IP Library Granted Patent US 12,342,684
Granted Patent B2
US 12,342,684 · App. 17/657,955 · Granted Jun 24, 2025

Display device

Inventors: Tetsuo Morita (Tokyo, JP); Sho Yanagisawa (Tokyo, JP); Kenji Harada (Tokyo, JP); Hiroshi Tabatake (Tokyo, JP); Hideyuki Takahashi (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
H10K59/122H10K50/824H10K50/813H10K59/38
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Patent No.
US 12,342,684
App. No.
17/657,955
Granted
Jun 24, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to one embodiment, a display device comprising a base, a first insulating layer, a first lower electrode, a second lower electrode, a first wiring, a second insulating layer disposed on the first wiring, a first organic layer disposed on the first lower electrode, a second organic layer disposed on the second lower electrode, a first separation wall disposed on the second insulating layer, and an upper wiring disposed continuously on the first organic layer, the second organic layer, and the first separation wall, wherein the upper wiring is electrically connected to the first wiring via a contact hole that penetrates the first separation wall and the second insulating layer.

Claims (64)

1. A display device comprising:

a base;

a first insulating layer disposed on the base;

a first lower electrode disposed on the first insulating layer;

a second lower electrode disposed on the first insulating layer, the second lower electrode being separated from the first lower electrode and being formed of the same material as the first lower electrode;

a first wiring disposed between the first lower electrode and the second lower electrode;

a second insulating layer disposed on the first wiring;

a first organic layer disposed on the first lower electrode and including a first light-emitting layer;

a second organic layer disposed on the second lower electrode and including a second light-emitting layer;

a first separation wall disposed on the second insulating layer; and

an upper wiring disposed continuously on the first organic layer, the second organic layer, and the first separation wall, wherein

the upper wiring is electrically connected to the first wiring via a contact hole that penetrates the first separation wall and the second insulating layer,

the second insulating layer includes an intersection where a first portion extending in a first direction intersects with a second portion extending in a second direction that intersects with the first direction,

the contact hole is formed on the intersection,

the first separation wall and the first wiring are superposed,

the second insulating layer covers a first edge of the first lower electrode and a second edge of the second lower electrode,

the first wiring is disposed in a lattice shape and surrounds the first lower electrode and the second lower electrode,

the first separation wall is disposed in a lattice shape and surrounds the first lower electrode and the second lower electrode, and

a width of the first separation wall is smaller than a width of the second insulating layer.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein inner sides of the intersection are rounded.

3. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first wiring supplies an electric potential to the upper wiring.

4. The display device of claim 1 , wherein a sum of a height of the first organic layer and a height of the upper wiring and a sum of a height of the second organic layer and a height of the upper wiring are smaller than a height of the first separation wall.

5. The display device of claim 1 comprising:

a third insulating layer disposed on the base;

a third lower electrode disposed on the third insulating layer;

a fourth lower electrode disposed on the third insulating layer, the fourth lower electrode being separated from the third lower electrode and being formed of the same material as the third lower electrode;

a second wiring disposed between the third lower electrode and the fourth lower electrode;

a fourth insulating layer disposed on the second wiring;

a third organic layer disposed on the third lower electrode and including a third light-emitting layer;

a fourth organic layer disposed on the fourth lower electrode and including a fourth light-emitting layer;

a first upper electrode disposed on the third organic layer;

a second upper electrode disposed on the fourth organic layer; and

a second separation wall disposed on the fourth insulating layer, wherein

the second separation wall separates the third organic layer and the fourth organic layer, and separates the first upper electrode and the second upper electrode.

6. The display device of claim 5 , wherein

the first upper electrode covers the third organic layer and is separated from the second separation wall, and

the second upper electrode covers the fourth organic layer and is separated from the second separation wall.

7. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the second insulating layer is superposed on a first edge of the first lower electrode, the first wiring, and a second edge of the second lower electrode.

8. A display device comprising:

a base;

a first insulating layer disposed on the base;

a first lower electrode disposed on the first insulating layer;

a second lower electrode disposed on the first insulating layer, the second lower electrode being separated from the first lower electrode, and being formed of the same material as the first lower electrode;

a first wiring disposed between the first lower electrode and the second lower electrode;

a second insulating layer disposed on the first wiring;

a first organic layer disposed on the first lower electrode and including a first light-emitting layer;

a second organic layer disposed on the second lower electrode and including a second light-emitting layer;

a first upper electrode disposed on the first organic layer;

a second upper electrode disposed on the second organic layer; and

a separation wall disposed on the second insulating layer, wherein

the separation wall separates the first organic layer and the second organic layer, and separates the first upper electrode and the second upper electrode,

the separation wall and the first wiring are superposed,

the second insulating layer is superposed on a first edge of the first lower electrode, the first wiring, and a second edge of the second lower electrode,

the second insulating layer covers the first edge of the first lower electrode and the second edge of the second lower electrode,

the first wiring is disposed in a lattice shape and surrounds the first lower electrode and the second lower electrode,

the separation wall is disposed in a lattice shape and surrounds the first lower electrode and the second lower electrode, and

a width of the separation wall is smaller than a width of the second insulating layer.

9. The display device of claim 8 , wherein

the first organic layer is separated from the separation wall, and

the second organic layer is separated from the separation wall.

10. The display device of claim 9 , wherein

the first upper electrode is separated from the separation wall, and

the second upper electrode is separated from the separation wall.

11. The display device of claim 8 , wherein a sum of a height of the first organic layer and a height of the first upper electrode and a sum of a height of the second organic layer and a height of the second upper electrode are smaller than a height of the separation wall.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 27, 2025
From: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
To: MAGNOLIA WHITE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 073057/0042 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 5, 2022
From: MORITA, TETSUO; YANAGISAWA, SHO; HARADA, KENJI; TABATAKE, HIROSHI; TAKAHASHI, HIDEYUKI
To: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
Reel/Frame 059498/0467 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-076010 · Apr 28, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220352269A1 · Nov 3, 2022
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