IP Library Granted Patent US 9,431,472
Granted Patent B2
US 9,431,472 · App. 14/599,241 · Granted Aug 30, 2016

Organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display and method of manufacturing the same

Inventors: Jungkyu Lee (Yongin, KR); Dohyun Kwon (Yongin, KR); Taehyun Kim (Yongin, KR); Donghwan Shim (Yongin, KR); Minjung Lee (Yongin, KR); Seunghwan Cho (Yongin, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
H01L27/3279H01L27/3258H01L27/3262H01L27/3265H01L51/0023H01L51/56H01L2227/323
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Patent No.
US 9,431,472
App. No.
14/599,241
Granted
Aug 30, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. In one aspect, the OLED display includes a plurality of pixels, each of the pixels including at least one wiring configured to receive an electrical signal and a storage capacitor formed on the same layer as the wiring. The wiring includes a first conductive pattern layer, an intermediate insulation pattern layer, and a second conductive pattern layer that are sequentially stacked. The first and second conductive pattern layers are electrically connected to each other through a first via hole.

Claims (30)

1. An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display comprising a plurality of pixels, wherein each of the pixels comprises:

at least one wiring configured to receive an electrical signal; and

a storage capacitor formed on the same layer as the wiring,

wherein the wiring comprises a first conductive pattern layer, an intermediate insulation pattern layer, and a second conductive pattern layer that are sequentially stacked,

wherein a first via hole is defined in the second conductive pattern layer and the intermediate insulation pattern layer, and

wherein the first and second conductive pattern layers are electrically connected to each other through the first via hole.

2. The OLED display of claim 1 , wherein each of the pixels further comprises:

a planarization layer covering the wiring and the storage capacitor, wherein a second via hole is formed in the planarization layer at a position corresponding to the first via hole; and

a contact metal formed in the first and second via holes.

3. The OLED display of claim 2 , wherein each of the pixels further comprises:

an OLED formed over the planarization layer and comprising: i) a pixel electrode, ii) an intermediate layer, and iii) an opposite electrode that are sequentially stacked,

wherein the contact metal and the pixel electrode are formed of the same material.

4. The OLED display of claim 2 , wherein the contact metal extends from the first via hole to the second via hole and is formed over the planarization layer.

5. The OLED display of claim 2 , wherein the width of the second via hole is greater than the width of the first via hole.

6. The OLED display of claim 1 , wherein the first via hole exposes an upper surface of the first conductive pattern layer.

7. The OLED display of claim 1 , wherein each of the storage capacitors comprises a first electrode, an intermediate dielectric layer, and a second electrode that are sequentially stacked, wherein the first electrode, the intermediate dielectric layer, and the second electrode are respectively formed on the same layers as and of the same materials as those of the first conductive pattern layer, the intermediate insulation pattern layer, and the second conductive pattern layer.

8. The OLED display of claim 1 , wherein each of the pixels further comprises:

a driving thin film transistor formed below the storage capacitor and electrically connected to the storage capacitor through a contact hole; and

an interlayer insulation layer interposed between the driving thin film transistor and the storage capacitor,

wherein the storage capacitor overlaps the driving thin film transistor.

9. The OLED display of claim 8 , wherein each of the driving thin film transistors comprises:

a driving semiconductor layer formed over a substrate;

a gate insulation layer covering the driving semiconductor layer; and

a driving gate electrode formed over the gate insulation layer, wherein at least a portion of the driving gate electrode overlaps the driving semiconductor layer.

10. The OLED display of claim 1 , wherein the at least one wiring comprises:

a driving voltage line configured to receive a driving voltage; and

a data line configured to receive a data signal,

wherein each of the pixels further comprises:

a planarization layer covering the driving voltage line, the data line, and the storage capacitor; and

a bridge metal formed over the planarization layer and electrically connecting the driving voltage line to the storage capacitor.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 23, 2015
From: LEE, JUNGKYU; KWON, DOHYUN; KIM, TAEHYUN; SHIM, DONGHWAN; LEE, MINJUNG; CHO, SEUNGHWAN
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2014-0107757 · Aug 19, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
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