Display substrate and preparation method thereof, and display apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12199081-B2
Application number	US-202017299798-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 31, 2020
Priority date	Aug 31, 2020
Publication date	Jan 14, 2025
Grant date	Jan 14, 2025

Abstract

Provided is a display substrate, which includes a base substrate, a circuit structure layer disposed on the base substrate, multiple ultrasonic sensing elements and multiple micro light-emitting elements. The multiple ultrasonic sensing elements are disposed on a side of the circuit structure layer away from the base substrate, and are electrically connected to the circuit structure layer, and the multiple light-emitting elements are disposed on the side of the circuit structure layer away from the base substrate, and are electrically connected to the circuit structure layer. An orthographic projection of the multiple ultrasonic sensing elements on the base substrate does not overlap with an orthographic projection of the multiple micro light-emitting elements on the base substrate.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display substrate, comprising:
a base substrate;
a circuit structure layer disposed on the base substrate;
a plurality of ultrasonic sensing elements, which are disposed on a side of the circuit structure layer away from the base substrate, and are electrically connected to the circuit structure layer; and
a micro light-emitting element, which is disposed on the side of the circuit structure layer away from the base substrate, and is electrically connected to the circuit structure layer;
wherein an orthographic projection of the plurality of ultrasonic sensing elements on the base substrate does not overlap with an orthographic projection of the micro light-emitting element on the base substrate, and the plurality of ultrasonic sensing elements and the micro light-emitting element are disposed side by side, so that an ultrasonic signal does not pass through the circuit structure layer;
the display substrate further comprises: a transparent organic insulating layer disposed on a side of the micro light-emitting element away from the base substrate, wherein the transparent organic insulating layer covers the micro light-emitting element;
each of the plurality of ultrasonic sensing elements comprises a piezoelectric functional layer;
the transparent organic insulating layer is in direct contact with the piezoelectric functional layers of the plurality of ultrasonic sensing elements, and an orthographic projection of the transparent organic insulating layer on the base substrate does not overlap with an orthographic projection of the piezoelectric functional layers of the plurality of ultrasonic sensing elements on the base substrate;
wherein at least one ultrasonic sensing element of the plurality of ultrasonic sensing elements further comprises: a transmit electrode and a receive electrode; the transmit electrode is located on a side of the piezoelectric functional layer away from the base substrate; the receive electrode is located on a side of the piezoelectric functional layer close to the base substrate and is electrically connected to the circuit structure layer;
wherein the transmit electrode is in direct contact with the piezoelectric functional layer, and an insulating layer is disposed between the receive electrode and the piezoelectric functional layer.

2. The display substrate according to claim 1 , wherein the circuit structure layer comprises a first light-emitting drive circuit and a plurality of ultrasonic detection circuits; the plurality of ultrasonic detection circuits are connected to the plurality of ultrasonic sensing elements in one-to-one correspondence; and the first light-emitting drive circuit is connected to the micro light-emitting element; or,
the circuit structure layer comprises a plurality of second light-emitting drive circuits having an ultrasonic detection function, wherein the plurality of second light-emitting drive circuits are connected to the plurality of ultrasonic sensing elements in one-to-one correspondence and the plurality of second light-emitting drive circuits are connected to the micro light-emitting element.

3. The display substrate according to claim 2 , wherein the circuit structure layer further comprises a common electrode;
the micro light-emitting element comprises a light-emitting part, and a first electrode and a second electrode which are connected to the light-emitting part; the first electrode is electrically connected to a corresponding first light-emitting drive circuit or a corresponding second light-emitting drive circuit, and the second electrode is electrically connected to a common electrode line.

4. The display substrate according to claim 3 , further comprising: a first connection electrode and a second connection electrode; the first electrode of the micro light-emitting element is electrically connected to the corresponding first light-emitting drive circuit or the corresponding second light-emitting drive circuit through the first connection electrode, and the second electrode of the micro light-emitting element is electrically connected to the common electrode line through the second connection electrode.

5. The display substrate according to claim 4 , wherein the first connection electrode and the second connection electrode and the receive electrode of the at least one ultrasonic sensing element are disposed in a same layer.

6. The display substrate according to claim 1 , wherein the base substrate comprises a display region and an ultrasonic sensing region located on a side of the display region; the plurality of ultrasonic sensing elements are located in the ultrasonic sensing region, and the micro light-emitting element is located in the display region.

7. The display substrate according to claim 6 , wherein the base substrate further comprises a bonding region located on a side of the display region; the bonding region comprises a plurality of bonding electrodes; the plurality of bonding electrodes and the circuit structure layer are located on a same side of the base substrate, or the plurality of bonding electrodes and the circuit structure layer are located on different sides of the base substrate.

8. The display substrate according to claim 7 , wherein the plurality of bonding electrodes and the circuit structure layer are located on different sides of the base substrate, and the bonding region further comprises a fan-out lead layer located on the same side of the base substrate as the circuit structure layer; the fan-out lead layer comprises a fan-out lead, and the fan-out lead is connected to at least one of the bonding electrodes through a via hole penetrating through the base substrate.

9. The display substrate according to claim 7 , wherein the circuit structure layer comprises an active layer, a first gate metal layer, a second gate metal layer and a source and drain metal layer which are sequentially disposed on the base substrate.

10. The display substrate according to claim 9 , wherein the plurality of bonding electrodes and the circuit structure layer are located on the same side of the base substrate, and the plurality of bonding electrodes and the source and drain metal layer are disposed in a same layer.

11. A display apparatus, comprising the display substrate according to claim 1 .

12. A method for preparing a display substrate, comprising:
forming a circuit structure layer on a base substrate; and
forming a micro light-emitting element and a plurality of ultrasonic sensing elements on a side of the circuit structure layer away from the base substrate; wherein the micro light-emitting element is electrically connected to the circuit structure layer and the plurality of ultrasonic sensing elements are electrically connected to the circuit structure layer, and an orthographic projection of the plurality of ultrasonic sensing elements on the base substrate does not overlap with an orthographic projection of the micro light-emitting element on the base substrate, and the plurality of ultrasonic sensing elements and the micro light-emitting element are disposed side by side, so that an ultrasonic signal does not pass through the circuit structure layer;
wherein the method is used for preparing the display substrate according to claim 1 .

13. The preparation method according to claim 12 , further comprising: forming a transparent organic insulating layer covering the micro light-emitting element on a side of the micro light-emitting element away from the base substrate;
wherein each of the plurality of ultrasonic sensing elements comprises a piezoelectric functional layer; the transparent organic insulating layer is in direct contact with t

Assignees

• Boe Technology Group Co Ltd

Inventors

• Liu Wenqu
• Zhang Feng
• Yao Qi
• Cui Zhao
• Dong Liwen
• Lv Zhijun
• Hou Dongfei
• Meng Detian
• Song Xiaoxin
• Wang Libo

Classifications

• H10W72/01904

  using temporary auxiliary members, e.g. using sacrificial coatings or handle substrates · CPC title

• H10W72/952

  comprising metals or metalloids, e.g. PbSn, Ag or Cu · CPC title

• H10W72/942

  relative to underlying supporting features, e.g. bond pads, RDLs or vias · CPC title

• H10W72/923

  Bond pads having multiple stacked layers · CPC title

• H10W72/90

  Bond pads, in general · CPC title