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Granted Patent B2
US 12,185,581 · App. 17/376,064 · Granted Dec 31, 2024

Display device including bottom shield layer disposed between polyimide layer and polycrystalline semiconductor layer

Inventor: Keun Woo Kim (Seongnam-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
H10K59/1213H10K59/126H10K59/65H10K77/111
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Patent No.
US 12,185,581
App. No.
17/376,064
Granted
Dec 31, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

An embodiment of a display device includes a flexible substrate including a polyimide layer and a barrier layer disposed on the polyimide layer. A driving transistor and a second transistor are disposed on the flexible substrate and include a polycrystalline semiconductor layer. A third transistor is disposed on the flexible substrate and includes an oxide semiconductor layer. A light emitting diode is electrically connected to the driving transistor. A bottom shield layer is disposed between the polyimide layer and the polycrystalline semiconductor layer in a cross-sectional view and disposed around a channel of the driving transistor in a plan view.

Claims (63)

1. A display device comprising:

a flexible substrate including a polyimide layer, and a barrier layer disposed on the polyimide layer;

a driving transistor and a second transistor disposed on the flexible substrate and including a polycrystalline semiconductor layer;

a third transistor disposed on the flexible substrate and including an oxide semiconductor layer;

a light emitting diode electrically connected to the driving transistor; and

a bottom shield layer disposed between the polyimide layer and the polycrystalline semiconductor layer in a cross-sectional view and disposed around a channel of the driving transistor in a plan view,

wherein a middle portion of the bottom shield layer includes an opening, and the barrier layer contacts the polyimide layer through the opening.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein

the opening of the bottom shield layer has at least one side that is open.

3. The display device of claim 1 , wherein

the bottom shield layer includes an extension connected to an adjacent bottom shield layer.

4. The display device of claim 1 , wherein

the driving transistor further includes a gate electrode, and

the gate electrode of the driving transistor partially overlaps the bottom shield layer in a plan view.

5. The display device of claim 1 , wherein

the driving transistor further includes a gate electrode, and

the gate electrode of the driving transistor does not overlap the bottom shield layer in a plan view.

6. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising

a buffer layer disposed between the substrate and the polycrystalline semiconductor layer,

wherein the bottom shield layer is disposed on the substrate and is covered with the buffer layer.

7. The display device of claim 6 , wherein

the bottom shield layer further includes a second bottom shield layer that is disposed on the polyimide layer and is covered by the barrier layer.

8. The display device of claim 1 , wherein

the bottom shield layer is disposed on the polyimide layer and is covered by the barrier layer.

9. The display device of claim 1 , wherein

the substrate includes a second polyimide layer and a second barrier layer.

10. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising

a rear passivation layer disposed on a rear surface of the flexible substrate and including an opening,

wherein one pixel including the driving transistor, the second transistor, the third transistor, the light emitting diode, and the bottom shield layer is formed at a position corresponding to the opening of the rear passivation layer on the flexible substrate.

11. The display device of claim 10 , further comprising

a fingerprint sensing sensor disposed in the opening of the rear passivation layer.

12. The display device of claim 10 , further comprising

a camera or an optical element disposed in the opening of the rear passivation layer.

13. A display device comprising:

a substrate including a polyimide layer and a barrier layer;

a polycrystalline semiconductor layer disposed on the substrate and including a channel of a driving transistor;

a first gate insulation film disposed on the polycrystalline semiconductor layer;

a gate electrode of the driving transistor that is disposed on the first gate insulation film and overlaps the channel of the driving transistor;

a first electrode of a boost capacitor disposed on the first gate insulation film;

a second gate insulation film disposed on the gate electrode of the driving transistor and the first electrode of the boost capacitor;

a first interlayer insulation film disposed on the second gate insulation film;

an oxide semiconductor disposed on the first interlayer insulation film and including a channel of a third transistor, a channel of a fourth transistor, and a second electrode of the boost capacitor;

a third gate insulation film disposed on the oxide semiconductor;

a gate electrode of the third transistor disposed on the third gate insulation film and overlapping the channel of the third transistor;

a gate electrode of the fourth transistor disposed on the third gate insulation film and overlapping the channel of the fourth transistor;

a second interlayer insulation film disposed on the gate electrode of the third transistor and the gate electrode of the fourth transistor; and

a bottom shield layer disposed between the polyimide layer and the polycrystalline semiconductor layer.

14. The display device of claim 13 , wherein

the gate electrode of the driving transistor partially overlaps the bottom shield layer in a plan view.

15. The display device of claim 13 , wherein

the gate electrode of the driving transistor does not overlap the bottom shield layer in a plan view.

16. The display device of claim 13 , further comprising

a buffer layer disposed between the substrate and the polycrystalline semiconductor layer,

wherein the bottom shield layer is disposed on the substrate and is covered with the buffer layer.

17. The display device of claim 16 , wherein

the bottom shield layer further includes a second bottom shield layer that is disposed on the polyimide layer and is covered by the barrier layer.

18. The display device of claim 13 , wherein

the bottom shield layer is disposed on the polyimide layer and is covered by the barrier layer.

19. The display device of claim 13 , wherein

the substrate includes a second polyimide layer and a second barrier layer.

20. The display device of claim 13 , further comprising

a rear passivation layer disposed on a rear surface of the substrate and including an opening,

wherein one pixel including the driving transistor, the third transistor, the fourth transistor, the boost capacitor, and the bottom shield layer is formed at a position corresponding to the opening of the rear passivation layer on the substrate.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 14, 2021
From: KIM, KEUN WOO
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0159977 · Nov 25, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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