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Granted Patent B2
US 9,548,019 · App. 14/722,835 · Granted Jan 17, 2017

Organic light emitting display device

Inventors: Won-Kyu Kwak (Yongin, KR); Hwan-Soo Jang (Yongin, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
G09G3/3208H01L27/3276G09G2320/02G09G2330/08H01L2251/568
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Patent No.
US 9,548,019
App. No.
14/722,835
Granted
Jan 17, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

An organic light emitting display device includes: a display area including a plurality of pixels including organic light emitting diodes, pixel circuits connected to the organic light emitting diodes, and one or more repair circuit units disposed between the pixel circuits of the pixels disposed on adjacent lines, in which the one or more repair circuit units include a plurality of repair circuits arranged to form at least one line within the display area.

Claims (44)

1. An organic light emitting display device, comprising:

a display area comprising:

a plurality of pixels, each of the plurality of pixels comprising: an organic light emitting diode and a pixel circuit connected to the organic light emitting diode; and

one or more repair circuit units disposed between the pixel circuits of the pixels disposed on adjacent lines; and

data lines comprising:

pixel data lines, each of the pixel data lines connected to respective pixel circuit; and

one or more repair circuit data lines;

wherein the one or more repair circuit units comprise a plurality of repair circuits arranged to form at least one line within the display area, and

wherein each of the plurality of repair circuits is connected to one of the repair circuit data lines.

2. The organic light emitting display device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more repair circuit units are disposed to form one vertical line or horizontal line at a central part of the display area.

3. The organic light emitting display device of claim 1 , wherein two or more repair circuit units are disposed to form at least two vertical lines or horizontal lines at a central part of the display area.

4. The organic light emitting display device of claim 1 , wherein two or more repair circuit units are distributed and disposed at a predetermined interval within the display area.

5. The organic light emitting display device of claim 1 , wherein the pixel circuits of the pixels are disposed to be shifted at a predetermined interval with respect to the organic light emitting diode based on the one or more repair circuit units.

6. The organic light emitting display device of claim 5 , wherein the pixel circuits of the pixels and the corresponding organic light emitting diodes are alternately disposed not to overlap each other, and

the repair circuit unit is disposed on a vertical line or a horizontal line of the organic light emitting diodes included in a first set of pixels, the first set of pixels being adjacently disposed to the repair circuit unit.

7. The organic light emitting display device of claim 6 , wherein the pixel circuits included in a second set of pixels are disposed on a vertical line or a horizontal line of the organic light emitting diode of a corresponding pixel among the second set of pixels and the organic light emitting diode of a pixel among the first set of pixels.

8. The organic light emitting display device of claim 5 , wherein the organic light emitting diodes of the pixels are disposed at an upper side of the pixel circuit to partially overlap the pixel circuit of the corresponding pixel, and partially overlap the pixel circuit of the adjacent pixel or the repair circuit unit by a level by which the pixel circuits are shifted based on the repair circuit unit.

9. The organic light emitting display device of claim 8 , wherein the organic light emitting diodes of the pixel partially overlap the pixel circuit of the adjacent pixel or the repair circuit unit by a level by which the pixel circuits are shifted based on the repair circuit unit.

10. The organic light emitting display device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a plurality of repair lines connected to the repair circuits.

11. The organic light emitting display device of claim 10 , wherein the repair lines are arranged in a first direction crossing a second direction in which the repair circuits are arranged.

12. The organic light emitting display device of claim 10 , wherein the repair lines partially overlap connection lines between the organic light emitting diodes and the pixel circuits of the pixels disposed on a row line or a column line in which the corresponding repair circuit is disposed.

13. The organic light emitting display device of claim 1 , wherein the repair circuits are similarly configured as the pixel circuits.

14. The organic light emitting display device of claim 1 , wherein at least one pixel among the pixels is disconnected between the organic light emitting diode and the pixel circuit, and the organic light emitting diode of the pixel is connected to the repair circuit unit to be driven.

15. The organic light emitting display device of claim 14 , wherein the organic light emitting diode of the pixel is connected to a target repair circuit among the repair circuit units, the target repair circuit being disposed on the same row line or column line as that of the pixel.

16. An organic light emitting display device, comprising:

a first pixel comprising:

a first organic light emitting diode, and

a first pixel circuit;

a second pixel comprising:

a second organic light emitting diode, and

a second pixel circuit;

a repair circuit disposed between the first pixel circuit and the second pixel circuit, and configured to drive the first organic light emitting diode when a defect is generated in the first pixel; and

data lines comprising:

pixel data lines, each of the pixel data lines connected to one of the pixel circuit and the second pixel circuit; and

a repair circuit data line connected to the repair circuit.

17. An organic light emitting display device, comprising:

a pixel comprising:

an organic light emitting diode, and

a pixel circuit configured to drive the organic light emitting diode;

a repair circuit configured to drive the organic light emitting diode when a defect is generated in the pixel circuit; and

data lines comprising:

a pixel data line connected to the pixel circuit; and

a repair circuit data line connected to the repair circuit.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 27, 2015
From: KWAK, WON-KYU; JANG, HWAN-SOO
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2014-0110899 · Aug 25, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20160056213A1 · Feb 25, 2016