Display devices and methods for forming display devices
A display device is provided. The display device includes a thin-film transistor substrate, a conductive pad disposed on the thin-film transistor substrate, and an adhesion film disposed on the conductive pad. The adhesion film includes a plurality of conductive particles. The display device also includes a light-emitting component disposed on the adhesion film. The light-emitting component includes a connection feature. The display device also includes a protection layer partially surrounding the light-emitting component. The connection feature of the light-emitting component has a lower portion not surrounded by the protection layer. The adhesion film has a thickness of T, one of the plurality of conductive particles has a diameter of d, the lower portion of the connection feature has a thickness of t, and 0<t≤T−d.
1. A display device, comprising:
a thin-film transistor substrate;
a conductive pad disposed on the thin-film transistor substrate;
an adhesion film disposed on the conductive pad, the adhesion film comprising a plurality of conductive particles;
a light-emitting component disposed on the adhesion film, the light-emitting component comprising a first connection feature and a second connection feature; and
a protection layer partially surrounding the light-emitting component, wherein each of the first connection feature and the second connection feature has a lower portion not surrounded by the protection layer and the protection layer between the first connection feature and the second connection feature comprises an organic sub-layer and an inorganic sub-layer, and
wherein the adhesion film has a thickness of T, one of the plurality of conductive particles has a diameter of d, the lower portion of the connection feature has a thickness of t, and 0<t≤T−d.
2. The display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the connection feature comprises a first bump and a second bump, a distance G is between the first bump and the second bump, and d≤G/2.
3. The display device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the protection layer fills a gap between the first bump and the second bump.
4. The display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein d≤T≤3d.
5. The display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the lower portion of the connection feature comprises a first metal, the conductive pad comprises a second metal, the plurality of conductive particles comprises a third metal, and wherein the first metal comprises Sn, Ag, In, Cu, Au, Zn, Bi, Sb, or a combination thereof, the second metal comprises Sn, Ag, In, Cu, Au, Zn, Bi, Sb, or a combination thereof, and the third metal comprises Sn, Ag, In, Cu, Au, Ni, Pd, Cr, Al, Ti, or a combination thereof.
6. The display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the lower portion of the connection feature comprises a first metal, the conductive pad comprises a second metal, the plurality of conductive particles comprises a third metal, and wherein the first metal comprises Sn, Ag, In, Cu, Au, Zn, Bi, Sb, Ni, Pd, Cr, Al, Ti, or a combination thereof, the second metal comprises Sn, Ag, In, Cu, Au, Zn, Bi, Sb, Ni, Pd, Cr, Al, Ti, or a combination thereof, and the third metal comprises Sn, Ag, In, Cu, Au, Zn, Bi, Sb, or a combination thereof.
7. The display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the protection layer comprises an organic sub-layer and an inorganic sub-layer surrounding the organic sub-layer.
8. The display device as claimed in claim 7 , wherein outermost sidewalls of the organic sub-layer is between outermost sidewalls of the light-emitting component.
9. The display device as claimed in claim 8 , wherein outermost sidewalls of the inorganic sub-layer is between outermost sidewalls of the light-emitting component.
10. The display device as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the protection layer further comprises another inorganic sub-layer, and the organic sub-layer is interposed between the inorganic sub-layer and the another inorganic sub-layer.
11. A light-emitting structure, comprising:
a light-emitting component comprising a first connection feature and a second connection feature; and
a protection layer partially surrounding the light-emitting component and filling a gap between the first connection feature and the second connection feature of the light-emitting component, wherein the protection layer between the first connection feature and the second connection feature comprises an organic sub-layer and an inorganic sub-layer.
12. The light-emitting structure as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the inorganic sub-layer is the outermost layer of the protection layer.
13. The light-emitting structure as claimed in claim 11 , wherein outermost sidewalls of the organic sub-layer is between outermost sidewalls of the light-emitting component.
14. The light-emitting structure as claimed in claim 13 , wherein outermost sidewalls of the inorganic sub-layer is between outermost sidewalls of the light-emitting component.
15. The light-emitting structure as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the protection layer further comprises another inorganic sub-layer, and the organic sub-layer is interposed between the inorganic sub-layer and the another inorganic sub-layer.
16. The light-emitting structure as claimed in claim 11 , wherein a thickness of the organic sub-layer is 0.1 μm to 10 μm.
17. The light-emitting structure as claimed in claim 11 , wherein a thickness of the inorganic sub-layer is 0.1 μm to 10 μm.
18. The light-emitting structure as claimed in claim 11 , wherein a thickness of the organic sub-layer is different from a thickness of the inorganic sub-layer.