IP Library Granted Patent US 12,408,535
Granted Patent B2
US 12,408,535 · App. 18/754,754 · Granted Sep 2, 2025

Display device with touch sensing layer

Inventors: Ki Ho Bang (Hwaseong-si, KR); Eun Hye Kim (Namyangju-si, KR); Sang Hyun Jun (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
H10K59/40H01L23/293H01L23/3135H10H29/10H10K59/122H10K59/124H10K59/131H10K59/1315H10K59/8722H10K59/873H10K2102/351
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Patent No.
US 12,408,535
App. No.
18/754,754
Granted
Sep 2, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device includes a substrate that includes a display area and a peripheral area, a transistor in the display area, a pixel electrode connected to the transistor, a common electrode that overlaps the pixel electrode, and an organic insulation layer that is between the common electrode and the substrate, and overlaps at least a part of the peripheral area, wherein a thickness of a portion of the organic insulation layer overlapping the display area, and a thickness of a portion of the organic insulation layer overlapping the peripheral area, are different from each other, and the organic insulation layer includes a valley that penetrates the organic insulation layer, while overlapping the peripheral area.

Claims (75)

1. A display device, comprising:

a substrate that includes a display area and a peripheral area;

a transistor in the display area;

a light emitting diode connected to the transistor;

an organic insulation layer that is between the transistor and the light emitting diode, and

a touch sensing layer disposed on the light emitting diode; wherein

the touch sensing layer includes a touch electrode and a touch line, and

a first thickness of the organic insulation layer overlapped by the touch electrode is greater than a second thickness of the organic insulation layer overlapped by the touch line.

2. The display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein

the organic insulation layer includes a first organic insulation layer and a second organic insulation layer overlapped by the first organic insulation layer,

at least one electrode is disposed directly between the first organic insulation layer and the second organic insulation layer, and

a third thickness of the first organic insulation layer overlapped by the touch electrode is different from a fourth thickness of the first organic insulation layer overlapped by the touch line.

3. The display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein

the transistor includes a semiconductor layer on the substrate, a gate electrode overlapping the semiconductor layer, and a source electrode and a drain electrode that are connected to the semiconductor layer, and

the light emitting diode includes a first electrode, a light emitting layer and a second electrode.

4. The display device as claimed in claim 3 , further comprising

a first connection member is disposed between the drain electrode and the first electrode.

5. The display device as claimed in claim 4 , wherein

the organic insulation layer includes a second organic insulation layer that is between the first connection member and the first electrode.

6. The display device as claimed in claim 5 , wherein

a first thickness of the second organic insulation layer overlapped by the touch electrode is different from a second thickness of the second organic insulation layer overlapped by the touch line.

7. The display device as claimed in claim 5 , wherein

a first thickness of the second organic insulation layer overlapped by the touch electrode is greater than a second thickness of the second organic insulation layer overlapped by the touch line.

8. The display device as claimed in claim 4 , wherein

the organic insulation layer includes:

a first organic insulation layer that is between the source electrode and the first connection member and between the drain electrode and the first connection member; and

a second organic insulation layer that is between the first connection member and the first electrode.

9. The display device as claimed in claim 8 , wherein

a first thickness of the first organic insulation layer overlapped by the touch electrode is different from a second thickness of the first organic insulation layer overlapped by the touch line, and

a first thickness of the second organic insulation layer overlapped by the touch electrode is different from a second thickness of the second organic insulation layer overlapped by the touch line.

10. The display device as claimed in claim 8 , wherein

a first thickness of the first organic insulation layer overlapped by the touch electrode is greater than a second thickness of the first organic insulation layer overlapped by the touch line, and

a first thickness of the second organic insulation layer overlapped by the touch electrode is greater than a second thickness of the second organic insulation layer overlapped by the touch line.

11. A display device comprising:

a substrate that includes a display area and a peripheral area;

a transistor in the display area;

a light emitting diode connected the transistor;

an organic insulation layer that is between the transistor and the light emitting diode, and

a touch sensing layer disposed on the light emitting diode; wherein

the touch sensing layer includes a touch electrode and a touch line,

the transistor includes a semiconductor layer on the substrate, a gate electrode overlapping the semiconductor layer, and a source electrode and a drain electrode that are connected to the semiconductor layer,

the light emitting diode includes a first electrode, a light emitting laver, and a second electrode,

a first connection member is disposed between the drain electrode and the first electrode,

a first thickness of the organic insulation layer overlapped by the touch electrode is different from a second thickness of the organic insulation layer overlapped by the touch line, and

the organic insulation layer includes a first organic insulation layer that is between the source electrode and the first connection member and between the drain electrode and the first connection member.

12. The display device as claimed in claim 11 , wherein

a first thickness of the first organic insulation layer overlapped by the touch electrode is different from a second thickness of the first organic insulation layer overlapped by the touch line.

13. The display device as claimed in claim 11 , wherein

a first thickness of the first organic insulation layer overlapped by the touch electrode is greater than a second thickness of the first organic insulation layer overlapped by the touch line.

14. A display device, comprising:

a substrate that includes a display area and a peripheral area;

a transistor in the display area;

a light emitting diode connected the transistor;

an organic insulation layer that is between the transistor and the light emitting diode, and

a touch sensing layer disposed on the light emitting diode;

a valley penetrating the organic insulation layer and overlapping the peripheral area, wherein

the touch sensing layer includes a touch electrode and a touch line, and

a first thickness of the organic insulation layer overlapped by the touch electrode is different from a second thickness of the organic insulation layer overlapped by the touch line.

15. The display device as claimed in claim 14 , wherein

the valley is wider at a top of the organic insulation layer than at a bottom of the organic insulation layer, the bottom of the valley directly contacting an electrically insulative layer.

16. The display device as claimed in claim 14 , wherein

the light emitting diode includes a first electrode, a light emitting layer, and a second electrode.

17. The display device as claimed in claim 16 , further comprising:

a metal layer disposed on the same layer as the first electrode,

wherein the metal layer is disposed on a side surface of the valley.

18. The display device as claimed in claim 14 , further comprising:

an encapsulation layer that is on the light emitting diode and overlaps the display area and the peripheral area.

19. The display device as claimed in claim 18 , wherein

the touch lines disposed on the encapsulation layer overlap the peripheral area, and

at least one of the touch lines overlap the valley.

20. The display device as claimed in claim 18 , wherein

the encapsulation layer includes:

a first inorganic layer and a second inorganic layer; and

an organic layer between the first inorganic layer and the second inorganic layer, and

the valley overlaps the organic layer of the encapsulation layer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 26, 2024
From: BANG, KI HO; KIM, EUN HYE; JUN, SANG HYUN
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 067846/0001 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2018-0140837 · Nov 15, 2018 · national
Continuity (4)
Continuation 18112698 · Feb 22, 2023
Continuation 17118840 · Dec 11, 2020
Continuation 16535299 · Aug 8, 2019
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