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Granted Patent B2
US 12,058,889 · App. 17/530,387 · Granted Aug 6, 2024

Display device

Inventors: Suyeon Yun (Yongin-si, KR); Minsoo Kim (Yongin-si, KR); Yoona Kim (Yongin-si, KR); Seongmin Wang (Yongin-si, KR); Anna Ryu (Yongin-si, KR); Jeehyun Lee (Yongin-si, KR); Heesoon Jeong (Yongin-si, KR); Byunghee Choi (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
H10K59/121H10K59/1213H10K59/1216H10K59/126H10K59/131H10K59/65H01L27/1225H01L27/124H01L27/1251H01L27/1255H01L29/78633H01L29/78675H01L29/7869
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Patent No.
US 12,058,889
App. No.
17/530,387
Granted
Aug 6, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

An embodiment of a display device includes: a first display area; a second display area including a transmission area; a third display area between the first display area and the second display area; and a plurality of pixel circuits in the third display area and electrically connected to the plurality of third light-emitting elements, respectively. Each of the plurality of pixel circuits includes: a first thin-film transistor including a first semiconductor layer and a first gate electrode overlapping at least a portion of the first semiconductor layer; a second thin-film transistor including a second semiconductor layer including a material different from that of the first semiconductor layer and a second gate electrode overlapping at least a portion of the second semiconductor layer; and a bottom shielding layer below the second semiconductor layer and overlapping at least a portion of the second semiconductor layer on a plane.

Claims (71)

1. A display device comprising:

a first display area in which a plurality of first light-emitting elements are arranged;

a second display area in which a plurality of second light-emitting elements are arranged, the second display area comprising a transmission area;

a third display area in which a plurality of third light-emitting elements are arranged, the third display area being between the first display area and the second display area; and

a plurality of pixel circuits in the third display area and electrically connected to the plurality of third light-emitting elements, respectively,

wherein each of the plurality of pixel circuits comprises:

a first thin-film transistor comprising a first semiconductor layer and a first gate electrode overlapping at least a portion of the first semiconductor layer;

a second thin-film transistor comprising a second semiconductor layer including a material different from that of the first semiconductor layer and a second gate electrode overlapping at least a portion of the second semiconductor layer;

a bottom shielding layer below the second semiconductor layer and overlapping at least a portion of the second semiconductor layer on a plane; and

a wiring layer including a same material as that of the second gate electrode of the second thin-film transistor,

wherein the wiring layer is electrically connected to the bottom shielding layer through a contact hole in the third display area.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first semiconductor layer of the first thin-film transistor includes a silicon semiconductor material, and the second semiconductor layer of the second thin-film transistor includes an oxide semiconductor material.

3. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the bottom shielding layer includes a same material as that of the first gate electrode of the first thin-film transistor.

4. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the bottom shielding layer includes a same material as that of the first semiconductor layer of the first thin-film transistor.

5. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising a bottom metal layer below the first semiconductor layer of the first thin-film transistor and overlapping the first semiconductor layer on a plane.

6. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising a light shielding portion in the third display area and comprising at least two conductive layers.

7. The display device of claim 6 , wherein the light shielding portion is closer to the second display area than the plurality of pixel circuits on a plane.

8. The display device of claim 6 , wherein the light shielding portion is arranged to surround at least a portion of the second display area on a plane.

9. The display device of claim 6 , wherein the at least two conductive layers of the light shielding portion comprise:

a first conductive layer including a same material as that of the first gate electrode or the second gate electrode; and

a second conductive layer on the first conductive layer and electrically connected to the first conductive layer.

10. The display device of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of third light-emitting elements comprises a pixel electrode, an opposite electrode above the pixel electrode, and an intermediate layer between the pixel electrode and the opposite electrode, and

the pixel electrode overlaps the second thin-film transistor of each of the plurality of pixel circuits on a plane.

11. A display device comprising:

a first display area in which a plurality of first light-emitting elements are arranged;

a second display area in which a plurality of second light-emitting elements are arranged, the second display area comprising a transmission area;

a third display area in which a plurality of third light-emitting elements are arranged, the third display area being between the first display area and the second display area; and

a plurality of pixel circuits in the third display area and electrically connected to the plurality of third light-emitting elements, respectively,

wherein each of the plurality of pixel circuits comprises:

a first thin-film transistor comprising a first semiconductor layer and a first gate electrode overlapping at least a portion of the first semiconductor layer;

a second thin-film transistor comprising a second semiconductor layer including a material different from that of the first semiconductor layer and a second gate electrode overlapping at least a portion of the second semiconductor layer; and

a bottom shielding layer below the second semiconductor layer and overlapping at least a portion of the second semiconductor layer on a plane,

wherein each of the plurality of pixel circuits further comprises a capacitor electrode overlapping at least a portion of the first gate electrode of the first thin-film transistor, and

the bottom shielding layer includes a same material as that of the capacitor electrode.

12. A display device comprising:

a first display area in which a plurality of first light-emitting elements are arranged;

a second display area in which a plurality of second light-emitting elements are arranged, the second display area comprising a transmission area;

a third display area in which a plurality of third light-emitting elements are arranged, the third display area being between the first display area and the second display area; and

a plurality of pixel circuits in the third display area and electrically connected to the plurality of third light-emitting elements, respectively,

wherein each of the plurality of pixel circuits comprises:

a first thin-film transistor comprising a first semiconductor layer and a first gate electrode overlapping at least a portion of the first semiconductor layer;

a second thin-film transistor comprising a second semiconductor layer including a material different from that of the first semiconductor layer and a second gate electrode overlapping at least a portion of the second semiconductor layer;

a light shielding portion in the third display area and comprising a plurality of conductive layers; and

a bottom metal layer below the first semiconductor layer of the first thin-film transistor and overlapping the first semiconductor layer on a plane,

wherein the plurality of conductive layers of the light shielding portion comprises:

a first conductive layer including a same material as that of the first gate electrode or the second gate electrode;

a second conductive layer on the first conductive layer and electrically connected to the first conductive layer, and

a third conductive layer including a same material as that of the bottom metal layer and electrically connected to the first conductive layer.

13. A display device comprising:

a substrate comprising a first area, a second area, and a third area between the first area and the second area;

a first semiconductor layer on the substrate in the third area and including a silicon semiconductor material;

a first insulating layer covering the first semiconductor layer;

a first gate electrode on the first insulating layer and overlapping at least a portion of the first semiconductor layer;

a second insulating layer covering the first gate electrode;

a second semiconductor layer on the second insulating layer in the third area and including an oxide semiconductor material;

a third insulating layer covering the second semiconductor layer;

a second gate electrode on the third insulating layer and overlapping at least a portion of the second semiconductor layer;

a bottom shielding layer between the substrate and the second semiconductor layer and overlapping at least a portion of the second semiconductor layer on a plane; and

a wiring layer on the third insulating layer and including a same material as that of the second gate electrode,

wherein each of the first to third insulating layers comprises a hole overlapping a portion of the second area, and

the bottom shielding layer is electrically connected to the wiring layer through a contact hole in the third area.

14. The display device of claim 13 , wherein the bottom shielding layer includes a same material as that of the first gate electrode or the first semiconductor layer.

15. The display device of claim 13 , further comprising a bottom metal layer between the substrate and the first semiconductor layer and overlapping the first semiconductor layer on a plane.

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

a fourth insulating layer covering the second gate electrode; and

a light shielding portion in the third area,

wherein the light shielding portion comprises:

a first conductive layer on a same layer as the first gate electrode or the second gate electrode; and

a second conductive layer on the fourth insulating layer and having a portion electrically connected to the first conductive layer through a contact hole in the fourth insulating layer.

17. The display device of claim 16 , wherein the light shielding portion is closer to the second area than a region of the third area in which the second semiconductor layer is arranged, on a plane.

18. The display device of claim 16 , wherein the light shielding portion is arranged to surround at least a portion of the second area on a plane.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 18, 2021
From: YUN, SUYEON; KIM, MINSOO; KIM, YOONA; WANG, SEONGMIN; RYU, ANNA; LEE, JEEHYUN; JEONG, HEESOON; CHOI, BYUNGHEE
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 058157/0631 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0159083 · Nov 24, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220165806A1 · May 26, 2022
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