IP Library Granted Patent US 8,062,086
Granted Patent B2
US 8,062,086 · App. 12/414,040 · Granted Nov 22, 2011

Method of manufacturing organic EL panel, organic EL panel, and electronic apparatus

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Patent No.
US 8,062,086
App. No.
12/414,040
Granted
Nov 22, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided a method of manufacturing an organic EL panel by using a mask that includes a blocking portion blocking incoming particles and a plurality of opening portions through which the incoming particles can pass. The method includes forming a first light emitting part corresponding to a first color on a substrate by using a first mask, forming a first electrode that is overlapped with the first light emitting part by using the first mask, forming a second light emitting part corresponding to a second color on the substrate next to the first light emitting part so as to cover at least a part of the first electrode by using a second mask, forming a third light emitting part corresponding to a third color on the substrate in a position for facing the second light emitting part with the first electrode interposed therebetween in the plan view so as to cover at least a part of the first electrode or the second light emitting part, by using a third mask, forming a second electrode in an area corresponding to the second light emitting part and the third light emitting part by using a fourth mask, and removing a material that is deposited on the first electrode and the second electrode by using the first electrode and the second electrode as a mask.

Claims (16)

1. A method of manufacturing an organic EL panel by using a mask that includes a blocking portion blocking incoming particles and a plurality of opening portions through which the incoming particles can pass, the method comprising:

forming a first light emitting part corresponding to a first color on a substrate by using a first mask;

forming a first electrode that is overlapped with the first light emitting part by using the first mask;

forming a second light emitting part corresponding to a second color on the substrate next to the first light emitting part so as to cover at least a part of the first electrode by using a second mask;

forming a third light emitting part corresponding to a third color on the substrate in a position for facing the second light emitting part with the first electrode interposed therebetween in the plan view so as to cover at least a part of the first electrode or the second light emitting part, by using a third mask;

forming a second electrode in an area corresponding to the second light emitting part and the third light emitting part by using a fourth mask; and

removing a material that is deposited on the first electrode and the second electrode by using the first electrode and the second electrode as a mask.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein, after removing of the material, forming a conductive body layer in a superimposing manner so as to cover the first electrode and the second electrode.

3. The method according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first light emitting part, the second light emitting part, and the third light emitting part have a shape that has a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction in the plan view, and

wherein the first light emitting part, the second light emitting part, and the third light emitting part are arranged in the lateral direction.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the width of the first light emitting part is larger than both widths of the second light emitting part and the third light emitting part in a case where the lateral direction is assumed to be the widthwise direction.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first mask, the second mask, and the third mask are masks that are formed as a same mask or formed by assorting dimensions thereof.

6. The method according to claim 3 , wherein at least one between the second mask and the third mask has a width of an opening portion that is broader than that of the first mask in a case where the lateral direction is assumed to be the widthwise direction.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the removing of the material is performed by ashing using noble gas.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein at least one between the second mask and the third mask performs alignment by correcting a dimensional variation due to a material attached to an end portion of the mask.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 17, 2022
From: EL TECHNOLOGY FUSION GODO KAISHA
To: ELEMENT CAPITAL COMMERCIAL COMPANY PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 059435/0428 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 31, 2018
From: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
To: EL TECHNOLOGY FUSION GODO KAISHA
Reel/Frame 047998/0879 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 30, 2009
From: ITO, MASAKI; WATANABE, SHOTARO
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 022474/0099 →