IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,839,110
Granted Patent B2
US 11,839,110 · App. 16/567,373 · Granted Dec 5, 2023

Organic light-emitting display device

Inventors: Seok-Hyun Lee (Seoul, KR); Woo-Sup Shin (Paju-si, KR); Sang-Moo Park (Goyang-si, KR); Chang-Wook Song (Seoul, KR); Hae-Lim Jung (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
H10K59/1213H10K50/844H10K59/124H10K59/126H10K59/131
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Patent No.
US 11,839,110
App. No.
16/567,373
Granted
Dec 5, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

An organic light-emitting display device comprises a substrate, a driving thin-film transistor including an active layer on the substrate, source and drain electrodes directly contacting the active layer, and a gate electrode on the active layer, and an organic light-emitting element connected to the driving thin-film transistor. Each of the source and drain electrodes of the driving thin-film transistor exposes a respective side surface of the active layer.

Claims (58)

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

a substrate;

a driving thin-film transistor including:

an active layer on the substrate;

source and drain electrodes directly contacting the active layer;

a gate insulation film on the source and drain electrodes and on the active layer; and

a gate electrode on the gate insulation film; and

an organic light-emitting element connected to the driving thin-film transistor and including an anode,

wherein the gate electrode of the driving thin-film transistor includes a first portion of a transparent conductive layer, and the anode of the organic light-emitting element includes a second portion of the same transparent conductive layer, the first portion being spaced apart from the second portion,

wherein the second portion of the transparent conductive layer directly contacts the drain electrode of the driving thin-film transistor via a contact hole through the gate insulation film.

2. The organic light-emitting display device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a switching thin-film transistor connected to the driving thin-film transistor, the switching thin-film transistor including:

an active layer;

a gate electrode including a third portion of the transparent conductive layer,

the third portion being spaced apart from the first and second portions; and

source and drain electrodes,

wherein each of the source and drain electrodes of the switching thin-film transistor exposes a respective side surface of the active layer of the switching thin-film transistor.

3. The organic light-emitting display device according to claim 2 , wherein an entire lower surface of each of the source and drain electrodes of at least one of the driving thin-film transistor and the switching thin-film transistor is in direct contact with the active layer of at least one of the driving thin-film transistor and the switching thin-film transistor.

4. The organic light-emitting display device according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a scan line and a data line, each connected to the switching thin-film transistor; and

a planarization layer between the scan line and the data line,

wherein the scan line includes a fourth portion of the transparent conductive layer.

5. The organic light-emitting display device according to claim 4 , further comprising:

a lower pad electrode connected to at least one of the scan line and the data line; and

an upper pad electrode connected to the lower pad electrode, the upper pad electrode including a fifth portion of the transparent conductive layer.

6. The organic light-emitting display device according to claim 5 , wherein:

the gate insulation film has therein a pad contact hole exposing the lower pad electrode, and

the upper pad electrode has a same line width as the gate insulation film.

7. The organic light-emitting display device according to claim 2 , wherein:

the gate electrode of the driving thin-film transistor further includes a first portion of an opaque conductive layer on the first portion of the transparent conductive layer; and

the gate electrode of the switching thin-film transistor further includes a second portion of the opaque conductive layer on the third portion of the transparent conductive layer.

8. The organic light-emitting display device according to claim 7 , further comprising:

the gate insulation film between the gate electrode of each of the switching thin-film transistor and the driving thin-film transistor and the active layer of each of the switching thin-film transistor and the driving thin-film transistor; and

a storage electrode overlapping the drain electrode of the switching thin-film transistor, with the gate insulation film interposed therebetween.

9. The organic light-emitting display device according to claim 8 , wherein the storage electrode is formed from a sixth portion of the same transparent conductive layer.

10. The organic light-emitting display device according to claim 8 , further comprising a protective film and a bank sequentially disposed on the storage electrode.

11. The organic light-emitting display device according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a light-shielding layer overlapping the driving thin-film transistor;

a buffer layer between the light-shielding layer and the driving thin-film transistor; and

a storage electrode overlapping the drain electrode of the switching thin-film transistor, with the buffer layer interposed therebetween.

12. The organic light-emitting display device according to claim 11 , wherein the storage electrode is formed of a same material as the light-shielding layer, and is in a same plane as the light-shielding layer.

13. The organic light-emitting display device according to claim 12 , further comprising a planarization layer, a protective film, and a bank sequentially disposed on the drain electrode of the switching thin-film transistor.

14. The organic light-emitting display device according to claim 13 , wherein the planarization layer has a same shape as the gate insulation film.

15. The organic light-emitting display device according to claim 1 , wherein the portions of the active layer that are directly contacted by the source and drain electrodes are conductive, with a channel region therebetween.

16. The organic light-emitting display device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a light shielding layer between the substrate and the active layer of the driving thin-film transistor,

wherein the second portion of the transparent conductive layer directly contacts the light shielding layer.

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

a substrate;

a driving thin-film transistor including:

an active layer on the substrate;

source and drain electrodes directly contacting the active layer;

a gate insulation film on the source and drain electrodes and on the active layer; and

a gate electrode on the gate insulation film; and

an organic light-emitting element connected to the driving thin-film transistor and including an anode,

wherein the gate electrode of the driving thin-film transistor includes a first portion of a transparent conductive layer, and the anode of the organic light-emitting element is formed of a second portion of the same transparent conductive layer, the first portion being spaced apart from the second portion,

wherein the second portion of the transparent conductive layer directly contacts the drain electrode of the driving thin-film transistor via a contact hole through the gate insulation film, and

wherein an entire lower surface of each of the source and drain electrodes overlaps the active layer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 11, 2019
From: LEE, SEOK-HYUN; SHIN, WOO-SUP; PARK, SANG-MOO; SONG, CHANG-WOOK; JUNG, HAE-LIM
To: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 050343/0579 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2018-0111823 · Sep 18, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200091264A1 · Mar 19, 2020
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