IP Library Granted Patent US 10,109,691
Granted Patent B2
US 10,109,691 · App. 15/320,305 · Granted Oct 23, 2018

Method for manufacturing organic EL display panel

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Patent No.
US 10,109,691
App. No.
15/320,305
Granted
Oct 23, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

An organic EL display panel manufacturing method including: preparing a substrate; forming at least first electrodes on the substrate; forming, by performing photolithography on the substrate having the first electrodes, a bank layer made of a photoresist and having apertures corresponding one-to-one with the first electrodes; forming a functional layer in each of the apertures by applying an ink containing a functional material to the aperture and drying the applied ink; and forming at least a second electrode on the functional layer. The forming of the bank layer includes: applying the photoresist to the substrate having the first electrodes; forming apertures corresponding one-to-one with the first electrodes in the photoresist by performing exposure using a mask and then developing the photoresist; after forming the apertures, performing exposure of the photoresist having the apertures; after performing the exposure of the photoresist having the apertures, baking the photoresist.

Claims (46)

1. A manufacturing method of an organic electroluminescence (EL) display panel, comprising:

preparing a substrate;

forming at least first electrodes on the substrate;

forming, by performing photolithography on the substrate having the first electrodes formed thereon, a bank layer that is made of a photoresist and that has apertures corresponding one-to-one with the first electrodes;

forming a functional layer in each of the apertures by applying an ink containing a functional material to the aperture and drying the applied ink; and

forming at least a second electrode on the functional layer, wherein

the forming of the bank layer comprises:

applying the photoresist to the substrate having the first electrodes formed thereon:

forming apertures corresponding one-to-one with the first electrodes in the photoresist by performing exposure of the photoresist using a mask and then developing the photoresist;

after forming the apertures in the photoresist, performing exposure of the photoresist having the apertures formed therein;

after performing the exposure of the photoresist having the apertures formed therein, performing baking of the photoresist, wherein

the forming of the bank layer further comprises

after baking of the photoresist, exposing a top side of the substrate to ultraviolet radiation.

2. A manufacturing method of an organic electroluminescence (EL) display panel, comprising:

preparing a substrate;

forming at least first electrodes on the substrate;

forming, by performing photolithography on the substrate having the first electrodes formed thereon, a bank layer that is made of a photoresist and that has apertures corresponding one-to-one with the first electrodes;

forming a functional layer in each of the apertures by applying an ink containing a functional material to the aperture and drying the applied ink; and

forming at least a second electrode on the functional layer, wherein

the forming of the bank layer comprises:

applying the photoresist to the substrate having the first electrodes formed thereon;

forming apertures corresponding one-to-one with the first electrodes in the photoresist by performing exposure of the photoresist using a mask and then developing the photoresist;

after forming the apertures in the photoresist, performing exposure of the photoresist having the apertures formed therein;

after performing the exposure of the photoresist having the apertures formed therein, performing baking of the photoresist, wherein the forming of the apertures comprises performing a first exposure of the photoresist, and the performing of the exposure of the photoresist having the apertures formed therein comprises performing a second exposure of the photoresist different from the first exposure of the photoresist.

3. A manufacturing method of an organic electroluminescence (EL) display panel, comprising:

preparing a substrate;

forming at least first electrodes on the substrate;

forming, by performing photolithography on the substrate having the first electrodes formed thereon, a bank layer that is made of a photoresist and that has apertures corresponding one-to-one with the first electrodes;

forming a functional layer in each of the apertures by applying an ink containing a functional material to the aperture and drying the applied ink; and

forming at least a second electrode on the functional layer, wherein

the forming of the bank layer comprises:

applying the photoresist to the substrate having the first electrodes formed thereon:

forming apertures corresponding one-to-one with the first electrodes in the photoresist by performing exposure of the photoresist using a mask and then developing the photoresist;

after forming the apertures in the photoresist, performing exposure of the photoresist having the apertures formed therein;

after performing the exposure of the photoresist having the apertures formed therein, performing baking of the photoresist, wherein the performing of the exposure of the photoresist having the apertures formed therein comprises performing the exposure of photoresist across an entirety of the substrate.

4. A manufacturing method of an organic electroluminescence (EL) display panel, comprising:

preparing a substrate;

forming at least first electrodes on the substrate;

forming, by performing photolithography on the substrate having the first electrodes formed thereon, a bank layer that is made of a photoresist and that has apertures corresponding one-to-one with the first electrodes;

forming a functional layer in each of the apertures by applying an ink containing a functional material to the aperture and drying the applied ink; and

forming at least a second electrode on the functional layer, wherein

the forming of the bank layer comprises:

applying the photoresist to the substrate having the first electrodes formed thereon:

forming apertures corresponding one-to-one with the first electrodes in the photoresist by performing exposure of the photoresist using a mask and then developing the photoresist;

after forming the apertures in the photoresist, performing exposure of the photoresist having the apertures formed therein;

after performing the exposure of the photoresist having the apertures formed therein, performing baking of the photoresist, wherein the forming of the apertures comprises performing a first exposure of the photoresist using a first mask, and the performing of the exposure of the photoresist having the apertures formed therein comprises performing a second exposure of the photoresist using a second mask different from the first mask.

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 18, 2025
From: JDI DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT G.K.
To: MAGNOLIA BLUE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 072039/0656 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 31, 2024
From: JOLED, INC.
To: JDI DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT G.K.
Reel/Frame 066382/0619 →
CORRECTION BY AFFIDAVIT FILED AGAINST REEL/FRAME 063396/0671 Recorded Jun 12, 2023
From: JOLED, INC.
To: JOLED, INC.
Reel/Frame 064067/0723 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 20, 2023
From: JOLED, INC.
To: INCJ, LTD.
Reel/Frame 063396/0671 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 19, 2016
From: NENDAI, KENICHI; HOSONO, NOBUTO
To: JOLED INC.
Reel/Frame 040676/0240 →