IP Library Granted Patent US 12,713,785
Granted Patent B2
US 12,713,785 · App. 18/054,505 · Granted Aug 18, 2026

Display device

Inventors: MoonSoo Kim (Paju-si, KR); Dohong Kim (Paju-si, KR)
Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
H10K59/124H10K50/813
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,713,785
App. No.
18/054,505
Filed
Nov 10, 2022
Granted
Aug 18, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2891
USPC
257/72
Abstract

A display device includes a substrate, a first driving transistor disposed over the substrate and included in a first subpixel, an overcoat layer over the first driving transistor, a first anode disposed over the first driving transistor and included in the first subpixel, a first emitting layer on the first anode, and a cathode on the first emitting layer. The first anode includes a first electrode part in a first area of the first subpixel, a second electrode part in a second area of the first subpixel different from the first area, and a first wire part connecting the first and second electrode parts. The overcoat layer includes a first trench in an area overlapping the first wire part. The first wire part includes a first bend disposed over the overcoat layer and bent along first and second inner side surfaces and a bottom surface of the first trench.

Claims (49)

1 . A display device comprising:

a substrate;

a first driving transistor disposed over the substrate and included in a first subpixel;

an overcoat layer positioned over the first driving transistor;

a first anode disposed over the first driving transistor and included in the first subpixel;

a first emitting layer on the first anode;

a cathode on the first emitting layer; and

a black matrix on the cathode,

wherein the first anode includes a first electrode part disposed in a first area of the first subpixel, a second electrode part disposed in a second area of the first subpixel different from the first area, and a first wire part connecting the first electrode part and the second electrode part,

wherein the overcoat layer includes a first trench in an area overlapping the first wire part, and the first wire part includes a first bend disposed over the overcoat layer and bent along a first inner side surface, a bottom surface, and a second inner side surface of the first trench,

wherein the first wire part is electrically connected to a first node of the first driving transistor through a contact hole in the overcoat layer,

wherein a depth of the first trench is smaller than a depth of the contact hole and the first trench does not extend through the overcoat layer, and

wherein the first trench overlaps the black matrix and is located in a non-emission area.

2 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the overcoat layer further includes a second trench in the area overlapping the first wire part, and the first wire part further includes a second bend disposed over the overcoat layer and bent along a first inner side surface, a bottom surface, and a second inner side surface of the second trench, and

wherein the first trench is positioned between the contact hole and the first electrode part, and the second trench is positioned between the contact hole and the second electrode part.

3 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first trench extends in a direction transverse a longitudinal direction of the first wire part.

4 . The display device of claim 1 , further comprising a first side organic material positioned on the first inner side surface and the second inner side surface of the first trench, wherein the first side organic material extends to an outer portion of the first trench.

5 . The display device of claim 4 , further comprising a first bottom organic material positioned on the bottom surface of the first trench.

6 . The display device of claim 5 , wherein the first side organic material and the first bottom organic material are separated from each other.

7 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the angle between the first inner side surface or the second inner side surface of the first trench and the bottom surface of the first trench is equal to or smaller than 90°.

8 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the second electrode part is connected to the first driving transistor, and the first electrode part is not connected to the first driving transistor.

9 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first bend of the first wire part is disconnected.

10 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first area in which the first electrode part is disposed does not emit light, and the second area in which the second electrode part is disposed emits light.

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

a second driving transistor disposed over the substrate and included in a second subpixel;

a second anode disposed over the second driving transistor and included in the second subpixel; and

a second emitting layer on the second anode,

wherein the second anode includes a third electrode part disposed in a third area of the second subpixel, a fourth electrode part disposed in a fourth area of the second subpixel different from the third area, and a second wire part connecting the third electrode part and the fourth electrode part, and

wherein the overcoat layer includes a third trench in an area overlapping the second wire part, and the second wire part includes a third bend disposed over the overcoat layer and bent along a first inner side surface, a bottom surface, and a second inner side surface of the third trench.

12 . The display device of claim 11 , wherein the channel size of the first driving transistor is smaller than the channel size of the second driving transistor, and the width of the first trench is narrower than the width of the third trench.

13 . The display device of claim 11 , wherein the channel size of the first driving transistor is smaller than the channel size of the second driving transistor, and the depth of the first trench is deeper than the depth of the third trench.

14 . The display device of claim 11 , wherein the channel size of the first driving transistor is smaller than the channel size of the second driving transistor, and the width of the first wire part is narrower than the width of the second wire part.

15 . The display device of claim 11 , wherein, when the width of the first trench is narrower than the width of the third trench or the depth of the first trench is deeper than the depth of the third trench, the width of the first wire part is wider than the width of the second wire part.

16 . The display device of claim 11 , wherein the width of the first wire part is the same as the width of the second wire part, and

the width of the first trench is different from the width of the third trench or the depth of the first trench is different from the depth of the third trench.

17 . The display device of claim 11 , wherein the width of the first wire part is different from the width of the second wire part, and

the width of the first trench is the same as the width of the third trench or the depth of the first trench is the same as the depth of the third trench.

18 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein a transmission area is positioned on one side of the first subpixel, and the first wire part is disposed to intrude into a portion of the transmission area.

19 . A display device comprising:

a first subpixel comprising a first driving transistor, a first anode, and a first emitting layer;

a second subpixel comprising a second driving transistor, a second anode, and a second emitting layer;

an overcoat layer positioned between the first and second driving transistors and the first and second anodes, and comprising a first trench positioned in an area of the first anode and a second trench positioned in an area of the second anode; and

a black matrix on the overcoat layer,

wherein the first anode includes a first electrode part disposed in a first area of the first subpixel, a second electrode part disposed in a second area of the first subpixel different from the first area, and a first wire part connecting the first electrode part and the second electrode part,

wherein the second anode includes a third electrode part disposed in a third area of the second subpixel, a fourth electrode part disposed in a fourth area of the second subpixel different from the third area, and a second wire part connecting the third electrode part and the fourth electrode part,

wherein the first wire part is disconnected inside the first trench of the overcoat layer, and the second wire part is not disconnected inside the second trench of the overcoat layer,

wherein the first wire part is electrically connected to a first node of the first driving transistor through a contact hole in the overcoat layer,

wherein a depth of the first trench and a depth of the second trench are smaller than a depth of the contact hole and the first trench does not extend through the overcoat layer, and

wherein the first trench overlaps the black matrix and is located in a non-emission area.