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Granted Patent B2
US 12,520,688 · App. 18/111,998 · Granted Jan 6, 2026

Display panel

Inventors: Doo-Young Lee (Hwaseong-si, KR); Bogyeong Kim (Seongnam-si, KR); Tak-Young Lee (Anyang-si, KR); Sang-Uk Lim (Hwaseong-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
H10K59/1315
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Patent No.
US 12,520,688
App. No.
18/111,998
Granted
Jan 6, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display panel includes a base layer, a first conductive layer disposed on the base layer and including a power pattern, a second conductive layer disposed on the first conductive layer, and a first insulating layer disposed between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer. The first insulating layer is provided with at least one first contact hole defined therethrough and disposed at an upper side in a plan view and at least one second contact hole defined therethrough and disposed at a lower side in a plan view, the first conductive layer is electrically connected to the second conductive layer via the at least one first contact hole and the at least one second contact hole, and a number of the at least one first contact hole is equal to a number of the at least one second contact hole.

Claims (87)

1 . A display panel comprising:

a base layer;

a first conductive layer disposed on the base layer and comprising a power pattern;

a second conductive layer disposed on the first conductive layer; and

a first insulating layer disposed between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer, wherein

the first insulating layer is provided with:

at least one first contact hole defined through the first insulating layer and disposed at an upper side of the first insulating layer in a plan view; and

at least one second contact hole defined through the first insulating layer and disposed at a lower side of the first insulating layer in a plan view,

the first conductive layer is electrically connected to the second conductive layer via the at least one first contact hole and the at least one second contact hole, and

a number of the at least one first contact hole is equal to a number of the at least one second contact hole.

2 . The display panel of claim 1 , wherein

the second conductive layer comprises at least one additional power pattern overlapping the power pattern in a plan view, and

the power pattern is electrically connected to the at least one additional power pattern via the at least one first contact hole and the at least one second contact hole.

3 . The display panel of claim 2 , wherein

the at least one additional power pattern comprises:

an upper edge; and

a lower edge,

the at least one first contact hole is adjacent to the upper edge, and

the at least one second contact hole is adjacent to the lower edge.

4 . The display panel of claim 2 , wherein

the at least one additional power pattern includes a plurality of additional power patterns,

the first insulating layer comprises a plurality of contact hole groups respectively disposed between a corresponding one of the at least one additional power pattern and the power pattern, and

each of the plurality of contact hole groups comprises the at least one first contact hole and the at least one second contact hole, a number of the at least one first contact hole being equal to a number of the at least one second contact hole in each of the plurality of contact hole groups.

5 . The display panel of claim 1 , wherein the at least one first contact hole and the at least one second contact hole have a same size.

6 . The display panel of claim 1 , wherein

the at least one first contact hole comprises:

at least one first hole; and

at least one second hole spaced apart from the at least one first hole in a first direction,

the at least one second contact hole comprises:

at least one third hole; and

at least one fourth hole spaced apart from the at least one third hole in the first direction,

the at least one first hole is adjacent to the at least one third hole in a second direction intersecting the first direction, and

the at least one second hole is adjacent to the at least one fourth hole in the second direction.

7 . The display panel of claim 6 , wherein

a number of the at least one first hole is equal to a number of the at least one third hole, and

a number of the at least one second hole is equal to a number of the at least one fourth hole.

8 . The display panel of claim 6 , wherein

the at least one first hole and the at least one third hole have a same size, and

the at least one second hole and the at least one fourth hole have a same size.

9 . The display panel of claim 1 , further comprising:

a third conductive layer disposed between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer; and

a second insulating layer disposed between the first conductive layer and the third conductive layer.

10 . The display panel of claim 9 , wherein

the second insulating layer is provided with:

at least one third contact hole disposed at an upper side of the second insulating layer in a plan view; and

at least one fourth contact hole disposed at a lower side of the second insulating layer in a plan view,

the first conductive layer is electrically connected to the third conductive layer via the at least one third contact hole and the at least one fourth contact hole, and

a number of the at least one third contact hole is equal to a number of the at least one fourth contact hole.

11 . The display panel of claim 10 , wherein the at least one third contact hole and the at least one fourth contact hole have a same size.

12 . The display panel of claim 1 , further comprising:

a pixel comprising:

a transistor comprising:

a semiconductor pattern; and

a gate; and

a light emitting element electrically connected to the transistor,

wherein the power pattern is electrically connected to the pixel.

13 . A display panel comprising:

a base layer;

a first conductive layer disposed on the base layer and comprising a power pattern;

a second conductive layer disposed on the first conductive layer; and

a first insulating layer disposed between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer, wherein

in case that a current flows from a first side to a second side in a first direction, the first insulating layer is provided with:

at least one first contact hole adjacent to the first side in a plane; and

at least one second contact hole adjacent to the second side in the plane,

the first conductive layer is electrically connected to the second conductive layer via the at least one first contact hole and the at least one second contact hole, and

a number of the at least one first contact hole is equal to a number of the at least one second contact hole.

14 . The display panel of claim 13 , wherein the current flows to the at least one second contact hole after passing through the at least one first contact hole.

15 . The display panel of claim 13 , wherein the at least one first contact hole and the at least one second contact hole have a same size.

16 . The display panel of claim 13 , wherein

the at least one first contact hole includes a plurality of first contact holes, and

the at least one second contact hole includes a plurality of second contact holes.

17 . The display panel of claim 16 , wherein

the plurality of first contact holes comprise:

at least one first hole; and

at least one second hole spaced apart from the at least one first hole in a second direction intersecting the first direction, and

the plurality of second contact holes comprise:

at least one third hole; and

at least one fourth hole spaced apart from the at least one third hole in the second direction,

the at least one first hole is adjacent to the at least one third hole in the first direction, and

the at least one second hole is adjacent to the at least one fourth hole in the first direction.

18 . The display panel of claim 17 , wherein the current flows from the at least one first hole to the at least one third hole and flows from the at least one second hole to the at least one fourth hole.

19 . The display panel of claim 17 , wherein

a number of the at least one first hole is equal to a number of the at least one third hole, and

a number of the at least one second hole is equal to a number of the at least one fourth hole.

20 . The display panel of claim 17 , wherein

the at least one first hole and the at least one third hole have a same size, and

the at least one second hole and the at least one fourth hole have a same size.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 21, 2023
From: LEE, DOO-YOUNG; KIM, BOGYEONG; LEE, TAK-YOUNG; LIM, SANG-UK
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 062754/0730 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2022-0023581 · Feb 23, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230269984A1 · Aug 24, 2023
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