IP Library Granted Patent US 10,797,121
Granted Patent B2
US 10,797,121 · App. 16/059,553 · Granted Oct 6, 2020

Display apparatus with a reduced peripheral area

Inventors: Dong-Hyun Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Deukjong Kim (Cheonan-si, KR); Jaehak Lee (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
H01L27/3248H01L27/3258H01L27/3265H01L27/3276H01L27/3246H01L51/5237
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,797,121
App. No.
16/059,553
Filed
Aug 9, 2018
Granted
Oct 6, 2020
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2898
USPC
257/40
Abstract

A display apparatus includes a display area in which a plurality of pixels are disposed to display an image and a peripheral area which is a non-display area. The display apparatus includes a first power line which is disposed in the peripheral area and provides a first voltage to the plurality of pixels, and a second power line which is disposed in the peripheral area and provides a second voltage different from the first voltage to the plurality of pixels. At least a portion of the first power line overlaps the second power line in the peripheral area.

Claims (40)

1. A display apparatus comprising a display area in which a plurality of pixels are disposed to display an image and a peripheral area which is a non-display area, the display apparatus comprising:

a first power line disposed in the peripheral area and configured to provide a first voltage to the plurality of pixels; and

a second power line disposed in the peripheral area and configured to provide a second voltage different from the first voltage to the plurality of pixels, and

wherein at least a portion of the first power line overlaps the second power line in the peripheral area,

the second power line comprises a second_first portion and a second_second portion,

the second_first portion and the second_second portion of the second power line are formed from different layers,

an insulation layer is disposed between the second_first portion and the second_second portion of the second power line, and

the second_first portion and the second_second portion contact each other through a contact hole formed through the insulation layer.

2. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein

the second_second portion of the second power line overlaps the first power line, and

the second_first portion of the second power line and a portion of the first power line are formed from a same layer.

3. The display apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the first voltage is a driving voltage, and the second voltage is a common voltage.

4. The display apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the insulation layer comprises an organic insulation material.

5. The display apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the first power line comprises a first_first portion and a first_second portion,

the first_first portion and the second_first portion of the second power line are formed from a same layer, and

the first_second portion of the first power line and the second_second portion of the second power line are formed from a same layer.

6. The display apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the peripheral area comprises a first organic film area, a second organic film area spaced apart from the first organic film area and contacting the display area, and an non-organic film area between the first organic film area and the second organic film area.

7. The display apparatus of claim 6 , further comprising a base substrate on which the first power line, the second power line, and the plurality of pixels are formed,

wherein the first organic film area comprises a bending area, and the base substrate is configured to be bent at the bending area.

8. The display apparatus of claim 7 , further comprising an inorganic insulation layer disposed between the insulation layer and the first_first portion of the first power line.

9. The display apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the second voltage is a driving voltage, and the first voltage is a common voltage.

10. The display apparatus of claim 9 , further comprises an organic insulation layer disposed between the second_second portion of the second power line and the first power line, and comprising an organic insulation material.

11. The display apparatus of claim 10 , further comprising:

a base substrate on which the first power line, the second power line, and the plurality of pixels are formed,

wherein an inorganic insulation layer or a first organic insulation layer is disposed between the second_first portion of the second power line and the base substrate.

12. The display apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the peripheral area comprises a first organic film area, a second organic film area which is spaced apart from the first organic film area and contacts the display area, and a non-organic film area between the first organic film area and the second organic film area, and

between the base substrate and the first_first portion of the first power line or the second_first portion of the second power line, the inorganic insulation layer is formed in the second organic film area and the non-organic film area, and the first organic insulation layer is formed in the first organic film area.

13. The display apparatus of claim 12 , further comprising:

a second organic insulation layer between the second_first portion and the second_second portion of the second power line.

14. The display apparatus of claim 13 , further comprising:

an inorganic insulation film between the second_first portion of the second power line and the second organic insulation layer.

15. The display apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the inorganic insulation film is disposed in the non-organic film area, and the second organic insulation layer is disposed in the second organic film area.

16. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of pixels comprises a thin film transistor, a pixel electrode electrically connected to the thin film transistor, an opposite electrode facing the pixel electrode, and an emission layer between the pixel electrode and the opposite electrode.

17. A display apparatus comprising a display area in which a plurality of pixels are disposed to display an image and a peripheral area which is a non-display area, the peripheral area comprising a first organic film area, a second organic film area spaced apart from the first organic film area adjacent to the display area, and a non-organic film area between the first organic film area and the second organic film area, the display apparatus comprising:

a base substrate;

a first power line formed along the first organic film area, the non-organic film area, and the second organic film area on the base substrate;

a second power line comprising a second_first portion which is spaced apart from the first power line on the base substrate, and formed along the first organic film area, the non-organic film area, and the second organic film area, and a second_second portion which is vertically spaced apart from and overlaps the first power line in the second organic film area;

an organic insulation layer formed between the second_first portion and the second_second portion of the second power line in the second organic film area, and not formed in the non-organic film area; and

an inorganic insulation film disposed in the second organic film area, the non-organic film area, and the first organic film area, and disposed on the first power line and the second_first portion of the second power line to cover at least a portion of the first power line and the second_first portion of the second power line.

18. The display apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the second_first portion and the second_second portion of the second power line are electrically connected to each other through a contact hole formed through the inorganic insulation film and the organic insulation layer in the second organic film area.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 9, 2018
From: LEE, DONG-HYUN; KIM, DEUKJONG; LEE, JAEHAK
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 046600/0071 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2018-0000369 · Jan 2, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190206958A1 · Jul 4, 2019
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