IP Library Granted Patent US 9,184,220
Granted Patent B2
US 9,184,220 · App. 14/453,554 · Granted Nov 10, 2015

Organic light-emitting display apparatus and method of manufacturing the same

Inventors: Kyu-Sik Cho (Yongin, KR); Min-Ji Baek (Yongin, KR); Dong-Rock Seo (Yongin, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
H01L27/3244H01L27/1255H01L27/1259H01L27/3223H01L27/3265H01L27/3279H01L51/56H01L2227/323
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Patent No.
US 9,184,220
App. No.
14/453,554
Granted
Nov 10, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

An organic light-emitting display apparatus includes: a substrate; a thin film transistor (TFT) on the substrate and including an active layer, a gate electrode overlapping a gate region of the active layer, a source electrode overlapping a source region of the active layer, and a drain electrode overlapping a drain region of the active layer; a first electrode electrically connected to one of the source electrode or the drain electrode; a first dummy conductive pattern overlapping a dummy region of the active layer between the gate region and one of the source region or the drain region corresponding to the one of the source electrode or the drain electrode; an intermediate layer on the first electrode and comprising at least an organic emission layer; and a second electrode on the intermediate layer.

Claims (31)

1. An organic light-emitting display apparatus comprising:

a substrate;

a thin film transistor (TFT) on the substrate and comprising an active layer, a gate electrode overlapping a gate region of the active layer, a source electrode overlapping a source region of the active layer, and a drain electrode overlapping a drain region of the active layer;

a first electrode electrically connected to one of the source electrode or the drain electrode;

a first dummy conductive pattern overlapping a dummy region of the active layer between the gate region and one of the source region or the drain region corresponding to the one of the source electrode or the drain electrode;

an intermediate layer on the first electrode and comprising at least an organic emission layer; and

a second electrode on the intermediate layer.

2. The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first dummy conductive pattern and the dummy region form a dummy capacitor.

3. The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first dummy conductive pattern is separated from the gate electrode.

4. The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first dummy conductive pattern is separated from the source electrode and the drain electrode.

5. The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first dummy conductive pattern does not overlap the source electrode or the drain electrode.

6. The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first dummy conductive pattern is an island pattern.

7. The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first electrode comprises a same material and is in a same layer as the gate electrode.

8. The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a gate insulating layer between the active layer and the gate electrode, wherein the first electrode is on the gate insulating layer.

9. The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a storage capacitor electrically connected to the TFT, wherein the first dummy conductive patter comprises a same material and is in a same layer as a first terminal of the storage capacitor.

10. The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the active layer comprises a same material and is in a same layer as a second terminal of the storage capacitor.

11. The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a second dummy conductive patter overlapping the first dummy conductive pattern.

12. The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the second dummy conductive pattern is separated from the source electrode and the drain electrode.

13. The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the second dummy conductive pattern is an island pattern.

14. The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the second dummy conductive pattern comprises a same material and is in a same layer as the source electrode or the drain electrode.

15. The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first dummy conductive pattern comprises a light-transmitting conductive material.

16. A method of manufacturing an organic light-emitting display apparatus, the method comprising:

forming a thin film transistor (TFT) comprising an active layer, a gate electrode overlapping a gate region of the active layer, a source electrode overlapping a source region of the active layer, and a drain electrode overlapping a drain region of the active layer on a substrate;

forming a first electrode electrically connected to one of the source electrode or the drain electrode;

forming a first dummy conductive pattern overlapping a dummy region of the active layer between the gate region and one of the source region or the drain region corresponding to the one of the source electrode or the drain electrode;

forming an intermediate layer on the first electrode and comprising at least an organic emission layer; and

forming a second electrode on the intermediate layer.

17. The method of claim 16 , further comprising forming a storage capacitor electrically connected to the TFT, wherein the first dummy conductive pattern comprises a same material and is in a same layer as a terminal of the storage capacitor.

18. The method of claim 16 , further comprising forming a second dummy conductive pattern overlapping the first dummy conductive pattern.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the second dummy conductive pattern comprises a same material and is in a same layer as the source electrode or the drain electrode.

20. The method of claim 18 , wherein the second dummy conductive pattern is separated from the source electrode and the drain electrode.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 15, 2014
From: CHO, KYU-SIK; BAEK, MIN-JI; SEO, DONG-ROCK
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 033549/0228 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2014-0014450 · Feb 7, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
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