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US 12,520,640 · App. 17/357,128 · Granted Jan 6, 2026

Display device

Inventors: Hyun Wook Lee (Yongin-si, KR); No Kyung Park (Yongin-si, KR); Ki Nyeng Kang (Yongin-si, KR); Sung Won Jo (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
H10H20/857G09G3/32H10H20/8312H10H20/84H10H29/142
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Patent No.
US 12,520,640
App. No.
17/357,128
Granted
Jan 6, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device includes a base layer, a first pixel electrode disposed in a first direction on the base layer and to which a first driving voltage is applied, a second pixel electrode disposed in the first direction on the base layer and to which a second driving voltage is applied, a first light-emitting element and a second light-emitting element electrically connected to the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode, a connection electrode electrically connecting the first pixel electrode and the first light-emitting element, and electrically connecting the second light-emitting element and the second pixel electrode, and a bank overlapping at least a portion of the first pixel electrode and at least a portion of the second pixel electrode and surrounding a light-emitting area in which the first light-emitting element and the second light-emitting element are disposed. A portion of the connection electrode overlaps the bank.

Claims (59)

1 . A display device comprising:

a base layer;

a first pixel electrode disposed in a first direction on the base layer and to which a first driving voltage is applied;

a second pixel electrode disposed in the first direction on the base layer and to which a second driving voltage is applied;

a first light-emitting element electrically connected to the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode;

a second light-emitting element electrically connected to the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode;

a connection electrode electrically connecting the first pixel electrode and the first light-emitting element, and electrically connecting the second light-emitting element and the second pixel electrode; and

a bank overlapping at least a portion of the first pixel electrode and at least a portion of the second pixel electrode, the bank surrounding a light-emitting area in which the first light-emitting element and the second light-emitting element are disposed,

wherein a portion of the connection electrode overlaps the bank.

2 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the first pixel electrode and at least a portion of the second pixel electrode overlap the bank disposed at a side of the light-emitting area in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction in a plan view.

3 . The display device of claim 2 , wherein the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode are spaced apart from each other in the second direction in a portion overlapping the bank.

4 . The display device of claim 3 , wherein the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode are disposed apart from each other by at least 7 μm in the portion overlapping the bank.

5 . The display device of claim 2 , wherein

the connection electrode includes:

a first vertical portion extending in the first direction;

a second vertical portion extending in the first direction; and

a horizontal portion extending in the second direction, and

the horizontal portion overlaps the bank disposed at another side of the light-emitting area in the second direction in a plan view.

6 . The display device of claim 5 , wherein

a first end of the first light-emitting element is electrically connected to the first vertical portion of the connection electrode, and

a second end of the first light-emitting element is electrically connected to the first pixel electrode.

7 . The display device of claim 6 , wherein

a first end of the second light-emitting element is electrically connected to the second pixel electrode, and

a second end of the second light-emitting element is electrically connected to the second vertical portion of the connection electrode.

8 . The display device of claim 5 , wherein an end of the first vertical portion and an end of the second vertical portion are spaced apart from the bank in the light-emitting area.

9 . The display device of claim 8 , wherein the end of the first vertical portion and the end of the second vertical portion are spaced apart from the bank by at least 3 μm.

10 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein an end of the first pixel electrode and an end of the second pixel electrode are spaced apart from the bank in the light-emitting area.

11 . The display device of claim 10 , wherein the end of the first pixel electrode and the end of the second pixel electrode are spaced apart from the bank by at least 3 μm.

12 . A display device comprising:

a base layer;

a first pixel electrode disposed in a first direction on the base layer and to which a first driving voltage is applied;

a second pixel electrode disposed in the first direction on the base layer and to which a second driving voltage is applied;

a first light-emitting element electrically connected to the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode;

a second light-emitting element electrically connected to the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode;

a connection electrode electrically connecting the first pixel electrode and the first light-emitting element, and electrically connecting the second light-emitting element and the second pixel electrode; and

a bank overlapping at least a portion of the first pixel electrode and at least a portion of the second pixel electrode, the bank surrounding a light-emitting area in which the first light-emitting element and the second light-emitting element are disposed, wherein

at least a portion of the first pixel electrode overlaps the bank disposed at a side of the light-emitting area in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction in a plan view, and

at least a portion of the second pixel electrode overlaps the bank disposed at another side of the light-emitting area in the second direction in a plan view,

an end of the first pixel electrode is spaced by at least 3 μm apart from the bank disposed at the another side of the light-emitting area in the light-emitting area, and

a portion of the connection electrode overlaps the bank.

13 . The display device of claim 12 , wherein

the second pixel electrode includes a first sub-pixel electrode and a second sub-pixel electrode, and

the first sub-pixel electrode and the second sub-pixel electrode of the second pixel electrode are spaced apart from each other in the second direction in a portion overlapping the bank.

14 . The display device of claim 12 , wherein

a first end of the light-emitting element is electrically connected to the second pixel electrode, and

a second end of the light-emitting element is electrically connected to the first pixel electrode.

15 . A display device comprising:

a base layer;

a first pixel electrode disposed in a first direction on the base layer and to which a first driving voltage is applied;

a second pixel electrode disposed in the first direction on the base layer and to which a second driving voltage is applied;

a first light-emitting element electrically connected to the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode;

a second light-emitting element electrically connected to the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode;

a connection electrode electrically connecting the first pixel electrode and the first light-emitting element, and electrically connecting the second light-emitting element and the second pixel electrode; and

a bank overlapping at least a portion of the first pixel electrode and at least a portion of the second pixel electrode, the bank surrounding a light-emitting area in which the first light-emitting element and the second light-emitting element are disposed, wherein

at least a portion of the first pixel electrode overlaps the bank disposed at a side of the light-emitting area in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction in a plan view,

at least a portion of the second pixel electrode overlaps the bank disposed at another side of the light-emitting area in the second direction in a plan view,

an end of the second pixel electrode is spaced by at least 3 μm apart from the bank disposed at the side of the light-emitting area in the light-emitting area, and

a portion of the connection electrode overlaps the bank.

16 . The display device of claim 15 , wherein an end of the first pixel electrode is spaced by at least 3 μm apart from the bank disposed at the another side of the light-emitting area in the light-emitting area.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 24, 2021
From: LEE, HYUN WOOK; PARK, NO KYUNG; KANG, KI NYENG; JO, SUNG WON
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 056658/0099 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0149657 · Nov 10, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220149255A1 · May 12, 2022
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