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Granted Patent B2
US 11,398,541 · App. 16/843,982 · Granted Jul 26, 2022

Display device having notch or through hole

Inventors: Masato Ito (Tokyo, JP); Heisuke Kanaya (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
H01L27/3276G09G3/3266H01L27/326H01L51/5246H01L2251/301
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Patent No.
US 11,398,541
App. No.
16/843,982
Granted
Jul 26, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device according to an embodiment of the present invention has a first substrate, a display region provided with a plurality of pixels on the first substrate, each of the plurality of pixels including a light-emitting element, a driving circuit provided along a first direction of the display region on the first substrate, a sealing film covering the display region, and stacking a first inorganic insulating layer, an organic insulating layer, and a second inorganic insulating layer in order from the light-emitting element, a second substrate on the sealing film, a through hole provided in the first substrate, the display region, and the second substrate; and a first region surrounding the through hole.

Claims (76)

1. A display device comprising:

a first substrate;

a display region provided with a plurality of pixels on the first substrate, each of the plurality of pixels including a light-emitting element;

a driving circuit provided along a first direction of the display region on the first substrate;

a sealing film covering the display region, and stacking a first inorganic insulating layer, an organic insulating layer, and a second inorganic insulating layer in order from the light-emitting element;

a second substrate on the sealing film;

a third inorganic insulating layer provided below the light-emitting element;

a through hole provided in the first substrate, the display region, and the second substrate; and

a first region surrounding the through hole,

wherein

a width from an end of an opening of the through hole to the plurality of pixels in a second direction intersecting the first direction is greater than a width from an end of the first substrate to an end of the driving circuit in the second region,

the first region includes a second region in which the first inorganic insulating layer and the second inorganic insulating layer are provided in contact with each other, and

ends of the first inorganic insulating layer and the second inorganic insulating layer are provided between the plurality of pixels and an end of the through hole in the second region on the third inorganic insulating layer in the second region, and on the third inorganic insulating layer.

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

a protruding portion projecting from the first substrate towards the first inorganic insulating layer,

wherein

the protruding portion is arranged in the second region, and

the protruding portion is covered with the first inorganic insulating layer and the second inorganic insulating layer.

3. The display device according to claim 2 , wherein

the protruding portion is located in a region that does not overlap with the organic insulating layer.

4. The display device according to claim 2 , wherein

the protruding portion does not overlap with the organic insulating layer.

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

a plurality of scan lines connecting the driving circuit and the plurality of pixels; and

a plurality of signal lines intersecting the plurality of scan lines and connected to the plurality of pixels,

wherein

the second region overlaps the plurality of scan lines.

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

a plurality of scan lines connecting the driving circuit and the plurality of pixels; and

a plurality of signal lines intersecting the plurality of scan lines and connected to the plurality of pixels,

wherein

the second region overlaps the plurality of signal lines.

7. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein

the light-emitting element includes a first electrode, a light emitting layer, and a second electrode,

the second electrode is electrically connected to a first conductive layer provided on the same layer as the plurality of signal lines, and is arranged between the pixels and the second region in first region.

8. The display device according to claim 7 , wherein

an end portion of the second electrode is in contact with the first inorganic insulating layer in the second region.

9. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein

the through hole includes an insulating film, and the insulating film is provided on a side surface of the through hole.

10. A display device comprising:

a first substrate;

a display region provided with a plurality of pixels on the first substrate, each of the plurality of pixels including a light-emitting element;

a driving circuit provided along a first direction of the display region on the first substrate;

a sealing film covering the display region, and stacking a first inorganic insulating layer, an organic insulating layer, and a second inorganic insulating layer in order from the light-emitting element;

a second substrate on the sealing film;

a third inorganic insulating layer provided below the light-emitting element;

a notch provided in the first substrate, the display region, and the second substrate; and

a first region surrounding the notch,

wherein

a width from an end of the notch to the plurality of pixels in a second direction intersecting the first direction is greater than a width from an end of the first substrate to an end of the driving circuit in the second region,

the first region includes the second region in which the first inorganic insulating layer and the second inorganic insulating layer are provided in contact with each other, and

ends of the first inorganic insulating layer and the second inorganic insulating layer are provided between the plurality of pixels and an end of the notch in the second region on the third inorganic insulating layer in the second region, and on the third inorganic insulating layer.

11. The display device according to claim 10 , wherein

the second region includes a protruding portion projecting from the first substrate towards the first inorganic insulating layer, and

the protruding portion is covered with the first inorganic insulating layer and the second inorganic insulating layer.

12. The display device according to claim 10 , wherein

the protruding portion is located in a region that does not overlap with the organic insulating layer.

13. The display device according to claim 12 , wherein

the protruding portion does not overlap with the organic insulating layer.

14. The display device according to claim 10 , further comprising:

a plurality of the scan lines connecting the driving circuit and the plurality of pixels; and

a plurality of signal lines intersecting the plurality of the scan lines and connected to the plurality of pixels,

wherein

the second region overlaps the plurality of scan lines.

15. The display device according to claim 10 , further comprising:

a plurality of the scan lines connecting the driving circuit and the plurality of pixels; and

a plurality of signal lines intersecting the plurality of scan lines and connected to the plurality of pixels,

wherein

the second region overlaps the plurality of signal lines.

16. The display device according to claim 10 , wherein

the light-emitting element includes a first electrode, a light emitting layer, and a second electrode,

the second electrode is arranged between the pixel and the second region, and is electrically connected to a first conductive layer provided on the same layer as the plurality of signal lines in the first region.

17. The display device according to claim 16 , wherein

an end portion of the second electrode is in contact with the first inorganic insulating layer in the second region.

18. The display device according to claim 10 , wherein

the notch includes an insulating film, and the insulating film is provided on a side surface of the notch.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 22, 2025
From: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
To: MAGNOLIA WHITE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 072130/0313 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 9, 2020
From: ITO, MASATO; KANAYA, HEISUKE
To: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
Reel/Frame 052352/0524 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2017-199366 · Oct 13, 2017 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2018029478 · Aug 6, 2018
Related Publication 20200235194A1 · Jul 23, 2020
Cited By (1)
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