Insulating Organic Compensator for Array Substrate Recesses

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Solution Overview

Problem

Display screens with high screen-to-body ratios suffer from poor display effects due to defects in the insulating layer, such as recesses or gaps, which can lead to short circuits and reduced yield, especially in narrow frame designs.

Innovation Solution

An array substrate with an insulating organic compensator is used to fill recesses in the insulating sub-layer, preventing metal from entering these defects and avoiding short circuits, thereby improving the display effect and yield.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If a single insulating layer is used to separate wiring layers, then the structure is simple and manufacturing is easier, but recesses or gaps in the insulating layer can cause metal to enter and create short circuits, reducing reliability

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay effectVSAvoidinsulating layer structure
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The insulating layer is segmented into multiple functional layers: an insulating sub-layer providing base insulation and an insulating organic compensator layer that compensates for surface recesses. This segmentation allows each layer to perform its specific function optimally, preventing metal intrusion while maintaining manufacturing feasibility.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The insulating organic compensator is formed in advance to pre-compensate for surface recesses before the upper wiring layer is deposited. This preliminary action ensures that the metal layer is deposited on a compensated surface, preventing metal from entering recesses and causing short circuits.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Ease of manufacture

If the insulating layer surface is left as-is, then manufacturing is simpler, but metal can enter recesses causing short circuits and requiring complex removal processes

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinsulating layer fabricationVSAvoidshort circuit prevention
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The insulating organic compensator is formed in advance to pre-compensate for surface recesses before the upper wiring layer is deposited. This preliminary action ensures that the metal layer is deposited on a compensated surface, preventing metal from entering recesses and causing short circuits.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The insulating organic compensator provides preliminary anti-action by preemptively filling and compensating for surface recesses, thereby preventing the harmful effect of metal intrusion before it can occur during the wiring layer formation process.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #9Preliminary anti-action

Data Source

PatentUS11450692B2Array substrate and display screen
Publication Date: 2022.09.20 SUZHOU GOVISIONOX INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
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AI summary

An array substrate and a display screen, where the array substrate includes a display area and a wiring area located on one side of the display area, the wiring area includes an upper wiring layer and a lower wiring layer laminated with the upper wiring layer, the upper wiring layer and the lower wiring layer are separated by an insulating layer group, the insulating layer group includes an insulating sub-layer and an insulating organic compensator formed on the insulating sub-layer, the insulating organic compensator is configured to compensate for at least part of a recess on an upper surface of the insulating sub-layer.