US 12,114,556 B2
Display panel and a manufacturing method thereof
Gaobo Lin, Guangdong (CN)
Assigned to SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., Guangdong (CN)
Appl. No. 17/618,481
Filed by SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., Guangdong (CN)
PCT Filed Nov. 23, 2021, PCT No. PCT/CN2021/132571
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Dec. 12, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2023/087336, PCT Pub. Date May 25, 2023.
Claims priority of application No. 202111357180.5 (CN), filed on Nov. 16, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0016033 A1, Jan. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. H10K 59/80 (2023.01); H10K 59/12 (2023.01); H10K 59/122 (2023.01)
CPC H10K 59/80522 (2023.02) [H10K 59/1201 (2023.02); H10K 59/122 (2023.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A display panel, comprising:
a substrate;
a driving circuit layer disposed on the substrate, wherein the driving circuit layer comprises an auxiliary electrode, the auxiliary electrode comprises a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, and a third conductive layer that are stacked, the second conductive layer is disposed between the first conductive layer and the third conductive layer, the first conductive layer comprises a protrusion portion protruding from the second conductive layer, and the third conductive layer comprises an overhang portion protruding from the second conductive layer, wherein the overhang portion, a side surface of the second conductive layer, and the protrusion portion define an undercut space;
a first electrode disposed on the driving circuit layer;
a pixel definition layer disposed on the first electrode, and
a light-emitting layer and a second electrode, wherein the light-emitting layer is disposed on the first electrode, the second electrode is disposed on the light-emitting layer, the light-emitting layer is disconnected from the second electrode at the undercut space, and the second electrode extends into the undercut space and is connected to the protrusion portion;
wherein the driving circuit layer further comprises a protective layer and a planarization layer, the protective layer is disposed on the auxiliary electrode, and the planarization layer is disposed on the protective layer;
the driving circuit layer is provided with a connection via hole, and the connection via hole penetrates the planarization layer and the protective layer; and
the connection via hole exposes the auxiliary electrode, and a buffer space is defined between the first conductive layer and the connection via hole.