IP Library Granted Patent US 7,173,373
Granted Patent B2
US 7,173,373 · App. 10/941,682 · Granted Feb 6, 2007

Organic light emitting device, manufacturing method thereof, and display unit

Assignee: Sony Corporation
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Patent No.
US 7,173,373
App. No.
10/941,682
Granted
Feb 6, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention provides an organic light emitting device which can electrically connect an auxiliary wiring and a second electrode without using a mask for pixel coating, a manufacturing method thereof, and a display unit. In organic light emitting devices, for example, a first electrode as an anode, an insulating film, an organic layer including a light emitting layer, and a second electrode as a cathode are layered in this order from a substrate side. The organic layer has a break part on a side face of an auxiliary wiring. The auxiliary wiring and the second electrode are electrically connected through this break part.

Claims (13)

1. An organic light emitting device comprising:

a first electrode formed on a substrate;

an auxiliary wiring formed on the substrate, which is insulated from the first electrode;

an organic layer which includes a light emitting layer, which covers at least the first electrode and the auxiliary wiring on the substrate, and which has a break part on a side face of the auxiliary wiring;

a second electrode which covers the organic layer, and which is electrically connected to the auxiliary wiring at the break part of the organic layer; and

wherein the side face of the auxiliary wiring is perpendicular to the substrate or reversely tapered to the substrate.

2. An organic light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the auxiliary wiring in the lamination direction is larger than a thickness of the organic layer in the lamination direction.

3. An organic light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the light emitting layer has a red light emitting layer, a green light emitting layer, and a blue light emitting layer, which are layered on each other between the first electrode and the second electrode.

4. An organic light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the second electrode has a laminated structure including a plurality of layers.

5. An organic light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the second electrode has a laminated structure of a plurality of layers including a transparent electrode.

6. An organic light emitting device according to claim 5 , wherein the transparent electrode is made of at least one of an indium oxide (InOx), a tin oxide (SnOx), and a zinc oxide (ZnOx).

7. A display unit having a plurality of organic light emitting devices on a substrate, wherein the organic light emitting device is provided with a first electrode formed on the substrate; an auxiliary wiring formed on the substrate, which is insulated from the first electrode; an organic layer which includes a light emitting layer, covers at least the first electrode and the auxiliary wiring on the substrate, and has a break part on a side face of the auxiliary wiring; a second electrode which covers the organic layer and is electrically connected to the auxiliary wiring at the break part of the organic layer; and wherein the side face of the auxiliary wiring is perpendicular to the substrate or reversely tapered to the substrate.

8. A display unit according to claim 7 , wherein active devices corresponding to the respective plurality of organic light emitting devices are provided, and driving is performed by active matrix method.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 7, 2015
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: THOMSON LICENSING SAS
Reel/Frame 034652/0590 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 20, 2004
From: YAMADA, HIROKAZU; HIRANO, TAKASHI; HANAWA, KOHJI
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 016085/0171 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP P2003-328979 · Sep 19, 2003 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20050077816A1 · Apr 14, 2005