Flat panel display device
View Patent ↗Provided is a flat display device having a display region in which more than one thin film transistor and more than one pixel are included. The device includes a driving line that supplies driving power to the display region, and an auxiliary driving line, which is coupled with the driving line, is formed in a different layer from the driving line. The driving line may be an identical layer to the source/drain electrodes of the display region.
1. A flat display device having a display region including at least two thin film transistors and a pixel, comprising:
a scan line electrically connected with a gate electrode of a first thin film transistor;
a data line electrically connected with either a source electrode or a drain electrode of the first thin film transistor;
a first electrode electrically connected with either a source electrode or a drain electrode of a second thin film transistor;
a driving line that supplies uniform power to the display region;
an auxiliary driving line electrically connected with the driving line;
an intermediate layer comprising at least an emission layer; and
a second electrode,
wherein the auxiliary driving line and the driving line are in a different layer from each other, the auxiliary driving line being formed directly on the same layer as the first electrode, the driving line being formed directly on the same layer as the source electrode and the drain electrode,
wherein each end of the driving line is coupled to a driving power supply line,
wherein the intermediate layer is disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode,
wherein a light emitting unit comprises the first electrode, the intermediate layer, and the second electrode, and the first electrode is either an anode or a cathode of the light emitting unit, and
wherein the driving line is electrically connected with the first electrode to supply uniform power to the light emitting unit.
2. The flat display device of claim 1 , wherein the driving line is formed by a same material as the source electrode and the drain electrode of the thin film transistor.
3. The flat display device of claim 1 ,
wherein the auxiliary driving line is formed by a same material as the first electrode.
4. The flat display device of claim 1 ,
wherein the first electrode comprises two conductive layers and the auxiliary driving line includes at least one layer that is formed simultaneously with a layer of the first electrode.
5. The flat display device of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the auxiliary driving line is disposed parallel to the driving line.
6. The flat display device of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the auxiliary driving line is disposed in a stripe shape.
7. The flat display device of claim 6 , wherein at least a portion of the auxiliary driving line is parallel to the driving line.
8. The flat display device of claim 6 , wherein at least a portion of the auxiliary driving line is disposed with every other driving line.
9. The flat display device of claim 6 ,
wherein the auxiliary driving line comprises a first auxiliary driving line and a second auxiliary driving line, and
wherein at least one driving line is disposed between the first auxiliary driving line and the second auxiliary driving line.
10. The flat display device of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the auxiliary driving line is disposed in a mesh shape.
11. The flat display device of claim 10 , wherein the mesh shape forms mesh regions and at least one pixel is disposed in at least one mesh region.
12. The flat display device of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the auxiliary driving line is disposed in a delta shape.
13. The flat display device of claim 1 , wherein via holes are formed in at least one insulating layer to couple the driving line with the auxiliary driving line, and the via holes are disposed in the display region.
14. The flat display device of claim 1 , wherein an electroluminescent unit is included in the pixel of the display region.
15. The flat display device of claim 1 , wherein the first electrode directly contacts either the source electrode or the drain electrode.
16. An electroluminescent display device having a display region including at least two thin film transistors and an intermediate layer, the intermediate layer including at least an emission layer and being interposed between a first electrode and a second electrode, the first electrode being electrically connected with either a source electrode or a drain electrode of a second thin film transistor, comprising:
a scan line electrically connected with a gate electrode of a first thin film transistor;
a data line electrically connected with either a source electrode or a drain electrode of the first thin film transistor;
a driving line that supplies uniform power to the display region; and
an auxiliary driving line electrically connected with the driving line,
wherein the driving line and the auxiliary driving line are in different layers from each other, the auxiliary driving line being formed directly on the same layer as the first electrode, the driving line being formed directly on the same layer as the source electrode and the drain electrode of the second thin film transistor, and
wherein each end of the driving line is coupled to a driving power supply line.
17. The electroluminescent display device of claim 16 , wherein the first electrode directly contacts either the source electrode or the drain electrode.