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Granted Patent B2
US 10,079,276 · App. 14/571,638 · Granted Sep 18, 2018

Organic light emitting display panel comprising pixel repair region

Inventors: JuneHo Park (Gyeonggi-do, KR); EunMi Jo (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Daehyun Kim (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
H01L27/3272H01L27/3276H01L51/5284H01L2251/568
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Patent No.
US 10,079,276
App. No.
14/571,638
Granted
Sep 18, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

An organic light emitting display panel is provided that comprises a substrate comprising an emission area and a non-emission area; a black matrix disposed on the non-emission area and comprising at least one open area that exposes at least a portion of a pattern formed on the substrate, wherein the pattern or the exposed portion of the pattern comprises a multi-layer structure comprising a conductive layer and at least one low reflective layer.

Claims (37)

1. An organic light emitting display panel, comprising:

a substrate comprising an emission area and a non-emission area;

a black matrix disposed on the non-emission area of the substrate and comprising at least one open area;

a first overcoat layer formed on the black matrix;

a first insulating layer formed on the first overcoat layer;

a plurality of transistors formed on the first insulating layer, each of the transistors comprising a semi-conductive layer, a gate electrode, a drain electrode and a source electrode;

a second insulating layer formed on the semi-conductive layer;

a plurality of signal lines formed on the second insulating layer, where the at least one open area exposes at least a portion of a signal line where the open area is a marker for location of pixel repair, and where the plurality of lines contains redundant lines for an identical function;

a third insulating layer formed on the signal lines;

a second overcoat layer formed on the third insulating layer;

a pixel electrode formed on the second overcoat layer and located in an emission area;

a bank formed along an edge of the pixel electrode exposes a part of the pixel electrode and is located in a non-emission area; and

a common electrode layered on the entire area of the pixel electrode and the bank,

wherein: the plurality of transistors comprises a driving transistor which drives the pixel electrode, a sensing transistor which is connected between a storage capacitor and a reference voltage line, and a switching transistor which is connected between a data line and a gate electrode of the driving transistor,

a first open area exposes a drain electrode of the driving transistor, a second open area exposes a drain electrode of the sensing transistor, a third open area exposes a drain electrode of the switching transistor, and the at least one open area exposes a portion of a gate line which is connected to at least one of a gate electrode of the sensing transistor and a gate electrode of the switching transistor,

the signal line or the exposed portion of the signal line comprises a multi-layer structure comprising a conductive layer and at least one low reflective layer,

the at least one open area overlaps with at least a portion of a shielding layer formed between the first overcoat layer and one of the plurality transistors, and

the shielding layer comprises a conductive layer, a first low reflective layer formed on the conductive layer and comprising a metallic oxide, and a second low reflective layer formed on the first low reflective layer and comprising a material that absorbs light introduced from outside the substrate.

2. The organic light emitting display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the light introduced through the substrate is non-polarized light.

3. The organic light emitting display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the black matrix comprises heat-tolerant organic matter.

4. The organic light emitting display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of lines containing redundant lines for an identical function are exposed through the open area.

5. An organic light emitting display panel, comprising:

a substrate comprising an emission area and a non-emission area;

a black matrix disposed on the non-emission area of the substrate and comprising at least one open area exposing an emission area of each of a plurality of pixels formed at intersection points between a plurality of data lines and a plurality of gate lines;

a first overcoat layer formed on the black matrix;

a first insulating layer formed on the first overcoat layer;

a plurality of transistors formed on the first insulating layer, each of the transistors comprising a semi-conductive layer, a gate electrode, a drain electrode and a source electrode; and

a second insulating layer formed on the semi-conductive layer, wherein:

the plurality of transistors comprises a driving transistor which drives a pixel electrode, a sensing transistor which is connected between a storage capacitor and a reference voltage line, and a switching transistor which is connected between a data line and a gate electrode of the driving transistor,

at least one pixel from the plurality of pixels is a pixel from which a portion of a pattern is cut,

the black matrix further comprises open areas disposed on the non-emission area exposing the cut portion, exposing a drain electrode of the driving transistor, exposing a drain electrode of the sensing transistor, exposing a drain electrode of the switching transistor, and exposing a portion of a gate line which is connected to at least one of a gate electrode of the sensing transistor and a gate electrode of the switching transistor,

the at least one open area exposes a portion of a signal line formed on the substrate and is a marker for location of pixel repair,

a plurality of signal lines formed on the substrate contains redundant lines for an identical function, and

the at least one open area overlaps with at least a portion of a shielding layer formed between the first overcoat layer and one of the plurality of transistors, where the shielding layer comprises a conductive layer, a first low reflective layer formed on the conductive layer and comprising a metallic oxide, and a second low reflective layer formed on the first low reflective layer and comprising a material that absorbs light introduced from outside the substrate.

6. The organic light emitting display panel according to claim 5 , wherein the light introduced through the substrate is non-polarized light.

7. The organic light emitting display panel according to claim 5 , wherein the black matrix comprises heat-tolerant organic matter.

8. The organic light emitting display panel according to claim 5 , wherein the plurality of lines containing redundant lines for an identical function are exposed through the open area.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 16, 2014
From: PARK, JUNEHO; JO, EUNMI; KIM, DAEHYUN
To: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2014-0105970 · Aug 14, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20160049454A1 · Feb 18, 2016