IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,080,749
Granted Patent B2
US 12,080,749 · App. 17/347,222 · Granted Sep 3, 2024

Pixel and display device having the same

Inventors: Myeong Hun Song (Yongin-si, KR); Sung Geun Bae (Yongin-si, KR); Sung Jin Lee (Yongin-si, KR); Jong Chan Lee (Yongin-si, KR); Tae Hee Lee (Yongin-si, KR); Kyung Ah Choi (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
H01L27/156H01L33/387
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Patent No.
US 12,080,749
App. No.
17/347,222
Granted
Sep 3, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A pixel may include a substrate, a dummy insulating pattern on the substrate, a first electrode on the substrate and including a (1-1)th electrode and a (1-2)th electrode that are spaced from each other and aligned with each other along a first direction, a second electrode spaced from the first electrode in a second direction different from the first direction, and including a (2-1)th electrode and a (2-2)th electrode that are spaced from each other and aligned with each other along the first direction, a plurality of light emitting elements electrically connected to the first electrode and the second electrode and emitting light, and a first insulating layer on each of the light emitting elements. Here, the dummy insulating pattern may be connected to one end of at least one of the (1-1)th electrode and the (1-2)th electrode that are aligned with each other along the first direction.

Claims (80)

1. A pixel comprising:

a substrate;

an insulating pattern on the substrate;

a first electrode on the substrate and comprising a (1-1)th electrode and a (1-2)th electrode that are spaced from each other and aligned with each other along a first direction;

a second electrode spaced from the first electrode in a second direction different from the first direction, and comprising a (2-1)th electrode and a (2-2)th electrode that are spaced from each other and aligned with each other along the first direction;

a plurality of light emitting elements electrically connected to the first electrode and the second electrode and emitting light; and

a first insulating layer on each of the light emitting elements,

wherein the insulating pattern is connected to one end of at least one of the (1-1)th electrode and the (1-2)th electrode that are aligned with each other along the first direction and is located between the (1-1)th electrode and the (1-2)th electrode.

2. The pixel according to claim 1 , wherein the insulating pattern and the first insulating layer are located at a same layer and comprise a same material.

3. The pixel according to claim 2 , wherein the plurality of light emitting elements comprises:

at least one first light emitting element positioned between the (1-1)th electrode and the (2-1)th electrode;

at least one second light emitting element positioned between the (1-2)th electrode and the (2-2)th electrode; and

at least one ineffective light source positioned between the (1-1)th electrode and the (1-2)th electrode that are aligned with each other along the first direction,

the first insulating layer on each of the at least one first light emitting element and the at least one second light emitting element, and

the insulating pattern on the at least one ineffective light source.

4. The pixel according to claim 3 , wherein the insulating pattern comprises:

a first insulating pattern extending from the first insulating layer on the at least one first light emitting element to one end of the (1-1)th electrode; and

a second insulating pattern extending from the first insulating layer on the at least one second light emitting element to one end of the (1-2)th electrode,

wherein the first insulating pattern and the second insulating pattern are spaced from each other.

5. The pixel according to claim 3 , wherein the insulating pattern comprises:

a first insulating pattern spaced from the first insulating layer on the at least one first light emitting element and positioned between the (1-1)th electrode and the (1-2)th electrode; and

a second insulating pattern spaced from the first insulating layer on the at least one second light emitting element and positioned between the (1-1)th electrode and the (1-2)th electrode.

6. The pixel according to claim 3 , wherein the insulating pattern comprises:

a plurality of first insulating patterns extending in the first direction; and

a plurality of second insulating patterns extending in the second direction different from the first direction.

7. The pixel according to claim 6 , wherein the first insulating patterns and the second insulating patterns are connected to each other.

8. The pixel according to claim 7 , wherein the insulating pattern further includes a plurality of cavities formed at a crossing between the first insulating patterns and the second insulating patterns.

9. The pixel according to claim 8 , wherein the insulating pattern comprises a mesh structure.

10. The pixel according to claim 3 , further comprising:

a third electrode spaced from the second electrode in the second direction and comprising a (3-1)th electrode and a (3-2)th electrode that are spaced from each other and aligned with each other along the first direction; and

a fourth electrode spaced from the third electrode in the second direction and comprising a (4-1)th electrode and a (4-2)th electrode that are spaced from each other and aligned with each other along the first direction.

11. The pixel according to claim 10 , wherein the plurality of light emitting elements comprises:

at least one third light emitting element positioned between the (3-2)th electrode and the (4-2)th electrode; and

at least one fourth light emitting element positioned between the (3-1)th electrode and the (4-1)th electrode,

wherein the first insulating layer is on each of the at least one third light emitting element and the at least one fourth light emitting element.

12. The pixel according to claim 11 , further comprising:

a second insulating layer on the (1-1)th to (4-1)th electrodes and the (1-2)th to (4-2)th electrodes;

a first contact electrode on the (1-1)th electrode and electrically connected to the (1-1)th electrode through a first via hole of the second insulating layer;

a second contact electrode on the (3-1)th electrode and electrically connected to the (3-1)th electrode through a second via hole of the second insulating layer;

a first intermediate electrode on the (2-1)th electrode and the (1-2)th electrode;

a second intermediate electrode on the (2-2)th electrode and the (4-2)th electrode; and

a third intermediate electrode on the (3-2)th electrode and the (4-1)th electrode.

13. The pixel according to claim 12 , wherein the first intermediate electrode, the second intermediate electrode, and the third intermediate electrode are at a same layer as the first and second contact electrodes, and

the first intermediate electrode, the second intermediate electrode, and the third intermediate electrode are spaced from each other.

14. A pixel comprising:

a substrate;

an insulating pattern on the substrate;

a first electrode on the substrate and comprising a (1-1)th electrode and a (1-2)th electrode that are spaced from each other and aligned with each other along a first direction;

a second electrode spaced from the first electrode in a second direction different from the first direction, and comprising a (2-1)th electrode and a (2-2)th electrode that are spaced from each other and aligned with each other along the first direction;

a plurality of light emitting elements electrically connected to the first electrode and the second electrode and emitting light;

a first insulating layer on each of the light emitting elements, and

a conductive pattern between the (1-1)th electrode and the (1-2)th electrode that are aligned with each other along the first direction,

wherein the insulating pattern is on the conductive pattern, and

wherein the insulating pattern is connected to one end of at least one of the (1-1)th electrode and the (1-2)th electrode that are aligned with each other along the first direction or is located between the (1-1)th electrode and the (1-2)th electrode.

15. The pixel according to claim 14 , wherein the insulating pattern and the conductive pattern have a same planar shape.

16. The pixel according to claim 15 , wherein the conductive pattern comprises:

a first conductive pattern connected to one end of the (1-1)th electrode; and

a second conductive pattern connected to one end of the (1-2)th electrode,

wherein the first conductive pattern and the second conductive pattern are spaced from each other.

17. The pixel according to claim 15 , wherein the conductive pattern is spaced from each of one end of the (1-1)th electrode and one end of the (1-2)th electrode.

18. A display device comprising:

a substrate comprising a plurality of pixel areas; and

a pixel located in each of the pixel areas, wherein the pixel comprises:

a first insulating pattern and a second insulating pattern on the substrate;

a first electrode on the substrate and comprising a (1-1)th electrode and a (1-2)th electrode that are spaced from each other and aligned with each other along a first direction;

a second electrode spaced from the first electrode in a second direction different from the first direction, and comprising a (2-1)th electrode and a (2-2)th electrode that are spaced from each other and aligned with each other along the first direction;

a third electrode spaced from the second electrode in the second direction and comprising a (3-1)th electrode and a (3-2)th electrode that are spaced from each other and aligned with each other along the first direction;

a fourth electrode spaced from the third electrode in the second direction and comprising a (4-1)th electrode and a (4-2)th electrode that are spaced from each other and aligned with each other along the first direction;

a plurality of light emitting elements between adjacent two electrodes from among the first to fourth electrodes; and

an insulating layer on one surface of each of the light emitting elements,

wherein the first insulating pattern is connected to one end of at least one of the (1-1)th electrode and the (1-2)th electrode that are aligned with each other along the first direction and is located between the (1-1)th electrode and the (1-2)th electrode, and

the second insulating pattern is connected to one end of at least one of the (4-1)th electrode and the (4-2)th electrode that are aligned with each other along the first direction or is located between the (1-1)th electrode and the (1-2)th electrode.

19. The display device according to claim 18 , wherein the plurality of light emitting elements comprises:

first light emitting elements positioned between the (1-1)th electrode and the (2-1)th electrode;

second light emitting elements positioned between the (1-2)th electrode and the (2-2)th electrode;

third light emitting elements positioned between the (3-2)th electrode and the (4-2)th electrode;

fourth light emitting elements positioned between the (3-1)th electrode and the (4-1)th electrode; and

at least one fifth light emitting element located between the (1-1)th electrode and the (1-2)th electrode that are aligned with each other along the first direction and between the (4-1)th electrode and the (4-2)th electrode that are aligned with each other along the first direction,

the insulating layer is on each of the first to fourth light emitting elements, and the first and second insulating patterns are on the fifth light emitting element.

20. The display device according to claim 19 , wherein the insulating layer, the first insulating pattern, and the second insulating pattern are located at a same layer and comprise a same material.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 14, 2021
From: SONG, MYEONG HUN; BAE, SUNG GEUN; LEE, SUNG JIN; LEE, JONG CHAN; LEE, TAE HEE; CHOI, KYUNG AH
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0105607 · Aug 21, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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