IP Library Granted Patent US 11,980,064
Granted Patent B2
US 11,980,064 · App. 17/099,652 · Granted May 7, 2024

Display apparatus and method of manufacturing the same

Inventors: Eonseok Oh (Yongin-si, KR); Woosik Jeon (Yongin-si, KR); Sangyeol Kim (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
H10K59/123H10K59/121H10K59/124H10K71/00H10K71/221H10K77/10
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Patent No.
US 11,980,064
App. No.
17/099,652
Granted
May 7, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display apparatus includes a substrate including a display area and a sensor area, the display area including main pixels and the sensor area including auxiliary pixels and a transmission portion; a first pixel electrode and a first emission layer in each of the main pixels; a second pixel electrode and a second emission layer in each of the auxiliary pixels; an opposite electrode integrally arranged in the display area and the sensor area; and a metal layer at least partially surrounding the transmission portion, wherein the opposite electrode has an opening corresponding to the transmission portion.

Claims (25)

1. A display apparatus comprising:

a substrate comprising a first area and a second area, wherein the first area comprises main pixels, and the second area comprises auxiliary pixels and a transmission portion;

a pixel electrode and an emission layer in each of the main pixels and the auxiliary pixels;

an opposite electrode integrally arranged in the first area and the second area; and

a metal pattern at least partially disposed around the transmission portion,

wherein the opposite electrode defines an opening corresponding to the transmission portion.

2. The display apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising an inorganic insulating layer on the substrate,

wherein the inorganic insulating layer defines a first hole corresponding to the transmission portion, and

wherein the opposite electrode is on a side wall of the first hole.

3. The display apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the metal pattern is in the first hole.

4. The display apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the opening in the opposite electrode has an area that is smaller than an area of the first hole.

5. The display apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a functional layer integrally provided in the first area and the second area, the functional layer being between the pixel electrode and the opposite electrode and defining an opening corresponding to the transmission portion,

wherein the opening of the opposite electrode and the opening of the functional layer overlap each other and form a throughhole.

6. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the metal pattern comprises a same material as the pixel electrode.

7. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the metal pattern comprises a first metal pattern disposed around the transmission portion, and a second metal pattern separated from the first metal pattern, the second metal pattern at least partially surrounding the first metal pattern.

8. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the metal pattern comprises a protrusion extending towards the transmission portion.

9. The display apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a lower electrode layer in the second area,

wherein the lower electrode layer is between the substrate and an auxiliary thin film transistor in at least one of the auxiliary pixels.

10. The display apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the metal pattern comprises a same material as the lower electrode layer.

11. The display apparatus of claim 9 , further comprising an inorganic insulating layer on the substrate,

wherein the inorganic insulating layer defines a first hole corresponding to the transmission portion, and

wherein the metal pattern has a width that is greater than a width of the first hole.

12. The display apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a component on a lower surface of the substrate, the component corresponding to the second area.

13. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the substrate further comprises an opening area surrounded by the first area, and an additional metal pattern disposed around the opening area.

14. The display apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the substrate defines a substrate hole corresponding to the opening area.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 27, 2023
From: OH, EONSEOK; JEON, WOOSIK; KIM, SANGYEOL
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 065050/0796 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0020494 · Feb 21, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 16737514 · Jan 8, 2020
Related Publication 20210091157A1 · Mar 25, 2021