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US 12,538,650 · App. 17/914,582 · Granted Jan 27, 2026

Display substrate and display device

Inventors: Xingliang Xiao (Beijing, CN); Yao Huang (Beijing, CN); Chao Zeng (Beijing, CN); Xing Ren (Beijing, CN)
Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.; BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
H10K59/121H10K59/1213H10K59/352H10K59/353H10K59/65H10K59/88
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Patent No.
US 12,538,650
App. No.
17/914,582
Granted
Jan 27, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display substrate and a display device are provided. The display substrate includes a first display region and a second display region. The first display region includes first light emitting unit groups and first pixel circuit groups connected to the first light emitting unit groups, the second display region includes second light emitting unit groups and second pixel circuit groups connected to the second light emitting unit groups, and each light emitting unit group includes light emitting units of different colors. In the first display region, one row of light emitting units include light emitting units of N different colors; in the second display region, one row of light emitting units include light emitting units of M different colors, where N is greater than M, and both N and M are positive integers not less than 1.

Claims (64)

1 . A display substrate, comprising:

a first display region and a second display region,

wherein at least part of the first display region is located on a side of the second display region in a first direction, the first display region comprises a plurality of first light emitting unit groups and a plurality of first pixel circuit groups connected to the plurality of first light emitting unit groups, the second display region comprises a plurality of second light emitting unit groups and a plurality of second pixel circuit groups connected to the plurality of second light emitting unit groups, each light emitting unit group comprises a plurality of light emitting units of different colors;

wherein, in the first display region, one row of light emitting units arranged along a second direction intersected with the first direction comprise light emitting units of N different colors; and

wherein in the second display region, one row of light emitting units arranged along the second direction comprise light emitting units of M different colors, where N is greater than M, and both N and M are positive integers not less than 1; and

a third display region,

wherein the first display region is located on at least one side of the third display region, and at least part of the second display region is located between the first display region and the third display region, and

wherein the third display region comprises a plurality of third light emitting unit groups, and a plurality of third pixel circuit groups connected to the plurality of third light emitting unit groups are located at an outer side of the third display region.

2 . The display substrate according to claim 1 , wherein:

in the first display region, one row of light emitting units arranged along the second direction comprise light emitting units of three different colors; and

in the second display region, one row of light emitting units arranged along the second direction comprise light emitting units of one color or light emitting units of two different colors, and the light emitting units of the two different colors are alternately arranged along the second direction.

3 . The display substrate according to claim 2 , wherein:

in the first display region, one row of light emitting units arranged along the second direction comprise first color light emitting units, second color light emitting units and third color light emitting units which are repeatedly arranged in sequence; and

in the second display region, one row of light emitting units arranged along the second direction comprise one row of third color light emitting units, one row of second color light emitting units, or one row of first color light emitting units and second color light emitting units alternately arranged.

4 . The display substrate according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of first pixel circuit groups comprise a plurality of first pixel circuits, the plurality of second pixel circuit groups comprise a plurality of second pixel circuits, a density of the plurality of first pixel circuits is a first density, a density of the plurality of second pixel circuits is a second density, and the first density is not less than the second density.

5 . The display substrate according to claim 4 , wherein:

a density of the plurality of first light emitting unit groups in the first display region is a third density, a density of the plurality of second light emitting unit groups in the second display region is a fourth density, and the third density is greater than the fourth density; and

a density of the plurality of third light emitting unit groups in the third display region is a fifth density, and both the third density and the fourth density are greater than the fifth density.

6 . The display substrate according to claim 1 , wherein:

each of the first light emitting unit groups, each of the second light emitting unit groups and each of the third light emitting unit groups comprises one first color light emitting unit, one second color light emitting unit pair and one third color light emitting unit; and

the first light emitting unit and the third color light emitting unit are located in different rows, and at least one second color light emitting unit of the second color light emitting unit pair and the first color light emitting unit are arranged along the second direction.

7 . The display substrate according to claim 6 , wherein:

in at least one of the second light emitting unit groups adjacent to one first light emitting unit group, a distance between two light emitting regions of the second color light emitting unit pair in the first direction is a first distance;

a distance between a light emitting region of one second color light emitting unit, which is located in the second color light emitting unit pair of the at least one of the second light emitting unit groups and close to the one first light emitting unit group, and a light emitting region, adjacent to the light emitting region of the one second color light emitting unit, of the second color light emitting unit located in the one first light emitting unit group in the first direction is a second distance; and

the first distance is greater than the second distance.

8 . The display substrate according to claim 7 , wherein the first distance is greater than a size of a light emitting region of the third color light emitting unit in the second light emitting unit group in the first direction.

9 . The display substrate according to claim 7 , wherein, in the at least one of the second light emitting unit groups, one second color light emitting unit of the second color light emitting unit pair is located in the same row as the first color light emitting unit, and the other second color light emitting unit of the second color light emitting unit pair is located in the same row as the first color light emitting unit in the first light emitting unit group.

10 . The display substrate according to claim 6 , wherein:

a ratio of an area of a light emitting region of each first color light emitting unit in the third light emitting unit group to an area of a light emitting region of each first color light emitting unit in the first light emitting unit group is in a range of 1.1-2.5;

a ratio of an area of light emitting regions of each second color light emitting unit pair in the third light emitting unit group to an area of light emitting regions of each second color light emitting unit pair in the first light emitting unit group is in a range of 1.1-2.5; and

a ratio of an area of a light emitting region of each third color light emitting unit in the third light emitting unit group to an area of a light emitting region of each third color light emitting unit in the first light emitting unit group is in a range of 1.1-2.5.

11 . The display substrate according to claim 10 ,

wherein the plurality of second light emitting unit groups comprise first sub-light emitting unit groups and second sub-light emitting unit groups alternately arranged along the second direction, and at least one third light emitting unit group adjacent to the plurality of second light emitting unit groups is located in the same column as the second sub-light emitting unit groups, and

wherein:

in at least one of the plurality of first light emitting unit groups, a distance between the light emitting region of the first color light emitting unit and the light emitting region of the second color light emitting unit adjacent to each other is a third distance;

in at least one of the first sub-light emitting unit groups, a distance between the light emitting region of the first color light emitting unit and the light emitting region of the second color light emitting unit adjacent to each other is a fourth distance; and

in at least one of the second sub-light emitting unit groups, a distance between the light emitting region of the first color light emitting unit and the light emitting region of the second color light emitting unit adjacent to each other is a fifth distance, the fifth distance is greater than the fourth distance, and the fourth distance is greater than the third distance.

12 . The display substrate according to claim 11 , wherein:

in at least one of the first sub-light emitting unit groups, a distance between two center lines, extending in the first direction, of two light emitting regions of the second color light emitting unit pair is a sixth distance; and

in at least one of the second sub-light emitting unit groups, a distance between two center lines, extending in the first direction, of two light emitting regions of the second color light emitting unit pair is a seventh distance, and the seventh distance is greater than the sixth distance.

13 . The display substrate according to claim 11 , wherein:

in at least one of the first sub-light emitting unit groups, a distance between a center line extending in the first direction of the light emitting region of the first color light emitting unit and a center line extending in the first direction of the light emitting region of the second color light emitting unit located in a different row from the first color light emitting unit is an eighth distance; and

in at least one of the second sub-light emitting unit groups, a distance between a center line extending in the first direction of the light emitting region of the first color light emitting unit and a center line extending in the first direction of the light emitting region of the second color light emitting unit located in a different row from the first color light emitting unit is a ninth distance, and a ratio of the ninth distance to the eighth distance is in a range of 0.8-1.2.

14 . The display substrate according to claim 6 , wherein:

in at least one of the plurality of first light emitting unit groups and at least one of the plurality of second light emitting unit groups, light emitting regions of the first color light emitting units have approximately the same shape and the same area; and

in the first light emitting unit group and the second light emitting unit group, light emitting regions of the third color light emitting units have approximately the same shape and the same area.

15 . The display substrate according to claim 14 , wherein, in at least one of the plurality of first light emitting unit groups, shapes of light emitting regions of the first color light emitting unit and the third color light emitting unit comprise hexagons, and a shape of a light emitting region of each second color light emitting unit in the second color light emitting unit pair comprises a pentagon.

16 . The display substrate according to claim 15 , wherein:

in at least one of the plurality of first light emitting unit groups and at least one of the plurality of third light emitting unit groups, shapes of light emitting regions of light emitting units emitting light of a same color are different; and

in at least one of the plurality of third light emitting unit groups, a shape of a light emitting region of at least one light emitting unit comprises a circle, an ellipse or a droplet-shape.

17 . The display substrate according to claim 6 , wherein a ratio of an area of a light emitting region of each first color light emitting unit in the third light emitting unit group to an area of a light emitting region of each first color light emitting unit in the first light emitting unit group is in a range of 0.5-1, a ratio of an area of light emitting regions of each second color light emitting unit pair in the third light emitting unit group to an area of light emitting regions of each second color light emitting unit pair in the first light emitting unit group is in a range of 0.5-1, and a ratio of an area of a light emitting region of each third color light emitting unit in the third light emitting unit group to an area of a light emitting region of each third color light emitting unit in the first light emitting unit group is in a range of 0.5-1.

18 . The display substrate according to claim 17 , wherein:

in at least one of the plurality of second light emitting unit groups and at least one of the plurality of third light emitting unit groups, light emitting regions of light emitting units emitting light of a same color have approximately the same shape and the same area; and

in at least one of the plurality of first light emitting unit groups and at least one of the plurality of third light emitting unit groups, shapes of light emitting regions of light emitting units emitting light of a same color are different.

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

20 . A display substrate, comprising:

a first display region and a second display region,

wherein at least part of the first display region is located on a side of the second display region in a first direction, the first display region comprises a plurality of first light emitting unit groups and a plurality of first pixel circuit groups connected to the plurality of first light emitting unit groups, the second display region comprises a plurality of second light emitting unit groups and a plurality of second pixel circuit groups connected to the plurality of second light emitting unit groups, each light emitting unit group comprises a plurality of light emitting units of different colors,

wherein:

in the first display region, one row of light emitting units arranged along a second direction intersected with the first direction comprise light emitting units of N different colors; and

in the second display region, one row of light emitting units arranged along the second direction comprise light emitting units of M different colors, where N is greater than M, and both N and M are positive integers not less than 1, and

wherein:

in the first display region, one row of light emitting units arranged along the second direction comprise first color light emitting units, second color light emitting units and third color light emitting units which are repeatedly arranged in sequence; and

in the second display region, one row of light emitting units arranged along the second direction comprise one row of third color light emitting units, one row of second color light emitting units, or one row of first color light emitting units and second color light emitting units alternately arranged.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 26, 2022
From: XIAO, XINGLIANG; HUANG, YAO; ZENG, CHAO; REN, XING
To: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.; BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 061215/0208 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202110598184.6 · May 31, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240389384A1 · Nov 21, 2024
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