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Granted Patent B2
US 11,730,030 · App. 17/206,671 · Granted Aug 15, 2023

Display device having a first wiring at a same layer as a lower metal layer and electronic device including the same

Inventors: Chungi You (Yongin-si, KR); Hyounghak Kim (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
H10K59/131H10K59/126H10K59/1213H10K59/1216H10K59/65
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Patent No.
US 11,730,030
App. No.
17/206,671
Granted
Aug 15, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device includes: pixel circuits in a display area, the pixel circuits each comprising a thin film transistor and a capacitor, the thin film transistor including a semiconductor layer and a gate electrode on the substrate and the capacitor including a first capacitor plate and a second capacitor plate; signal lines electrically connected to the pixel circuits, the signal lines passing through the display area; a lower metal layer between the substrate and at least one of the pixel circuits; a pad portion in the peripheral area; and a plurality of wirings in the peripheral area, the plurality of wirings electrically connecting the pad portion to the signal lines, wherein the plurality of wirings further comprise: a first wiring at a same layer as the lower metal layer; and a second wiring above the first wiring with a first insulating layer between the first wiring and the second wiring.

Claims (58)

1. A display device having a display area and a peripheral area adjacent to the display area, the display device comprising:

a substrate;

a plurality of pixel circuits in the display area, the pixel circuits each comprising a thin film transistor and a capacitor, the thin film transistor including a semiconductor layer and a gate electrode on the substrate and the capacitor including a first capacitor plate and a second capacitor plate;

a plurality of signal lines electrically connected to the pixel circuits, the signal lines passing through the display area;

a lower metal layer between the substrate and at least one of the pixel circuits;

a pad portion in the peripheral area; and

a plurality of wirings in the peripheral area, the plurality of wirings electrically connecting the pad portion to the signal lines,

wherein the plurality of wirings further comprise:

a first wiring at a same layer as the lower metal layer; and

a second wiring above the first wiring with a first insulating layer between the first wiring and the second wiring,

wherein a first portion of the first insulating layer is between the first wiring and the second wiring, and a second portion of the first insulating layer is between the substrate and the pixel circuits.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first wiring includes a same material as a material included in the lower metal layer.

3. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the second wiring includes a same material as a material included in the gate electrode, the first capacitor plate, or the second capacitor plate.

4. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of wirings include molybdenum (Mo) and/or titanium (Ti).

5. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first wiring and the second wiring overlap each other.

6. The display device of claim 1 , wherein a lower surface of the second wiring is further from the substrate than an upper surface of the first wiring.

7. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first insulating layer includes an inorganic insulating material.

8. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the thin film transistor of at least one of the pixel circuits comprises a semiconductor layer, a gate electrode overlapping a channel region of the semiconductor layer, and an electrode connected to a source region or a drain region that are at opposite sides of the channel region in the semiconductor layer.

9. A display device having a display area and a peripheral area adjacent to the display area, the display device comprising:

a substrate;

a plurality of pixel circuits in the display area, the pixel circuits each comprising a thin film transistor and a capacitor, the thin film transistor including a semiconductor layer and a gate electrode on the substrate and the capacitor including a first capacitor plate and a second capacitor plate;

a plurality of signal lines electrically connected to the pixel circuits, the signal lines passing through the display area;

a lower metal layer between the substrate and at least one of the pixel circuits;

a pad portion in the peripheral area; and

a plurality of wirings in the peripheral area, the plurality of wirings electrically connecting the pad portion to the signal lines,

wherein the plurality of wirings further comprise:

a first wiring at a same layer as the lower metal layer; and

a second wiring above the first wiring with a first insulating layer between the first wiring and the second wiring,

wherein the plurality of wirings further comprise a third wiring above the second wiring with a second insulating layer between the second wiring and the third wiring.

10. The display device of claim 9 , wherein the second wiring includes a same material as a material included in the gate electrode or the first capacitor plate, and

the third wiring includes a same material as a material included in the second capacitor plate.

11. The display device of claim 9 , wherein the second insulating layer includes an inorganic insulating material.

12. The display device of claim 9 , wherein, in a plan view, the first wiring is between the second wiring and the third wiring that are adjacent to each other.

13. An electronic device comprising:

a display device comprising a display area and a peripheral area adjacent to the display area, the display area including a transmission area; and

an electronic component at least overlapping the transmission area,

wherein the display device comprises:

a substrate;

a first pixel circuit and a second pixel circuit each comprising a thin film transistor and a storage capacitor, the first pixel circuit and the second pixel circuit being apart from each other with the transmission area therebetween on the display area;

a first light-emitting element and a second light-emitting element that are electrically connected to the first pixel circuit and the second pixel circuit respectively;

a lower metal layer under the first pixel circuit and the second pixel circuit;

a plurality of signal lines passing through the display area, the plurality of signal lines comprising a first signal line and a second signal line applying electrical signals respectively to the first pixel circuit and the second pixel circuit;

a pad in the peripheral area; and

a plurality of wirings in the peripheral area, the plurality of wirings electrically connecting the plurality of signal lines to the pad,

wherein the plurality of wirings comprise:

a first wiring including a same material as a material included in the lower metal layer; and

a second wiring on the first wiring.

14. The electronic device of claim 13 , further comprising at least one insulating layer between the first wiring and the second wiring,

wherein a portion of the at least one insulating layer is between the substrate and the first and second pixel circuits.

15. The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the thin film transistor comprises a semiconductor layer and a gate electrode overlapping the semiconductor layer,

the storage capacitor comprises a first capacitor plate and a second capacitor plate overlapping each other, and

the second wiring includes a material that is same as a material included in the gate electrode, the first capacitor plate, or the second capacitor plate.

16. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the plurality of wirings further comprise a third wiring on the first wiring and the second wiring,

the second wiring includes a same material as a material included in the gate electrode or the first capacitor plate, and

the third wiring includes a same material as a material included in the second capacitor plate.

17. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein, in a plan view, the first wiring is between the second wiring and the third wiring that are adjacent to each other.

18. The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the first wiring and the second wiring overlap each other.

19. The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the plurality of wirings include molybdenum (Mo) and/or titanium (Ti).

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 19, 2021
From: YOU, CHUNGI; KIM, HYOUNGHAK
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 055651/0296 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0057192 · May 13, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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