Display Panel Electrode Layout for Low-Reflectivity Bonding

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Solution Overview

Problem

Light emitting diode (LED) display panels suffer from high reflectivity issues, which affect their display performance.

Innovation Solution

A display panel design where the electrode of the light emitting element is partially positioned within an opening of a first film layer on the drive substrate, eliminating the need for a metal wired electrode and reducing reflectivity.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If a metal wired electrode is used to bond the light emitting element to the drive substrate, then reliable electrical connection is achieved, but the reflectivity of the display panel increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveelectrical connection reliabilityVSAvoidreflectivity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts and removes the metal wired electrode from the display panel structure. Instead of using a separate metal wire electrode for bonding, the invention integrates the electrode function directly into the light emitting element structure, eliminating the metal wire that causes high reflectivity while maintaining electrical connection reliability through direct bonding of the light emitting element electrode to the drive substrate electrode.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent merges the electrode of the light emitting element with the bonding structure. The electrode of the light emitting element is directly bonded to the electrode of the drive substrate without an intermediate metal wire, combining the electrical connection function and the bonding function into a single integrated structure, thereby eliminating the reflective metal wire while ensuring reliable electrical connection.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

2Object-generated harmful factors

If the electrode is positioned in the opening of the first film layer, then reflectivity is reduced, but the bonding complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovereflectivityVSAvoidbonding structure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-generated harmful factorsVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent inverts the conventional bonding approach. Instead of bringing external metal wires up through openings to make connections, the invention has the electrode of the light emitting element directly contact and bond with the electrode of the drive substrate through the opening, reversing the direction and method of electrical connection establishment.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #13The other way round (Inversion)

Solution Approach 2:

The light emitting element's own electrode serves as the bonding element. The electrode of the light emitting element directly bonds with the drive substrate electrode without requiring separate bonding wires or additional bonding materials, allowing the structure to bond itself using its inherent electrode.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS20240021758A1Display panel and method for forming the same, and display apparatus
Publication Date: 2024.01.18 HUBEI YANGTZE IND INNOVAION CENT OF ADVANCED DISPLAY CO LTD
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AI summary

Embodiments of the present invention provide a display panel, a method for forming the display panel, and a display apparatus. The display panel includes: a drive substrate and a light emitting element. The drive substrate includes a first film layer. The first film layer is provided with an opening. The light emitting element is positioned on the drive substrate. The light emitting element includes a body portion and an electrode, and the electrode of the light emitting element includes a first portion positioned in the opening for improving the reflectivity of the display panel.