IP Library Granted Patent US 7,999,457
Granted Patent B2
US 7,999,457 · App. 12/394,533 · Granted Aug 16, 2011

Organic light emitting display device

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Patent No.
US 7,999,457
App. No.
12/394,533
Granted
Aug 16, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

An organic light emitting display (OLED) device having an organic light emission unit, the organic light emitting unit including a first electrode layer on a substrate, a second electrode layer on the first electrode layer, and an organic layer between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer, the OLED device including a first auxiliary electrode layer between the organic layer and the first electrode layer. The organic light emission unit is divided into first, second, and third pixel units. Each of the first, second, and third pixel units includes a second auxiliary electrode layer between the organic layer and the first auxiliary electrode layer. The second auxiliary electrode layers of the first, second and third pixel units are formed to have different thicknesses respectively, so that light beams emitted from the first, second and third pixel units can be provided with a resonance effect.

Claims (35)

1. An organic light emitting display (OLED) device having an organic light emission unit, the organic light emitting unit comprising a first electrode layer on a substrate, a second electrode layer on the first electrode layer, and an organic layer between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer, the OLED device comprising a transparent first auxiliary electrode layer between the organic layer and the first electrode layer, wherein:

the organic light emission unit is divided into a first pixel unit, a second pixel unit, and a third pixel unit;

each of at least two of the first, second, and third pixel units comprises a second auxiliary electrode layer between the organic layer and the first auxiliary electrode layer; and

the second auxiliary electrode layers of the at least two of the first, second, and third pixel units respectively have different thicknesses, so that light beams emitted from the first, second and third pixel units can be provided with a resonance effect.

2. The OLED device of claim 1 , wherein each of the second auxiliary electrode layers has a material characteristic with a higher etching rate than that of its corresponding first auxiliary electrode layer.

3. The OLED device of claim 1 , wherein the first pixel unit, the second pixel unit, and the third pixel unit are configured to emit light of different colors respectively.

4. The OLED device of claim 3 , wherein the first pixel unit is configured to emit red light, the second pixel unit is configured to emit green light, and the third pixel unit is configured to emit blue light.

5. The OLED device of claim 4 , wherein the thickness of the second auxiliary electrode layer of the second pixel unit is less than the thickness of the second auxiliary electrode layer of the first pixel unit and greater than the thickness of the second auxiliary electrode layer of the third pixel unit.

6. The OLED device of claim 1 , wherein the organic layer is divided into a first organic layer for the first pixel unit, a second organic layer for the second pixel unit, and a third organic layer for the third pixel unit.

7. The OLED device of claim 6 , wherein the first, second, and third organic layers have substantially identical thicknesses.

8. An organic light emitting display (OLED) device having an organic light emission unit, the organic light emitting unit comprising a first electrode layer on a substrate, a second electrode layer on the first electrode layer, and an organic layer between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer, the OLED device comprising a first auxiliary electrode layer between the organic layer and the first electrode layer, wherein

the organic light emission unit is divided into a first pixel unit, a second pixel unit, and a third pixel unit,

each of at least two of the first, second, and third pixel units comprises a second auxiliary electrode layer between the organic layer and the first auxiliary electrode layer,

the second auxiliary electrode layers of the at least two of the first, second, and third pixel units respectively have different thicknesses, so that light beams emitted from the first, second and third pixel units can be provided with a resonance effect,

each of the second auxiliary electrode layers has a material characteristic with a higher etching rate than that of its corresponding first auxiliary electrode layer,

the first auxiliary electrode layer comprises ITO, and

each of the second auxiliary electrode layers comprises at least one of IZO or AZO.

9. An organic light emitting display (OLED) device having an organic light emission unit, the organic light emitting unit comprising a first electrode layer on a substrate, a second electrode layer on the first electrode layer, and an organic layer between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer, the OLED device comprising a first auxiliary electrode layer between the organic layer and the first electrode layer, wherein

the organic light emission unit is divided into a first pixel unit, a second pixel unit, and a third pixel unit,

each of at least two of the first, second, and third pixel units comprises a second auxiliary electrode layer between the organic layer and the first auxiliary electrode layer,

the second auxiliary electrode layers of the at least two of the first, second, and third pixel units respectively have different thicknesses, so that light beams emitted from the first, second and third pixel units can be provided with a resonance effect,

the first electrode layer comprises reflective metal, and

the second electrode layer comprises semi-transparent metal.

10. An organic light emitting display (OLED) device having an organic light emission unit, the organic light emitting unit comprising a first electrode layer on a substrate, a second electrode layer on the first electrode layer, and an organic layer between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer, the OLED device comprising a first auxiliary electrode layer between the organic layer and the first electrode layer, wherein

the organic light emission unit is divided into a first pixel unit, a second pixel unit, and a third pixel unit,

each of at least two of the first, second, and third pixel units comprises a second auxiliary electrode layer between the organic layer and the first auxiliary electrode layer,

the second auxiliary electrode layers of the at least two of the first, second, and third pixel units respectively have different thicknesses, so that light beams emitted from the first, second and third pixel units can be provided with a resonance effect,

the first electrode layer comprises semi-transparent metal, and

the second electrode layer comprises reflective metal.

11. An organic light emitting display (OLED) device comprising:

a first organic light emission unit;

a second organic light emission unit; and

a third organic light emission unit, each of the first, second, and third organic light emitting units comprising a first electrode layer on a substrate, a second electrode layer on the first electrode layer, an organic layer between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer, and a transparent first auxiliary electrode layer between the organic layer and the first electrode layer, wherein:

each of at least two of the first, second, and third organic light emission units comprises a second auxiliary electrode layer between the organic layer and the first auxiliary electrode layer; and

the second auxiliary electrode layers of the at least two of the first, second, and third organic light emission units respectively have different thicknesses, so that light beams emitted from the first, second and third organic light emission units can be provided with a resonance effect.

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Aug 20, 2012
From: SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 028816/0306 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 3, 2009
From: YOON, JI-HWAN; LEE, KWAN-HEE
To: SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 022337/0852 →