IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,894,395
Granted Patent B2
US 11,894,395 · App. 17/539,740 · Granted Feb 6, 2024

Display device

Inventor: Yeon Kyung Kim (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
H01L27/1244H01L25/167H01L24/24H01L2224/245H01L2224/24147
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Patent No.
US 11,894,395
App. No.
17/539,740
Granted
Feb 6, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device includes a substrate including a display area and a non-display area driving circuits disposed in the non-display area; first voltage wirings and second voltage wirings extending from the display area to the non-display area; and a first auxiliary wiring electrically connected to the first voltage wirings and a second auxiliary wiring electrically connected to the second voltage wirings, the first auxiliary wiring and the second auxiliary wiring being electrically connected to the driving circuit, wherein the first voltage wirings electrically connected to an odd-numbered driving circuit among the driving circuits are electrically connected to the first auxiliary wiring through a first connection wiring, and the second voltage wirings electrically connected to an even-numbered driving circuit among the driving circuits are electrically connected to the second auxiliary wiring through a second connection wiring.

Claims (63)

1. A display device comprising:

a substrate including a display area and a non-display area;

driving circuits disposed in the non-display area;

first voltage wirings and second voltage wirings extending from the display area to the non-display area;

a first auxiliary wiring electrically connected to the first voltage wirings and a second auxiliary wiring electrically connected to the second voltage wirings, the first auxiliary wiring and the second auxiliary wiring being electrically connected to the driving circuits, wherein

the first voltage wirings electrically connected to an odd-numbered driving circuit among the driving circuits are electrically connected to the first auxiliary wiring through a first connection wiring, and

the second voltage wirings electrically connected to an even-numbered driving circuit among the driving circuits are electrically connected to the second auxiliary wiring through a second connection wiring.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein

the second voltage wirings electrically connected to the odd-numbered driving circuit among the driving circuits are directly connected to the second auxiliary wiring, and

the first voltage wirings electrically connected to the even-numbered driving circuit among the driving circuits are directly connected to the first auxiliary wiring.

3. The display device of claim 2 , wherein

the first voltage wirings and the second voltage wirings are coplanar, and

the first auxiliary wiring and the second auxiliary wiring are coplanar.

4. The display device of claim 3 , wherein the first auxiliary wiring and the second auxiliary wiring are disposed on the first voltage wirings and the second voltage wirings.

5. The display device of claim 4 , further comprising:

a buffer layer, a first gate insulating layer, and a first interlayer insulating layer disposed on the first voltage wirings and the second voltage wirings,

wherein the first auxiliary wiring and the second auxiliary wiring are disposed on the first interlayer insulating layer.

6. The display device of claim 4 , wherein the first connection wiring and the second connection wiring are disposed on the first auxiliary wiring and the second auxiliary wiring.

7. The display device of claim 6 , wherein the first connection wiring and the second connection wiring are coplanar.

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

a second interlayer insulating layer disposed on the first auxiliary wiring and the second auxiliary wiring,

wherein the first connection wiring and the second connection wiring are disposed on the second interlayer insulating layer.

9. The display device of claim 2 , wherein

the second auxiliary wiring electrically connected to the odd-numbered driving circuit surrounds the first auxiliary wiring, and

the first connection wiring overlaps the second auxiliary wiring.

10. The display device of claim 9 , wherein

the first auxiliary wiring electrically connected to the even-numbered driving circuit surrounds the second auxiliary wiring, and

the second connection wiring overlaps the first auxiliary wiring.

11. A display device comprising:

a substrate including a display area and a non-display area;

a driving circuit disposed in the non-display area;

a first voltage wiring and a second voltage wiring extending from the display area to the non-display area;

a first auxiliary wiring electrically connected to the first voltage wiring and a second auxiliary wiring electrically connected to the second voltage wiring, the first auxiliary wiring and the second auxiliary wiring being electrically connected to the driving circuit;

a first connection wiring electrically connecting the first voltage wiring and the first auxiliary wiring; and

a second connection wiring electrically connecting the second voltage wiring and the second auxiliary wiring, wherein

the first connection wiring and the second connection wiring are disposed on the first voltage wiring and the second voltage wiring, and

the first auxiliary wiring and the second auxiliary wiring are disposed on the first connection wiring and the second connection wiring.

12. The display device of claim 11 , further comprising:

a buffer layer, a first gate insulating layer, and a first interlayer insulating layer disposed on the first voltage wiring and the second voltage wiring,

wherein the first connection wiring and the second connection wiring are disposed on the first interlayer insulating layer.

13. The display device of claim 12 , further comprising:

a second interlayer insulating layer disposed on the first connection wiring and the second connection wiring,

wherein the first auxiliary wiring and the second auxiliary wiring are disposed on the second interlayer insulating layer.

14. The display device of claim 11 , further comprising:

an initialization voltage wiring, a first data wiring, a second data wiring, and a third data wiring extending from the display area to the non-display area and electrically connected to the driving circuit.

15. The display device of claim 14 , wherein the initialization voltage wiring, the first data wiring, the second data wiring, and the third data wiring are coplanar with the first voltage wiring and the second voltage wiring.

16. The display device of claim 14 , wherein the first auxiliary wiring and the second auxiliary wiring overlap the initialization voltage wiring, the first data wiring, the second data wiring, and the third data wiring.

17. The display device of claim 14 , wherein

the second connection wiring overlaps the first auxiliary wiring and the second auxiliary wiring, and

the first connection wiring overlaps the first auxiliary wiring and does not overlap the second auxiliary wiring.

18. The display device of claim 14 , wherein the first auxiliary wiring surrounds the second auxiliary wiring and is closer to the display area than the second auxiliary wiring.

19. The display device of claim 11 , wherein

the display area includes pixels, and

each of the pixels includes:

a first electrode and a second electrode extending in a direction and spaced apart from each other;

a light emitting element having ends disposed on the first electrode and the second electrode;

a first contact electrode electrically connected to an end of the light emitting element; and

a second contact electrode electrically connected to another end of the light emitting element.

20. The display device of claim 19 , wherein the light emitting element includes:

a first semiconductor layer;

a second semiconductor layer disposed on the first semiconductor layer; and

a light emitting layer disposed between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer, and

the light emitting layer includes an insulating film surrounding the first semiconductor layer, the second semiconductor layer, and the light emitting layer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 1, 2021
From: KIM, YEON KYUNG
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0188192 · Dec 30, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220208800A1 · Jun 30, 2022