Wiring Substrate MoOx Layer for Display Light Reflection

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Solution Overview

Problem

Display devices face challenges in minimizing external light reflection from signal wires, which degrades display quality by affecting contrast and image clarity.

Innovation Solution

A wiring substrate is designed with stacked material layers, including a first material layer with high light reflectance and a second material layer with MoOx (1.9≤x≤2.1) composition, where the second material layer has a higher oxygen content, reducing light reflectance and maintaining electrical conductivity.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If signal wires comprise a metal material, then electrical conductivity is improved, but light reflectance increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveelectrical conductivityVSAvoidlight reflectance
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies composite materials by stacking a metal material layer (first material layer) with a molybdenum oxide layer (second material layer containing MoOx where 1.9≤x≤2.1). This composite structure combines the high electrical conductivity of metal materials with the light-absorbing properties of molybdenum oxide, thereby reducing light reflectance while maintaining electrical conductivity. The patent explicitly states that the first and second material layers are stacked to achieve both low electrical resistance and suppressed light reflection.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies local quality by creating a multi-layer structure where different layers have different functions: the metal material layer provides electrical conductivity while the molybdenum oxide layer specifically addresses light reflectance. Each layer is optimized for its local function, with the metal layer ensuring signal transmission and the molybdenum oxide layer (with controlled thickness of 400 Å or greater) suppressing external light reflection locally at the wire surface.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Object-generated harmful factors

If a second material layer with MoOx is added to reduce light reflectance, then display quality is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelight reflectanceVSAvoidwiring substrate structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-generated harmful factorsVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies parameter changes by precisely controlling the composition parameter x in MoOx (where 1.9≤x≤2.1) and the thickness parameter of the second material layer (400 Å or greater). By optimizing these parameters, the patent achieves effective light reflectance suppression while maintaining processability and electrical conductivity, thereby improving display quality without excessive complexity increase.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies color changes by utilizing the optical properties of molybdenum oxide to alter the light interaction characteristics of the signal wires. The molybdenum oxide layer absorbs external light that would otherwise be reflected by the metal layer, thereby changing the overall optical appearance and reducing glare, which improves display quality by enhancing contrast and image clarity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #32Color changes

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The solution effectively minimizes external light reflection, enhancing display quality by balancing light absorptivity and conductivity, thereby improving image contrast and clarity.

Implementation Method 1

the second material layer contains MoOx (1.9≤x≤2.1)... the light reflectance of the first material layer is higher than the light reflectance of the second material layer

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectLight absorption: Absorption (EM radiation)

Data Source

PatentUS10847076B2Wiring substrate, display device including the wiring substrate, and method of fabricating the wiring substrate
Publication Date: 2020.11.24 SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO LTD
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AI summary

A display device may include a base and a first wiring layer disposed on the base. The first wiring layer may include a first material and a second material layer that overlap each other. A material of the second material layer may be different from a material of the first material layer. The second material layer contains MoOx, wherein 1.9≤x≤2.1.