US Patent Application 18220195. DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING A TRANSPARENT MASK THAT INCLUDES A TRANSPARENT OXIDE simplified abstract

DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING A TRANSPARENT MASK THAT INCLUDES A TRANSPARENT OXIDE

Organization Name

Samsung Display Co., LTD.

Inventor(s)

Yang Ho Jung of Seoul (KR)

Jun Gi Kim of Hwaseong-si (KR)

Jae Hun Lee of Seongnam-si (KR)

Bo Geon Jeon of Hwaseong-si (KR)

DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING A TRANSPARENT MASK THAT INCLUDES A TRANSPARENT OXIDE - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18220195 titled 'DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING A TRANSPARENT MASK THAT INCLUDES A TRANSPARENT OXIDE

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes a display device with multiple electrodes and pixel circuits on a substrate.

• The device has a pixel defining layer that exposes parts of the electrodes.
• Light emitting layers are placed on the exposed electrodes.
• A second electrode covers the light emitting layers and the pixel defining layer.
• An encapsulation layer is placed on top of the second electrode.
• Light blocking patterns are placed on the encapsulation layer between adjacent opening regions in a specific direction.

Original Abstract Submitted

A display device includes a plurality of first electrodes electrically connected to pixel circuits disposed on a substrate; a pixel defining layer defining a plurality of opening regions, each of the opening regions exposing a portion of each of the first electrodes; a plurality of light emitting layers respectively disposed on the first electrodes in the opening regions; a second electrode covering the light emitting layers and the pixel defining layer; an encapsulation layer disposed on the second electrode; and a plurality of light blocking patterns disposed on the encapsulation layer between the opening regions adjacent to each other in a first direction.