IP Library Granted Patent US 11,476,318
Granted Patent B2
US 11,476,318 · App. 17/097,114 · Granted Oct 18, 2022

Display device

Inventors: Hee Rim Song (Yongin-si, KR); Kyung Hoon Kim (Yongin-si, KR); Mee Hye Jung (Yongin-si, KR); Min Jae Jeong (Yongin-si, KR); Seon Young Choi (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
H01L27/3276G09G3/3225H01L27/124H01L27/1222H01L27/323H01L27/3262H01L27/3265H01L27/3279G09G3/3266G09G3/3275G09G2300/0426G09G2300/0809G09G2310/08G09G2320/0223
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Patent No.
US 11,476,318
App. No.
17/097,114
Granted
Oct 18, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device includes a substrate including a first display region, a second display region having an area smaller than that of the first display region, a third display region having an area smaller than that of the first display region, and a non-display region, a plurality of pixels provided in the first to third display regions, a power line which is connected to each of the plurality of pixels and applies a first power voltage to the plurality of pixels, and a fan-out line provided in the non-display region, the fan-out line applying a data signal to the plurality of pixels, where the power line includes an additional power line, a first power line, and disposed on the additional power line, and a second power line disposed on the first power line.

Claims (40)

1. A display device comprising:

a substrate comprising a display region and a non-display region;

a plurality of pixels provided in the display region, each of the plurality of pixels including a first transistor, a storage capacitor, and a light emitting element having an anode electrically connected to the first transistor; and

a first power line applying a first power voltage to the pixels, the first power line including a first sub-power line, a second sub-power line, and a third sub-power line disposed on different layers from each other,

wherein:

the first transistor includes a first active pattern disposed on the substrate and a first gate electrode overlapping the first active pattern, and

the first gate electrode is configured to be a low electrode of the storage capacitor,

wherein:

the first sub-power line is disposed on the first gate electrode with a first insulating layer interposed therebetween and includes an upper electrode of the storage capacitor,

the second sub-power line is disposed on the first sub-power line with a second insulating layer interposed therebetween, and

the third sub-power line is disposed on the second sub-power line with a third insulating layer interposed therebetween, and

wherein at least one of the first to third sub-power lines has a mesh shape in the display region and includes a first portion extending in a first direction and a second portion extending in a second direction crossing the first direction.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the third sub-power line has the mesh shape in the display region.

3. The display device of claim 2 , further comprising:

a scan line connected to at least one pixel among the plurality of pixels and applying a scan signal to the at least one pixel;

a data line connected to at least one pixel among the plurality of pixels and applying a data signal to the at least one pixel; and

a second transistor connected between the data line and the first gate electrode of the first transistor, the second transistor being turned on by the scan signal.

4. The display device of claim 3 , wherein the data line is disposed in a same layer as the second sub-power line, and the scan line is disposed in a same layer as the first gate electrode.

5. The display device of claim 4 , further comprising:

an emission control line connected to at least one pixel among the plurality of pixels and applying an emission control signal to the at least one pixel;

a third transistor connected between the emission control line and the anode, the third transistor being turned on by the emission control signal;

a bridge pattern disposed between the third transistor and the anode; and

a contact line disposed between the third transistor and the bridge pattern.

6. The display device of claim 5 , wherein one electrode of the third transistor is electrically connected to the anode through the contact line and the bridge pattern.

7. The display device of claim 6 , wherein the contact line is disposed in the same layer as the second sub-power line, and the bridge pattern is disposed in the same layer as the third sub-power line.

8. The display device of claim 6 , wherein each of the plurality of pixels includes a region where the first to third sub-power lines overlap each other.

9. The display device of claim 6 , wherein each of the plurality of pixels includes a region where the first sub-power line, the third sub-power line, and the data line overlap each other.

10. The display device of claim 6 , further comprising:

a fourth transistor connected between the first transistor and the second sub-power line, the fourth transistor being turned on by the emission control signal,

wherein the fourth transistor is electrically connected to the second sub-power line to receive the first power voltage.

11. The display device of claim 10 , wherein the third sub-power line is electrically connected to the second sub-power line through at least one contact hole penetrating the third insulating layer.

12. The display device of claim 11 , wherein, in a plan view, the at least one contact hole does not overlap the fourth transistor.

13. The display device of claim 12 , wherein the third sub-power line extends to the non-display region.

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

a first driving voltage line which is provided in the non-display region,

wherein first driving voltage is electrically connected to the third sub-power line.

15. The display device of claim 14 , wherein the third sub-power line is disposed between the anode and the second sub-power line.

16. The display device of claim 14 , further comprising:

a second driving voltage line which is provided in the non-display region and applies a second power voltage to each of the plurality of pixels,

wherein the first power voltage is higher than the second power voltage.

Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2017-0127882 · Sep 29, 2017 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 16564650 · Sep 9, 2019
Continuation 16111908 · Aug 24, 2018
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