IP Library Granted Patent US 12,477,932
Granted Patent B2
US 12,477,932 · App. 17/913,172 · Granted Nov 18, 2025

Display substrate and preparation method thereof, and display apparatus each including partition region provides with at least one partition dam surrounding function hole

Inventors: Nan Du (Beijing, CN); Guowei Su (Beijing, CN); ChiehHsing Chung (Beijing, CN); Yongyi Fu (Beijing, CN); Yong Zhou (Beijing, CN); Feng Bai (Beijing, CN); Saijun Sun (Beijing, CN); Kaihao Chen (Beijing, CN); Suoping Peng (Beijing, CN); Kechao Song (Beijing, CN); Zhengping Xu (Beijing, CN); Sa Liu (Beijing, CN); Hexiong Li (Beijing, CN)
Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.; Beijing BOE Technology Development Co., Ltd.
H10K59/873H10K59/1201
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Patent No.
US 12,477,932
App. No.
17/913,172
Granted
Nov 18, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a display substrate and a preparation method thereof, and a display apparatus. The display substrate includes a display region and at least one hole region located in the display region, the hole region includes a function hole and a partition region surrounding the function hole, the partition region is provided with at least one partition dam surrounding the function hole; the partition dam includes a first partition layer disposed on a base substrate and a second partition layer disposed on a side of the first partition layer away from the base substrate, at least one partition layer includes a second sub-layer and a third sub-layer disposed on a side of the second sub-layer away from the base substrate, the third sub-layer has a protrusion with respect to a sidewall of the second sub-layer, and the protrusion and the sidewall of the second sub-layer form an inwardly recessed structure.

Claims (22)

1 . A display substrate, comprising a display region and at least one hole region located in the display region, wherein the hole region comprises a function hole and a partition region surrounding the function hole, and the partition region is provided with at least one partition dam surrounding the function hole; the partition dam comprises a first partition layer disposed on a base substrate and a second partition layer disposed on a side of the first partition layer away from the base substrate, at least one partition layer of the first partition layer and the second partition layer comprises a second sub-layer and a third sub-layer disposed on a side of the second sub-layer away from the base substrate, the third sub-layer has a protrusion with respect to a sidewall of the second sub-layer, the protrusion and the sidewall of the second sub-layer form an inwardly recessed structure,

wherein the at least one partition layer further comprises a first sub-layer, and the second sub-layer is disposed on a side of the first sub-layer away from the base substrate, and

wherein the first partition layer comprises a first conductive sub-layer, a second conductive sub-layer disposed on a side of the first conductive sub-layer away from the base substrate, and a third conductive sub-layer disposed on a side of the second conductive sub-layer away from the base substrate; along a direction away from the function hole, a width of the second conductive sub-layer is smaller than each of widths of the first conductive sub-layer and the third conductive sub-layer, an orthographic projection of the second conductive sub-layer on the base substrate is within each of a range of an orthographic projection of the first conductive sub-layer and a range of an orthographic projection of the third conductive sub-layer on the base substrate, the first conductive sub-layer and the third conductive sub-layer have protrusions with respect to a sidewall of the second conductive sub-layer, and the protrusions and the sidewall of the second conductive sub-layer form an inwardly recessed structure.

2 . The display substrate according to claim 1 , wherein the second partition layer comprises a first metal sub-layer disposed on a side of the first partition layer away from the base substrate, a second metal sub-layer disposed on a side of the first metal sub-layer away from the base substrate, and a third metal sub-layer disposed on a side of the second metal sub-layer away from the base substrate; along the direction away from the function hole, a width of the second metal sub-layer is smaller than each of widths of the first metal sub-layer and the third metal sub-layer, an orthographic projection of the second metal sub-layer on the base substrate is within each of a range of an orthographic projection of the first metal sub-layer and a range of an orthographic projection of the third metal sub-layer on the base substrate, the first metal sub-layer and the third metal sub-layer have protrusions with respect to a sidewall of the second metal sub-layer, and the protrusions and the sidewall of the second metal sub-layer form an inwardly recessed structure.

3 . The display substrate according to claim 2 , wherein along the direction away from the function hole, a width of the first metal sub-layer is smaller than a width of the first conductive sub-layer, and an orthographic projection of the first metal sub-layer on the base substrate is within a range of an orthographic projection of the first conductive sub-layer on the base substrate.

4 . The display substrate according to claim 2 , wherein along the direction away from the function hole, the width of the second metal sub-layer is smaller than the width of the second conductive sub-layer, and the orthographic projection of the second conductive sub-layer on the base substrate is within a range of an orthographic projection of the second metal sub-layer on the base substrate.

5 . The display substrate according to claim 2 , wherein along the direction away from the function hole, a width of the third metal sub-layer is smaller than a width of the third conductive sub-layer, and an orthographic projection of the third conductive sub-layer on the base substrate is within a range of an orthographic projection of the third metal sub-layer on the base substrate.

6 . The display substrate according to claim 2 , wherein along the direction away from the function hole, a width of the third metal sub-layer is less than or equal to a width of the first metal sub-layer, and an orthographic projection of the third metal sub-layer on the base substrate is within a range of an orthographic projection of the first metal sub-layer on the base substrate; a width of the third conductive sub-layer is less than or equal to a width of the first conductive sub-layer, and an orthographic projection of the third conductive sub-layer on the base substrate is within a range of an orthographic projection of the first conductive sub-layer on the base substrate; the width of the first metal sub-layer is less than or equal to the width of the third conductive sub-layer, and the orthographic projection of the first metal sub-layer on the base substrate is within a range of the orthographic projection of the third conductive sub-layer on the base substrate.

7 . The display substrate according to claim 2 , wherein along the direction away from the function hole, a width of the third metal sub-layer is greater than a width of the first metal sub-layer, and an orthographic projection of the first metal sub-layer on the base substrate is within a range of an orthographic projection of the third metal sub-layer on the base substrate; a width of the third conductive sub-layer is smaller than a width of the first conductive sub-layer, and an orthographic projection of the third conductive sub-layer on the base substrate is within a range of an orthographic projection of the first conductive sub-layer on the base substrate; the width of the first metal sub-layer is equal to the width of the third conductive sub-layer, and the orthographic projection of the first metal sub-layer on the base substrate is substantially overlapped with the orthographic projection of the third conductive sub-layer on the base substrate.

8 . The display substrate according to claim 2 , wherein a distance between an edge of the third metal sub-layer and the base substrate is less than a distance between a surface of the second metal sub-layer on a side away from the base substrate and the base substrate.

9 . The display substrate according to claim 1 , wherein the second partition layer comprises a first metal sub-layer disposed on a side of the first partition layer away from the base substrate, a second metal sub-layer disposed on a side of the first metal sub-layer away from the base substrate, and a third metal sub-layer disposed on a side of the second metal sub-layer away from the base substrate; a cross-sectional shape of the second metal sub-layer is a second trapezoid, the second trapezoid comprises a second lower bottom on a side close to the base substrate and a second upper bottom on a side away from the base substrate; along the direction away from the function hole, a width of the second upper bottom is smaller than a width of the second lower bottom, an orthographic projection of the second upper bottom on the base substrate is within a range of an orthographic projection of the second lower bottom on the base substrate; a width of the third metal sub-layer is less than or equal to the width of the second upper bottom, and an orthographic projection of the third metal sub-layer on the base substrate is within a range of the orthographic projection of the second upper bottom on the base substrate; the width of the second lower bottom is less than or equal to a width of the first metal sub-layer, and the orthographic projection of the second lower bottom on the base substrate is within a range of an orthographic projection of the first metal sub-layer on the base substrate.

10 . The display substrate according to claim 9 , wherein the width of the first metal sub-layer is less than or equal to a width of the third conductive sub-layer, and the orthographic projection of the first metal sub-layer on the base substrate is within a range of an orthographic projection of the third conductive sub-layer on the base substrate.

11 . The display substrate according to claim 1 , wherein the second partition layer comprises a first metal sub-layer disposed on a side of the first partition layer away from the base substrate, a second metal sub-layer disposed on a side of the first metal sub-layer away from the base substrate, and a third metal sub-layer disposed on a side of the second metal sub-layer away from the base substrate; along a direction away from the function hole, a width of the second metal sub-layer is smaller than each of widths of the first metal sub-layer and the third metal sub-layer, an orthographic projection of the second metal sub-layer on the base substrate is within each of a range of an orthographic projection of the first metal sub-layer and a range of an orthographic projection of the third metal sub-layer on the base substrate, the first metal sub-layer and the third metal sub-layer have protrusions with respect to a sidewall of the second metal sub-layer, and the protrusions and the sidewall of the second metal sub-layer form an inwardly recessed structure.

12 . The display substrate according to claim 11 , wherein the first partition layer comprises a first conductive sub-layer, a second conductive sub-layer disposed on a side of the first conductive sub-layer away from the base substrate, and a third conductive sub-layer disposed on a side of the second conductive sub-layer away from the base substrate; a cross-sectional shape of the second conductive sub-layer is a first trapezoid, wherein the first trapezoid comprises a first lower bottom on a side close to the base substrate and a first upper bottom on a side away from the base substrate; along the direction away from the function hole, a width of the first upper bottom is less than a width of the first lower bottom, an orthographic projection of the first upper bottom on the base substrate is within a range of an orthographic projection of the first lower bottom on the base substrate; a width of the third conductive sub-layer is less than or equal to the width of the first upper bottom, and an orthographic projection of the third conductive sub-layer on the base substrate is within a range of the orthographic projection of the first upper bottom on the base substrate; the width of the first lower bottom is less than or equal to a width of the first conductive sub-layer, and the orthographic projection of the first lower bottom on the base substrate is within a range of an orthographic projection of the first conductive sub-layer on the base substrate.

13 . The display substrate according to claim 12 , wherein a width of the first metal sub-layer is less than or equal to the width of the third conductive sub-layer, and an orthographic projection of the first metal sub-layer on the base substrate is within a range of the orthographic projection of the third conductive sub-layer on the base substrate.

14 . The display substrate according to claim 11 , wherein the display region comprises a first insulation layer, a semiconductor layer, a second insulation layer, a first conductive layer, a third insulation layer, a second conductive layer, a fourth insulation layer, a third conductive layer, a first planarization layer, a fourth conductive layer, and a second planarization layer disposed in sequence on the base substrate, the first partition layer is disposed in a same layer as the third conductive layer, and the second partition layer is disposed in a same layer as the fourth conductive layer.

15 . The display substrate according to claim 1 , wherein the display region comprises a first insulation layer, a semiconductor layer, a second insulation layer, a first conductive layer, a third insulation layer, a second conductive layer, a fourth insulation layer, a third conductive layer, a first planarization layer, a fourth conductive layer, and a second planarization layer disposed in sequence on the base substrate, the first partition layer is disposed in a same layer as the third conductive layer, and the second partition layer is disposed in a same layer as the fourth conductive layer.

16 . A display apparatus, comprising the display substrate according to claim 1 .

17 . A preparation method of a display substrate, wherein the display substrate comprises a display region and at least one hole region located in the display region, the hole region comprises a function hole and a partition region surrounding the function hole; the preparation method comprises:

forming at least one partition dam surrounding the function hole in the partition region; wherein the partition dam comprises a first partition layer and a second partition layer which are stacked, at least one partition layer of the first partition layer and the second partition layer comprises a second sub-layer and a third sub-layer disposed on a side of the second sub-layer away from a base substrate, the third sub-layer has a protrusion with respect to a sidewall of the second sub-layer, the protrusion and the sidewall of the second sub-layer form an inwardly recessed structure,

wherein the at least one partition layer further comprises a first sub-layer, and the second sub-layer is disposed on a side of the first sub-layer away from the base substrate, and

wherein the first partition layer comprises a first conductive sub-layer, a second conductive sub-layer disposed on a side of the first conductive sub-layer away from the base substrate, and a third conductive sub-layer disposed on a side of the second conductive sub-layer away from the base substrate; along a direction away from the function hole, a width of the second conductive sub-layer is smaller than each of widths of the first conductive sub-layer and the third conductive sub-layer, an orthographic projection of the second conductive sub-layer on the base substrate is within each of a range of an orthographic projection of the first conductive sub-layer and a range of an orthographic projection of the third conductive sub-layer on the base substrate, the first conductive sub-layer and the third conductive sub-layer have protrusions with respect to a sidewall of the second conductive sub-layer, and the protrusions and the sidewall of the second conductive sub-layer form an inwardly recessed structure.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 12, 2025
From: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
To: BEIJING BOE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 072872/0195 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 10, 2022
From: DU, NAN; SU, GUOWEI; CHUNG, CHIEHHSING; FU, YONGYI; ZHOU, YONG; BAI, FENG; SUN, SAIJUN; CHEN, KAIHAO; PENG, SUOPING; SONG, KECHAO; XU, ZHENGPING; LIU, SA; LI, HEXIONG
To: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.; BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 061630/0218 →
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