Organic electroluminescent device and fabrication method thereof

1. An organic electroluminescent device comprising:

a plurality gate lines and data lines crossly arranged on a substrate for defining red, green and blue sub pixels of a pixel;

a non-emitting region formed in each of the sub pixels and including a switching element and a driving element; and

an emitting region formed in each of the sub pixels and including a pixel electrode connected to the corresponding driving element,

wherein locations of at least two of the non-emitting regions are different from each other with respect to the corresponding sub pixels,

wherein each of the switching element and the driving element is configured with a thin film transistor having a gate electrode, an active layer, a source electrode and a drain electrode,

wherein the drain electrode of the driving element is connected to an anode electrode of an emitting diode,

wherein each of the red, green and blue sub pixels is formed to have a horizontal side longer than a vertical side, and

wherein the horizontal side is parallel to the gate line and the vertical side is parallel to the data line.

2. The organic electroluminescent device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a power line formed to contact the source electrode of the driving element.

3. The organic electroluminescent device according to claim 1 , wherein the non-emitting regions in the immediately adjacent sub pixels are formed at different locations.

4. The organic electroluminescent device according to claim 1 , wherein the red, green and blue sub pixels of the pixel are arranged in a vertical direction.

5. The organic electroluminescent device according to claim 1 , wherein the emitting regions are made of red, green and blue organic materials.

6. The organic electroluminescent device according to claim 1 , wherein the non-emitting regions of the red, green and blue sub pixels of the pixel are in a staggered pattern.

7. The organic electroluminescent device according to claim 1 , wherein the non-emitting regions of the red, green and blue sub pixels of the pixel are in a zig-zag pattern.

8. The organic electroluminescent device according to claim 1 , wherein two of the non-emitting regions in the pixel are aligned with each other.

9. A method of fabricating an organic electroluminescent device,

the method comprising:

forming a plurality gate lines and data lines crossly arranged on a substrate to define red, green and blue sub pixels of a pixel;

forming a non-emitting region in each of the sub pixels, each non-emitting region including a switching element and a driving element; and

forming an emitting region in each of the sub pixels, each emitting region including a pixel electrode connected to the corresponding driving element,

wherein locations of at least two of the non-emitting regions are different from each other with respect to the corresponding sub pixels,

wherein in the step of forming the non-emitting regions, each of the switching element and the driving element is formed with a thin film transistor having a gate electrode, an active layer, a source electrode and a drain electrode,

wherein the drain electrode of the driving element is connected to an anode electrode of an emitting diode,

wherein each of the red, green and blue sub pixels is formed to have a horizontal side longer than a vertical side, and

wherein the horizontal side is parallel to the gate line and the vertical side is parallel to the data line.

10. The method according to claim 9 , further comprising:

forming a power line in electrical connection with the source electrode of the driving element.

11. The method according to claim 9 , wherein in the step of forming the non-emitting regions, the non-emitting regions in the immediately adjacent sub pixels are formed at different locations.

12. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the red, green and blue sub pixels of the pixel are arranged in a vertical direction.

13. The method according to claim 9 , wherein in the step of forming the emitting regions, the emitting regions are made of red, green and blue organic materials.

14. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the non-emitting regions of the red, green and blue sub pixels of the pixel are in a staggered pattern.

15. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the non-emitting regions of the red, green and blue sub pixels of the pixel are in a zig-zag pattern.

16. The method according to claim 9 , wherein two of the non-emitting regions in the pixel are aligned with each other.