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Granted Patent B2
US 12,635,379 · App. 18/346,421 · Granted May 19, 2026

Display apparatus

Inventors: Sunkyu Joo (Yongin-si, KR); Keunchan Oh (Yongin-si, KR); Taimei Kodaira (Yongin-si, KR); Sangji Park (Yongin-si, KR); Dokyung Youn (Yongin-si, KR); Wooman Ji (Yongin-si, KR); Taehyung Hwang (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
H10K59/38H10K59/351H10K59/353
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Patent No.
US 12,635,379
App. No.
18/346,421
Granted
May 19, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display apparatus includes organic light-emitting diodes respectively corresponding to first pixels, second pixels, third pixels, and fourth pixels, a first color-converting layer disposed on an organic light-emitting diode corresponding to one of the first pixels and including first quantum dots, a first color filter disposed on the first color-converting layer, a second color-converting layer disposed on an organic light-emitting diode corresponding to one of the second pixels and including second quantum dots, and a second color filter disposed on the second color-converting layer, and the second pixels and the fourth pixels are disposed along a same row, and one of the fourth pixels is disposed between two adjacent second pixels.

Claims (107)

1 . A display apparatus comprising:

organic light-emitting diodes disposed over a lower substrate, respectively corresponding to first pixels of a first color, second pixels of a second color, third pixels of a third color, and fourth pixels of a fourth color, and each of the organic light-emitting diodes including a stack structure of a first electrode, an intermediate layer, and a second electrode;

a first color-converting layer disposed on an organic light-emitting diode corresponding to one of the first pixels and including first quantum dots that convert incident light to light of the first color;

a first color filter disposed on the first color-converting layer and having the first color;

a second color-converting layer disposed on an organic light-emitting diode corresponding to one of the second pixels and including second quantum dots that convert the incident light to light of the second color;

a second color filter disposed on the second color-converting layer and having the second color; and

a first transmissive layer disposed on an organic light-emitting diode corresponding to one of the third pixels, wherein

the second pixels and the fourth pixels are disposed along a same row,

one of the fourth pixels is disposed between two adjacent second pixels, and

the intermediate layer includes at least two emission layers that emit lights of different colors,

wherein

the second pixels are disposed along a first row,

the first pixels and the third pixels are alternately disposed with the second pixels between the first pixels and the third pixels along a second row parallel to the first row, and

the first row and the second row are repeatedly disposed in a column direction.

2 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein

the intermediate layer includes a first emission layer, a second emission layer, and a third emission layer, and

the first emission layer emits blue light, the second emission layer emits green light, and the third emission layer emits red light.

3 . The display apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the fourth pixels are white pixels that emit white light.

4 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein

the intermediate layer includes a first emission layer and a second emission layer, and

the first emission layer emits blue light, and the second emission layer emits green light.

5 . The display apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the fourth pixels are white pixels that emit white light.

6 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the second pixels and the fourth pixels are alternately repeated along the first row.

7 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the display apparatus has a pattern including first to n-th second pixels of the second pixels and one of the fourth pixels, n being a natural number, and the pattern is repeatedly disposed in the display apparatus.

8 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein

a number of the fourth pixels are white pixels that emit white light,

another number of the fourth pixels include a first sub-pixel, a second sub-pixel, and a third sub-pixel, and

the first sub-pixel and the first color emit light of a same color, the second sub-pixel and the second color emit light of a same color, and the third sub-pixel and the third color emit light of a same color.

9 . The display apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the white pixel, the first sub-pixel, the second sub-pixel, and the third sub-pixel are disposed along a same row.

10 . The display apparatus of claim 8 , wherein a row in which the white pixel is disposed and a row in which the first sub-pixel, the second sub-pixel, and the third sub-pixel are disposed is different rows parallel to each other.

11 . A display apparatus comprising:

organic light-emitting diodes disposed over a lower substrate, respectively corresponding to first pixels of a first color, second pixels of a second color, third pixels of a third color, and fourth pixels of a fourth color, and each of the organic light-emitting diodes including a stack structure of a first electrode, an intermediate layer, and a second electrode;

a first color-converting layer disposed on an organic light-emitting diode corresponding to one of the first pixels and including first quantum dots that convert incident light to light of the first color;

a first color filter disposed on the first color-converting layer and having the first color;

a second color-converting layer disposed on an organic light-emitting diode corresponding to one of the second pixels and including second quantum dots that convert the incident light to light of the second color;

a second color filter disposed on the second color-converting layer and having the second color;

a first transmissive layer disposed on an organic light-emitting diode corresponding to one of the third pixels; and

a second transmissive layer disposed on an organic light-emitting diode corresponding to one of the fourth pixels, wherein

the second pixels and the fourth pixels are disposed along a same row,

one of the fourth pixels is disposed between two adjacent second pixels, and

the intermediate layer includes at least two emission layers that emit lights of different colors,

wherein the intermediate layer includes a first emission layer, a second emission layer, and a third emission layer, and

the first emission layer emits blue light, the second emission layer emits green light, and the third emission layer emits red light,

wherein the fourth pixels are white pixels that emit white light, and

wherein the first transmissive layer and the second transmissive layer include a same material.

12 . A display apparatus comprising:

organic light-emitting diodes disposed over a lower substrate, respectively corresponding to first pixels of a first color, second pixels of a second color, third pixels of a third color, and fourth pixels of a fourth color, and each of the organic light-emitting diodes including a stack structure of a first electrode, an intermediate layer, and a second electrode;

a first color-converting layer disposed on an organic light-emitting diode corresponding to one of the first pixels and including first quantum dots that convert incident light to light of the first color;

a first color filter disposed on the first color-converting layer and having the first color;

a second color-converting layer disposed on an organic light-emitting diode corresponding to one of the second pixels and including second quantum dots that convert the incident light to light of the second color;

a second color filter disposed on the second color-converting layer and having the second color; and

a first transmissive layer disposed on an organic light-emitting diode corresponding to one of the third pixels, wherein

the second pixels and the fourth pixels are disposed along a same row,

one of the fourth pixels is disposed between two adjacent second pixels, and

the intermediate layer includes at least two emission layers that emit lights of different colors,

wherein the intermediate layer includes a first emission layer, a second emission layer, and a third emission layer, and

the first emission layer emits blue light, the second emission layer emits green light, and the third emission layer emits red light, and

wherein the fourth pixels each include a first sub-pixel, a second sub-pixel, and a third sub-pixel, the first sub-pixel and the first color emit light of a same color, the second sub-pixel and the second color emit light of a same color, and the third sub-pixel and the third color emit light of a same color.

13 . The display apparatus of claim 12 , further comprising:

a second transmissive layer disposed on an organic light-emitting diode corresponding to one of the fourth pixels,

wherein the first transmissive layer and the second transmissive layer include a same material.

14 . The display apparatus of claim 12 , wherein

the first sub-pixel includes a first sub-color filter having the first color,

the second sub-pixel includes a second sub-color filter having the second color, and

the third sub-pixel includes a third sub-color filter having the third color.

15 . A display apparatus comprising:

organic light-emitting diodes disposed over a lower substrate, respectively corresponding to first pixels of a first color, second pixels of a second color, third pixels of a third color, and fourth pixels of a fourth color, and each of the organic light-emitting diodes including a stack structure of a first electrode, an intermediate layer, and a second electrode;

a first color-converting layer disposed on an organic light-emitting diode corresponding to one of the first pixels and including first quantum dots that convert incident light to light of the first color;

a first color filter disposed on the first color-converting layer and having the first color;

a second color-converting layer disposed on an organic light-emitting diode corresponding to one of the second pixels and including second quantum dots that convert the incident light to light of the second color;

a second color filter disposed on the second color-converting layer and having the second color;

a first transmissive layer disposed on an organic light-emitting diode corresponding to one of the third pixels;

a third color-converting layer disposed on an organic light-emitting diode corresponding to one of the fourth pixels, and including the first quantum dots and the second quantum dots, wherein

the second pixels and the fourth pixels are disposed along a same row,

one of the fourth pixels is disposed between two adjacent second pixels, and

the intermediate layer includes at least two emission layers that emit lights of different colors, and

wherein the intermediate layer includes a first emission layer and a second emission layer, and

the first emission layer emits blue light, and the second emission layer emits green light, and

wherein the fourth pixels are white pixels that emit white light.

16 . A display apparatus comprising:

organic light-emitting diodes disposed over a lower substrate, respectively corresponding to first pixels of a first color, second pixels of a second color, third pixels of a third color, and fourth pixels of a fourth color, and each of the organic light-emitting diodes including a stack structure of a first electrode, an intermediate layer, and a second electrode;

a first color-converting layer disposed on an organic light-emitting diode corresponding to one of the first pixels and including first quantum dots that convert incident light to light of the first color;

a first color filter disposed on the first color-converting layer and having the first color;

a second color-converting layer disposed on an organic light-emitting diode corresponding to one of the second pixels and including second quantum dots that convert the incident light to light of the second color;

a second color filter disposed on the second color-converting layer and having the second color; and

a first transmissive layer disposed on an organic light-emitting diode corresponding to one of the third pixels, wherein

the second pixels and the fourth pixels are disposed along a same row,

one of the fourth pixels is disposed between two adjacent second pixels, and

the intermediate layer includes at least two emission layers that emit lights of different color, and

wherein the intermediate layer includes a first emission layer and a second emission layer, and

the first emission layer emits blue light, and the second emission layer emits green light, and

wherein the fourth pixels each include a first sub-pixel, a second sub-pixel, and a third sub-pixel, and

the first sub-pixel and the first color emit light of a same color, the second sub-pixel and the second color emit light of a same color, and the third sub-pixel and the third color emit light of a same color.

17 . The display apparatus of claim 16 , wherein

the first sub-pixel includes a first sub-color filter having the first color,

the second sub-pixel includes a second sub-color filter having the second color, and

the third sub-pixel includes a third sub-color filter having the third color.

18 . The display apparatus of claim 17 , further comprising:

a third color-converting layer disposed on an organic light-emitting diode corresponding to one of the first sub-pixel, the second sub-pixel, and the third sub-pixel,

wherein the third color-converting layer includes the first quantum dots and the second quantum dots.

19 . The display apparatus of claim 17 , further comprising:

a fourth color-converting layer disposed inside of a region of the first sub-pixel;

a fifth color-converting layer disposed inside of a region of the second sub-pixel; and

a third transmissive layer disposed inside of a region of the third sub-pixel, wherein

the fourth color-converting layer and the first color-converting layer include a same material,

the fifth color-converting layer and the second color-converting layer include a same material, and

the third transmissive layer and the first transmissive layer include a same material.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 31, 2023
From: KODAIRA, TAIMEI
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 064443/0692 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 3, 2023
From: JOO, SUNKYU; OH, KEUNCHAN; PARK, SANGJI; YOUN, DOKYUNG; JI, WOOMAN; HWANG, TAEHYUNG
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 064139/0045 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2022-0082763 · Jul 5, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
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