IP Library Granted Patent US 12,550,540
Granted Patent B2
US 12,550,540 · App. 18/168,655 · Granted Feb 10, 2026

Display device having organic layers and an electrode located under a rib

Inventor: Kaichi Fukuda (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Magnolia White Corporation
H10K59/122H10K59/80515
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Patent No.
US 12,550,540
App. No.
18/168,655
Granted
Feb 10, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first lower electrode having a first end portion, an insulating layer covering the first end portion, a second lower electrode having a second end portion located on the insulating layer, a first upper electrode facing the first lower electrode, a second upper electrode facing the second lower electrode, a first organic layer located between the first lower electrode and the first upper electrode, and a second organic layer located between the second lower electrode and the second upper electrode.

Claims (61)

1 . A display device comprising:

a first lower electrode having a first end portion;

an insulating layer covering the first end portion;

a second lower electrode having a second end portion located on the insulating layer;

a first upper electrode facing the first lower electrode;

a second upper electrode facing the second lower electrode;

a first organic layer located between the first lower electrode and the first upper electrode and emitting light based on a potential difference between the first lower electrode and the first upper electrode;

a second organic layer located between the second lower electrode and the second upper electrode and emitting light based on a potential difference between the second lower electrode and the second upper electrode; and

a rib having a first aperture overlapping the first lower electrode and a second aperture overlapping the second lower electrode, wherein

the first end portion and the second end portion are located under the rib.

2 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein

the insulating layer is thinner than the rib.

3 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein

the insulating layer and the rib are formed of different materials.

4 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein

the rib covers the second end portion.

5 . The display device of claim 1 , further comprising a partition including a lower portion provided on the rib, and an upper portion provided on the lower portion and having an end portion protruding from a side surface of the lower portion.

6 . The display device of claim 5 , wherein

the first end portion and the second end portion are located under the lower portion.

7 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein

a distance between the first end portion and the second end portion is less than or equal to 5 μm.

8 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein

the first lower electrode and the second lower electrode have different thicknesses.

9 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein

the first lower electrode and the second lower electrode have different areas.

10 . A display device comprising:

a first lower electrode having a first end portion;

an insulating layer covering the first end portion;

a second lower electrode having a second end portion located on the insulating layer;

a first upper electrode facing the first lower electrode;

a second upper electrode facing the second lower electrode;

a first organic layer located between the first lower electrode and the first upper electrode and emitting light based on a potential difference between the first lower electrode and the first upper electrode; and

a second organic layer located between the second lower electrode and the second upper electrode and emitting light based on a potential difference between the second lower electrode and the second upper electrode,

wherein

each of the first lower electrode and the second lower electrode includes a metal layer, and a conductive oxide layer which covers an upper surface of the metal layer, and

the conductive oxide layer of the first lower electrode and the conductive oxide layer of the second lower electrode have different thicknesses.

11 . The display device of claim 10 , wherein

a distance between the first end portion and the second end portion is less than or equal to 5 μm.

12 . The display device of claim 10 , wherein

the first lower electrode and the second lower electrode have different thicknesses.

13 . The display device of claim 10 , wherein

the first lower electrode and the second lower electrode have different areas.

14 . A display device comprising:

a first lower electrode having a first end portion;

an insulating layer covering the first end portion;

a second lower electrode having a second end portion located on the insulating layer;

a first upper electrode facing the first lower electrode;

a second upper electrode facing the second lower electrode;

a first organic layer located between the first lower electrode and the first upper electrode and emitting light based on a potential difference between the first lower electrode and the first upper electrode; and

a second organic layer located between the second lower electrode and the second upper electrode and emitting light based on a potential difference between the second lower electrode and the second upper electrode,

wherein

the insulating layer has a contact hole overlapping the second lower electrode.

15 . The display device of claim 14 , wherein

a distance between the first end portion and the second end portion is less than or equal to 5 μm.

16 . The display device of claim 14 , wherein

the first lower electrode and the second lower electrode have different thicknesses.

17 . The display device of claim 14 , wherein

the first lower electrode and the second lower electrode have different areas.

18 . The display device of claim 1 , comprising a display area in which a subpixel including the first lower electrode and a subpixel including the second lower electrode are alternately arranged in a first direction.

19 . The display device of claim 18 , wherein

the display area includes a column in which a plurality of subpixels each including the first lower electrode are arranged in a second direction intersecting with the first direction, and a column in which a plurality of subpixels each including the second lower electrode are arranged in the second direction.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 27, 2025
From: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
To: MAGNOLIA WHITE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 071784/0533 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 14, 2023
From: FUKUDA, KAICHI
To: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
Reel/Frame 062688/0648 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-020312 · Feb 14, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230263013A1 · Aug 17, 2023
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