Display device and method of fabricating the same

1 . A display device comprising a pixel in a display area, the pixel comprising:

a first electrode and a second electrode spaced from each other;

a first insulating pattern on the first electrode, the first insulating pattern protruding to an outside of the first electrode while having a width greater than that of the first electrode;

a second insulating pattern on the second electrode, the second insulating pattern protruding to an outside of the second electrode while having a width greater than that of the second electrode;

a light emitting element arranged between the first insulating pattern and the second insulating pattern, the light emitting element comprising a first end and a second end;

a third insulating pattern on a portion of the light emitting element to expose the first end and the second end of the light emitting element;

a first contact electrode on the first end of the light emitting element and the first insulating pattern, and connected to the first end of the light emitting element; and

a second contact electrode on the second end of the light emitting element and the second insulating pattern, and connected to the second end of the light emitting element,

wherein portions of the first insulating pattern, the second insulating pattern, and the third insulating pattern touch a same side of the light emitting element, wherein the third insulating pattern consists of a first portion not touching a same side of the light emitting element as portions of the first insulating pattern and portions of the second insulating pattern and a second portion touching a same side of the light emitting element as portions of the first insulating pattern and portions of the second insulating pattern, wherein the portions of the first insulating pattern, the portions of the second insulating pattern, and the second portion of the third insulating pattern are spaced from each other in a first direction perpendicular to a thickness direction of the display device.

2 . The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first insulating pattern overlaps the first electrode and protrudes to the outside of the first electrode in an entire peripheral area of the first electrode, and

wherein the second insulating pattern overlaps the second electrode and protrudes to the outside of the second electrode in an entire peripheral area of the second electrode.

3 . The display device according to claim 2 , wherein the first insulating pattern and the second insulating pattern have individual patterns corresponding to the pixel.

4 . The display device according to claim 3 ,

wherein the first contact electrode has an individual pattern corresponding to the first insulating pattern, and

wherein the second contact electrode has an individual pattern corresponding to the second insulating pattern.

5 . The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first insulating pattern and the second insulating pattern are spaced from each other by a first distance shorter than a length of the light emitting element, and

wherein the first end and the second end of the light emitting element are on the first insulating pattern and the second insulating pattern, respectively.

6 . The display device according to claim 5 , wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are spaced from each other by a second distance that is longer than the first distance.

7 . The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first contact electrode is connected to the first electrode through a first contact portion in the first insulating pattern, and

wherein the second contact electrode is connected to the second electrode through a second contact portion in the second insulating pattern.

8 . The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the third insulating pattern comprises:

an upper area comprising an upper surface; and

a middle area located between the upper area and the light emitting element, and having a width narrower than that of the upper area.

9 . The display device according to claim 8 , wherein the first contact electrode and the second contact electrode are separated from each other with the third insulating pattern interposed therebetween.

10 . The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the pixel comprises a plurality of light emitting elements arranged between the first insulating pattern and the second insulating pattern, including the light emitting element.

11 . The display device according to claim 10 , wherein the third insulating pattern has a first height above the light emitting elements, and has a second height lower than the first height in an area between the light emitting elements.

12 . The display device according to claim 10 , wherein the third insulating pattern comprises a concave curved sidewall above the light emitting elements and a vertical sidewall in an area between the light emitting elements.

13 . The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the pixel further comprises a conductive pattern that is on the third insulating pattern and is separated from the first contact electrode and the second contact electrode.

14 . The display device according to claim 13 , wherein the conductive pattern comprises a same material as that of the first and second contact electrodes.

15 . A display device comprising a plurality of pixels that are adjacent in a first direction in a display area of the display device, a pixel of the plurality of pixels comprising:

a first electrode and a second electrode spaced from each other;

a first insulating pattern on the first electrode, the first insulating pattern protruding to an outside of the first electrode while having a width greater than that of the first electrode;

a second insulating pattern on the second electrode, the second insulating pattern protruding to an outside of the second electrode while having a width greater than that of the second electrode;

a light emitting element arranged between the first insulating pattern and the second insulating pattern, the light emitting element comprising a first end and a second end;

a third insulating pattern on a portion of the light emitting element to expose the first end and the second end of the light emitting element;

a first contact electrode on the first end of the light emitting element and the first insulating pattern, and connected to the first end of the light emitting element; and

a second contact electrode on the second end of the light emitting element and the second insulating pattern, and connected to the second end of the light emitting element,

wherein portions of the first insulating pattern, the second insulating pattern, and the third insulating pattern touch a same side of the light emitting element, the portions of the first insulating pattern, the second insulating pattern, and the third insulating pattern that touch the same side of the light emitting element being spaced from each other in the first direction perpendicular to a thickness direction of the display device,

wherein first electrodes of the plurality of pixels are separated from each other in a separation area located between emission areas of the plurality of pixels,

wherein first insulating patterns of the plurality of pixels are separated from each other in the separation area,

wherein first contact electrodes of the plurality of pixels are separated from each other in the separation area, and

wherein the first insulating pattern and the first contact electrode of each of the pixels protrude to an outside of the first electrode of each of the pixels in the first direction.