Display apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11659738-B2
Application number	US-202117199890-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 12, 2021
Priority date	Sep 7, 2018
Publication date	May 23, 2023
Grant date	May 23, 2023

Abstract

A display apparatus includes: a first thin-film transistor (TFT) including a first semiconductor layer including a silicon semiconductor; a second TFT including a second semiconductor layer including an oxide semiconductor; a first shielding layer configured to overlap the first TFT and positioned between a substrate and the first TFT; and a second shielding layer configured to overlap the second TFT and positioned between the substrate and the second TFT.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display apparatus comprising a pixel in display area, the pixel comprising:
a driving transistor comprising a first semiconductor layer comprising a silicon;
a switching transistor comprising a second semiconductor layer comprising an oxide;
a first overlapping layer overlapping the driving transistor, the first overlapping layer interposed between a substrate and the first semiconductor layer and separated from the first semiconductor by an insulating layer; and
a second overlapping layer overlapping the switching transistor, the second overlapping layer interposed between the substrate and the second semiconductor layer and separated from the second semiconductor by an insulating layer,
wherein different voltages are applied to the first overlapping layer and the second overlapping layer.

2. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first overlapping layer and the second overlapping layer are positioned on different layers.

3. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the second overlapping layer is positioned on the same layer as a gate electrode of the driving transistor.

4. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first overlapping layer is electrically connected to a power line for applying a power voltage.

5. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first overlapping layer is electrically connected to a power line for applying an initialization voltage.

6. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first overlapping layer is electrically connected to the first semiconductor layer of the driving transistor.

7. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first overlapping layer is electrically connected to a gate electrode of the driving transistor.

8. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the second overlapping layer is electrically connected to a power line for applying an initialization voltage.

9. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the second overlapping layer is electrically connected to a gate electrode of the switching transistor.

10. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a first end of the second semiconductor layer is electrically connected to a first end of the first semiconductor layer of the driving transistor and a second end of the second semiconductor layer is electrically connected to a gate electrode of the driving transistor.

11. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a first end of the second semiconductor layer is electrically connected to a gate electrode of the driving transistor and a second end of the second semiconductor layer is electrically connected to a power line for applying an initialization voltage.

12. The display apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a capacitor overlapping the driving transistor.

13. The display apparatus of claim 12 wherein the second overlapping layer is on the same layer as one electrode of the capacitor.

14. The display apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the capacitor comprises a first electrode and a second electrode overlapping the first electrode, and
wherein the first electrode of the capacitor is between the first semiconductor layer and the second electrode of the capacitor.

15. The display apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the first electrode of the capacitor is part of a gate electrode of the driving transistor.

16. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first overlapping layer comprises a metal.

17. A display apparatus comprising a pixel in display area, the pixel comprising:
a driving transistor comprising a first semiconductor layer comprising a silicon;
a switching transistor comprising a second semiconductor layer comprising an oxide;
a first overlapping layer overlapping the driving transistor, the first overlapping layer interposed between a substrate and the first semiconductor layer and separated from the first semiconductor by an insulating layer;
a second overlapping layer overlapping the switching transistor, the second overlapping layer interposed between the substrate and the second semiconductor layer and separated from the second semiconductor by an insulating layer; and
a capacitor overlapping the second overlapping layer and comprising a first electrode and a second electrode overlapping the first electrode,
wherein the first electrode of the capacitor is a part of a signal line for applying a scan signal and the second electrode of the capacitor is a part extended from the second semiconductor layer.

18. The display apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the second overlapping layer is between the signal line and the second semiconductor layer.

19. A display apparatus comprising a pixel in display area, the pixel comprising:
a driving transistor comprising a first semiconductor layer comprising a silicon;
a switching transistor comprising a second semiconductor layer comprising an oxide;
a first overlapping layer overlapping the driving transistor, the first overlapping layer interposed between a substrate and the first semiconductor layer and separated from the first semiconductor by an insulating layer; and
a second overlapping layer overlapping the switching transistor, the second overlapping layer interposed between the substrate and the second semiconductor layer and separated from the second semiconductor by an insulating layer,
wherein the second overlapping layer comprises silicon.

Assignees

• Samsung Display Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wang Seongmin
• Hwang Youngin
• Yang Yongho

Classifications

• H10K59/126 Primary

  Shielding, e.g. light-blocking means over the TFTs · CPC title

• H10K59/1216

  the pixel elements being capacitors · CPC title

• H10K59/1213 Primary

  the pixel elements being TFTs · CPC title

• H10D30/6755

  Oxide semiconductors, e.g. zinc oxide, copper aluminium oxide or cadmium stannate · CPC title

• H10D30/6743

  Silicon · CPC title