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Granted Patent B2
US 12,342,709 · App. 18/486,045 · Granted Jun 24, 2025

Display apparatus having a touch sensing layer with a reflection-adjusting layer

Inventors: Ohjeong Kwon (Yongin-si, KR); Seungyeon Jeong (Yongin-si, KR); Hyeoji Kang (Yongin-si, KR); Taeho Kim (Yongin-si, KR); Mihwa Lee (Yongin-si, KR); Hongyeon Lee (Yongin-si, KR); Sunggyu Jang (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
H10K59/8792G06F3/0445G09G3/3233H10K59/122H10K59/40G06F2203/04112G09G2300/0842
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Patent No.
US 12,342,709
App. No.
18/486,045
Granted
Jun 24, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display apparatus includes a first light-emitting element implementing a first emission area, a second light-emitting element implementing a second emission area, a low reflection layer on the first light-emitting element and the second light-emitting element, a first touch insulating layer including a first opening overlapping the second emission area, and a second touch insulating layer including a second opening overlapping the first opening, a light-blocking layer on the touch sensing layer and including a third opening corresponding to the first emission area and a fourth opening corresponding to the second emission area, and a reflection-adjusting layer wherein a refractive index of the reflection-adjusting layer is higher than a refractive index of the second touch insulating layer.

Claims (36)

1. A display apparatus comprising:

a first light-emitting element on a substrate and configured to implement a first emission area by emitting light in a first wavelength band;

a second light-emitting element on the substrate and configured to implement a second emission area by emitting light in a second wavelength band that is different from the first wavelength band;

a low reflection layer on the first light-emitting element and the second light-emitting element and including an inorganic material;

a touch sensing layer on the low reflection layer and including a first touch electrode layer, a second touch electrode layer, a first touch insulating layer between the first touch electrode layer and the second touch electrode layer, and a second touch insulating layer on the second touch electroe, wherein the first touch insulating layer covers the first emission area and includes a first opening overlapping the second emission area, and the second touch insulating layer covers the first emission area and includes a second opening overlapping the first opening;

a light-blocking layer on the touch sensing layer and including a third opening corresponding to the first emission area and a fourth opening corresponding to the second emission area; and

a reflection-adjusting layer on the light-blocking layer wherein a refractive index of the reflection-adjusting layer is higher than a refractive index of the second touch insulating layer.

2. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first light-emitting element is configured to emit red light.

3. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first touch insulating layer is configured to selectively transmit the light in the first wavelength band.

4. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the reflection-adjusting layer fills the first opening and the second opening.

5. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a difference between the refractive index of the reflection-adjusting layer and the refractive index of the second touch insulating layer is 0.1 or more.

6. The display apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the refractive index of the second touch insulating layer is 1.5 or less, and the refractive index of the reflection-adjusting layer is 1.6 or more.

7. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the reflection-adjusting layer includes dye, pigment, or a combination thereof.

8. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first light-emitting element includes a first pixel electrode, the second light-emitting element includes a second pixel electrode,

the display apparatus further includes a pixel-defining layer covering edges of the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode and defining a first pixel opening corresponding to the first emission area and a second pixel opening corresponding to the second emission area, and

the pixel-defining layer includes a light-blocking material.

9. The display apparatus of claim 8 , wherein a width of the first opening is greater than a width of the second pixel opening, and a first distance between a boundary of the first opening and a boundary of the second pixel opening is 2 μm or less.

10. The display apparatus of claim 8 , wherein a width of the first opening is less than or equal to a width of the second pixel opening, and a second distance between a boundary of the first opening and a boundary of the second pixel opening is 1 μm or less.

11. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a lateral surface of the first touch insulating layer defining the first opening has a slope in a range of 70° to 88° with respect to an upper surface of the substrate.

12. A display apparatus comprising:

a first light-emitting element on a substrate and configured to implement a first emission area by emitting light in a first wavelength band;

a second light-emitting element on the substrate and configured to implement a second emission area by emitting light in a second wavelength band that is different from the first wavelength band;

a low reflection layer on the first light-emitting element and the second light-emitting element and including an inorganic material;

a touch sensing layer on the low reflection layer and including a first touch electrode layer, a second touch electrode layer, and a touch insulating layer between the first touch electrode layer and the second touch electrode layer, wherein the touch insulating layer covers the first emission area and includes a first opening overlapping the second emission area;

a light-blocking layer on the touch sensing layer and including a second opening corresponding to the first emission area and a third opening corresponding to the second emission area; and

a reflection-adjusting layer on the light-blocking layer wherein a refractive index of the reflection-adjusting layer is higher than a refractive index of the touch insulating layer.

13. The display apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the first light-emitting element is configured to emit red light.

14. The display apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the touch insulating layer is configured to selectively transmit the light in the first wavelength band.

15. The display apparatus of claim 12 , wherein a difference between the refractive index of the reflection-adjusting layer and the refractive index of the touch insulating layer is 0.1 or more.

16. The display apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the reflection-adjusting layer includes dye, pigment, or a combination thereof.

17. The display apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the first light-emitting element includes a first pixel electrode, the second light-emitting element includes a second pixel electrode,

the display apparatus further includes a pixel-defining layer covering edges of the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode and defining a first pixel opening corresponding to the first emission area and a second pixel opening corresponding to the second emission area, and

the pixel-defining layer includes a light-blocking material.

18. The display apparatus of claim 17 , wherein a width of the first opening is greater than a width of the second pixel opening, and a first distance between a boundary of the first opening and a boundary of the second pixel opening is 2 μm or less.

19. The display apparatus of claim 17 , wherein a width of the first opening is less than or equal to a width of the second pixel opening, and a second distance between a boundary of the first opening and a boundary of the second pixel opening is 1 μm or less.

20. The display apparatus of claim 12 , wherein a lateral surface of the touch insulating layer defining the first opening has a slope in a range of 70° to 88° with respect to an upper surface of the substrate.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 19, 2023
From: KWON, OHJEONG; JEONG, SEUNGYEON; KANG, HYEOJI; KIM, TAEHO; LEE, MIHWA; LEE, HONGYEON; JANG, SUNGGYU
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 065286/0186 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2022-0133613 · Oct 17, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
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