IP Library Granted Patent US 10,727,281
Granted Patent B2
US 10,727,281 · App. 16/135,476 · Granted Jul 28, 2020

Display device

Inventors: Junwon Choi (Yongin-si, KR); Yunkyeong In (Yongin-si, KR); Wonmi Hwang (Yongin-si, KR); Junyong An (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
H01L27/3225G09G3/3233G09G3/3258H01L27/1255G09G2300/043G09G2300/0426G09G2300/0819G09G2300/0842G09G2300/0861G09G2310/0251G09G2310/0262G09G2320/043H01L27/3272H01L27/3276
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Patent No.
US 10,727,281
App. No.
16/135,476
Granted
Jul 28, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device includes a scan line extending in a first direction, a data line and a driving voltage line extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, a switching thin film transistor (“TFT”) connected to the scan line and the data line, a driving TFT connected to the switching TFT and including a driving semiconductor layer and a driving gate electrode, a storage capacitor connected to the driving TFT and including first and second storage capacitor plates, a node connection line between the data line and the driving voltage line and connected to the driving gate electrode, and a shielding portion between the data line and the node connection line.

Claims (60)

1. A display device comprising:

a scan line extending in a first direction;

a plurality of data lines each extending in a second direction crossing the first direction;

a plurality of a driving voltage lines each extending in the second direction;

a driving thin film transistor comprising a driving semiconductor layer and a driving gate electrode;

a storage capacitor connected to the driving thin film transistor and comprising first and second storage capacitor plates;

a first thin film transistor electrically connected to the driving thin film transistor;

a node connection line connecting the driving thin film transistor to the first thin film transistor; and

a metallic layer, at least a portion of the metallic layer disposed between the node connection line and a first data line of the plurality of data lines in a top plan view.

2. The display device of claim 1 , further comprises a switching thin film transistor connected to the scan line and the driving thin film transistor.

3. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the metallic layer has a constant voltage level.

4. The display device of claim 1 , further comprises an initialization voltage line extending in the first direction, wherein the metallic layer is electrically connected to the initialization voltage line.

5. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the metallic layer and the plurality of data lines are disposed on a same layer.

6. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the metallic layer and the node connection line are disposed on a same layer.

7. The display device of claim 1 , wherein one of the plurality of driving voltage lines is connected to the second storage capacitor plate.

8. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the driving gate electrode comprises the first storage capacitor plate.

9. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the metallic layer comprises a same material as that of the first data line, the node connection line, or the second storage capacitor plate.

10. The display device of claim 1 , further comprises a second thin film transistor comprising a first semiconductor layer and a first gate electrode overlapping a portion of the first semiconductor layer, and wherein a first portion of the metallic layer directly contacts to a portion of the first semiconductor layer.

11. The display device of claim 10 , further comprises a semiconductor layer spaced apart from the portion of the first semiconductor layer, wherein a second portion of the metallic layer directly contacts to the semiconductor layer.

12. A display device comprising:

a scan line extending in a first direction;

a plurality of data lines each extending in a second direction crossing the first direction;

a plurality of a driving voltage lines each extending in a second direction,

a switching thin film transistor connected to the scan line and one of the plurality of data lines;

a driving thin film transistor connected to the switching thin film transistor and comprising:

a driving semiconductor layer; and

a driving gate electrode;

a storage capacitor connected to the driving thin film transistor and comprising first and second storage capacitor plates;

a first thin film transistor electrically connected to the driving thin film transistor;

a node connection line connected to the driving gate electrode, the node connection line connecting the driving thin film transistor to the first thin film transistor; and

a metallic layer between neighboring data lines of the plurality of data lines,

wherein a first driving voltage line of the plurality of driving voltage lines is disposed between the neighboring data lines.

13. The display device of claim 12 , wherein the metallic layer has a constant voltage level.

14. The display device of claim 13 , further comprises an initialization voltage line extending in the first direction, wherein the metallic layer is electrically connected to the initialization voltage line.

15. The display device of claim 12 , wherein the metallic layer and the plurality of data lines are disposed on a same layer.

16. The display device of claim 12 , wherein the metallic layer and the node connection line are disposed on a same layer.

17. The display device of claim 12 , wherein the first driving voltage line is connected to the second storage capacitor plate.

18. The display device of claim 12 , wherein the driving gate electrode comprises the first storage capacitor plate.

19. The display device of claim 12 , wherein at least a portion of the metallic layer is between the node connection line and one of the neighboring data lines.

20. The display device of claim 19 , wherein the metallic layer extends in the second direction.

21. The display device of claim 12 , further comprises a second thin film transistor comprising a first semiconductor layer and a first gate electrode overlapping a portion of the first semiconductor layer, and wherein a first portion of the metallic layer directly contacts a portion of the first semiconductor layer.

22. The display device of claim 21 , further comprises a semiconductor layer spaced apart from the portion of the first semiconductor layer, wherein a second portion of the metallic layer directly contacts to the semiconductor layer.

23. A display device comprising:

a scan line extending in a first direction;

a plurality of data lines each extending in a second direction crossing the first direction;

a plurality of a driving voltage lines each extending in a second direction,

a switching thin film transistor connected to the scan line and one of the plurality of data lines;

a driving thin film transistor connected to the switching thin film transistor and comprising:

a driving semiconductor layer; and

a driving gate electrode;

a storage capacitor connected to the driving thin film transistor and comprising first and second storage capacitor plates;

a first thin film transistor electrically connected to the driving thin film transistor;

a node connection line connected to the driving gate electrode, the node connection line connecting the driving thin film transistor to the first thin film transistor; and

a metallic layer between neighboring data lines of the plurality of data lines,

wherein the metallic layer is disposed on a same layer as a first data line of the neighboring data lines or the node connection line.

24. The display device of claim 23 , wherein the metallic layer comprises a same material as that of the first data line or the node connection line.

25. The display device of claim 23 , further comprises an initialization voltage line extending in the first direction, wherein the metallic layer is electrically connected to the initialization voltage line.

26. The display device of claim 23 , wherein a first driving voltage line of the plurality of driving voltage lines is disposed between the neighboring data lines.

27. The display device of claim 26 , wherein the first driving voltage line is connected to the second storage capacitor plate.

28. The display device of claim 23 , wherein the driving gate electrode comprises the first storage capacitor plate.

Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2016-0074732 · Jun 15, 2016 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 15597763 · May 17, 2017
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