Granted Patent B2

US 12,245,456 · App. 17/694,847 · Granted Mar 4, 2025

Inventors: Seong Jin Jeong (Hwaseong-si, KR); Jin Sook Bang (Hwaseong-si, KR); Sang Hoon Yim (Suwon-si, KR); Eun Jeong Hong (Yongin-si, KR); Kwan Hee Lee (Suwon-si, KR)

Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.

H10K50/858H10K50/84H10K59/121H10K59/122H10K59/124H10K59/353

Abstract

Claims (51)

1. A display device comprising:

a first light emitting element, a second light emitting element, and a third light emitting element that are disposed on a substrate and emitting light of different colors, respectively;

a first insulation layer disposed on the first light emitting element, the second light emitting element, and the third light emitting element, the first insulation layer including at least one opening; and

a second insulation layer disposed on the first insulation layer, the second insulation layer being disposed in the at least one opening, wherein

a refractive index of the second insulation layer is higher than a refractive index of the first insulation layer,

the at least one opening overlaps at least one of the first light emitting element, the second light emitting element, and the third light emitting element in a plan view, and

the at least one opening does not overlap at least another one of the first light emitting element, the second light emitting element, and the third light emitting element in a plan view.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein

the at least one opening overlaps the first light emitting element and the third light emitting element in a plan view, and

the at least one opening does not overlap the second light emitting element in a plan view.

3. The display device of claim 2 , wherein the first insulation layer covers the entire second light emitting element.

4. The display device of claim 3 , wherein

the first light emitting element emits red light,

the second light emitting element emits green light, and

the third light emitting element emits blue light.

5. The display device of claim 1 , wherein

the at least one opening overlaps the first light emitting element in a plan view, and

the at least one opening does not overlap the second light emitting element and the third light emitting element in a plan view.

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

a first pixel electrode, a second pixel electrode, and a third pixel electrode disposed on the substrate; and

a bank layer disposed on the first pixel electrode, the second pixel electrode, and the third pixel electrode, wherein

the bank layer includes a plurality of pixel openings overlapping the first pixel electrode, the second pixel electrode, and the third pixel electrode in a plan view,

the at least one opening overlaps at least one of the plurality of pixel openings in a plan view, and

the at least one opening does not overlap at least another one of the plurality of pixel openings in a plan view.

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

a first emission layer disposed on the first pixel electrode;

a second emission layer disposed on the second pixel electrode;

a third emission layer disposed on the third pixel electrode; and

a common electrode disposed on the first emission layer, the second emission layer, the third emission layer, and the bank layer, wherein

the at least one opening overlaps at least one of the first emission layer, the second emission layer, and the third emission layer in a plan view, and

the at least one opening does not overlap at least another one of the first emission layer, the second emission layer, and the third emission layer in a plan view.

8. The display device of claim 7 , wherein

the first pixel electrode, the first emission layer, and the common electrode form the first light emitting element,

the second pixel electrode, the second emission layer, and the common electrode form the second light emitting element, and

the third pixel electrode, the third emission layer, and the common electrode form the third light emitting element.

9. The display device of claim 8 , wherein

the at least one opening overlaps the first pixel electrode and the first emission layer in a plan view and overlaps the third pixel electrode and the third emission layer in a plan view, and

the at least one opening does not overlap the second pixel electrode and the second emission layer in a plan view.

10. The display device of claim 8 , wherein

the at least one opening overlaps the first pixel electrode and the first emission layer in a plan view,

the at least one opening does not overlap the second pixel electrode, the second emission layer in a plan view, and does not overlap the third pixel electrode and the third emission layer in a plan view.

11. The display device of claim 6 , wherein the plurality of pixel openings are positioned within the at least one opening in a plan view.

12. The display device of claim 1 , wherein

a refractive index of the first insulation layer is in a range of about 1.40 to about 1.59, and

a refractive index of the second insulation layer is in a range of about 1.60 to about 1.80.

13. The display device of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the first insulation layer is in a range of about 2.0 μm to about 3.5 μm.

14. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the second insulation layer is formed of a light-transmitting organic insulating material or a pressure-sensitive adhesive.

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

an encapsulation layer disposed on the first light emitting element, the second light emitting element, and the third light emitting element; and

a sensing electrode disposed on the encapsulation layer,

wherein the first insulation layer is disposed on the sensing electrode.

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