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Granted Patent B2
US 11,322,570 · App. 16/717,379 · Granted May 3, 2022

Display device with through-hole

Inventor: Jinsuk Lee (Paju-si, KR)
Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
H01L27/3276H01L27/326H01L51/5237
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Patent No.
US 11,322,570
App. No.
16/717,379
Granted
May 3, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device with a through-hole that can prevent external moisture or oxygen from permeating into a light emitting element. The display device with a through-hole includes a substrate including a display area in which pixels are disposed and a non-display area surrounding the display area, and further including a through-hole in the display area, a first dam surrounding the through-hole, a first conductive line provided along the first dam between the first dam and the pixels, and a second conductive line provided along the first dam between the first dam and the through-hole.

Claims (48)

1. A display device comprising:

a substrate including a display area in which pixels are disposed and a non-display area surrounding the display area, the display area including a through-hole;

a first dam surrounding the through-hole;

a first conductive line provided between the first dam and the pixels; and

a second conductive line provided between the first dam and the through-hole,

wherein each pixel includes:

a first electrode provided over the substrate;

a light emitting layer provided over the first electrode; and

a second electrode provided over the light emitting layer, and

wherein the light emitting layer is provided over the first conductive line and the second conductive line and is in contact with the first conductive line and the second conductive line.

2. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the first conductive line is electrically insulated from the second conductive line.

3. The display device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a first test pad provided between the first dam and the through-hole and electrically connected to the first conductive line; and

a second test pad provided between the first dam and the through-hole and electrically connected to the second conductive line.

4. The display device according to claim 3 , further comprising:

a first link line electrically connecting the first conductive line to the first test pad; and

a second link line electrically connecting the second conductive line to the second test pad.

5. The display device according to claim 4 , further comprising an insulating film provided between the first and second conductive lines and the substrate,

wherein one end of the first link line is connected to the first conductive line via a first contact hole that penetrates the insulating film, and another end of the first link line is connected to the first test pad.

6. The display device according to claim 5 , wherein one end of the second link line is connected to the second conductive line via a second contact hole that penetrates the insulating film, and another end of the second link line is connected to the second test pad.

7. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the light emitting layer and the second electrode are respectively cut off on the first dam.

8. The display device according to claim 7 , wherein the first dam includes a groove, and

wherein the light emitting layer and the second electrode are respectively cut off by the groove of the first dam.

9. The display device according to claim 7 ,

wherein the light emitting layer provided over the first conductive line and the light emitting layer provided over the second conductive line are cut off from each other.

10. The display device according to claim 7 , wherein the second electrode is provided over the first conductive line and the second conductive line, and

wherein the second electrode provided over the first conductive line and the second electrode provided over the second conductive line are cut off from each other.

11. The display device according to claim 7 , further comprising an encapsulation film provided over the second electrode,

wherein the encapsulation film covers the second electrode, the first conductive line, the second conductive line, and the first dam.

12. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the first conductive line is in contact with a first side of the first dam and the second conductive line is in contact with a second side of the first dam.

13. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein each of the first conductive line and the second conductive line has a closed shape.

14. The display device according to claim 13 , wherein each of the first conductive line and the second conductive line has a ring shape.

15. The display device according to claim 1 , further comprising a driving transistor provided over the substrate, the driving transistor including a gate electrode, a source electrode, and a drain electrode,

wherein each of the first conductive line and the second conductive line is provided in the same layer as at least one of the gate electrode, the source electrode, and the drain electrode.

16. The display device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a second dam provided between the first dam and the through-hole and surrounding the through-hole;

a third conductive line provided along the second dam between the second dam and the first dam; and

a fourth conductive line provided along the second dam between the second dam and the through-hole,

wherein the third conductive line is electrically insulated from the fourth conductive line.

17. The display device according to claim 16 , further comprising:

a third test pad provided between the second dam and the through-hole and electrically connected to the third conductive line; and

a fourth test pad provided between the second dam and the through-hole and electrically connected to the fourth conductive line.

18. The display device according to claim 17 , further comprising:

a third link line electrically connecting the third conductive line to the third test pad; and

a fourth link line electrically connecting the fourth conductive line to the fourth test pad.

19. The display device according to claim 18 , further comprising an insulating film provided between the third and fourth conductive lines and the substrate,

wherein one end of the third link line is connected to the third conductive line via a third contact hole that penetrates the insulating film and another end of the third link line is connected to the third test pad, and

wherein one end of the fourth link line is connected to the fourth conductive line via a fourth contact hole that penetrates the insulating film and another end of the fourth link line is connected to the fourth test pad.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 14, 2020
From: LEE, JINSUK
To: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 052667/0188 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2018-0173120 · Dec 28, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200212159A1 · Jul 2, 2020
Cited By (1)
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