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Granted Patent B2
US 12,256,571 · App. 18/405,283 · Granted Mar 18, 2025

Transistor substrate and display device including the same

Inventors: Han Bit Kim (Seoul, KR); Mee Jae Kang (Suwon-si, KR); Keun Woo Kim (Seongnam-si, KR); Doo-Na Kim (Seongnam-si, KR); Sang Sub Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Do Kyeong Lee (Yongin-si, KR); Jae Hwan Chu (Hwaseong-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
H10D86/60H10D86/421H10D86/441H10H29/142H10K59/1213
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Patent No.
US 12,256,571
App. No.
18/405,283
Granted
Mar 18, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device includes a substrate, a semiconductor layer disposed on the substrate, and including a first channel portion, a second channel portion, a connecting portion disposed between the first channel portion and the second channel portion, and electrode regions, a first insulating layer disposed on the semiconductor layer, a gate conductor disposed on the first insulating layer and including a first gate electrode overlapping the first channel portion and a second gate electrode overlapping the second channel portion, signal lines disposed on the substrate, a first electrode electrically connected to at least one of electrode regions of the semiconductor layer, an emission layer disposed on the first electrode, and a second electrode disposed on the emission layer, and the first channel portion and the second channel portion of the semiconductor layer each have a first width greater than a second width of the connecting portion.

Claims (82)

1. A display device comprising:

a substrate;

a semiconductor layer disposed on the substrate, and including:

a first channel portion;

a second channel portion; and

a connecting portion disposed between the first channel portion and the second channel portion;

a first insulating layer disposed on the semiconductor layer;

a gate conductor disposed on the first insulating layer and including:

a first gate electrode overlapping the first channel portion; and

a second gate electrode overlapping the second channel portion;

a first electrode electrically connected to the semiconductor layer;

an emission layer disposed on the first electrode; and

a second electrode disposed on the emission layer, wherein

the first channel portion and the second channel portion each have a first width,

the connecting portion has a second width, and

the first width is greater than a second width of the connecting portion.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first gate electrode and the second gate electrode are formed as one body.

3. The display device of claim 2 , wherein the first width and the second width are defined to the same direction.

4. The display device of claim 3 , wherein a direction defining the first width and an extending direction of the first channel portion are perpendicular to each other.

5. The display device of claim 3 , wherein a direction defining the second width and an extending direction of the connection portion are perpendicular to each other.

6. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first width is a distance between edges of the first channel portion in a direction perpendicular to a main extension direction of the first channel portion.

7. The display device of claim 6 , wherein the second width is a distance between edges of the connecting portion in a direction perpendicular to a main extension direction of the connecting portion being the same as the respective main extension directions of the respective first and second channel portions.

8. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising

a plurality of signal lines disposed on the substrate.

9. The display device of claim 8 , wherein

the connecting portion overlaps one of the plurality of signal lines.

10. The display device of claim 9 , wherein

the plurality of signal lines include an initialization voltage line, and

the connecting portion overlaps the initialization voltage line.

11. The display device of claim 10 , wherein

the connecting portion further includes a first connecting portion extending in a first direction and two second connecting portions extending in a second direction which is different from the first direction and disposed on respective sides of the first connecting portion.

12. The display device of claim 8 , wherein

the plurality of signal lines include a data line, and

the connecting portion is disposed adjacent to the data line.

13. The display device of claim 8 , wherein

the connecting portion further includes a first connecting portion extending in a first direction and a second connecting portion extending in a second direction which is different from the first direction.

14. A display device comprising:

a substrate;

a semiconductor layer disposed on the substrate, and including:

a first channel portion;

a second channel portion; and

a connecting portion disposed between the first channel portion and the second channel portion;

a first insulating layer disposed on the semiconductor layer;

a gate conductor disposed on the first insulating layer and including:

a first gate electrode overlapping the first channel portion; and

a second gate electrode overlapping the second channel portion;

a first electrode electrically connected to the semiconductor layer;

an emission layer disposed on the first electrode;

a second electrode disposed on the emission layer; and

a plurality of signal lines disposed on the substrate, wherein

the first channel portion and the second channel portion each have a first width,

the connecting portion has a second width,

the first width is greater than a second width of the connecting portion,

the connecting portion overlaps one of the plurality of signal lines,

the plurality of signal lines include an initialization voltage line, and

the connecting portion overlaps the initialization voltage line,

the connecting portion further includes a first connecting portion extending in a first direction and two second connecting portions extending in a second direction which is different from the first direction and disposed on respective sides of the first connecting portion,

the semiconductor layer further includes a first inclined portion disposed between the first channel portion and the connecting portion and a second inclined portion disposed between the second channel portion and the connecting portion, and

edges of the first inclined portion and the second inclined portion are inclined with a predetermined angle with respect to the first direction and the second direction.

15. A display device comprising:

a substrate;

a semiconductor layer disposed on the substrate, and including:

a first channel portion;

a second channel portion; and

a connecting portion disposed between the first channel portion and the second channel portion;

a first insulating layer disposed on the semiconductor layer;

a gate conductor disposed on the first insulating layer and including:

a first gate electrode overlapping the first channel portion; and

a second gate electrode overlapping the second channel portion;

a first electrode electrically connected to the semiconductor layer;

an emission layer disposed on the first electrode;

a second electrode disposed on the emission layer; and

a plurality of signal lines disposed on the substrate, wherein

the first channel portion and the second channel portion each have a first width,

the connecting portion has a second width,

the first width is greater than a second width of the connecting portion,

the connecting portion overlaps one of the plurality of signal lines,

the plurality of signal lines include an initialization voltage line, and

the connecting portion overlaps the initialization voltage line,

the connecting portion further includes a first connecting portion extending in a first direction and two second connecting portions extending in a second direction which is different from the first direction and disposed on respective sides of the first connecting portion,

the semiconductor layer further includes a first inclined portion disposed between the first channel portion and the connecting portion and a second inclined portion disposed between the second channel portion and the connecting portion, and

edges of the first inclined portion and the second inclined portion are inclined with a predetermined angle with respect to the first direction and the second direction.

Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0144661 · Nov 2, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 17386854 · Jul 28, 2021
Related Publication 20240145483A1 · May 2, 2024
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