IP Library Granted Patent US 12,740,477
Granted Patent B2
US 12,740,477 · App. 17/868,216 · Granted Sep 15, 2026

Display device

Inventor: Jae Hoon Kim (Seongnam-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
H10W90/00H10D86/441H10D86/451H10D86/60H10H20/857H10W70/60H10W70/654H10W90/22
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Patent No.
US 12,740,477
App. No.
17/868,216
Granted
Sep 15, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device includes a plurality of bank patterns disposed on a substrate and spaced apart from each other, a plurality of electrodes disposed on the substrate and extended parallel to each other and spaced apart from each other, an insulating layer disposed on the plurality of electrodes and the plurality of bank patterns, and a plurality of light emitting elements disposed on the insulating layer, having both ends disposed on the plurality of electrodes, wherein the plurality of bank patterns include sides facing each other, and portions of the plurality of light emitting elements are disposed on the sides of the plurality of bank patterns.

Claims (65)

1 . A display device comprising:

a plurality of bank patterns comprising an insulating material and being disposed above a substrate and spaced apart from each other;

a plurality of electrodes disposed on the substrate and extended parallel to each other and spaced apart from each other;

an insulating layer disposed above the plurality of electrodes and the plurality of bank patterns; and

a plurality of light emitting elements disposed above the insulating layer, having both ends disposed on the plurality of electrodes, wherein

the plurality of bank patterns include sides facing each other, and

portions of the plurality of light emitting elements are disposed on the sides of the plurality of bank patterns.

2 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein

the plurality of bank patterns include:

a first bank pattern extended in a direction; and

a second bank pattern disposed parallel to the first bank pattern, and

the plurality of light emitting elements are disposed on a side of the first bank pattern and a side of the second bank pattern, and between the first bank pattern and the second bank pattern.

3 . The display device of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of electrodes include:

a first electrode overlapping the first bank pattern in a plan view;

a second electrode overlapping the second bank pattern in the plan view;

a third electrode overlapping the first bank pattern in the plan view and disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode; and

a fourth electrode overlapping the second bank pattern in the plan view and disposed between the third electrode and the second electrode.

4 . The display device of claim 3 , wherein the plurality of light emitting elements include:

a first light emitting element disposed on the first electrode and the third electrode;

a second light emitting element disposed on the third electrode and the fourth electrode; and

a third light emitting element disposed on the fourth electrode and the second electrode.

5 . The display device of claim 4 , wherein

the first light emitting element overlaps the first bank pattern in the plan view,

the third light emitting element overlaps the second bank pattern in the plan view, and

the second light emitting element does not overlap the first bank pattern and the second bank pattern in the plan view.

6 . The display device of claim 4 , wherein

a length direction of the first light emitting element is parallel to the side of the first bank pattern,

a length direction of the second light emitting element is parallel to the substrate, and

a length direction of the third light emitting element is parallel to the side of the second bank pattern.

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

a plurality of connection electrodes disposed on the plurality of electrodes,

wherein the plurality of connection electrodes include:

a first connection electrode electrically contacting a first end of the first light emitting element,

a second connection electrode electrically contacting a first end of the third light emitting element,

a third connection electrode electrically contacting a second end of the first light emitting element and a first end of the second light emitting element, and

a fourth connection electrode electrically contacting a second end of the second light emitting element and a second end of the third light emitting element.

8 . The display device of claim 7 , wherein the first connection electrode and the second connection electrode are extended parallel to the plurality of electrodes.

9 . The display device of claim 7 , wherein

the third connection electrode includes:

a first extension portion adjacent to the first connection electrode and parallel to the first connection electrode;

a second extension portion adjacent to the second connection electrode and parallel to the second connection electrode; and

a first connection portion electrically connecting the first extension portion with the second extension portion, and

the first extension portion electrically contacts the second end of the first light emitting element, and

the second extension portion electrically contacts the first end of the second light emitting element.

10 . The display device of claim 7 , wherein

the fourth connection electrode includes:

a third extension portion adjacent to the first connection electrode and parallel to the first connection electrode;

a fourth extension portion adjacent to the second connection electrode and parallel to the second connection electrode; and

a second connection portion electrically connecting the third extension portion with the fourth extension portion,

the third extension portion electrically contacts the second end of the second light emitting element, and

the fourth extension portion electrically contacts the second end of the third light emitting element.

11 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of bank patterns include:

bank holes that pass through the plurality of bank patterns; and

reflective layers disposed inside the bank holes.

12 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of bank patterns include:

bank grooves recessed in a thickness direction from upper surfaces of the plurality of bank patterns; and

reflective layers disposed inside the bank grooves.

13 . An electronic device comprising:

a plurality of bank patterns comprising an insulating material and being disposed above a substrate and spaced apart from each other;

a plurality of electrodes disposed on the substrate and extended parallel to each other and spaced apart from each other;

an insulating layer disposed above the plurality of electrodes and the plurality of bank patterns; and

a plurality of light emitting elements disposed above the insulating layer, having both ends disposed on the plurality of electrodes, wherein

the plurality of bank patterns include sides facing each other, and

portions of the plurality of light emitting elements are disposed on the sides of the plurality of bank patterns.

14 . The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the electronic device comprises at least one of a television, a laptop computer, a monitor, an advertising board, an Internet of things (IoT) device, a mobile phone, a smartphone, a tablet personal computer (PC), an electronic watch, a smartwatch, a watch phone, a head-mounted display, a mobile communication terminal, a digital diary, an electronic-book reader, a portable multimedia player (PMP), a navigator, a game machine, a digital camera, or a camcorder.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 19, 2022
From: KIM, JAE HOON
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0186434 · Dec 23, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230207543A1 · Jun 29, 2023
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