IP Library Granted Patent US 10,964,901
Granted Patent B2
US 10,964,901 · App. 16/577,299 · Granted Mar 30, 2021

Organic light-emitting display device

Inventors: Joongu Lee (Yongin-si, KR); Jaesik Kim (Yongin-si, KR); Jaeik Kim (Yongin-si, KR); Yeonhwa Lee (Yongin-si, KR); Sehoon Jeong (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
H01L51/5008H01L27/3244H01L51/5203H01L51/524H01L51/56
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Patent No.
US 10,964,901
App. No.
16/577,299
Granted
Mar 30, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

An organic light-emitting display device includes: a substrate; a pixel electrode on the substrate; an auxiliary electrode spaced apart from the pixel electrode; a first insulating film between the pixel electrode and the auxiliary electrode and covering an end of the pixel electrode and an end of the auxiliary electrode; an intermediate layer on the pixel electrode and including an emission layer; an opposite electrode covering the intermediate layer and contacting the auxiliary electrode; and a passivation layer covering the opposite electrode.

Claims (49)

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

a substrate;

a pixel electrode on the substrate;

an auxiliary electrode spaced apart from the pixel electrode;

a first insulating film between the pixel electrode and the auxiliary electrode and covering an end of the pixel electrode and an end of the auxiliary electrode;

an intermediate layer on the pixel electrode, wherein the intermediate layer comprises an emission layer;

an opposite electrode covering the intermediate layer and contacting the auxiliary electrode;

a passivation layer covering the opposite electrode and in contact with the auxiliary electrode; and

a sealing member on the passivation layer, wherein the sealing member comprises an organic layer or an inorganic layer contacting the auxiliary electrode.

2. The organic light-emitting; display device of claim 1 , wherein the auxiliary electrode surrounds the pixel electrode.

3. The organic light-emitting display device of claim 1 , wherein the auxiliary electrode comprises the same material as the pixel electrode.

4. The organic light-emitting display device of claim 1 , wherein the first insulating film surrounds the pixel electrode.

5. The organic light-emitting display device of claim 1 , wherein the intermediate layer further comprises a hole injection layer, a hole transport layer, an electron transport layer, or an electron injection layer.

6. The organic light-emitting display device of claim 1 , wherein an end of the opposite electrode is in contact with an upper surface of the auxiliary electrode.

7. The organic light-emitting display device of claim 1 , wherein an end of the passivation layer contacts an upper surface of the auxiliary electrode.

8. The organic light-emitting display device of claim 7 , wherein the passivation layer is island-shaped.

9. The organic light-emitting display device of claim 1 , wherein the passivation layer comprises oxide, oxynitride, or nitride.

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

a second insulating film between the auxiliary electrode and the substrate.

11. The organic light-emitting display device of claim 10 , wherein the auxiliary electrode and the first insulating film are on the second insulating film.

12. The organic light-emitting display device of claim 10 , wherein the end of the pixel electrode is on the second insulating film.

13. The organic light-emitting display device of claim 10 , wherein the first insulating film surrounds the pixel electrode on the second insulating film.

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

a substrate;

first and second pixel electrodes on the substrate;

an auxiliary electrode, which surrounds the first and second pixel electrodes, wherein the auxiliary electrode is spaced apart from the first and second pixel electrodes;

a first insulating film between the first pixel electrode and the auxiliary electrode and covering an end of the first pixel electrode and a first end of the auxiliary electrode;

a second insulating film, between the second pixel electrode and the auxiliary electrode and covering an end of the second pixel electrode and a second end of the auxiliary electrode;

a first intermediate layer comprising a first emission layer and arranged on the first pixel electrode;

a second intermediate layer comprising a second emission layer and arranged on, the second pixel electrode;

a first opposite electrode covering the first intermediate layer and contacting the auxiliary electrode;

a second opposite electrode covering the second intermediate layer and contacting the auxiliary electrode;

a first passivation layer covering the first opposite electrode;

a second passivation layer covering the second opposite electrode; and

a sealing member arranged on the first passivation layer and the second passivation layer and comprising an organic layer or an inorganic layer extending along a surface of the auxiliary electrode.

15. The organic light-emitting display device of claim 14 , wherein the first and second pixel electrodes comprise the same material as the auxiliary electrode.

16. The organic light-emitting display device of claim 14 , wherein the first and second insulating films respectively surround the first and second pixel electrodes.

17. The organic light-emitting display device of claim 14 , further comprising:

a third insulating film between the first and second pixel electrodes and the substrate.

18. The organic light-emitting display device of claim 17 , wherein the first and second pixel electrodes are on the third insulating film.

19. A light-emitting display device, comprising:

a substrate;

a pixel electrode on the substrate;

an auxiliary electrode on the substrate;

an insulating film between the pixel electrode and the auxiliary electrode and overlapping the pixel electrode and the auxiliary electrode;

an intermediate layer overlapping the pixel electrode and the insulating film;

an opposite electrode covering the intermediate layer and contacting the auxiliary electrode;

a pass nation layer covering the opposite electrode and contacting the auxiliary electrode; and

a sealing member in direct contact with the auxiliary electrode.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 20, 2019
From: LEE, JOONGU; KIM, JAESIK; KIM, JAEIK; LEE, YEONHWA; JEONG, SEHOON
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2018-0136035 · Nov 7, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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