IP Library Patent Application 18366681
Patent Application
App. No. 18/366,681

DISPLAY DEVICE

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App. No.
18/366,681
Abstract

According to one embodiment, a display device includes a switching element, a first insulating layer including a first contact hole penetrating to the switching element, a conductive material filled in the first contact hole, a lower electrode arranged above the first insulating layer and being in contact with the conductive material, an organic layer stacked on the lower electrode, and including a hole injection layer on the lower electrode, a hole transport layer on the hole injection layer, and a light emitting layer on the hole transport layer, an upper electrode stacked on the organic layer, and a coating layer covering an end surface of each of the lower electrode, the hole injection layer, and the hole transport layer.

Claims (72)

1 . A display device comprising:

a substrate;

a switching element arranged above the substrate;

a first insulating layer arranged above the substrate and including a first contact hole penetrating to the switching element;

a conductive material filled in the first contact hole;

a lower electrode arranged above the first insulating layer and being in contact with the conductive material;

an organic layer stacked on the lower electrode and including a hole injection layer on the lower electrode, a hole transport layer on the hole injection layer, and a light emitting layer on the hole transport layer;

an upper electrode stacked on the organic layer; and

a coating layer covering an end surface of each of the lower electrode, the hole injection layer, and the hole transport layer.

2 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein

the organic layer further includes an electron blocking layer between the hole transport layer and the light emitting layer, and

the coating layer covers an end surface of the electron blocking layer.

3 . The display device of claim 2 , wherein

the coating layer covers an end surface of the light emitting layer.

4 . The display device of claim 3 , wherein

the organic layer further includes a hole blocking layer on the light emitting layer, and

the coating layer covers an end surface of the hole blocking layer.

5 . The display device of claim 4 , wherein

the organic layer further includes an electron transport layer on the hole blocking layer, and

the coating layer covers an end surface of the electron transport layer.

6 . The display device of claim 5 , wherein

the organic layer further includes an electron injection layer on the electron transport layer, and

the coating layer covers an end surface of the electron injection layer.

7 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein

the organic layer further includes an electron blocking layer between the hole transport layer and the light emitting layer, and a hole blocking layer between the light emitting layer and the upper electrode, and

the coating layer is at least one of the electron blocking layer and the hole blocking layer.

8 . A display device comprising:

a substrate;

a switching element arranged above the substrate;

a first insulating layer arranged above the substrate and including a first contact hole penetrating to the switching element;

a conductive material filled in the first contact hole;

a lower electrode arranged above the first insulating layer and being in contact with the conductive material;

an organic layer including a light emitting layer, and stacked on the lower electrode;

an upper electrode stacked on the organic layer; and

a coating layer covering an end surface of the lower electrode.

9 . The display device of claim 8 , further comprising:

a sealing layer, wherein

the sealing layer covers the upper electrode and the coating layer and is in contact with the first insulating layer.

10 . The display device of claim 8 , further comprising:

a sealing layer, wherein

the upper electrode covers the coating layer and is in contact with the first insulating layer, and

the sealing layer is stacked on the upper electrode.

11 . A display device comprising:

a substrate;

a switching element arranged above the substrate;

a first insulating layer arranged above the substrate and including a first contact hole penetrating to the switching element;

a conductive material filled in the first contact hole;

a lower electrode arranged above the first insulating layer and being in contact with the conductive material;

an organic layer including a light emitting layer, stacked on the lower electrode, and covering an end surface of the lower electrode; and

an upper electrode stacked on the organic layer and covering an end surface of the organic layer.

12 . The display device of claim 11 , further comprising:

a sealing layer, wherein

the sealing layer covers the upper electrode and is in contact with the first insulating layer.

13 . The display device of claim 11 , further comprising:

a sealing layer, wherein

the upper electrode is in contact with the first insulating layer, and

the sealing layer is stacked on the upper electrode.

14 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein

a boundary surface between the conductive material and the lower electrode is located under an upper surface of the first insulating layer.

15 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein

a boundary surface between the conductive material and the lower electrode is located above an upper surface of the first insulating layer.

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

a power supply line arranged on the first insulating layer; and

a second insulating layer including a second contact hole penetrating to the power supply line, wherein

the upper electrode is in contact with the power supply line in the second contact hole.

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

a sealing layer, wherein

the sealing layer covers the upper electrode and the coating layer and is in contact with the first insulating layer.

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

a sealing layer, wherein

the upper electrode covers the coating layer and is in contact with the first insulating layer, and

the sealing layer is stacked on the upper electrode.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 27, 2025
From: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
To: MAGNOLIA WHITE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 071741/0492 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 8, 2023
From: NITTA, JUN; GUNJI, MASAKAZU; ASAKURA, SHINYA
To: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
Reel/Frame 064518/0669 →