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Granted Patent B2
US 11,849,606 · App. 17/349,530 · Granted Dec 19, 2023

Display device including an amorphous carbon layer and manufacturing method thereof

Inventors: Jung Yun Jo (Yongin-si, KR); Ji Hye Han (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
H10K59/121H10K71/00
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Patent No.
US 11,849,606
App. No.
17/349,530
Granted
Dec 19, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device includes a substrate including pixels; a buffer layer disposed on the substrate; an etch stopper layer disposed between the substrate and the buffer layer; and at least one penetrating-hole penetrating the substrate, the buffer layer, and the etch stopper layer, wherein the etch stopper layer includes amorphous carbon.

Claims (22)

1. A display device comprising:

a substrate including pixels;

a buffer layer disposed on the substrate;

a thin film encapsulation layer disposed above the buffer layer;

an etch stopper layer disposed between the substrate and the buffer layer; and

multiple penetrating-holes spaced aprt from each other in a plan view, each penetrating-hole penetrating the thin film encapsulation layer, the substrate, the buffer layer, and the etch stopper layer, wherein

the etch stopper layer includes amorphous carbon.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the each penetrating-hole comprises:

a first hole penetrating the substrate having a trapezoidal shape as seen in a side view;

a second hole penetrating the buffer layer; and

a third hole penetrating the etch stopper layer.

3. The display device of claim 2 , wherein the pixels include a light emitting element that emits light in response to an electrical signal provided to the light emitting element.

4. The display device of claim 2 , wherein the first hole, the second hole, and the third hole of the each penetrating-hole form a single cavity.

5. The display device of claim 3 , wherein the first hole, the second hole, and the third hole of the each penetrating-hole do not overlap an area where the light emitting element is disposed in the plan view.

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

a semiconductor layer disposed on the buffer layer; and

a conductive pattern including at least a portion disposed on the etch stopper layer,

wherein the semiconductor layer at least partially overlaps the conductive pattern.

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

a stress compensation layer disposed between the etch stopper layer and the buffer layer.

8. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the etch stopper layer is formed through a chemical vapor deposition process.

9. The display device of claim 3 , wherein the light emitting element is one of an organic light emitting diode, an inorganic light emitting diode, and a light emitting diode made of an organic material and an inorganic material.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 16, 2021
From: JO, JUNG YUN; HAN, JI HYE
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 056611/0631 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0084308 · Jul 8, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220013595A1 · Jan 13, 2022