IP Library Granted Patent US 11,882,725
Granted Patent B2
US 11,882,725 · App. 17/459,699 · Granted Jan 23, 2024

Display apparatus

Inventors: Junghyun Cho (Yongin-si, KR); Gunwoo Ko (Yongin-si, KR); Chiwook An (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
H10K50/858G06F3/0412H10K59/40H10K50/865H10K59/122H10K59/38
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Patent No.
US 11,882,725
App. No.
17/459,699
Granted
Jan 23, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display apparatus includes: a first electrode; a bank layer defining a first opening which overlaps the first electrode in a plan view; an emission layer which overlaps the first electrode through the first opening; a second electrode on the emission layer; an encapsulation layer on the second electrode; a first insulating layer on the encapsulation layer, where the first insulating layer includes a first portion overlapping the first opening and defines a trench surrounding the first portion; a touch electrode on the first insulating layer; a second insulating layer on the touch electrode and defining a second opening which overlaps the first opening; and a third insulating layer on the second insulating layer.

Claims (25)

1. A display apparatus comprising:

a first electrode;

a bank layer defining a first opening which overlaps the first electrode in a plan view;

an emission layer which overlaps the first electrode through the first opening;

a second electrode on the emission layer;

an encapsulation layer on the second electrode;

a first insulating layer on the encapsulation layer, wherein the first insulating layer includes a first portion overlapping the first opening and defines a main trench surrounding the first portion;

a touch electrode on the first insulating layer;

a second insulating layer on the touch electrode and defining a second opening which overlaps the first opening; and

a third insulating layer on the second insulating layer.

2. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first insulating layer includes a multi-layered structure including a first sub-insulating layer and a second sub-insulating layer,

the touch electrode includes a metal line surrounding at least a portion of the first opening in the plan view, and

the metal line is disposed on at least one of the first sub-insulating layer or the second sub-insulating layer.

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

4. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein an edge of the second insulating layer that defines the second opening is arranged on the first portion.

5. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein an edge of the second insulating layer that defines the second opening is arranged in the main trench.

6. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first portion of the first insulating layer includes a first sub-portion and a second sub-portion which are apart from each other with respect to a sub-trench surrounded by the main trench.

7. The display apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a filter layer arranged between the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer and including a light-blocking portion and a color filter.

8. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a first refractive index of the first insulating layer is greater than each of a second refractive index of the second insulating layer and a third refractive index of the third insulating layer.

9. The display apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the third refractive index of the third insulating layer is greater than the second refractive index of the second insulating layer.

10. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a lateral surface of the first portion includes a forward-tapered slope.

11. The display apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the slope of the lateral surface of the first portion is about 40 degrees (°) to about 80°.

12. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a width of the second opening of the second insulating layer is equal to or greater than a width of the first opening of the bank layer.

13. The display apparatus of claim 12 , wherein a width of the first portion of the first insulating layer is equal to or greater than the width of the first opening.

14. The display apparatus of claim 12 , wherein a width of the first portion of the first insulating layer is equal to or less than the width of the first opening.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 27, 2021
From: CHO, JUNGHYUN; KO, GUNWOO; AN, CHIWOOK
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 057314/0587 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0165945 · Dec 1, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220173361A1 · Jun 2, 2022