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Granted Patent B2
US 11,574,988 · App. 17/234,670 · Granted Feb 7, 2023

Organic light emitting diode display with scan line between storage capacitor and voltage line

Inventors: Se-Ho Kim (Yongin-si, KR); Jin-Woo Park (Yongin-si, KR); Won-Se Lee (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
H01L27/3276H01L27/3248H01L27/3258H01L27/3262H01L27/3265G09G3/3225G09G2300/0809H01L27/124H01L27/1255
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Patent No.
US 11,574,988
App. No.
17/234,670
Granted
Feb 7, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

An organic light emitting diode display includes a substrate, a scan line on the substrate for transferring a scan signal, a data line crossing the scan line and for transferring a data signal, a driving voltage line crossing the scan line and for transferring a driving voltage, a switching thin film transistor coupled to the scan line and the data line, a driving thin film transistor coupled to a switching drain electrode of the switching thin film transistor, and an organic light emitting diode (OLED) coupled to a driving drain electrode of the driving thin film transistor, wherein a driving semiconductor layer of the driving thin film transistor is bent and in a plane substantially parallel to the substrate.

Claims (67)

1. A thin film transistor array substrate comprising:

a substrate;

a first scan line and a second scan line on the substrate

a data line crossing the second scan line;

a first thin film transistor electrically coupled to the first scan line and the data line;

a first voltage line crossing the first scan line;

a second thin film transistor;

a third thin film transistor electrically coupled to the first scan line;

a fourth thin film transistor electrically coupled to the second scan line;

a second voltage line crossing the data line and the first voltage line; and

a storage capacitor electrically coupled to a gate electrode of the second thin film transistor,

wherein the first scan line is between the storage capacitor and the second voltage line in a plan view.

2. The thin film transistor array substrate of claim 1 , further comprising an insulating layer covering the second thin film transistor,

wherein the storage capacitor comprises:

a first capacitor plate comprising a portion of the gate electrode of the second thin film transistor;

a second capacitor plate over the first capacitor plate; and

a portion of the insulating layer between the first capacitor plate and the second capacitor plate.

3. The thin film transistor array substrate of claim 2 , wherein the first thin film transistor, the second thin film transistor, and the third thin film transistor are electrically coupled by a semiconductor layer.

4. The thin film transistor array substrate of claim 2 , further comprising a light emission control line,

wherein the second thin film transistor is between the light emission control line and the first scan line.

5. The thin film transistor array substrate of claim 4 , wherein the second thin film transistor comprises a semiconductor layer curved under the gate electrode of the second thin film transistor.

6. The thin film transistor array substrate of claim 4 , further comprising a fifth thin film transistor electrically coupled to the light emission control line,

wherein the second thin film transistor and the fifth thin film transistor are electrically coupled by a semiconductor layer.

7. The thin film transistor array substrate of claim 6 , further comprising a sixth thin film transistor electrically coupled to the light emission control line,

wherein the sixth thin film transistor, the second thin film transistor, and the fifth thin film transistor are electrically coupled by the semiconductor layer.

8. The thin film transistor array substrate of claim 2 , wherein the insulating layer has a first contact opening exposing the first capacitor plate and a second contact opening over a portion of a drain electrode of the third thin film transistor.

9. The thin film transistor array substrate of claim 8 , further comprising a connection member,

wherein the third thin film transistor and the first capacitor plate are electrically coupled by the connection member through the first contact opening and the second contact opening.

10. The thin film transistor array substrate of claim 9 , wherein the connection member and the first scan line overlap each other.

11. The thin film transistor array substrate of claim 1 , further comprising a light emission control line,

wherein the second thin film transistor is between the light emission control line and the first scan line.

12. The thin film transistor array substrate of claim 11 , wherein the second thin film transistor comprises a semiconductor layer curved under the gate electrode of the second thin film transistor.

13. The thin film transistor array substrate of claim 11 , further comprising a fifth thin film transistor electrically coupled to the light emission control line,

wherein the second thin film transistor and the fifth thin film transistor are electrically coupled by a semiconductor layer.

14. The thin film transistor array substrate of claim 13 , further comprising a sixth thin film transistor electrically coupled to the light emission control line,

wherein the sixth thin film transistor, the second thin film transistor, and the fifth thin film transistor are electrically coupled by the semiconductor layer.

15. A display device comprising:

a substrate;

a first scan line and a light emission control line on the substrate;

a data line crossing the light emission control line;

a first thin film transistor electrically coupled to the first scan line and the data line;

a first voltage line crossing the first scan line and the light emission control line;

a second voltage line crossing the data line and the first voltage line;

a second scan line between the first scan line and the second voltage line;

a second thin film transistor; and

a storage capacitor,

wherein the second thin film transistor and the storage capacitor are between the first scan line and the light emission control line in a plan view.

16. The display device of claim 15 , further comprising an insulating layer covering the second thin film transistor,

wherein the storage capacitor comprises:

a first capacitor plate comprising a portion of a gate electrode of the second thin film transistor;

a second capacitor plate over the first capacitor plate; and

a portion of the insulating layer between the first capacitor plate and the second capacitor plate.

17. The display device of claim 16 , further comprising a third thin film transistor between the storage capacitor and the second scan line in a plan view.

18. The display device of claim 16 , wherein a portion of the second capacitor plate and the data line overlap each other.

19. The display device of claim 16 , wherein the second thin film transistor comprises a semiconductor layer curved under the gate electrode of the second thin film transistor.

20. The display device of claim 19 , further comprising a third thin film transistor, the third thin film transistor comprising the semiconductor layer,

wherein the semiconductor layer overlaps two portions of the first scan line.

21. The display device of claim 20 , wherein the first scan line has at least one protrusion in a plan view.

22. The display device of claim 20 , wherein the semiconductor layer and a portion of the second capacitor plate overlap each other.

23. The display device of claim 15 , wherein the second thin film transistor comprises a semiconductor layer curved under a gate electrode of the second thin film transistor.

24. The display device of claim 23 , further comprising a third thin film transistor, the third thin film transistor comprising the semiconductor layer,

wherein the semiconductor layer overlaps two portions of the first scan line.

25. The display device of claim 24 , wherein the first scan line has at least one protrusion in a plan view.

26. The display device of claim 24 , further comprising a fourth thin film transistor, the fourth thin film transistor comprising the semiconductor layer,

wherein the semiconductor layer overlaps two portions of the second scan line.

27. The display device of claim 26 , wherein the semiconductor layer is curved between the two portions of the second scan line in a plan view.

28. The display device of claim 26 , wherein the third thin film transistor is between the storage capacitor and the second scan line in a plan view.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 17, 2023
From: KIM, SE-HO; PARK, JIN-WOO; LEE, WON-SE
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 062394/0756 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2012-0084976 · Aug 2, 2012 · national
Continuity (8)
Continuation 16984045 · Aug 3, 2020
Continuation 16659372 · Oct 21, 2019
Continuation 16261450 · Jan 29, 2019
Continuation 15900715 · Feb 20, 2018
Continuation 15603309 · May 23, 2017
Continuation 15238449 · Aug 16, 2016
Continuation 13952508 · Jul 26, 2013
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