Display device with a driving voltage line that overlaps a transistor and a pixel electrode

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12120930-B2
Application number	US-202318221944-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 14, 2023
Priority date	May 11, 2016
Publication date	Oct 15, 2024
Grant date	Oct 15, 2024

Abstract

A display device includes: a plurality of pixels each including a driving thin film transistor and a storage capacitor, wherein each of the pixels further includes: a driving semiconductor layer including a driving channel region, a driving source region, and a driving drain region; a first electrode layer, a portion of the first electrode layer overlapping the driving channel region; a second electrode layer overlapping the first electrode layer; a node connection line having a first side connected to the first electrode layer; a pixel electrode overlapping the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer; and a shielding layer between the first electrode layer and the pixel electrode and overlapping the first electrode layer, the node connection fine, and the pixel electrode.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display device comprising:
a first transistor comprising a first semiconductor layer and a first gate electrode on the first semiconductor layer;
a storage capacitor overlapping the first semiconductor layer and comprising a first electrode and a second electrode on the first electrode;
a data line extending in a first direction;
a second transistor electrically coupled to the data line, the second transistor comprising a second semiconductor layer and a second gate electrode on the second semiconductor layer;
a third transistor electrically coupled to the first transistor, the third transistor comprising a third semiconductor layer and a third gate electrode on the third semiconductor layer;
a light emitting diode including a pixel electrode, an opposite electrode, and an emission layer between the pixel electrode and the opposite electrode; and
a driving voltage line extending in the first direction, wherein the driving voltage line comprises:
an extending part extending in the first direction; and
a protrusion part protruding from the extending part along a second direction crossing the first direction, and
wherein the driving voltage line overlaps the third transistor and the pixel electrode and extends continuously from the third transistor to overlap the storage capacitor and the first transistor.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein a part of the driving voltage line overlaps the first gate electrode and the first electrode of the storage capacitor.

3. The display device of claim 2 , wherein the part of the driving voltage line overlaps the pixel electrode of the light emitting diode.

4. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising a node connection line electrically connected to the first gate electrode of the first transistor and the third semiconductor layer of the third transistor.

5. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising a fourth transistor electrically connected to the first transistor and the pixel electrode of the light emitting diode, wherein the fourth transistor comprises:
a fourth semiconductor layer; and
a fourth gate electrode, and
wherein an intermediate connection layer is disposed on the fourth semiconductor layer and electrically connected to the fourth semiconductor layer, and an auxiliary connection layer is disposed on the intermediate connection layer and electrically connected to the intermediate connection layer, and
wherein the pixel electrode is electrically connected to and is directly in contact with the auxiliary connection layer.

6. The display device of claim 5 , wherein the driving voltage line is on a same layer as the auxiliary connection layer.

7. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first semiconductor layer comprises a polycrystalline silicon.

8. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the third semiconductor layer comprises an oxide semiconductor.

9. A display device comprising:
a first transistor comprising a first semiconductor layer and a first gate electrode on the first semiconductor layer;
a storage capacitor overlapping the first semiconductor layer and comprising a first electrode and a second electrode on the first electrode;
a data line extending in a first direction;
a second transistor electrically coupled to the data line, the second transistor comprising a second semiconductor layer and a second gate electrode on the second semiconductor layer;
a third transistor electrically coupled to the first transistor, the third transistor comprising a third semiconductor layer and a third gate electrode on the third semiconductor layer;
a light emitting diode including a pixel electrode, an opposite electrode, and an emission layer between the pixel electrode and the opposite electrode; and
a driving voltage line extending in the first direction, wherein the driving voltage line comprises:
an extending part extending in the first direction; and
a protrusion part protruding from the extending part along a second direction crossing the first direction, and
wherein the driving voltage line overlaps the third transistor and the pixel electrode,
the display device further comprising a fourth transistor electrically connected to the first transistor and the pixel electrode of the light emitting diode, wherein the fourth transistor comprises:
a fourth semiconductor layer; and
a fourth gate electrode, and
wherein an intermediate connection layer is disposed on the fourth semiconductor layer and electrically connected to the fourth semiconductor layer, and an auxiliary connection layer is disposed on the intermediate connection layer and electrically connected to the intermediate connection layer, and
wherein the pixel electrode is electrically connected to and is directly in contact with the auxiliary connection layer.

10. The display device of claim 9 , wherein the driving voltage line is on a same layer as the auxiliary connection layer.

Assignees

• Samsung Display Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Seungkyu
• Kwon Taehoon
• Kim Byungsun

Classifications

• H10W42/20

  protecting against electromagnetic or particle radiation, e.g. light, X-rays, gamma-rays or electrons · CPC title

• H10D86/60

  wherein the TFTs are in active matrices · CPC title

• H10D86/441 Primary

  Interconnections, e.g. scanning lines · CPC title

• H10K59/1216

  the pixel elements being capacitors · CPC title

• H10K59/1213 Primary

  the pixel elements being TFTs · CPC title