Display panel interconnection line configurations

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12108641-B2
Application number	US-202117500160-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 13, 2021
Priority date	Sep 19, 2019
Publication date	Oct 1, 2024
Grant date	Oct 1, 2024

Abstract

A display panel includes a substrate. The substrate includes a display area, a bonding area disposed on one side of the display area and a fan-out area disposed between the bonding area and the display area. The fan-out area includes at least two metal layers, a first planarization layer and a first interconnection line layer which are stacked on a surface of the substrate.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display panel, comprising:
a substrate comprising a display area, a bonding area disposed on one side of the display area and a fan-out area disposed between the bonding area and the display area;
wherein the fan-out area comprises at least two metal layers, a first planarization layer and a first interconnection line layer which are stacked on a surface of the substrate; and
wherein the fan-out area further comprises a third insulating layer disposed between two adjacent metal layers of the at least two metal layers.

2. The display panel of claim 1 , wherein the first interconnection line layer comprises a plurality of first interconnection lines, and a distance between two adjacent ones of the plurality of first interconnection lines is less than or equal to 8 microns.

3. The display panel of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of first interconnection lines extend along an extending direction of a boundary where the display area intersects the fan-out area.

4. The display panel of claim 1 , wherein a range of a thickness of the first planarization layer is 1 micron to 2 microns.

5. The display panel of claim 1 , further comprising:
a first insulating layer disposed between the at least two metal layers and the first planarization layer.

6. The display panel of claim 1 , wherein the substrate further comprises a bending area disposed between the fan-out area and the bonding area;
wherein the bending area comprises an organic layer disposed on the surface of the substrate, and the first planarization layer and the organic layer are disposed in a same layer.

7. The display panel of claim 6 , wherein the bending area further comprises a first metal layer disposed on a side of the organic layer facing away from the substrate, and the first metal layer and the first interconnection line layer are disposed in a same layer.

8. The display panel of claim 7 , wherein the first metal layer comprises a plurality of first metal wires, and the plurality of first metal wires comprise at least one leading-out wire which leads at least one data line of the display area and at least one power line of the display area to the bonding area.

9. The display panel of claim 1 , wherein the fan-out area further comprises a second insulating layer, a second planarization layer and a second interconnection line layer which are stacked on a side of the first interconnection line layer facing away from the substrate, and the second planarization layer covers the display area.

10. The display panel of claim 9 , wherein at least one of a scanning signal line, a resetting signal line and a power leading-out wire is disposed in the first interconnection line layer or the second interconnection line layer.

11. The display panel of claim 9 , wherein the display area comprises a gate layer, a capacitor plate layer, a source drain layer and a power signal layer which are stacked on the substrate;
the at least two metal layers comprise a second metal layer and a third metal layer, and a third insulating layer is disposed between the second metal layer and the third metal layer; and
the second metal layer and the gate layer are disposed in a same layer, the third metal layer and the capacitor plate layer are disposed in a same layer, the first interconnection line layer and the source drain layer are disposed in a same layer, and the second interconnection line layer and the power signal layer are disposed in a same layer.

12. The display panel of claim 2 , wherein each of the plurality of first interconnection lines adopts a stacked structure of Ti/Al/Ti; and
wherein the first planarization layer is made of an organic adhesive.

13. The display panel of claim 6 , wherein the bending area further comprises a fourth metal layer, the fan-out area further comprises a second interconnection line layer disposed on a side of the first interconnection line layer facing away from the substrate, and the fourth metal layer and the second interconnection line layer are disposed in a same layer.

14. The display panel of claim 13 , wherein the fourth metal layer and the second interconnection line layer both adopt a stacked structure of Ti/Al/Ti; and
wherein the bending area is bent towards a side of the substrate facing away from a light-emitting surface of the display panel.

15. The display panel of claim 13 , wherein the bending area further comprises a first metal layer disposed on a side of the organic layer facing away from the substrate, the first metal layer and the fourth metal layer comprise at least one leading-out wire which leads at least one data line of the display area and at least one power line of the display area to the bonding area.

16. A display panel, comprising:
a substrate comprising a display area, a bonding area disposed on one side of the display area and a fan-out area disposed between the bonding area and the display area;
wherein the fan-out area comprises at least two metal layers, a first planarization layer and a first interconnection line layer which are stacked on a surface of the substrate;
wherein the substrate further comprises a bending area disposed between the fan-out area and the bonding area; and
wherein the bending area comprises an organic layer disposed on the surface of the substrate, and the first planarization layer and the organic layer are disposed in a same layer.

17. The display panel of claim 16 , wherein the bending area further comprises a first metal layer disposed on a side of the organic layer facing away from the substrate, and the first metal layer and the first interconnection line layer are disposed in a same layer.

18. The display panel of claim 17 , wherein the first metal layer comprises a plurality of first metal wires, and the plurality of first metal wires comprise at least one leading-out wire which leads at least one data line of the display area and at least one power line of the display area to the bonding area.

19. A display panel, comprising:
a substrate comprising a display area, a bonding area disposed on one side of the display area and a fan-out area disposed between the bonding area and the display area;
wherein the fan-out area comprises at least two metal layers, a first planarization layer and a first interconnection line layer which are stacked on a surface of the substrate;
wherein the fan-out area further comprises a second insulating layer, a second planarization layer and a second interconnection line layer which are stacked on a side of the first interconnection line layer facing away from the substrate, and the second planarization layer covers the display area.

20. The display panel of claim 19 , wherein the display area comprises a gate layer, a capacitor plate layer, a source drain layer and a power signal layer which are stacked on the substrate;
the at least two metal layers comprise a second metal layer and a third metal layer, and a third insulating layer is disposed between the second metal layer and the third metal layer; and
the second metal layer and the gate layer are disposed in a same layer, the third metal layer and the capacitor plate layer are disposed in a same layer, the first interconnection line layer and the source drain layer are disposed in a same layer, and the second interconnection line layer and the power signal layer are disposed in a same layer.

Assignees

• Kunshan New Flat Panel Display Technology Ct Co Ltd
• Kunshan Govisionox Optoelectronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Sun Guangyuan
• Han Zhenzhen
• Hu Siming
• Zhu Zhengyong

Classifications

• H10K2102/341

  Short-circuit prevention · CPC title

• H10K59/131 Primary

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