Patents Examined by Lex H. Malsawma
  • Patent number: 12369473
    Abstract: A display panel includes: a substrate comprising a first area, a second area, and a third area between the first area and the second area; a stack structure in the second area and comprising a pixel electrode, an opposite electrode, and an intermediate layer between the pixel electrode and the opposite electrode; a groove in the third area and separating at least one organic material layer included in the intermediate layer; and at least one metal layer in the third area and comprising a first opening overlapping the groove, wherein the groove is defined in a multi-layered film including an organic layer and an inorganic layer on the organic layer, and the at least one metal layer is between the substrate and the multi-layered film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeongho Lee, Minju Kim, Wonho Kim, Keunsoo Lee, Kyungchan Chae
  • Patent number: 12364149
    Abstract: A display apparatus may include a first plurality of pixels, a substrate, a first signal line, and a load matching device. The substrate may include a first opening, a first non-display area, and a main display area. The first non-displaying area may at least partially surround the first opening. The main display area may support the first plurality of pixels. The first signal line may be electrically connected to the first plurality of pixels, may overlap the main display area, and may overlap the first non-display area. The load matching device may overlap the first non-display area and may provide a first electrical load to the first signal line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung-Lyong Bok, Sunho Kim
  • Patent number: 12356811
    Abstract: Display devices and electronic devices are disclosed. In one example, a display device includes a pixel array portion in which pixels each including a light emitting portion are arranged; a pad electrode layer provided outside the pixel array portion on a substrate on which a light emitting portion is formed; and a heat absorption layer thermally coupled to the pad electrode layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventor: Kiwamu Miura
  • Patent number: 12356775
    Abstract: A display device includes a buffer layer on a substrate and including an opening in a first region, a gate insulating layer on the buffer layer and including an opening in the first region, a first conductive layer on the gate insulating layer in a second region, a first interlayer insulating layer on the first conductive layer and including an opening in the first region, a second conductive layer on the first interlayer insulating layer in the second region, a light absorbing layer on the second conductive layer, a third conductive layer d on the light absorbing layer and including a first electrode and a second electrode, and a first voltage wire on the light absorbing layer, a first insulating layer overlapping the third conductive layer; and light emitting elements on the first insulating layer in the first region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eui Suk Jung, Tae Gyun Kim, Jun Hong Park, Ki Beom Lee
  • Patent number: 12349552
    Abstract: A display device includes a first substrate, an insulating layer, a plurality of display elements, a plurality of first spacers, and a second substrate. The first substrate includes a transmission area, a display area surrounding at least a portion of the transmission area, and a first non-display area located between the transmission area and the display area. The insulating layer is arranged on the first substrate in the display area and the first non-display area. The plurality of display elements are disposed on the insulating layer in the display area. The plurality of first spacers each has an island shape and are spaced apart from each other on the insulating layer in the first non-display area. The second substrate faces the first substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wonse Lee, Yunkyeong In, Sukyoung Kim, Youngsoo Yoon, Donghyeon Jang, Yujin Jeon, Hyunji Cha
  • Patent number: 12342699
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate including a display area and a non-display area, a first wiring at the non-display area, a second wiring on a layer that is different from the first wiring at the non-display area, an inorganic insulating layer on the first wiring and the second wiring, a pad on the inorganic insulating layer, and connected to a first end of the first wiring, a contact bridge on the inorganic insulating layer, and connecting the second wiring to a second end of the first wiring, an electrostatic electrode on the inorganic insulating layer between the pad and the contact bridge, a first organic insulating layer covering the contact bridge and the electrostatic electrode, and exposing the pad, a first upper wiring on the first organic insulating layer, and overlapping the contact bridge and the electrostatic electrode, and a second organic insulating layer on the first upper wiring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Ho Moon, Chungi You
  • Patent number: 12336398
    Abstract: A display device with high design flexibility that can be designed easily is provided. One embodiment of the present invention includes a first substrate (101) provided with a driver circuit including first and second pulse output circuits (91_1, 91_2), a second substrate (103) provided with a display unit (92) including a first pixel circuit including a first source wiring (SL_1) and a first contact portion (SC_1) and a second pixel circuit including a second source wiring (SL_2) adjacent to the first source wiring and a second contact portion (SC_2) electrically connected to the second source wiring, and a connection unit where the first and second substrates are electrically connected to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidetomo Kobayashi, Takayuki Ikeda, Shunpei Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 12336397
    Abstract: A display panel and a display device are provided in the present application. The display panel includes a substrate, a pixel drive circuit layer, a first flat layer, a first conductive layer, a second flat layer, a first electrode, a metal contact layer, a light-emitting layer, and a second electrode. The present application designs a gap provided between an edge of the metal contact layer located in a non-display area and an edge of the second flat layer, whereby water vapor within the second flat layer can be released outwardly in a longitudinal direction, reducing an occurrence probability of a red border line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shaojing Wu
  • Patent number: 12329002
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate including a display area and a non-display area, a first power supply line in the non-display area and applying a first supply voltage to the display area, and a driving voltage line which is in the display area and connects the display area to the first power supply line. The first power supply line includes a first sub-power supply line, and a second sub-power supply line which is on the first sub-power supply line. The second sub-power supply line includes a same material as the driving voltage line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Ho Moon, Chun Gi You
  • Patent number: 12328999
    Abstract: An anti-corrosion circuit, an array substrate and an electronic device are provided. The array substrate includes: source signal lines, provided in the display area, extending along a first direction and arranged sequentially along a second direction; a first power bus line, provided in the peripheral area and including a main body portion extending along the second direction; an electrostatic discharge protection circuit, provided on a side of the main body portion away from the display area and electrically connected to the source signal lines, and including first sub-signal lines and second sub-signal lines. The first sub-signal lines and the second sub-signal lines extend along the second direction and are alternately arranged along the first direction, and the main body portion is adjacent to one first sub- signal line, and electrical property of the first power bus line is the same as electrical property of the one first sub-signal line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bo Zhang, Xiangdan Dong, Junxi Wang, Yulong Wei, Rong Wang
  • Patent number: 12324326
    Abstract: A display panel includes pixels overlapping a scan driving circuit and pixels spaced apart from the scan driving circuit. The display panel further includes a conductive pattern including a plurality of through holes, and the through holes are spaced apart in a plan view from a first electrodes of the pixels overlapping the scan driving circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Cheaeun Kim, Juchan Park, Sunho Kim
  • Patent number: 12315731
    Abstract: A method for processing an integrated circuit includes forming N-type and P-type gate all around transistors and core gate all around transistors. The method deposits a first metal gate layer for the P-type transistors and a second metal gate layer for the N-type transistors. The method forms a passivation layer in-situ with the metal gate layer of the P-type transistors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mao-Lin Huang, Lung-Kun Chu, Chung-Wei Hsu, Jia-Ni Yu, Kuo-Cheng Chiang, Kuan-Lun Cheng, Chih-Hao Wang
  • Patent number: 12315848
    Abstract: An optoelectronic device includes a substrate, at least one first light-emitting diode and at least one second light-emitting diode, each first light-emitting diode having a first primary doped semiconductor portion, a first secondary active semiconductor portion, and a first tertiary doped semiconductor portion. Each second light-emitting diode includes a second primary doped semiconductor portion, a second secondary active semiconductor portion, and a second tertiary doped semiconductor portion. A first external lateral portion is configured to allow the first atomic species to diffuse until the first secondary active semiconductor portion reaches an atomic concentration of indium between 13% and 20%. A second external lateral portion is configured to allow the first atomic species to diffuse until the second secondary active semiconductor portion reaches an atomic concentration of indium between 20% and 40%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: ALEDIA
    Inventors: Philippe Gilet, Vishnuvarthan Kumaresan
  • Patent number: 12317731
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a base, a first insulating layer, a first pixel electrode on the first insulating layer in a pixel, a second pixel electrode on the first insulating layer in a dummy pixel, a second insulating layer on the first insulating layer, a first organic layer in the pixel and in contact with the first pixel electrode, a second organic layer in the dummy pixel, a partition wall on the second insulating layer and between the organic layers and a common electrode covering the organic layers and the partition wall. An end portion of the first organic layer is in contact with a side surface of the partition wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Sho Yanagisawa, Tetsuo Morita, Kenji Harada, Hiroshi Tabatake, Hideyuki Takahashi
  • Patent number: 12302732
    Abstract: Discussed is a color filter structure for converting a wavelength of light emitted from a light-emissive element. The color filter structure includes a light-conversion layer containing a first resin and quantum dots dispersed in the first resin, wherein each quantum dot has a core/shell structure. The color filter structure further includes a light-absorbing layer stacked on the light-conversion layer, wherein the light-absorbing layer contains a second resin and semiconductor nano-particles dispersed in the second resin. The semiconductor nano-particles absorb light emitted from the light-emissive element. Accordingly, the color filter structure improves color purity and luminance of the emitted light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyungkook Jang, Seungryong Lee, Wonrae Kim, Seungcheol You, Dabin Kim
  • Patent number: 12295222
    Abstract: A display device comprises a pixel part including a plurality of pixels and disposed in a display area, a demultiplexing circuit part disposed in a non-display area surrounding the display area and transferring a data voltage to the pixel part, and a connection pattern disposed in the non-display area, transferring a constant voltage to the pixel part, and including a first portion overlapping the demultiplexing circuit part and a second portion disposed between the first portion and the pixel part. A plurality of first penetration holes vertically penetrating the first portion are formed in the first portion, and a plurality of second penetration holes vertically penetrating the second portion are formed in the second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Taejong Eom
  • Patent number: 12289948
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting display including a substrate, an insulating layer on the substrate, the substrate and the insulating layer having an opening therethrough penetrating, a pixel array on the insulating layer, the pixel array including a plurality of pixels that surround the opening, a first pixel adjacent to the opening from among the plurality of pixels includes a pixel electrode layer, an intermediate layer on the pixel electrode layer, and an opposite electrode layer on the intermediate layer, and a stepped portion on the substrate and adjacent to the opening, the stepped portion having an under-cut step, wherein the intermediate layer including an organic emission layer, and wherein at least one of the intermediate layer and the opposite electrode layer extends toward the opening and is disconnected by the stepped portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jonghyun Choi, Kinyeng Kang, Sunkwang Kim, Suyeon Sim
  • Patent number: 12284881
    Abstract: A display device includes: a base layer including an active area and a non-active area adjacent to the active area; a display circuit layer including a pixel circuit at the active area of the base layer, and a driving circuit at the non-active area, the driving circuit to supply a driving signal to the pixel circuit; and a display element layer on the display circuit layer and including light emitting elements to emit light. The non-active area includes a valley area formed by removing a portion of an organic insulation layer at the display circuit layer, the driving circuit includes a buffer transistor to output the driving signal, and the buffer transistor includes a control electrode and a semiconductor layer overlapping the valley area in a plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Youngjin Cho, Jisu Na, Joong-Soo Moon, Yangwan Kim
  • Patent number: 12284893
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate including a display area and a non-display area, a first wiring at the non-display area, a second wiring on a layer that is different from the first wiring at the non-display area, an inorganic insulating layer on the first wiring and the second wiring, a pad on the inorganic insulating layer, and connected to a first end of the first wiring, a contact bridge on the inorganic insulating layer, and connecting the second wiring to a second end of the first wiring, an electrostatic electrode on the inorganic insulating layer between the pad and the contact bridge, a first organic insulating layer covering the contact bridge and the electrostatic electrode, and exposing the pad, a first upper wiring on the first organic insulating layer, and overlapping the contact bridge and the electrostatic electrode, and a second organic insulating layer on the first upper wiring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Ho Moon, Chungi You
  • Patent number: 12284885
    Abstract: A display substrate and a display device are disclosed. The display substrate includes a base substrate, a second conductive layer, a second planarization layer and a plurality of light emitting element groups; each of the plurality of light emitting element groups includes a first light emitting element, a second light emitting element, a third light emitting element and a fourth light emitting element, the fourth light emitting element includes a fourth anode, a plurality of third via holes corresponding to one light emitting element row are approximately located on a first straight line extending along the first direction, and an orthographic projection of the fourth via hole closest to the first straight line on the base substrate is located at a side of the first straight line close to the fourth anode corresponding to the fourth via hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tinghua Shang, Yi Zhang, Tingliang Liu, Shun Zhang, Huijuan Yang, Yu Wang