IP Library Granted Patent US 7,683,382
Granted Patent B2
US 7,683,382 · App. 11/413,240 · Granted Mar 23, 2010

Organic light emitting diode display

Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 7,683,382
App. No.
11/413,240
Granted
Mar 23, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

An organic light emitting diode display includes a plurality of pixels. Each pixel includes a light emitting element and a driving transistor coupled to the light emitting element. The pixels may be arranged in a matrix. The pixels include first pixels, second pixels, and third pixels, the driving transistors of the first to the third pixels occupy different areas, and the light emitting elements of the first to the third pixels occupy substantially equal area.

Claims (51)

1. An organic light emitting diode display comprising:

a plurality of pixels, each pixel comprising a light emitting element and a driving transistor coupled to the light emitting element,

wherein the pixels comprise first pixels, second pixels, and third pixels,

wherein sizes of areas occupied by the driving transistors of each of the first pixels, each of the second pixels, and each of the third pixels are different, and

wherein the light emitting elements of each of the first pixels, each of the second pixels, and each of the third pixels occupy substantially equal area.

2. The organic light emitting diode display of claim 1 , wherein the area of the driving transistor in each of the pixels is determined corresponding to an emission efficiency of the light emitting element in the pixel.

3. The organic light emitting diode display of claim 2 , wherein the emission efficiency of the light emitting element in each of the first pixels is higher than the emission efficiency of the light emitting element in each of the second pixels, and the emission efficiency of the light emitting element in each of the second pixels is higher than the emission efficiency of the light emitting element in each of the third pixels.

4. The organic light emitting diode display of claim 3 , wherein the first pixels emit green light.

5. The organic light emitting diode display of claim 3 , wherein the first pixels emit green light, the second pixels emit red light, and the third pixels emit blue light.

6. The organic light emitting diode display of claim 3 , wherein the area occupied by the driving transistor in each of the first pixels is smaller than the area occupied by the driving transistor in each of the second pixels, and the area occupied by the driving transistor in each of the second pixels is smaller than the area occupied by the driving transistor in each of the third pixels.

7. The organic light emitting diode display of claim 6 , wherein sum of the areas of a pair of the first and the third pixels is substantially twice the area of one of the second pixels.

8. The organic light emitting diode display of claim 6 , wherein the pixels are arranged in a matrix, and the matrix includes a first column including the second pixels and a second column including the first pixels and the third pixels that are alternately arrange.

9. The organic light emitting diode display of claim 8 , wherein the first pixels emit green color light, the second pixels emit red color light, and the third pixels emit blue color light.

10. The organic light emitting diode display of claim 8 , wherein each row of the matrix has a curved boundary and a straight boundary.

11. The organic light emitting diode display of claim 1 , wherein the driving transistors of the first to the third pixels have different channel widths.

12. The organic light emitting diode display of claim 11 , wherein at least one of the driving transistors has a serpentine channel.

13. The organic light emitting diode display of claim 11 , wherein the driving transistors comprise polycrystalline silicon.

14. The organic light emitting diode display of claim 1 , wherein each of the pixels further comprises a switching transistor, the organic light emitting diode display further comprises a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines, and the gate lines comprise a periodically-curved gate line and a straight gate line that are alternately arranged.

15. The organic light emitting diode display of claim 1 , wherein the light emitting element comprises:

a pixel electrode coupled to the driving transistor;

a common electrode facing the pixel electrode; and

an organic light emitting member interposed between the pixel electrode and the common electrode.

16. An organic light emitting diode display comprising: a substrate;

a light emitting element formed on the substrate;

a driving voltage line formed on the substrate;

a driving transistor coupled to the driving voltage line and the light emitting element;

a gate line and a data line formed on the substrate; and

a switching transistor coupled to the gate line and the data line,

wherein the driving transistor has a serpentine channel.

17. An organic light emitting diode display comprising:

a plurality of pixels arranged in matrix, each pixel comprising a light emitting element and a driving transistor coupled to the light emitting element,

wherein the pixels comprise first pixels, second pixels, and third pixels,

wherein sizes of areas occupied by the driving transistors of each of the first pixels, each of the second pixels, and each of the third pixels are different, and

wherein the matrix comprises a first pixel column including second pixels and a second pixel column including the first pixels and the third pixels that are alternately arranged.

18. An organic light emitting diode display comprising:

a plurality of pixels arranged in matrix, each pixel comprising a light emitting element and a driving transistor coupled to the light emitting element,

wherein the matrix includes a plurality of pixel rows, each pixel row having a curved boundary and a straight boundary, and

wherein sizes of areas occupied by the plurality of pixels are different.

19. An organic light emitting diode display comprising:

a plurality of pixels, each pixel comprising a light emitting element and a driving transistor coupled to the light emitting element;

a plurality of gate lines; and

a plurality of data lines,

wherein the gate lines and the data lines are coupled to the pixels and define areas of the pixels, and the gate lines comprise periodically-curved gate lines and straight gate lines that are alternately arranged.

20. An organic light emitting diode display comprising:

a plurality of pixels, each pixel comprising a light emitting element and a driving transistor coupled to the light emitting element,

wherein the pixels comprise a first pixel, a second pixel, and a third pixel, and the first pixel, the second pixel, and third pixel have different lengths in a predetermined direction, and

wherein sizes of areas occupied by the first pixel, the second pixel, and the third pixel are different.

21. The organic light emitting diode display of claim 17 , wherein the first pixels comprise green pixels, the second pixels comprise red pixels, and the third pixels comprise blue pixels.

22. The organic light emitting diode display of claim 21 , wherein the matrix comprises a 2×3 sub-matrix comprising:

a first row comprising a first red pixel, a first blue pixel, and a first green pixel arranged in sequence; and

a second row comprising a second red pixel, a second green pixel, and a second blue pixel arranged in sequence.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 23, 2012
From: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 029008/0719 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 28, 2006
From: JUNG, KWANG-CHUL; JOO, IN-SU
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 017881/0534 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2005-0036756 · May 2, 2005 · national
Continuity (1)
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