IP Library Granted Patent US 11,832,483
Granted Patent B2
US 11,832,483 · App. 17/343,620 · Granted Nov 28, 2023

Display device

Inventors: Yoohwan Kim (Paju-si, KR); Sungho Cho (Paju-si, KR); Hyunjae Yoo (Paju-si, KR)
Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
H10K59/131H10K50/814H10K59/124H10K59/126H10K59/1213H10K59/35H01L27/124H01L27/1248H10K71/861
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Patent No.
US 11,832,483
App. No.
17/343,620
Granted
Nov 28, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device comprises a first electrode of a (1-1)-th subpixel, a first electrode of a (1-2)-th subpixel, a first electrode of a (2-1)-th subpixel, and a first electrode of a (2-2)-th subpixel; a (1-1)-th welding electrode connected to the first electrode of the (1-1)-th subpixel, a (1-2)-th welding electrode connected to the first electrode of the (1-2)-th subpixel, a (2-1)-th welding electrode connected to the first electrode of the (2-1)-th subpixel, and a (2-2)-th welding electrode connected to the first electrode of the (2-2)-th subpixel; and a first repair line overlapping the (1-1)-th welding electrode and the (2-1)-th welding electrode and a second repair line overlapping the (1-2)-th welding electrode and the (2-2)-th welding electrode, wherein the first repair line and the second repair line are disposed on different layers with at least one insulating layer interposed therebetween.

Claims (42)

1. A display device, comprising:

a first electrode of a (1-1)-th subpixel, a first electrode of a (1-2)-th subpixel, a first electrode of a (2-1)-th subpixel, and a first electrode of a (2-2)-th subpixel;

a (1-1)-th welding electrode which is positioned in a layer identical with the first electrode of the (1-1)-th subpixel and connected to the first electrode of the (1-1)-th subpixel, a (1-2)-th welding electrode which is positioned in a layer identical with the first electrode of the (1-2)-th subpixel and connected to the first electrode of the (1-2)-th subpixel, a (2-1)-th welding electrode which is positioned in a layer identical with the first electrode of the (2-1)-th subpixel and connected to the first electrode of the (2-1)-th subpixel, and a (2-2)-th welding electrode which is positioned in a layer identical with the first electrode of the (2-2)-th subpixel and connected to the first electrode of the (2-2)-th subpixel; and

a first repair line disposed under at least one of the (1-1)-th welding electrode and the (2-1)-th welding electrode, and a second repair line disposed under at least one of the (1-2)-th welding electrode and the (2-2)-th welding electrode.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the (1-1)-th subpixel, the (1-2)-th subpixel, the (2-1)-th subpixel, and the (2-2)-th subpixel are sequentially arranged in a first direction, and

wherein the first repair line and the second repair line are extended in the first direction.

3. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the (1-1)-th subpixel and the (2-1)-th subpixel emit light of a first color, and the (1-2)-th subpixel, and the (2-2)-th subpixel emit light of a second color different from the first color.

4. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first repair line is positioned on a different layer from the (1-1)-th welding electrode and the (2-1)-th welding electrode with at least one insulating layer interposed therebetween, and

wherein the first repair line is connected to one of the (1-1)-th welding electrode and the (2-1)-th welding electrode through an open hole penetrating the at least one insulating layer.

5. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first repair line is electrically separated from the (1-1)-th welding electrode and the (2-1)-th welding electrode with at least one insulating layer interposed therebetween.

6. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the second repair line is positioned on a different layer from the (1-2)-th welding electrode and the (2-2)-th welding electrode with at least one insulating layer interposed therebetween, and

wherein the second repair line is connected to one of the (1-2)-th welding electrode and the (2-2)-th welding electrode through an open hole penetrating the at least one insulating layer.

7. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the second repair line is electrically separated from the (1-2)-th welding electrode and the (2-2)-th welding electrode with at least one insulating layer interposed therebetween.

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

a substrate;

a light shielding layer positioned over the substrate;

a buffer layer positioned disposed over the light shielding layer;

a semiconductor layer positioned over the buffer layer;

an interlayer dielectric layer positioned over the semiconductor layer;

a source electrode and a drain electrode disposed over the interlayer dielectric layer;

a passivation film positioned over the source electrode and the drain electrode; and

an overcoat layer positioned over the passivation film,

wherein the first electrode of the (1-1)-th subpixel, the first electrode of the (1-2)-th subpixel, the first electrode of the (2-1)-th subpixel, the first electrode of the (2-2)-th subpixel, the (1-1)-th welding electrode, the (1-2)-th welding electrode, the (2-1)-th welding electrode, and the (2-2)-th welding electrode are disposed over the overcoat layer.

9. The display device of claim 8 , wherein the first repair line is positioned in a layer identical with a layer of the source electrode and the drain electrode over the interlayer dielectric layer.

10. The display device of claim 8 , wherein the second repair line is positioned in a layer identical with a layer of the light shielding layer over the substrate.

11. A display device comprising an emission area and a repair area, comprising:

a (1-1)-th subpixel and a (2-1)-th subpixel arranged in a first direction defined in the emission area;

a (1-1)-th welding electrode connected to a first electrode of the (1-1)-th subpixel, a (2-1)-th welding electrode connected to a first electrode of the (2-1)-th subpixel defined in the repair area which disposed surround the emission area;

a first repair line extended in the first direction, the first repair line is positioned on a different layer from the (1-1)-th welding electrode and the (2-1)-th welding electrode with a group of insulating layer interposed therebetween; and

at least one insulating layer of the group of the insulating layer includes a (1-1)-th open hole, part of the (1-1)-th welding electrode is positioned within the (1-1)-th open hole, and the (1-1)-th welding electrode and the one end of the first repair line are electrically separated.

12. The display device of claim 11 , further comprising a (1-2)-th subpixel and a (2-2)-th subpixel arranged in the first direction in the emission area, and a (1-2)-th welding electrode connected to a first electrode of the (1-2)-th subpixel, a (2-2)-th welding electrode connected to a first electrode of the (2-2)-th subpixel, and a second repair line extended in the first direction in the repair area.

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

a substrate;

a light shielding layer positioned over the substrate;

a buffer layer positioned disposed over the light shielding layer;

a semiconductor layer positioned over the buffer layer;

an interlayer dielectric layer positioned over the semiconductor layer;

a source electrode and a drain electrode disposed over the interlayer dielectric layer;

a passivation film positioned over the source electrode and the drain electrode; and

an overcoat layer positioned over the passivation film.

14. The display device of claim 13 , wherein the first repair line is positioned in a layer identical with a layer of the source electrode and the drain electrode over the interlayer dielectric layer.

15. The display device of claim 13 , wherein the second repair line is positioned in a layer identical with a layer of the light shielding layer over the substrate.

Assignments (2)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE FIRST INVENTOR'S NAME FROM YOOWHAN KIM TO YOOHWAN KIM PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 056491 FRAME 0793. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT.. Recorded Nov 1, 2021
From: KIM, YOOHWAN; CHO, SUNGHO; YOO, HYUNJAE
To: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 057987/0627 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 9, 2021
From: KIM, YOOWHAN; CHO, SUNGHO; YOO, HYUNJAE
To: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 056491/0793 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2018-0107800 · Sep 10, 2018 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 16556591 · Aug 30, 2019
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