Organic light emitting display device and method of manufacturing an organic light emitting display device
An organic light emitting display (OLED) device includes a substrate comprising a display region and a peripheral region. The OLED device further includes a conductive layer disposed in the peripheral region on the substrate and including an opening portion exposing at least a portion of the substrate, the conductive layer having an undercut shape. The OLED device additionally includes an insulation layer disposed on the conductive layer, the insulation layer including an opening that exposes the opening portion. The OLED device further includes a common layer disposed in both the display region and the peripheral region on the insulation layer and on the substrate exposed by the opening portion. The common layer disposed on the substrate exposed by the opening portion is spaced apart from the common layer disposed on the insulation layer.
1 . An organic light emitting display (OLED) device, comprising:
a first insulation layer disposed on a substrate;
a second insulation layer disposed on the first insulation layer;
a conductive layer disposed on the second insulation layer, wherein the second insulation layer and the conductive layer include an opening portion on the first insulation layer; and
a display layer disposed on both the conductive layer and the first insulation layer exposed by the opening portion,
wherein the second insulation layer and the conductive layer are exposed by a sidewall of the opening portion,
wherein the conductive layer protrudes inward of the opening portion than the second insulation layer, and
wherein the display layer is disconnected by the opening portion.
2 . The OLED device of claim 1 , wherein the display layer does not cover at least a portion of the sidewall of the opening portion.
3 . The OLED device of claim 1 , further comprising a third insulation layer between the conductive layer and the display layer,
wherein at least a portion of a bottom surface of the third insulation layer is exposed by the opening portion.
4 . The OLED device of claim 1 , wherein the substrate includes a display region, an opening region inside the display region, and a peripheral region between the display region and the opening region, and
wherein the opening portion is disposed in the peripheral region.
5 . The OLED device of claim 4 , further comprising:
a switching structure disposed in the display region on the substrate, the switching structure comprising an active pattern, a first gate electrode, and a second gate electrode which are sequentially stacked on the substrate; and
an insulation structure disposed on the substrate, the insulation structure comprising a first gate insulation layer disposed between the active pattern and the first gate electrode, and a second gate insulation layer disposed between the first gate electrode and the second gate electrode.
6 . The OLED device of claim 5 , wherein the conductive layer is disposed on a same level as the second gate electrode, and
wherein the second insulation layer corresponds to the second gate insulation layer.
7 . The OLED device of claim 5 , wherein the first insulation layer corresponds to the first gate insulation layer.
8 . The OLED device of claim 1 , wherein the display layer includes an organic light emitting layer.
9. An organic light emitting display (OLED) device, comprising a display region, an opening region inside the display region, and a boundary region between the display region and the opening region,
wherein the boundary region comprises:
a first insulation layer disposed on a substrate, the first insulation layer including a first region and a second region adjacent to the first region;
a second insulation layer disposed on the first insulation layer in the first region;
a conductive layer comprising at least two layers disposed between the first insulation layer in the first region and a pixel electrode in the display region and including at least one of titanium (Ti) and aluminum (Al); and
a common layer disposed on the conductive layer in the first region and on the first insulation layer in the second region, and
wherein the common layer disposed on the conductive layer that is disposed over the first insulation layer in the first region is disconnected from the common layer disposed on the first insulation layer in the second region, and
wherein the second insulation layer extends into the display region.
10. The OLED device of claim 9 , wherein a thickness of the conductive layer is greater than a thickness of the common layer.
11. The OLED device of claim 9 , wherein the conductive layer includes a first portion and a second portion protruding from the first portion toward the common layer disposed on the first insulation layer in the second region.
12. The OLED device of claim 11 , wherein the second portion is spaced apart from the first insulation layer.
13. The OLED device of claim 11 , wherein the conductive layer includes a first conductive layer disposed on the first insulation layer and a second conductive layer disposed on the first conductive layer.
14. The OLED device of claim 13 , wherein the second conductive layer includes the second portion.
15. The OLED device of claim 9 , wherein the display region comprises:
a switching structure disposed on the substrate, the switching structure comprising an active pattern, a gate electrode, a source electrode, and a drain electrode stacked on the substrate;
an organic light emitting structure disposed on the switching structure, the organic light emitting structure comprising the pixel electrode, a display layer, and an opposing electrode sequentially stacked on the switching structure; and
a capping layer disposed on the organic light emitting structure.
16. The OLED device of claim 15 , wherein the conductive layer is disposed on a same level as the source or the drain electrode on the substrate.
17. The OLED device of claim 15 , wherein the conductive layer is disposed on a same level as the gate electrode on the substrate.
18. The OLED device of claim 15 , wherein the pixel electrode corresponds to an anode.
19. The OLED device of claim 15 , wherein the common layer corresponds to at least one of the display layer, the opposing electrode, and the capping layer.
20. The OLED device of claim 15 , wherein the common layer includes a first common layer and a second common layer disposed on the first common layer, and wherein the first common layer and the second common layer correspond to the display layer and the opposing electrode, respectively.
21. The OLED device of claim 15 , wherein the display layer includes an organic light emitting layer.
22. The OLED device of claim 9 , wherein the conductive layer is not disposed on the first insulation layer in the second region.
23. An organic light emitting display (OLED) device, comprising a display region, an opening region inside the display region, and a boundary region between the display region and the opening region,
wherein the boundary region comprises:
a first insulation layer disposed on a substrate;
a second insulation layer disposed on the first insulation layer;
a third insulation layer disposed on the first insulation layer and spaced apart from the second insulation layer;
a first conductive pattern disposed on the first insulation layer and being in contact with the second insulation layer;
a second conductive pattern disposed on the first insulation layer and, spaced apart from the first conductive pattern, and being in contact with the third insulation layer, wherein each of the first conductive pattern and the second conductive pattern comprises at least two layers disposed between the first insulation layer in the boundary region and a pixel electrode in the display region and includes at least one of titanium (Ti) and aluminum (Al); and
a common layer disposed on the first conductive pattern, the second conductive pattern, and the first insulation layer between the first conductive pattern and the second conductive pattern, and
wherein the common layer disposed on the first insulation layer is disconnected from the common layer disposed on the first conductive pattern and the common layer disposed on the second conductive pattern, and
wherein the third insulation layer extends into the display region.
24. The OLED device of claim 23 , wherein a thickness of the first conductive pattern and a thickness of the second conductive pattern are greater than a thickness of the common layer.
25. The OLED device of claim 23 , wherein each of the first conductive pattern and the second conductive pattern includes a first portion and a second portion protruding from the first portion toward the common layer disposed on the first insulation layer between the first conductive pattern and the second conductive pattern.
26. The OLED device of claim 25 , wherein the second portion is spaced apart from the first insulation layer.
27. The OLED device of claim 25 , wherein each of the first conductive pattern and the second conductive pattern includes a first conductive layer disposed on the first insulation layer and a second conductive layer disposed on the first conductive layer.
28. The OLED device of claim 27 , wherein the second conductive layer includes the second portion.
29. The OLED device of claim 23 , wherein the common layer disposed on the first insulation layer between the first conductive pattern and the second conductive pattern is spaced apart from the first conductive pattern and the second conductive pattern.
30. The OLED device of claim 23 , wherein the display region comprises:
a switching structure disposed on the substrate, the switching structure comprising an active pattern, a gate electrode, a source electrode, and a drain electrode stacked on the substrate;
an organic light emitting structure disposed on the switching structure, the organic light emitting structure comprising the pixel electrode, a display layer, and an opposing electrode sequentially stacked on the switching structure; and
a capping layer disposed on the organic light emitting structure.
31. The OLED device of claim 30 , wherein each of the first conductive pattern and the second conductive pattern is disposed on a same level as the source or the drain electrode on the substrate.
32. The OLED device of claim 30 , wherein each of the first conductive pattern and the second conductive pattern is disposed on a same level as the gate electrode on the substrate.
33. The OLED device of claim 30 , wherein the pixel electrode corresponds to an anode.
34. The OLED device of claim 30 , wherein the common layer corresponds to at least one of the display layer, the opposing electrode, and the capping layer.
35. The OLED device of claim 30 , wherein the common layer includes a first common layer and a second common layer disposed on the first common layer, and wherein the first common layer and the second common layer correspond to the display layer and the opposing electrode, respectively.
36. The OLED device of claim 30 , wherein the display layer includes an organic light emitting layer.
37. An organic light emitting display (OLED) device, comprising a display region, an opening region inside the display region, and a boundary region between the display region and the opening region,
wherein the boundary region comprises:
a first insulation layer disposed on a substrate, the first insulation layer including a first region and a second region adjacent to the first region;
a first conductive layer disposed between the first insulation layer in the first region and a pixel electrode in the display region and including at least molybdenum (Mo);
a second insulation layer disposed on the first conductive layer in the first region;
a second conductive layer disposed between the second insulation layer in the first region and the pixel electrode in the display region and including at least one of titanium (Ti) and aluminum (Al); and
a common layer disposed on the second conductive layer that is disposed over the first insulation layer in the first region and on the first insulation layer in the second region, and
wherein the common layer disposed on the second conductive layer that is disposed over the first insulation layer in the first region is disconnected from the common layer disposed on the first insulation layer in the second region, and
wherein the second insulation layer extends into the display region.