IP Library Granted Patent US 9,941,489
Granted Patent B2
US 9,941,489 · App. 14/840,686 · Granted Apr 10, 2018

Organic light emitting diode display device and manufacturing method thereof

Inventors: Chang Soo Pyon (Seongnam-si, KR); Ok-Kyung Park (Hwaseong-si, KR); Se-Ho Kim (Cheonan-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
H01L51/56H01L27/3248H01L27/3258H01L27/3265H01L27/3276H01L51/5012H01L51/5206H01L51/5221H01L27/326H01L2227/323
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Patent No.
US 9,941,489
App. No.
14/840,686
Granted
Apr 10, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

An organic light emitting diode display device includes a first driving voltage line including a first portion extending in a first direction and a second portion having a larger width than the first portion in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The second portion overlaps a gate electrode of a driving thin film transistor, an interlayer insulating layer is between the second portion and the gate electrode of the driving thin film transistor.

Claims (56)

1. An organic light emitting diode display device, comprising:

a substrate,

a semiconductor of a switching thin film transistor on the substrate;

a semiconductor of a driving thin film transistor on the substrate and having one or more bent portions;

a gate insulating layer covering the semiconductor of the switching thin film transistor and the semiconductor of the driving thin film transistor;

a gate electrode of the switching thin film transistor on the gate insulating layer and overlapping the semiconductor of the switching thin film transistor;

a gate electrode of the driving thin film transistor on the gate insulating layer and overlapping the semiconductor of the driving thin film transistor;

an interlayer insulating layer covering the gate electrode of the switching thin film transistor and the gate electrode of the driving thin film transistor;

a data line on the interlayer insulating layer and electrically connected to the semiconductor of the switching thin film transistor; and

a first driving voltage line on the interlayer insulating layer, wherein the first driving voltage line includes a first portion extending in a first direction and a second portion having a larger width than the first portion in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and wherein the second portion overlaps the gate electrode of the driving thin film transistor with the interlayer insulating layer interposed between the second portion and the gate electrode.

2. The device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

a second driving voltage line in a different layer from the first driving voltage line and electrically connected to the first driving voltage line, wherein the second driving voltage line includes a portion substantially extending in the second direction.

3. The device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the second driving voltage line is in a different layer from the data line.

4. The device as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the second driving voltage line electrically connects two or more adjacent ones of the first driving voltage line to each other.

5. The device as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the second driving voltage line includes a portion extending substantially in a direction crossing the first direction.

6. The device as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the second driving voltage line is in a same layer as the gate electrode of the driving thin film transistor, and includes a same material as the gate electrode of the driving thin film transistor.

7. The device as claimed in claim 6 , wherein:

the gate electrode of the driving thin film transistor has a portion not overlapping the second portion of the first driving voltage line, and

the interlayer insulating layer includes a contact hole disposed on the portion of the gate electrode of the driving thin film transistor not overlapping the second portion.

8. The device as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the second driving voltage line is in a same layer as a semiconductor of the driving thin film transistor and includes a same material as the semiconductor of the driving thin film transistor.

9. The device as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the second driving voltage line includes an expansion covering at least one of two adjacent ones of the data line and extending along the data line.

10. The device as claimed in claim 5 , wherein two adjacent ones of the second portion of the first driving voltage line are connected to each other.

11. The device as claimed in claim 5 , further comprising:

an insulating layer on the interlayer insulating layer, the data line, and the first driving voltage line.

12. The device as claimed in claim 11 , further comprising:

a pixel electrode on the insulating layer;

an organic emission layer on the pixel electrode; and

a common electrode on the organic emission layer, wherein the second driving voltage line is in a same layer as the pixel electrode and includes a same material as the pixel electrode.

13. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the semiconductor of the switching thin film transistor is integrally formed with the semiconductor of the driving thin film transistor.

14. The device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

a scan line connected to the gate electrode of the switching thin film transistor, wherein the scan line is in a same layer as the gate electrode of the driving thin film transistor.

15. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein only the interlayer insulating layer is interposed between the second portion of the first driving voltage line and the gate electrode of the driving thin film transistor.

16. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein any other conductive layer is not interposed between the second portion of the first driving voltage line and the gate electrode of the driving thin film transistor.

17. An organic light emitting diode display device, comprising:

a substrate;

a scan line, on the substrate, to transfer a scan signal;

a data line to transfer a data voltage; and

a first driving voltage line to transfer a driving voltage, the first driving voltage line including a first portion extending in a direction crossing the scan line which extends in a first direction, and a second portion connected to the first portion;

a switching thin film transistor including a first gate electrode connected to the scan line, a first source electrode connected to the data line, and a first drain electrode facing the first source electrode;

a driving thin film transistor including a second source electrode connected to the first drain electrode, a second drain electrode facing the second source electrode, a second gate electrode, and a semiconductor;

a storage capacitor including the second gate electrode of the driving thin film transistor as a first storage terminal and including the second portion of the first driving voltage line as a second storage terminal, the second portion overlapping the second gate electrode in a plan view; and

an organic light emitting diode electrically connected to the second drain electrode of the driving thin film transistor.

18. The device as claimed in claim 17 , wherein the second portion of the first driving voltage line has a larger width than the first portion in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.

19. The device as claimed in claim 18 , further comprising:

a second driving voltage line positioned in a different layer from the first driving voltage line and electrically connected to the first driving voltage line, wherein the second driving voltage line includes a portion extending substantially in a direction crossing the first direction.

20. The device as claimed in claim 19 , wherein the second driving voltage line is between the first driving voltage line and the substrate.

21. The device as claimed in claim 20 , wherein the second driving voltage line is in a same layer as the scan line.

22. The device as claimed in claim 19 , wherein the second driving voltage line is in a same layer as the semiconductor of the driving thin film transistor and includes a same material as the semiconductor of the driving thin film transistor.

23. The device as claimed in claim 22 , wherein the second driving voltage line includes an expansion covering at least one of two adjacent ones of the data line and extending along the data line.

24. The device as claimed in claim 19 , further comprising:

a planarization layer covering the switching thin film transistor, the driving thin film transistor, the storage capacitor, and the first driving voltage line.

25. The device as claimed in claim 24 , wherein the organic light emitting diode includes a pixel electrode, an organic emission layer, and a common electrode disposed on the planarization layer, and the second driving voltage line is to transfer the driving voltage through a contact hole in the planarization layer.

26. The device as claimed in claim 25 , wherein the second driving voltage line is between the first driving voltage line and the organic emission layer.

27. The device as claimed in claim 26 , wherein the second driving voltage line is in a same layer as the pixel electrode with a same material.

28. The display as claimed in claim 19 , wherein the second driving voltage line electrically connects two or more adjacent ones of the first driving voltage line with each other.

29. The device as claimed in claim 18 , wherein two adjacent ones of the second portion of the first driving voltage line are connected to each other.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 31, 2015
From: PYON, CHANG SOO; PARK, OK-KYUNG; KIM, SE-HO
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 036459/0057 →
Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2014-0115653 · Sep 1, 2014 · national
KR 10-2015-0119646 · Aug 25, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20160064700A1 · Mar 3, 2016