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Granted Patent B2
US 9,928,777 · App. 15/628,576 · Granted Mar 27, 2018

Organic light emitting display device

Inventors: Seong-Min Kim (Yongin-si, KR); Jin-Koo Chung (Suwon-si, KR); Jin-Hyun Park (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
G09G3/3233H01L27/32H01L51/5203H01L51/5296G09G2320/0233G09G2320/0626H01L51/5234
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Patent No.
US 9,928,777
App. No.
15/628,576
Granted
Mar 27, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

An OLED device including a first emission region, a second emission region, and a transmission region, a pixel circuit disposed on a substrate, a first pixel electrode reflecting light disposed in the first emission region, a second pixel electrode transmitting light disposed in the second emission region, a light emitting layer disposed on the first and second pixel electrodes, a common electrode transmitting light disposed on the light emitting layer and including first, second, and third common electrodes respectively overlapping the first emission region, the second emission region, and the transmission region, and a capping layer disposed on the common electrode and including first, second, and third capping layers respectively overlapping the first emission region, the second emission region, and the transmission region, in which at least two of the first capping layer, the second capping layer, and the third capping layer have different thicknesses from each other.

Claims (48)

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

a substrate comprising a first emission region, a second emission region, and a transmission region;

a pixel circuit disposed on the substrate;

a first pixel electrode disposed in the first emission region, the first pixel electrode configured to reflect light and electrically connected to the pixel circuit;

a second pixel electrode disposed in the second emission region, the second pixel electrode configured to transmit light and electrically connected to the pixel circuit;

a light emitting layer disposed on the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode, the light emitting layer comprising a first light emitting layer overlapping the first emission region and a second light emitting layer overlapping the second emission region;

a common electrode disposed on the light emitting layer, the common electrode configured to transmit light and comprising a first common electrode overlapping the first emission region, a second common electrode overlapping the second emission region, and a third common electrode overlapping the transmission region; and

a capping layer disposed on the common electrode, the capping layer comprising a first capping layer overlapping the first emission region, a second capping layer overlapping the second emission region, and a third capping layer overlapping the transmission region,

wherein at least two of the first capping layer, the second capping layer, and the third capping layer have different thicknesses from each other.

2. The OLED device of claim 1 , wherein:

a thickness of the second capping layer is the same as a thickness of the third capping layer; and

the thickness of the second capping layer is different from a thickness of the first capping layer.

3. The OLED device of claim 2 , wherein the thickness of the second capping layer is less than the thickness of the first capping layer.

4. The OLED device of claim 1 , wherein:

a thickness of the second capping layer is the same as a thickness of the first capping layer; and

the thickness of the second capping layer is different from a thickness of the third capping layer.

5. The OLED device of claim 4 , wherein the thickness of the second capping layer is greater than the thickness of the third capping layer.

6. The OLED device of claim 1 , wherein the thicknesses of the first capping layer, the second capping layer, and the third capping layer are different from each other.

7. The OLED device of claim 1 , wherein at least two of the first common electrode, the second common electrode, and the third common electrode have different thicknesses from each other.

8. The OLED device of claim 7 , wherein:

a thickness of the third common electrode is the same as a thickness of the second common electrode; and

the thickness of the third common electrode is different from a thickness of the first common electrode.

9. The OLED device of claim 8 , wherein the thickness of the third common electrode is greater than the thickness of the first common electrode.

10. The OLED device of claim 7 , wherein:

a thickness of the third common electrode is the same as a thickness of the first common electrode; and

the thickness of the third common electrode is different from a thickness of the second common electrode.

11. The OLED device of claim 10 , wherein the thickness of the third common electrode is less than the thickness of the second common electrode.

12. The OLED device of claim 7 , wherein the thicknesses of the first common electrode, the second common electrode, and the third common electrode are different from each other.

13. The OLED device of claim 1 , wherein the first common electrode, the second common electrode, and the third common electrode are electrically connected to each other.

14. The OLED device of claim 1 , wherein the pixel circuit overlaps the first emission region and does not overlap the second emission region.

15. An organic light emitting display (OLED) device, comprising:

a substrate comprising a first emission region, a second emission region, and a transmission region;

a pixel circuit disposed on the substrate;

a first pixel electrode disposed in the first emission region, the first pixel electrode configured to reflect light and electrically connected to the pixel circuit;

a second pixel electrode disposed in the second emission region, the second pixel electrode configured to transmit light and electrically connected to the pixel circuit;

a light emitting layer disposed on the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode, the light emitting layer comprising a first light emitting layer overlapping the first emission region and a second light emitting layer overlapping the second emission region;

a common electrode disposed on the light emitting layer, the common electrode configured to transmit light and comprising a first common electrode overlapping the first emission region, a second common electrode overlapping the second emission region, and a third common electrode overlapping the transmission region; and

a capping layer disposed on the common electrode, the capping layer comprising a first capping layer overlapping the first emission region, a second capping layer overlapping the second emission region, and a third capping layer overlapping the transmission region,

wherein at least two of the first common electrode, the second common electrode, and the third common electrode have different thicknesses from each other.

16. The OLED device of claim 15 , wherein:

a thickness of the third common electrode is the same as a thickness of the second common electrode; and

the thickness of the third common electrode is different from a thickness of the first common electrode.

17. The OLED device of claim 16 , wherein the thickness of the third common electrode is greater than the thickness of the first common electrode.

18. The OLED device of claim 15 , wherein:

a thickness of the third common electrode is the same as a thickness of the first common electrode; and

the thickness of the third common electrode is different from a thickness of the second common electrode.

19. The OLED device of claim 18 , wherein the thickness of the third common electrode is less than the thickness of the second common electrode.

20. The OLED device of claim 15 , wherein the thicknesses of the first common electrode, the second common electrode, and the third common electrode are different from each other.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 20, 2017
From: KIM, SEONG-MIN; CHUNG, JIN-KOO; PARK, JIN-HYUN
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 042762/0107 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2016-0083709 · Jul 1, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
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