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Granted Patent B2
US 11,574,968 · App. 16/730,583 · Granted Feb 7, 2023

Display panel and display device

Inventor: Yanyun Fan (Wuhan, CN)
Assignee: WuHan TianMa Micro-electronics CO., LTD
H01L27/3234G06F1/1605H01L27/326
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Patent No.
US 11,574,968
App. No.
16/730,583
Granted
Feb 7, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a display panel having an optical module arrangement region, a transition region and a conventional region. The display panel includes: first pixels located in the optical module arrangement region, transition pixels located in the transition region, conventional pixels located in the conventional region, and first, second, and third pixel circuits. A first pixel density of the optical module arrangement region and a second pixel density of the transition region are both smaller than a third pixel density of the conventional region. The second pixel circuits are located in the transition region and electrically connected to the transition pixels. The third pixel circuits are located in the conventional region and electrically connected to the conventional pixels. The first pixel circuits are electrically connected to the first pixels. At least some of the first pixel circuits are located in the transition region.

Claims (35)

1. A display panel having a display area having an optical module arrangement region, a transition region, and a conventional region, the transition region surrounding at least a part of the optical module arrangement region, and the conventional region surrounding at least a part of the transition region, the display panel comprising:

a plurality of pixels provided in the display area, the plurality of pixels comprising first pixels located in the optical module arrangement region, transition pixels located in the transition region, and conventional pixels located in the conventional region, wherein a pixel density of the optical module arrangement region is a first density, a pixel density of the transition region is a second density, a pixel density of the conventional region is a third density, and the first density and the second density are smaller than the third density; and

pixel circuits comprising first pixel circuits, second pixel circuits, and third pixel circuits, wherein the second pixel circuits are located in the transition region and electrically connected to the transition pixels, the third pixel circuits are located in the conventional region and electrically connected to the conventional pixels, and the first pixel circuits are electrically connected to the first pixels and at least some of the first pixel circuits are located in the transition region;

wherein a number of all the first pixel circuits is N, and a number of the at least some of the first pixel circuits located in the transition region is n, where 0.3≤n/N≤0.8.

2. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein each of the transition pixels has a larger light-emitting area than the conventional pixels.

3. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the first pixels comprise first edge pixels adjacent to the transition region, and at least some of the first pixel circuits electrically connected to the first edge pixels are located in the transition region.

4. The display panel according to claim 3 , wherein,

the first pixels further comprise secondary edge pixels located at a side of the first edge pixels facing away from the transition region, and each of the secondary edge pixels is adjacent to one of the first edge pixels, and

at least some of the first pixel circuits electrically connected to the secondary edge pixels are located in the transition region.

5. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein,

each of the plurality of pixels comprises an anode, a light-emitting layer, and a cathode that are sequentially stacked;

the display panel further comprises first connection traces, and the at least some of the first pixel circuits located in the transition region are electrically connected to the anodes of the first pixels through the first connection traces; and

the display panel further comprises data lines located in a different layer from the first connection traces.

6. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein each of the first pixels has a smaller light-emitting area than the conventional pixels.

7. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein each of the first pixels has a same light-emitting area as the conventional pixels, and the pixel density of the optical module arrangement region gradually decreases in a direction from the conventional region towards the optical module arrangement region.

8. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the pixel density of the transition region gradually decreases in a direction from the conventional region towards the optical module arrangement region.

9. The display panel according to claim 8 , wherein light-emitting areas of the transition pixels gradually increase in the direction from the conventional region towards the optical module arrangement region.

10. A display device, comprising a display panel, the display panel having a display area comprising an optical module arrangement region, a transition region and a conventional region, the transition region surrounding at least a part of the optical module arrangement region, and the conventional region surrounding at least a part of the transition region, the display panel comprising:

a plurality of pixels provided in the display area and comprising first pixels located in the optical module arrangement region, transition pixels located in the transition region, and conventional pixels located in the conventional region, wherein a pixel density of the optical module arrangement region is a first density, a pixel density of the transition region is a second density, a pixel density of the conventional region is a third density, and the first density and the second density are both smaller than the third density; and

pixel circuits comprising first pixel circuits, second pixel circuits, and third pixel circuits,

wherein the second pixel circuits are located in the transition region and electrically connected to the transition pixels, the third pixel circuits are located in the conventional region and electrically connected to the conventional pixels, and the first pixel circuits are electrically connected to the first pixels and at least some of the first pixel circuits are located in the transition region,

wherein a number of all of the first pixel circuits is N, and a number of the at least some of the first pixel circuits located in the transition region is n, where 0.3≤n/N≤0.8.

11. The display device according to claim 10 , wherein,

each of the plurality of pixels comprises an anode, a light-emitting layer, and a cathode that are sequentially stacked;

an area of the anode of each of the transition pixels is larger than an area of the anode of each of the conventional pixels; and

in a direction perpendicular to a plane of the display panel, anodes of at least some of the transition pixels overlap a gap between traces of the first pixel circuits.

12. The display device according to claim 10 , wherein the first pixels comprise first edge pixels adjacent to the transition region, and at least some of the first pixel circuits electrically connected to the first edge pixels are located in the transition region.

13. The display device according to claim 10 , wherein,

each of the plurality of pixels comprises an anode, a light-emitting layer and a cathode that are sequentially stacked;

the display panel further comprises first connection traces, and the at least some of the first pixel circuits located in the transition region are electrically connected to the anodes of the first pixels through the first connection traces; and

the display panel further comprises data lines located in a different layer from the first connection traces.

14. The display device according to claim 10 , wherein each of the first pixels has a smaller light-emitting area than the conventional pixels.

15. The display device according to claim 10 , wherein each of the first pixels has a same light-emitting area as the conventional pixels, and the pixel density of the optical module arrangement region gradually decreases in a direction from the conventional region towards the optical module arrangement region.

16. The display device according to claim 10 , wherein the pixel density of the transition region gradually decreases in a direction from the conventional region towards the optical module arrangement region.

17. The display device according to claim 16 , wherein light-emitting areas of the transition pixels gradually increase in the direction from the conventional region towards the optical module arrangement region.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 17, 2020
From: FAN, YANYUN
To: WUHAN TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 052136/0615 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201910795530.2 · Aug 27, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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