公开(公告)号：US11011597B2

公开(公告)日：2021-05-18

申请号：US16842239

申请日：2020-04-07

Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Sang Sub Kim ,  Mee Jae Kang ,  Han Bit Kim ,  Yong Su Lee

IPC: H01L27/32 ,  H01L29/786 ,  G09G3/3266 ,  H01L29/66 ,  G09G3/3275

Abstract: A display device includes scan lines for scan signals, data lines for data voltages, and pixels connected to the scan and data lines, where each of the pixels includes a first transistor configured to control a driving current which flows from a first electrode to a second electrode according to a voltage applied to a gate electrode, a light-emitting element connected to the second electrode and configured to emit light according to the driving current, and a third transistor electrically connected between the gate electrode and the second electrode, the third transistor includes an active layer including a first region connected to the second electrode of the first transistor, a second region connected to the gate electrode of the first transistor, and a channel region between the first region and the second region, and electrical resistance of the second region is greater than electrical resistance of the first region.

公开(公告)号：US12256571B2

公开(公告)日：2025-03-18

申请号：US18405283

申请日：2024-01-05

Applicant: Samsung Display Co., LTD.

Inventor： Han Bit Kim ,  Mee Jae Kang ,  Keun Woo Kim ,  Doo-Na Kim ,  Sang Sub Kim ,  Do Kyeong Lee ,  Jae Hwan Chu

IPC: H01L27/12 ,  H01L27/15 ,  H10D86/40 ,  H10D86/60 ,  H10H29/14 ,  H10K59/121

Abstract: A display device includes a substrate, a semiconductor layer disposed on the substrate, and including a first channel portion, a second channel portion, a connecting portion disposed between the first channel portion and the second channel portion, and electrode regions, a first insulating layer disposed on the semiconductor layer, a gate conductor disposed on the first insulating layer and including a first gate electrode overlapping the first channel portion and a second gate electrode overlapping the second channel portion, signal lines disposed on the substrate, a first electrode electrically connected to at least one of electrode regions of the semiconductor layer, an emission layer disposed on the first electrode, and a second electrode disposed on the emission layer, and the first channel portion and the second channel portion of the semiconductor layer each have a first width greater than a second width of the connecting portion.

公开(公告)号：US11615744B2

公开(公告)日：2023-03-28

申请号：US17141808

申请日：2021-01-05

Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Keun Woo Kim ,  Tae Wook Kang ,  Doo Na Kim ,  Han Bit Kim ,  Jae Seob Lee ,  Jae Hwan Chu

IPC: G09G3/3233 ,  H01L27/32 ,  H01L29/786

Abstract: Provided is a display device. The display device comprises a substrate, and a plurality of sub-pixels disposed on the substrate and including alight emitting element and a sub-pixel circuit driving the light emitting element. The sub-pixel circuit comprises a driving transistor controlling a driving current flowing through the light emitting element, a first transistor and a second transistor connected in series between a first node, which is a drain electrode of the driving transistor, and a second node, which is a gate electrode of the driving transistor, to receive the same scan signal, and a gate auxiliary electrode disposed on a gate electrode of the first transistor or the second transistor. The gate auxiliary electrode is connected to the gate electrode of the first transistor or the second transistor.

公开(公告)号：US11195444B2

公开(公告)日：2021-12-07

申请号：US17038256

申请日：2020-09-30

Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Keun Woo Kim ,  Tae Wook Kang ,  Hye Na Kwak ,  Doo Na Kim ,  Han Bit Kim ,  Bum Mo Sung ,  Do Kyeong Lee ,  Yong Su Lee ,  Jae Hwan Chu

IPC: G09G3/20

Abstract: A display device includes: a pixel unit including a plurality of pixels; a scan driver having a plurality of stages and configured to supply a scan signal to the pixel unit; and a light emission control driver having a plurality of stages and configured to supply a light emission control signal to the pixel unit, wherein a first transistor of a plurality of transistors included in at least one of the stages of the scan driver or the stages of the light emission control driver comprises: an active layer pattern on a base layer, and including a channel region forming a channel, and first and second regions on opposite sides of the channel region; and a gate electrode spaced apart from the active layer pattern with a first insulating film therebetween, and overlapping the channel region.

公开(公告)号：US11164526B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-02

申请号：US16811514

申请日：2020-03-06

Applicant: Samsung Display Co., LTD.

Inventor： Keun Woo Kim ,  Mee Jae Kang ,  Han Bit Kim ,  Thanh Tien Nguyen ,  Yong Su Lee ,  Jae Seob Lee

IPC: G09G3/3266 ,  G09G3/3291

Abstract: A display device including pixels is provided. Each of the pixels includes a first transistor having a gate electrode connected to a first node, a first electrode connected to a second node, and a second electrode connected to a third node, a second transistor having a gate electrode connected to a first scan line, a first electrode connected to a data line, and a second electrode connected to the second node, and a third transistor having a first gate electrode connected to the first scan line, a second gate electrode, a first electrode connected to the first node, and a second electrode connected to the third node. The second gate electrode may be in a floating state, and the third transistor may be aged to alleviate a leakage current in order to improve image generation.