Display device, display panel and fabrication method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12238986-B2
Application number	US-202017441738-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 16, 2020
Priority date	Dec 16, 2020
Publication date	Feb 25, 2025
Grant date	Feb 25, 2025

Abstract

This disclosure provides a display device, a display panel, and a fabrication method thereof. The display panel includes a driving backplane, a first electrode layer, a pixel definition layer, a light-emitting functional layer, and a second electrode layer. The first electrode layer is arranged on a side surface of the driving backplane and includes a first electrode and a transferring ring. The pixel definition layer covers the first electrode layer and the driving backplane. The light-emitting functional layer is arranged on a surface of the first electrode layer facing away from the driving backplane, and the light-emitting functional layer is in a range of a transferring area of the driving backplane. The second electrode layer covers the pixel definition layer and the light-emitting functional layer. A boundary of the second electrode layer is inside a boundary of the pixel definition layer and is connected with the transferring ring.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display panel, comprising:
a driving backplane having a pixel circuit area, a transferring area surrounding the pixel circuit area, and a peripheral area surrounding the transferring area;
a first electrode layer arranged on a side surface of the driving backplane and comprising a first electrode and a transferring ring, the first electrode being located in the pixel circuit area, and the transferring ring being located in the transferring area and surrounding the pixel circuit area;
a pixel definition layer covering the first electrode layer and the driving backplane, and exposing the first electrode and the transferring ring;
a light-emitting functional layer arranged on a surface of the first electrode layer facing away from the driving backplane, an orthographic projection of the light-emitting functional layer on the driving backplane being within a range surrounded by the transferring area; and
a second electrode layer covering the pixel definition layer and the light-emitting functional layer, a boundary of the second electrode layer being located inside a boundary of the pixel definition layer, the second electrode layer being connected with the transferring ring, the second electrode layer having an electrode edge portion, and the electrode edge portion being an annular area extending inward from the boundary of the second electrode layer wherein:
at least part of an orthographic projection of the electrode edge portion on the driving backplane is within the transferring area, and a thickness of the electrode edge portion decreases gradually towards a boundary of the driving backplane, and
the display panel further comprises:
a light extraction layer covering the second electrode layer, an end boundary of the light extraction layer where the light extraction layer ceases to exist being located inside an end boundary of the pixel definition layer where the pixel definition layer ceases to exist, the light extraction layer having an extraction edge portion covering the electrode edge portion, the extraction edge portion being an annular area extending inward from the boundary of the light extraction layer, and an orthographic projection of the extraction edge portion on the driving backplane being at least partially within the transferring area; and
a color film layer arranged at a side of the light extraction layer facing away from the driving backplane, the color film layer comprising a pixel area and an edge area surrounding the pixel area, an orthographic projection of the pixel area on the driving backplane being within the pixel circuit area, an orthographic projection of the edge area on the driving backplane covering the transferring area and extends into the peripheral area, an end boundary of the edge area where the edge area ceases to exist is aligned with an end boundary of the driving backplane where the driving backplane ceases to exist and the edge area being a light shielding structure.

2. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein:
an orthographic projection of the transferring ring on the driving backplane at least partially coincides with the orthographic projection of the electrode edge portion on the driving backplane; and
the orthographic projection of the transferring ring on the driving backplane at least partially coincides with the orthographic projection of the extraction edge portion on the driving backplane.

3. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein a distance between the boundary of the light extraction layer and the boundary of the pixel definition layer is not less than 300 μm.

4. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein:
the edge area comprises a first filter layer and a second filter layer which are sequentially laminated in a direction facing away from the driving backplane, the first filter layer is capable of transmitting light of a first color, and the second filter layer is capable of transmitting light of a second color;
the first color and the second color are different.

5. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the edge area is greater than a thickness of the pixel area.

6. The display panel according to claim 4 , wherein the first color is red and the second color is blue.

7. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the display panel further comprises a transparent cover plate arranged at a side of the color film layer facing away from the driving backplane, and a boundary of an orthographic projection of the transparent cover plate on the driving backplane coincides with the boundary of the driving backplane.

8. A fabrication method of a display panel, comprising:
forming a driving backplane, the driving backplane having a pixel circuit area, a transferring area surrounding the pixel circuit area, and a peripheral area surrounding the transferring area;
forming a first electrode layer on a side surface of the driving backplane, the first electrode layer comprising a first electrode and a transferring ring, the first electrode being located in the pixel circuit area, and the transferring ring being located in the transferring area and surrounding the pixel circuit area;
forming a pixel definition layer covering the first electrode layer and the driving backplane, the pixel definition layer exposing the first electrode and the transferring ring;
forming a light-emitting functional layer at a side of the first electrode layer facing away from the driving backplane, an orthographic projection of the light-emitting functional layer on the driving backplane being within a range surrounded by the transferring area;
forming a second electrode layer covering the pixel definition layer and the light-emitting functional layer; a boundary of the second electrode layer being located inside a boundary of the pixel definition layer, and the second electrode layer being connected with the transferring ring; the second electrode layer having an electrode edge portion, and the electrode edge portion being an annular area extending inward from the boundary of the second electrode layer; at least part of an orthographic projection of the electrode edge portion on the driving backplane being within the transferring area, and a thickness of the electrode edge portion decreasing gradually towards a boundary of the driving backplane;
forming a light extraction layer covering the second electrode layer, an end boundary of the light extraction layer where the light extraction layer ceases to exist being located inside an end boundary of the pixel definition layer where the pixel definition layer ceases to exist, the light extraction layer having an extraction edge portion covering the electrode edge portion, the extraction edge portion being an annular area extending inward from the boundary of the light extraction layer, and an orthographic projection of the extraction edge portion on the driving backplane being at least partially located in the transferring area; and
forming a color film layer at a side of the light extraction layer facing away from the driving backplane, the color film layer comprising a pixel area and an edge area surrounding the pixel area, an orthographic projection of the pixel area on the driving backplane being located in the pixel circuit area, an orthographic projection of the edge area on the driving backplane covering the transferring area and extending into the peripheral area, an end boundary of the edge area where the edge area ceases to exist is aligned with an end boundary of the driving backplane where the driving backplane ceases to exist and the edge area being a light shielding structure.

9. The fabrication method according to claim 8 , wherein after forming the light extraction laye

Assignees

• Boe Technology Group Co Ltd

Inventors

• Li Yunlong
• Lu Pengcheng
• Fan Longfei
• Li Dongsheng
• Zhu Zhijian
• Tian Yuanlan

Classifications

• H10K59/88

  Dummy elements, i.e. elements having non-functional features · CPC title

• H10K59/875

  Arrangements for extracting light from the devices · CPC title

• H10K59/873

  Encapsulations · CPC title

• H10K59/1201

  Manufacture or treatment · CPC title

• H10K71/00

  Manufacture or treatment specially adapted for the organic devices covered by this subclass · CPC title