Display device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2023043912-A1
Application number	US-202217719684-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Apr 13, 2022
Priority date	Jul 29, 2021
Publication date	Feb 9, 2023
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a display device, and a display device according to an embodiment includes a substrate, a transistor disposed on the substrate, a light emitting element connected to the transistor, an encapsulation layer disposed on the light emitting element, a sensing electrode disposed on the encapsulation layer, a first insulating layer disposed on the sensing electrode and including an opening, a second insulating layer disposed on the first insulating layer, and a third insulating layer disposed on the second insulating layer, wherein a refractive index of the third insulating layer is higher than that of the second insulating layer.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A display device comprising:
a substrate; a transistor disposed on the substrate; a light emitting element connected to the transistor; an encapsulation layer disposed on the light emitting element; a sensing electrode disposed on the encapsulation layer; a first insulating layer disposed on the sensing electrode and including an opening; a second insulating layer disposed on the first insulating layer; and a third insulating layer disposed on the second insulating layer, wherein a refractive index of the third insulating layer is higher than that of the second insulating layer.

2 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein a refractive index of the third insulating layer is 1.42 or more and 1.53 or less.

3 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein a refractive index of the second insulating layer is 1.30 or more and 1.40 or less.

4 . The display device of claim 3 , wherein a refractive index of the third insulating layer is 1.42 or more and 1.53 or less.

5 . The display device of claim 4 , wherein the first insulating layer includes a light absorbing material.

6 . The display device of claim 5 , wherein an optical density of the first insulating layer is about 1 or more and about 5 or less.

7 . The display device of claim 3 , wherein the second insulating layer includes a silicon oxide.

8 . The display device of claim 7 , wherein porosity of the second insulating layer is 65% or more and 75% or less.

9 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the second insulating layer comprising:
a first portion disposed on the opening of the first insulating layer, a second portion disposed on an upper surface of the first insulating layer, and a third portion disposed between the first portion and the second portion in a plan view, and wherein the third portion is disposed on a side surface of the first insulating layer.

10 . The display device of claim 9 , wherein the side surface of the first insulating layer has a shape that is inclined with respect to an upper surface of the encapsulation layer.

11 . The display device of claim 10 , wherein a distance from the upper surface of the encapsulation layer to an upper surface of the second portion is longer than a distance from the upper surface of the encapsulation layer to an upper surface of the first portion, and
wherein the third portion has a shape that is inclined with respect to the upper surface of the encapsulation layer.

12 . The display device of claim 10 , wherein at least some of light emitted from the light emitting element is totally reflected on an interface between the third portion of the second insulating layer and the third insulating layer to be emitted.

13 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first insulating layer includes a light absorbing material.

14 . The display device of claim 13 , wherein an optical density of the first insulating layer is 1 or more and 5 or less.

15 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the second insulating layer includes a silicon oxide.

16 . The display device of claim 15 , wherein porosity of the second insulating layer is 65% or more and 75% or less.

17 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the light emitting element comprising:
a pixel electrode connected to the transistor, an emission layer disposed on the pixel electrode, and a common electrode disposed on the emission layer.

18 . The display device of claim 17 , further comprising a bank layer disposed on the pixel electrode and including a pixel opening overlapping the pixel electrode,
wherein the emission layer is disposed within the pixel opening, the common electrode is disposed on the bank layer, and the opening overlaps the pixel opening.

19 . The display device of claim 18 , wherein the opening is larger than the pixel opening in a plan view and have a shape surrounding the pixel opening.

20 . The display device of claim 18 , further comprising:
a polarization layer disposed on the third insulating layer, and a cover window disposed on the polarization layer.

Assignees

• Samsung Display Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Jeong Seok
• Kwon Oh June
• Yoon Kwan Hyuck
• Lee Hye Kyun

Classifications

• H10K59/873

  Encapsulations · CPC title

• H10K59/8792 Primary

  comprising light absorbing layers, e.g. black layers · CPC title

• H10K59/40

  OLEDs integrated with touch screens · CPC title

• H10K59/878

  comprising reflective means · CPC title

• H10K59/879

  comprising refractive means, e.g. lenses · CPC title