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Granted Patent B2
US 12,740,302 · App. 18/910,370 · Granted Sep 15, 2026

Light emitting display device

Inventors: Hae Chan Park (Yongin-si, KR); Eun Je Jang (Yongin-si, KR); Soo-Hye Ryu (Yongin-si, KR); Hong-Jo Park (Yongin-si, KR); Baek Min Oh (Yongin-si, KR); Hae Ju Yun (Yongin-si, KR); Eung Gyu Lee (Yongin-si, KR); Hyemin Lee (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
H10K59/8792H10K59/122H10K59/38
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Patent No.
US 12,740,302
App. No.
18/910,370
Granted
Sep 15, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A light emitting display device includes a substrate, a plurality of anodes disposed on the substrate, a pixel defining layer having first openings overlapping each of the anodes, light emitting layers respectively disposed within the first openings of the pixel defining layer, a cathode formed on the light emitting layers and the pixel defining layer, an encapsulation layer disposed on the cathode, and a light blocking layer disposed on the encapsulation layer and including a second openings respectively overlapping the plurality of first openings. The first openings are formed in an elliptical shape. Among the first openings and the second openings, a first opening and a second opening corresponding to the first opening have different values in the major axis direction and the minor axis direction, which are the planar distances in the major axis direction and minor axis direction of the first opening in the plane.

Claims (67)

1 . A light emitting display device, comprising:

a substrate;

a plurality of anodes disposed on the substrate;

a pixel defining layer comprising a plurality of first openings overlapping each of the plurality of anodes;

a plurality of light emitting layers respectively disposed within the plurality of first openings of the pixel defining layer;

a cathode formed on the plurality of light emitting layers and the pixel defining layer;

an encapsulation layer disposed on the cathode; and

a light blocking layer disposed on the encapsulation layer and comprising a plurality of second openings respectively overlapping the plurality of first openings,

wherein:

the plurality of first openings of the pixel defining layer are each an elliptical or oval shape,

among the plurality of first openings and the plurality of second openings, a first opening and a second opening corresponding to the first opening differ according to a major axis direction gap and a minor axis direction gap, which are horizontal gaps respective to a major axis direction and a minor axis direction of the first opening on a plane, and

the major axis direction gap is smaller than the minor axis direction gap by a value ranging from 0.1 μm to 2.6 μm.

2 . The light emitting display device of claim 1 , wherein:

the first opening and the second opening corresponding to the first opening have a horizontal gap in a diagonal direction different from the major axis direction and the minor axis direction, and

the horizontal gap in the diagonal direction is different from the major axis direction gap and the minor axis direction gap.

3 . The light emitting display device of claim 1 , wherein:

the first opening and the second opening that overlaps the first opening in a plane have a horizontal gap ranging from 0 μm to 20 μm.

4 . The light emitting display device of claim 1 , wherein:

the shape of the first opening has an eccentricity ranging from 0.2 to 0.85.

5 . The light emitting display device of claim 4 , wherein:

the second opening has an eccentricity ranging from 0 to 0.84.

6 . The light emitting display device of claim 1 , wherein:

the second opening has a polygonal shape comprising a circle shape or a square shape.

7 . The light emitting display device of claim 1 , wherein:

the shape of the first opening comprises four or more major axis angles, and

each of the major axis angles of the shape of the first opening is 45 degrees or less.

8 . The light emitting display device of claim 1 , wherein:

the shape of the first opening is a planar shape formed by merging at least two elliptical shapes having different eccentricities.

9 . The light emitting display device of claim 8 , wherein:

the shape of the first opening is a planar shape formed by cutting a first ellipse having a first eccentricity in a first direction, cutting a second ellipse having a second eccentricity in the first direction, and combining a cut portion of the first ellipse and a cut portion of the second ellipse.

10 . The light emitting display device of claim 1 , wherein:

at least one of the plurality of first openings of the pixel defining layer is a circular shape or has an eccentricity ranging from 0 to 0.2.

11 . A light emitting display device, comprising:

a substrate;

a plurality of anodes disposed on the substrate;

a pixel defining layer comprising a plurality of first openings overlapping each of the plurality of anodes;

a plurality of light emitting layers respectively disposed within the plurality of first openings of the pixel defining layer;

a cathode formed on the plurality of light emitting layers and the pixel defining layer;

an encapsulation layer disposed on the cathode; and

a plurality of color filters corresponding to different colors and disposed on the encapsulation layer,

wherein:

the plurality of color filters comprise:

at least two color filters overlapping a light blocking area, and

one color filter overlapping a light transmission area,

the plurality of first openings of the pixel defining layer are each an elliptical or oval shape,

among the plurality of first openings and a plurality of second openings, a first opening and a second opening corresponding to the first opening differ according to a major axis direction gap and a minor axis direction gap, which are horizontal gaps respective to a major axis direction and a minor axis direction of the first opening on a plane, and

the major axis direction gap is smaller than the minor axis direction gap by a value ranging from 0.1 μm to 2.6 μm.

12 . The light emitting display device of claim 11 , wherein:

the first opening and the second opening corresponding to the first opening have a horizontal gap in a diagonal direction different from the major axis direction and the minor axis direction, and

the horizontal gap in the diagonal direction is different from the major axis direction gap and the minor axis direction gap.

13 . The light emitting display device of claim 11 , wherein:

the first opening and the second opening that overlaps the first opening on a plane have a horizontal gap ranging from 0 μm to 20 μm.

14 . The light emitting display device of claim 11 , wherein:

the shape of the first opening has an eccentricity ranging from 0.2 to 0.85.

15 . The light emitting display device of claim 14 , wherein:

the second opening has an eccentricity ranging from 0 to 0.84.

16 . The light emitting display device of claim 11 , wherein:

the second opening has a polygonal shape comprising a circle shape or a square shape.

17 . The light emitting display device of claim 11 , wherein

the shape of the first opening comprises four or more major axis angles, and

each of the major axis angles of the shape of the first opening is 45 degrees or less.

18 . The light emitting display device of claim 11 , wherein

the shape of the first opening is a planar shape formed by merging at least two elliptical shapes having different eccentricities.

19 . The light emitting display device of claim 18 , wherein

the shape of the first opening is a planar shape formed by cutting a first ellipse having a first eccentricity in a first direction, cutting a second ellipse having a second eccentricity in the first direction, and combining a cut portion of the first ellipse and a cut portion of the second ellipse.

20 . The light emitting display device of claim 11 , wherein

at least one of the plurality of first openings of the pixel defining layer is a circular shape or has an eccentricity ranging from 0 to 0.2.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 13, 2026
From: PARK, HAE CHAN; JANG, EUN JE; RYU, SOO-HYE; PARK, HONG-JO; OH, BAEK MIN; YUN, HAE JU; LEE, EUNG GYU; LEE, HYEMIN
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2023-0182160 · Dec 14, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
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