IP Library Granted Patent US 12,436,638
Granted Patent B2
US 12,436,638 · App. 17/800,045 · Granted Oct 7, 2025

Display substrate and display device

Inventors: Youchun Chen (Beijing, CN); Dan Guo (Beijing, CN); Shuo Li (Beijing, CN); Hongcheng Gao (Beijing, CN); Jiandong Bao (Beijing, CN); Jiwei Wang (Beijing, CN); Sheng Guo (Beijing, CN); Peng Hou (Beijing, CN); Yue Liu (Beijing, CN)
Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.; BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
G06F3/04164G06F3/0445G06F3/047H10K59/122H10K59/352H10K59/353H10K59/873H10K59/8792H10K59/131H10K59/65
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Patent No.
US 12,436,638
App. No.
17/800,045
Granted
Oct 7, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display substrate and a display device are disclosed, and the display substrate has a plurality of sub-pixels, and includes a base substrate, a driving circuit layer, a pixel definition layer and a light-emitting device layer, and a black matrix layer. Each sub-pixel includes a pixel driving circuit in the driving circuit layer and a light-emitting device in the light-emitting device layer. The black matrix layer includes a plurality of first light-transmitting openings respectively exposing the light-emitting devices of the plurality of sub-pixels in a direction perpendicular to a surface of the base substrate. The pixel definition layer includes a plurality of sub-pixel openings, at least part of the plurality of sub-pixel openings are in one-to-one correspondence with and at least partially overlapped with the plurality of first light-transmitting openings, and at least one of the plurality of first light-transmitting openings has an arc-shaped edge.

Claims (35)

1. A display substrate, having a plurality of sub-pixels arranged in an array, and comprising a base substrate, a driving circuit layer on the base substrate, a pixel definition layer and a light-emitting device layer on a side of the driving circuit layer away from the base substrate, and a black matrix layer on a side of the light-emitting device layer away from the base substrate,

wherein each of the plurality of sub-pixels comprises a pixel driving circuit in the driving circuit layer and a light-emitting device in the light-emitting device layer, and the pixel driving circuit is configured to drive the light-emitting device;

the pixel definition layer comprises a plurality of sub-pixel openings, the light-emitting device comprises a first electrode layer, a light-emitting material layer, and a second electrode layer that are sequentially stacked in a direction away from the base substrate, the pixel definition layer is on a side of the first electrode layer away from the base substrate, and the plurality of sub-pixel openings respectively expose first electrode layers of light-emitting devices of the plurality of sub-pixels;

the black matrix layer includes a plurality of first light-transmitting openings respectively exposing the light-emitting devices of the plurality of sub-pixels in a direction perpendicular to a surface of the base substrate, and at least one of the plurality of first light-transmitting openings has an arc-shaped edge; and

in the direction perpendicular to the surface of the base substrate, at least part of the plurality of sub-pixel openings are in one-to-one correspondence with and at least partially overlapped with the plurality of first light-transmitting openings;

the first electrode layer comprises a main body portion and a connection portion, the connection portion is configured to be electrically connected to the pixel driving circuit, and at least part of the main body portion is exposed by the sub-pixel opening; and in a direction parallel to the surface of the base substrate, a plane shape of the main body portion is at least partially same as a plane shape of the sub-pixel opening.

2. The display substrate according to claim 1 , wherein in a direction parallel to the surface of the base substrate, a plane shape of at least one of the plurality of first light-transmitting openings is elliptical, semi-elliptical, circular, semi-circular, racetrack-shaped, or semi-racetrack-shaped.

3. The display substrate according to claim 1 , wherein in a direction parallel to the surface of the base substrate, a plane shape of at least one of the plurality of sub-pixel openings is elliptical, semi-elliptical, circular, semi-circular, racetrack-shaped, or semi-racetrack-shaped.

4. The display substrate according to claim 1 , wherein for a sub-pixel opening and a first light-transmitting opening that are provided corresponding to each other, and in a direction parallel to the surface of the base substrate, a plane shape of the sub-pixel opening is same as a plane shape of the first light-transmitting opening.

5. The display substrate according to claim 4 , wherein an orthographic projection of the sub-pixel opening on the base substrate is located within an orthographic projection of the first light-transmitting opening on the base substrate.

6. The display substrate according to claim 5 , wherein a minimum distance between an edge of the orthographic projection of the sub-pixel opening on the base substrate and an edge of the orthographic projection of the first light-transmitting opening on the base substrate ranges from 1 μm to 3 μm.

7. The display substrate according to claim 1 , wherein an orthographic projection of the sub-pixel opening on the base substrate is located within an orthographic projection of the main body portion on the base substrate;

an orthographic projection of a first light-transmitting opening corresponding to the sub-pixel opening on the base substrate is located within the orthographic projection of the main body portion on the base substrate.

8. The display substrate according to claim 7 , wherein a minimum distance between an edge of the orthographic projection of the sub-pixel opening on the base substrate and an edge of the orthographic projection of the main body portion on the base substrate ranges from 1 μm to 5 μm.

9. The display substrate according to claim 8 , wherein the orthographic projection of the main body portion on the base substrate is located within an orthographic projection of a first light-transmitting opening corresponding to the sub-pixel opening on the base substrate.

10. The display substrate according to claim 1 , further comprising a color film layer, wherein the color film layer comprises a plurality of color film patterns, and the plurality of color film patterns are respectively provided in the plurality of first light-transmitting openings.

11. The display substrate according to claim 1 , wherein the black matrix layer further includes a plurality of second light-transmitting openings, and the plurality of second light-transmitting openings are respectively between the plurality of first light-transmitting openings, and the driving circuit layer comprises a plurality of light-transmitting portions; and

at least part of the plurality of second light-transmitting openings are in one-to-one correspondence with at least part of the plurality of light-transmitting portions, and are configured to transmit light in a predetermined angle range with the surface of the base substrate.

12. The display substrate according to claim 11 , wherein for a second light-transmitting opening and a light-transmitting portion that are provided corresponding to each other, and in a direction parallel to the surface of the base substrate, a plane size of the second light-transmitting opening is smaller than a plane size of the light-transmitting portion.

13. The display substrate according to claim 12 , wherein for the second light-transmitting opening and the light-transmitting portion that are provided corresponding to each other, an orthographic projection of the second light-transmitting opening on the base substrate at least partially overlaps with an orthographic projection of the light-transmitting portion on the base substrate.

14. The display substrate according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of sub-pixels comprise a red sub-pixel, a green sub-pixel, and a blue sub-pixel;

a first light-transmitting opening exposing a light-emitting device of the red sub-pixel is substantially in a shape of a first ellipse;

a first light-transmitting opening exposing a light-emitting device of the green sub-pixel is substantially in a shape of a second ellipse, a length of a long axis of the second ellipse is smaller than a length of a long axis of the first ellipse, and a length of a short axis of the second ellipse is smaller than a length of a short axis of the first ellipse; or, the first light-transmitting opening exposing the light-emitting device of the green sub-pixel is substantially in a shape of a semi-ellipse; and

a first light-transmitting opening exposing a light-emitting device of the blue sub-pixel is substantially in a shape of a third ellipse, a length of a long axis of the third ellipse is smaller than the length of the long axis of the first ellipse, and a length of a short axis of the third ellipse is greater than the length of the short axis of the first ellipse.

15. The display substrate according to claim 14 , wherein the first light-transmitting opening exposing the light-emitting device of the red sub-pixel comprises a first arc-shaped edge and a second arc-shaped edge opposite to each other, and a first tip and a second tip at intersections of the first arc-shaped edge and the second arc-shaped edge, and the first tip and the second tip are opposite to each other;

the first light-transmitting opening exposing the light-emitting device of the blue sub-pixel comprises a third arc-shaped edge and a fourth arc-shaped edge opposite to each other, and a third tip and a fourth tip at intersections of the third arc-shaped edge and the fourth arc-shaped edge, and the third tip and the fourth tip are opposite to each other; and

the first light-transmitting opening exposing the light-emitting device of the green sub-pixel comprises a fifth arc-shaped edge and a fifth tip at an end of the fifth arc-shaped edge.

16. The display substrate according to claim 15 , wherein the sub-pixel opening corresponding to the green sub-pixel comprises a sixth arc-shaped edge and a sixth tip at an end of the sixth arc-shaped edge,

a main body portion of a first electrode layer of a light-emitting device of the green sub-pixel comprises a seventh arc-shaped edge, and the seventh arc-shaped edge does not comprise a tip.

17. The display substrate according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of sub-pixels comprise a red sub-pixel, a green sub-pixel, and a blue sub-pixel;

a first light-transmitting opening exposing a light-emitting device of the red sub-pixel is substantially in a shape of a first racetrack;

a first light-transmitting opening exposing a light-emitting device of the green sub-pixel is substantially in a shape of a second racetrack, a length of a long axis of the second racetrack is smaller than a length of a long axis of the first racetrack, and a length of a short axis of the second racetrack is smaller than a length of a short axis of the first racetrack; or, the first light-transmitting opening exposing the light-emitting device of the green sub-pixel is substantially in a shape of a semi-racetrack; and

a first light-transmitting opening exposing a light-emitting device of the blue sub-pixel is substantially in a shape of a third racetrack, a length of a long axis of the third racetrack is smaller than the length of the long axis of the first racetrack, and a length of a short axis of the third racetrack is greater than the length of the short axis of the first racetrack.

18. The display substrate according to claim 2 , wherein one red sub-pixel, two green sub-pixels, and one blue sub-pixel form one pixel unit, and a plurality of pixel units formed of the plurality of sub-pixels are arranged in an array on the base substrate.

19. A display device, comprising the display substrate according to claim 1 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 16, 2022
From: CHEN, YOUCHUN; GUO, DAN; LI, SHUO; GAO, HONGCHENG; BAO, JIANDONG; WANG, JIWEI; GUO, SHENG; HOU, PENG; LIU, YUE
To: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.; BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 060822/0635 →
Priority Claims (2)
WO PCT/CN2021/094676 · May 19, 2021 · international
CN 202110726472.5 · Jun 29, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240179989A1 · May 30, 2024
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