IP Library Granted Patent US 12707870
Granted Patent B2
US 12707870 · App. 18/458,852 · Granted Aug 11, 2026

Display device

Inventors: Jinouk Song (Yongin-si, KR); Ilhoo Park (Yongin-si, KR); Jin Sook Bang (Yongin-si, KR); Sang Hoon Yim (Yongin-si, KR); Seong Jin Jeong (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
H10K59/8791H10K59/122H10K59/40H10K59/873H10K59/879
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Patent No.
US 12707870
App. No.
18/458,852
Granted
Aug 11, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device according to an embodiment includes: a substrate; a transistor on the substrate; a pixel electrode electrically connected to the transistor; a pixel defining layer on the pixel electrode and having a first opening overlapping the pixel electrode; an emission layer on the pixel electrode; a common electrode on the pixel definition layer and the emission layer; an encapsulation layer on the common electrode; a light extraction pattern on the encapsulation layer and having a first refractive index; and a reflection control layer covering the light extraction pattern and having a second refractive index different from the first refractive index.

Claims (59)

1 . A display device comprising:

a substrate;

a transistor on the substrate;

a pixel electrode electrically connected to the transistor;

a pixel defining layer on the pixel electrode and having a first opening overlapping the pixel electrode;

an emission layer on the pixel electrode;

a common electrode on the pixel defining layer and the emission layer;

an encapsulation layer on the common electrode;

a light extraction pattern on the encapsulation layer and having a first refractive index; and

a reflection control layer covering the light extraction pattern and having a second refractive index different from the first refractive index,

wherein the first refractive index of the light extraction pattern is 1.40 to 1.59.

2 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein:

the reflection control layer contacts the light extraction pattern.

3 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein:

the light extraction pattern has a mesh shape or a lattice shape.

4 . The display device of claim 3 , wherein:

the light extraction pattern has a cross-section shape of a trapezoid.

5 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein:

the light extraction pattern comprises a microlens array.

6 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein:

the second refractive index is greater than the first refractive index.

7 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein:

the second refractive index is smaller than the first refractive index.

8 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein:

the reflection control layer comprises tetraazaporphyrin.

9 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein:

the reflection control layer has a second opening overlapping the first opening.

10 . The display device of claim 9 , further comprising a flattening layer at least in the second opening and having a third refractive index.

11 . The display device of claim 10 , wherein:

the third refractive index is the same as the second refractive index.

12 . The display device of claim 10 , wherein:

the third refractive index is greater than the second refractive index.

13 . The display device of claim 10 , wherein:

the flattening layer comprises a portion in the second opening and a portion on the reflection control layer.

14 . The display device of claim 10 , wherein:

an upper surface of the reflection control layer and an upper surface of the flattening layer form a flat surface.

15 . The display device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a touch conductive layer on the encapsulation layer; and

an insulation layer on the touch conductive layer,

wherein the light extraction pattern is on the insulation layer.

16 . A display device comprising:

a substrate;

a transistor on the substrate;

a pixel electrode electrically connected to the transistor;

a pixel defining layer on the pixel electrode and having a first opening overlapping the pixel electrode;

an emission layer on the pixel electrode;

a common electrode on the pixel defining layer and the emission layer;

an encapsulation layer on the common electrode;

a reflection control layer on the encapsulation layer, comprising scatterers, and having a second opening overlapping the first opening; and

a flattening layer in at least the second opening,

wherein:

the scatterers are distributed at ⅔ or less of a height of the reflection control layer in the reflection control layer.

17 . The display device of claim 16 , wherein:

the reflection control layer comprises tetraazaporphyrin.

18 . The display device of claim 16 , further comprising:

a touch conductive layer on the encapsulation layer; and

an insulation layer on the touch conductive layer,

wherein the reflection control layer is on the insulation layer.

19 . The display device of claim 16 , further comprising a light blocking member overlapping the reflection control layer.