IP Library Granted Patent US 7,928,653
Granted Patent B2
US 7,928,653 · App. 11/302,871 · Granted Apr 19, 2011

Organic light emitting display device with enhanced aperture ratio and method of fabricating the same

Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 7,928,653
App. No.
11/302,871
Granted
Apr 19, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of fabricating an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display is provided. According to the method, a first electrode overlaps a scan line, a common power supply line and/or a data line. A pixel defining layer (PDL) is etched by backside exposure so that an aperture ratio of the OLED may be enhanced.

Claims (51)

1. An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display, comprising:

a substrate;

a thin film transistor on a transistor region of the substrate, the thin film transistor including a semiconductor layer, a gate electrode, a source electrode and a drain electrode;

a scan line in a same layer as the gate electrode that is in a metal line region of the substrate;

a common power supply line and a data line in the same layer as the source electrode and the drain electrode;

a first electrode overlapping the scan line, the common power supply line, and/or the data line, the first electrode being transparent;

a pixel defining layer defining an opening portion, the pixel defining layer on the first electrode;

an organic layer on a portion of the first electrode and comprising at least an organic emission layer; and

a second electrode on the organic layer,

wherein a width between parallel and facing edges of the opening portion is equal to a distance between facing edges of the common power supply line and the data line.

2. The OLED display of claim 1 , wherein the first electrode overlaps the scan line, the common power supply line, and/or the data line by 3 μm to 10 μm.

3. The OLED display of claim 1 , wherein the scan line is formed of molybdenum (Mo), tungsten (W), tungsten molybdenum (MoW), tungsten silicide (WSi 2 ), molybdenum silicide (MoSi 2 ), and/or aluminum (Al).

4. The OLED display of claim 1 , wherein the common power supply line and the data line are formed of molybdenum (Mo), tungsten (W), tungsten molybdenum (MoW), tungsten silicide (WSi 2 ), molybdenum silicide (MoSi 2 ), and/or aluminum (Al).

5. The OLED display of claim 1 , wherein the first electrode is formed of Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) and/or Indium Zinc Oxide (IZO).

6. The OLED display of claim 1 , wherein the pixel defining layer is formed of a photosensitive insulating layer.

7. The OLED display of claim 2 , wherein the first electrode is an anode or a cathode.

8. An organic light emitting diode comprising:

a substrate;

a thin film transistor on the substrate;

a scan line on the substrate;

a common power supply line on the substrate;

a data line on the substrate;

a first electrode overlapping the scan line, the common power supply line, and/or the data line, the first electrode being transparent;

a pixel defining layer defining an opening portion;

an organic layer on a portion of the first electrode, the organic layer comprising at least an organic emission layer; and

a second electrode on the organic layer,

wherein a width between parallel and facing edges of the opening portion is equal to a distance between facing edges of the common power supply line and the data line.

9. The organic light emitting diode of claim 8 , wherein the opening portion is approximately 47 μm by 137 μm in size.

10. The organic light emitting diode of claim 8 , wherein an aperture of the OLED is at least 6,439 μm 2 .

11. The OLED display of claim 1 , wherein the first electrode completely covers a switching transistor that is coupled to the scan line.

12. The organic light emitting diode of claim 8 , wherein the first electrode completely covers a switching transistor that is coupled to the scan line.

13. An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display, comprising:

a substrate;

a thin film transistor on a transistor region of the substrate, the thin film transistor including a semiconductor layer, a gate electrode, a source electrode and a drain electrode;

a scan line in a same layer as the gate electrode that is in a metal line region of the substrate;

a common power supply line and a data line in the same layer as the source electrode and the drain electrode;

a first electrode overlapping the scan line, the common power supply line, and/or the data line, the first electrode being transparent;

a pixel defining layer defining an opening portion, the pixel defining layer on the first electrode;

an organic layer on a portion of the first electrode and comprising at least an organic emission layer; and

a second electrode on the organic layer,

wherein a width between parallel and facing edges of the opening portion is equal to a distance between facing edges of the common power supply line and the data line.

14. An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display, comprising:

a substrate;

a thin film transistor on a transistor region of the substrate, the thin film transistor including a semiconductor layer, a gate electrode, a source electrode and a drain electrode;

a scan line in a same layer as the gate electrode that is in a metal line region of the substrate;

a common power supply line and a data line in the same layer as the source electrode and the drain electrode;

a first electrode overlapping the scan line, the common power supply line, and/or the data line, the first electrode being transparent;

a pixel defining layer defining an opening portion, the pixel defining layer on the first electrode;

an organic layer on a portion of the first electrode and comprising at least an organic emission layer; and

a second electrode on the organic layer,

wherein a distance between parallel and facing edges of the opening portion is defined by a distance between facing edges of the metal line region and the transistor region.

Assignments (3)
MERGER Recorded Aug 23, 2012
From: SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 028840/0224 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 12, 2008
From: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 021973/0313 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 9, 2006
From: OH, SANG-HUN
To: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 017280/0194 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2004-0105909 · Dec 14, 2004 · national
Continuity (1)
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