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US 12,550,536 · App. 17/939,839 · Granted Feb 10, 2026

Organic light-emitting display device and method for manufacturing the same

Inventors: Hyeju Choi (Iksan-si, KR); Miso Kim (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
H10K59/122H10K50/841H10K71/00H10K59/1201
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Patent No.
US 12,550,536
App. No.
17/939,839
Granted
Feb 10, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An organic light-emitting display device and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The organic light-emitting display device includes a driving thin-film transistor on a substrate; an insulating film covering the driving thin-film transistor except for a portion thereof; a planarization layer disposed on the insulating film and having a pixel contact hole defined therein exposing a portion of a surface of an electrode; a first electrode disposed on the planarization layer and extending on an inner surface of the pixel contact hole so as to connect to the transistor via the electrode; a bank disposed on the planarization layer so as to define a light-emitting area of a pixel; a plurality of pixel patterns disposed on the first electrode; a protective pattern filling the pixel contact hole and having a trench-shaped space; and a photoresist plug pattern filling the trench-shaped space.

Claims (33)

1 . An organic light-emitting display device comprising:

a substrate;

a driving thin-film transistor disposed on the substrate and including a source electrode and a drain electrode;

an insulating film disposed on the driving thin-film transistor and receiving therein a first contact hole, wherein the drain electrode fills the first contact hole;

a planarization layer disposed on the insulating film and receiving therein a second contact hole exposing a portion of the drain electrode;

a first electrode disposed on the planarization layer, wherein the first electrode is connected to the drain electrode;

a bank disposed on the planarization layer so as to define a light-emitting area of each pixel;

a plurality of pixel patterns respectively disposed on the first electrode; and

a sealing portion disposed in the second contact hole, wherein the sealing portion includes:

a protective pattern partially filling an inner space of the second contact hole; and

an island pattern disposed on a top portion of the protective pattern.

2 . The organic light-emitting display device of claim 1 , wherein the bank further includes a first bank

disposed between the sealing portion and a portion of the first electrode extending along and, on a sidewall and a bottom of the second contact hole, and a second bank disposed between adjacent pixel patterns,

wherein the first bank and the second bank are comprised of an inorganic insulating film, and

wherein a thickness of the first bank is less than a thickness of the second bank.

3 . The organic light-emitting display device of claim 2 , wherein the bank is comprised of an inorganic insulating film including silicon oxide or silicon nitride.

4 . The organic light-emitting display device of claim 1 , wherein the protective pattern includes a fluorinated polymer material based on a carbon-carbon double bond so as to have orthogonality.

5 . The organic light-emitting display device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of pixel patterns include a first pixel pattern, a second pixel pattern and a third pixel pattern for emitting light beams of red, green, and blue colors, respectively.

6 . The organic light-emitting display device of claim 1 , wherein the protective pattern has a groove having a concave shape defined in a top portion thereof while partially filling both sidewalls and bottom portions of the second contact hole, wherein the island pattern fills the groove and has a plug shape.

7 . The organic light-emitting display device of claim 1 , wherein an outer side surface of the island pattern is surrounded with the protective pattern.

8 . The organic light-emitting display device of claim 1 , wherein the island pattern includes a photoresist material.

9 . The organic light-emitting display device of claim 1 , wherein a top surface of the sealing portion has a vertical level lower than a vertical level of a top surface of the bank.

10 . The organic light-emitting display device of claim 1 , wherein a top surface of the bank is coplanar with a top surface of the plurality of pixel patterns.

11 . An organic light-emitting display device comprising:

a driving thin-film transistor including a source electrode and a drain electrode;

an insulating film disposed on the driving thin-film transistor and having a first contact hole defined therein, wherein the drain electrode and source electrode extend through the first contact hole;

a planarization layer disposed on the insulating film and having a second contact hole defined therein;

a first electrode disposed on the planarization layer, wherein the first electrode is connected to the drain electrode or the source electrode via the second contact hole;

a bank disposed on the planarization layer so as to define a light-emitting area of each pixel; and

a sealing portion disposed in the second contact hole, wherein the sealing portion includes:

a protective pattern partially filling an inner space of the second contact hole; and

an island pattern disposed on a top portion of the protective pattern.

12 . The organic light-emitting display device of claim 11 , wherein the bank is formed of an inorganic insulating material.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 7, 2022
From: CHOI, HYEJU; KIM, MISO
To: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 061020/0065 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0121553 · Sep 13, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230080568A1 · Mar 16, 2023
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