IP Library Granted Patent US 11,749,709
Granted Patent B2
US 11,749,709 · App. 17/718,035 · Granted Sep 5, 2023

Display device

Inventors: Eui Kang Heo (Seoul, KR); Chong Sup Chang (Hwaseong-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
H01L27/156H01L33/387H01L33/486H01L33/62H10K59/122H10K59/131
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Patent No.
US 11,749,709
App. No.
17/718,035
Granted
Sep 5, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device includes a substrate, a first inner bank and a second inner bank on the substrate and spaced apart from each other, a first electrode on the first inner bank and a second electrode on the second inner bank, and a light emitting element between the first inner bank and the second inner bank, the light emitting element being electrically coupled to the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the first inner bank comprises a first side surface facing the second inner bank, the second inner bank comprises a second side surface facing the first side surface, and the first side surface and the second side surface are respectively recessed into the first inner bank and the second inner bank, to have a curved shape.

Claims (58)

1. A display device comprising:

a substrate;

a first inner bank and a second inner bank, each on the substrate, and spaced apart from each other;

a first electrode on the first inner bank and a second electrode on the second inner bank;

a first insulating layer on the first electrode and the second electrode; and

a light emitting element between the first inner bank and the second inner bank,

wherein the light emitting element is on the first insulating layer,

wherein the first inner bank comprises a first side surface facing the second inner bank,

wherein the second inner bank comprises a second side surface facing the first side surface, and

wherein the first side surface and the second side surface are respectively recessed into the first inner bank and the second inner bank, to have a curved shape.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein a slope of the first side surface varies from the lower surface toward the upper surfaces of the first inner bank, and a slope of the second side surface varies from a lower surface toward an upper surface of the second inner bank.

3. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first side surface and the second side surface are respectively recessed toward midpoints of lower portions of the first inner bank and the second inner bank to have a curved shape.

4. The display device of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the first electrode is on the first side surface of the first inner bank, and

at least a portion of the second electrode is on the second side surface of the second inner bank.

5. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a first contact electrode on the first electrode; and

a second contact electrode on the second electrode,

wherein the first contact electrode contacts a first end portion of the light emitting element, and

wherein the second contact electrode contacts a second end portion of the light emitting element.

6. The display device of claim 5 , wherein the first end portion is on the first electrode, and

the second end portion is on the second electrode.

7. The display device of claim 5 , wherein the first contact electrode is electrically connected to the first electrode, and

wherein the second contact electrode is electrically connected to the second electrode.

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

a second insulating layer on the light emitting element; and

a third insulating layer on the second insulating layer and the first contact electrode,

wherein at least a portion of the second contact electrode contacts the third insulating layer.

9. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising an outer bank surrounding an area on which the light emitting element is located,

wherein at least a portion of the first electrode and the second electrode overlap the outer bank.

10. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising a first planarization layer between the substrate and the first inner bank;

a first transistor between the first planarization layer and the substrate; and

a first voltage line and a second voltage line between the first planarization layer and the substrate,

wherein the first electrode and the first voltage line are electrically connected to the first transistor, and

wherein the second electrode is electrically connected to the second voltage line.

11. A display device comprising:

a substrate;

a bank layer on the substrate and comprising a groove formed by recessing at least a portion of the bank layer, and a first inner bank and a second inner bank spaced apart from each other with respect to the groove;

a first electrode on the first inner bank,

a second electrode on the second inner bank;

a first insulating layer on the first electrode and the second electrode; and

a light emitting element in the groove and on the first insulating layer,

wherein a first side surface of the first inner bank and a second side surface of the second inner bank form sides of the groove, and

wherein the first side surface and the second side surface are respectively recessed into the first inner bank and the second inner bank, to have a curved shape.

12. The display device of claim 11 , further comprising:

a first contact electrode on the first electrode; and

a second contact electrode on the second electrode,

wherein the first contact electrode contacts a first end portion of the light emitting element, and

wherein the second contact electrode contacts a second end portion of the light emitting element.

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

a second insulating layer on the light emitting element; and

a third insulating layer on the second insulating layer and the first contact electrode,

wherein at least a portion of the second contact electrode contacts the third insulating layer.

14. The display device of claim 11 , further comprising:

a first transistor between the bank layer and the substrate; and

a first voltage line and a second voltage line between the bank layer and the substrate,

wherein the first electrode and the first voltage line are electrically connected to the first transistor, and

wherein the second electrode is electrically connected to the second voltage line.

15. The display device of claim 11 , further comprising an outer bank on the bank layer and surrounding an area on which the light emitting element is located.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 21, 2023
From: HEO, EUI KANG; CHANG, CHONG SUP
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0153385 · Nov 26, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 17000031 · Aug 21, 2020
Related Publication 20220238598A1 · Jul 28, 2022
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