light emitting element and the gate of the 1-2 pixel circuit define a first electrode and a second electrode of a second capacitor, respectively.

3 . The display device of claim 2 , wherein

a capacitance of the first capacitor is substantially equal to a capacitance of the second capacitor.

4 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein

in the plan view, the pixel opening of the first light emitting element overlaps a lower side of the 1-1 pixel circuit, and

in the plan view, the pixel opening of the second light emitting element overlaps an upper side of the 1-2 pixel circuit.

5 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein

the driving transistor comprises an oxide semiconductor.

6 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein

the 1-1 pixel circuit is disposed on the 1-2 pixel circuit in a first direction,

the circuit layer further comprises a 1-3 pixel circuit adjacent to the 1-1 pixel circuit in a second direction intersecting the first direction, and a 1-4 pixel circuit adjacent to the 1-2 pixel circuit in the second direction,

the light emitting element layer comprises a third light emitting element disposed on the 1-3 pixel circuit and a fourth light emitting element disposed on the 1-4 pixel circuit,

the third light emitting element and the fourth light emitting element each comprise:

a first electrode;

an emission layer;

a second electrode; and

a pixel defining film including a pixel opening exposing a portion of the first electrode,

the 1-3 pixel circuit and the 1-4 pixel circuit each comprise a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion, which are divided in the first direction,

in plan view, the first electrode of the third light emitting element overlaps the first to third portions of the 1-3 pixel circuit,

in plan view, the first electrode of the fourth light emitting element overlaps the first to third portions of the 1-4 pixel circuit,

in plan view, the pixel opening of the third light emitting element overlaps the second portion and the third portion of the 1-3 pixel circuit, and

in plan view, the pixel opening of the fourth light emitting element overlaps the first portion and the second portion of the 1-4 pixel circuit.

7 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein

the first light emitting element and the second light emitting element emit first light.

8 . The display device of claim 7 , wherein

the first light emitting element is electrically connected to the 1-1 pixel circuit, and the second light emitting element is electrically connected to the 1-2 pixel circuit.

9 . The display device of claim 7 , wherein

the light emitting element layer further comprises a fifth light emitting element emitting second light different from the first light and adjacent to the first light emitting element, and

the first light emitting element is connected to the fifth light emitting element.

10 . A display device comprising:

a base layer;

a circuit layer including a 1-1 pixel circuit and a 1-2 pixel circuit adjacent to the 1-1 pixel circuit in a first direction, the circuit layer being disposed on the base layer; and

a light emitting element layer including a first light emitting element disposed on the 1-1 pixel circuit and a second light emitting element disposed on the 1-2 pixel circuit, the light emitting element layer being disposed on the circuit layer, wherein

the first light emitting element and the second light emitting element each include:

a first electrode;

an emission layer;

a second electrode; and

a pixel defining film including a pixel opening exposing a portion of the first electrode,

the 1-1 pixel circuit and the 1-2 pixel circuit each include a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion, which are divided in the first direction, the first portion including a driving transistor having a gate,

in a plan view, the first electrode of the first light emitting element overlaps the first to third portions of the 1-1 pixel circuit,

in the plan view, the first electrode of the second light emitting element overlaps the first to third portions of the 1-2 pixel circuit,

in the plan view, the pixel opening of the first light emitting element overlaps the first portion and the second portion of the 1-1 pixel circuit, and

in the plan view, the pixel opening of the second light emitting element overlaps the second portion and the third portion of the 1-2 pixel circuit and does not overlap the first portion of the 1-2 pixel circuit.

11 . The display device of claim 10 , wherein

in the plan view, the pixel opening of the first light emitting element does not overlap the third portion of the 1-1 pixel circuit.

12 . The display device of claim 10 , wherein

the 1-1 pixel circuit and the 1-2 pixel circuit each comprise a gate, and a gate conductive layer including the gate,

and

an area in which the first electrode of the first light emitting element overlaps the gate conductive layer of the 1-1 pixel circuit in the plan view is equal to an area in which the first electrode of the second light emitting element overlaps the gate conductive layer of the 1-2 pixel circuit in the plan view.

13 . The display device of claim 12 , wherein

the driving transistor is an oxide semiconductor.

14 . The display device of claim 10 , wherein

the 1-1 pixel circuit is disposed on the 1-2 pixel circuit in the first direction;

the circuit layer further comprises a 1-3 pixel circuit adjacent to the 1-1 pixel circuit in a second direction intersecting the first direction, and a 1-4 pixel circuit adjacent to the 1-2 pixel circuit in the second direction,

the light emitting element layer comprises a third light emitting element disposed on the 1-3 pixel circuit and a fourth light emitting element disposed on the 1-4 pixel circuit,

the third light emitting element and the fourth light emitting element each comprise a first electrode, an emission layer, a second electrode, and a pixel defining film including a pixel opening exposing a portion of the first electrode,

the 1-3 pixel circuit and the 1-4 pixel circuit each comprise a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion, which are divided in the first direction,

in plan view, the first electrode of the third light emitting element overlaps the first to third portions of the 1-3 pixel circuit,

in plan view, the first electrode of the fourth light emitting element overlaps the first to third portions of the 1-4 pixel circuit,

in plan view, the pixel opening of the third light emitting element overlaps the second portion and the third portion of the 1-3 pixel circuit, and

in plan view, the pixel opening of the fourth light emitting element overlaps the first portion and the second portion of the 1-4 pixel circuit.

15 . The display device of claim 10 , wherein

the first light emitting element and the second light emitting element emit first light.

16 . The display device of claim 15 , wherein

the first light emitting element is electrically connected to the 1-1 pixel circuit, and the second light emitting element is electrically connected to the 1-2 pixel circuit.

17 . The display device of claim 15 , wherein

the light emitting element layer further comprises a fifth light emitting element emitting second light different from the first light and adjacent to the first light emitting element, and

the first light emitting element is connected to the fifth light emitting element.

18 . A display device comprising:

a base layer;

first to fourth pixel circuit units arranged in a direction; and

first to fourth light emitting units arranged in the direction and disposed on the first to fourth pixel circuit units, respectively, wherein

the first to fourth light emitting units each include:

a 1-1 light emitting element;

a 1-2 light emitting element;

a 1-3 light emitting element; and

a 1-4 light emitting element,

the 1-1 to 1-4 light emitting elements each include:

a first electrode;

an emission layer;

a second electrode; and

a pixel defining film including a pixel opening exposing a portion of the first electrode,

the first to fourth pixel circuit units each include a first pixel circuit electrically connected to the 1-1 light emitting element and the 1-2 light emitting element, a second pixel circuit electrically connected to the 1-2 light emitting element, and a third pixel circuit electrically connected to the 1-3 light emitting element, the first to third pixel circuits each including:

a driving transistor including:

a source;

a drain; and

a gate, and

a gate conductive layer including the gate, and

areas in which the first electrode of the 1-1 light emitting element and the first electrode of the 1-2 light emitting element overlap the gate of the first pixel circuit in a plan view are equal in the first pixel circuit unit and the fourth pixel circuit unit, and

in the plan view, in the first pixel circuit unit, the pixel opening associated with the 1-1 light emitting element does not overlap the gate of the driving transistor connected to the 1-1 light emitting element, and in the fourth pixel unit, the pixel opening associated with the 1-2 light emitting element overlaps the gate of the driving transistor connected to the 1-2 light emitting element.

19 . The display device of claim 18 , wherein

the pixel opening of the 1-1 light emitting element and the pixel opening of the 1-2 light emitting element are disposed at different positions in the first pixel circuit unit and the fourth pixel circuit unit, respectively.

20 . The display device of claim 18 , wherein

the 1-1 light emitting element and the 1-2 light emitting element emit first light,

the 1-3 light emitting element emits second light different from the first light, and

the 1-4 light emitting element emits third light different from the first light and the second light.