Organic light emitting display panel and method of manufacturing the same

1. An organic light emitting display panel comprising:

a substrate having red, green, blue, and white sub-pixel regions;

red, green, and blue color filters respectively formed in the red, green, and blue sub-pixel regions;

an overcoat layer that is formed in the red and green sub-pixel regions except for the blue and white sub-pixel regions; and

organic emitting cells respectively formed in the red, green, blue, and white sub-pixel regions,

wherein the overcoat layer covers tops and sides of the red and green color filters.

2. The organic light emitting display panel of claim 1 , wherein:

the organic emitting cells formed in the red and green sub-pixel regions are disposed on the overcoat layer;

the organic emitting cell formed in the blue sub-pixel region is disposed on the blue color filter; and

the organic emitting cell formed in the white sub-pixel region is disposed on a protection layer formed to cover a thin film transistor formed on the substrate.

3. The organic light emitting display panel of claim 2 , further comprising a buffer layer formed between the overcoat layer and each of the organic emitting cells in the red and green sub-pixel regions, between the blue color filter and the organic emitting cell in the blue sub-pixel region, and between the protection layer and the organic emitting cell in the white sub-pixel region,

wherein the buffer layer is formed of an inorganic insulating material comprising SiN X or SiO x .

4. The organic light emitting display panel of claim 1 , wherein:

the overcoat layer formed in the red, green, and blue sub-pixel regions is disposed on the red, green, and blue color filters; and

the overcoat layer formed in the white sub-pixel region is disposed on a protection layer formed to cover a thin film transistor formed on the substrate.

5. The organic light emitting display panel of claim 1 , further comprising:

a first electrode that directly contacts the blue color filter and that indirectly contacts the red and green color filters, the overcoat layer formed between the first electrode and the red and green color filters.

6. The organic light emitting display panel of claim 2 , wherein the overcoat layer directly contacts the protection layer.

7. A method of manufacturing an organic light emitting display panel, the method comprising:

forming a substrate having red, green, blue, and white sub-pixel regions;

forming red, green, and blue color filters respectively in the red, green, and blue sub-pixel regions;

forming an overcoat layer in the red and green sub-pixel regions except for the blue and white sub-pixel regions; and

forming organic emitting cells respectively in the red, green, blue, and white sub-pixel regions,

wherein:

the organic emitting cells formed in the red and green sub-pixel regions are disposed on the overcoat layer;

the organic emitting cell formed in the blue sub-pixel region is disposed on the blue color filter; and

the organic emitting cell formed in the white sub-pixel region is disposed on a protection layer formed to cover a thin film transistor formed on the substrate, and

wherein the forming of the overcoat layer in the red and green sub-pixel regions except for the blue and white sub-pixel regions comprises:

forming an organic layer over the entire surface of the substrate provided with the red, green, and blue color filters;

forming an overcoat layer in the red, green, blue, and white sub-pixel regions by patterning the organic layer using a mask including a shielding unit corresponding to the red and green sub-pixel regions, a semi-transmissive unit corresponding to the blue and white sub-pixel regions, and a transmissive unit corresponding to a contact hole of the thin film transistor; and

removing portions of the overcoat layer in the blue and white sub-pixel regions.

8. The method of claim 4 , further comprising forming a buffer layer between the overcoat layer and each of the organic emitting cells in the red and green sub-pixel regions except for in the blue and white sub-pixel regions, between the blue color filter and the organic emitting cell in the blue sub-pixel region, and between the protection layer and the organic emitting cell in the white sub-pixel region,

wherein the buffer layer is formed of an inorganic insulating material comprising SiN X or SiO x .

9. A method of manufacturing an organic light emitting display panel, the method comprising:

forming a substrate having red, green, blue, and white sub-pixel regions;

forming red, green, and blue color filters respectively in the red, green, and blue sub-pixel regions;

forming an overcoat layer in the sub-pixel regions such that a thickness of the overcoat layer in the red and green sub-pixel regions is greater than a thickness of the overcoat layer in the blue and white sub-pixel regions; and

forming organic emitting cells respectively in the red, green, blue, and white sub-pixel regions.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein:

the overcoat layer formed in the red, green, and blue sub-pixel regions are disposed on the red, green, and blue color filters; and

the overcoat layer formed in the white sub-pixel region is disposed on a protection layer formed to cover a thin film transistor formed on the substrate.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the forming of the overcoat layer in the sub-pixel regions such that a thickness of the overcoat layer in the red and green sub-pixel regions is greater than a thickness of the overcoat layer in the blue and white sub-pixel regions comprises:

forming an organic insulating material over the entire surface of the substrate provided with the red, green, and blue color filters; and

forming an overcoat layer by patterning the organic insulating material using a mask including a shielding unit corresponding to the red and green sub-pixel regions, a semi-transmissive unit corresponding to the blue and white sub-pixel regions, and a transmissive unit corresponding to a contact hole of the thin film transistor.