IP Library Granted Patent US 8,049,217
Granted Patent B2
US 8,049,217 · App. 12/345,747 · Granted Nov 1, 2011

Display device

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Patent No.
US 8,049,217
App. No.
12/345,747
Granted
Nov 1, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device, and method for making the same, comprising a thin film transistor formed on a first insulating substrate, a pixel electrode electrically connected to the thin film transistor, an organic layer formed on the pixel electrode, a common electrode formed on the organic layer, a conductive layer formed on the common electrode, a transparent electrode layer formed on the conductive layer, the transparent electrode being applied with a common voltage, and a second insulating substrate located on the transparent electrode layer. Thus, the present invention provides a display device to which common voltage is applied effectively.

Claims (49)

1. A display device comprising:

a first insulating substrate;

a thin film transistor disposed on the first insulating substrate;

a pixel electrode electrically connected to the thin film transistor;

an organic emitting layer disposed on the pixel electrode;

a common electrode disposed on the organic light emitting layer;

a conductive polymer layer disposed on the common electrode, and

a transparent electrode layer disposed on the conductive polymer layer for application of a common voltage.

2. The display device according to claim 1 , further comprising

a second insulating substrate disposed on the transparent electrode layer.

3. The display device according to claim 2 , wherein the conductive polymer layer comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of polypyrrole, polyaniline and polythiophene.

4. The display device according to claim 3 , wherein the conductive polymer layer comprises conductive particles.

5. The display device according to claim 4 , wherein the conductive particles comprise silver(Ag) or nickel(Ni).

6. The display device according to claim 2 , wherein at least one of the first insulating substrate and the second insulating substrate is provided thereon with a display region and a non-display region defined around the display region, and further comprising a non-conductive sealant disposed on the non-display region for adjoining the first insulating substrate with the second insulating substrate.

7. The display device according to claim 6 , wherein the non-conductive sealant contacts the transparent electrode layer.

8. The display device according to claim 2 , wherein at least one of the first insulating substrate and the second insulating substrate is provided thereon with a display region and a non-display region defined around the display region, and the transparent electrode layer corresponds to the display region.

9. The display device according to claim 2 , wherein at least one of the first insulating substrate and the second insulating substrate is provided thereon with a display region and a non-display region defined around the display region, and further comprising an insulating layer disposed between the non-display region and the conductive polymer layer.

10. The display device according to claim 2 , wherein at least one of the first insulating substrate and the second insulating substrate is provided thereon with a display region and a non-display region defined around the display region, and further comprising a shorting bar disposed on the non-display region for applying a common voltage to the transparent electrode layer.

11. The display device according to claim 10 , further comprising a non-conductive sealant disposed on the non-display region for adjoining the first insulating substrate with the second insulating substrate.

12. The display device according to claim 11 , wherein the shorting bar is arranged closer to the display region than to the non-conductive sealant.

13. The display device according to claim 11 , wherein the non-conductive sealant is arranged closer to the display region than to the shorting bar.

14. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the conductive polymer layer is eliminated on the organic light emitting layer.

15. The display device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a partition surrounding the organic light emitting layer.

16. A display device comprising:

a first insulating substrate;

a thin film transistor disposed on the first insulating substrate;

a pixel electrode electrically connected to the thin film transistor;

an organic layer disposed on the pixel electrode;

a common electrode disposed on the organic layer; and

a conductive polymer layer disposed on the common electrode,

wherein the conductive polymer layer comprises conductive particles.

17. The display device according to claim 16 , further comprising

a transparent electrode layer disposed on the conductive polymer layer for application of a common voltage.

18. The display device according to claim 17 , further comprising

a second insulating substrate disposed on the transparent electrode layer.

19. The display device according to claim 18 , wherein the conductive polymer layer comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of polypyrrole, polyaniline and polythiophene.

20. The display device according to claim 16 , wherein the conductive particles comprise silver (Ag) or nickel (Ni).

21. The display device according to claim 18 , wherein at least one of the first insulating substrate and the second insulating substrate is provided thereon with a display region and a non-display region defmed around the display region, and further comprising a non- conductive sealant disposed on the non-display region for adjoining the first insulating substrate with the second insulating substrate.

22. The display device according to claim 21 , wherein the non-conductive sealant contacts the transparent electrode layer.

23. The display device according to claim 18 , wherein at least one of the first insulating substrate and the second insulating substrate is provided thereon with a display region and a non-display region defined around the display region, and the transparent electrode layer corresponds to the display region.

24. The display device according to claim 18 , wherein at least one of the first insulating substrate and the second insulating substrate is provided thereon with a display region and a non-display region defmed around the display region, and further comprising an insulating layer disposed between the non-display region and the conductive polymer layer.

25. The display device according to claim 18 , wherein at least one of the first insulating substrate and the second insulating substrate is provided thereon with a display region and a non-display region defined around the display region, and further comprising a shorting bar disposed on the non-display region for applying a common voltage to the transparent electrode layer.

26. The display device according to claim 16 , further comprising a non- conductive sealant disposed on the non-display region for adjoining the first insulating substrate with the second insulating substrate.

27. The display device according to claim 26 , wherein the shorting bar is arranged closer to the display region than to the non-conductive sealant.

28. The display device according to claim 26 , wherein the non-conductive sealant is arranged closer to the display region than to the shorting bar.

29. The display device according to claim 16 , wherein the conductive polymer layer is eliminated on the organic layer.

30. The display device according to claim 16 , further comprising:

a partition surrounding the organic layer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 27, 2012
From: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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