# US 12,604,631 B2 · Display backplane, method for manufacturing the same, and display apparatus

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- Number: US 12,604,631 B2
- Document ID: US12604631B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 18/271,455
- Filed: 2021-10-22
- Published: 2024-03-14
- Granted: 2026-04-14
- Earliest claimed: 2021-03-25
- Assignees: Yunnan Invensight Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.; Boe Technology Group Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Yunnan Invensight Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.; BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Junbo Wei; Zhijian Zhu; Shengji Yang; Pengcheng Lu; Kuanta Huang; Yuanlan Tian
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12604631B2

## CPC

- H10K 59/353: {characterised by the geometrical arrangement of the RGB subpixels}
- H10K 59/1201: {Manufacture or treatment}
- H10K 59/121: characterised by the geometry or disposition of pixel elements
- H10K 59/131: Interconnections, e.g. wiring lines or terminals
- H10K 59/351: {comprising more than three subpixels, e.g. red-green-blue-white [RGBW]}
- H10K: ORGANIC ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES

## Abstract

A display backboard includes a base substrate and a plurality of real pixel units periodically arranged on one side of the base substrate. Each real pixel unit has a plurality of real light-emitting layers with different colors, at least two real metal wiring layers are provided on one side of each real light-emitting layer proximal to the base substrate, and two real metal wiring layers on the side of each real light-emitting layer are electrically connected through via holes. Orthographic projections of the two real metal wiring layers on the side of each real light-emitting layer on the base substrate cover an orthographic projection of at least one of the via holes on the base substrate, and the via holes are configured to connect two virtual metal wiring layers in a virtual pixel unit different from the real pixel unit.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A display backplane, comprising a base substrate and a plurality of real pixel units periodically arranged on one side of the base substrate,
wherein each of the plurality of real pixel units has a plurality of real light-emitting layers with different colors, at least two real metal wiring layers are provided on one side of each of the plurality of real light-emitting layers proximal to the base substrate, and two real metal wiring layers on the side of each of the plurality of real light-emitting layers are electrically connected through via holes; and
orthographic projections of the two real metal wiring layers on the side of each of the plurality of real light-emitting layers on the base substrate cover an orthographic projection of at least one of the via holes on the base substrate, and the via holes are configured to connect two virtual metal wiring layers in a virtual pixel unit different from the real pixel unit.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The display backplane according to claim 1, wherein the orthographic projections of the two real metal wiring layers on the side of each of the plurality of real light-emitting layers on the base substrate cover orthographic projections of two of the via holes on the base substrate.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The display backplane according to claim 2, wherein one real metal wiring layer on the side of each of the plurality of real light-emitting layers proximal to the base substrate is an anode of the each of the plurality of real light-emitting layers.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The display backplane according to claim 2, wherein each virtual pixel unit has a plurality of virtual light-emitting layers with different colors, and an overlapping region exists between an orthographic projection of each of the plurality of real light-emitting layers on the base substrate and an orthographic projection of one of the plurality of virtual light-emitting layers on the base substrate, and orthographic projections of the via holes on the base substrate are in the overlapping region.

### Claim 5 (depends on 2)

The display backplane according to claim 2, wherein an anode is provided on a surface of each of the plurality of real light-emitting layers proximal to the base substrate, a first real metal wiring layer is provided on one side of each anode proximal to the base substrate, a second real metal wiring layer is provided on one side of each first real metal wiring layer proximal to the base substrate, the via holes comprise a first via hole and a second via hole, each anode and each first real metal wiring layer are electrically connected through the first via hole, and each first real metal wiring layer and each second real metal wiring layer are electrically connected through the second via hole;
an orthographic projection of each anode on the base substrate and an orthographic projection of each first real metal wiring layer on the base substrate cover an orthographic projection of at least one first via hole on the base substrate; and
an orthographic projection of each first real metal wiring layer on the base substrate and an orthographic projection of each second real metal wiring layer on the base substrate cover an orthographic projection of at least one second via hole on the base substrate.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The display backplane according to claim 1, wherein one real metal wiring layer on the side of each of the plurality of real light-emitting layers proximal to the base substrate is an anode of the each of the plurality of real light-emitting layers.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The display backplane according to claim 6, wherein each virtual pixel unit has a plurality of virtual light-emitting layers with different colors, and an overlapping region exists between an orthographic projection of each of the plurality of real light-emitting layers on the base substrate and an orthographic projection of one of the plurality of virtual light-emitting layers on the base substrate, and orthographic projections of the via holes on the base substrate are in the overlapping region.

### Claim 8 (depends on 6)

The display backplane according to claim 6, wherein an anode is provided on a surface of each of the plurality of real light-emitting layers proximal to the base substrate, a first real metal wiring layer is provided on one side of each anode proximal to the base substrate, a second real metal wiring layer is provided on one side of each first real metal wiring layer proximal to the base substrate, the via holes comprise a first via hole and a second via hole, each anode and each first real metal wiring layer are electrically connected through the first via hole, and each first real metal wiring layer and each second real metal wiring layer are electrically connected through the second via hole;
an orthographic projection of each anode on the base substrate and an orthographic projection of each first real metal wiring layer on the base substrate cover an orthographic projection of at least one first via hole on the base substrate; and
an orthographic projection of each first real metal wiring layer on the base substrate and an orthographic projection of each second real metal wiring layer on the base substrate cover an orthographic projection of at least one second via hole on the base substrate.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The display backplane according to claim 1, wherein each virtual pixel unit has a plurality of virtual light-emitting layers with different colors, and an overlapping region exists between an orthographic projection of each of the plurality of real light-emitting layers on the base substrate and an orthographic projection of one of the plurality of virtual light-emitting layers on the base substrate, and orthographic projections of the via holes on the base substrate are in the overlapping region.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The display backplane according to claim 9, wherein the plurality of real light-emitting layers in each real pixel unit comprise at least one first color real light-emitting layer, at least one second color real light-emitting layer and at least one third color real light-emitting layer, and the plurality of virtual light-emitting layers in each virtual pixel unit comprise at least one first color virtual light-emitting layer, at least one second color virtual light-emitting layer and at least one third color virtual light-emitting layer;
a first overlapping region exists between an orthographic projection of the at least one first color real light-emitting layer on the base substrate and an orthographic projection of the at least one first color virtual light-emitting layer on the base substrate;
a second overlapping region exists between an orthographic projection of the at least one second color real light-emitting layer on the base substrate and an orthographic projection of the at least one second color virtual light-emitting layer on the base substrate;
a third overlapping region exists between an orthographic projection of the at least one third color real light-emitting layer on the base substrate and an orthographic projection of the at least one third color virtual light-emitting layer on the base substrate; and
the orthographic projections of the via holes on the base substrate are in the first overlapping region, the second overlapping region and the third overlapping region.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The display backplane according to claim 10, wherein the plurality of virtual light-emitting layers in each virtual pixel unit comprise two third color virtual light-emitting layers, the third overlapping region exists between an orthographic projection of the third color real light-emitting layer on the base substrate and an orthographic projection of one third color virtual light-emitting layer on the base substrate, no third overlapping region exists between the orthographic projection of the third color real light-emitting layer on the base substrate and an orthographic projection of the other third color virtual light-emitting layer on the base substrate, and the two third color virtual light-emitting layers share the same anode.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The display backplane according to claim 11, wherein an anode is provided on a surface of each of the plurality of real light-emitting layers proximal to the base substrate, a first real metal wiring layer is provided on one side of each anode proximal to the base substrate, a second real metal wiring layer is provided on one side of each first real metal wiring layer proximal to the base substrate, the via holes comprise a first via hole and a second via hole, each anode and each first real metal wiring layer are electrically connected through the first via hole, and each first real metal wiring layer and each second real metal wiring layer are electrically connected through the second via hole;
an orthographic projection of each anode on the base substrate and an orthographic projection of each first real metal wiring layer on the base substrate cover an orthographic projection of at least one first via hole on the base substrate; and
an orthographic projection of each first real metal wiring layer on the base substrate and an orthographic projection of each second real metal wiring layer on the base substrate cover an orthographic projection of at least one second via hole on the base substrate.

### Claim 13 (depends on 10)

The display backplane according to claim 10, wherein an anode is provided on a surface of each of the plurality of real light-emitting layers proximal to the base substrate, a first real metal wiring layer is provided on one side of each anode proximal to the base substrate, a second real metal wiring layer is provided on one side of each first real metal wiring layer proximal to the base substrate, the via holes comprise a first via hole and a second via hole, each anode and each first real metal wiring layer are electrically connected through the first via hole, and each first real metal wiring layer and each second real metal wiring layer are electrically connected through the second via hole;
an orthographic projection of each anode on the base substrate and an orthographic projection of each first real metal wiring layer on the base substrate cover an orthographic projection of at least one first via hole on the base substrate; and
an orthographic projection of each first real metal wiring layer on the base substrate and an orthographic projection of each second real metal wiring layer on the base substrate cover an orthographic projection of at least one second via hole on the base substrate.

### Claim 14 (depends on 9)

The display backplane according to claim 9, wherein an anode is provided on a surface of each of the plurality of real light-emitting layers proximal to the base substrate, a first real metal wiring layer is provided on one side of each anode proximal to the base substrate, a second real metal wiring layer is provided on one side of each first real metal wiring layer proximal to the base substrate, the via holes comprise a first via hole and a second via hole, each anode and each first real metal wiring layer are electrically connected through the first via hole, and each first real metal wiring layer and each second real metal wiring layer are electrically connected through the second via hole;
an orthographic projection of each anode on the base substrate and an orthographic projection of each first real metal wiring layer on the base substrate cover an orthographic projection of at least one first via hole on the base substrate; and
an orthographic projection of each first real metal wiring layer on the base substrate and an orthographic projection of each second real metal wiring layer on the base substrate cover an orthographic projection of at least one second via hole on the base substrate.

### Claim 15 (depends on 1)

The display backplane according to claim 1, wherein an anode is provided on a surface of each of the plurality of real light-emitting layers proximal to the base substrate, a first real metal wiring layer is provided on one side of each anode proximal to the base substrate, a second real metal wiring layer is provided on one side of each first real metal wiring layer proximal to the base substrate, the via holes comprise a first via hole and a second via hole, each anode and each first real metal wiring layer are electrically connected through the first via hole, and each first real metal wiring layer and each second real metal wiring layer are electrically connected through the second via hole;
an orthographic projection of each anode on the base substrate and an orthographic projection of each first real metal wiring layer on the base substrate cover an orthographic projection of at least one first via hole on the base substrate; and
an orthographic projection of each first real metal wiring layer on the base substrate and an orthographic projection of each second real metal wiring layer on the base substrate cover an orthographic projection of at least one second via hole on the base substrate.

### Claim 16 (depends on 1)

The display backplane according to claim 1, wherein one of the real pixel unit and the virtual pixel unit is in a Delta pixel arrangement, and the other of the real pixel unit and the virtual pixel unit is in an RBBG pixel arrangement.

### Claim 17 (depends on 16)

The display backplane according to claim 16, wherein in the Delta pixel arrangement, a shape of the plurality of real light-emitting layers is a hexagon, an angle of an inner angle of the hexagon is 120 degrees, a pixel center distance is 6.3 μm, a pixel width W is 6.3 μm, a pixel height L is 6.3 μm, and a size of each sub-pixel is 4.2 μm×3.15 μm.

### Claim 18 (depends on 16)

The display backplane according to claim 16, wherein in the RBBG pixel arrangement, a shape of the plurality of real light-emitting layers is a rectangle, a pixel center distance is 6.3 μm, a pixel width W is 6.3 μm, a pixel height L is 6.3 μm, and a size of each sub-pixel is 3.15 μm×3.15 μm.

### Claim 19 (depends on 1)

A method for manufacturing the display backplane according to claim 1, comprising:
forming at least two real metal wiring layers on one side of a base substrate, and electrically connecting two real metal wiring layers through via holes; and
forming a plurality of real pixel units periodically arranged on one side of the at least two real metal wiring layers distal from the base substrate;
wherein each of the plurality of real pixel units has a plurality of real light-emitting layers with different colors, orthographic projections of the two real metal wiring layers on one side of each of the plurality of real light-emitting layers proximal to the base substrate on the base substrate cover an orthographic projection of at least one via hole on the base substrate, and the via holes are configured to connect two virtual metal wiring layers in a virtual pixel unit different from the real pixel unit.

### Claim 20 (depends on 1)

A display apparatus, comprising the display backplane according to claim 1.
