IP Library Granted Patent US 11,609,601
Granted Patent B2
US 11,609,601 · App. 16/812,067 · Granted Mar 21, 2023

Display apparatus and manufacturing method thereof

Inventors: Jaeik Kim (Yongin-si, KR); Jaesik Kim (Yongin-si, KR); Yeonhwa Lee (Yongin-si, KR); Joongu Lee (Yongin-si, KR); Jiyoung Choung (Yongin-si, KR)
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Patent No.
US 11,609,601
App. No.
16/812,067
Granted
Mar 21, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display apparatus having high external light transmittance and a manufacturing method of the display apparatus are provided, wherein the display apparatus does not substantially include a common electrode in a transmission region. Particularly, a display apparatus includes a first substrate, a second substrate facing the first substrate, and a display unit interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate.

Claims (56)

1. A display apparatus comprising:

a first substrate; and

a display unit,

wherein the display unit includes a display region and a transmission region,

the display unit comprises a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, and an intermediate layer between the first electrode and the second electrode in the display region,

the display unit comprises an auxiliary layer disposed to correspond to the transmission region, and

the first electrode and the second electrode disposed to correspond only to the display region,

the intermediate layer comprises a light emitting layer,

the auxiliary layer includes a first material and a third material,

the second electrode includes a second material,

the first material and the second material satisfy Equation 1 below,

the auxiliary layer includes a first region and a second region interposed between the first region and the first substrate, and

a concentration of the first material in the first region is different from a concentration of the first material in the second region:

ST 2− ST 1>0 mJ/m 2   <Equation 1>

wherein in Equation 1,

ST 1 is surface energy of the first material at 25° C., and

ST 2 is surface energy of the second material at 25° C.

2. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the second electrode is not present in the transmission region.

3. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first region includes a location having a maximum first material concentration.

4. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein

the auxiliary layer further includes a third region,

the third region is interposed between the second region and the first substrate, and

a concentration of the first material in the second region is different from a concentration of the first material in the third region.

5. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein ST 1 is greater than about 0 mJ/m 2 and less than or equal to about 30 mJ/m 2 .

6. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first material has a molecular weight of about 1500 or less.

7. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the second material includes magnesium (Mg), silver (Ag), aluminum (Al), lithium (Li), calcium (Ca), indium (In), or a combination thereof.

8. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the third material has a molecular weight of about 1500 or less.

9. A display apparatus comprising:

a first substrate; and a display unit,

wherein the display unit includes a display region and a transmission region,

the display unit comprises a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, and an intermediate layer between the first electrode and the second electrode in the display region,

the display unit comprises an auxiliary layer disposed to correspond to the transmission region, and a second electrode disposed to correspond to the display region and the transmission region and having a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion has different thickness from the second portion,

the intermediate layer comprises a light emitting layer,

the auxiliary layer includes a first material and a third material,

the second electrode includes a second material,

the first material and the second material satisfy Equation 1 below,

the auxiliary layer includes a first region and a second region interposed between the first region and the first substrate, and

a concentration of the first material in the first region is different from a concentration of the first material in the second region:

ST 2− ST 1>0 mJ/m 2   <Equation 1>

wherein in Equation 1,

ST 1 is surface energy of the first material at 25° C., and

ST 2 is surface energy of the second material at 25° C.

10. The display apparatus of claim 9 , wherein

the first portion of the second electrode is disposed to correspond to the display region,

the second portion of the second electrode is disposed to correspond to the transmission region, and

a thickness of the first portion is greater than a thickness of the second portion.

11. The display apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the thickness of the second portion is greater than about 0 nm and about 1 nm or less.

12. The display apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the first region includes a location having a maximum first material concentration.

13. The display apparatus of claim 9 , wherein

the auxiliary layer further includes a third region,

the third region is interposed between the second region and the first substrate, and

a concentration of the first material in the second region is different from a concentration of the first material in the third region.

14. The display apparatus of claim 9 , wherein ST 1 is greater than about 0 mJ/m 2 and less than or equal to about 30 mJ/m 2 .

15. The display apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the first material has a molecular weight of about 1500 or less.

16. The display apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the second material includes magnesium (Mg), silver (Ag), aluminum (Al), lithium (Li), calcium (Ca), indium (In), or a combination thereof.

17. The display apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the third material has a molecular weight of about 1500 or less.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 6, 2020
From: KIM, JAEIK; KIM, JAESIK; LEE, YEONHWA; LEE, JOONGU; CHOUNG, JIYOUNG
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 052044/0358 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0078338 · Jun 28, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200409412A1 · Dec 31, 2020