Display device with driving IC having output pads with different heights

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12016223-B2
Application number	US-202117352991-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 21, 2021
Priority date	Nov 5, 2020
Publication date	Jun 18, 2024
Grant date	Jun 18, 2024

Abstract

A display device includes a substrate including a display area and a pad area, a display structure disposed in the display area on the substrate, and a driving integrated circuit disposed in the pad area on the substrate and including a circuit part including an input area, a first output area adjacent to the display area, and a second output area between the input area and the first output area, upper output bumps disposed in the first output area on a bottom surface of the circuit part, and lower output bumps disposed in the second output area on the bottom surface of the circuit part. First output pads are disposed between the substrate and the upper output bumps, and have a first height. Second output pads are disposed between the substrate and the lower output bumps, and have a second height smaller than the first height.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display device comprising:
a substrate including a display area and a pad area;
a display structure disposed in the display area on the substrate;
a driving integrated circuit disposed in the pad area on the substrate, and including:
a circuit part including an input area, a first output area adjacent to the display area, and a second output area between the input area and the first output area;
upper output bumps disposed in the first output area on a bottom surface of the circuit part; and
lower output bumps disposed in the second output area on the bottom surface of the circuit part;

first output pads disposed between the substrate and the upper output bumps, and having a first height; and
second output pads disposed between the substrate and the lower output bumps, and having a second height that is smaller than the first height, wherein
the circuit part consists of a single body upon which are attached both the upper output bumps and the lower output bumps.

2. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising a conductive film disposed between the driving integrated circuit and the substrate.

3. The display device of claim 2 , wherein the conductive film includes:
a film layer;
first conductive balls disposed inside the film layer, overlapping the second output area, and having a first diameter; and
second conductive balls disposed inside the film layer, overlapping the first output area, and having a second diameter that is greater than the first diameter.

4. The display device of claim 3 , wherein
at least one of the first conductive balls electrically connects at least one of the first output pads to at least one of the upper output bumps, the at least one of the upper output bumps overlapping the at least one of the first output pads, and
at least one of the second conductive balls electrically connects at least one of the second output pads to at least one of the lower output bumps, the at least one of the lower output bumps overlapping the at least one of the second output pads.

5. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a lower protective film disposed on a bottom surface of the substrate; and
an adhesive layer disposed between the substrate and the lower protective film.

6. The display device of claim 5 , wherein
each of the lower protective film and the adhesive layer includes:
a first portion where the driving integrated circuit is not disposed; and
a second portion where the driving integrated circuit is disposed, and

a thickness of the first portion is greater than a thickness of the second portion.

7. The display device of claim 1 , wherein, in a plan view of the display device, a width of the first output area and the second output area in a first direction is greater than a width of the input area in the first direction.

8. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising signal pads disposed in the pad area on the substrate, and spaced apart from the driving integrated circuit in a first direction,
wherein the signal pads are arranged in a second direction and spaced apart from each other, the first direction and the second direction being orthogonal to each other.

9. The display device of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the upper output bumps is greater than a thickness of the lower output bumps.

10. The display device of claim 1 , wherein
the substrate further includes a bending area disposed between the display area and the pad area, and
the first output area of the circuit part is disposed closer to the bending area than the second output area of the circuit part.

11. The display device of claim 1 , wherein
the first height is defined as a distance from a top surface of the substrate to an uppermost surface of each of the first output pads, and
the second height is defined as a distance from the top surface of the substrate to an uppermost surface of each of the second output pads.

12. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the display structure includes:
a lower electrode;
a light emitting layer disposed on the lower electrode; and
an upper electrode disposed on the light emitting layer.

13. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the input area, the first output area, and the second output area are directly over the substrate.

14. A display device comprising:
a substrate including a display area and a pad area;
a display structure disposed in the display area on the substrate;
a driving integrated circuit disposed in the pad area on the substrate, and including:
a circuit part including an input area, a first output area adjacent to the display area, and a second output area between the input area and the first output area;
upper output bumps disposed in the first output area on a bottom surface of the circuit part; and
lower output bumps disposed in the second output area on the bottom surface of the circuit part;

first output pads disposed between the substrate and the upper output bumps, and having a first height; and
second output pads disposed between the substrate and the lower output bumps, and having a second height that is smaller than the first height, wherein
the driving integrated circuit further includes input bumps disposed in the input area on the bottom surface of the circuit part.

15. The display device of claim 14 , wherein
the input area is spaced apart from the second output area in a first direction, and
the input bumps are arranged in a second direction and spaced apart from each other, the first direction and the second direction being orthogonal to each other.

16. The display device of claim 15 , wherein, in a plan view of the display device, an area of each of the upper output bumps and the lower output bumps is smaller than an area of each of the input bumps.

17. The display device of claim 14 , wherein the input bumps include:
a reference input bump extending in a first direction;
a first input bump spaced apart from a first side of the reference input bump, and inclined at a first angle with respect to the first direction; and
a second input bump spaced apart from a second side of the reference input bump, and symmetrical to the first input bump with respect to the reference input bump.

18. The display device of claim 14 , further comprising input pads disposed between the substrate and the input bump, and having the second height.

19. A display device comprising:
a substrate including a display area and a pad area;
a display structure disposed in the display area on the substrate;
a driving integrated circuit disposed in the pad area on the substrate, and including:
a circuit part including an input area, a first output area adjacent to the display area, and a second output area between the input area and the first output area;
upper output bumps disposed in the first output area on a bottom surface of the circuit part; and
lower output bumps disposed in the second output area on the bottom surface of the circuit part;

first output pads disposed between the substrate and the upper output bumps, and having a first height; and
second output pads disposed between the substrate and the lower output bumps, and having a second height that is smaller than the first height, wherein
the upper output bumps include:
a reference upper output bump extending in a first direction;
a first upper output bump spaced apart from a first side of the reference upper output bump, and inclined at a first angle with respect to the first direction; and
a second upper output b

Assignees

• Samsung Display Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Hongam
• Cho Youngmin

Classifications

• G09F9/301

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