IP Library Granted Patent US 12,419,171
Granted Patent B2
US 12,419,171 · App. 17/776,258 · Granted Sep 16, 2025

Display panel and method for manufacturing the same, and display apparatus

Inventor: Yunhao Wang (Beijing, CN)
Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.; BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
H10K59/1315H10K59/1201H10K59/122H10K71/60
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Patent No.
US 12,419,171
App. No.
17/776,258
Granted
Sep 16, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display panel includes a substrate, a first planarization layer, a conductive pattern layer, a second planarization layer, and an anode layer that are stacked in order. A surface of the first planarization layer away from the substrate has first grooves. The conductive pattern layer includes conductive patterns. At least a portion of a conductive pattern is located in a first groove, and a surface, away from the substrate, of the at least a portion of the conductive pattern located in the first groove is substantially flush with a portion, except the first grooves, of the surface of the first planarization layer. The anode layer includes anodes. A vertical projection of the portion of the conductive pattern located in the first groove on the substrate overlaps with a vertical projection of an anode on the substrate.

Claims (70)

1. A display panel, comprising:

a substrate;

a first planarization layer disposed on a side of the substrate, a surface of the first planarization layer away from the substrate having a plurality of first grooves;

a conductive pattern layer disposed on the surface of the first planarization layer away from the substrate and including a plurality of conductive patterns, wherein at least a portion of a conductive pattern is located in a first groove, and a surface, away from the substrate, of the at least the portion of the conductive pattern located in the first groove is substantially flush with a portion, except the plurality of first grooves, of the surface of the first planarization layer away from the substrate;

a second planarization layer disposed on a surface of the conductive pattern layer away from the substrate;

an anode layer disposed on a surface of the second planarization layer away from the substrate and including a plurality of anodes, wherein a vertical projection of the at least the portion of the conductive pattern located in the first groove on the substrate overlaps with a vertical projection of an anode on the substrate; and

a source-drain conductive layer disposed between the substrate and the first planarization layer and including at least one of a plurality of voltage signal lines, a plurality of data signal lines, and source-drain electrode patterns of thin film transistors; wherein

the plurality of conductive patterns include a plurality of signal lines, at least a portion of a signal line is located in the first groove;

wherein the plurality of signal lines include at least one of a plurality of auxiliary data signal lines and a plurality of auxiliary voltage signal lines;

wherein the source-drain conductive layer includes at least the voltage signal lines;

the voltage signal lines extend in a first direction, and are arranged at intervals in a second direction;

the plurality of signal lines include the plurality of auxiliary voltage signal lines, an auxiliary voltage signal line is electrically connected to a voltage signal line; the plurality of auxiliary voltage signal lines include:

a plurality of first auxiliary voltage signal lines, the first auxiliary voltage signal lines extending in the first direction and being arranged at intervals in the second direction, and a first auxiliary voltage signal line being opposite to a voltage signal line; and

a plurality of second auxiliary voltage signal lines, the second auxiliary voltage signal lines extending in the second direction and being arranged at intervals in the first direction, and the plurality of second auxiliary voltage signal lines being configured to electrically connect the plurality of first auxiliary voltage signal lines; wherein

the first planarization layer further has a plurality of first via holes, the first auxiliary voltage signal line is electrically connected to the voltage signal line opposite thereto through at least one first via hole.

2. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein line widths at all positions of the signal line are substantially equal, and a vertical projection of the first groove on the substrate passes a vertical projection of the anode on the substrate in an extending direction of the signal line.

3. The display panel according to claim 1 , further comprising a pixel definition layer disposed on a side of the anode layer away from the substrate, the pixel definition layer having a plurality of first openings, wherein

the anode includes a main body portion, a vertical projection of a first opening on the substrate is located within a vertical projection of the main body portion on the substrate; and

the vertical projection of the main body portion of the anode on the substrate is located within a vertical projection of the first groove on the substrate.

4. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein

the first groove is a frame-shaped groove connected end to end, a line width of the at least the portion of the signal line located in the first groove is less than a line width of a remaining portion of the signal line.

5. The display panel according to claim 4 , further comprising a pixel definition layer disposed on a side of the anode layer away from the substrate, the pixel definition layer having a plurality of first openings, wherein

an anode includes a main body portion, a vertical projection of a first opening on the substrate is located within a vertical projection of the main body portion on the substrate; and

an outer border of a vertical projection of the first groove on the substrate substantially coincides with a border of the vertical projection of the main body portion on the substrate.

6. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein

the surface of the first planarization layer away from the substrate further has a plurality of second grooves, a second groove is located between two adjacent first grooves and communicates with the two adjacent first grooves; a portion, located between portions of the signal line located in the two adjacent first grooves, of the signal line is located in the second groove, and a surface, away from the substrate, of a portion of the signal line located in the second groove is substantially flush with a portion, except the plurality of first grooves and the plurality of second grooves, of the surface of the first planarization layer away from the substrate.

7. The display panel according to claim 1 , further comprising a color filter layer, the color filter layer being disposed on a side of the anode layer away from the substrate, and including a plurality of filter portions arranged at intervals; wherein

the surface of the first planarization layer away from the substrate further has a plurality of third grooves;

the source-drain conductive layer includes at least the source-drain electrode patterns of the thin film transistors; and

the conductive pattern layer further includes a plurality of transition blocks, a transition block is configured to electrically connect an anode to a source-drain electrode pattern of a thin film transistor; at least a portion of the transition block is located in a third groove, a vertical projection of the at least a portion of the transition block located in the third groove on the substrate overlaps with a vertical projection of a filter portion on the substrate; and a surface, away from the substrate, of the portion of the transition block located in the third groove is substantially flush with a portion, except the plurality of the first grooves and the third grooves, of the surface of the planarization layer away from the substrate.

8. The display panel according to claim 7 , wherein

the transition block includes a first portion, a vertical projection of the first portion of the transition block on the substrate is located within the vertical projection of the filter portion on the substrate, and at least a portion of the first portion of the transition block is located in the third groove.

9. The display substrate according to claim 7 , wherein

the transition block is located in the third groove.

10. The display panel according to claim 7 , wherein

the anode includes a main body portion and a connection portion connected to the main body portion;

the first planarization layer further has a plurality of second via holes, and the transition block is electrically connected to the source-drain electrode pattern through at least one second via hole; and

the second planarization layer further has a plurality of third via holes, and the connection portion is electrically connected to the transition block through at least one third via hole.

11. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein

the plurality of conductive patterns include at least the source-drain electrode patterns of thin film transistors;

the source-drain electrode patterns of the thin film transistors include a first source-drain electrode pattern, a vertical projection of a first source-drain electrode pattern on the substrate overlaps with a vertical projection of an anode on the substrate; the first source-drain electrode pattern includes a second portion, a vertical projection of the second portion on the substrate is located within the vertical projection of the anode on the substrate, and the second portion is located in a first groove.

12. The display panel according to claim 11 , wherein

the first source-drain electrode pattern further includes a third portion, a vertical projection of the third portion on the substrate is located outside the vertical projection of the anode on the substrate, and the second portion and the third portion of the first source-drain electrode pattern are located in the first groove.

13. The display panel according to claim 11 , wherein

the plurality of conductive patterns further include a plurality of voltage signal lines and a plurality of data signal lines; and

a portion, whose vertical projection on the substrate overlapping with a vertical projection of an anode on the substrate, of each of at least one of the plurality of voltage signal lines and the plurality of data signal lines is located in a first groove.

14. The display panel according to claim 11 , wherein

the plurality of conductive patterns further include a plurality of voltage signal lines and a plurality of data signal lines; and

each of at least one of the plurality of voltage signal lines and the plurality of data signal lines is located in a first groove.

15. The display panel according to claim 11 , further comprising:

an active layer disposed between the substrate and the first planarization layer and including active layer patterns of the thin film transistors;

a first gate conductive layer disposed between the active layer and the first planarization layer and including gate patterns of the thin film transistors; and

a second gate conductive layer disposed between the first gate conductive layer and the first planarization layer; a capacitor being composed of a portion of the second gate conductive layer and a portion of the first gate conductive layer; wherein

a surface of the first planarization layer proximate to the substrate is in direct contact with the second gate conductive layer.

16. A display apparatus comprising the display panel according to claim 1 .

17. A method for manufacturing a display panel, comprising:

forming an insulating material film on a side of a substrate;

forming a plurality of first grooves in the insulating material film to form a first planarization layer;

forming a conductive pattern layer on a surface of the first planarization layer away from the substrate, wherein the conductive pattern layer includes a plurality of conductive patterns, at least a portion of a conductive pattern is located in a first groove, and a surface, away from the substrate, of the at least the portion of the conductive pattern located in the first groove is substantially flush with a portion, except the plurality of first grooves, of the surface of the first planarization layer away from the substrate;

forming a second planarization layer on a surface of the conductive pattern layer away from the substrate;

forming an anode layer on a surface of the second planarization layer away from the substrate; wherein the anode layer includes a plurality of anodes, a vertical projection of the at least the portion of the conductive pattern located in the first groove on the substrate overlaps with a vertical projection of an anode on the substrate; and

forming a source-drain conductive layer disposed between the substrate and the first planarization layer and including at least one of a plurality of voltage signal lines, a plurality of data signal lines, and source-drain electrode patterns of thin film transistors; wherein

the plurality of conductive patterns include a plurality of signal lines, at least a portion of a signal line is located in the first groove;

wherein the plurality of signal lines include at least one of a plurality of auxiliary data signal lines and a plurality of auxiliary voltage signal lines;

wherein the source-drain conductive layer includes at least the voltage signal lines;

the voltage signal lines extend in a first direction, and are arranged at intervals in a second direction;

the plurality of signal lines include the plurality of auxiliary voltage signal lines, an auxiliary voltage signal line is electrically connected to a voltage signal line; the plurality of auxiliary voltage signal lines include:

a plurality of first auxiliary voltage signal lines, the first auxiliary voltage signal lines extending in the first direction and being arranged at intervals in the second direction, and a first auxiliary voltage signal line being opposite to a voltage signal line; and

a plurality of second auxiliary voltage signal lines, the second auxiliary voltage signal lines extending in the second direction and being arranged at intervals in the first direction, and the plurality of second auxiliary voltage signal lines being configured to electrically connect the plurality of first auxiliary voltage signal lines; wherein

the first planarization layer further has a plurality of first via holes, the first auxiliary voltage signal line is electrically connected to the voltage signal line opposite thereto through at least one first via hole.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 12, 2022
From: WANG, YUNHAO
To: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.; BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 059967/0878 →
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