# US 2022/0036795 A1 · Display panel and display device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2022/0036795 A1 - Document ID: US20220036795A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/500,132 - Filed: 2021-10-13 - Published: 2022-02-03 - Earliest claimed: 2019-10-29 - Assignees: KunShan Go-Visionox Opto-Electronics Co., Ltd - Applicants: KunShan Go-Visionox Opto-Electronics Co., Ltd - Inventors: Junhui LOU; Yanan JI - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20220036795A1 ## CPC - G09G 3/20: for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix {no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters} - G09G 3/2074: {using sub-pixels} - H10K 59/121: characterised by the geometry or disposition of pixel elements - H10K 59/122: Pixel-defining structures or layers, e.g. banks - H10K 59/123: Connection of the pixel electrodes to the thin film transistors [TFT] - H10K 59/128: comprising two independent displays, e.g. for emitting information from two major sides of the display - H10K 59/131: Interconnections, e.g. wiring lines or terminals - H10K 59/35: comprising red-green-blue [RGB] subpixels - G09G 2300/0426: Layout of electrodes and connections - H10K 59/353: {characterised by the geometrical arrangement of the RGB subpixels} - H10K 59/65: OLEDs integrated with inorganic image sensors - Y02E 10/549: Organic PV cells - G09G: ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION (arrangements for transferring data between digital computers and displays G06F3/14; static indicating arrangements comprising an association of a number of separate sources or light control cells G09F9/00; static indicating arrangements comprising integral associations of a number of light sources H01J, H01K, H10H, H05B33/12; scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission, details thereof H04N1/00) - H10K: ORGANIC ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES - Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION ## Abstract A display panel and a display device. The display panel has a first display area and a second display area. The first display area includes a central region and an edge region adjacent to the central region. The first display area has a light transmittance greater than that of the second display area. The display panel includes a plurality of repetitive units, each of which includes at least two pixels, each pixel including a plurality of sub-pixels in at least three colors. Each of the sub-pixels includes a first electrode, a light-emitting structure, and a second electrode stacked in sequence. In the first display area, the first electrodes of adjacent sub-pixels of an identical color in the repetitive unit are electrically connected via an interconnection structure in order to form at least three pixel groups and each of the pixel groups is in a same color. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A display panel having a first display area and a second display area, the first display area comprising a central region and an edge region adjacent to the central region, the first display area having a light transmittance greater than that of the second display area, the display panel comprising: a plurality of repetitive units, each of which comprises at least two pixels, each of the pixels comprising a plurality of sub-pixels in at least three colors, each of the sub-pixels comprising a first electrode, a light-emitting structure and a second electrode stacked in sequence; in the first display area, the first electrodes of adjacent sub-pixels of an identical color in the repetitive unit are electrically connected via an interconnection structure in order that said adjacent sub-pixels of the identical color in the repetitive unit form at least three pixel groups and all the sub-pixels in one of the at least three pixel groups is in a same color; wherein, in the central region, the interconnection structure of at least one of the at least three pixel groups of one color is a transparent conductive structure. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The display panel according to claim 1, wherein the sub-pixels are interconnected with the first electrodes to form a pixel combination structure, and the sub-pixels of the at least three pixel groups are electrically connected to one pixel circuit, such that the sub-pixels of the pixel combination structure are controlled by one pixel circuit. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The display panel according to claim 1, further comprising a substrate, the pixels are arranged on the substrate; the sub-pixels are of three colors, the at least three pixel groups comprising a first pixel group of a first color, a second pixel group of a second color and a third pixel group of a third color, wherein the orthographic projection of the interconnection structure of the first pixel group on the substrate is staggered with that of the interconnection structure of the second pixel group. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The display panel according to claim 3, wherein the orthographic projection of the interconnection structure of the third pixel group on the substrate is intersected with that of the interconnection structure of the first pixel group and/or that of the interconnection structure of the second pixel group. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The display panel according to claim 3, wherein in the central region, the interconnection structures of both the first pixel group and of the second pixel group are transparent conductive structures arranged in the same layer as the first electrodes, the interconnection structure of the third pixel group is in a different layer from the interconnection structures of both the first pixel group and the second pixel group; in the edge region, the interconnection structures of both the first pixel group and the second pixel group are arranged in the same layer as the first electrodes, the interconnection structure of the third pixel group is arranged in a different layer from the interconnection structures of the first pixel group and the second pixel group; in the edge region, the interconnection structures of the first pixel group and the second pixel group are of the same material as the first electrodes, or the interconnection structures of both the first pixel group and the second pixel group are transparent conductive structures. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The display panel according to claim 5, wherein the at least three pixel groups are electrically connected with the corresponding pixel circuits via a plurality of leads traversing the edge region, the leads corresponding to the first pixel group and the second pixel group in the central region and in the edge region are transparent conductive structures arranged in the same layer as the first electrodes, and in the edge region, orthographic projections of the leads on the substrate are staggered with orthographic projections of the sub-pixels on the substrate. ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) The display panel according to claim 4, wherein in the central region, the interconnection structures of the first pixel group and of the second pixel group are transparent conductive structures arranged under the first electrodes, and the interconnection structure of the third pixel group is in a different layer from both the interconnection structure of the first pixel group and the interconnection structure of the second pixel group; in the edge region, the interconnection structures of the first pixel group and of the second pixel group are arranged in the same layer as the first electrodes, and the interconnection structure of the third pixel group is arranged in a different layer from both the interconnection structure of the first pixel group and the interconnection structure of the second pixel group; in the edge region, the interconnection structures of the first pixel group and of the second pixel group are of the same material as the first electrodes, or the interconnection structures of both the first pixel group and of the second pixel group are transparent conductive structures. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The display panel according to claim 7, wherein the leads corresponding to the first pixel group and the second pixel group in the central region are transparent conductive structures arranged in the same layer as both the interconnection structure of the first pixel group and the interconnection structure of the second pixel group in the central region. ### Claim 9 (depends on 3) The display panel according to claim 3, wherein in the central region, the interconnection structures of the first pixel group and of the second pixel group are transparent conductive structures arranged under the first electrodes, and the interconnection structure of the third pixel group is in a different layer from both the interconnection structure of the first pixel group and the interconnection structure of the second pixel group; in the edge region, the interconnection structures of the first pixel group and of the second pixel group are transparent conductive structures arranged under the first electrodes, the interconnection structure of the third pixel group is arranged in a different layer from both the interconnection structure of the first pixel group and the interconnection structure of the second pixel group; both the interconnection structure of the first pixel group and the interconnection structure of the second pixel group in the central region are located in the same layer as both the interconnection structures of the first pixel group and of the second pixel group in the edge region. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The display panel according to claim 9, wherein the leads corresponding to the first pixel group and the second pixel group in the central region are transparent conductive structures arranged in the same layer as both the interconnection structure of the first pixel group and the interconnection structure of the second pixel group in the central region. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The display panel according to claim 9, wherein the leads corresponding to the first pixel group and the second pixel group in the edge region are transparent conductive structures arranged in the same layer as both the interconnection structure of the first pixel group and the interconnection structure of the second pixel group in the edge region. ### Claim 12 (depends on 3) The display panel according to claim 3, wherein in the central region, the interconnection structures of the first pixel group and of the second pixel group are transparent conductive structures arranged in the same layer as the first electrodes, and the interconnection structure of the third pixel group is in a different layer from both the interconnection structures of the first pixel group and of the second pixel group; in the edge region, the interconnection structures of the first pixel group and of the second pixel group are transparent conductive structures arranged under the first electrodes, and the interconnection structure of the third pixel group is arranged in a different layer from both the interconnection structure of the first pixel group and the interconnection structure of the second pixel group. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The display panel according to claim 12, wherein the leads corresponding to the first pixel group and the second pixel group in the central region are transparent conductive structures arranged in the same layer as the first electrodes. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The display panel according to claim 12, wherein the leads corresponding to the first pixel group and the second pixel group in the edge region are transparent conductive structures arranged in the same layer as both the interconnection structure of the first pixel group and the interconnection structure of the second pixel group in the edge region. ### Claim 15 (depends on 3) The display panel according to claim 3, further comprises: a component layer located on the substrate and comprising a planarization layer and at least one metal layer located between the substrate and the planarization layer; wherein one of the at least one metal layer is the interconnection structure of the third pixel group to be electrically connected to the corresponding first electrodes by a via hole. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The display panel according to claim 1, wherein the second display area comprises a first sub-display area and a second sub-display area adjoining the first sub-display area and the first display area, a pixel circuit corresponding to the sub-pixels disposed in the first display area being arranged in the second sub-display area; the circuit structure of the pixel circuit corresponding to the sub-pixels in the first display area comprises any one of: one thin film transistor, two thin film transistors and one capacitor, three thin film transistors and one capacitor, six thin film transistors and one capacitor, six thin films transistors and two capacitors, seven thin film transistors and one capacitor, seven thin film transistors and two capacitors, or nine thin film transistors and one capacitor. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The display panel according to claim 1, further comprises a substrate on which the pixels are arranged; at least two pixels of the repetitive unit are alternately distributed in a first direction, the sub-pixels of two adjacent pixels being arranged in a second direction and being staggered with each other in the first direction. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The display panel according to claim 1, wherein the orthographic projection of the light-emitting structures of the first display area on the substrate is composed of one first graphic unit or composed of two or more first graphic units spliced together, the first graphic unit comprising at least one selected from the group consisting of a circle, an oval, a dumbbell, a calabash, and a rectangle. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) The display panel according to claim 1, wherein the orthographic projection of the first electrodes of the first display area on the substrate is composed of one second graphic unit or composed of two or more second graphic units spliced together, the second graphic unit comprising at least one selected from the group consisting of a circle, an oval, a dumbbell, a calabash, and a rectangle. ### Claim 20 (depends on 1) The display panel according to claim 1, wherein the first electrodes of the first display area are light-transmissive electrodes; or the first electrodes of the first display area are reflective electrodes; or the first electrodes of the first display area comprise a indium tin oxide layer or an indium zinc oxide layer, and/or, the second electrodes of the first display area comprise a magnesium-silver alloy layer.