IP Library Granted Patent US 12,599,044
Granted Patent B2
US 12,599,044 · App. 18/121,939 · Granted Apr 7, 2026

Display module and display device

Inventors: Changkyu Chung (Suwon-si, KR); Tackmo Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Kyungwoon Jang (Suwon-si, KR); Gyun Heo (Suwon-si, KR); Soonmin Hong (Suwon-si, KR); Daesuck Hwang (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
H01L25/167H01L25/0753
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Patent No.
US 12,599,044
App. No.
18/121,939
Granted
Apr 7, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display module including a plurality of pixels, according to an embodiment, may include: a first substrate: a plurality of inorganic light-emitting elements disposed on the upper surface of the first substrate; a plurality of micro pixel controllers disposed on the lower surface of the first substrate; and a driver IC which transmits driving signals to the plurality of micro pixel controllers, wherein each of the plurality of pixels includes two or more inorganic light-emitting elements among the plurality of inorganic light-emitting elements, and each of the plurality of micro pixel controllers controls two or more pixels among the plurality of pixels.

Claims (38)

1 . A display module comprising a plurality of pixels, comprising:

a first substrate;

a plurality of inorganic light-emitting devices disposed on an upper surface of the first substrate;

a plurality of micro pixel controllers disposed on a lower surface of the first substrate; and

a driver integrated chip configured to transfer a driving signal to the plurality of micro pixel controllers,

wherein each of the plurality of pixels comprises two or more inorganic light-emitting devices among the plurality of inorganic light-emitting devices,

wherein each of the plurality of micro pixel controllers is configured to control two or more pixels of the plurality of pixels,

wherein each of the plurality of micro pixel controllers has a length of a shorter side that is longer than a distance between adjacent inorganic light-emitting devices in different pixels among the pixels controlled by the micro pixel controller.

2 . The display module of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of micro pixel controllers is configured to switch the plurality of inorganic light-emitting devices and supply driving current to the plurality of inorganic light-emitting devices.

3 . The display module of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of micro pixel controllers comprises:

a second substrate; and

at least one thin film transistor disposed on the second substrate,

wherein each of the thin film transistors is configured to switch the plurality of inorganic light-emitting devices and supply driving current to the plurality of inorganic light-emitting devices.

4 . The display module of claim 3 , wherein each of the thin film transistor comprises a Low Temperature Polycrystalline Silicon thin film transistor.

5 . The display module of claim 4 , wherein the first substrate comprises a glass substrate, and the second substrate comprises a silicon substrate.

6 . The display module of claim 1 , wherein a distance between adjacent pixels among the plurality of pixels are a same length.

7 . The display module of claim 6 , wherein each of the plurality of micro pixel controllers is disposed such that at least one part of the plurality of inorganic light-emitting devices overlaps at least one part of the micro pixel controller in an up-down direction.

8 . The display module of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of pixels comprises at least three sub pixels that each output different colors of light.

9 . The display module of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of pixels comprises a red inorganic light-emitting device, a green inorganic light-emitting device, and a blue inorganic light-emitting device among the plurality of inorganic light-emitting devices.

10 . The display module of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of micro pixel controllers is electrically connected with a plurality of inorganic light-emitting devices.

11 . The display module of claim 10 , wherein each of the plurality of micro pixel controllers is electrically connected with the plurality of inorganic light-emitting devices through at least one of a via hole wiring or a side wiring.

12 . A display device comprising:

a plurality of display modules comprising a plurality of pixels arranged two-dimensionally; and

a frame supporting the plurality of display modules,

wherein each of the plurality of display modules comprises:

a first substrate;

a plurality of inorganic light-emitting devices disposed on an upper surface of the first substrate;

a plurality of micro pixel controllers disposed on a lower surface of the first substrate; and

a driver integrated chip (IC) configured to transfer a driving signal to the plurality of micro pixel controllers,

wherein each of the plurality of pixels comprises two or more inorganic light-emitting devices among the plurality of inorganic light-emitting devices,

wherein each of the plurality of micro pixel controllers controls two or more pixels among the plurality of pixels, and

wherein each of the plurality of micro pixel controllers has a length of a shorter side that is longer than a distance between adjacent inorganic light-emitting devices in different pixels among the pixels controlled by the micro pixel controller.

13 . The display device of claim 12 , wherein each of the plurality of micro pixel controllers is configured to switch a plurality of inorganic light-emitting devices and supply driving current to the plurality of inorganic light-emitting devices.

14 . The display device of claim 12 , wherein each of the plurality of micro pixel controllers comprises:

a second substrate; and

at least one thin film transistor disposed on the second substrate, and

wherein each of the thin film transistors is configured to switch a plurality of inorganic light-emitting devices and supply driving current to the plurality of inorganic light-emitting devices.

15 . The display device of claim 14 , wherein each of the thin film transistor comprises a Low Temperature Polycrystalline Silicon thin film transistor.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 15, 2023
From: CHUNG, CHANGKYU; LEE, TACKMO; JANG, KYUNGWOON; HEO, GYUN; HONG, SOONMIN; HWANG, DAESUCK
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0143755 · Oct 30, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2021011734 · Sep 1, 2021
Related Publication 20230223388A1 · Jul 13, 2023
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