Display substrate comprising silicon organic glass layer, display apparatus, and method of fabricating display substrate

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12075664-B2
Application number	US-201916971673-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 4, 2019
Priority date	Nov 4, 2019
Publication date	Aug 27, 2024
Grant date	Aug 27, 2024

Abstract

A display substrate having a plurality of subpixels is provided. A respective one of the plurality of subpixels includes a light emitting element; a first thin film transistor configured to driving light emission of the light emitting element; and a light emitting brightness value detector. The light emitting brightness value detector includes a second thin film transistor; and a photosensor electrically connected to the second thin film transistor and configured to detect a light emitting brightness value. The display substrate further includes a silicon organic glass layer on a side of at least one of the first thin film transistor or the second thin film transistor away from a base substrate; and the photosensor is on a side of the silicon organic glass layer away from the base substrate.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display substrate, comprising a plurality of subpixels;
wherein a respective one of the plurality of subpixels comprises:
a light emitting element;
a first thin film transistor configured to drive light emission of the light emitting element; and
a light emitting brightness value detector;
wherein the light emitting brightness value detector comprises:
a second thin film transistor; and
a photosensor electrically connected to the second thin film transistor and configured to detect a light emitting brightness value;
wherein the display substrate further comprises a stacked structure;
the stacked structure comprises, sequentially,
a base substrate;
the first thin film transistor and the second thin film transistor stacked on the base substrate;
a silicon organic glass layer stacked on at least one of the first thin film transistor or the second thin film transistor;
a conductive protection layer stacked on the silicon organic glass layer; and
the photosensor stacked on the conductive protection layer;
wherein the conductive protection layer extends through the silicon organic glass layer;
the conductive protection layer comprises a first conductive protection block and a second conductive protection block:
an orthographic projection of the first conductive protection block on the base substrate covers the orthographic projection of at least a channel part of the first thin film transistor on the base substrate; and
an orthographic projection of the second conductive protection block on the base substrate covers the orthographic projection of at least a channel part of the second thin film transistor on the base substrate.

2. The display substrate of claim 1 , wherein the conductive protection layer further comprises a first connecting electrode and a second connecting electrode respectively in a same layer as the first conductive protection block and the second conductive protection block;
the first connecting electrode electrically connects a drain electrode of the first thin film transistor with the light emitting element; and
the second connecting electrode electrically connects the photosensor with a source electrode of the second thin film transistor.

3. The display substrate of claim 1 , wherein an orthographic projection of the second connecting electrode on the base substrate covers an orthographic projection of the photosensor on the base substrate.

4. The display substrate of claim 1 , further comprising a first passivation layer between the silicon organic glass layer and the conductive protection layer;
wherein the first connecting electrode extends through the first passivation layer and the silicon organic glass layer to connect to the drain electrode of the first thin film transistor; and
the second connecting electrode extends through the first passivation layer and the silicon organic glass layer to connect to the source electrode of the second thin film transistor.

5. The display substrate of claim 4 , wherein the first conductive protection block extends through the first passivation layer and the silicon organic glass layer to connect to a gate electrode of the first thin film transistor; and
the second conductive protection block extends through the first passivation layer and the silicon organic glass layer to connect to a gate electrode of the second thin film transistor.

6. The display substrate of claim 1 , further comprising a second passivation layer on a side of the photosensor and the conductive protection layer away from the base substrate;
an insulating layer on a side of the second passivation layer away from the base substrate; and
a first electrode of the light emitting element and a bias voltage signal line on a side of the insulating layer away from the base substrate;
wherein the bias voltage signal line extends through the insulating layer and the second passivation layer to connect to a bias electrode;
the bias electrode is electrically connected to the photosensor; and
the first electrode of the light emitting element and the bias voltage signal line are in a same layer and are made of a same substantially transparent conductive material.

7. The display substrate of claim 1 , wherein an orthographic projection of a source electrode of the second thin film transistor on the base substrate covers an orthographic projection of the photosensor on the base substrate.

8. The display substrate of claim 1 , wherein the photosensor comprises a first polarity region connected to a bias electrode, a second polarity region connected to a source electrode of the first thin film transistor, and a diode junction connecting the first polarity region and the second polarity region; and
at least the second polarity region comprises amorphous silicon.

9. The display substrate of claim 1 , further comprising a color filter in a subpixel region and between the light emitting element and the silicon organic glass layer.

10. The display substrate of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of read lines; and
a compensation circuit connected to the plurality of read lines, and configured to adjust light emitting brightness values of the plurality of subpixel areas to target brightness values;
wherein a respective one of the plurality of read lines is configured to transmit signals detected by the light emitting brightness value detector.

11. A display apparatus, comprising the display substrate of claim 1 , and one or more integrated circuits connected to the display substrate.

12. A method of fabricating a display substrate, comprising forming a plurality of subpixels;
wherein forming a respective one of the plurality of subpixels comprises:
forming a light emitting element;
forming a first thin film transistor configured to driving light emission of the light emitting element; and
forming a light emitting brightness value detector;
wherein forming the light emitting brightness value detector comprises:
forming a second thin film transistor; and
forming a photosensor electrically connected to the second thin film transistor and configured to detect a light emitting brightness value;
wherein the method comprises forming a stacked structure;
forming the stacked structure comprises, sequentially,
forming the first thin film transistor and the second thin film transistor stacked on a base substrate;
forming a silicon organic glass layer stacked on at least one of the first thin film transistor or the second thin film transistor;
forming the conductive protection layer stacked on the silicon organic glass layer; and
forming the photosensor stacked on the conductive protection laver;
wherein the conductive protection layer extends through the silicon organic glass layer;
wherein forming the conductive protection layer comprises forming a first conductive protection block and forming a second conductive protection block;
the first conductive protection block and the second conductive protection block are formed in a same layer in a same patterning process using a same conductive material and a same mask plate;
an orthographic projection of the first conductive protection block on the base substrate covers the orthographic projection of at least a channel part of the first thin film transistor on the base substrate; and
an orthographic projection of the second conductive protection block on the base substrate covers the orthographic projection of at least a channel part of the second thin film transistor on the base substrate.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein forming the conductive protection layer further comprises forming a first connecting elect

Assignees

• Boe Technology Group Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wang Guoying
• Lin Yicheng
• Wang Ling
• Song Zhen
• Xu Pan
• Zhang Xing
• Han Ying
• Gao Zhan

Classifications

• H10K59/13 Primary

  comprising photosensors that control luminance · CPC title

• H10K59/65 Primary

  OLEDs integrated with inorganic image sensors · CPC title

• H10D86/60

  wherein the TFTs are in active matrices · CPC title

• H10D86/40 Primary

  characterised by multiple TFTs · CPC title

• H10K59/124

  Insulating layers formed between TFT elements and OLED elements · CPC title