IP Library Granted Patent US 12,218,113
Granted Patent B2
US 12,218,113 · App. 17/445,686 · Granted Feb 4, 2025

Display device and method of manufacturing the same

Inventors: In Kyung Yoo (Hwaseong-si, KR); Hee Na Kim (Hwaseong-si, KR); Chong Sup Chang (Hwaseong-si, KR); Cha Dong Kim (Seoul, KR); Sang Jin Lee (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
H01L25/167H01L33/62
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Patent No.
US 12,218,113
App. No.
17/445,686
Granted
Feb 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device includes a substrate, a data conductive layer on the substrate and including a first voltage line, a via layer on the data conductive layer, a light emitting element on the via layer, a first contact electrode on the light emitting element and contacting a first end of the light emitting element, and a second contact electrode on the light emitting element and contacting a second end of the light emitting element, wherein the second contact electrode is electrically connected to the first voltage line through a first contact hole penetrating the via layer.

Claims (64)

1. A display device, comprising:

a substrate;

a data conductive layer on the substrate and comprising a first voltage line;

a via layer on the data conductive layer;

a light emitting element on the via layer;

a first contact electrode on the light emitting element and contacting a first end of the light emitting element; and

a second contact electrode on the light emitting element and contacting a second end of the light emitting element,

wherein the second contact electrode is electrically coupled to the first voltage line through a first contact hole penetrating the via layer, and

wherein the second contact electrode is in direct physical contact with the first voltage line.

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

a transistor between the substrate and the data conductive layer,

wherein the first contact electrode is electrically coupled to the transistor.

3. A display device, comprising:

a substrate;

a data conductive layer on the substrate and comprising a first voltage line;

a via layer on the data conductive layer;

a light emitting element on the via layer;

a first contact electrode on the light emitting element and contacting a first end of the light emitting element;

a second contact electrode on the light emitting element and contacting a second end of the light emitting element, and

a transistor between the substrate and the data conductive layer,

wherein the second contact electrode is electrically coupled to the first voltage line through a first contact hole penetrating the via layer,

wherein the first contact electrode is electrically coupled to the transistor,

wherein the data conductive layer further comprises a first conductive pattern electrically coupled to a first electrode of the transistor, and

wherein the first contact electrode is electrically coupled to the first conductive pattern through a second contact hole penetrating the via layer.

4. The display device of claim 3 ,

wherein the first contact electrode is in direct contact with the first conductive pattern.

5. The display device of claim 1 ,

wherein the light emitting element is on one surface of the via layer.

6. The display device of claim 5 ,

wherein the first contact electrode and the second contact electrode are on one surface of the via layer exposed by the light emitting element.

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

a first insulating layer on the light emitting element,

wherein the first contact electrode and the second contact electrode are on the first insulating layer.

8. The display device of claim 1 ,

wherein the data conductive layer comprises an alignment mark.

9. A display device, comprising:

a substrate;

a data conductive layer on the substrate and comprising a first voltage line;

a via layer on the data conductive layer;

a light emitting element on the via layer;

a first contact electrode on the light emitting element and contacting a first end of the light emitting element;

a second contact electrode on the light emitting element and contacting a second end of the light emitting element, and

a bank on the via layer,

wherein the second contact electrode is electrically coupled to the first voltage line through a first contact hole penetrating the via layer, and

wherein the bank does not overlap the light emitting element in a thickness direction of the substrate, and the first contact electrode and the second contact electrode are on the bank.

10. The display device of claim 9 ,

wherein the first contact electrode and the second contact electrode are directly on a side surface of the bank.

11. A display device, comprising:

a substrate;

a data conductive layer on the substrate and comprising a first voltage line;

a via layer on the data conductive layer;

a light emitting element on the via layer;

a first contact electrode on the light emitting element and contacting a first end of the light emitting element; and

a second contact electrode on the light emitting element and contacting a second end of the light emitting element,

wherein the second contact electrode is electrically coupled to the first voltage line through a first contact hole penetrating the via layer, and

wherein the via layer comprises a first region having a first thickness and a second region having a second thickness greater than the first thickness, and the light emitting element is on the first region of the via layer.

12. The display device of claim 11 ,

wherein the second region of the via layer does not overlap the light emitting element in a thickness direction of the substrate, and a side surface of the second region of the via layer and one end selected from the first end and the second end of the light emitting element face each other.

13. The display device of claim 12 ,

wherein the first contact electrode and the second contact electrode are on the second region of the via layer exposed by the light emitting element.

14. The display device of claim 1 ,

wherein one surface of the via layer comprises a groove in which the one surface of the via layer is recessed in a thickness direction of the via layer.

15. The display device of claim 14 ,

wherein the light emitting element is in the groove.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 23, 2021
From: YOO, IN KYUNG; KIM, HEE NA; CHANG, CHONG SUP; KIM, CHA DONG; LEE, SANG JIN
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 057625/0390 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0113644 · Sep 7, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220077125A1 · Mar 10, 2022
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