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Granted Patent B2
US 12,484,391 · App. 18/517,989 · Granted Nov 25, 2025

Display device

Inventor: Hwajun Jung (Goyang-si, KR)
Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
H10K59/126G09G3/3233H10K59/131G09G2300/0842G09G2320/0219G09G2320/0233
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Patent No.
US 12,484,391
App. No.
18/517,989
Granted
Nov 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device can include a substrate including an active area including a plurality of sub-pixels and a non-active area, a plurality of light-emitting elements disposed in the plurality of sub-pixels, a plurality of data lines disposed in the active area, a plurality of data link lines disposed in the active area and configured to transmit a data voltage to the plurality of data lines, driving transistors disposed in the plurality of sub-pixels, and a shielding layer disposed on the driving transistors to overlap a conductive layer connected to a source electrode of one of the driving transistors. A constant voltage can be applied to the shielding layer and thus, the occurrence of screen spots can be reduced in the display device.

Claims (37)

1 . A display device, comprising:

a substrate including an active area and a non-active area, the active area including a plurality of sub-pixels;

a plurality of light-emitting elements disposed in the plurality of sub-pixels;

a plurality of data lines (DL) disposed in the active area;

a plurality of data link lines (DLL) disposed in the active area, and configured to transmit a data voltage to the plurality of data lines;

driving transistors disposed in the plurality of sub-pixels; and

a shielding layer disposed on the driving transistors to overlap a conductive layer connected to a source electrode of one driving transistor among the driving transistors,

wherein a constant voltage is applied to the shielding layer during an operation of the display device, and

wherein the shielding layer is disposed between the one driving transistor and the plurality of data link lines.

2 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of data lines include a plurality of first data lines and a plurality of second data lines, the plurality of first data lines being disposed in a central portion of the substrate, and the plurality of second data lines being disposed outside the plurality of first data lines, and

wherein the plurality of data link lines include first portions and second portions, the first portions being disposed in the central portion of the substrate and between the plurality of first data lines, and the second portions being disposed in a direction crossing the plurality of data lines and connected to the first portions.

3 . The display device of claim 2 , wherein the shielding layer is disposed between the driving transistors and the plurality of data link lines in a thickness direction of the display device, and overlaps with the first portions of the plurality of data link lines.

4 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein, among the plurality of data link lines, one data link line disposed to overlap the one driving transistor transmits a data signal to a sub-pixel different from a sub-pixel in which the one driving transistor is disposed.

5 . The display device of claim 1 , further comprising a planarization layer,

wherein the planarization layer includes a first planarization layer, a second planarization layer on the first planarization layer, and a third planarization layer on the second planarization layer,

the first planarization layer is disposed on the one driving transistor,

the shielding layer is disposed on the first planarization layer,

the second planarization layer is disposed on the shielding layer,

the plurality of data lines and the plurality of data link lines are disposed on the second planarization layer, and

the third planarization layer is disposed on the plurality of data lines and the plurality of data link lines.

6 . The display device of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of data link lines include first portions disposed between the plurality of data lines and second portions connected to the first portions and crossing the plurality of data lines, and

wherein the first portions are disposed on the second planarization layer.

7 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein a high potential power supply voltage is applied to the shielding layer through a high potential power supply line.

8 . The display device of claim 7 , wherein the shielding layer extends from the high potential power supply line.

9 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein an on-bias stress OBS voltage is applied to the shielding layer through an on-bias stress line.

10 . The display device of claim 9 , wherein the shielding layer extends from the on-bias stress line.

11 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein a plurality of pixel circuits disposed in the plurality of sub-pixels include:

a first transistor including a source electrode connected to a high potential power supply line and a gate electrode connected to an emission signal line;

a capacitor connected to the high potential power supply line;

a second transistor including a source electrode connected to the data line, a drain electrode connected to the first transistor, and a gate electrode connected to a second scan line;

the one driving transistor including the source electrode connected to the first transistor and the second transistor at a first node, and including a gate electrode connected to the capacitor;

a third transistor including a source electrode connected to a gate electrode of the one driving transistor and the capacitor at a second node, a drain electrode connected to the drain electrode of the one driving transistor, and a gate electrode connected to the first scan line;

a fourth transistor including a source electrode connected to the drain electrode of the one driving transistor and the drain electrode of the third transistor, a drain electrode connected to the light-emitting element, and a gate electrode connected to the emission signal line; and

a fifth transistor including a source electrode connected to an on-bias stress line, a drain electrode connected to the source electrode of the one driving transistor at the first node, and a gate electrode connected to a third scan line.

12 . The display device of claim 11 , wherein an on-bias stress voltage supplied by the on-bias stress line is lower than a high potential power supply voltage supplied by the high potential power supply line.

13 . The display device of claim 11 , wherein the shielding layer is disposed to overlap the first node.

14 . The display device of claim 11 , wherein the shielding layer is connected to the on-bias stress line to reduce a variation in voltages of the first node and the second node due to voltage changes of the plurality of data link lines.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 1, 2023
From: JUNG, HWAJUN
To: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 065739/0258 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2022-0191161 · Dec 30, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
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