Organic electroluminescence display panel and method of manufacturing same

1. An organic electroluminescence display panel, comprising:

a substrate;

a thin film transistor disposed over the substrate;

an inter-layer insulation film disposed over the thin film transistor;

a pixel electrode disposed over the inter-layer insulation film;

auxiliary wiring disposed over the inter-layer insulation film with separation from the pixel electrode;

a partition layer disposed over the inter-layer insulation film and having openings respectively arranged over the pixel electrode and over the auxiliary wiring;

an organic light-emitting layer disposed in the openings over the pixel electrode; and

a common electrode facing the pixel electrode through the openings over the pixel electrode and electrically connected to the pixel electrode via the organic light-emitting layer, and also facing the auxiliary wiring through the openings over the auxiliary wiring and electrically connected to the auxiliary wiring, wherein

the inter-layer insulation film has at least one paired concave portion and non-concave portion disposed in an area over which the auxiliary wiring is disposed, a top face of the concave portion being concave with respect to a top face of the non-concave portion, and

the auxiliary wiring includes a part over the concave portion and a part over the non-concave portion, a top face of the part over the concave portion being concave with respect to a top face of the part over the non-concave portion.

2. The organic electroluminescence display panel of claim 1 , wherein

the inter-layer insulation film includes an insulating material that is exposed throughout the top face of the concave portion.

3. The organic electroluminescence display panel of claim 2 , wherein

the inter-layer insulation film includes:

a passivation layer disposed over the thin film transistor; and

a planarization layer disposed over the passivation film, and

the top face of the concave portion is located at one of a position within the planarization layer and a boundary between the passivation layer and the planarization layer.

4. The organic electroluminescence display panel of claim 1 , further comprising

a scan line disposed over the substrate, for transmitting a scan signal controlling operations of the thin film transistor, wherein

as seen in a plan view, the area of the inter-layer insulation film over which the auxiliary wiring is disposed includes an overlapping region that overlaps the scan line and a non-overlapping region that does not overlap the scan line, and

within the area, the concave portion of the inter-layer insulation film is disposed in the non-overlapping region and is not disposed in the overlapping region.

5. The organic electroluminescence display panel of claim 4 , wherein

the overlapping region of the inter-layer insulation film has a planar top face.

6. The organic electroluminescence display panel of claim 4 , wherein

as seen in the plan view, the scan line intersects the auxiliary wiring.

7. The organic electroluminescence display panel of claim 1 , further comprising

power supply wiring disposed over the substrate, for applying a power supply voltage to the thin film transistor, wherein

as seen in a plan view, the concave portion of the inter-layer insulation film overlaps the power supply wiring, and

the inter-layer insulation film includes an insulating material arranged between the power supply wiring and the auxiliary wiring part over the concave portion.

8. The organic electroluminescence display panel of claim 1 , further comprising

a layer of material identical to the organic light-emitting layer disposed between the common electrode and the auxiliary wiring part over the concave portion.

9. The organic electroluminescence display panel of claim 1 , wherein

the concave portion of the inter-layer insulation film includes a first groove extending along the auxiliary wiring and a second groove that intersects at least part of the first groove, and

the second groove is wider than the first groove.

10. The organic electroluminescence display panel of claim 1 , wherein

the concave portion of the inter-layer insulation film includes a first groove extending along the auxiliary wiring and a second groove that intersects at least part of the first groove, and

the second groove is deeper than the first groove.

11. The organic electroluminescence display panel of claim 1 , further comprising

a functional layer that is in contact with the organic light-emitting layer through the openings over the pixel electrode, and with the auxiliary wiring through the openings over the auxiliary wiring, wherein

the common electrode is in contact with the functional layer through the openings over the auxiliary wiring.

12. A manufacturing method for an organic electroluminescence display panel, comprising:

preparing a substrate;

forming a thin film transistor over the substrate;

forming an inter-layer insulation film over the thin film transistor;

a pixel electrode disposed over the inter-layer insulation film;

forming auxiliary wiring over the inter-layer insulation film with separation from the pixel electrode;

forming a partition layer over the inter-layer insulation film with openings respectively formed over the pixel electrode and over the auxiliary wiring;

forming an organic light-emitting layer in the openings over the pixel electrode; and

forming a common electrode facing the pixel electrode through the openings over the pixel electrode and electrically connected to the pixel electrode via the organic light-emitting layer, and also facing the auxiliary wiring through the openings over the auxiliary wiring and electrically connected to the auxiliary wiring, wherein

the inter-layer insulation film is formed to have at least one paired concave portion and non-concave portion formed in an area over which the auxiliary wiring is disposed, a top face of the concave portion being concave with respect to a top face of the non-concave portion, and

the auxiliary wiring is formed to include a part over the concave portion and a part over the non-concave portion, a top face of the part over the concave portion being concave with respect to a top face of the part over the non-concave portion.