IP Library Granted Patent US 12,568,749
Granted Patent B2
US 12,568,749 · App. 17/707,943 · Granted Mar 3, 2026

Display device

Inventors: Hyeon Bum Lee (Hwaseong-si, KR); Chi Wook An (Hwaseong-si, KR); Jung-Hyun Cho (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
H10K59/878H10K59/122H10K59/40H10K59/8792H10K59/873
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Patent No.
US 12,568,749
App. No.
17/707,943
Granted
Mar 3, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device according to an embodiment includes: a substrate; a light emitting element which is disposed on the substrate, and includes a first electrode, an emission layer, and a second electrode; a reflective layer which is disposed on the light emitting element, and includes an inorganic material; an encapsulation layer which is disposed on the reflective layer; a light blocking layer which is disposed on the encapsulation layer, and defines an opening overlapping the emission layer in a plan view; a reflection adjusting layer which is disposed on the light blocking layer; and a first organic layer which is disposed on the reflection adjusting layer, and defines an opening overlapping the emission layer in the plan view.

Claims (69)

1 . A display device comprising:

a substrate;

a light emitting element which is disposed on the substrate, and includes a first electrode, an emission layer, and a second electrode;

a reflective layer which is disposed on the light emitting element, and includes an inorganic material;

an encapsulation layer including a first encapsulation inorganic layer, an encapsulation organic layer, and a second encapsulation inorganic layer, which are disposed on the reflective layer;

a light blocking layer which is disposed on the encapsulation layer, and defines a 2-1 opening overlapping the emission layer in a plan view;

a reflection adjusting layer which is disposed on the light blocking layer and selectively absorbs a certain wavelength region in a visible light region;

a first organic layer which is disposed on the reflection adjusting layer, and defines therein an opening overlapping the emission layer in the plan view; and

a second organic layer filled in the opening defined in the first organic layer,

wherein the first organic layer and the second organic layer are disposed over a first surface of the reflection adjusting layer, and the light blocking layer and the light emitting element are disposed under a second surface of the reflection adjusting layer opposite to the first surface.

2 . The display device of claim 1 , comprising:

a display area and a peripheral area which surrounds the display area,

wherein the display area comprises a first element area and a second element area.

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

a pixel defining layer which is disposed on the substrate, and includes a light blocking material,

wherein the pixel defining layer defines:

a 1-1 opening overlapping at least a part of the first electrode in the plan view;

a 1-2 opening overlapping the first element area in the plan view; and

a 1-3 opening overlapping the second element area in the plan view.

4 . The display device of claim 3 , wherein

the light blocking layer defines:

the 2-1 opening overlapping the 1-1 opening in the plan view;

a 2-2 opening overlapping the 1-2 opening in the plan view; and

a 2-3 opening overlapping the 1-3 opening in the plan view.

5 . The display device of claim 4 , wherein

the reflection adjusting layer defines:

a 3-1 opening overlapping the first element area in the plan view; and

a 3-2 opening overlapping the second element area in the plan view.

6 . The display device of claim 5 , wherein

the first organic layer is disposed in the 3-1 opening.

7 . The display device of claim 5 , wherein

the first organic layer is disposed in the 3-2 opening.

8 . The display device of claim 5 , further comprising:

a spacer disposed on the pixel defining layer.

9 . The display device of claim 1 ,

wherein a refractive index of the second organic layer is greater than a refractive index of the first organic layer.

10 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein

the first organic layer overlaps an entire surface of the substrate in the plan view.

11 . The display device of claim 2 , wherein

the reflective layer comprises ytterbium (Yb), bismuth (Bi), cobalt (Co), molybdenum (Mo), titanium (Ti), zirconium (Zr), aluminum (Al), chromium (Cr), niobium (Nb), platinum (Pt), tungsten (W), indium (In), tin (Sn), iron (Fe), nickel (Ni), tantalum (Ta), manganese (Mn), zinc (Zn), germanium (Ge), silver (Ag), magnesium (Mg), gold (Au), copper (Cu), calcium (Ca), or a combination thereof.

12 . The display device of claim 11 , wherein

the reflective layer overlaps a front surface of the substrate in the plan view.

13 . The display device of claim 11 , wherein

the reflective layer defines an opening which overlaps at least one of the first element area and the second element area in the plan view.

14 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein

the reflection adjusting layer selectively absorbs a first wavelength region and a second wavelength region in the visible light region, and

the first wavelength region is 480 nanometers (nm) to 505 nm, and the second wavelength region is 585 nm to 605 nm.

15 . An electronic device comprising:

a substrate comprising a display area and a peripheral area;

a light emitting element which is disposed on the substrate, and includes a first electrode, an emission layer, and a second electrode;

a pixel defining layer which overlaps at least a part of the first electrode in a plan view, and includes a light blocking material;

a reflective layer which is disposed on the second electrode, and contains an inorganic material;

an encapsulation layer including a first encapsulation inorganic layer, an encapsulation organic layer, and a second encapsulation inorganic layer, which are disposed on the reflective layer;

a light blocking layer which is disposed on the encapsulation layer;

a reflection adjusting layer, which is selectively absorbs a certain wavelength region in a visible light region;

a first organic layer which are disposed on the light blocking layer, wherein the first organic layer defines therein an opening overlapping the emission layer in the plan view; and

a second organic layer filled in the opening defined in the first organic layer,

wherein the first organic layer and the second organic layer are disposed over a first surface of the reflection adjusting layer, and the light blocking layer and the light emitting element are disposed under a second surface of the reflection adjusting layer opposite to the first surface.

16 . The electronic device of claim 15 , comprising:

a first element area and a second element area which are disposed in the display area.

17 . The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein

the reflection adjusting layer is spaced apart from the first element area and at least a part of the second element area in the plan view.

18 . The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein

the first organic layer overlaps the first element area and the second element area in the plan view, and

the pixel defining layer and the light blocking layer are spaced apart from the first element area and the at least a part of the second element area in the plan view.

19 . The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein

the reflective layer overlaps a front surface of the substrate in the plan view.

20 . The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein

the reflective layer defines an opening which overlaps the first element area and an opening which overlaps the second element area in the plan view.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 30, 2022
From: LEE, HYEON BUM; AN, CHI WOOK; CHO, JUNG-HYUN
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 059444/0134 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0118246 · Sep 6, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230094620A1 · Mar 30, 2023
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