IP Library Granted Patent US 12,641,968
Granted Patent B2
US 12,641,968 · App. 18/362,250 · Granted May 26, 2026

Display panel having optical fingerprint region

Inventors: Qingrong Ren (Langfang, CN); Rubo Xing (Langfang, CN); Junfeng Li (Langfang, CN); Gang Wang (Langfang, CN); Rui Guo (Langfang, CN); Shuang Cui (Langfang, CN); Haofeng Zhang (Langfang, CN); Shiwen Hu (Langfang, CN)
Assignee: YUNGU (GU'AN) TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
H10K59/126H10K59/122H10K59/65
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Patent No.
US 12,641,968
App. No.
18/362,250
Granted
May 26, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display panel. The display panel includes an optical fingerprint region which is provided with a light-blocking layer and a protection layer, and the light-blocking layer is provided with a plurality of through holes; the protection layer includes a filling part; the filling part fills parts of regions in the through holes, the filling part is disposed surrounding and closely fitting side walls of the through holes, and the protection layer further includes a light-transmitting part, a height of the light-transmitting part is greater than or equal to depths of the through holes, and an included angle formed between a bottom wall of the filling part and a side wall of the light-transmitting part is an acute angle; or, the filling part fills a whole region in the through hole, and a material of the filling part is a light-transmitting material.

Claims (38)

1 . A display panel, comprising:

an optical fingerprint region;

a light-blocking layer disposed in the optical fingerprint region and provided with a plurality of through holes; and

a protection layer disposed in the optical fingerprint region and comprising a filling part;

wherein the filling part fills parts of regions in the through holes, the filling part is disposed surrounding and closely fitting side walls of the through holes, and the protection layer further comprises a light-transmitting part, the filling part is located between the light-transmitting part and the side walls of the through holes, a height of the light-transmitting part is greater than or equal to depths of the through holes, and an included angle formed between a bottom wall of the filling part and a side wall of the light-transmitting part is an acute angle; and

wherein the protection layer further comprises a protection part connected with the filling part, and the protection part covers the light-blocking layer.

2 . The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the light-blocking layer comprises a black matrix material layer, and cross-sectional shapes of the through holes in a plane perpendicular to the display panel are a regular trapezoid.

3 . The display panel according to claim 2 , wherein the black matrix material layer comprises a negative photoresist containing chromium or carbon black.

4 . The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the filling part fills the parts of the regions of the through holes, a cross-sectional shape of the light-transmitting part in a plane perpendicular to the display panel is a trapezoid, and a length of a top edge of the trapezoid is greater than a length of a bottom edge of the trapezoid.

5 . The display panel according to claim 4 , wherein the light-transmitting part is a light-transmitting hole, and the filling part comprises a black resin material or a light-transmitting material;

or, the light-transmitting part is a film layer formed by a light-transmitting material, and the filling part is the black resin material.

6 . The display panel according to claim 5 , further comprising an array substrate, the array substrate comprises a substrate, and an area of an orthographic projection of the filling part on the substrate is gradually decreased along a direction away from the substrate.

7 . The display panel according to claim 5 , wherein the black resin material comprises polyimide or polymethyl methacrylate containing a black colorant.

8 . The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein an orthographic projection of the protection part on a substrate of the display panel is larger than an orthographic projection of the light-blocking layer on the substrate.

9 . The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the display panel comprises a substrate, a planarization layer at a side of the substrate, and a pixel definition layer at a side of the planarization layer away from the substrate; and the light-blocking layer and the protection layer form the pixel definition layer.

10 . The display panel according to claim 1 , further comprising a substrate, a planarization layer at a side of the substrate, and a pixel definition layer at a side of the planarization layer away from the substrate; and the light-blocking layer forms the planarization layer, and the protection layer forms the pixel definition layer.

11 . A display panel, comprising:

an optical fingerprint region;

a light-blocking layer disposed in the optical fingerprint region and provided with a plurality of through holes; and

a protection layer disposed in the optical fingerprint region and comprising a filling part;

wherein the filling part fills whole regions in the through holes, and a material of the filling part is a light-transmitting material; and

wherein the protection layer further comprises a protection part connected with the filling part, and the protection part covers the light-blocking layer.

12 . The display panel according to claim 11 , wherein the light-blocking layer comprises a black matrix material layer, and cross-sectional shapes of the through holes in a plane perpendicular to the display panel are a regular trapezoid.

13 . The display panel according to claim 12 , wherein the black matrix material layer comprises a negative photoresist containing chromium or carbon black.

14 . The display panel according to claim 11 , wherein an orthographic projection of the protection part on a substrate of the display panel is larger than an orthographic projection of the light-blocking layer on the substrate.

15 . The display panel according to claim 11 , wherein the display panel comprises a substrate, a planarization layer at a side of the substrate, and a pixel definition layer at a side of the planarization layer away from the substrate; and the light-blocking layer and the protection layer form the pixel definition layer.

16 . The display panel according to claim 11 , wherein the display panel comprises a substrate, a planarization layer at a side of the substrate, and a pixel definition layer at a side of the planarization layer away from the substrate; and the light-blocking layer forms the planarization layer, and the protection layer forms the pixel definition layer.

17 . A display panel, comprising:

an optical fingerprint region;

a substrate;

a pixel defining layer comprising a light-blocking layer disposed in the optical fingerprint region, a protection layer disposed in the optical fingerprint region, and a plurality of pixel openings;

a plurality of pixel units disposed in the pixel openings of pixel defining layer;

a planarization layer disposed in a side of the pixel defining layer close to the substrate;

wherein the light-blocking layer is disposed between adjacent ones of the pixel units and provided with a plurality of through holes; and

the protection layer is disposed between adjacent ones of the pixel units and comprises a filling part, and the filling part fills at least part of the through holes of the light-blocking layer;

wherein the filling part fills parts of regions in the through holes, the filling part is disposed surrounding and closely fitting side walls of the through holes, and the protection layer further comprises a light-transmitting part, the filling part is located between the light-transmitting part and the side walls of the through holes, a height of the light-transmitting part is greater than or equal to depths of the through holes, and an included angle formed between a bottom wall of the filling part and a side wall of the light-transmitting part is an acute angle; and

wherein the protection layer further comprises a protection part connected with the filling part, and the protection part covers the light-blocking layer.

18 . The display panel according to claim 17 , wherein a cross-sectional shape of the light-transmitting part in a plane perpendicular to the display panel is a trapezoid, and a length of a top edge of the trapezoid is greater than a length of a bottom edge of the trapezoid.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 31, 2023
From: REN, QINGRONG; XING, RUBO; LI, JUNFENG; WANG, GANG; GUO, RUI; CUI, SHUANG; ZHANG, HAOFENG; HU, SHIWEN
To: YUNGU (GU'AN) TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 202110919104.2 · Aug 11, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2022089346 · Apr 26, 2022
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