Light Emitting Element Protrusions for Precise Display Alignment

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Solution Overview

Problem

Defective alignment of light emitting elements in display devices can deteriorate display quality, and improving emission efficiency of these elements can enhance display quality.

Innovation Solution

A light emitting element with a bonding electrode and a light emitting stack featuring protrusion structures on its upper surface, including a first protrusion and a second protrusion spaced apart from the groove defined by the first protrusion, which provides enhanced fixing force and improves light output efficiency.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Manufacturing precision

If light emitting elements are aligned at preset positions in display devices, then display quality is maintained, but alignment defects can deteriorate display quality

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvealignment precisionVSAvoidalignment reliability
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The protrusion structure is formed on the light emitting stack before bonding to the substrate, creating a mechanical interlocking feature that ensures accurate alignment during the bonding process. The protrusion fits into a corresponding groove on the substrate, preventing misalignment and ensuring the light emitting element is positioned at the preset location with high precision and reliability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Productivity

If emission efficiency of light emitting elements is improved, then display quality is improved, but light output efficiency needs enhancement

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveemission efficiencyVSAvoidlight output efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The protrusion structure extends vertically from the light emitting stack, creating a three-dimensional mechanical interlocking feature. This vertical dimension enhances the bonding interface between the light emitting element and substrate, ensuring stable positioning that maintains high emission efficiency and light output efficiency without compromise.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

Data Source

PatentUS20250248176A1Light emitting element and display device including the same
Publication Date: 2025.07.31 SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO LTD
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AI summary

A light emitting element includes a bonding electrode, and a light emitting stack including a first semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second semiconductor layer sequentially disposed each other on the bonding electrode. At least one protrusion structure is defined on an upper surface of the light emitting stack, and the protrusion structure includes a first protrusion protruding in a direction away from the bonding electrode and defining a groove concave in a direction facing the bonding electrode, and a second protrusion protruding in a direction away from the bonding electrode in the groove of the first protrusion.