Display Panel, Display Device And Manufacturing Method Of A Display Panel

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2020310180-A1
Application number	US-201916719429-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 18, 2019
Priority date	Mar 29, 2019
Publication date	Oct 1, 2020
Grant date	—

Abstract

Provided are a display panel, a display device and a manufacturing method of a display panel. The display panel includes: a display region including a first display region and a second display region. In the first display region, a surface of a first substrate facing towards a second substrate is provided with a plurality of organic light emitting elements. In the second display region, a surface of the second substrate facing towards the first substrate is provided with a plurality of Micro Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) and a plurality of second traces. An encapsulation frame is further configured between the first substrate and the second substrate, and the encapsulation frame is disposed in a frame region and surrounds the display region. In the frame region, the surface of the first substrate facing towards the second substrate is provided with a plurality of first traces.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A display panel, comprising: a first substrate and a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate;
wherein the display panel comprises: a display region and a frame region surrounding the display region, wherein the display region comprises a first display region and a second display region, the second display region is reused as a sensor reserved region, and the second display region comprises a light transmitting region and a light emitting region; wherein in the first display region, a surface of the first substrate facing towards the second substrate is provided with a plurality of organic light emitting elements; wherein in the second display region, a surface of the second substrate facing towards the first substrate is provided with a plurality of Micro Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) and a plurality of second traces, and the plurality of Micro LEDs are disposed in the light emitting region; wherein an encapsulation frame is further configured between the first substrate and the second substrate, and the encapsulation frame is disposed in the frame region and surrounds the display region; wherein in the frame region, the surface of the first substrate facing towards the second substrate is provided with a plurality of first traces; wherein vertical projections of the plurality of first traces on the first substrate are at least partially overlapped with a vertical projection of the encapsulation frame on the first substrate; and wherein the plurality of second traces are electrically connected to the plurality of Micro LEDs, the plurality of second traces extend to the frame region, wherein a conductive structure is configured in the encapsulation frame, and the plurality of second traces are electrically connected to the plurality of first traces through the conductive structure in the encapsulation frame.

2 . The display panel of claim 1 , wherein the frame region comprises a binding region;
wherein the binding region and the second display region are disposed on two opposite sides of the first display region; and wherein one end of each of the plurality of first traces is electrically connected to one of the plurality of second traces through the conductive structure in the encapsulation frame, and the other end of the each of the plurality of first traces extend to the binding region.

3 . The display panel of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of first traces are disposed in a first trace layer, wherein the first trace layer is reused as a reflection metal layer.

4 . The display panel of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of conductive pads, a plurality of auxiliary conductive pads and an intermediate insulating layer;
wherein the plurality of conductive pads are disposed between the encapsulation frame and the plurality of first traces, wherein the intermediate insulating layer is disposed between the plurality of conductive pads and the plurality of first traces, wherein the intermediate insulating layer comprises a plurality of via holes, wherein the plurality of auxiliary conductive pads are disposed in a same layer as the plurality of second traces, and each of the plurality of auxiliary conductive pads are electrically connected to a respective one of the plurality of second traces; and wherein the plurality of first traces are electrically connected to the plurality of conductive pads in one-to-one correspondence through the plurality of via holes of the intermediate insulating layer, and the plurality of conductive pads are electrically connected to the plurality of second traces in one-to-one correspondence through the conductive structure in the encapsulation frame.

5 . The display panel of claim 4 , wherein in the first display region, a driving circuit is disposed on one side of the first substrate facing towards the second substrate, and wherein the driving circuit at least comprises a first metal layer and a second metal layer which are stacked in a direction facing away from the first substrate;
wherein the plurality of first traces and the first metal layer are formed in a same process step by using a same material; and/or wherein the plurality of conductive pads and the second metal layer are formed in a same process step by using a same material.

6 . The display panel of claim 4 ,
wherein the plurality of first traces are arranged in a direction from the display region to the frame region, and the plurality of conductive pads and the plurality of auxiliary conductive pads are arranged in an extension direction of the frame region.

7 . The display panel of claim 4 ,
wherein a groove is configured in a portion of the intermediate insulating layer disposed between adjacent two conductive pads, and an opening of the groove faces towards the second substrate.

8 . The display panel of claim 4 , wherein the conductive structure comprises an anisotropic conductive metal sphere.

9 . The display panel of claim 8 , wherein a diameter of the conductive metal sphere is A 1 , and wherein in a direction perpendicular to a plane of the display panel, a distance between a film layer where the plurality of second traces are located and a film layer where the plurality of conductive pads are located is A 2 ;
wherein

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wherein R is a compression ratio of the conductive metal sphere.

10 . The display panel of claim 9 , wherein 75%≤R≤85%.

11 . The display panel of claim 9 , an interval between adjacent conductive pads is A 3 , and 5A 1 ≤A 3 ≤15A 1

12 . A display device, comprising a display panel, wherein the display panel comprises:
a first substrate and a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate; wherein the display panel comprises: a display region and a frame region surrounding the display region, wherein the display region comprises a first display region and a second display region, the second display region is reused as a sensor reserved region, and the second display region comprises a light transmitting region and a light emitting region; wherein in the first display region, a surface of the first substrate facing towards the second substrate is provided with a plurality of organic light emitting elements; wherein in the second display region, a surface of the second substrate facing towards the first substrate is provided with a plurality of Micro Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) and a plurality of second traces, and the plurality of Micro LEDs are disposed in the light emitting region; wherein an encapsulation frame is further configured between the first substrate and the second substrate, and the encapsulation frame is disposed in the frame region and surrounds the display region; wherein in the frame region, the surface of the first substrate facing towards the second substrate is provided with a plurality of first traces; wherein vertical projections of the plurality of first traces on the first substrate are at least partially overlapped with a vertical projection of the encapsulation frame on the first substrate; and wherein the plurality of second t

Assignees

• Shanghai Tianma Micro Elect Co

Inventors

• Fu Jujian

Classifications

• G02F1/292 Primary

  by controlled diffraction or phased-array beam steering (controlled diffraction for optical switching G02F1/31) · CPC title

• G02F1/133308

  Support structures for LCD panels, e.g. frames or bezels · CPC title

• G02F1/13336 Primary

  Combining plural substrates to produce large-area displays, e.g. tiled displays · CPC title

• G02F1/13439

  characterised by their electrical, optical, physical properties; materials therefor; method of making · CPC title