IP Library Granted Patent US 12,356,830
Granted Patent B2
US 12,356,830 · App. 17/714,940 · Granted Jul 8, 2025

Display device

Inventors: Hyun Kim (Seoul, KR); Jin Taek Kim (Yongin-si, KR); Jeong Su Park (Anyang-si, KR); Jong Chan Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Woong Hee Jeong (Seoul, KR); Jung Eun Hong (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
H10K59/65H10K50/844H10K59/80521H10K59/873H10K59/8731
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Patent No.
US 12,356,830
App. No.
17/714,940
Granted
Jul 8, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device includes: a substrate having an opening area, a peripheral area surrounding the opening area, and a display area surrounding the peripheral area; a transistor disposed on the substrate; a first electrode electrically connected to the transistor; an emission layer disposed on the first electrode; a second electrode disposed on the emission layer; a first encapsulation inorganic layer, an encapsulation organic layer, and a second encapsulation inorganic layer disposed on the second electrode; and an electronic module disposed in the opening area, wherein in the peripheral area, the second electrode has a first opening exposing the emission layer, and the first encapsulation inorganic layer has a second opening exposing the emission layer.

Claims (38)

1. A display device comprising:

a substrate having an opening area, a peripheral area surrounding the opening area, and a display area surrounding the peripheral area;

a transistor disposed on the substrate;

a first electrode electrically connected to the transistor;

an emission layer disposed on the first electrode;

a second electrode disposed on the emission layer;

a first encapsulation inorganic layer, an encapsulation organic layer, and a second encapsulation inorganic layer disposed on the second electrode; and

an electronic module disposed in the opening area,

wherein in the peripheral area, the second electrode has a first opening exposing the emission layer, and the first encapsulation inorganic layer has a second opening exposing the emission layer.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein in a cross-sectional view, the first opening of the second electrode has a width larger than a width of the second opening of the first encapsulation inorganic layer.

3. The display device of claim 1 , wherein in the peripheral area, the first encapsulation inorganic layer and the second electrode have an undercut shape in a cross-sectional view.

4. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the encapsulation organic layer fills the first opening of the second electrode and the second opening of the first encapsulation inorganic layer.

5. The display device of claim 4 , wherein the encapsulation organic layer is in contact with the emission layer exposed in the peripheral area.

6. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first electrode and the emission layer extend from the display area to the peripheral area.

7. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the second electrode comprises at least two layers.

8. The display device of claim 7 , wherein the at least two layers of the second electrode comprise a layer formed of molybdenum (Mo) and a layer formed of aluminum (Al).

9. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the display device further comprises a third encapsulation inorganic layer disposed between the first encapsulation inorganic layer and the encapsulation organic layer.

10. The display device of claim 9 , wherein the third encapsulation inorganic layer is in contact with the emission layer exposed in the peripheral area.

11. The display device of claim 9 , wherein the third encapsulation inorganic layer is disposed in the first opening of the second electrode and the second opening of the first encapsulation inorganic layer.

12. A display device comprising:

a substrate having an opening area, a peripheral area surrounding the opening area, and a display area surrounding the peripheral area;

a transistor disposed on the substrate;

a first electrode electrically connected to the transistor;

an emission layer disposed on the first electrode;

a second electrode disposed on the emission layer; and

a first encapsulation inorganic layer, an encapsulation organic layer, and a second encapsulation inorganic layer disposed on the second electrode,

wherein the first electrode and the emission layer extend from the display area to the peripheral area;

the second electrode has a first opening exposing the emission layer in the peripheral area;

the first encapsulation inorganic layer has a second opening exposing an upper surface of the emission layer; and

in the peripheral area, the first encapsulation inorganic layer and the second electrode form an undercut shape in a cross-sectional view.

13. The display device of claim 12 , further comprising an electronic module disposed in the opening area.

14. The display device of claim 12 , wherein in a cross-sectional view, the first opening of the second electrode has a width larger than a width of the second opening of the first encapsulation inorganic layer.

15. The display device of claim 12 , wherein the encapsulation organic layer fills the first opening of the second electrode and the second opening of the first encapsulation inorganic layer.

16. The display device of claim 12 , wherein the second electrode comprises at least two layers.

17. The display device of claim 12 , wherein the display device further comprises a third encapsulation inorganic layer disposed between the first encapsulation inorganic layer and the encapsulation organic layer.

18. The display device of claim 17 , wherein the third encapsulation inorganic layer is in contact with the emission layer exposed in the peripheral area.

19. The display device of claim 17 , wherein the third encapsulation inorganic layer is disposed in the first opening of the second electrode and the second opening of the first encapsulation inorganic layer.

20. The display device of claim 12 , wherein the second electrode comprises aluminum.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 6, 2022
From: KIM, HYUN; KIM, JIN TAEK; PARK, JEONG SU; LEE, JONG CHAN; JEONG, WOONG HEE; HONG, JUNG EUN
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 059522/0372 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0086399 · Jul 1, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230006175A1 · Jan 5, 2023
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