IP Library Granted Patent US 8,221,178
Granted Patent B2
US 8,221,178 · App. 11/821,209 · Granted Jul 17, 2012

Method for fabricating organic electro-luminescence display device

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Patent No.
US 8,221,178
App. No.
11/821,209
Granted
Jul 17, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

An organic electro-luminescence display device includes a thin film transistor on a first substrate, where the thin film transistor has a drain region and a common electrode connected to the drain region. An organic electro-luminescence diode resides on a second substrate, where the organic electro-luminescence diode includes a spacer covered with a diode electrode. First and second sealant materials reside at a periphery of the first and second substrates, where the first sealant material surrounds the thin film transistor and the organic electro-luminescence diode, and the second sealant material surrounds an outer perimeter of the first sealant material. The first and second substrates are bonded together, such that the common electrode of the thin film transistor contacts the diode electrode of the organic electro-luminescence diode. The bonding process is carried out by sequentially sealing the first sealant material and the second sealant material.

Claims (31)

1. A method for fabricating an organic electro-luminescence display device comprising:

providing a first substrate having a thin film transistor, a dummy pattern, a power contact electrode and a passivation layer thereon;

providing a second substrate having an organic electro-luminescence diode and dummy electrode thereon, the organic electro-luminescence diode including a first spacer and a second spacer covered with a diode electrode;

positioning a first sealant material around the thin film transistor and the organic electro-luminescence diode and positioning a second sealant material around an outer perimeter of the first sealant material and spaced apart from the first sealant material;

aligning the first and second substrates such that the thin film transistor and the organic electro-luminescence diode are in close proximity; and

bonding the first and second substrates together by sequentially sealing the first sealant material and the second sealant material,

wherein the second sealant material is formed of a glass frit,

wherein sequentially sealing the first sealant material and the second sealant material comprises sealing the first sealant material, such that the first sealant material substantially prevents contamination from outgassing during sealing of the second sealant material from contacting the organic electro-luminescence diode,

wherein the sequentially sealing the second sealant material comprises irradiating the second sealant material with a beam heater,

wherein the beam heater irradiates light onto the second sealant material in a rectangular type,

wherein the first and second sealant materials are formed on the passivation layer and contact with the passivation layer, wherein the passivation layer is formed of an inorganic layer.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sequentially sealing the first sealant material comprises curing the first sealant material by exposure to a UV light.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the curing the first sealant material comprises forming a mask pattern on a side of the second substrate opposite the organic electro-luminescence diode and irradiating the first sealant material through the second substrate.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the irradiating the second sealant material with a beam heater comprises irradiating with at least one wavelength from a range about 0.1 μm to about 200 μm.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the positioning a first sealant material around the thin film transistor and the organic electro-luminescence diode comprises forming a UV curable resin on the periphery of the first substrate or the second substrate.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the positioning a second sealant material around an outer perimeter of the first sealant material comprises forming the glass frit including an organic binder on the periphery of the first substrate or the second substrate.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein each of the first sealant and the second sealant material is formed from a material selected from the group consisting of an ultraviolet curable resin and a heat curable resin.

8. A method for fabricating an organic electro-luminescence display device comprising:

forming a passivation layer, a thin film transistor, a dummy pattern and a power contact electrode on a first substrate, the thin film transistor having a drain electrode and a connection electrode connected to the drain electrode;

forming an organic electro-luminescence diode and dummy electrode on a second substrate, the organic electro-luminescence diode including a first spacer and a second spacer covered with a diode electrode;

forming a first sealant material around the thin film transistor and the organic electro-luminescence diode and forming a second sealant material around an outer perimeter of the first sealant material and spaced apart from the first sealant material;

aligning the first and second substrates, such that the connection electrode of the thin film transistor and the diode electrode of the organic electro-luminescence diode form an electrical contact; and

bonding the first and second substrates together by sequentially sealing the first sealant material and the second sealant material,

wherein the second sealant material is formed of a glass frit,

wherein sequentially sealing the first sealant material and the second sealant material comprises sealing the first sealant material, such that the first sealant material substantially prevents contamination from outgassing during sealing of the second sealant material from contacting the organic electro-luminescence diode,

wherein the sequentially sealing the second sealant material comprises irradiating the second sealant material with a beam heater,

wherein the beam heater irradiates light onto the second sealant material in a rectangular type,

wherein the first and second sealant materials are formed on the passivation layer and contact with the passivation layer, wherein the passivation layer is formed of an inorganic layer.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising forming a gate insulating layer on the first substrate and a passivation layer overlying the gate insulating layer, wherein the first sealant material and the second sealant material contact the passivation layer.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the sequentially sealing the first sealant material comprises forming a mask pattern on a side of the second substrate opposite the organic electro-luminescence diode and irradiating the first sealant material though the second substrate with UV light.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the sequentially sealing the second sealant material comprises forming a mask pattern on a side of the second substrate opposite the organic electro-luminescence diode.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 22, 2008
From: LG PHILIPS LCD CO., LTD.
To: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 020986/0231 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 22, 2007
From: KIM, JEONG HYUN; YOO, CHOONG KEUN; LEE, KANG JU
To: LG. PHILIPS LCD CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 019522/0559 →