IP Library Granted Patent US 8,415,882
Granted Patent B2
US 8,415,882 · App. 13/049,795 · Granted Apr 9, 2013

Organic light emitting diode display and method for manufacturing the same

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Patent No.
US 8,415,882
App. No.
13/049,795
Granted
Apr 9, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display is disclosed. In one embodiment, the display includes i) a substrate, ii) a driving circuit formed on the substrate, iii) an organic light emitting diode formed on the substrate and electrically connected to the driving circuit, iv) an encapsulation thin film formed on the driving circuit and organic light emitting diode and v) a spacer formed on the substrate and surrounding the encapsulation thin film.

Claims (20)

1. An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display, comprising:

a substrate;

a driving circuit formed on the substrate;

an organic light emitting diode formed on the substrate and electrically connected to the driving circuit;

an encapsulation thin film formed on the driving circuit and organic light emitting diode; and

a spacer formed on the substrate and surrounding the encapsulation thin film, wherein the encapsulation thin film comprises a side surface facing the spacer, and wherein only part of the side surface of the encapsulation thin film contacts the spacer.

2. The display of claim 1 , wherein the height of the spacer is greater than the height of the layered structure of the driving circuit and the organic light emitting diode.

3. The display of claim 2 , wherein the height of the spacer is greater than the height of the layered structure of i) the driving circuit, ii) the organic light emitting diode and iii) the encapsulation thin film.

4. The display of claim 3 , wherein the height of the spacer is about 3 to about 5 μm.

5. The display of claim 1 , wherein the spacer is formed at least partially of acryl, urethane and polyimide (PI).

6. The display of claim 1 , wherein the encapsulation thin film includes at least a pair of an inorganic film and an organic film which are alternately formed.

7. An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display, comprising:

a substrate;

an organic light emitting diode formed on a surface of the substrate;

an encapsulation layer covering the organic light emitting diode, wherein at least part of the encapsulation layer contacts the surface of the substrate; and

a spacer formed on the surface of the substrate and surrounding the encapsulation layer, wherein the encapsulation layer comprises a side surface facing the spacer, and wherein only part of the side surface of the encapsulation layer contacts the spacer.

8. The display of claim 7 , wherein the spacer contacts the encapsulation layer.

9. The display of claim 7 , wherein the spacer substantially completely surrounds the encapsulation layer in a selected plane.

10. The display of claim 7 , wherein the spacer is greater in height than the encapsulation layer, and wherein the height is defined from the surface of the substrate.

11. The display of claim 7 , wherein the height of the spacer is about 3 μm to about 5 μm.

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Aug 31, 2012
From: SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 028921/0334 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 17, 2011
From: KANG, DONG-HUN; SUH, MIN-CHUL; HAN, DONG-WON; KWACK JIN-HO; SHIN, DAE-BEOM; KIM, HYO-JIN
To: SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 025996/0232 →