Display device and method of manufacturing the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2026007016-A1
Application number	US-202519172915-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Apr 8, 2025
Priority date	Jun 28, 2024
Publication date	Jan 1, 2026
Grant date	—

Abstract

Provided is a display including a substrate, a light emitting element disposed on an upper surface of the substrate in a display area, an upper conductive line disposed on the upper surface of the substrate in a non-display area around the display area and having first openings, an upper pad electrode disposed on the upper conductive line, a first insulating layer disposed on the upper pad electrode and exposing a portion of the upper pad electrode, a lower conductive line disposed on a lower surface of the substrate in the non-display area, and a side surface connection line disposed on a side surface of the substrate, electrically connecting the exposed portion of the upper pad electrode to the lower conductive line, and overlapping the first openings. The upper pad electrode has first grooves overlapping the first openings in a thickness direction.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A display device comprising:
a substrate having an upper surface, a lower surface opposite to the upper surface, and a side surface connecting the upper surface and the lower surface; a light emitting element disposed on the upper surface of the substrate in a display area; an upper conductive line disposed on the upper surface of the substrate in a non-display area around the display area and having first openings; an upper pad electrode disposed on the upper conductive line; a first insulating layer disposed on the upper pad electrode and exposing a portion of the upper pad electrode; a lower conductive line disposed on the lower surface of the substrate in the non-display area; and a side surface connection line disposed on the side surface of the substrate, electrically connecting the exposed portion of the upper pad electrode to the lower conductive line, and overlapping the first openings, wherein the upper pad electrode has first grooves overlapping the first openings in a thickness direction.

2 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first insulating layer has second grooves overlapping a portion of the first grooves.

3 . The display device of claim 2 , wherein
the first grooves have substantially the same shape as the first openings in a plan view, and the second grooves have substantially the same shape as the portion of the first grooves in a plan view.

4 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein
the upper pad electrode is disposed on the upper conductive line and is in direct contact with the upper conductive line, and the first insulating layer is disposed on the upper pad electrode and is in direct contact with the upper pad electrode.

5 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein
the first openings include one or more holes adjacent to each other and one or more slits adjacent to each other, and the first insulating layer overlaps the one or more holes without overlapping the one or more slits.

6 . The display device of claim 5 , wherein
the non-display area is adjacent to the display area in a first direction, and the one or more slits extend in a second direction crossing the first direction.

7 . The display device of claim 5 , wherein in a plan view, each of the one or more holes has a circular shape, and each of the one or more slits has a stripe shape.

8 . The display device of claim 5 , wherein the one or more holes are disposed between the one or more slits and the display area.

9 . The display device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a second insulating layer disposed on the upper surface of the substrate in the display area and the non-display area, wherein in the non-display area, the upper conductive line is disposed on the second insulating layer, and in the display area, the light emitting element is disposed on the second insulating layer.

10 . The display device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a lower pad electrode disposed on the lower conductive line; and a second insulating layer disposed on the lower pad electrode and exposing a portion of the lower pad electrode, wherein the side surface connection line is electrically connected to the exposed portion of the upper pad electrode and the exposed portion of the lower pad electrode.

11 . The display device of claim 10 , wherein the lower conductive line has second openings, and
the side surface connection line overlaps the second openings.

12 . The display device of claim 11 , wherein
the lower pad electrode has second grooves overlapping the second openings, and the second insulating layer has third grooves overlapping a portion of the second grooves.

13 . The display device of claim 11 , wherein
the lower pad electrode is disposed on the lower conductive line and is in direct contact with the lower conductive line, and the second insulating layer is disposed on the lower pad electrode and is in direct contact with the lower pad electrode.

14 . The display device of claim 11 , wherein the second openings overlap the first openings.

15 . A method of manufacturing a display device, the method comprising:
forming a metal layer on an upper surface of a substrate in a non-display area around a display area; forming an upper conductive line having first openings by removing portions of the metal layer; forming an upper pad electrode on the upper conductive line; forming a first insulating layer exposing a portion of the upper pad electrode, on the upper pad electrode; forming a lower conductive line on a lower surface opposite to the upper surface of the substrate in the non-display area; and forming a side surface connection line on a side surface connecting the upper surface and the lower surface of the substrate to electrically connect the exposed portion of the upper pad electrode to the lower conductive line, wherein the upper pad electrode has first grooves overlapping the first openings in a thickness direction.

16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the first insulating layer has second grooves overlapping a portion of the first grooves.

17 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising:
forming a lower pad electrode on the lower conductive line; and forming a second insulating layer exposing a portion of the lower pad electrode, on the lower pad electrode, wherein the side surface connection line is electrically connected to the exposed portion of the upper pad electrode and the exposed portion of the lower pad electrode.

18 . The method of claim 17 , wherein
the lower conductive line has second openings, the lower pad electrode has second grooves overlapping the second openings, and the second insulating layer has third grooves overlapping a portion of the second grooves.

19 . An electronic device comprising:
a display device to display images based on image data, wherein the display device includes:
a substrate having an upper surface, a lower surface opposite to the upper surface, and a side surface connecting the upper surface and the lower surface;
a light emitting element disposed on the upper surface of the substrate in a display area;
an upper conductive line disposed on the upper surface of the substrate in a non-display area around the display area and having first openings;
an upper pad electrode disposed on the upper conductive line;
a first insulating layer disposed on the upper pad electrode and exposing a portion of the upper pad electrode;
a lower conductive line disposed on the lower surface of the substrate in the non-display area; and
a side surface connection line disposed on the side surface of the substrate, electrically connecting the exposed portion of the upper pad electrode to the lower conductive line, and overlapping the first openings, and
the upper pad electrode has first grooves overlapping the first openings in a thickness direction.

20 . The electronic device of claim 19 , wherein the electronic device is at least one of a smart watch, a mobile phone, a smartphone, a portable computer, a tablet personal computer (PC), a watch phone, an automotive display, a smart glass, a portable multimedia player (PMP), a navigation system, an ultra-mobile computer (UMPC), a head mounted display (HMD) device, a virtual reality (VR) device, a mixed reality (MR) device, and an augmented reality (AR) device.

Assignees

• Samsung Display Co Ltd

Inventors

• Park Chan Hyun
• Kim Min Seok
• Lee Gwang Geun
• Jang Won Ho
• Ha Ki Hoon

Classifications

• H10H29/49

  Interconnections, e.g. wiring lines or terminals (connection of the pixel electrodes to the driving transistors H10H29/39) · CPC title

• H10H29/012

  of active-matrix LED displays · CPC title

• H10K59/1201

  Manufacture or treatment · CPC title

• H10K59/131 Primary

  Interconnections, e.g. wiring lines or terminals · CPC title

• H10D86/021

  of multiple TFTs · CPC title