Display device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11849616-B2
Application number	US-202217930675-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 8, 2022
Priority date	May 2, 2019
Publication date	Dec 19, 2023
Grant date	Dec 19, 2023

Abstract

A display device includes first and second signal lines, first and second signal pads, and a pad insulating layer overlapping with the first and second signal lines. The first signal pad includes an intermediate conductive pattern overlapping with and connected to an end portion of the first signal line, and an upper conductive pattern on the intermediate conductive pattern, the upper conductive pattern being exposed through the pad insulating layer. The intermediate conductive pattern includes a first portion overlapping with the end portion of the first signal line, and a second portion between the end portion of the first signal line and an end portion of the second signal line and extending from the first portion. The upper conductive pattern is connected to the second portion of the intermediate conductive pattern.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display device in which a display area and a non-display area adjacent to the display area are defined, comprising:
a plurality of pixels in the display area;
a signal line electrically connected to the plurality of pixels;
an insulating layer on the signal line; and
a signal pad in the non-display area and electrically connected to the signal line,
wherein the signal pad comprises:
a first conductive pattern at a different layer from that of the signal line and in contact with the signal line; and
a second conductive pattern electrically connected to the first conductive pattern,

wherein the insulating layer is located between the first conductive pattern and the second conductive pattern,
wherein a contact hole overlapping the first conductive pattern when view in a plan view is defined in the insulating layer, and
wherein the second conductive pattern is in the contact hole.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the signal pad further comprises a third conductive pattern located between the first conductive pattern and the second conductive pattern and electrically connected to the first conductive pattern and the second conductive pattern.

3. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first conductive pattern further comprises a first portion and a second portion extending from the first portion in a first direction,
wherein when viewed in the plan view, the first portion overlaps the signal line, and
wherein when viewed in the plan view, the second portion overlaps the second conductive pattern.

4. The display device of claim 3 , wherein when viewed in the plan view, the contact hole overlaps the second portion.

5. The display device of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of pixels comprises a transistor, an upper electrode, and a light emitting element electrically connected to the transistor.

6. The display device of claim 5 , wherein the transistor comprises an active region, a gate on the active region, a source extending from one side of the active region, and a drain extending from another side of the active region.

7. The display device of claim 6 , one end of the signal line electrically connected to the first conductive pattern is at a same layer as the gate or the upper electrode.

8. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the insulating layer comprises an organic layer.

9. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising a thin film encapsulation layer on the insulating layer and covering the plurality of pixels and an input sensor on the thin film encapsulation layer and comprising a plurality of sensing electrodes.

10. The display device of claim 9 , wherein the signal line comprises a first signal line connected to each of the plurality of pixels and a second signal line electrically connected to each of the plurality of sensing electrodes.

11. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising a circuit board electrically connected to the signal pad; and an anisotropic conductive film located between the signal pad and the circuit board and coupling the signal pad and the circuit board.

12. A display device in which a display area and a non-display area adjacent to the display area are defined, comprising:
a plurality of pixels in the display area;
a signal line electrically connected to the plurality of pixels;
an insulating layer on the signal line; and
a signal pad in the non-display area and electrically connected to the signal line,
wherein the signal pad comprises:
a first conductive pattern in contact with the signal line; and
a second conductive pattern electrically connected to the first conductive pattern,

wherein the insulating layer is located between the first conductive pattern and the second conductive pattern,
wherein a contact hole overlapping the first conductive pattern when view in a plan view is defined in the insulating layer, and
wherein the second conductive pattern is in the contact hole, and
wherein a first thickness of the insulating layer in the non-display area is smaller than a second thickness of the insulating layer in the display area.

13. A display device comprising:
a base layer;
a plurality of electronic elements on the base layer;
a plurality of signal lines electrically connected to the plurality of electronic elements;
a plurality of signal pads connected to the plurality of signal lines; and
an insulating layer,
wherein each of the plurality of signal pads comprises:
a first conductive pattern in contact with a corresponding signal line from among the plurality of signal lines and at a different layer from that of the corresponding signal line; and
a second conductive pattern electrically connected to the first conductive pattern,

wherein the insulating layer is located between the first conductive pattern and the second conductive pattern,
wherein a contact hole overlapping the first conductive pattern is in the insulating layer when view in a plan view, and
wherein the second conductive pattern is in the contact hole.

14. The display device of claim 13 , wherein each of the plurality of signal pads further comprises a third conductive pattern located between the first conductive pattern and the second conductive pattern and electrically connected to the first conductive pattern and the second conductive pattern.

15. The display device of claim 13 , wherein the first conductive pattern further comprises a first portion and a second portion extending from the first portion in a first direction,
wherein when viewed in the plan view, the first portion overlaps the corresponding signal line, and
wherein when viewed in the plan view, the second portion overlaps the second conductive pattern.

16. The display device of claim 15 , wherein when viewed in the plan view, the contact hole overlaps the second portion.

17. The display device of claim 13 , wherein the insulating layer comprises an organic layer.

18. The display device of claim 13 , further comprising a thin film encapsulation layer on the insulating layer and covering a plurality of pixels and an input sensor on the thin film encapsulation layer and comprising a plurality of sensing electrodes, and
wherein the plurality of signal lines comprises a first signal line connected to each of the plurality of pixels and a second signal line electrically connected to each of the plurality of sensing electrodes.

Assignees

• Samsung Display Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Keonwoo
• Kim Deukjong
• Lee Dong-Hyun
• Choi Deok-Young

Classifications

• H10K59/8731

  multilayered coatings having a repetitive structure, e.g. having multiple organic-inorganic bilayers · CPC title

• H10K59/131 Primary

  Interconnections, e.g. wiring lines or terminals · CPC title

• G02F1/13458 Primary

  Terminal pads · CPC title

• H10K2102/00

  Constructional details relating to the organic devices covered by this subclass · CPC title

• H10K59/40

  OLEDs integrated with touch screens · CPC title