Display device, optical device, electronic device, and method for manufacturing the display device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2026026235-A1
Application number	US-202519268586-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 14, 2025
Priority date	Jul 17, 2024
Publication date	Jan 22, 2026
Grant date	—

Abstract

A display device includes: a substrate; a first intermediate connection electrode, a second intermediate connection electrode, and a third intermediate connection electrode disposed on the substrate; a planarization layer disposed on the first intermediate connection electrode, the second intermediate connection electrode, and the third intermediate connection electrode; a first reflective electrode, a second reflective electrode, and a third reflective electrode disposed on the planarization layer; a first step layer disposed on the first reflective electrode, the second reflective electrode, and the third reflective electrode; a first anode electrode disposed on the first step layer overlapping the first reflective electrode; a bank disposed on the first anode electrode; a light-emitting stack disposed on the first anode electrode and the bank; and a cathode electrode disposed on the light-emitting stack.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A display device comprising:
a substrate; a first intermediate connection electrode, a second intermediate connection electrode, and a third intermediate connection electrode on the substrate; a planarization layer on the first intermediate connection electrode, the second intermediate connection electrode, and the third intermediate connection electrode; a first reflective electrode, a second reflective electrode, and a third reflective electrode on the planarization layer; a first step layer on the first reflective electrode, the second reflective electrode, and the third reflective electrode; a first anode electrode on the first step layer overlapping the first reflective electrode; a bank on the first anode electrode; a light-emitting stack on the first anode electrode and the bank; and a cathode electrode on the light-emitting stack, wherein the first anode electrode is in contact with an upper surface of the first intermediate connection electrode, an upper surface of the first reflective electrode, and a side surface of the first reflective electrode through a first contact hole penetrating through the first step layer and the planarization layer.

2 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein in plan view, the first contact hole is surrounded and defined by the planarization layer, the first step layer, and the first reflective electrode.

3 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein
the first contact hole has a first width on a lower side of the first reflective electrode, and the first contact hole has a second width on an upper side of the first reflective electrode, the second width being greater than the first width.

4 . The display device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a second step layer on the first step layer overlapping the second reflective electrode and the third reflective electrode; and a second anode electrode on the second step layer overlapping the second reflective electrode and the first step layer, wherein the second anode electrode is in contact with an upper surface of the second intermediate connection electrode, an upper surface of the second reflective electrode, and a side surface of the second reflective electrode through a second contact hole penetrating through the second step layer, the first step layer, and the planarization layer.

5 . The display device of claim 4 , wherein in plan view, the second contact hole is surrounded and defined by the planarization layer, the first step layer, the second step layer, and the second reflective electrode.

6 . The display device of claim 4 , further comprising:
a third step layer on the second step layer overlapping the third reflective electrode; and a third anode electrode on the third step layer overlapping the third reflective electrode, the first step layer, and the second step layer, wherein the third anode electrode is in contact with an upper surface of the third intermediate connection electrode, an upper surface of the third reflective electrode, and a side surface of the third reflective electrode through a third contact hole penetrating through the third step layer, the second step layer, the first step layer, and the planarization layer.

7 . The display device of claim 6 , wherein in plan view, the third contact hole is surrounded and defined by the planarization layer, the first step layer, the second step layer, the third step layer, and the third reflective electrode.

8 . The display device of claim 6 , wherein the first contact hole, the second contact hole, and the third contact hole have different depths.

9 . The display device of claim 8 , wherein a depth of the second contact hole is greater than a depth of the first contact hole and smaller than a depth of the third contact hole.

10 . The display device of claim 6 , wherein a distance from the first reflective electrode to the cathode electrode, a distance from the second reflective electrode to the cathode electrode, and a distance from the third reflective electrode to the cathode electrode are different from each other.

11 . The display device of claim 10 , wherein
the distance from the second reflective electrode to the cathode electrode is greater than the distance from the first reflective electrode to the cathode electrode, and the distance from the second reflective electrode to the cathode electrode is smaller than the distance from the third reflective electrode to the cathode electrode.

12 . The display device of claim 11 , further comprising:
a first color filter overlapping the first anode electrode and the first reflective electrode; a second color filter overlapping the second anode electrode and the second reflective electrode; and a third color filter overlapping the third anode electrode and the third reflective electrode.

13 . The display device of claim 12 , wherein
the first color filter is configured to selectively transmit light of a red wavelength, the second color filter is configured to selectively transmit light of a green wavelength, and the third color filter is configured to selectively transmit light of a blue wavelength.

14 . The display device of claim 6 , wherein the first anode electrode, the second anode electrode, and the third anode electrode are at different heights on the planarization layer.

15 . The display device of claim 12 , wherein
a distance from the planarization layer to the second anode electrode is greater than a distance from the planarization layer to the first anode electrode, and the distance from the planarization layer to the second anode electrode is smaller than a distance from the planarization layer to the third anode electrode.

16 . The display device of claim 6 , wherein the first anode electrode, the second anode electrode, and the third anode electrode have the same thickness.

17 . The display device of claim 6 , wherein the first step layer, the second step layer, and the third step layer have the same thickness.

18 . A method, comprising:
forming a first intermediate connection electrode, a second intermediate connection electrode, and a third intermediate connection electrode on a substrate; forming a planarization layer on the first intermediate connection electrode, the second intermediate connection electrode, and the third intermediate connection electrode; forming a first reflective electrode, a second reflective electrode, and a third reflective electrode on the planarization layer; forming a first step layer on the first reflective electrode, the second reflective electrode, and the third reflective electrode; forming a first contact hole by patterning the first step layer and the planarization layer, the first contact hole exposing an upper surface of the first intermediate connection electrode, an upper surface of the first reflective electrode, and a side surface of the first reflective electrode; forming a first anode electrode on the first step layer, the first anode electrode being in contact with the upper surface of the first intermediate connection electrode, the upper surface of the first reflective electrode, and the side surface of the first reflective electrode through the first contact hole; forming a bank on the first anode electrode; forming a light-emitting stack on the first anode electrode and the bank; and forming a cathode electrode on the light-emitting stack, wherein the method is a method for manufacturing a display device.

19 . An electronic device comprising a display device

Assignees

• Samsung Display Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Young Min
• Kwon Soon Kyeong
• Noh Hyun Woo
• Park Hyun Suk
• Baek Moon Jung
• Lee Dae Ho
• Han Su Ji

Classifications

• H10K59/80517

  Multilayers, e.g. transparent multilayers · CPC title

• H10K59/122

  Pixel-defining structures or layers, e.g. banks · CPC title

• H10K59/1201 Primary

  Manufacture or treatment · CPC title

• H10K59/80518 Primary

  Reflective anodes, e.g. ITO combined with thick metallic layers · CPC title

• H10K59/876

  comprising a resonant cavity structure, e.g. Bragg reflector pair · CPC title