IP Library Granted Patent US 10,680,045
Granted Patent B2
US 10,680,045 · App. 16/104,048 · Granted Jun 9, 2020

Organic light emitting display device, head mounted display including the same and method of fabricating the same

Inventors: Seung-Min Baik (Paju-si, KR); Joon-Young Heo (Paju-si, KR)
Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
H01L27/3246H01L27/3258H01L51/5278H01L27/322H01L27/3209H01L27/3248H01L51/5218H01L2227/323H01L2251/5392
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Patent No.
US 10,680,045
App. No.
16/104,048
Granted
Jun 9, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

An organic light emitting display device includes: an insulating layer; first electrodes on the insulating layer and spaced from each other by a gap; an organic light emitting layer on the first electrodes; and a second electrode on the organic light emitting layer, wherein the insulating layer includes a trench between the first electrodes, wherein the organic light emitting layer includes a first stack on the first electrodes, a charge generating layer on the first stack, and a second stack on the charge generating layer, wherein each of the first and second stacks includes a hole transporting layer, at least one emitting material layer and an electron transporting layer, and wherein the first stack has a discontinuous portion in the trench.

Claims (59)

1. An organic light emitting display device, comprising:

an insulating layer;

first electrodes disposed on the insulating layer and spaced from each other by a gap;

a planarizing layer on the first electrodes;

an organic light emitting layer on the first electrodes; and

a second electrode on the organic light emitting layer,

wherein the insulating layer includes a trench in the gap between the first electrodes,

wherein the organic light emitting layer includes a first stack on the first electrodes, a charge generating layer on the first stack, and a second stack on the charge generating layer,

wherein each of the first and second stacks includes a hole transporting layer, at least one emitting material layer and an electron transporting layer,

wherein the first stack has a discontinuous portion in the trench and at least one of the layers of the second stack extends continuously across the trench, and

wherein an outer side surface of the planarizing layer coincides with an inner side surface of the trench.

2. The organic light emitting display device of claim 1 , wherein the charge generating layer has a discontinuous portion in the trench.

3. The organic light emitting display device of claim 1 , wherein a gap distance between the first electrodes is equal to or smaller than 0.7 μm.

4. The organic light emitting display device of claim 1 , wherein a width of the first trench is equal to or smaller than 0.17 μm.

5. The organic light emitting display device of claim 1 , wherein a depth of the first trench is equal to or greater than 0.5 μm and equal to or smaller than 1.0 μm.

6. The organic light emitting display device of claim 1 , wherein the planarizing layer includes a first region covering a portion of a top surface of the first electrodes.

7. The organic light emitting display device of claim 6 , wherein a width of the first region of the planarizing layer is equal to or greater than 0.1 μm.

8. The organic light emitting display device of claim 1 , wherein the planarizing layer includes a second region covering a side surface of the first electrodes and a third region contacting the insulating layer and connected to the second region.

9. The organic light emitting display device of claim 8 , wherein a width of the third region is greater than a width of the second region.

10. The organic light emitting display device of claim 1 ,

wherein the first stack has a cut portion over the first trench in the insulating layer.

11. The organic light emitting display device of claim 1 , wherein the charge generating layer has a cut portion over the first trench in the insulating layer.

12. A head mounted display, comprising:

a display case;

a left eye lens and a right eye lens in the display case;

at least one organic light emitting display device providing at least one image to the left eye lens and the right eye lens; and

a head band connected to the display case,

wherein the at least one organic light emitting display device comprises:

an insulating layer;

first electrodes disposed on the insulating layer and spaced from each other by a gap;

a planarizing layer on the first electrodes;

an organic light emitting layer on the first electrodes; and

a second electrode on the organic light emitting layer,

wherein the insulating layer includes a trench in the gap between the first electrodes,

wherein the organic light emitting layer includes a first stack on the first electrodes, a charge generating layer on the first stack, and a second stack on the charge generating layer,

wherein each of the first and second stacks includes a hole transporting layer, at least one emitting material layer and an electron transporting layer,

wherein the first stack has a discontinuous portion in the trench and at least one of the layers of the second stack extends continuously across the trench, and

wherein an outer side surface of the planarizing layer coincides with an inner side surface of the trench.

13. A method of fabricating an organic light emitting display device, comprising:

forming an insulating layer on a substrate;

forming first electrodes on the insulating layer, the first electrodes spaced from each other by a gap;

forming a planarizing layer on the first electrodes;

forming an organic light emitting layer on the first electrodes; and

forming a second electrode on the organic light emitting layer,

wherein the insulating layer includes a trench in the gap between the first electrodes,

wherein the organic light emitting layer includes a first stack on the first electrodes, a charge generating layer on the first stack, and a second stack on the charge generating layer,

wherein each of the first and second stacks includes a hole transporting layer, at least one emitting material layer and an electron transporting layer,

wherein the first stack has a discontinuous portion in the trench and at least one of the layers of the second stack extends continuously across the trench, and

wherein an outer side surface of the planarizing layer coincides with an inner side surface of the trench.

14. An organic light emitting display device, comprising:

a first sub-pixel including a first electrode of the first sub-pixel covering an insulating layer of the first sub-pixel and a planarizing layer of the first sub-pixel on the first electrode of the first sub-pixel;

a second sub-pixel including a first electrode of the second sub-pixel covering an insulating layer of the second sub-pixel and a planarizing layer of the second sub-pixel on the first electrode of the second sub-pixel; and

a trench between the first sub-pixel and the second sub-pixel that extends down through at least part of an insulating layer between the first sub-pixel and the second sub-pixel, wherein the insulating layer of the first sub-pixel, the insulating layer of the second sub-pixel, and the insulating layer between the first sub-pixel and the second sub-pixel are part of a same layer,

wherein the organic light emitting layer includes a first stack on the first electrodes, a charge generating layer on the first stack, and a second stack on the charge generating layer,

wherein each of the first and second stacks includes a hole transporting layer, at least one emitting material layer and an electron transporting layer,

wherein the first stack has a discontinuous portion in the trench and at least one of the layers of the second stack extends continuously across the trench, and

wherein an outer side surface of the planarizing layer of the first sub-pixel coincides with an inner side surface of the trench, and an outer side surface of the planarizing layer of the second sub-pixel coincides with another inner side surface of the trench.

15. The organic light emitting display device of claim 14 , further comprising an organic light emitting layer including two or more layers in the trench.

16. The organic light emitting display device of claim 14 , wherein each of the first sub-pixel and the second sub-pixel includes a planarization layer covering an edge of the first electrode of the sub-pixel.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 20, 2018
From: BAIK, SEUNG-MIN; HEO, JOON-YOUNG
To: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 047569/0706 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2017-0103687 · Aug 16, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190058022A1 · Feb 21, 2019
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