Granted Patent B2

US 12,453,255 · App. 17/264,925 · Granted Oct 21, 2025

Inventors: Qi Yao (Beijing, CN); Jaiil Ryu (Beijing, CN); Yingwei Liu (Beijing, CN); Muxin Di (Beijing, CN); Renquan Gu (Beijing, CN); Zhiwei Liang (Beijing, CN)

Assignee: Beijing BOE Technology Development Co., Ltd.

H10K59/131H10K71/00H10K77/111H10K59/1201H10K2102/311

Abstract

Claims (69)

1. A display substrate, being provided with a display area, wherein the display substrate comprises:

a base substrate, comprising a first surface and a second surface arranged oppositely;

a drive circuit, located on the first surface of the base substrate and arranged in an array in the display area;

a bonding electrode, located on the second surface of the base substrate and arranged in the display area;

a signal line, located in the display area, wherein one end of the signal line is electrically connected to the bonding electrode, and the other end of the signal line is electrically connected to the drive circuit; and

a conductive structure, filled into a through hole at least passing through the base substrate, wherein the conductive structure is configured to connect the signal line, the drive circuit and the bonding electrode;

wherein the display substrate further comprises:

a connecting electrode located on the first surface of the base substrate and electrically connected to the drive circuit; wherein the connecting electrode comprises a first connecting electrode and a second connecting electrode;

an insulating layer located on the second surface of the base substrate;

the signal line comprises a first-kind signal line, the first-kind signal line is on the second surface of the base substrate and electrically connected to the bonding electrode; and

the first-kind signal line is electrically connected to the connecting electrode by the conductive structure;

wherein the first-kind signal line comprises a data line, the bonding electrode comprises a data line bonding electrode, and the first connecting electrode is electrically connected to a source of a thin film transistor in the drive circuit;

wherein the first-kind signal line comprises a scanning line, the bonding electrode comprises a scanning line bonding electrode, and the second connecting electrode is electrically connected to a gate of the thin film transistor in the drive circuit;

wherein the data line is located on one of top and bottom sides of the insulating layer, and the scanning line is located on other one of the top and the bottom sides of the insulating layer.

2. The display substrate according to claim 1 , wherein the through hole is in an overlapped area of the first-kind signal line and the connecting electrode.

3. The display substrate according to claim 1 , further comprises: a scanning drive circuit located on the second surface of the base substrate and electrically connected to the scanning line bonding electrode.

4. The display substrate according to claim 1 , further comprises: an electroluminescent device located on the first surface of the base substrate and electrically connected to the drive circuit.

5. The display substrate according to claim 1 , wherein the base substrate is a flexible base substrate.

6. A method for manufacturing a display substrate, comprising:

forming a base substrate;

forming a drive circuit arranged in an array in a display area on a first surface of the base substrate;

inverting the base substrate, and forming a through hole at least passing through the base substrate in a second surface of the base substrate;

forming a conductive structure in the through hole;

forming a bonding electrode on the second surface of the base substrate; and

forming a signal line in the display area, wherein one end of the signal line is electrically connected to the bonding electrode, the other end of the signal line is electrically connected to the drive circuit, and the conductive structure is configured to connect the signal line, the drive circuit and the bonding electrode;

wherein the forming a signal line in the display area comprises:

forming a first-kind signal line electrically connected to the bonding electrode in the display area on the second surface of the base substrate after forming a conductive structure in the through hole;

wherein forming a first-kind signal line electrically connected to the bonding electrode in the display area on the second surface of the base substrate in response to that the first-kind signal line comprises a data line, comprises:

forming a data line in the display area on the second surface of the base substrate after forming a conductive structure in a through hole corresponding to the data line;

forming an insulating layer on a film layer on which the data line is located; wherein the second surface is closer to the insulating layer than the first surface;

wherein forming a first-kind signal line electrically connected to the bonding electrode in the display area on the second surface of the base substrate in response to that the first-kind signal line further comprises a scanning line, comprises:

forming a through hole corresponding to the scanning line and passing through the base substrate and the insulating layer in the second surface of the base substrate, and forming a scanning line in the display area on the second surface of the base substrate after forming a conductive structure in the through hole;

wherein the method further comprises:

forming a connecting electrode located on the first surface of the base substrate and electrically connected to the drive circuit; wherein the connecting electrode comprises a first connecting electrode and a second connecting electrode;

the bonding electrode comprises a data line bonding electrode and a scanning line boding electrode, and the first connecting electrode is electrically connected to a source of a thin film transistor in the drive circuit, and the second connecting electrode is electrically connected to a gate of the thin film transistor in the drive circuit;

wherein the data line is located on one of top and bottom sides of the insulating layer, and the scanning line is located on other one of the top and the bottom sides of the insulating layer.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the forming a through hole at least passing through the base substrate in the second surface of the base substrate comprises:

forming a patterned hard mask layer on the second surface of the base substrate;

dry etching the base substrate by adopting the patterned hard mask layer as a shield to form the through hole; and

removing the hard mask layer.

8. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the forming a conductive structure in the through hole comprises:

forming a seed layer on a bottom and wall surface of the through hole; and

filling the through hole with metal by using an electroplating process to form the conductive structure.

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the seed layer is made of a metal element of titanium, molybdenum, tantalum, aluminum, copper or silver, or the seed layer is made of molybdenum alloy, copper alloy or aluminum alloy.

10. A method for manufacturing a display substrate, comprising:

forming a sacrificial buffer layer on a rigid substrate;

forming a bonding electrode at a side facing away from the rigid substrate, of the sacrificial buffer layer;

forming a base substrate at a side, facing away from the sacrificial buffer layer, of the bonding electrode; the base substrate comprising a first surface and a second surface arranged oppositely

forming a through hole passing through the base substrate, and forming a conductive structure in the through hole;

forming a drive circuit arranged in an array on the base substrate;

forming a signal line in the display area, wherein one end of the signal line is electrically connected to the bonding electrode, the other end of the signal line is electrically connected to the drive circuit, and the conductive structure is configured to connect the signal line, the drive circuit and the bonding electrode; and

removing the rigid substrate and the sacrificial buffer layer;

wherein the forming a signal line in the display area, comprises:

forming a first-kind signal line electrically connected to the bonding electrode in the display area on the second surface of the base substrate after forming the conductive structure in the through hole;

wherein forming a first-kind signal line electrically connected to the bonding electrode in the display area on the second surface of the base substrate in response to that the first-kind signal line comprises a data line, comprises:

forming a data line in the display area on the second surface of the base substrate after forming the conductive structure in a through hole corresponding to the data line;

forming an insulating layer on a film layer on which the data line is located; wherein the second surface is closer to the insulating layer than the first surface;

wherein forming a first-kind signal line electrically connected to the bonding electrode in the display area on the second surface of the base substrate in response to that the first-kind signal line further comprises a scanning line, comprises:

forming a through hole corresponding to the scanning line and passing through the base substrate and the insulating layer in the second surface of the base substrate, and forming a scanning line in the display area on the second surface of the base substrate after forming a conductive structure in the through hole;

wherein the method further comprises:

forming a connecting electrode located on the first surface of the base substrate and electrically connected to the drive circuit; wherein the connecting electrode comprises a first connecting electrode and a second connecting electrode;

the bonding electrode comprises a data line bonding electrode and a scanning line boding electrode, and the first connecting electrode is electrically connected to a source of a thin film transistor in the drive circuit, and the second connecting electrode is electrically connected to a gate of the thin film transistor in the drive circuit;

wherein the data line is located on one of top and bottom sides of the insulating layer, and the scanning line is located on other one of the top and the bottom sides of the insulating layer.

11. A display panel, comprising the display substrate according to claim 1 and a drive circuit connected to at least part of a bonding electrode.

12. A display device, comprising the display panel according to claim 11 .

13. The display substrate according to claim 1 , wherein the data line is located between the base substrate and the insulating layer, and the scanning line is located on a side facing away from the base substrate, of the insulating layer.

14. The display substrate according to claim 1 , wherein the first connecting electrode is an extending part of the source, or the first connecting electrode and the source are in a same layer.

15. The display substrate according to claim 14 , wherein the second connecting electrode is an extending part of the gate, or the second connecting electrode and the gate are in a same layer.

16. The display substrate according to claim 1 , wherein the top side of the insulating layer is a side of the insulating layer facing the second surface of the base substrate, the bottom side of the insulating layer is a side of the insulating layer facing away from the second surface of the base substrate.

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