IP Library Granted Patent US 12,615,895
Granted Patent B2
US 12,615,895 · App. 17/991,411 · Granted Apr 28, 2026

Color conversion structure, display apparatus, and method of manufacturing color conversion structure

Inventors: Kyungwook Hwang (Seoul, KR); Hyunjoon Kim (Seoul, KR); Joonyong Park (Suwon-si, KR); Seogwoo Hong (Yongin-si, KR); Junsik Hwang (Hwaseong-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
H10H20/8514G02B5/08H10H20/8512H10H20/856H10W90/00H10H20/0361
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Patent No.
US 12,615,895
App. No.
17/991,411
Granted
Apr 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a color conversion structure, a display apparatus, and a method of manufacturing a color conversion structure. The color conversion structure includes a bank structure including a groove, a color conversion layer accommodated in the groove, and a cover layer provided on the color conversion layer.

Claims (50)

1 . A color conversion structure comprising:

a bank structure comprising a groove having a bottom surface and an upper opening;

a color conversion layer provided in the groove and contacting the bottom surface of the groove; and

a cover layer provided on the color conversion layer,

wherein first roughness of the cover layer is greater than second roughness of a bottom surface of the bank structure.

2 . The color conversion structure of claim 1 , wherein the color conversion layer is formed as a colloidal film.

3 . The color conversion structure of claim 1 , further comprising a reflective layer provided on a sidewall of the bank structure.

4 . The color conversion structure of claim 3 , wherein the second roughness of the bottom surface of the bank structure is less than third roughness of the reflective layer.

5 . The color conversion structure of claim 1 , wherein the cover layer comprises a distributed Bragg reflective layer.

6 . The color conversion structure of claim 1 , wherein the bank structure comprises a bottom layer and a sidewall, and the bottom layer comprises a distributed Bragg reflective layer.

7 . The color conversion structure of claim 1 , wherein the groove comprises a curved surface.

8 . The color conversion structure of claim 1 , wherein the cover layer comprises a convex curved surface.

9 . The color conversion structure of claim 1 , wherein the color conversion layer comprises a first color conversion layer configured to convert incident light into first color light, and a second color conversion layer configured to convert the incident light into second color light.

10 . The color conversion structure of claim 1 , wherein an upper surface of the cover layer comprises an uneven structure.

11 . The color conversion structure of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the color conversion layer is less than a depth of the groove.

12 . The color conversion structure of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the color conversion layer ranges from 10 μm to 15 μm.

13 . The color conversion structure of claim 1 , wherein the color conversion layer has a structure in which quantum dots are embedded in a porous layer.

14 . The color conversion structure of claim 13 , wherein the porous layer comprises n-GaN.

15 . A display apparatus comprising:

a display substrate;

a plurality of micro semiconductor chips provided on the display substrate to be spaced apart from each other; and

a color conversion structure provided on each of the plurality of micro semiconductor chips,

wherein the color conversion structure comprises:

a bank structure comprising a groove having a bottom surface and an upper opening,

a color conversion layer filled in the groove and contacting the bottom surface of the groove, and

a cover layer provided on the color conversion layer,

wherein first roughness of the cover layer is greater than second roughness of a bottom surface of the bank structure.

16 . The display apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the second roughness of the bottom surface of the bank structure is less than third roughness of the reflective layer.

17 . The display apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the cover layer is located adjacent to the respective micro semiconductor chip to face the respective micro semiconductor chip.

18 . The display apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the color conversion structure further comprises a reflective layer provided on a sidewall of the bank structure.

19 . The display apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the color conversion layer is formed as a colloidal film.

20 . The display apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the cover layer is a distributed Bragg reflective layer.

21 . The display apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the bank structure comprises a bottom layer and a sidewall, and the bottom layer is a distributed Bragg reflective layer.

22 . The display apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the groove comprises a curved surface.

23 . The display apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the cover layer comprises a convex curved surface.

24 . The display apparatus of claim 15 , wherein an upper surface of the cover layer comprises an uneven structure.

25 . The display apparatus of claim 15 , wherein a thickness of the color conversion layer ranges from 10 μm to 15 μm.

26 . The display apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the color conversion layer has a structure in which quantum dots are embedded in a porous layer.

27 . The display apparatus of claim 26 , wherein the porous layer comprises n-GaN.

28 . A color conversion structure comprising:

a first layer;

a color conversion layer provided on the first layer;

a first sidewall provided on a first side of the color conversion layer;

a second sidewall provided on a second side of the color conversion layer;

a cover layer provided on the color conversion layer, the first sidewall and the second sidewall,

wherein first roughness of the cover layer is greater than second roughness of a surface of the first layer.

29 . The color conversion structure of claim 28 , wherein the first layer and the first and second sidewalls are a one-piece structure.

30 . The color conversion structure of claim 28 , further comprising a reflective layer provided on a sidewall of the bank structure.

31 . The color conversion structure of claim 30 , wherein the second roughness of the bottom surface of the bank structure is less than third roughness of the reflective layer.

32 . The color conversion structure of claim 28 , wherein the color conversion layer is formed as a colloidal film.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 21, 2022
From: HWANG, KYUNGWOOK; KIM, HYUNJOON; PARK, JOONYONG; HONG, SEOGWOO; HWANG, JUNSIK
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0181734 · Dec 17, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230197912A1 · Jun 22, 2023
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