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US 10,514,814 · App. 16/135,554 · Granted Dec 24, 2019

Display panel and display device

Inventors: Huiqin Fu (Wuhan, CN); Jiazhu Zhu (Wuhan, CN)
Assignee: WUHAN TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
G06F3/047G06F3/0416G09G3/3275H01L27/124H01L27/3276G09G2300/0426
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Patent No.
US 10,514,814
App. No.
16/135,554
Granted
Dec 24, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display panel includes a substrate that comprises a display area and a non-display area. In the display area, a plurality of first signal lines are arranged along a first direction, and extend along a second direction. The non-display area includes a fan-out wiring area and a binding area, and the fan-out wiring area is located between the display area and the binding area. A plurality of fan-out lines are located in the fan-out wiring area, and a plurality of conductive connection portions are located in the binding area. The fan-out lines include a first fan-out line, a second fan-out line, and a third fan-out line, and a first end of the first fan-out line, a first end of the second fan-out line, and a first end of the third fan-out line are electrically connected to the first signal lines respectively. The first fan-out line, the second fan-out line, and the third fan-out line are located at different layers respectively. The plurality of conductive connection portions are electrically connected to a second end of the first fan-out line, a second end of the second fan-out line, and a second end of the third fan-out line in one-to-one correspondence.

Claims (67)

1. A display panel, comprising:

a substrate including a display area and a non-display area, wherein:

in the display area, a plurality of first signal lines are arranged along a first direction, and extend along a second direction;

the non-display area includes a fan-out wiring area and a binding area, and the fan-out wiring area is located between the display area and the binding area;

a plurality of fan-out lines are located in the fan-out wiring area, and a plurality of conductive connection portions are located in the binding area;

the fan-out lines include a first fan-out line, a second fan-out line, and a third fan-out line;

a first end of the first fan-out line, a first end of the second fan-out line, and a first end of the third fan-out line are electrically connected to the first signal lines, respectively;

the first fan-out line, the second fan-out line, and the third fan-out line are located at different layers, respectively;

the plurality of conductive connection portions are electrically connected to a second end of the first fan-out line, a second end of the second fan-out line, and a second end of the third fan-out line in one-to-one correspondence;

an orthographic projection of the second fan-out line on a plane of the substrate does not overlap with an orthographic projection of the first fan-out line on the plane of the substrate; and

the orthographic projection of the second fan-out line on the plane of the substrate does not overlap with an orthographic projection of the third fan-out line on the plane of the substrate.

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

the conductive connection portions include a first conductive connection portion, a second conductive connection portion, and a third conductive connection portion;

the first conductive connection portion, the second conductive connection portion, and the third conductive connection portion are located in a same layer; and

the first conductive connection portion and the second conductive connection portion are insulatively arranged along the second direction.

3. The display panel according to claim 2 , wherein:

at least one first conductive connection portion and at least one second conductive connection portion are arranged in the second direction, combining into one conductive connection portion unit; and

the third conductive connection portion and the conductive connection portion unit are alternately arranged in the first direction.

4. The display panel according to claim 2 , further comprising a gate metal layer, a first insulating layer, a capacitor metal layer, a second insulating layer, a source/drain metal layer, a third insulating layer, and a touch-control metal layer, sequentially disposed on the substrate in a direction away from the substrate, wherein the first fan-out line is located at the gate metal layer, the second fan-out line is located at the capacitor metal layer, and the third fan-out line is located at the source/drain metal layer.

5. The display panel according to claim 4 , wherein:

the first conductive connection portion, the second conductive connection portion, and the third conductive connection portion are located at the source/drain metal layer;

the second end of the first fan-out line is electrically connected to the first conductive connection portion through a first via hole located at the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer;

the second end of the second fan-out line is electrically connected to the second conductive connection portion through a second via hole located on the second insulating layer.

6. The display panel according to claim 5 , wherein:

the first signal line includes a data signal line that is located at the source/drain metal layer;

any three consecutive data signal lines are electrically connected to a first fan-out line, a second fan-out line, and a third fan-out line, respectively; and

any two adjacent data signal lines are electrically connected to fan-out lines located at different layers respectively.

7. The display panel according to claim 6 , wherein the first end of the first fan-out line is electrically connected to a data signal line through a sixth via hole located at the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer; and the first end of the second fan-out line is electrically connected to a data signal line through a seventh via hole located at the second insulating layer.

8. The display panel according to claim 4 , further comprising a plurality of power lines arranged along the first direction and extending along the second direction, wherein power lines are located at the touch-control metal layer.

9. The display panel according to claim 4 , further comprising a planarization layer, a light-emitting function layer, and a film encapsulation layer, which are sequentially disposed on the touch-control metal layer in a direction away from the substrate, wherein:

the light emitting function layer includes an anode layer, a light emitting material layer, a pixel defining layer, and a cathode layer which are sequentially disposed in a direction away from the base substrate; and

the anode layer is electrically connected to the source/drain metal layer.

10. The display panel according to claim 4 , wherein the gate metal layer is located at the side of the semiconductor active layer away from the substrate.

11. The display panel according to claim 4 , wherein the gate metal layer is located at the side of the semiconductor active layer close to the substrate.

12. The display panel according to claim 4 , wherein:

the first conductive connection portion, the second conductive connection portion, and the third conductive connection portion are located at the touch-control metal layer;

the second end of the first fan-out line is electrically connected to the first conductive connection portion through a third via hole located at the first insulating layer, the second insulating layer, and the third insulating layer;

the second end of the second fan-out line is electrically connected to the second conductive connection portion through a fourth via hole located at the second insulating layer and the third insulating layer; and

the second end of the third fan-out line is electrically connected to the third conductive connection portion through a fifth via hole located at the third insulating layer.

13. The display panel according to claim 12 , wherein:

the first signal line includes a data signal line that is located at the source/drain metal layer;

any three consecutive data signal lines are electrically connected to a first fan-out line, a second fan-out line, and a third fan-out line, respectively; and

any two adjacent data signal lines are electrically connected to fan-out lines located at different layers respectively.

14. The display panel according to claim 13 , wherein the first end of the first fan-out line is electrically connected to a data signal line through a sixth via hole located at the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer; and the first end of the second fan-out line is electrically connected to a data signal line through a seventh via hole located at the second insulating layer.

15. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein an orthographic projection of the first fan-out line on a plane of the substrate and an orthographic projection of the third fan-out line on the plane of the substrate overlap.

16. A display device, comprising:

a display panel comprising a substrate including a display area and a non-display area, wherein:

in the display area, a plurality of first signal lines are arranged along a first direction, and extend along a second direction;

the non-display area includes a fan-out wiring area and a binding area, and the fan-out wiring area is located between the display area and the binding area;

a plurality of fan-out lines are located in the fan-out wiring area, and a plurality of conductive connection portions are located in the binding area;

the fan-out lines include a first fan-out line, a second fan-out line, and a third fan-out line;

a first end of the first fan-out line, a first end of the second fan-out line, and a first end of the third fan-out line are electrically connected to the first signal lines respectively;

the first fan-out line, the second fan-out line, and the third fan-out line are located at different layers, respectively;

the plurality of conductive connection portions are electrically connected to a second end of the first fan-out line, a second end of the second fan-out line, and a second end of the third fan-out line in one-to-one correspondence;

an orthographic projection of the second fan-out line on a plane of the substrate does not overlap with an orthographic projection of the first fan-out line on the plane of the substrate; and

the orthographic projection of the second fan-out line on the plane of the substrate does not overlap with an orthographic projection of the third fan-out line on the plane of the substrate.

17. A display panel, comprising:

a substrate including a display area and a non-display area, wherein:

in the display area, a plurality of first signal lines are arranged along a first direction, and extend along a second direction;

the non-display area includes a fan-out wiring area and a binding area, and the fan-out wiring area is located between the display area and the binding area;

a plurality of fan-out lines are located in the fan-out wiring area, and a plurality of conductive connection portions are located in the binding area;

the fan-out lines include a first fan-out line, a second fan-out line, and a third fan-out line;

a first end of the first fan-out line, a first end of the second fan-out line, and a first end of the third fan-out line are electrically connected to the first signal lines, respectively;

the first fan-out line, the second fan-out line, and the third fan-out line are located at different layers, respectively;

the plurality of conductive connection portions are electrically connected to a second end of the first fan-out line, a second end of the second fan-out line, and a second end of the third fan-out line in one-to-one correspondence;

the conductive connection portions include a first conductive connection portion, a second conductive connection portion, and a third conductive connection portion, that are located in a same layer; and

the first and second conductive connection portions are insulatively arranged along the second direction.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 19, 2018
From: FU, HUIQIN; ZHU, JIAZHU
To: WUHAN TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 046913/0048 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2018 1 0582593 · Jun 7, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190018526A1 · Jan 17, 2019
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