# US 12,218,154 B2 · Array substrate comprising a binding region having a binding zone and a vacancy zone alternately disposed and display apparatus thereof

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- Number: US 12,218,154 B2
- Document ID: US12218154B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/401,273
- Filed: 2021-08-12
- Published: 2022-03-17
- Granted: 2025-02-04
- Earliest claimed: 2020-09-17
- Assignees: Chongqing Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.; Boe Technology Group Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Chongqing BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.; BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Xiaoyuan Wang; Yan Fang; Junhui Wu; Jiantao Liu
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12218154B2

## CPC

- H10D 86/60: wherein the TFTs are in active matrices
- G02F 1/133357: {Planarisation layers}
- G02F 1/13458: {Terminal pads}
- H10D 86/441: {Interconnections, e.g. scanning lines}
- H10D 86/451: {characterised by the compositions or shapes of the interlayer dielectrics}
- G02F 1/133784: {by rubbing}
- G02F 1/13456: {Cell terminals located on one side of the display only}
- G02F 1/136222: {Colour filters incorporated in the active matrix substrate}
- H10W 46/00: Marks applied to devices, e.g. for alignment or identification
- H10W 46/401: {for identification or tracking}
- H10W 46/607: {Located on parts of packages, e.g. on encapsulations or on package substrates}
- H10W 72/9445: {Top-view layouts, e.g. mirror arrays}
- H10W 72/967: {Multiple bond pads having different functions}
- H10D: INORGANIC ELECTRIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
- G02F: OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
- H10W: GENERIC PACKAGES, INTERCONNECTIONS, CONNECTORS OR OTHER CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF DEVICES COVERED BY CLASS H10

## Abstract

Provided are an array substrate and a display apparatus thereof. The array substrate includes a display region and a binding region located at a side of the display region; the binding region includes a first conductive layer disposed on the substrate and a planarization layer disposed at a side of the first conductive layer away from the substrate. The binding region includes a binding zone and a vacancy zone alternately disposed along an edge of the display region, the first conductive layer includes a plurality of binding pins disposed in the binding zone, and the planarization layer is provided with first openings exposing the plurality of binding pins and covering the binding zone and the vacancy zone.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An array substrate, comprising a display region and a binding region located at a side of the display region, wherein
the binding region comprises a first conductive layer disposed on the substrate and a planarization layer disposed at a side of the first conductive layer away from the substrate;
the binding region comprises a binding zone and a vacancy zone alternately disposed along an edge of the display region;
the first conductive layer comprises a plurality of binding pins disposed in the binding zone; and
the planarization layer is provided with first openings exposing the plurality of binding pins and covering the binding zone and the vacancy zone;
wherein the first conductive layer further comprises occupation pins disposed in the vacancy zone, and the occupation pins and the binding pins are disposed at intervals along the edge of the display region;
wherein distances between the adjacent binding pins, between the adjacent occupation pins and between the adjacent occupation pin and the binding pin are the same.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The array substrate of claim 1, wherein
the binding region extends along an edge of the display region, and
widths of the binding zone and the vacancy zone is the same as widths of the binding pins in a direction perpendicular to an extending direction of the binding zone.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The array substrate of claim 1, wherein the first opening covers the entire binding region.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The array substrate of claim 1, wherein the binding pin and the occupation pin have a same structure.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The array substrate of claim 1, wherein the binding region further comprises a substrate mark disposed on the substrate, and the first opening comprises an avoidance zone avoiding the substrate mark.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The array substrate of claim 1, wherein
the binding region further comprises a passivation layer disposed between the first conductive layer and the planarization layer,
a second opening is disposed on the passivation layer, and
an orthographic projection of the first opening on the substrate overlaps an orthographic projection of the second opening on the substrate.

### Claim 7 (depends on 2)

The array substrate of claim 2, wherein
the binding region further comprises a passivation layer disposed between the first conductive layer and the planarization layer,
a second opening is disposed on the passivation layer, and
an orthographic projection of the first opening on the substrate overlaps an orthographic projection of the second opening on the substrate.

### Claim 8 (depends on 3)

The array substrate of claim 3, wherein
the binding region further comprises a passivation layer disposed between the first conductive layer and the planarization layer,
a second opening is disposed on the passivation layer, and
an orthographic projection of the first opening on the substrate overlaps an orthographic projection of the second opening on the substrate.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The array substrate of claim 1, wherein the binding region further comprises a second conductive layer disposed in the first opening, and the second conductive layer comprises a plurality of conductive units disposed at intervals, and the plurality of conductive units and the binding pins are in a one-to-one correspondence; or,
the plurality of conductive units are in a one-to-one correspondence with the binding pins and the occupation pins.

### Claim 10

A display apparatus, comprising: an array substrate, wherein
the array substrate comprises a display region and a binding region located at a side of the display region;
the binding region comprises a first conductive layer disposed on the substrate and a planarization layer disposed at a side of the first conductive layer away from the substrate;
the binding region comprises a binding zone and a vacancy zone alternately disposed along an edge of the display region; the first conductive layer comprises a plurality of binding pins disposed in the binding zone; and
the planarization layer is provided with first openings exposing binding pins and covering the binding zone and the vacancy zone;
wherein the first conductive layer further comprises occupation pins disposed in the vacancy zone, and the occupation pins and the binding pins are disposed at intervals along the edge of the display region;
wherein distances between the adjacent binding pins, between the adjacent occupation pins and between the adjacent occupation pin and the binding pin are the same.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The display apparatus of claim 10, wherein the binding region extends along an edge of the display region, and widths of the binding zone and the vacancy zone is the same as widths of the binding pins in a direction perpendicular to an extending direction of the binding zone.

### Claim 12 (depends on 10)

The display apparatus of claim 10, wherein the first opening covers the entire binding region.

### Claim 13 (depends on 10)

The display apparatus of claim 10, wherein the binding pin and the occupation pin have a same structure.

### Claim 14 (depends on 10)

The display apparatus of claim 10, wherein the binding region further comprises a substrate mark disposed on the substrate, and the first opening comprises an avoidance zone avoiding the substrate mark.

### Claim 15 (depends on 10)

The display apparatus of claim 10, wherein the binding region further comprises a passivation layer disposed between the first conductive layer and the planarization layer, and a second opening is disposed on the passivation layer, and an orthographic projection of the first opening on the substrate overlaps an orthographic projection of the second opening on the substrate.

### Claim 16 (depends on 10)

The display apparatus of claim 10, wherein
the binding region further comprises a second conductive layer disposed in the first opening, and the second conductive layer comprises a plurality of conductive units disposed at intervals, and the plurality of conductive units and the binding pins are in a one-to-one correspondence; or,
the plurality of conductive units are in a one-to-one correspondence with the binding pins and the occupation pins.