Organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display device and method of manufacturing the same

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

a first substrate on which a plurality of sub-pixel areas are defined, the plurality of sub-pixel areas including a first sub-pixel area and a second sub-pixel area that is adjacent to the first sub-pixel area;

a plurality of first electrodes in the plurality of sub-pixel areas, respectively; and

a plurality of light-emitting layers formed over the plurality of first electrodes and corresponding to the plurality of sub-pixel areas, respectively, the plurality of light-emitting layers including a first light-emitting layer in the first sub-pixel area and a second light-emitting layer in the second sub-pixel area;

wherein the first light-emitting layer in the first sub-pixel area extends into the second sub-pixel area among the plurality of sub-pixel areas, and the first light-emitting layer does not overlap with the second light emitting layer in the second sub-pixel area, and the first sub-pixel area emitting a color of light different from that of the second sub-pixel area adjacent to the first sub-pixel area,

wherein the second light-emitting layer is formed only within the second sub-pixel area.

2. The OLED display device according to claim 1 , wherein a distance the light-emitting layer extends to the neighboring sub-pixel area is adjusted such that the neighboring sub-pixel area has a color reproduction range of ITU-R BT.709.

3. The OLED display device according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of sub-pixel areas comprise first, second, and third sub-pixel areas that are sequentially arranged,

wherein the plurality of light-emitting layers further comprise a third light-emitting layer, wherein the first light emitting layer, the second light emitting layer, and the third light emitting layer are sequentially arranged,

wherein the second sub-pixel area comprises a first area adjacent to the first sub-pixel area, and a second area adjacent to the third sub-pixel area,

wherein the third sub-pixel area comprises a third area adjacent to the second sub-pixel area, and a fourth area,

wherein the first light-emitting layer is formed in correspondence to the first sub-pixel area and the first area, and

wherein the second light-emitting layer is formed in correspondence to the second area, or in correspondence to the second area and the third area.

4. The OLED display device according to claim 3 , wherein the first area is about 3% to about 8% of the second sub-pixel area, and the third area is about 15% to about 20% of the third sub-pixel area.

5. The OLED display device according to claim 3 , wherein the first, second, and third sub-pixel areas are blue, red, and green sub-pixel areas, respectively.

6. A method of manufacturing an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display device including a first substrate in which a plurality of sub-pixel areas are defined, a plurality of first electrodes in the plurality of sub-pixel areas, and a plurality of light-emitting layers over the plurality of first electrodes and corresponding to the plurality of sub-pixel areas, respectively, wherein at least one of the plurality of light-emitting layers extends to a neighboring sub-pixel area among the plurality of sub-pixel areas, the method comprising:

aligning a fine metal mask that corresponds to a first light-emitting layer and has a wider pattern than a first sub-pixel area, on the substrate, and depositing a host and dopant for forming the first light-emitting layer to thereby form the first light-emitting layer;

aligning a fine metal mask that corresponds to a second light-emitting layer and has a narrower pattern than a second sub-pixel area, on the substrate, and depositing a host and dopant for forming the second light-emitting layer to thereby form the second light-emitting layer; and

aligning a fine metal mask having a pattern that corresponds to a third light-emitting layer, on the substrate, and depositing a host and dopant for forming the third light-emitting layer to thereby form the third light-emitting layer.