IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,183,771
Granted Patent B2
US 12,183,771 · App. 17/520,227 · Granted Dec 31, 2024

Display device

Inventors: Seung Geun Lee (Hwaseong-si, KR); Byung Ju Lee (Eunpyeong-gu, KR); Hoo Keun Park (Yongin-si, KR); Chul Jong Yoo (Seongnam-si, KR); Dong Eon Lee (Hwaseong-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
H01L27/156H01L33/382H01L33/62
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Patent No.
US 12,183,771
App. No.
17/520,227
Granted
Dec 31, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device includes a first subpixel and a second subpixel, wherein the first subpixel includes a first light source unit including a plurality of first light-emitting elements configured to emit first light having a center wavelength of a first wavelength, the second subpixel includes a second light source unit including a plurality of second light-emitting elements configured to emit second light having a center wavelength of a second wavelength, the first light source unit includes first to n th light-emitting groups that are connected in series, each of the groups including the plurality of first light-emitting elements, the second light source unit includes first to m th light-emitting groups that are connected in series and each of the groups includes the plurality of second light-emitting elements, where n and m are natural numbers, and the second wavelength is different from the first wavelength.

Claims (33)

1. A display device comprising:

a first subpixel; and

a second subpixel,

wherein the first subpixel comprises a first light source unit comprising a plurality of first light-emitting elements configured to emit first light having a center wavelength of a first wavelength,

wherein the second subpixel comprises a second light source unit comprising a plurality of second light-emitting elements configured to emit second light having a center wavelength of a second wavelength,

wherein the first light source unit comprises first to n th light-emitting groups that are connected in series, each of the first to n th light-emitting groups comprising the plurality of first light-emitting elements, where n is a natural number,

wherein the second light source unit comprises first to m th light-emitting groups that are connected in series, each of the first to m th light-emitting groups comprising the plurality of second light-emitting elements, where m is a natural number,

wherein the second wavelength is different from the first wavelength, and n is different from m.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the second wavelength is longer than the first wavelength, and m is greater than n.

3. The display device of claim 2 , wherein the first wavelength ranges from about 450 nm to about 495 nm or ranges from about 520 nm to about 575 nm, and the second wavelength ranges from about 600 nm to about 750 nm.

4. The display device of claim 3 , wherein n is two, and m is three.

5. The display device according to claim 3 , wherein n is three, and m is four.

6. The display device of claim 2 , further comprising a third subpixel,

wherein the third subpixel comprises a third light source unit comprising a plurality of third light-emitting elements configured to emit third light having a center wavelength of a third wavelength,

wherein the third light source unit comprises first to s th light-emitting groups that are connected in series, each of the first to s th light-emitting groups comprising the plurality of third light-emitting elements, where s is a natural number,

wherein the third wavelength is different from the second wavelength, and s is different from the m.

7. The display device of claim 6 , wherein the second wavelength is longer than the third wavelength, and m is greater than s.

8. The display device of claim 7 , wherein the first wavelength ranges from about 450 nm to about 495 nm, the second wavelength ranges from about 600 nm to about 750 nm, and the third wavelength ranges from about 520 nm to about 575 nm.

9. The display device of claim 8 , wherein n and s are the same.

10. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of first light-emitting elements in each of the first to n th light-emitting groups of the first light source unit are connected in parallel to each other.

11. The display device of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of second light-emitting elements in each of the first to m th light-emitting groups of the second light source unit are connected in parallel to each other.

12. The display device of claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second light-emitting elements is an inorganic light-emitting diode.

13. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first light source unit further comprises a first electrode electrically connected to a first transistor of the first subpixel and a second electrode electrically connected to a first voltage line, and

wherein the first to n th light-emitting groups of the first light source unit comprise the first light-emitting group and a second light-emitting group connected in series between the first electrode of the first light source unit and the second electrode of the first light source unit.

14. The display device of claim 13 , wherein one end of the first light-emitting group of the first light source unit is connected to the first electrode of the first light source unit,

wherein an other end of the first light-emitting group of the first light source unit is connected to one end of the second light-emitting group of the first light source unit, and

wherein an other end of the second light-emitting group of the first light source unit is connected to the second electrode of the first light source unit.

15. The display device of claim 13 , wherein the second light source unit further comprises a first electrode electrically connected to a first transistor of the second subpixel and a second electrode electrically connected to the first voltage line, and

wherein the first to m th light-emitting groups of the second light source unit comprise the first light-emitting group, the second light-emitting group, and a third light-emitting group connected in series between the first electrode of the second light source unit and the second electrode of the second light source unit.

16. The display device of claim 15 , wherein one end of the first light-emitting group of the second light source unit is connected to the first electrode of the second light source unit,

wherein an other end of the first light-emitting group of the second light source unit is connected to one end of the second light-emitting group of the second light source unit,

wherein an other end of the second light-emitting group of the second light source unit is connected to one end of the third light-emitting group of the second light source unit, and

wherein an other end of the third light-emitting group of the second light source unit is connected to the second electrode of the second light source unit.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 5, 2021
From: LEE, SEUNG GEUN; LEE, BYUNG JU; PARK, HOO KEUN; YOO, CHUL JONG; LEE, DONG EON
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 058038/0682 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0163674 · Nov 30, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220173158A1 · Jun 2, 2022