IP Library Granted Patent US 8,178,867
Granted Patent B2
US 8,178,867 · App. 12/560,625 · Granted May 15, 2012

Organic light emitting display and fabricating method thereof

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Patent No.
US 8,178,867
App. No.
12/560,625
Granted
May 15, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

An organic light emitting display includes an insulating substrate having a first area, a second area, and a third area, an organic layer located in the second area, a pixel electrode located on the organic layer in the first area and the second area, and a partition wall including an opening exposing a portion of the pixel electrode. The organic light emitting display further includes an organic light emitting member located in the opening and a common electrode located on the organic light emitting member. The opening is disposed in the first area, and the third area includes a trench separating the second area from an adjacent second area.

Claims (44)

1. An organic light emitting display comprising:

an insulating substrate having a first area, a second area, and a third area;

an organic layer located in the second area;

a pixel electrode located on the organic layer in the first area and the second area;

a partition wall comprising an opening exposing a portion of the pixel electrode;

an organic light emitting member located in the opening; and,

a common electrode located on the organic light emitting member,

wherein the opening is disposed in the first area, and wherein the third area comprises a trench separating the second area from an adjacent second area.

2. The organic light emitting display of claim 1 , wherein the trench is formed by removing a portion of the organic layer.

3. The organic light emitting display of claim 2 , wherein a portion of the pixel electrode is located along an upper side of the trench.

4. The organic light emitting display of claim 3 , wherein the trench is filled with the partition wall.

5. The organic light emitting display of claim 4 , wherein the partition wall comprises polyimide.

6. The organic light emitting display of claim 2 , further comprising a thin film structure comprising a transistor located between the insulating substrate and the organic layer.

7. The organic light emitting display of claim 6 , further comprising a contact hole exposing a portion of the transistor, wherein the pixel electrode is located along a side and a bottom of the contact hole.

8. The organic light emitting display of claim 7 , wherein the contact hole is disposed in the second area.

9. The organic light emitting display of claim 2 , further comprising a blocking layer located on the organic layer and along a side and a bottom of the trench.

10. The organic light emitting display of claim 9 , wherein the blocking layer comprises silicon nitride.

11. The organic light emitting display of claim 1 , wherein the first area is disposed in the second area.

12. The organic light emitting display of claim 11 , wherein the third area surrounds the second area.

13. An organic light emitting display comprising:

a transistor located on an insulating substrate;

an organic layer located on the transistor;

a trench located in the organic layer;

a contact hole exposing a portion of the transistor;

a pixel electrode electrically connected to the transistor through the contact hole;

a partition wall located on the pixel electrode and comprising an opening;

an organic light emitting member located on the pixel electrode; and

a common electrode located on the organic light emitting member.

14. The organic light emitting display of claim 13 , wherein the trench exposes a portion of the insulating substrate.

15. The organic light emitting display of claim 14 , wherein the pixel electrode covers a portion of an upper side of the trench.

16. The organic light emitting display of claim 15 , wherein the partition wall is located inside the trench.

17. The organic light emitting display of claim 13 , further comprising a blocking layer located between the pixel electrode and the organic layer and along a side and a bottom of the trench.

18. The organic light emitting display of claim 17 , wherein the partition wall is located on the blocking layer in the trench.

19. The organic light emitting display of claim 17 , wherein the blocking layer includes silicon nitride.

20. A method of manufacturing an organic light emitting display comprising:

forming a transistor on an insulating substrate;

forming an organic layer on the transistor;

removing a portion of the organic layer to form a contact hole and a trench;

removing impurities or moisture in the organic layer;

forming a pixel electrode on the contact hole and the trench;

forming an insulating layer on the pixel electrode and in the trench;

patterning the insulating layer to form an opening exposing a portion of the pixel electrode;

forming an organic light emitting member in the opening; and

forming a common electrode on the organic light emitting member.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 17, 2012
From: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 029045/0860 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 16, 2009
From: CHOI, JUN-HO; KIM, SEONG-MIN; CHUNG, JIN-KOO; HA, JAE-KOOK
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 023239/0245 →