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Granted Patent B2
US 12,733,310 · App. 17/863,050 · Granted Sep 8, 2026

Display module and manufacturing method as the same

Inventors: Jenghun Suh (Suwon-si, KR); Dai Aoki (Yokohama, JP); Sungtae Kim (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
H10H20/8514H10H20/854H10H20/857H10H29/142
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Patent No.
US 12,733,310
App. No.
17/863,050
Granted
Sep 8, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display module is provided. The display module includes a substrate, a conductive light absorption layer provided on a surface of the substrate, and a plurality of pixels electrically coupled to the substrate through the conductive light absorption layer. Each of the plurality of pixels may include a first self-luminescence element, a second self-luminescence element and a third self-luminescence element, each emitting light of a same color, a first color conversion layer corresponding to a light emitting surface of the first self-luminescence element and a second color conversion layer corresponding to a light emitting surface of the second self-luminescence element, and a first color filter corresponding to the first color conversion layer and a second color filter corresponding to the second color conversion layer.

Claims (57)

1 . A display module comprising:

a substrate;

a conductive light absorption layer provided on a surface of the substrate; and

a plurality of pixels electrically coupled to the substrate through the conductive light absorption layer,

wherein each of the plurality of pixels comprises:

a first self-luminescence element, a second self-luminescence element and a third self-luminescence element, each of the first self-luminescence element, the second self-luminescence element and the third self-luminescence element being configured to emit light of a same color;

a first color conversion layer corresponding to a light emitting surface of the first self-luminescence element, wherein a bottom surface of the first color conversion layer directly contacts a top surface of the first self-luminescence element;

a second color conversion layer corresponding to a light emitting surface of the second self-luminescence element, wherein a bottom surface of the second color conversion layer directly contacts a top surface of the second self-luminescence element;

a first color filter corresponding to the first color conversion layer;

a second color filter corresponding to the second color conversion layer,

wherein the display module further comprises a partition wall separating the first self-luminescence element and the second self-luminescence element,

wherein a width of the first color conversion layer is greater than a width of the first self-luminescence element, and a width of the second color conversion layer is greater than a width of the second self-luminescence element,

wherein the conductive light absorption layer directly contacts a lower side surface of the first self-luminescence element and a bottom surface of the partition wall, and

wherein the display module further comprises a first optical adhesive directly contacting an upper side surface of the first self-luminescence element, the bottom surface of the first color conversion layer, a side surface of the partition wall, and a top surface of the conductive light absorption layer.

2 . The display module of claim 1 , wherein the conductive light absorption layer comprises:

a transparent resin;

a plurality of first conductive balls provided in the transparent resin; and

a plurality of light absorbing materials provided in the transparent resin.

3 . The display module of claim 2 , wherein the transparent resin comprises an epoxy resin, a polyurethane resin, or an acrylic resin.

4 . The display module of claim 2 , wherein each of the plurality of first conductive balls comprises:

a polymer particle; and

a conductive film coated on a surface of the polymer particle, and

wherein the conductive film comprises gold (Au), nickel (Ni), or palladium (Pd).

5 . The display module of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of light absorbing materials comprises metal nanoparticles configured to absorb light.

6 . The display module of claim 5 , wherein the metal nanoparticles comprises Au, platinum (Pt), silver (Ag), an Au alloy, a Pt alloy or an Ag alloy.

7 . The display module of claim 2 , wherein the conductive light absorption layer comprises:

a resin with a black-based color; and

a plurality of second conductive balls provided in the resin with the black-based color.

8 . The display module of claim 1 , wherein each of the first self-luminescence element, the second self-luminescence element, and the third self-luminescence element comprises a blue micro light emitting diode (LED).

9 . The display module of claim 1 ,

wherein the partition wall is configured to reflect light emitted from a side surface of the first color conversion layer, and a side surface of the second color conversion layer.

10 . The display module of claim 9 , wherein the partition wall is a white-based color.

11 . The display module of claim 9 , wherein the partition wall comprises a metal film at a surface of the partition wall.

12 . The display module of claim 9 , further comprising a second optical adhesive contacting the side surface of the second self-luminescence element and the bottom surface of the second color conversion layer,

wherein the side surface of the first self-luminescence element is adhered to the partition wall by the first optical adhesive, and the side surface of the second self-luminescence element is adhered to the partition wall by the second optical adhesive.

13 . The display module of claim 12 , wherein the first color conversion layer is configured such that an area not corresponding to the light emitting surface of the first self-luminescence element from an entire area of one surface of the first color conversion layer is in contact with the first optical adhesive.

14 . The display module of claim 12 , wherein the first optical adhesive and the second optical adhesive comprise an ultraviolet (UV) curing silicon rubber.

15 . The display module of claim 1 , wherein the first color conversion layer comprises a first color conversion material which emits light of a red wavelength range, and

the second color conversion layer comprises a second color conversion material which emits light of a green wavelength range.

16 . A display module comprising:

a substrate;

a conductive light absorption layer provided on a surface of the substrate; and

a plurality of pixels provided on the substrate,

wherein each of the plurality of pixels comprises:

a self-luminescence element comprising a light emitting surface;

a color conversion layer corresponding to the light emitting surface of the self-luminescence element, wherein a bottom surface of the color conversion layer directly contacts a top surface of the self-luminescence element; and

a color filter corresponding to the color conversion layer,

wherein a width of the color conversion layer is greater than a width of the self-luminescence element,

wherein the display module further comprises a partition wall separating the self-luminescence element from an adjacent self-luminescence element,

wherein the conductive light absorption layer directly contacts a lower side surface of the self-luminescence element and a bottom surface of the partition wall, and

wherein the display module further comprises a first optical adhesive directly contacting an upper side surface of the self-luminescence element, the bottom surface of the color conversion layer, a side surface of the partition wall, and a top surface of the conductive light absorption layer.

17 . The display module of claim 16 , wherein the conductive light absorption layer comprises:

a transparent resin;

a plurality of conductive balls provided in the transparent resin; and

a plurality of light absorbing materials provided in the transparent resin.

18 . The display module of claim 16 , wherein the self-luminescence element comprises a blue micro light emitting diode (LED).

19 . The display module of claim 16 , wherein the color conversion layer comprises a color conversion material which emits light of a red wavelength range.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 12, 2022
From: SUH, JENGHUN; AOKI, DAI; KIM, SUNGTAE
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 060487/0801 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0014890 · Feb 2, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2021020140 · Dec 29, 2021
Related Publication 20220352435A1 · Nov 3, 2022
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