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US 12,219,801 · App. 18/197,152 · Granted Feb 4, 2025

Display panel and a method of fabricating the same

Inventors: Junghan Seo (Seoul, KR); Hyoungsub Lee (Yongin-si, KR); Wooyong Sung (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
H10K50/844G06F3/0412G06F3/0444G06F3/0445H10K59/40H10K71/00
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Patent No.
US 12,219,801
App. No.
18/197,152
Granted
Feb 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display panel including: a base substrate including first and second surfaces, a display region and a peripheral region; a pixel layer provided on the display region, the pixel layer including a plurality of pixels; a module hole penetrating the display region; a blocking groove in the display region and adjacent to the module hole, the blocking groove being recessed in the base substrate; an encapsulation layer provided on the pixel layer, the encapsulation layer including a first inorganic layer, a second inorganic layer and an organic layer; and a filling member in the blocking groove, the filling member including a same material as the organic layer, wherein the second inorganic layer covers a top surface of the filling member and a top surface of the first inorganic layer adjacent to the top surface of the filling member.

Claims (68)

1. A display panel, comprising:

a display region, a hole region at least partially surrounded by the display region, and an intermediate region disposed between the display region and the hole region and the display panel comprising:

a module hole in the hole region and passing through the display panel;

a first groove in the intermediate region and surrounding the module hole;

a second groove in the intermediate region and disposed between the first groove and module hole;

a light emitting element in the display region;

an encapsulation layer including a first inorganic layer covering the light emitting element, a second inorganic layer, and an organic layer disposed between the first inorganic layer and the second inorganic layer;

a dam portion in the intermediate region and surrounding the module hole; and

an organic pattern disposed in the first groove and the second groove, and

wherein a portion of the organic layer is disposed in the first groove.

2. The display panel of claim 1 , wherein the first inorganic layer is disposed in the first groove and covered by the portion of the organic layer.

3. The display panel of claim 1 , further comprising a filling member disposed in the second groove.

4. The display panel of claim 3 , wherein the filling member has a same material as the organic layer.

5. The display panel of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of insulating layers disposed on the display region, and

wherein the dam portion has a same material as at least one of the plurality of insulating layers.

6. The display panel of claim 1 , wherein the light emitting element further comprises a first electrode, a second electrode, a light emitting layer, and a charge control layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, and

wherein the organic pattern has a same material as the charge control layer or the light emitting layer.

7. The display panel of claim 1 , wherein the first inorganic layer covers the organic pattern in the first groove and the second groove.

8. The display panel of claim 1 , wherein the display panel comprises a base layer including a first organic material and a barrier layer including a first inorganic material and dispsed on the base layer, and

each of the first groove and the second groove comprises a base groove in which a portion of the base layer is recessed, and a substrate opening penetrating the barrier layer and overlapping the base groove.

9. The display panel of claim 8 , wherein the display panel further comprises at least one insulating layer including an inorganic material and disposed on the barrier layer, and

wherein the insulating layer comprises a insulating groove overlapping the substrate opening.

10. The display panel of claim 9 , further comprising a transistor comprising a semiconductor layer and connecting the light emitting element, and

wherein the insulation layer covers the semiconductor layer.

11. The display panel of claim 8 , wherein the display panel comprises a sub base layer including a second organic material disposed under the base layer and a sub barrier layer disposed between the base layer and sub base layer and including a second inorganic material, and

wherein the base groove exposes the sub barrier layer.

12. The display panel of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first groove and the second groove has a circular, an oval, or a polygonal closed line shape on a plane.

13. The display panel of claim 12 , wherein the module hole has a circular, an oval, or a polygonal shape on a plane.

14. The display panel of claim 1 , wherein the dam portion is disposed between the first groove and the second groove.

15. The display panel of claim 11 , wherein the dam portion is disposed between the second groove and the module hole.

16. A display panel, comprising:

a display region, a hole region at least partially surrounded by the display region, and an intermediate region disposed between the display region and the hole region and the display panel comprising:

a module hole in the hole region and passing through the display panel;

a first groove in the intermediate region and surrounding the module hole;

a second groove in the intermediate region and disposed between the first groove and module hole;

a light emitting element in the display region;

an encapsulation layer including a first inorganic layer covering the light emitting element, a second inorganic layer, and an organic layer disposed between the first inorganic layer and the second inorganic layer; and

a dam portion in the intermediate region and surrounding the module hole and disposed between the first groove and the second groove,

wherein a portion of the organic layer is disposed in the first groove.

17. The display panel of claim 16 , further comprising an organic pattern disposed in the first groove and the second groove.

18. The display panel of claim 17 , wherein the light emitting element further comprises a first electrode, a second electrode, a light emitting layer, and a charge control layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, and

wherein the organic pattern has a same material as the charge control layer or the light emitting layer.

19. The display panel of claim 16 , further comprising a plurality of insulating layers disposed on the display region, and

wherein the dam portion has a same material as at least one of the plurality of insulating layers.

20. The display panel of claim 19 , wherein the first inorganic layer and the second inorganic layer contact each other from the dam portion to the module hole.

21. An electronic device, comprising:

a display panel comprising a display region, a hole region at least partially surrounded by the display region and defined by a module hole which penetrates the display panel, and an intermediate region disposed between the display region and the hole region; and

a camera module overlapping the module hole,

wherein the display panel comprises;

a first groove in the intermediate region and surrounding the module hole;

a second groove in the intermediate region and disposed between the first groove and module hole;

a light emitting element in the display region;

an encapsulation layer including a first inorganic layer covering the light emitting element, a second inorganic layer, and an organic layer disposed between the first inorganic layer and the second inorganic layer;

a dam portion in the intermediate region and surrounding the module hole; and

an organic pattern disposed in the first groove and the second groove, and

wherein a portion of the organic layer is disposed in the first groove.

22. The electronic device of claim 21 , wherein the first inorganic layer is disposed in the first groove and covered by the portion of the organic layer.

23. The electronic device of claim 21 , further comprising a filling member disposed in the second groove.

24. The electronic device of claim 23 , wherein the filling member has a same material as the organic layer.

25. The electronic device of claim 21 , further comprising a plurality of insulating layers disposed on the display region, and

wherein the dam portion has a same material as at least one of the plurality of insulating layers.

26. The electronic device of claim 21 , wherein the light emitting element further comprises a first electrode, a second electrode, a light emitting layer, and a charge control layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, and

wherein the organic pattern has a same material as the charge control layer or the light emitting layer.

27. The electronic device of claim 21 , wherein the first inorganic layer covers the organic pattern in the first groove and the second groove.

28. The electronic device of claim 21 , wherein at least one of the first groove and the second groove bas a circular, an oval, or a polygonal closed line shape on a plane.

29. The electronic device of claim 21 , wherein the dam portion is disposed between the first groove and the second groove.

30. The electronic device of claim 21 , further comprising a sensing unit directly disposed on the encapsulation layer, and

wherein the module hole penetrates the display panel and the sensing unit.

Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2018-0049886 · Apr 30, 2018 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 17583493 · Jan 25, 2022
Continuation 16385659 · Apr 16, 2019
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