IP Library Granted Patent US 8,866,706
Granted Patent B2
US 8,866,706 · App. 13/075,123 · Granted Oct 21, 2014

Organic electroluminescent display device and manufacturing method of the same

Inventors: Ki-Nyeng Kang (Yongin, KR); Na-Young Kim (Yongin, KR); Yong-Sung Park (Yongin, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
H01L27/329H01L27/3248H01L27/3223H01L51/5212
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Patent No.
US 8,866,706
App. No.
13/075,123
Granted
Oct 21, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

An organic electroluminescent display device capable of improving yield by preventing voltage drop of a power supply wire and a manufacturing method of the same. An organic electroluminescent display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a plurality of sub-pixels defined by an active area displaying an image and an inactive area other than the active area; a driving switching element formed in the inactive area of the sub-pixel to supply driving current; and a power supply wire supplying power to the sub-pixel, wherein the power supply wire includes a first power supply wire extending in a vertical direction at one portion of a long side of the sub-pixel, a dummy power supply wire disposed on the first power supply wire and electrically connected with the first power supply wire, and a second power supply wire extending in a horizontal direction at one portion of a short side of the sub-pixel.

Claims (28)

1. An organic electroluminescent display device comprising:

a plurality of sub-pixels, each of the sub-pixels comprising an active area for displaying an image and an inactive area other than the active area, wherein a driving switching element is in the inactive area, and is configured to supply a driving current; and

a power supply wire for supplying power to the sub-pixels,

wherein the power supply wire comprises:

a first power supply wire extending in a first direction along long sides of the sub-pixels;

a dummy power supply wire on the first power supply wire and electrically connected with the first power supply wire; and

a second power supply wire extending in a second direction along short sides of the sub-pixels, and

a protection electrode on the dummy power supply wire, the protection electrode covering the dummy power supply wire,

wherein the dummy power supply wire comprises an opaque conductive material, and

wherein the protection electrode comprises a transparent conductive material and is a same material as an anode of an organic light emitting diode driven by a driving signal of the driving switching element.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the dummy power supply wire comprises a same material as a dummy electrode electrically connected with the driving switching element.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the dummy power supply wire is formed at the same layer as the dummy electrode electrically connected with the driving switching element.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the dummy power supply wire has a stacked structure of MoW, AlNd, and MoW.

5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the dummy power supply wire is electrically connected with the first power supply wire through a plurality of contact holes formed through a protection layer which is on the first power supply wire, and is overlapped with the first power supply wire with the protection layer interposed therebetween.

6. The device of claim 1 , wherein a width of the dummy power supply wire is smaller than a width of the first power supply wire.

7. The device of claim 1 , wherein the protection electrode comprises a transparent conductive material.

8. A manufacturing method of an organic electroluminescent display device, comprising:

sequentially forming a gate electrode, a gate insulating layer, and a semiconductor layer overlapped with the gate electrode on a substrate;

forming a data line and a first power supply wire while forming a driving switching element by forming a source electrode and a drain electrode on the semiconductor layer, the source electrode and the drain electrode being spaced from each other and being partially overlapped with respective sides of the gate electrode;

forming a protection layer on a substantially entire surface of the substrate, the protection layer having a first contact hole exposing the drain electrode and a plurality of second contact holes exposing the first power supply wire, the protection layer contacting the drain electrode;

forming a connection electrode and a dummy electrode which are electrically connected with the drain electrode exposed through the first contact hole and a dummy power supply wire electrically connected with the first power supply wire exposed through the plurality of second contact holes; and

forming an anode on the dummy electrode and forming a protection electrode on the dummy power supply wire,

wherein the dummy electrode and the connection electrode are made of a same material, and

wherein the protection electrode comprises a transparent conductive material and is formed at the same time as the anode.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the dummy power supply wire comprises an opaque conductive material.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the dummy power supply wire has a stacked structure of MoW, AlNd, and MoW.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the dummy power supply wire is formed on the same layer and by the same process as the dummy electrode.

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the dummy power supply wire is overlapped with the first power supply wire, and a width of the dummy power supply wire is smaller than a width of the first power supply wire.

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Aug 29, 2012
From: SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 028884/0128 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 10, 2011
From: KANG, KI-NYENG; KIM, NA-YOUNG; PARK, YONG-SUNG
To: SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 026254/0859 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2010-0064190 · Jul 5, 2010 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20120001885A1 · Jan 5, 2012