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Granted Patent B2
US 11,812,633 · App. 17/336,096 · Granted Nov 7, 2023

Display device including an inorganic pattern positioned in a peripheral area of the substrate

Inventors: Woo Sik Jeon (Hwaseong-si, KR); Sang Yeol Kim (Hwaseong-si, KR); Tae Hyun Sung (Uiwang-si, KR); Seung Soo Hong (Bucheon-si, KR); Eon Seok Oh (Seongnam-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
H10K50/844H10K59/12H10K71/00H10K59/1201
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Patent No.
US 11,812,633
App. No.
17/336,096
Granted
Nov 7, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device and a manufacturing method thereof, and a display device including: a substrate including a display area, an opening area positioned in the display area, and a peripheral area positioned between the opening area and the display area; a transistor positioned in the display area of the substrate; a first electrode connected to the transistor; a second electrode positioned on the first electrode; an inorganic pattern portion positioned in the peripheral area of the substrate; and an intermediate layer positioned between the first electrode and the second electrode, and including at least one organic layer positioned on the inorganic pattern portion. The inorganic pattern portion includes a plurality of inorganic patterns spaced apart from each other.

Claims (43)

1. A display device comprising:

a substrate including a display area, an opening area positioned in the display area, and a peripheral area positioned between the opening area and the display area;

a transistor positioned in the display area of the substrate;

a first electrode connected to the transistor;

a second electrode positioned on the first electrode;

an inorganic pattern portion positioned in the peripheral area of the substrate; and

an intermediate layer positioned between the first electrode and the second electrode, and including at least one organic layer positioned on the inorganic pattern portion,

wherein:

the inorganic pattern portion includes a plurality of inorganic patterns spaced apart from each other; and

the second electrode does not overlap the inorganic pattern portion.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the intermediate layer is positioned on an upper surface of the inorganic pattern portion, and does not extend over a lateral surface of the inorganic pattern portion.

3. The display device of claim 2 , wherein the intermediate layer is not positioned among adjacent inorganic patterns.

4. The display device of claim 2 , wherein the intermediate layer positioned in the display area is separated from the intermediate layer positioned on the inorganic pattern portion.

5. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising an inorganic insulating layer positioned among a plurality of layers configuring the transistor,

wherein the inorganic pattern portion includes a same material as the inorganic insulating layer.

6. The display device of claim 5 , wherein:

the inorganic insulating layer includes a first inorganic insulating layer and a second inorganic insulating layer; and

the inorganic pattern includes:

a first inorganic pattern layer including a same material as the first inorganic insulating layer; and

a second inorganic pattern layer including a same material as the second inorganic insulating layer.

7. The display device of claim 5 , wherein:

the inorganic insulating layer includes at least three inorganic insulating layers; and

the inorganic pattern includes at least three inorganic pattern layers including the same material as the inorganic insulating layer.

8. The display device of claim 5 , wherein:

an end of the inorganic insulating layer is positioned on a boundary portion between the display area and the peripheral area; and

the intermediate layer is separated at the end of the inorganic insulating layer.

9. The display device of claim 8 , wherein the intermediate layer is positioned on an upper surface of the end of the inorganic insulating layer, and is not positioned on a lateral surface of the inorganic insulating layer.

10. A display device comprising:

a substrate including a display area, an opening area positioned in the display area, and a peripheral area positioned between the opening area and the display area;

a transistor positioned in the display area of the substrate;

a first electrode connected to the transistor;

a second electrode positioned on the first electrode;

an inorganic pattern portion positioned in the peripheral area of the substrate; and

an intermediate layer positioned between the first electrode and the second electrode, and including at least one organic layer positioned on the inorganic pattern portion,

wherein:

the inorganic pattern portion includes a plurality of inorganic patterns spaced apart from each other; and

an angle between a lateral surface of the inorganic pattern and an upper surface of the substrate is equal to or greater than 75 degrees and equal to or less than 120 degrees.

11. The display device of claim 10 , wherein the lateral surface of the inorganic pattern is perpendicular to the upper surface of the substrate.

12. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the inorganic pattern has a reverse taper shape.

13. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the opening area overlaps an electronic module.

14. The display device of claim 1 , wherein:

the intermediate layer includes an organic function layer; and

the organic function layer includes at least one of a hole injection layer, a hole transporting layer, an electron transporting layer, and an electron injection layer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 1, 2021
From: JEON, WOO SIK; KIM, SANG YEOL; SUNG, TAE HYUN; HONG, SEUNG SOO; OH, EON SEOK
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 056406/0253 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0148598 · Nov 9, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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