IP Library Granted Patent US 11,605,691
Granted Patent B2
US 11,605,691 · App. 17/135,828 · Granted Mar 14, 2023

Display device

Inventors: Ki Ho Bang (Hwaseong-si, KR); Seong Ryong Lee (Hwaseong-si, KR); Sang Hyun Jun (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
H01L27/3272G06F3/0412G06F3/0443G06F3/0446G06F3/04164H01L27/323H01L27/326H01L27/3276H01L51/52H01L51/5221G06F2203/04111H01L27/3232H01L51/5253
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Patent No.
US 11,605,691
App. No.
17/135,828
Granted
Mar 14, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device includes: a base layer including a display area (DA) and a non-DA; a circuit element layer on the base layer and including: a power supply electrode (PSE) overlapping the non-DA, circuit elements, and a shielding electrode connected to the PSE and overlapping some of the circuit elements; a display element layer on the circuit element layer and including: a light emitting element including a first electrode, a light emitting unit, and a second electrode, and a connection electrode connecting the second electrode to the PSE and including first through-holes; a thin film encapsulation layer (TFEL) on the display element layer and including an organic layer overlapping the DA; and an input sensing layer on the TFEL and including sensing electrodes and sensing signal lines connected to the sensing electrodes. The sensing signal lines overlap the connection electrode. Some of the first through-holes overlap the shielding electrode.

Claims (57)

1. A display device, comprising:

a base layer comprising a display area and a non-display area;

a power supply electrode disposed on the base layer and disposed in the non-display area;

a driving circuit disposed on the base layer and disposed in the non-display area;

a first insulating layer disposed on the driving circuit;

a first electrode disposed on the first insulating layer, the first electrode overlapping the driving circuit in the non-display area;

a second insulating layer disposed on the first electrode;

a light emitting element disposed in the display area; and

a second electrode disposed on the second insulating layer, the second electrode overlapping the driving circuit in the non-display area,

wherein a first portion of the power supply electrode is disposed between the first insulating layer and the base layer,

the light emitting element comprises a third electrode disposed on the second insulating layer, a light emitting unit disposed on the third electrode, and a fourth electrode disposed on the light emitting unit; and

the second electrode is connected to the power supply electrode and the fourth electrode.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein:

the first electrode comprises a plurality of through-holes exposing the first insulating layer; and

at least one of the through-holes overlaps the driving circuit in the non-display area.

3. The display device of claim 1 , wherein:

the second electrode comprises a plurality of through-holes exposing the second insulating layer; and

at least one of the through-holes overlaps the first electrode in the non-display area.

4. The display device of claim 1 , wherein:

the first electrode comprises a plurality of first through-holes exposing the first insulating layer;

the second electrode comprises a plurality of second through-holes exposing the second insulating layer; and

the first through-holes and the second through-holes do not overlap each other.

5. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the second electrode and the third electrode are disposed directly on the second insulating layer.

6. The display device of claim 1 , wherein:

the second electrode comprises a plurality of through-holes exposing the second insulating layer; and

at least one of the through-holes overlaps the fourth electrode.

7. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a transistor disposed in the display area, the transistor being disposed between the base layer and the first insulating layer; and

a conductive pattern disposed between the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer, the conductive pattern being connected to the transistor through a first contact hole penetrating the first insulating layer,

wherein the third electrode is connected to the conductive pattern through a second contact hole penetrating the second insulating layer.

8. The display device of claim 7 , wherein the first electrode and the conductive pattern are disposed directly on the first insulating layer.

9. The display device of claim 7 , wherein:

the transistor comprises an electrode directly contacting the conductive pattern; and

the electrode of the transistor and the power supply electrode are disposed directly on a same layer.

10. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising:

an inorganic layer disposed on the fourth electrode; and

an input sensing layer disposed on the inorganic layer, the input sensing layer comprising sensing electrodes and sensing signal lines connected to the sensing electrodes,

wherein the sensing signal lines overlap the second electrode.

11. The display device of claim 10 , wherein the sensing signal lines overlap the first electrode.

12. The display device of claim 10 , wherein the inorganic layer overlaps the first electrode, the second electrode, and the power supply electrode.

13. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first electrode directly contacts the power supply electrode.

14. The display device of claim 13 , wherein the first electrode directly contacts the second electrode.

15. The display device of claim 1 , wherein a portion of the first electrode, a portion of the second electrode, and a second portion of the power supply electrode overlap each other.

16. The display device of claim 15 , wherein the portion of the first electrode is disposed between the portion of the second electrode and the second portion of the power supply electrode.

17. A display device, comprising:

a base layer comprising a display area and a non-display area;

a power supply electrode disposed on the base layer and disposed in the non-display area;

a driving circuit disposed on the base layer and disposed in the non-display area;

a first insulating layer disposed on the driving circuit;

a first electrode disposed on the first insulating layer, the first electrode overlapping the driving circuit in the non-display area;

a second insulating layer disposed on the first electrode;

a light emitting element disposed in the display area; and

a second electrode disposed on the second insulating layer, the second electrode overlapping the driving circuit in the non-display area,

wherein:

a first portion of the power supply electrode is disposed between the first insulating layer and the base layer;

the light emitting element comprises a third electrode disposed on the second insulating layer, a light emitting unit disposed on the third electrode, and a fourth electrode disposed on the light emitting unit; and

the second electrode and the third electrode are disposed directly on the second insulating layer.

Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2018-0110886 · Sep 17, 2018 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 16360543 · Mar 21, 2019
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