Granted Patent B2

US 12,419,166 · App. 18/430,616 · Granted Sep 16, 2025

Inventors: Yipeng Chen (Beijing, CN); Lujiang Huangfu (Beijing, CN); Libin Liu (Beijing, CN)

Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.

H10K59/131G09G3/3225H10K59/1213H10K59/1216H10K71/00G09G2300/0426G09G2300/0465G09G2300/0842H10K59/1201H10K59/351

Abstract

Claims (59)

1. A display panel, comprising: a substrate, an initialization signal line layer and a first auxiliary signal line layer sequentially stacked on the substrate along a direction away from the substrate; and a plurality of sub-pixel areas arranged in an array, wherein the plurality of sub-pixel areas form a plurality of rows of sub-pixel areas arranged in sequence along a second direction, each row of sub-pixel areas includes a plurality of sub-pixel areas arranged along a first direction, the first direction and the second direction intersect;

the initialization signal line layer includes an initialization signal line pattern arranged in each of the plurality of sub-pixel areas;

the first auxiliary signal line layer includes a plurality of first auxiliary signal line patterns corresponding to the plurality of sub-pixel areas in a one-to-one manner, and the first auxiliary signal line pattern is coupled to an initialization signal line pattern in a corresponding sub-pixel area, at least part of the first auxiliary signal line pattern extends along the first direction, and first auxiliary signal line patterns corresponding to sub-pixel areas in a same row of sub-pixel areas are sequentially coupled,

the display panel further includes a transistor structure, the initialization signal line pattern and an active layer in the transistor structure are arranged at a same layer;

wherein the display panel further comprises:

a power supply signal line layer located on a side of the initialization signal line layer away from the substrate, wherein the power supply signal line layer includes a power supply signal line pattern arranged in each of the plurality of sub-pixel areas, at least part of the power supply signal line pattern extends along the second direction;

a third auxiliary signal line layer located between the initialization signal line layer and the power supply signal line layer, wherein the third auxiliary signal line layer includes a third auxiliary signal line pattern located in each of the plurality of sub-pixel areas, at least part of the third auxiliary signal line pattern extends along the first direction; in the same sub-pixel area, there is a fourth overlapping area between an orthographic projection of the third auxiliary signal line pattern on the substrate and an orthographic projection of a power signal line pattern on the substrate, and the third auxiliary signal line pattern is coupled to the power signal line pattern in the fourth overlapping area; third auxiliary signal line patterns in a same row of sub-pixel areas along the first direction are sequentially coupled;

wherein the display panel further comprises:

a light-emitting control signal line layer, wherein the light-emitting control signal line layer includes a light-emitting control signal line pattern located in each of the plurality of sub-pixel areas, and at least part of the light-emitting control signal line pattern extends along the first direction;

a reset signal line layer, wherein the reset signal line layer includes a reset signal line pattern located in each of the plurality of sub-pixel areas, and the reset signal line pattern extends along the first direction;

in the same sub-pixel area, the orthographic projection of the third auxiliary signal line pattern on the substrate is located between the orthographic projection of the light-emitting control signal line pattern on the substrate and the orthographic projection of the reset signal line pattern on the substrate, the third auxiliary signal line pattern is formed in a wavy structure.

2. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the display panel further comprises:

a conductive connection portion layer located on a side of the first auxiliary signal line layer away from the substrate, wherein the conductive connection portion layer includes second conductive connection portions corresponding to the plurality of the sub-pixel areas in a one-to-one manner; in the same sub-pixel area, there is a first overlapping area between an orthographic projection of the second conductive connection portion on the substrate and an orthographic projection of the initialization signal line pattern on the substrate, and there is a second overlapping area between the orthographic projection of the second conductive connection portion on the substrate and the first auxiliary signal line pattern, the second conductive connection portion is coupled to the initialization signal line pattern in the first overlapping area, and the second conductive connection portion is coupled to the first auxiliary signal line pattern in the second overlapping area.

3. The display panel according to claim 2 , wherein the first auxiliary signal line pattern includes a first portion and a second portion coupled to each other, and the first portion extends along the first direction, the second portion protrudes from the first portion along a direction perpendicular to the first direction; an orthographic projection of the first portion on the substrate overlaps the orthographic projection of the initialization signal line pattern on the substrate overlap, and an orthographic projection of the second portion on the substrate does not overlap the orthographic projection of the initialization signal line pattern on the substrate;

in the same sub-pixel area, there is the second overlapping area between the orthographic projection of the second portion on the substrate and the orthographic projection of the second conductive connection portion on the substrate.

4. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein there is a third overlapping area between an orthographic projection of the first auxiliary signal line pattern on the substrate and the orthographic projection of the initialization signal line pattern on the substrate, the first auxiliary signal line pattern is directly coupled to the initialization signal line pattern through a via hole located in the third overlapping area.

5. The display panel according to claim 4 , wherein the first auxiliary signal line pattern includes a third portion and a fourth portion, the third portion extends along the first direction, in a direction perpendicular to the first direction, a width of the fourth portion is greater than a width of the third portion; there is the third overlapping area between an orthographic projection of the fourth portion on the substrate and the orthographic projection of the initialization signal line pattern on the substrate.

6. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the display panel further includes a power signal line layer and a data line layer that are sequentially stacked on the first auxiliary signal line layer along a direction away from the substrate;

the power signal line layer includes a power signal line pattern located in each of the plurality of sub-pixel areas, and at least part of the power signal line pattern extends along the second direction;

the data line layer includes a data line pattern located in each of the plurality of sub-pixel areas, and at least part of the data line pattern extends along the second direction;

in the same sub-pixel area, an orthographic projection of the power signal line pattern on the substrate overlaps an orthographic projection of the data line pattern on the substrate.

7. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the display panel further comprises a storage capacitor, and the storage capacitor includes a first electrode plate and a second electrode plate opposite to each other, the first electrode plate is located between the substrate and the second electrode plate, and the first electrode plate and a gate electrode of the transistor structure are arranged at a same layer and made of a same material; the first auxiliary signal line layer and/or the third auxiliary signal line layer are arranged at a same layer and made of a same material as the second electrode plate.

8. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the display panel further comprises:

a gate line layer, wherein the gate line layer includes a gate line pattern located in each of the plurality of sub-pixel areas, and at least part of the gate line pattern extends along the first direction;

a data line layer, wherein the data line layer includes a data line pattern located in each of the plurality of sub-pixel areas, at least part of the data line pattern extends along the second direction, and an orthographic projection of the data line pattern on the substrate overlaps an orthographic projection of the gate line pattern on the substrate;

a conductive connection portion layer, wherein the conductive connection portion layer includes a third conductive connection portion and a fourth conductive connection portion located in each of the plurality of sub-pixel areas;

sub-pixel driving circuits corresponding to the plurality of sub-pixel areas in a one-to-one manner, each of the sub-pixel driving circuits includes: a driving transistor, a storage capacitor, a first transistor and a second transistor; a gate electrode of the driving transistor is multiplexed as a first electrode plate of the storage capacitor, and the gate electrode of the driving transistor is coupled to a second electrode of the second transistor through the fourth conductive connection portion in the corresponding sub-pixel area, and a second electrode plate of the storage capacitor is coupled to a second electrode of the first transistor through the third conductive connection portion in the corresponding sub-pixel area; a gate electrode of the first transistor and a gate electrode of the second transistor are respectively coupled to the gate line pattern in the corresponding sub-pixel area; an orthographic projection of the gate line pattern on the substrate does not overlap an orthographic projection of the third conductive connection portion on the substrate, and/or the orthographic projection of the gate line pattern on the substrate does not overlap an orthographic projection of the fourth conductive connection portion on the substrate.

9. The display panel according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a gate line pattern and a reset signal line pattern arranged in each of the plurality of sub-pixel areas, a gate line pattern in a current sub-pixel area and a reset signal line pattern in a next sub-pixel area adjacent along the second direction form an integral structure.

10. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the initialization signal line pattern and the active layer in the transistor structure are made of a same material.

11. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the display panel further comprises: a power signal line pattern, a data line pattern, a gate line pattern, a reset signal line pattern, and a light-emitting control signal line pattern in each of the plurality of sub-pixel areas; and the sub-pixel driving circuits corresponding to the plurality of sub-pixel areas in a one-to-one manner, each of sub-pixel driving circuits includes: a first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor, a fourth transistor, a fifth transistor, a sixth transistor, a seventh transistor, an eighth transistor, and a ninth transistor;

a gate electrode of the first transistor is coupled to the gate line pattern, a first electrode of the first transistor is coupled to the data line pattern, and a second electrode of the first transistor is coupled to a second electrode plate of a storage capacitor, and a first electrode plate of the storage capacitor is coupled to a gate electrode of the third transistor;

a gate electrode of the second transistor is coupled to the gate line pattern, a first electrode of the second transistor is coupled to a second electrode of the third transistor, and a second electrode of the second transistor is coupled to the gate electrode of the third transistor;

a first electrode of the third transistor is coupled to the power signal line pattern;

a gate electrode of the fourth transistor is coupled to the reset signal line pattern, a first electrode of the fourth transistor is coupled to the initialization signal line pattern, and a second electrode of the fourth transistor is coupled to the gate electrode of the third transistor;

a gate electrode of the fifth transistor is coupled to the reset signal line pattern, a first electrode of the fifth transistor is coupled to the initialization signal line pattern, and a second electrode of the fifth transistor is coupled to a second electrode plate of the storage capacitor;

a gate electrode of the sixth transistor is coupled to the light-emitting control signal line pattern, a first electrode of the sixth transistor is coupled to the initialization signal line pattern, and a second electrode of the sixth transistor is coupled to the second electrode plate of the storage capacitor;

a gate electrode of the seventh transistor is coupled to the light-emitting control signal line pattern, a first electrode of the seventh transistor is coupled to the second electrode of the third transistor, and a second electrode of the seventh transistor is coupled to a corresponding anode pattern in the display panel;

a gate electrode of the eighth transistor is coupled to the reset signal line pattern, a first electrode of the eighth transistor is coupled to the initialization signal line pattern, and a second electrode of the eighth transistor is coupled to the corresponding anode pattern;

a gate electrode of the ninth transistor is coupled to a corresponding light-emitting control signal line pattern, a first electrode of the ninth transistor is coupled to the gate electrode of the third transistor, and a second electrode of the ninth transistor is floating.

12. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the first auxiliary signal line patterns corresponding to the sub-pixel areas in the same row of sub-pixel areas form an integral structure.

13. A display device comprising the display panel according to claim 1 .

14. A method of manufacturing a display panel, wherein the display panel includes a plurality of sub-pixel areas arranged in an array, and the plurality of sub-pixel areas are formed as a plurality of rows of sub-pixel areas arranged in sequence along a second direction, each row of sub-pixel areas includes a plurality of sub-pixel areas arranged along a first direction, and the first direction intersects the second direction; the method includes:

forming an initialization signal line layer and a first auxiliary signal line layer that are stacked in sequence on a substrate along a direction away from the substrate;

the initialization signal line layer includes an initialization signal line pattern arranged in each of plurality of the sub-pixel areas;

the first auxiliary signal line layer includes a plurality of first auxiliary signal line patterns corresponding to the plurality of sub-pixel areas in a one-to-one manner, and the first auxiliary signal line pattern is coupled to the initialization signal line pattern in the corresponding sub-pixel area; at least part of the first auxiliary signal line pattern extends along the first direction, and in a same row of sub-pixel areas, the first auxiliary signal line patterns corresponding to the plurality of sub-pixel areas are sequentially coupled,

the display panel further includes a transistor structure, the initialization signal line pattern and an active layer in the transistor structure are arranged at a same layer;

wherein the display panel further comprises:

a power supply signal line layer located on a side of the initialization signal line layer away from the substrate, wherein the power supply signal line layer includes a power supply signal line pattern arranged in each of the plurality of sub-pixel areas, at least part of the power supply signal line pattern extends along the second direction;

a third auxiliary signal line layer located between the initialization signal line layer and the power supply signal line layer, wherein the third auxiliary signal line layer includes a third auxiliary signal line pattern located in each of the plurality of sub-pixel areas, at least part of the third auxiliary signal line pattern extends along the first direction; in the same sub-pixel area, there is a fourth overlapping area between an orthographic projection of the third auxiliary signal line pattern on the substrate and an orthographic projection of a power signal line pattern on the substrate, and the third auxiliary signal line pattern is coupled to the power signal line pattern in the fourth overlapping area; third auxiliary signal line patterns in a same row of sub-pixel areas along the first direction are sequentially coupled;

wherein the display panel further comprises:

a light-emitting control signal line layer, wherein the light-emitting control signal line layer includes a light-emitting control signal line pattern located in each of the plurality of sub-pixel areas, and at least part of the light-emitting control signal line pattern extends along the first direction;

a reset signal line layer, wherein the reset signal line layer includes a reset signal line pattern located in each of the plurality of sub-pixel areas, and the reset signal line pattern extends along the first direction;

in the same sub-pixel area, the orthographic projection of the third auxiliary signal line pattern on the substrate is located between the orthographic projection of the light-emitting control signal line pattern on the substrate and the orthographic projection of the reset signal line pattern on the substrate, the third auxiliary signal line pattern is formed in a wavy structure.

15. A display panel, comprising: a substrate, an initialization signal line layer and a first auxiliary signal line layer sequentially stacked on the substrate along a direction away from the substrate; and a plurality of sub-pixel areas arranged in an array, wherein the plurality of sub-pixel areas form a plurality of rows of sub-pixel areas arranged in sequence along a second direction, each row of sub-pixel areas includes a plurality of sub-pixel areas arranged along a first direction, the first direction and the second direction intersect;

the initialization signal line layer includes an initialization signal line pattern arranged in each of the plurality of sub-pixel areas;

the first auxiliary signal line layer includes a plurality of first auxiliary signal line patterns corresponding to the plurality of sub-pixel areas in a one-to-one manner, and the first auxiliary signal line pattern is coupled to an initialization signal line pattern in a corresponding sub-pixel area, at least part of the first auxiliary signal line pattern extends along the first direction, and first auxiliary signal line patterns corresponding to sub-pixel areas in a same row of sub-pixel areas are sequentially coupled,

the display panel further includes a transistor structure, the initialization signal line pattern and an active layer in the transistor structure are arranged at a same layer;

wherein the first auxiliary signal line layer is located on a side of the initialization signal line layer away from the substrate, the initialization signal line layer is made by using an active layer in the display panel, and the first auxiliary signal line layer is made by using a second gate metal layer in the display panel.

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