IP Library Granted Patent US 8,278,722
Granted Patent B2
US 8,278,722 · App. 11/832,873 · Granted Oct 2, 2012

Flat panel display device

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Patent No.
US 8,278,722
App. No.
11/832,873
Granted
Oct 2, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A flat panel display device is disclosed that may include a light-emitting layer portion including a first electrode, a second electrode, and an organic light-emitting layer between the first and second electrodes; at least two thin film transistors for controlling the light-emitting layer portion; a scanning signal line for supplying a scanning signal to the thin film transistor; a data signal line for supplying a data signal to the thin film transistor; a light emitting region having a common power supply line for supplying current to the light-emitting layer portion; and a peripheral common power supply line having at least one curved portion and connected to the common power supply line on a panel of a non-light emitting region except the light emitting region, wherein the common power supply line has a reduced wiring width while maintaining a constant wiring resistance to thereby reduce the total size of the display panel.

Claims (28)

1. A flat panel display device, comprising:

a light-emitting portion having a first electrode, a second electrode, and an organic light-emitting layer between the first and second electrodes;

at least two thin film transistors to control the light-emitting portion;

a scanning signal line to supply a scanning signal to one of the at least two thin film transistors;

a data signal line to supply a data signal to one of the at least two thin film transistors;

a light emitting region having a common power supply line to supply current to the light-emitting portion; and

a peripheral common power supply line connected to the common power supply line and having at least one non-flat portion on a non-light emitting region.

2. The flat panel display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the non-flat portion is uneven.

3. The flat panel display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a width between non-flat portions is at least two times a stacked thickness of the common power supply line.

4. The flat panel display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the non-flat portion is formed in a longitudinal direction of the common power supply line.

5. The flat panel display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the flat panel display device is a device selected from the group consisting of a liquid crystal display device (LCD), an organic light emitting device (OLED), and a hybrid of LCD and OLED.

6. The flat panel display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the common power supply line of the light emitting region has at least one non-flat portion.

7. The flat panel display device as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the non-flat portion of the common power supply line is uneven.

8. A flat panel display device, comprising:

a substrate comprising a light emitting region and a non-light emitting region outside the light emitting region;

a buffer layer formed on an entire surface of the substrate;

a gate insulating layer formed above the buffer layer;

an interlayer insulating layer formed above the gate insulating layer and patterned to be non-flat in the non-light emitting region; and

a common power supply line formed above the non-flat interlayer insulating layer and connected to a thin film transistor.

9. The flat panel display device as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the non-flat portion is uneven.

10. The flat panel display device as claimed in claim 8 , wherein a width between non-flat portions is at least two times a stacked thickness of the common power supply line.

11. The flat panel display device as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the non-flat portion is formed in a longitudinal direction of the common power supply line.

12. The flat panel display device as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the flat panel display device is a device selected from the group consisting of a liquid crystal display device (LCD), an organic light emitting device (OLED), and a hybrid of LCD and OLED.

13. The flat panel display device of claim 1 , wherein the non-flat portion comprises a curved portion.

14. The flat panel display device of claim 8 , wherein the non-flat portion comprises a curved portion.

15. The flat panel display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the peripheral common power supply line contacts an auxiliary common power supply line.

16. The flat panel display device as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the common power supply line contacts an auxiliary common power supply line.

17. The flat panel display device as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the common power supply line contacts the gate insulating layer.

Assignments (1)
MERGER Recorded Aug 29, 2012
From: SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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