IP Library Granted Patent US 11,493,793
Granted Patent B2
US 11,493,793 · App. 16/893,472 · Granted Nov 8, 2022

Display panel and method for manufacturing same, bonding method, and display device

Inventors: Qiangwei Cui (Beijing, CN); Lili Wang (Beijing, CN); Ke Meng (Beijing, CN); Chao Liu (Beijing, CN); Chuhang Wang (Beijing, CN); Linhui Gong (Beijing, CN); Zhaohui Li (Beijing, CN); Donghui Wang (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: Beijing BOE Technology Development Co., Ltd.
G02F1/133305G02F1/133553G02F1/136286H01L24/85H01L27/3276H01L51/0097H01L2227/323
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Patent No.
US 11,493,793
App. No.
16/893,472
Granted
Nov 8, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure discloses a display panel and a method for manufacturing the same, a bonding method, and a display device. The display panel is provided with a bonding area and includes a bonding structure in the bonding area, and the bonding structure is provided with a through hole penetrating along a thickness direction of the bonding structure. The present disclosure helps to improve the bonding efficiency between the display panel and a flexible printed circuit.

Claims (50)

1. A display panel, being provided with a bonding area, the display panel comprising a bonding structure in the bonding area, wherein the bonding structure is provided with a through hole penetrating along a thickness direction of the bonding structure,

wherein the display panel further comprises: a base substrate and a reflecting structure disposed on the base substrate, and

wherein the bonding structure is disposed on a side of the reflecting structure distal from the base substrate, and the reflecting structure is provided with a through hole penetrating along a thickness direction of the reflecting structure, an orthographic projection of the through hole of the reflecting structure on the base substrate overlapping an orthographic projection of the through hole of the bonding structure on the base substrate.

2. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein

the bonding structure is provided with a plurality of uniformly distributed through holes.

3. The display panel according to claim 2 , wherein

a ratio of a size of an opening surface of the through hole to a width of the bonding structure ranges from ⅓ to ½, and a hole pitch of any two adjacent through holes in the plurality of through holes ranges from 95 to 105 microns.

4. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein

the opening surface of the through hole is in a circular or a polygonal shape.

5. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein

the orthographic projection of the through hole of the bonding structure on the base substrate coincides with the orthographic projection of the through hole of the reflecting structure on the base substrate.

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

an insulating layer disposed between the reflecting structure and the bonding structure, wherein the insulating layer is partially disposed in the through hole of the reflecting structure.

7. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein

the reflecting structure comprises a gate trace; and the display panel further comprises a gate, a data line, and a source-drain pattern, wherein the gate and the reflecting structure are distributed in a same layer, and the bonding structure, the data line, and the source-drain pattern are distributed in a same layer.

8. The display panel according to claim 7 , wherein

the source-drain pattern comprises a source and a drain; and the display panel further comprises a buffer layer, an active layer, and a gate insulating layer that are sequentially distributed along a direction distal from the base substrate, wherein the active layer, the gate insulating layer, the gate, the source, and the drain constitute a thin film transistor.

9. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein

the bonding structure is provided with a plurality of uniformly distributed through holes, wherein an opening surface of the through hole is in a circular or a polygonal shape, a ratio of a size of the opening surface of the through hole to a width of the bonding structure ranges from ⅓ to ½, and a hole pitch of any two adjacent through holes in the plurality of through holes ranges from 95 to 105 microns;

the display panel further comprises: an insulating layer disposed between the reflecting structure and the bonding structure, wherein the insulating layer is partially disposed in the through hole of the reflecting structure; and

the reflecting structure comprises a gate trace; and the display panel further comprises: a gate distributed in a same layer as the reflecting structure, a data line and a source-drain pattern that are distributed in a same layer as the bonding structure, and a buffer layer, an active layer and a gate insulating layer that are disposed between the base substrate and the gate along a direction distal from the base substrate, wherein the source-drain pattern comprises a source and a drain, and the active layer, the gate insulating layer, the gate, the source, and the drain constitute a thin film transistor.

10. A bonding method, comprising:

disposing a flexible printed circuit opposite to a display panel to enable a pin of the flexible printed circuit to be in one-to-one correspondence with a bonding structure of the display panel, wherein a bonding adhesive is provided between the pin and the bonding structure;

irradiating the display panel from a side of the display panel distal from the flexible printed circuit with a laser to enable the laser to pass through a through hole of the bonding structure to heat the bonding adhesive; and

applying pressure to at least one of the flexible printed circuit and the display panel to enable the pin of the flexible printed circuit and the bonding structure of the display panel to be bonded by the bonding adhesive.

11. A method for manufacturing a display panel, comprising:

providing a base substrate provided with a bonding area;

forming a reflecting structure on the base substrate, wherein the reflecting structure is provided with a through hole penetrating along a thickness direction of the reflecting structure;

forming the bonding structure on a side of the reflecting structure in the bonding area distal from the base substrate, wherein the bonding structure is provided with a through hole penetrating along a thickness direction of the bonding structure, and an orthographic projection of the through hole of the bonding structure on the base substrate overlaps an orthographic projection of the through hole of the reflecting structure on the base substrate.

12. The method according to claim 11 , wherein

the bonding structure is provided with a plurality of uniformly distributed through holes.

13. The method according to claim 12 , wherein

a ratio of a size of an opening surface of the through hole to a width of the bonding structure ranges from ⅓ to ½, and a hole pitch of any two adjacent through holes in the plurality of through holes ranges from 95 to 105 microns.

14. The method according to claim 11 , wherein

prior to forming the bonding structure on the side of the reflecting structure in the bonding area distal from the base substrate, the method further comprises:

forming an insulating layer on the side of the reflecting structure distal from the base substrate, wherein the insulating layer is partially disposed in the through hole of the reflecting structure; and

forming the bonding structure on the side of the reflecting structure in the bonding area distal from the base substrate comprises:

forming the bonding structure on a side of the insulating layer in the bonding area distal from the base substrate.

15. The method according to claim 14 , wherein

the reflecting structure comprises a gate trace, and the method further comprises:

forming a gate on the base substrate, wherein the gate and the reflecting structure are distributed in a same layer;

after forming the insulating layer on the side of the reflecting structure distal from the base substrate, the method further comprises:

forming a data line and a source-drain pattern on the side of the insulating layer distal from the base substrate, wherein the bonding structure, the data line, and the source-drain pattern are distributed in a same layer.

16. The method according to claim 15 , wherein

prior to forming the gate on the base substrate, the method further comprises:

sequentially forming a buffer layer, an active layer, and a gate insulating layer on the base substrate; and

forming the gate on the base substrate comprises:

forming the gate on a side of the gate insulating layer distal from the base substrate.

17. A display device, comprising a flexible printed circuit and a display panel, wherein the flexible printed circuit and the display panel are bonded by the method as defined in claim 10 .

18. A display device, comprising a flexible printed circuit and the display panel as defined in claim 1 .

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 31, 2022
From: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
To: BEIJING BOE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 060951/0648 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 5, 2020
From: CUI, QIANGWEI; WANG, LILI; MENG, KE; LIU, CHAO; WANG, CHUHANG; GONG, LINHUI; LI, ZHAOHUI; WANG, DONGHUI
To: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 052852/0953 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201910910912.5 · Sep 25, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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