IP Library Granted Patent US 7,164,229
Granted Patent B2
US 7,164,229 · App. 10/707,163 · Granted Jan 16, 2007

Organic light dash emitting display

Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
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Patent No.
US 7,164,229
App. No.
10/707,163
Granted
Jan 16, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

An organic light-emitting display is provided. The organic light-emitting display has a power line divided into multiple sets with a voltage terminal attached to the center of each power line set. Furthermore, all the voltage terminals are coupled to a power supply through a low resistance conductive material medium. With this setup, brightness imbalance between neighboring pixels is minimized.

Claims (28)

1. An organic light-emitting display (OLED), comprising:

a plurality of power line sets isolated from each other, wherein each power line set is coupled to a plurality of secondary power lines; and

a plurality of voltage terminals, wherein each voltage terminal is coupled to a middle region of a corresponding one of the power line sets, and the voltage terminals are coupled to a power supply, wherein the corresponding one of the power line sets has two end regions on both sides of the middle region and the two end regions are larger than the middle region,

wherein an electric current resulting from a voltage applied to each power line set passes through the secondary power lines into a plurality of corresponding pixels in the organic light-emitting display.

2. The OLED of claim 1 , wherein the pixels are arranged in a pixel array.

3. The OLED of claim 1 , wherein each pixel comprises:

a switching transistor having a first drain terminal, a first gate terminal and a first source terminal, wherein the first drain terminal is coupled to a data line and the first gate terminal is coupled to a scan line;

a driving transistor having a second drain terminal, a second gate terminal and a second source terminal, wherein the second gate terminal is coupled to the first source terminal and the second source terminal is connected to ground;

a storage capacitor having a first terminal and a second terminal, wherein the first terminal is coupled to the first source terminal and the second gate terminal and the second terminal is connected to ground and the second source terminal; and

a light-emitting device having an anode and a cathode, wherein the anode is coupled to one of the secondary power lines and the cathode is coupled the second drain terminal.

4. The OLED of claim 3 , wherein the switching transistor and the driving transistor comprise thin film transistors.

5. The OLED of claim 3 , wherein the light-emitting device comprises an organic light-emitting diode.

6. The OLED of claim 3 , wherein the light-emitting device comprises a polymer light-emitting diode.

7. An organic light-emitting display (OLED), comprising:

a plurality of power line sets isolated from one another, wherein each power line set is coupled to a plurality of secondary power lines; and

a plurality of voltage terminals, wherein each voltage terminal is coupled to a power line set, and the voltage terminals are coupled through a conductive material medium to a power supply;

wherein an electric current resulting from a voltage applied to each power line passes through the secondary power lines into a plurality of corresponding pixels in the organic light-emitting display.

8. The OLED of claim 7 , wherein the pixels are arranged in a pixel ray.

9. The OLED of claim 7 , wherein each pixel furthermore comprises:

a switching transistor having a first drain terminal, a first gate terminal and a first source terminal, wherein the first drain terminal is coupled to a data line and the first gate terminal is coupled to a scan line;

a driving transistor having a second drain terminal, a second gate terminal and a second source terminal, wherein the second gate terminal is coupled to the first source terminal and the second source terminal is connected to ground;

a storage capacitor having a first terminal and a second terminal, wherein the first terminal is coupled to the first source terminal and the second gate terminal and the second terminal is connected to ground and the second source terminal; and

a light-emitting device having an anode and a cathode, wherein the anode is coupled to one of the secondary power lines and the cathode is coupled the second drain terminal.

10. The OLED of claim 9 , wherein the switching transistor and the driving transistor comprise thin film transistors.

11. The OLED of claim 9 , wherein the light-emitting device comprises an organic light-emitting diode.

12. The OLED of claim 9 , wherein the light-emitting device comprises a polymer light-emitting diode.

13. The OLED of claim 7 , wherein the conductive material medium is a conductive material interface in external connection.

14. The OLED of claim 7 , wherein each voltage terminal is coupled to a center of a corresponding one of the power line sets.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 24, 2025
From: AUO CORPORATION
To: NEOLAYER LLC
Reel/Frame 072266/0941 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 25, 2003
From: LAI, WEI-CHIH; LI, CHUN-HUAI
To: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 014152/0054 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 92102731 A · Feb 11, 2003 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20040155574A1 · Aug 12, 2004