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US 11,257,872 · App. 16/753,185 · Granted Feb 22, 2022

Display panel and manufacturing method thereof

Inventor: Fuqiang Yang (Hubei, CN)
Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
H01L27/3223H01L27/3234H01L51/5253H01L51/56H01L51/50H01L2227/323
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Patent No.
US 11,257,872
App. No.
16/753,185
Granted
Feb 22, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure provides a display panel and a manufacturing method thereof. The display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a cathode layer, a plurality of spacer columns, and an encapsulation layer. The spacer columns are disposed as at least a one-circle structure surrounding an opening hole on the second substrate, and heights of the spacer columns are gradually increased from a center of the opening hole to edges thereof. The spacer columns having different heights can reflect light again, thereby improving light extraction efficiency, luminous brightness of sub-pixels adjacent to the opening hole area, and display effect.

Claims (38)

1. A display panel, comprising a display area including at least one light-transmitting sub-area;

wherein the display panel comprises:

a first substrate;

a second substrate disposed on the first substrate and provided with an opening hole at a position corresponding to the light-transmitting sub-area;

a cathode layer disposed on the second substrate;

a plurality of spacer columns disposed in the light-transmitting sub-area and surrounding the opening hole; and

an encapsulation layer disposed on the second substrate;

wherein at least a one-circle structure of the spacer columns is disposed surrounding the opening hole, and heights of the spacer columns are gradually increased from a center of the opening hole to edges of the light-transmitting sub-area; and

the cathode layer covers the spacer columns and the second substrate, and the heights of the spacer columns range from 1 μm to 10 μm.

2. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein cross-sectional shapes of the spacer columns comprise curved surfaces, and openings of the curved surfaces face toward the center of the opening hole.

3. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein cross-sectional shapes of side surfaces of the spacer columns facing toward the opening hole are inclined planes.

4. The display panel according to claim 3 , wherein cross-sectional shapes of the spacer columns comprise trapezoidal and triangular shapes.

5. The display panel according to claim 1 , further comprising a light-transmitting material disposed in the light-transmitting sub-area.

6. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the encapsulation layer comprises at least one inorganic layer and at least one organic layer disposed alternatingly.

7. A display panel, comprising a display area including at least one light-transmitting sub-area;

wherein the display panel comprises:

a first substrate;

a second substrate disposed on the first substrate and provided with an opening hole at a position corresponding to the light-transmitting sub-area;

a cathode layer disposed on the second substrate;

a plurality of spacer columns disposed in the light-transmitting sub-area and surrounding the opening hole; and

an encapsulation layer disposed on the second substrate;

wherein at least a one-circle structure of the spacer columns is disposed surrounding the opening hole, and heights of the spacer columns are gradually increased from a center of the opening hole to edges of the light-transmitting sub-area.

8. The display panel according to claim 7 , wherein cross-sectional shapes of the spacer columns comprise curved surfaces, and openings of the curved surfaces face toward the center of the opening hole.

9. The display panel according to claim 7 , wherein cross-sectional shapes of side surfaces of the spacer columns facing toward the opening hole are inclined planes.

10. The display panel according to claim 9 , wherein cross-sectional shapes of the spacer columns comprise trapezoidal and triangular shapes.

11. The display panel according to claim 7 , wherein the cathode layer covers the spacer columns and the second substrate.

12. The display panel according to claim 7 , wherein the heights of the spacer columns range from 1 μm to 10 μm.

13. The display panel according to claim 7 , further comprising a light-transmitting material disposed in the light-transmitting sub-area.

14. The display panel according to claim 7 , wherein the encapsulation layer comprises at least one inorganic layer and at least one organic layer disposed alternatingly.

15. A manufacturing method of a display panel, comprising following steps:

S 100 : providing a substrate and manufacturing each light-emitting device layer on the substrate;

S 101 : opening an opening hole in a corresponding light-transmitting sub-area of the display panel and disposing a structure of spacer columns on a pixel definition layer corresponding to the light-transmitting sub-area, wherein heights of the spacer columns are gradually increased along a direction away from a center of the light-transmitting sub-area;

S 102 : manufacturing a cathode layer and filling the light-transmitting sub-area; and

S 103 : depositing an encapsulation layer and sealing to obtain the display panel.

16. The manufacturing method of the display panel according to claim 15 , wherein in the step S 102 , the cathode layer covers the spacer columns, and a filling height in the light-transmitting sub-area is same as the heights of the spacer columns at edges of the light-transmitting sub-area.

17. The manufacturing method of the display panel according to claim 16 , wherein the heights of the spacer columns range from 1 μm to 10 μm.

18. The manufacturing method of the display panel according to claim 16 , wherein cross-sectional shapes of the spacer columns comprise trapezoidal and triangular shapes.

19. The manufacturing method of the display panel according to claim 15 , wherein in the step S 103 , the encapsulation layer comprises at least one inorganic layer and at least one organic layer disposed alternatingly.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 2, 2020
From: YANG, FUQIANG
To: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 052299/0574 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202010082617.8 · Feb 7, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210408166A1 · Dec 30, 2021