IP Library Granted Patent US 8,044,575
Granted Patent B2
US 8,044,575 · App. 12/736,078 · Granted Oct 25, 2011

Color conversion type organic EL display

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Patent No.
US 8,044,575
App. No.
12/736,078
Granted
Oct 25, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A color conversion type organic EL display can comprise an organic EL substrate that includes a substrate, a lower reflective electrode, a bank, and an organic EL layer sandwiched between the lower reflective electrode and an upper transparent electrode. The color conversion type organic EL display can further comprise a color filter substrate in which a black matrix and a color filter are formed in a pattern on a transparent substrate by a photo process, and which has a pixel region separated by the black matrix. The organic EL substrate and the color filter substrate can be bonded together and positioned such that the pixel region of the EL substrate and the pixel region of the color filter substrate are opposed.

Claims (27)

1. A color conversion type organic electro-luminescent (EL) display, comprising:

an organic EL substrate that includes a substrate, a lower reflective electrode, a bank, an organic EL layer comprising a plurality of portions separated by the bank, an upper transparent electrode, a color conversion layer separated by the bank, and a pixel region separated by the bank, and

a color filter substrate in which a black matrix and a color filter are formed in a pattern on a transparent substrate, and which has a pixel region separated by the black matrix,

the organic EL substrate and the color filter substrate being bonded and positioned such that the pixel region of the organic EL substrate and the pixel region of the color filter substrate are opposed,

wherein

the organic EL layer is sandwiched between the lower reflective electrode and the upper transparent electrode and has at least an emission layer made of a polymer material, and

the color conversion layer is formed on the upper transparent electrode, absorbs EL light emitted by the emission layer and emits light with a wavelength different from that of the EL light.

2. The color conversion type organic EL display according to claim 1 , wherein the color conversion layer is formed directly on the upper transparent electrode.

3. The color conversion type organic EL display according to claim 1 , further comprising a transparent protective layer provided between the upper transparent electrode and the color conversion layer.

4. A color conversion type organic electro-luminescent (EL) display, comprising:

an organic EL substrate including an organic EL layer and at least one pixel region;

a color filter substrate including at least one pixel region;

a lower reflective electrode;

an upper transparent electrode; and

a color conversion layer;

wherein

the organic EL substrate and the color filter substrate are bonded and positioned relative to each other such that the at least one pixel region of the organic EL substrate is opposite the at least one pixel region of the color filter substrate,

the organic EL layer is arranged between the lower reflective electrode and the upper transparent electrode, and

the color conversion layer is formed on the upper transparent electrode.

5. The color conversion type organic EL display of claim 4 , the organic EL substrate further including at least one bank separating the at least one pixel region of the organic EL substrate from another pixel region of the organic EL substrate.

6. The color conversion type organic EL display of claim 4 , wherein the color filter substrate includes at least one color filter formed on a transparent substrate.

7. The color conversion type organic EL display of claim 4 , wherein the color filter substrate further includes a black matrix separating the at least one pixel region of the color filter substrate from another pixel region of the color filter substrate.

8. A method comprising:

forming an organic EL substrate including at least one pixel region and an organic EL layer between a lower reflective electrode and an upper transparent electrode;

forming a color filter substrate including at least one pixel region;

positioning the organic EL substrate and the color filter relative to each other such that the at least one pixel region of the organic EL substrate is opposite the at least one pixel region of the color filter substrate; and

forming a color conversion layer on the upper transparent electrode.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 2, 2012
From: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 028486/0959 →
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 26, 2011
From: FUJI ELECTRIC HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
To: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 026891/0655 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 17, 2010
From: KAWAMURA, YUKINORI
To: FUJI ELECTRIC HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 025308/0298 →