This application is the U.S. national phase of PCT Application No. PCT/CN2023/097166 filed on May 30, 2023, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
The present disclosure relates to the field of display technology, in particular to a display substrate and a display device.
With the development of the display technology, organic light-emitting diode display products are widely used in various fields due to such advantages as low power consumption, rapid response, a wide viewing angle, high resolution and being flexible. Usually, the resolution of the display product is between 400 ppi to 500 ppi, so an individual sub-pixel in the display product has a very small size, about 50 microns. In order to make a compromise between high frequency and low frequency, and improve the hysteresis and flickering, the design of the sub-pixel becomes more and more complex.
An object of the present disclosure is to provide a display substrate and a display device, so as to solve the problem in the related art.
In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present disclosure provides the following technical solutions.
In one aspect, the present disclosure provides in some embodiments a display substrate, including a base substrate and a plurality of sub-pixels arranged on the base substrate. The sub-pixel includes a sub-pixel driving circuitry, the plurality of sub-pixel driving circuitries of the plurality of sub-pixels is arranged in columns along a first direction, the sub-pixel driving circuitries in each column include a plurality of sub-pixel driving circuitries arranged along a second direction, the first direction intersects with the second direction, the plurality of columns of sub-pixel driving circuitries is divided into a plurality of column units, and the column unit includes at least two adjacent columns of sub-pixel driving circuitries. The display substrate further includes a first initialization signal transmission layer including a first initialization bus and a plurality of first initialization branches coupled to the first initialization bus, the first initialization branch includes a first branch body member and a plurality of first branch extending members, the first branch body member includes at least a portion extending along the second direction, the first branch extending member includes at least a portion extending along the first direction, and the first branch body member is coupled to the sub-pixel driving circuitries in a corresponding column unit through the plurality of first branch extending members respectively.
In a possible embodiment of the present disclosure, the sub-pixel driving circuitries in the column unit are divided into a plurality of row units arranged along the second direction, the row unit includes at least two sub-pixel driving circuitries arranged along the first direction, and the first branch extending member is coupled to the sub-pixel driving circuitries in a corresponding row unit.
In a possible embodiment of the present disclosure, the first branch extending member includes a first extending sub-member and a second extending sub-member, the first extending sub-member is located at a first side of the first branch body member and coupled to the sub-pixel driving circuitries located at the first side of the first branch body member in the corresponding row unit, the second extending sub-member is located at a second side of the first branch body member and coupled to the sub-pixel driving circuitries located at the second side of the first branch body member in the corresponding row unit, and the first side is opposite to the second side along the first direction.
In a possible embodiment of the present disclosure, the column unit includes two adjacent columns of sub-pixel driving circuitries, the row unit includes two sub-pixel driving circuitries, the first extending sub-member is coupled to one of the two sub-pixel driving circuitries, and the second extending sub-member is coupled to the other of the two sub-pixel driving circuitries.
In a possible embodiment of the present disclosure, the first branch extending members are located at a same side of the first branch body member along the first direction, and the first branch extending member is coupled to the sub-pixel driving circuitries located at the same side in the corresponding row unit.
In a possible embodiment of the present disclosure, the display substrate further includes a second scanning line, the sub-pixel driving circuitry includes a driving transistor and a third resetting transistor, a gate electrode of the third resetting transistor is coupled to the corresponding second scanning line, a second electrode of the third resetting transistor is coupled to a first electrode of the driving transistor, the first extending sub-member is coupled to a first electrode of the third resetting transistor in a corresponding sub-pixel driving circuitry, and the second extending sub-member is coupled to a first electrode of the third resetting transistor in a corresponding sub-pixel driving circuitry.
In a possible embodiment of the present disclosure, the third resetting transistor includes a third resetting active layer, an orthogonal projection of a first end of the first extending sub-member onto the base substrate is spaced apart from an orthogonal projection of the third resetting active layer coupled to the first extending sub-member and arranged closest to the first branch body member onto the base substrate by a first distance along the first direction, and the first end is an end of the first extending sub-member close to the first branch body member coupled to the first extending sub-member. An orthogonal projection of a first end of the second extending sub-member onto the base substrate is spaced apart from an orthogonal projection of the third resetting active layer coupled to the second extending sub-member and arranged closest to the first branch body member onto the base substrate by a second distance along the first direction, the first end is an end of the second extending sub-member close to the first branch body member coupled to the second extending sub-member, and the first distance is less than the second distance.
In a possible embodiment of the present disclosure, an orthogonal projection of the first extending sub-member onto the base substrate does not overlap with an orthogonal projection of the second scanning line onto the base substrate; and/or an orthogonal projection of the second extending sub-member onto the base substrate partially overlaps with the orthogonal projection of the second scanning line onto the base substrate.
In a possible embodiment of the present disclosure, the display substrate further includes a second initialization signal line, the sub-pixel includes a light-emitting element, the sub-pixel driving circuitry includes a second resetting transistor, a gate electrode of the second resetting transistor is coupled to a corresponding second scanning line, a first electrode of the second resetting transistor is coupled to the second initialization signal line, and a second electrode of the second resetting transistor is coupled to the light-emitting element. The orthogonal projection of the first extending sub-member onto the base substrate at least partially overlaps with an orthogonal projection of the second initialization signal line onto the base substrate; and/or the orthogonal projection of the second extending sub-member onto the base substrate at least partially overlaps with the orthogonal projection of the second initialization signal line onto the base substrate.
In a possible embodiment of the present disclosure, the display substrate further includes a second scanning line, the sub-pixel includes a light-emitting element, the sub-pixel driving circuitry includes a second resetting transistor, a gate electrode of the second resetting transistor is coupled to a corresponding second scanning line, and a second electrode of the second resetting transistor is coupled to the light-emitting element. The first extending sub-member is coupled to a first electrode of the second resetting transistor in a corresponding sub-pixel driving circuitry, and the second extending sub-member is coupled to a first electrode of the second resetting transistor in a corresponding sub-pixel driving circuitry.
In a possible embodiment of the present disclosure, the second resetting transistor includes a second resetting active layer, an orthogonal projection of a first end of the first extending sub-member onto the base substrate is spaced apart from an orthogonal projection of the second resetting active layer coupled to the first extending sub-member and arranged closest to the first branch body member onto the base substrate by a third distance along the first direction, and the first end is an end of the first extending sub-member close to the first branch body member coupled to the first extending sub-member. An orthogonal projection of a first end of the second extending sub-member onto the base substrate is spaced apart from an orthogonal projection of the second resetting active layer coupled to the second extending sub-member and arranged closest to the first branch body member onto the base substrate by a fourth distance along the first direction, the first end is an end of the second extending sub-member close to the first branch body member coupled to the second extending sub-member, and the third distance is greater than the fourth distance.
In a possible embodiment of the present disclosure, an orthogonal projection of the first extending sub-member onto the base substrate partially overlaps with an orthogonal projection of the second scanning line onto the base substrate; and/or an orthogonal projection of the second extending sub-member onto the base substrate does not overlap with the orthogonal projection of the second scanning line onto the base substrate.
In a possible embodiment of the present disclosure, the display substrate further includes a third initialization signal line, the sub-pixel driving circuitry includes a driving transistor and a third resetting transistor, a gate electrode of the third resetting transistor is coupled to a corresponding second scanning line, a first electrode of the third resetting transistor is coupled to the third initialization signal line, and a second electrode of the third resetting transistor is coupled to the first electrode of the driving transistor. An orthogonal projection of the first extending sub-member onto the base substrate at least partially overlaps with an orthogonal projection of the third initialization signal line onto the base substrate; and/or an orthogonal projection of the second extending sub-member onto the base substrate does not overlap with the orthogonal projection of the second initialization signal line onto the base substrate.
In a possible embodiment of the present disclosure, the first branch body member and the first branch extending members form a one-piece structure.
In a possible embodiment of the present disclosure, the display substrate includes a first source/drain metal layer, and the first branch body member and the first branch extending members are arranged at a same layer and made of a same material as the first source/drain metal layer.
In a possible embodiment of the present disclosure, the display substrate further includes a second initialization signal transmission layer, and the second initialization signal transmission layer includes two second initialization buses arranged opposite to each other along the second direction, and a grid-like branch located between the two second initialization buses, and coupled to the two second initialization buses.
In a possible embodiment of the present disclosure, the grid-like branch includes a plurality of second initialization branches arranged along the first direction and a plurality of third initialization branches arranged along the second direction, and the plurality of third initialization branches is coupled to the plurality of second initialization branches respectively. The plurality of sub-pixel driving circuitries of the plurality of sub-pixels is arranged in rows along the second direction, and the sub-pixel driving circuitries in each row include a plurality of sub-pixel driving circuitries arranged along the first direction. The third initialization branches are coupled to the sub-pixel driving circuitries in a corresponding row respectively.
In a possible embodiment of the present disclosure, the display substrate further includes a second scanning line, the sub-pixel includes a light-emitting element, the sub-pixel driving circuitry includes a second resetting transistor, a gate electrode of the second resetting transistor is coupled to a corresponding second scanning line, and a second electrode of the second resetting transistor is coupled to the light-emitting element. The third initialization branch is coupled to a first electrode of the second resetting transistor in each sub-pixel driving circuitry in the corresponding row.
In a possible embodiment of the present disclosure, the display substrate further includes a second scanning line, the sub-pixel driving circuitry includes a driving transistor and a third resetting transistor, a gate electrode of the third resetting transistor is coupled to a corresponding second scanning line, and a second electrode of the third resetting transistor is coupled to the first electrode of the driving transistor. The third initialization branch is coupled to a first electrode of the third resetting transistor in each sub-pixel driving circuitry in the corresponding row.
In a possible embodiment of the present disclosure, the display substrate further includes a second gate metal layer and a first source/drain metal layer, the second initialization branch is arranged at a same layer and made of a same material as the first source/drain metal layer, and the third initialization branch is arranged at a same layer and made of a same material as the second gate metal layer.
In a possible embodiment of the present disclosure, orthogonal projections of a first branch body members onto the base substrate and orthogonal projections of b second initialization branches onto the base substrate are arranged alternately along the first direction, where a is an integer greater than or equal to 1, and b is an integer greater than or equal to 1.
In a possible embodiment of the present disclosure, the quantity of second initialization branches is less than the quantity of columns of the sub-pixel driving circuitries.
In a possible embodiment of the present disclosure, the display substrate further includes a third initialization signal transmission layer including a third initialization bus and a plurality of fourth initialization branches coupled to the third initialization bus. The sub-pixel driving circuitry includes a driving transistor and a first resetting transistor, a first electrode of the first resetting transistor is coupled to a corresponding fourth initialization branch, and a second electrode of the first resetting transistor is coupled to the gate electrode of the driving transistor.
In a possible embodiment of the present disclosure, the third initialization signal transmission layer includes two third initialization buses arranged opposite to each other along the first direction, the plurality of fourth initialization branches is arranged along the second direction, the fourth initialization branches are coupled to the two third initialization buses respectively, and the fourth initialization branches are coupled to the sub-pixel driving circuitries in a corresponding row respectively.
In a possible embodiment of the present disclosure, the fourth initialization branch includes a fourth branch body member and a fourth branch protruding member, the fourth branch body member extends along the first direction, and the fourth branch protruding member protrudes from the fourth branch body member along the second direction. The sub-pixel driving circuitry includes a driving transistor and a compensation transistor, a first electrode of the compensation transistor is coupled to a second electrode of the driving transistor, a second electrode of the compensation transistor is coupled to a gate electrode of the driving transistor, the compensation transistor includes a compensation active layer, the compensation active layer includes two channel portions and a conductor portion coupled to the two channel portions, and an orthogonal projection of the conductor portion onto the base substrate at least partially overlaps with an orthogonal projection of the fourth branch protruding member onto the base substrate.
In a possible embodiment of the present disclosure, the third initialization signal transmission layer includes two third initialization buses arranged opposite to each other along the second direction, and the plurality of fourth initialization branches is arranged along the first direction and coupled to the two third initialization buses respectively. The fourth initialization branches are coupled to the sub-pixel driving circuitries in a corresponding column respectively.
In a possible embodiment of the present disclosure, orthogonal projections of a first branch body members onto the base substrate, orthogonal projections of b second initialization branches onto the base substrate, and orthogonal projections of c fourth initialization branches onto the base substrate are arranged alternately along the first direction, where a is an integer greater than or equal to 1, b is an integer greater than or equal to 1, and c is an integer greater than or equal to 1.
In another aspect, the present disclosure provides in some embodiments a display device including the above-mentioned display substrate.
In yet another aspect, the present disclosure provides in some embodiments a display substrate, including a base substrate and a plurality of sub-pixels arranged on the base substrate. The sub-pixel includes a sub-pixel driving circuitry, the plurality of sub-pixel driving circuitries of the plurality of sub-pixels are arranged in columns along a first direction, the sub-pixel driving circuitries in each column include a plurality of sub-pixel driving circuitries arranged along a second direction, the first direction intersects with the second direction, the plurality of columns of sub-pixel driving circuitries is divided into a plurality of column units, and the column unit includes at least two adjacent columns of sub-pixel driving circuitries. The display substrate further includes: a plurality of first initialization branches, an orthogonal projection of at least a part of the first initialization branch onto the base substrate being located between orthogonal projections of the sub-pixel driving circuitries in adjacent columns onto the base substrate, the first initialization branch including a first branch body member and a plurality of first branch extending members, the first branch body member including at least a portion extending along the second direction, the first branch extending member including at least a portion extending along the first direction, and the first branch body member being coupled to the sub-pixel driving circuitries in a corresponding column unit through the plurality of first branch extending members; and a plurality of second initialization branches and a plurality of third initialization branches, the plurality of second initialization branches being coupled to the plurality of third initialization branches to form a grid-like branch, the plurality of sub-pixel driving circuitries in the plurality of sub-pixels being arranged in rows along the second direction, the sub-pixel driving circuitries in each row including a plurality of sub-pixel driving circuitries arranged along the first direction, the third initialization branch being coupled to the sub-pixel driving circuitries in a corresponding row. Orthogonal projections of the first branch body members onto the base substrate and orthogonal projections of the second initialization branches onto the base substrate are arranged alternately.
In a possible embodiment of the present disclosure, the display substrate further includes a second scanning line, the sub-pixel driving circuitry includes a driving transistor and a third resetting transistor, a gate electrode of the third resetting transistor is coupled to a corresponding second scanning line, and a second electrode of the third resetting transistor is coupled to a first electrode of the driving transistor. The sub-pixel includes a light-emitting element, the sub-pixel driving circuitry further includes a second resetting transistor, a gate electrode of the second resetting transistor is coupled to a corresponding second scanning line, and a second electrode of the second resetting transistor is coupled to the light-emitting element. The first branch extending member is coupled to a first electrode of the third resetting transistor in a corresponding sub-pixel driving circuitry, and the third initialization branch is coupled to a first electrode of the second resetting transistor in each sub-pixel driving circuitry in a corresponding row; or the first branch extending member is coupled to a first electrode of the second resetting transistor in a corresponding sub-pixel driving circuitry, and the third initialization branch is coupled to a first electrode of the third resetting transistor in each sub-pixel driving circuitry in a corresponding row.
The following drawings are provided to facilitate the understanding of the present disclosure, and constitute a portion of the description. These drawings and the following embodiments are for illustrative purposes only, but shall not be construed as limiting the present disclosure. In these drawings,
The present disclosure will be described hereinafter in conjunction with the drawings and embodiments.
Display products become more and more complex, so the layout of signal lines in the display product is particularly important. In the layout of signal lines, there is an urgent need to reduce the loading of the signal line, reduce the layout difficulty and ensure the signal transmission stability.
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Illustratively, the display substrate includes a plurality of sub-pixels, and a plurality of sub-pixel driving circuitries in the sub-pixels is distributed in an array form. The plurality of sub-pixel driving circuitries is arranged in columns and rows. The rows of the sub-pixel driving circuitries are arranged in the second direction, and each row includes a plurality of sub-pixel driving circuitries arranged in the first direction. The columns of the sub-pixel driving circuitries are arranged in the first direction, and each column includes a plurality of sub-pixel driving circuitries arranged in the second direction. Illustratively, the first direction intersects the second direction. For example, the first direction includes a transverse direction and the second direction includes a longitudinal direction.
Illustratively, the sub-pixel includes a sub-pixel driving circuitry and a light-emitting element. The sub-pixel driving circuitry is coupled to an anode of the light-emitting element, and configured to provide a driving signal to the light-emitting element, so as to drive the light-emitting element to emit light.
Illustratively, the plurality of columns of sub-pixel driving circuitries is divided into a plurality of column units arranged along the first direction, and each column unit includes sub-pixel driving circuitries arranged in two adjacent columns.
Illustratively, the first initialization signal transmission layer 20 is configured to transmit an initialization signal.
Illustratively, the display substrate includes a display region and a peripheral region surrounding the display region. The first initialization bus 201 is located in the peripheral region.
Illustratively, the first initialization signal transmission layer 20 includes one first initialization bus 201 located, but not limited to, in a lower bezel region of the peripheral region.
Illustratively, the first initialization signal transmission layer 20 includes two first initialization buses 201 arranged opposite to each other in the second direction. One first initialization bus 201 is located in an upper bezel region of the peripheral region, and the other first initialization bus 201 is located in a lower bezel region of the peripheral region.
Illustratively, the first branch body member 2021 of the first initialization branch 202 extends from the display region to the peripheral region, so as to be electrically coupled to the first initialization bus 201.
Illustratively, the quantity of the first branch body members 2021 is less than the quantity of the columns of the sub-pixel driving circuitries.
Illustratively, the plurality of first initialization branches 202 corresponds to the plurality of column units respectively. The first initialization branch 202 is located in a region where the corresponding column unit is located. It should be appreciated that, the region where the column unit is located is a region where all the sub-pixel driving circuitries in the column unit are located, and a region where each sub-pixel driving circuitry is located is a region for accommodating the sub-pixel driving circuitry. Illustratively, the region is, but not limited to, a rectangular region.
Illustratively, the first branch extending member 2022 is coupled to a corresponding sub-pixel driving circuitry and the first branch body member 2021. An initialization signal is transmitted from the first initialization bus 201 to each sub-pixel driving circuitry in a corresponding column unit through the first branch body member 2021 and the first branch extending member 2022.
According to the structure of the display substrate in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the plurality of columns of sub-pixel driving circuitries is divided into the plurality of column units, and the sub-pixel driving circuitries in each column unit are coupled to the first initialization bus 201 through a corresponding first initialization branch 202. In this way, it is able to not only ensure that each sub-pixel driving circuitry in the display substrate receives the initialization signal, but also reduce the quantity of first initialization branches 202, thereby to reduce the layout difficulty of the first initialization signal transmission layer 20 in a limited layout space.
Furthermore, the first initialization branch 202 includes the first branch body member 2021 and the plurality of first branch extending members 2022, and the first branch body member 2021 is coupled to the first initialization bus 201, and coupled to each sub-pixel driving circuitry in a corresponding column unit through the first branch extending member 2022. As a result, it is able to shorten the first initialization branch 202, reduce the loading of the first initialization branch 202, and ensure a uniform voltage of the initialization signal received by the sub-pixel driving circuitries at different positions, thereby to ensure the stability of the initialization signal and prevent the occurrence of mura.
In some embodiments of the present disclosure, all the sub-pixel driving circuitries in the column unit are divided into a plurality of row units arranged along the second direction, the row unit includes at least two sub-pixel driving circuitries arranged along the first direction, and the first branch extending member 2022 is coupled to the sub-pixel driving circuitries in a corresponding row unit.
Illustratively, the plurality of row units corresponds to the plurality of first branch extending members 2022 of the first initialization branch 202 respectively.
Based on the above, it is able to not only ensure that each sub-pixel driving circuitry in the display substrate receives the initialization signal, but also reduce the layout difficulty of the first initialization signal transmission layer 20 in a limited layout space.
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Illustratively, at least a part of an orthogonal projection of the first branch body member 2021 onto the base substrate is arranged between an orthogonal projection of the first extending sub-member 2022a onto the base substrate and an orthogonal projection of the second extending sub-member 2022b onto the base substrate.
Illustratively, the orthogonal projection of the first branch body member 2021 onto the base substrate is arranged between an orthogonal projection of the sub-pixel driving circuitry coupled to the first extending sub-member 2022a onto the base substrate and an orthogonal projection of the sub-pixel driving circuitry coupled to the second extending sub-member 2022b onto the base substrate.
Illustratively, the orthogonal projection of the first branch body member 2021 onto the base substrate at least partially overlaps with orthogonal projections of the sub-pixel driving circuitries in one column in a corresponding column unit onto the base substrate.
Illustratively, a first end of the first extending sub-member 2022a is coupled to the first branch body member 2021, and a first end of the second extending sub-member 2022b is coupled to the first branch body member 2021. The first end of the first extending sub-member 2022a is offset from the first end of the second extending sub-member 2022b in the second direction.
Based on the above, the first branch extending member 2022 includes the first extending sub-member 2022a and the second extending sub-member 2022b, so each extending sub-member is shortened. As a result, it is able to ensure that each sub-pixel driving circuitry in the display substrate receives the initialization signal, reduce the layout difficulty of the first branch extending member 2022 in a limited layout space, and reduce the loading of each extending sub-member.
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Based on the above, it is able to reduce the layout difficulty of the first initialization branch 202 in a limited layout space, and reduce the loading of the first initialization branch 202.
In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the first branch extending members 2022 are located on a same side of the first branch body member 2021 along the first direction, and each first branch extending member 2022 is coupled to the sub-pixel driving circuitries located on the same side in a corresponding row unit.
Illustratively, the orthogonal projections of the first branch body members 2021 onto the base substrate are arranged on a same side of an orthogonal projection of the corresponding column unit onto the base substrate.
Illustratively, the orthogonal projection of the first branch body member 2021 onto the base substrate at least partially overlaps with the orthogonal projections of the sub-pixel driving circuitries in one column in the corresponding column units onto the base substrate.
Based on the above, it is able to reduce the layout difficulty of the first initialization branch 202 in a limited layout space, and reduce the loading of the first initialization branch 202.
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Illustratively, the display substrate further includes a plurality of second scanning lines G2, and each second scanning line G2 is coupled to the gate electrodes of the third resetting transistors in the sub-pixel driving circuitries in a corresponding row.
Illustratively, the first initialization signal transmission layer 20 is used to transmit a third initialization signal Vinit3, and the third resetting transistor resets the first electrode of the driving transistor using the third initialization signal Vinit3.
Based on the above, the first initialization signal transmission layer 20 is used to transmit the third initialization signal Vinit3, so as to reset the first electrode of the driving transistor.
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The first initialization signal transmission layer 20 is used to transmit the third initialization signal Vinit3, so as to reset the first electrode of the driving transistor. High and low voltages are written into the first electrode of the driving transistor alternately so as to improve the hysteresis of the driving transistor.
Based on the above-mentioned structure, it is able to provide low loading, transmit the third initialization signal Vinit3 through the first initialization signal transmission layer, and improve the uniformity of the third initialization signal Vinit3, thereby to ensure the display quality of the display product at a low gray level.
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Illustratively, the third resetting active layer 58 includes at least a portion extending along the second direction, and the third resetting active layer 58 is configured to form the first electrode, the second electrode, and a channel portion 52a of the third resetting transistor.
Illustratively, the first distance is between 2.2 microns and 2.6 microns, with endpoints being inclusive. For example, the first distance is 2.4 microns. The second distance is between 21 microns and 23 microns, with endpoints being inclusive. For example, the second distance is 21.25 microns. Illustratively, the second distance is approximately 9 times the first distance.
Based on the above, the first branch body member 2021 is approximately located between two columns of sub-pixel driving circuitries. In this way, it is able to reduce a parasitic capacitance generated between the first branch body member 2021 and the other structures, thereby to reduce the loading of the first branch body member 2021.
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Based on the above, the first extending sub-member 2022a and the second extending sub-member 2022b are arranged away from the second scanning line G2 as possible in a limited layout space, so as to prevent any change in the initialization signal transmitted on the first extending sub-member 2022a and the second extending sub-member 2022b due to a signal jump on the second scanning line G2, thereby to ensure the uniformity of the initialization signal written into each sub-pixel driving circuitry.
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The orthogonal projection of the first extending sub-member 2022a onto the base substrate at least partially overlaps with an orthogonal projection of the second initialization signal line onto the base substrate; and/or the orthogonal projection of the second extending sub-member 2022b onto the base substrate at least partially overlaps with the orthogonal projection of the second initialization signal line onto the base substrate.
Illustratively, the second initialization signal line is used to transmit a second initialization signal Vinit2, and the second initialization signal Vinit2 is a stable direct current (DC) signal. The first initialization signal transmission layer 20 is used to transmit a third initialization signal Vinit3, and the third initialization signal Vinit3 is a stable DC signal.
Illustratively, the second resetting transistor is configured to reset the anode of the light-emitting element using the second initialization signal Vinit2.
Based on the above, the first extending sub-member 2022a and the second extending sub-member 2022b overlap with the second initialization signal line for transmitting the stable DC voltage signal, so it is able to further stabilize the initialization signal transmitted on the first extending sub-member 2022a and the second extending sub-member 2022b, and ensure the uniformity of the initialization signal written into each sub-pixel driving circuitry, thereby to ensure the display quality of the display substrate at a low grayscale level.
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The first extending sub-member 2022a is coupled to a first electrode of the second resetting transistor in a corresponding sub-pixel driving circuitry, and the second extending sub-member 2022b is coupled to a first electrode of the second resetting transistor in a corresponding sub-pixel driving circuitry.
Illustratively, the first initialization signal transmission layer 20 is used to transmit the second initialization signal Vinit2.
In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the first initialization signal transmission layer 20 transmits the second initialization signal Vinit2, so as to reset the anode of the light-emitting element.
It should be appreciated that, at a low grayscale level, the resetting of the anode of the light-emitting element directly affects the luminance of the sub-pixel. In the case of display at a low brightness value, the node N4 (namely, the anode of the light-emitting element) needs to be charged for a certain time period to meet the light-emitting requirement, and at this time, a charging condition of the node N4 is mainly related to an initial voltage after the resetting (namely, the value of the second initialization signal Vinit2) and a total capacitance of the node N4. Assuming that the total capacitance of the node N4 is constant, the initial voltage after the resetting is particularly important. The higher the initial voltage, the faster the node N4 is charged to meet the light-emitting requirement. Hence, the uniformity of the voltage at the node N4 after the resetting is very important. In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the first initialization signal transmission layer 20 with lower loading is used to transmit the second initialization signal Vinit2, so it is able to ensure the uniformity of the sub-pixel driving circuitries after the resetting.
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Along the first direction, an orthogonal projection of a first end of the second extending sub-member 2022b onto the base substrate is spaced apart from an orthogonal projection of the second resetting active layer 57 coupled to the second extending sub-member 2022b and arranged closest to the first branch body member 2021 onto the base substrate by a fourth distance d4, the first end is an end of the second extending sub-member 2022b close to the first branch body member 2021 coupled to the second extending sub-member 2022b, and the third distance d3 is greater than the fourth distance d4.
Illustratively, the second resetting active layer 57 is used to form the first electrode, the second electrode and a channel portion of the second resetting transistor. The second resetting active layer 57 includes at least a portion extending in the second direction.
Based on the above, the first branch body member 2021 is approximately located between two columns of sub-pixel driving circuitries, so as to reduce a parasitic capacitance generated between the first branch body member 2021 and the other structures, and thereby to reduce the loading of the first branch body member 2021.
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Based on the above, the first extending sub-member 2022a and the second extending sub-member 2022b are arranged away from the second scanning line G2 as possible in a limited layout space, so as to prevent any change in the initialization signal transmitted on the first extending sub-member 2022a and the second extending sub-member 2022b due to a signal jump on the second scanning line G2, thereby to ensure the uniformity of the initialization signal written into each sub-pixel driving circuitry.
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The orthogonal projection of the first extending sub-member 2022a onto the base substrate at least partially overlaps with an orthogonal projection of the third initialization signal line onto the base substrate; and/or the orthogonal projection of the second extending sub-member 2022b onto the base substrate does not overlap with the orthogonal projection of the second initialization signal line onto the base substrate.
Illustratively, the third initialization signal line is used to transmit a third initialization signal Vinit3, and the third initialization signal Vinit3 is a stable DC signal. The first initialization signal transmission layer 20 is used to transmit a second initialization signal Vinit2, and the second initialization signal Vinit2 is a stable DC signal.
Illustratively, the third resetting transistor is configured to reset the first electrode of the driving transistor using the third initialization signal Vinit3.
Based on the above, the first extending sub-member 2022a and the second extending sub-member 2022b overlap with the third initialization signal line for transmitting the stable DC voltage signal, so as to further stabilize the initialization signal transmitted on the first extending sub-member 2022a and the second extending sub-member 2022b, and ensure the uniformity of the initialization signal written into each sub-pixel driving circuitry, thereby to ensure the display quality of the display substrate at a low grayscale level.
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Based on the above, the first branch body member 2021 and the first branch extending member 2022 are formed through a same patterning process as the first source/drain metal layer, so as to simplify the manufacturing process of the display substrate and reduce the manufacture cost.
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Illustratively, the two second initialization buses 301 are located in the peripheral region, one of the second initialization buses 301 is located in the upper bezel region and the other is located in the lower bezel region. It should be appreciated that, the second initialization signal transmission layer 30 may also include two second initialization buses 301 arranged opposite to each other along the first direction, one second initialization bus 301 is located in a left bezel region and the other is located in a right bezel region.
Illustratively, the second initialization signal transmission layer 30 is used to transmit, but not limited to, the second initialization signal Vinit2 or the third initialization signal Vinit3.
Based on the above, the second initialization signal transmission layer 30 includes the grid-like branch 302, so as to reduce the loading of the second initialization signal transmission layer 30. When the initialization signal is transmitted to the sub-pixel driving circuitry through the second initialization signal transmission layer 30, it is able to ensure the uniformity of the initialization signal received by each sub-pixel driving circuitry.
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The plurality of sub-pixel driving circuitries in the plurality of sub-pixels are arranged in rows along the second direction, and the sub-pixel driving circuitries in each row include a plurality of sub-pixel driving circuitries arranged along the first direction.
The third initialization branch 3022 is coupled to each sub-pixel driving circuitry in a corresponding row.
Illustratively, the second initialization branch 3021 includes at least a portion extending in the second direction, and the third initialization branch 3022 includes at least a portion extending in the first direction.
Illustratively, the plurality of second initialization branches 3021 is each coupled to the second initialization bus 301.
Illustratively, the quantity of second initialization branches 3021 is less than or equal to the quantity of columns of the sub-pixel driving circuitries.
Based on the above, the initialization signal is transmitted from the second initialization bus 301 to each sub-pixel driving circuitry through the second initialization branch 3021 and the third initialization branch 3022, so as to ensure the uniformity of the initialization signal received by each sub-pixel driving circuitry.
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Illustratively, the second initialization signal line transmission layer is used to transmit a second initialization signal Vinit2.
In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the second initialization signal transmission layer 30 is used transmit the second initialization signal Vinit2, so as to reset the anode of the light-emitting element.
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Illustratively, the second initialization signal transmission layer 30 is used to transmit a third initialization signal Vinit3, and the third resetting transistor is configured to reset the first electrode of the driving transistor through the third initialization signal Vinit3.
Based on the above, the second initialization signal transmission layer 30 is used to transmit the third initialization signal Vinit3, so as to reset the first electrode of the driving transistor.
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Based on the above, the second initialization branch 3021 and the first source/drain metal layer are formed through a same patterning process, and the third initialization branch 3022 and the second gate metal layer are formed through a same patterning process, so as to simplify the manufacturing process of the display substrate and reduce the manufacture cost.
In some embodiments of the present disclosure, in the first direction, orthogonal projections of a first branch body members 2021 onto the base substrate and orthogonal projections of b second initialization branches 3021 onto the base substrate are arranged alternately, where a is an integer greater than or equal to 1, and b is an integer greater than or equal to 1.
Illustratively, the quantity of the first branch body members 2021 is less than the quantity of columns of the sub-pixel driving circuitries, and the quantity of the second initialization branches 3021 is less than the quantity of columns of the sub-pixel driving circuitries.
Based on the above, the a first branch body members 2021 and b second initialization branches 3021 are arranged alternately along the first direction, so it is able to reduce the layout difficulty of the first initialization signal transmission layer 20 and the second initialization signal transmission layer 30 while ensuring the normal signal transmission.
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Illustratively, the third initialization signal transmission layer 40 is used to transmit the first initialization signal Vinit1, and the first resetting transistor is used to reset the gate electrode of the driving transistor using the first initialization signal Vinit1.
The first initialization signal Vinit1 functions as to reset the voltage at the node N1 (namely, the gate electrode of the driving transistor). When the non-uniformity of the voltage at the node N1 occurs within a resetting phase, an initial voltage at the node NI is different when a data signal is written within a next phase. When the data signal is written into the sub-pixels at a same speed, there is a difference between the voltages at the node NI after the writing of the data signal. Actually, the data signals are written at different speeds, and theoretically the voltage at the node N1 after the writing of the data signal is “Vdata+Vth”, where Vdata is the voltage of the data signal and Vth is a threshold voltage. In a word, the loading of the first initialization signal Vinit1 may influence the voltage at the node N1 to some extent.
Based on the above, the third initialization signal transmission layer 40 includes the third initialization bus 401 and the fourth initialization branch 402, so it is able to reduce the loading of the third initialization signal transmission layer 40, and ensure the uniformity of the first initialization signal Vinit1 written into each sub-pixel region driving circuitry.
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Illustratively, one of the two first initialization buses 201 is located in the left bezel region and the other is located in the right bezel region.
Illustratively, the fourth initialization branch 402 includes at least a portion extending in the first direction.
Illustratively, the plurality of fourth initialization branches 402 correspond to the plurality of rows of sub-pixel driving circuitries respectively.
Based on the above, it is able to reduce the layout difficulty of the third initialization signal transmission layer 40, reduce the loading of the third initialization signal transmission layer 40, and ensure the uniformity of the first initialization signal Vinit1 written into each sub-pixel region driving circuitry.
In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the fourth initialization branch 402 includes a fourth branch body member and a fourth branch protruding member, the fourth branch body member extends in the first direction, and the fourth branch protruding member protrudes from the fourth branch body member in the second direction.
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Illustratively, the fourth branch body member includes at least a portion extending in the first direction.
Illustratively, the compensation transistor includes a double-gate transistor. Orthogonal projections of the two channel portions 52a onto the base substrate overlap with an orthogonal projection of the gate electrode of the compensation transistor onto the base substrate, and an orthogonal projection of the conductor portion 52b onto the base substrate does not overlap with the orthogonal projection of the gate electrode of the compensation transistor onto the base substrate.
Illustratively, an orthogonal projection of the fourth branch protruding member onto the base substrate covers the orthogonal projection of the conductor portion 52b onto the base substrate.
Based on the above, it is able to shield the conductor portion 52b through the fourth branch protruding member, and prevent the occurrence of a characteristic drift for the conductor portion 52b due to irradiation, thereby to prevent a leakage current of the compensation transistor from increasing.
Furthermore, a capacitor is formed between the fourth branch protruding member and the conductor portion 52b, so as to stabilize the voltage of the conductor portion 52b, thereby to improve the flicker and ensure a display effect at a low frequency.
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Illustratively, one of the two third initialization buses 401 is located in the upper bezel region and the other is located in the lower bezel region.
Illustratively, the fourth initialization branch 402 includes at least a portion extending in the second direction.
Illustratively, the plurality of fourth initialization branches 402 corresponds to the columns of sub-pixel driving circuitries respectively.
Based on the above, it is able to reduce the layout difficulty of the third initialization signal transmission layer 40, reduce the loading of the third initialization signal transmission layer 40, and ensure the uniformity of the first initialization signal Vinit1 written into each sub-pixel region driving circuitry.
In some embodiments of the present disclosure, along the first direction, orthogonal projections of a first branch body members 2021 onto the base substrate, orthogonal projections of b second initialization branches 3021 onto the base substrate, and orthogonal projections of c fourth initialization branches 402 onto the base substrate are arranged alternatively, where a is an integer greater than or equal to 1, b is an integer greater than or equal to 1, and c is an integer greater than or equal to 1.
Illustratively, the quantity of the first branch body members 2021 is less than the quantity of the columns of the sub-pixel driving circuitries, the quantity of the second initialization branches 3021 is less than the quantity of the columns of the sub-pixel driving circuitries, and the quantity of the fourth initialization branches 402 is less than the quantity of the columns of the sub-pixel driving circuitries.
Based on the above, when the a first branch body members 2021, b second initialization branches 3021 and c fourth initialization branches 402 are arranged alternately along the first direction, it is able to reduce the layout difficulty of the first initialization signal transmission layer 20, the second initialization signal transmission layer 30 and the third initialization signal transmission layer 40 while ensuring the normal signal transmission.
In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the third initialization signal transmission layer 40 includes four third initialization buses 401. Two third initialization buses 401 are arranged along the first direction and located in the upper frame region and the lower frame region respectively, and the other two third initialization buses 401 are arranged along the second direction and located in the left frame region and the right frame region respectively. The third initialization signal transmission layer 40 includes grid-like fourth initialization branches 402 coupled to the four third initialization buses 401 respectively.
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The 8T1C structure includes a first transistor T1 (namely, the first resetting transistor), a second transistor T2 (namely, the compensation transistor), a third transistor T3 (namely, the driving transistor), a fourth transistor T4, a fifth transistor T5, a sixth transistor T6, a seventh transistor T7 (namely, the second resetting transistor), an eighth transistor T8 (namely, the third resetting transistor) and a storage capacitor Cst. The first transistor T1, the second transistor T2, the third transistor T3, the fourth transistor T4, the fifth transistor T5, the sixth transistor T6, the seventh transistor T7 and the eighth transistor T8 are each a P-type transistor.
A gate electrode of the first transistor T1 is coupled to a corresponding resetting signal line RST, a first electrode of the first transistor T1 is configured to receive the first initialization signal Vinit1, and a second electrode of the first transistor T1 is coupled to a gate electrode T3-g of the third transistor T3.
A gate electrode of the second transistor T2 is coupled to a corresponding first scanning line G1, a first electrode of the second transistor T2 is coupled to a second electrode of the third transistor T3, and a second electrode of the second transistor T2 is coupled to the gate electrode T3-g of the third transistor T3.
A gate electrode of the fourth transistor T4 is coupled to a corresponding first scanning line G1, a first electrode of the fourth transistor T4 is coupled to a corresponding data line DA, and a second electrode of the fourth transistor T4 is coupled to a first electrode of the third transistor T3.
A gate electrode of the fifth transistor T5 is coupled to a corresponding light emission control signal line EM, a first electrode of the fifth transistor T5 is coupled to a corresponding power source line VDD, and a second electrode of the fifth transistor T5 is coupled to the first electrode of the third transistor T3.
A gate electrode of the sixth transistor T6 is coupled to a corresponding light-emitting control signal line EM, a first electrode of the sixth transistor T6 is coupled to a second electrode of the third transistor T3, and a second electrode of the sixth transistor T6 is coupled to an anode of the light-emitting element EL.
A gate electrode of the seventh transistor T7 is coupled to a corresponding second scanning line G2, a second electrode of the seventh transistor T7 is coupled to the anode of the light-emitting element EL, and a first electrode of the seventh transistor T7 is configured to receive the second initialization signal Vinit2.
A gate electrode of the eighth transistor T8 is coupled to a corresponding second scanning line G2, a first electrode of the eighth transistor T8 is configured to receive the third initialization signal Vinit3, and a second electrode of the eighth transistor T8 is coupled to the first electrode of the third transistor T3.
A first plate Cst1 of the storage capacitor Cst is coupled to the gate electrode T3-g of the third transistor T3, so the gate electrode of the third transistor T3 is directly reused as the first plate Cst1 of the storage capacitor Cst. A second plate Cst2 of the storage capacitor Cst is coupled to the corresponding power source line VDD.
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The present disclosure further provides in some embodiments a display device which includes the above-mentioned display substrate.
The display device includes, but not limited to, an active matrix organic light-emitting diode display device.
It should be appreciated that, the display device may be any product or member having a display function, such as a television, a display, a digital photo frame, a mobile phone, or a tablet computer. The display device further includes a flexible circuit board, a printed circuit board and a back plate.
According to the structure of the display substrate in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the plurality of columns of sub-pixel driving circuitries is divided into the plurality of column units, and the sub-pixel driving circuitries in each column unit are coupled to the first initialization bus through a corresponding first initialization branch. In this way, it is able to not only ensure that each sub-pixel driving circuitry in the display substrate receives the initialization signal, but also reduce the quantity of first initialization branches, thereby to reduce the layout difficulty of the first initialization signal transmission layer in a limited layout space. Furthermore, the first initialization branch includes the first branch body member and the plurality of first branch extending members, and the first branch body member is coupled to the first initialization bus, and coupled to each sub-pixel driving circuitry in a corresponding column unit through the first branch extending member. As a result, it is able to shorten the first initialization branch, reduce the loading of the first initialization branch, and ensure a uniform voltage of the initialization signal received by the sub-pixel driving circuitries at different positions, thereby to ensure the stability of the initialization signal and prevent the occurrence of mura.
When the display device includes the above-mentioned display substrate, it also has the above-mentioned beneficial effects, which will not be particularly defined herein.
The present disclosure further provides in some embodiments a display substrate, which includes a base substrate and a plurality of sub-pixels arranged on the base substrate. The sub-pixel includes a sub-pixel driving circuitry. The plurality of sub-pixel driving circuitries in the plurality of sub-pixels is arranged in columns along a first direction. The sub-pixel driving circuitries in each column include a plurality of sub-pixel driving circuitries arranged along a second direction. The first direction intersects with the second direction. The columns of sub-pixel driving circuitries are divided into a plurality of column units, and each column unit includes at least two adjacent columns of sub-pixel driving circuitries. The display substrate further includes: a plurality of first initialization branches, an orthogonal projection of at least a part of the first initialization branch onto the base substrate being located between orthogonal projections of the sub-pixel driving circuitries in adjacent columns onto the base substrate, the first initialization branch including a first branch body member and a plurality of first branch extending members, the first branch body member including at least a portion extending along the second direction, the first branch extending member including at least a portion extending along the first direction, and the first branch body member being coupled to the sub-pixel driving circuitries in a corresponding column unit through the plurality of first branch extending members; and a plurality of second initialization branches and a plurality of third initialization branches, the plurality of second initialization branches being coupled to the plurality of third initialization branches to form a grid-like branch, the plurality of sub-pixel driving circuitries in the plurality of sub-pixels being arranged in rows along the second direction, the sub-pixel driving circuitries in each row including a plurality of sub-pixel driving circuitries arranged along the first direction, the third initialization branch being coupled to the sub-pixel driving circuitries in a corresponding row. Orthogonal projections of the first branch body members onto the base substrate and orthogonal projections of the second initialization branches onto the base substrate are arranged alternately.
According to the structure of the display substrate in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the plurality of columns of sub-pixel driving circuitries is divided into the plurality of column units, and the sub-pixel driving circuitries in each column unit are coupled to the first initialization bus through a corresponding first initialization branch. In this way, it is able to not only ensure that each sub-pixel driving circuitry in the display substrate receives the initialization signal, but also reduce the quantity of first initialization branches, thereby to reduce the layout difficulty of the first initialization signal transmission layer in a limited layout space. Furthermore, the first initialization branch includes the first branch body member and the plurality of first branch extending members, and the first branch body member is coupled to the first initialization bus, and coupled to each sub-pixel driving circuitry in a corresponding column unit through the first branch extending member. As a result, it is able to shorten the first initialization branch, reduce the loading of the first initialization branch, and ensure a uniform voltage of the initialization signal received by the sub-pixel driving circuitries at different positions, thereby to ensure the stability of the initialization signal and prevent the occurrence of mura.
In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the plurality of second initialization branches and the plurality of third initialization branches are coupled to form a grid-like branch, so as to reduce the loading of the second initialization branches and the third initialization branches.
In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the display substrate further includes a second scanning line, the sub-pixel driving circuitry includes a driving transistor and a third resetting transistor, a gate electrode of the third resetting transistor is coupled to a corresponding second scanning line, and a second electrode of the third resetting transistor is coupled to a first electrode of the driving transistor. The sub-pixel includes a light-emitting element, the sub-pixel driving circuitry further includes a second resetting transistor, a gate electrode of the second resetting transistor is coupled to a corresponding second scanning line, and a second electrode of the second resetting transistor is coupled to the light-emitting element. The first branch extending member is coupled to a first electrode of the third resetting transistor in a corresponding sub-pixel driving circuitry, and the third initialization branch is coupled to a first electrode of the second resetting transistor in each sub-pixel driving circuitry in a corresponding row; or the first branch extending member is coupled to a first electrode of the second resetting transistor in a corresponding sub-pixel driving circuitry, and the third initialization branch is coupled to a first electrode of the third resetting transistor in each sub-pixel driving circuitry in a corresponding row.
It should be appreciated that, the expression “at a same layer” refers to that the film layers are arranged on a same structural layer. Alternatively, for example, the film layers on a same layer may be layer structures formed through forming thin layers for forming specific patterns through a single-film-forming process and then patterning the film layers with a same mask through a single patterning process. Depending on different specific patterns, a single patterning process may include multiple exposing, development or etching processes, and the specific patterns in the layer structure may be continuous or discontinuous. These specific patterns may also be arranged at different levels or have different thicknesses.
In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the order of the steps is not limited to the serial numbers thereof. For a person skilled in the art, any change in the order of the steps shall also fall within the scope of the present disclosure if without any creative effort.
It should be further appreciated that, the above embodiments have been described in a progressive manner, and the same or similar contents in the embodiments have not been repeated, i.e., each embodiment has merely focused on the difference from the others. Especially, the method embodiments are substantially similar to the product embodiments, and thus have been described in a simple manner.
Unless otherwise defined, any technical or scientific term used herein shall have the common meaning understood by a person of ordinary skills. Such words as “first” and “second” used in the specification and claims are merely used to differentiate different components rather than to represent any order, number or importance. Similarly, such words as “one” or “one of”' are merely used to represent the existence of at least one member, rather than to limit the number thereof. Such words as “include” or “including” intends to indicate that an element or object before the word contains an element or object or equivalents thereof listed after the word, without excluding any other element or object. Such words as “connect/connected to” or “couple/coupled to” may include electrical connection, direct or indirect, rather than to be limited to physical or mechanical connection. Such words as “on”, “under”, “left” and “right” are merely used to represent relative position relationship, and when an absolute position of the object is changed, the relative position relationship will be changed too.
It should be appreciated that, in the case that such an element as layer, film, region or substrate is arranged “on” or “under” another element, it may be directly arranged “on” or “under” the other element, or an intermediate element may be arranged therebetween.
In the above description, the features, structures, materials or characteristics may be combined in any embodiment or embodiments in an appropriate manner.
The above embodiments are for illustrative purposes only, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. Obviously, a person skilled in the art may make further modifications and improvements without departing from the spirit of the present disclosure, and these modifications and improvements shall also fall within the scope of the present disclosure.
Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
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PCT/CN2023/097166 | 5/30/2023 | WO |