IP Library Granted Patent US 12,648,308
Granted Patent B2
US 12,648,308 · App. 18/450,443 · Granted Jun 2, 2026

Display device

Inventor: Naoki Shiomi (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: MAGNOLIA WHITE CORPORATION
H10K59/122H10K59/80518H10K59/80524H10K59/871H10K59/1201H10K2102/103H10K2102/351
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Patent No.
US 12,648,308
App. No.
18/450,443
Granted
Jun 2, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to one embodiment, a display device includes first and second lower electrodes, a rib including first and second pixel apertures, a first organic layer, a second organic layer, a first upper electrode, a second upper electrode, and a partition including a lower portion and an upper portion. The partition includes first and second portions. A first height from an upper surface of the first lower electrode overlapping the first pixel aperture to an upper surface of the first portion is different from a second height from an upper surface of the second lower electrode overlapping the second pixel aperture to an upper surface of the second portion.

Claims (86)

1 . A display device comprising:

a first lower electrode;

a second lower electrode;

a rib comprising a first pixel aperture which overlaps the first lower electrode, and a second pixel aperture which overlaps the second lower electrode;

a first organic layer which covers the first lower electrode through the first pixel aperture and emits light based on application of voltage;

a second organic layer which covers the second lower electrode through the second pixel aperture and emits light based application of voltage;

a first upper electrode which covers the first organic layer;

a second upper electrode which covers the second organic layer; and

a partition including a lower portion which is provided on the rib between the first pixel aperture and the second pixel aperture, and an upper portion which protrudes from a side surface of the lower portion, wherein

the partition comprises a first portion on the first pixel aperture side, and a second portion on the second pixel aperture side, and

a first height from an upper surface of the first lower electrode overlapping the first pixel aperture to an upper surface of the first portion is different from a second height from an upper surface of the second lower electrode overlapping the second pixel aperture to an upper surface of the second portion.

2 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein

the second organic layer is thicker than the first organic layer, and

the second height is greater than the first height.

3 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein

the first upper electrode is in contact with a first side surface of the lower portion included in the first portion, and

the second upper electrode is in contact with a second side surface of the lower portion included in the second portion.

4 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein

a step is formed in the upper portion in a boundary between the first portion and the second portion.

5 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein

a thickness of the lower portion differs between the first portion and the second portion.

6 . The display device of claim 5 , wherein

the lower portion includes a first metal layer, and a second metal layer formed of a metal material difference from the first metal layer and provided on the first metal layer, and

a thickness of the first metal layer differs between the first portion and the second portion.

7 . The display device of claim 1 , further comprising a raising layer located under the second portion and the rib, wherein

an upper surface of the rib comprises a first area in which the first portion is provided, and a second area in which the second portion is provided, and

the second area is formed at a position which is higher than the first area by the raising layer.

8 . The display device of claim 7 , wherein

an inclined surface which descends toward the second pixel aperture is formed on the upper surface of the rib between the second portion and the second pixel aperture by the raising layer.

9 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein

the first portion surrounds the first pixel aperture, and

the second portion surrounds the second pixel aperture.

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

a third lower electrode;

a third organic layer which covers the third lower electrode through a third pixel aperture provided in the rib and emits light based on application of voltage; and

a third upper electrode which covers the third organic layer, wherein

the partition further comprises a third portion which surrounds the third pixel aperture, and

a third height from an upper surface of the third lower electrode overlapping the third pixel aperture to an upper surface of the third portion is different from the first height and the second height.

11 . A display device comprising:

a substrate;

a first lower electrode and a second lower electrode overlapping the substrate in a plan view;

a rib formed of an inorganic insulating material, the rib provided on the first lower electrode and the second lower electrode and including

a first pixel aperture overlapping the first lower electrode in the plan view, and

a second pixel aperture overlapping the second lower electrode in the plan view; and

a partition on the rib and between the first pixel aperture and the second pixel aperture, the partition including

a lower portion provided on the rib, and

an upper portion provided on the lower portion and extending beyond a side surface of the lower portion, wherein

the lower portion of the partition includes

a first bottom layer on the rib and formed of a first conductive material,

a second bottom layer on the first bottom layer and formed of a second conductive material, and

an axis layer provided above the second bottom layer,

the first bottom layer includes a first edge and a second edge, the first edge being closer to the first pixel aperture compared to the second edge, and

the second bottom layer completely covers the first edge of the first bottom layer.

12 . The display device according to claim 11 , further comprising:

a first organic layer on the rib and in contact with the first lower electrode at the first pixel aperture, the first organic layer including a first light emitting layer and having a first maximum thickness in a Z direction, which is a direction normal to an upper surface of the substrate, inside the first pixel aperture; and

a second organic layer on the rib and in contact with the second lower electrode at the second pixel aperture, the second organic layer including a second light emitting layer and having a second maximum thickness in the Z direction inside the second pixel aperture, wherein

the first light emitting layer emits a first color light,

the second light emitting layer emits a second color light different from the first color light, and

the second maximum thickness is greater than the first maximum thickness.

13 . The display device according to claim 12 , further comprising:

a first upper electrode on the first organic layer; and

a second upper electrode on the second organic layer, wherein

the first upper electrode and the second upper electrode are in contact with the side surface of the lower portion of the partition.

14 . The display device according to claim 13 , wherein

the side surface of the lower portion of the partition includes

a first side surface, and

a second side surface opposite to the first side surface,

the first upper electrode is in contact with the first side surface of the lower portion of the partition, and

the second upper electrode is in contact with the second side surface of the lower portion of the partition.

15 . The display device according to claim 13 , further comprising:

a first cap layer on the first upper electrode; and

a second cap layer on the second upper electrode.

16 . The display device according to claim 14 , further comprising:

a first sealing layer above the first upper electrode; and

a second sealing layer above the second upper electrode, wherein

the first sealing layer continuously covering the first upper electrode, the first side surface of the lower portion of the partition and the upper portion of the partition, and

the second sealing layer continuously covering the second upper electrode, the second side surface of the lower portion of the partition and the upper portion of the partition.

17 . The display device according to claim 16 , further comprising:

a first cap layer between the first upper electrode and the first sealing layer; and

a second cap layer between the second upper electrode and the second sealing layer, wherein

the first sealing layer continuously covering the first cap layer, the first side surface of the lower portion of the partition and the upper portion of the partition, and

the second sealing layer continuously covering the second cap layer, the second side surface of the lower portion of the partition and the upper portion of the partition.

18 . The display device according to claim 11 , wherein

the first conductive material is equal to the second conduct material.

19 . The display device according to claim 11 , wherein

the first conductive material is different from the second conduct material.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 27, 2025
From: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
To: MAGNOLIA WHITE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 071751/0446 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 16, 2023
From: SHIOMI, NAOKI
To: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
Reel/Frame 064602/0629 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-131125 · Aug 19, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240065040A1 · Feb 22, 2024
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