IP Library Granted Patent US 11,424,296
Granted Patent B2
US 11,424,296 · App. 17/179,773 · Granted Aug 23, 2022

Display panel and method of manufacturing the same

Inventors: Sun-kyu Joo (Suwon-si, KR); Keunchan Oh (Hwaseong-si, KR); Byung-Chul Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Inok Kim (Osan-si, KR); Jaemin Seong (Suwon-si, KR); Gakseok Lee (Hwaseong-si, KR); Jieun Jang (Suwon-si, KR); Inseok Song (Pocheon-si, KR); Chang-Soon Jang (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
H01L27/322H01L27/326H01L27/3246H01L27/3276H01L27/3288H01L51/5268
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Patent No.
US 11,424,296
App. No.
17/179,773
Granted
Aug 23, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display panel includes: an upper display substrate including a plurality of pixel areas arranged in each of a plurality of pixel columns and a light blocking area disposed adjacent to the pixel areas; and a lower display substrate including a plurality of display elements respectively overlapping the pixel areas, wherein the upper display substrate includes: a base substrate; a color filter layer disposed on the base substrate; and a light control layer disposed on the color filter layer and including transmission portions respectively at least partially overlapping first pixel areas arranged in a first one of the pixel columns and first conversion portions respectively at least partially overlapping second pixel areas arranged in a second one of the pixel columns, wherein the light blocking area includes a first light blocking area defined between the transmission portion and the first conversion portion, and a second light blocking area defined between the first conversion portions, and a first shortest distance from the base substrate to a lower surface of a first portion of the light control layer overlapping the first light blocking area is substantially equal to a second shortest distance from the base substrate to a lower surface of a second portion of the light control layer overlapping the second light blocking area.

Claims (24)

1. A display panel comprising:

an upper display substrate including a plurality of pixel areas arranged in each of a plurality of pixel columns and a light blocking area disposed adjacent to the pixel areas; and

a lower display substrate comprising a plurality of display elements respectively overlapping the pixel areas,

wherein the upper display substrate comprises:

a base substrate;

a color filter layer disposed on the base substrate; and

a light control layer disposed on the color filter layer and including transmission portions respectively at least partially overlapping first pixel areas arranged in a first one of the pixel columns and first conversion portions respectively at least partially overlapping second pixel areas arranged in a second one of the pixel columns;

wherein the light blocking area includes a first light blocking area defined between the transmission portion and the first conversion portion, and a second light blocking area defined between the first conversion portions, and

wherein a first shortest distance from the base substrate to a lower surface of a first portion of the light control layer overlapping the first light blocking area is substantially equal to a second shortest distance from the base substrate to a lower surface of a second portion of the light control layer overlapping the second light blocking area.

2. The display panel of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first portion and the second portion, and the transmission portions comprise substantially the same material.

3. The display panel of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first portion and the second portion comprises scattering particles and is transparent.

4. The display panel of claim 1 , wherein the light control layer further comprises second conversion portions respectively at least partially overlapping third pixel areas arranged in a third one of the pixel columns.

5. The display panel of claim 4 , wherein the light blocking area further comprises a third light blocking area defined between the first conversion portion and the second conversion portion, and

a shortest distance from the base substrate to a lower surface of a third portion of the light control layer overlapping the third light blocking area is substantially equal to the second shortest distance.

6. The display panel of claim 1 , wherein the light blocking area further comprises a fourth light blocking area defined between the transmission portions, and

a shortest distance from the base substrate to a lower surface of a fourth portion of the light control layer overlapping the fourth light blocking area is shorter than the second shortest distance.

7. A display panel comprising:

a base substrate comprising a plurality of pixel areas arranged in each of a plurality of pixel columns and a light blocking area disposed adjacent to the pixel areas;

a plurality of display elements respectively overlapping the pixel areas;

a light control layer disposed on the plurality of display elements and including transmission portions respectively at least partially overlapping first pixel areas arranged in a first one of the pixel columns and first conversion portions respectively at least partially overlapping second pixel areas arranged in a second one of the pixel columns; and

a color filter layer disposed on the light control layer;

wherein the light blocking area includes a first light blocking area defined between the transmission portion and the first conversion portion, and a second light blocking area defined between the first conversion portions,

wherein a thickness of a first portion of the light control layer overlapping the first light blocking area is substantially equal to a thickness of a second portion of the light control layer overlapping the second light blocking area, and

a thickness of a first color filter portion of the color filter layer overlapping the first light blocking area is substantially equal to a thickness of a second color filter portion of the color filter layer overlapping the second light blocking area.

Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0030746 · Mar 18, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 16776355 · Jan 29, 2020
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