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Granted Patent B2
US 12,225,754 · App. 17/389,271 · Granted Feb 11, 2025

Display device

Inventors: Nak Cho Choi (Yongin-si, KR); Dong Hyun Son (Seoul, KR); Se Wan Son (Hwaseong-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
H10K50/844H10K50/865H10K59/122H10K59/38
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Patent No.
US 12,225,754
App. No.
17/389,271
Granted
Feb 11, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device includes: a substrate on which a display area and a transmission area are defined; a metal blocking layer disposed in the display area on the substrate; an inorganic insulation layer disposed on the metal blocking layer; an organic insulation layer disposed on the inorganic insulation layer; a pixel defining layer disposed on the organic insulation layer, where an opening is defined through the pixel defining layer; an emission layer disposed on the organic insulation layer, and in the opening; a planarization layer disposed in the transmission area, on the organic insulation layer; and an encapsulation layer disposed in the display area and the transmission area. The inorganic insulation layer is at least partially removed in the transmission area, the organic insulation layer is disposed in the display area and the transmission area, and the planarization layer contacts a side surface of the pixel defining layer.

Claims (76)

1. A display device comprising:

a substrate on which a display area and a transmission area are defined;

a metal blocking layer disposed in the display area on the substrate;

an inorganic insulation layer disposed on the metal blocking layer;

an organic insulation layer disposed on the inorganic insulation layer;

a pixel defining layer disposed on the organic insulation layer, wherein an opening is defined through the pixel defining layer;

an emission layer disposed on the organic insulation layer and in the opening of the pixel defining layer;

a planarization layer disposed in the transmission area on the organic insulation layer; and

an encapsulation layer disposed in the display area and the transmission area,

wherein the inorganic insulation layer is at least partially removed in the transmission area,

the organic insulation layer is disposed in the display area and the transmission area, and

the planarization layer contacts a side surface of the pixel defining layer.

2. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a spacer disposed on the pixel defining layer,

wherein the planarization layer is defined by a same layer as the spacer.

3. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a spacer disposed on the pixel defining layer,

wherein the organic insulation layer includes a step portion disposed in the transmission area,

the planarization layer is disposed in the step portion, and

the planarization layer is defined by a same layer as the spacer.

4. The display device of claim 1 , wherein

a difference in surface level of the planarization layer disposed below the encapsulation layer of the transmission area is about 0.5 μm or less.

5. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a light blocking layer and a color filter, which are disposed on the emission layer of the display area,

wherein an edge of the light blocking layer protrudes toward the transmission area more than an edge of the metal blocking layer.

6. The display device of claim 5 , wherein

a first opening is defined through the metal blocking layer to overlap the transmission area,

a second opening is defined through the light blocking layer to overlap the transmission area, and

a planar area of the second opening is smaller than a planar area of the first opening.

7. The display device of claim 6 , wherein a planar shape of the first opening and a planar shape of the second opening are substantially the same as each other.

8. The display device of claim 5 , further comprising:

a spacer disposed on the pixel defining layer,

wherein the planarization layer is defined by a same layer as the spacer.

9. The display device of claim 5 , further comprising:

a spacer disposed on the pixel defining layer,

wherein the organic insulation layer includes a step portion disposed in the transmission area,

the planarization layer is disposed in the step portion, and

the planarization layer is defined by a same layer as the spacer.

10. The display device of claim 5 , wherein a difference in surface height of the planarization layer disposed below the encapsulation layer of the transmission area is about 0.5 μm or less.

11. A display device comprising:

a first display area including a first pixel area;

a second display area including a second pixel area and a transmission area which neighbor each other;

an optical device which overlaps the second display area;

a metal blocking layer disposed in the second pixel area;

an inorganic insulation layer disposed in the first pixel area, the second pixel area, and an edge of the transmission area;

an organic insulation layer disposed in the first display area and the second display area;

a pixel defining layer disposed on the organic insulation layer;

a planarization layer disposed in the transmission area on the organic insulation layer; and

an encapsulation layer disposed in the first display area and the second display area,

wherein the inorganic insulation layer covers an edge of the metal blocking layer, and

the planarization layer contacts a side surface of the pixel defining layer.

12. The display device of claim 11 , further comprising:

a spacer disposed on the pixel defining layer,

wherein the planarization layer is defined by a same layer as the spacer.

13. The display device of claim 12 , wherein a difference in surface height of the planarization layer disposed below the encapsulation layer of the transmission area is about 0.5 μm or less.

14. The display device of claim 12 , wherein

the organic insulation layer includes a step portion disposed in the transmission area, and

the planarization layer is disposed in the step portion.

15. The display device of claim 11 , further comprising:

an emission layer disposed in the first pixel area and the second pixel area; and

a light blocking layer and a color filter which are disposed on the emission layer,

wherein an edge of the light blocking layer protrudes toward the transmission area more than an edge of the metal blocking layer.

16. The display device of claim 15 , wherein the light blocking layer and the color filter are disposed on the encapsulation layer.

17. The display device of claim 15 , wherein

a first opening is defined through the metal blocking layer to overlap the transmission area,

a second opening is defined through the light blocking layer to overlap the transmission area, and

a planar area of the second opening is smaller than a planar area of the first opening.

18. The display device of claim 17 , wherein a planar shape of the first opening and a planar shape of the second opening are substantially to the same as each other.

19. The display device of claim 15 , further comprising:

a spacer disposed on the pixel defining layer,

wherein the planarization layer is defined by a same layer as the spacer.

20. The display device of claim 15 , further comprising:

a spacer disposed on the pixel defining layer,

wherein the organic insulation layer includes a step portion disposed in the transmission area,

the planarization layer is disposed in the step portion, and

the planarization layer is defined by a same layer as the spacer.

Assignments (2)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE DOCKET NUMBER PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 057059 FRAME: 0983. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT . Recorded Nov 3, 2021
From: CHOI, NAK CHO; SON, DONG HYUN; SON, SE WAN
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 058013/0894 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 2, 2021
From: CHOI, NAK CHO; SON, DONG HYUN; SON, SE WAN
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 057059/0983 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0159102 · Nov 24, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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