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Granted Patent B2
US 12,380,856 · App. 18/502,437 · Granted Aug 5, 2025

Display device having voltage supply lines in a peripheral area

Inventors: Junhyun Park (Yongin-si, KR); Hyeongseok Kim (Yongin-si, KR); Heejean Park (Yongin-si, KR); Sunhwa Lee (Yongin-si, KR); Mukyung Jeon (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
G09G3/325G09G3/2003H10K59/351H10K2102/351
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Patent No.
US 12,380,856
App. No.
18/502,437
Granted
Aug 5, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device includes a display area and a peripheral area disposed adjacent to the display area, a display element arranged in the display area, a first semiconductor layer, a gate conductive layer, a first connection electrode layer, and a second connection electrode layer, sequentially arranged on a substrate, and a bias voltage supply line arranged in the peripheral area. The bias voltage supply line includes a top supply line and a bottom supply line arranged on different layers, and the top supply line and the second connection electrode layer are arranged on a same layer.

Claims (65)

1. A display device comprising:

a display area and a peripheral area disposed adjacent to the display area;

a display element arranged in the display area;

a first semiconductor layer, a gate conductive layer, a first connection electrode layer, and a second connection electrode layer, sequentially arranged on a substrate; and

a bias voltage supply line arranged in the peripheral area, wherein

the bias voltage supply line comprises a top supply line and a bottom supply line arranged on different layers, and

the top supply line and the second connection electrode layer are arranged on a same layer, wherein

the first connection electrode layer and the top supply line overlap each other in a plan view.

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

a functional layer arranged between the first semiconductor layer and the first connection electrode layer,

wherein the bottom supply line and the functional layer are arranged on a same layer.

3. The display device of claim 2 , wherein

the gate conductive layer comprises a gate conductive line extending in a first direction,

the first connection electrode layer comprises a connection electrode line extending in the first direction,

the connection electrode line is electrically connected to the gate conductive line through a contact hole in the peripheral area, and

the bottom supply line comprises an open area corresponding to the contact hole.

4. The display device of claim 2 , wherein a thickness of the functional layer in a thickness direction of the substrate is in a range of about 2000 Å to about 3000 Å.

5. The display device of claim 2 , wherein the functional layer comprises aluminum (Al).

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

a second semiconductor layer arranged on the functional layer, wherein

the gate conductive layer comprises:

a first gate conductive layer and a second gate conductive layer arranged between the first semiconductor layer and the functional layer; and

a third gate conductive layer arranged on the second semiconductor layer, and

the functional layer is arranged between the second gate conductive layer and the first connection electrode layer.

7. The display device of claim 6 , wherein

the first semiconductor layer comprises a silicon semiconductor, and

the second semiconductor layer comprises an oxide semiconductor.

8. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the bottom supply line and the first connection electrode layer are arranged on a same layer.

9. The display device of claim 8 , wherein

the first connection electrode layer comprises a connection electrode line extending in a first direction in the peripheral area, and

the bottom supply line comprises an open area through which the connection electrode line passes.

10. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the top supply line and the bottom supply line overlap each other in a plan view and are electrically connected to each other through a contact hole.

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

a bias voltage line extending in a first direction in the display area,

wherein the bias voltage line is electrically connected to the bias voltage supply line extending in a second direction in the peripheral area.

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

a driving transistor that controls a volume of a driving current flowing to the display element,

wherein the bias voltage line transfers a bias voltage to the driving transistor.

13. A display device comprising:

a display area and a peripheral area disposed adjacent to the display area;

a display element arranged in the display area and comprising a pixel electrode, an emission layer, and an opposite electrode;

a semiconductor layer, a gate conductive layer, a first connection electrode layer, and a second connection electrode layer, sequentially arranged on a substrate; and

a first initialization voltage supply line, a second initialization voltage supply line, and a bias voltage supply line, arranged in the peripheral area, wherein

at least one of the first initialization voltage supply line, the second initialization voltage supply line, and the bias voltage supply line comprises a top supply line and a bottom supply line arranged on different layers, and

the top supply line and the second connection electrode layer are arranged on a same layer wherein

the first connection electrode layer and the top supply line overlap each other in a plan view.

14. The display device of claim 13 , wherein

the bottom supply line and the first connection electrode layer are arranged on a same layer.

15. The display device of claim 14 , wherein

the first connection electrode layer comprises a connection electrode line extending in a first direction in the peripheral area, and

the bottom supply line comprises an open area through which the connection electrode line passes.

16. The display device of claim 13 , further comprising:

a functional layer arranged between the semiconductor layer and the first connection electrode layer,

wherein the bottom supply line and the functional layer are arranged on a same layer.

17. The display device of claim 16 , wherein

the gate conductive layer comprises a gate conductive line extending in a first direction,

the first connection electrode layer comprises a connection electrode line extending in the first direction,

the connection electrode line is electrically connected to the gate conductive line through a contact hole in the peripheral area, and

the bottom supply line comprises an open area corresponding to the contact hole.

18. The display device of claim 16 , wherein the functional layer comprises aluminum (Al).

19. The display device of claim 13 , further comprising:

a first initialization voltage line, a second initialization voltage line, and a bias voltage line, extending in a first direction in the display area, wherein

the first initialization voltage line is electrically connected to the first initialization voltage supply line extending in a second direction in the peripheral area,

the second initialization voltage line is electrically connected to the second initialization voltage supply line extending in the second direction in the peripheral area, and

the bias voltage line is electrically connected to the bias voltage supply line extending in the second direction in the peripheral area.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 6, 2023
From: PARK, JUNHYUN; KIM, HYEONGSEOK; PARK, HEEJEAN; LEE, SUNHWA; JEON, MUKYUNG
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 065468/0268 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2022-0147393 · Nov 7, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
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