IP Library Granted Patent US 10,868,089
Granted Patent B2
US 10,868,089 · App. 16/130,590 · Granted Dec 15, 2020

Display device

Inventors: Jaehwan Oh (Yongin-si, KR); Jinoh Kwag (Yongin-si, KR); Deokhoi Kim (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
H01L27/3246H01L27/326H01L27/3237H01L27/3258H01L27/3276H01L51/0096H01L51/525H01L51/5253H01L27/3225H01L27/3227
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Patent No.
US 10,868,089
App. No.
16/130,590
Granted
Dec 15, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device includes: a substrate; a plurality of pixels on the substrate, the plurality of pixels being around a first area and at least partially surrounding the first area; a light-transmissive wire on the substrate and overlapping the first area; and an encapsulation member covering the plurality of pixels.

Claims (42)

1. A display device comprising:

a substrate;

a plurality of pixels on the substrate, the plurality of pixels being adjacent to a first area and at least partially surrounding the first area;

a light-transmissive wire on the substrate and overlapping the first area; and

an encapsulation member covering the plurality of pixels,

wherein:

the plurality of pixels comprise a first pixel and a second pixel spaced apart from each other with the first area therebetween,

the first pixel comprises a first thin film transistor (TFT) and a first line connected to the first TFT, and the second pixel comprises a second TFT and a second line connected to the second TFT,

the light-transmissive wire electrically connects the first line with the second line,

the pixels comprise an opposite electrode that is formed as one body so as to correspond to the pixels, and

the opposite electrode has a hole corresponding to the first area.

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

at least one insulating layer interposed between the first line and the light-transmissive wire,

wherein the first line and the light-transmissive wire are connected to each other via a contact hole penetrating the at least one insulating layer.

3. The display device of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the light-transmissive wire is less than a thickness of at least one of the first line or the second line.

4. The display device of claim 1 , wherein a width of the light-transmissive wire is greater than a width of at least one of the first line or the second line.

5. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first line is selected from a scan line, a data line, and a driving voltage line, and the second line is selected from a scan line, a data line, and a driving voltage line.

6. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the encapsulation member includes a glass substrate.

7. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the encapsulation member includes at least one inorganic insulating layer and at least one organic insulating layer.

8. A display device comprising:

a substrate;

a circuit layer on the substrate and comprising a plurality of thin film transistors (TFTs) and a plurality of lines electrically connected to the plurality of TFTs;

an array including a plurality of display elements, wherein the array is on the circuit layer; and

an encapsulation member covering the array,

wherein the array includes a first area, and the plurality of display elements are adjacent to the first area so as to at least partially surround the first area, and

the circuit layer includes a wire overlapping the first area,

wherein the wire is light-transmissive,

wherein the plurality of display elements comprise a first display element and a second display element spaced apart from each other with the first area therebetween,

the wire electrically connects a first line electrically connected to the first display element with a second line electrically connected to the second display element,

wherein the plurality of display elements comprise an opposite electrode that is formed as one body so as to correspond to the plurality of display elements, and

wherein the opposite electrode has a hole corresponding to the first area.

9. The display device of claim 8 , wherein a thickness of the wire is less than a thickness of at least one of the first line or the second line.

10. The display device of claim 9 , wherein a width of the wire is greater than a width of at least one of the first line or the second line.

11. The display device of claim 8 , wherein each of the plurality of display elements further comprises:

a pixel electrode on the circuit layer;

a pixel-defining layer having an opening exposing the pixel electrode; and

an emission layer on the pixel electrode,

wherein the opposite electrode is on the emission layer.

12. The display device of claim 11 , wherein the pixel-defining layer has a hole corresponding to the first area.

13. The display device of claim 8 , wherein the encapsulation member includes a glass substrate.

14. The display device of claim 8 , wherein the encapsulation member includes at least one inorganic insulating layer and at least one organic insulating layer.

15. The display device of claim 8 , further comprising a reflection-prevention layer on the encapsulation member, wherein the reflection-prevention layer includes a hole corresponding to the first area.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 24, 2018
From: OH, JAEHWAN; KWAG, JINOH; KIM, DEOKHOI
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2017-0117750 · Sep 14, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190081118A1 · Mar 14, 2019
Cited By (1)
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