IP Library Granted Patent US 10,020,356
Granted Patent B2
US 10,020,356 · App. 15/395,042 · Granted Jul 10, 2018

Organic light-emitting diode display device

Inventors: A-Ryoung Lee (Seoul, KR); Ki-Soub Yang (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Da-Hye Shim (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
H01L27/3276H01L27/3211H01L27/3246H01L51/0003H01L51/5012
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Patent No.
US 10,020,356
App. No.
15/395,042
Granted
Jul 10, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is an organic light-emitting display device. An organic light-emitting display device (OLED) includes: a substrate including at least three pixel regions arranged in a horizontal direction, a first electrode in each pixel region on the substrate, a bank surrounding each pixel region, and a power line in the horizontal portion at a lower side of each pixel region on the substrate, the power line being configured to supply a driving voltage to each pixel region.

Claims (79)

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

a substrate including at least three pixel regions arranged in a horizontal direction;

a first electrode in each pixel region on the substrate;

a bank surrounding each pixel region;

a power line in the horizontal direction at a lower side of each pixel region on the substrate, the power line being configured to supply a driving voltage to each pixel region; and

an auxiliary electrode spaced apart from the first electrode and electrically connected with the power line.

2. The OLED of claim 1 , wherein the bank has a same width at boundary portions among the at least three pixel regions.

3. The OLED of claim 1 , wherein the driving voltage is supplied from both ends of the power line.

4. The OLED of claim 1 , further comprising:

a gate line in the horizontal direction on the substrate; and

a data line crossing the gate line,

wherein the power line and the gate line are at a same layer and are formed of a same material.

5. The OLED of claim 1 , further comprising:

a gate insulating layer on the gate line and the power line; and

a planarization layer on the gate insulating layer,

wherein the data line is between the gate insulating layer and the planarization layer, and

wherein the first electrode is on the planarization layer.

6. The OLED of claim 5 , wherein:

the gate insulating layer and the planarization layer include a contact hole exposing a portion of the power line; and

the power line is connected to the auxiliary electrode through the contact hole.

7. The OLED of claim 1 , further comprising an organic light-emitting layer on the first electrode.

8. The OLED of claim 7 , wherein the organic light-emitting layer is laminated using a soluble process.

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

a substrate including:

a plurality of gate lines and data lines crossing each other; and

at least three pixel regions arranged in a horizontal direction at crossing portions of the gate and data lines;

a first electrode in each pixel region on the substrate;

a bank surrounding each pixel region; and

a power line in parallel with the gate line, the power line being configured to supply a driving voltage to each pixel region,

wherein the driving voltage is supplied from both ends of the power line.

10. The OLED of claim 9 , wherein the bank has a same width at boundary portions among the at least three pixel regions.

11. The OLED of claim 9 , wherein the power line and the gate line are at a same layer and are formed of a same material.

12. The OLED of claim 9 , further comprising an auxiliary electrode spaced apart from the first electrode and electrically connected with the power line.

13. The OLED of claim 12 , further comprising:

a gate insulating layer on the gate line and the power line; and

a planarization layer on the gate insulating layer,

wherein the data line is between the gate insulating layer and the planarization layer, and

wherein the first electrode is on the planarization layer.

14. The OLED of claim 13 , wherein:

the gate insulating layer and the planarization layer include a contact hole exposing a portion of the power line; and

the power line is connected to the auxiliary electrode through the contact hole.

15. The OLED of claim 9 , further comprising an organic light-emitting layer on the first electrode.

16. The OLED of claim 15 , wherein the organic light-emitting layer is laminated using a soluble process.

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

a substrate including pixel regions arranged in a first direction, the pixel regions in the first direction emitting a same color;

a first electrode in each pixel region on the substrate;

a bank surrounding each pixel group including at least two neighboring pixel regions in the first direction,

wherein no bank is located between the at least two neighboring pixel regions within each pixel group; and

an organic light-emitting layer on the first electrode and corresponding to each pixel group.

18. The OLED of claim 17 , further comprising:

a data line in the first direction;

a gate line in a second direction crossing the first direction; and

a power line in parallel with the gate line.

19. The OLED of claim 18 , wherein the bank has a same width at boundary portions among pixel regions emitting different colors in the second direction.

20. The OLED of claim 18 , further comprising an auxiliary electrode spaced apart from the first electrode and electrically connected with the power line.

21. The OLED of claim 17 , further comprising:

a data line in the first direction;

a gate line in a second direction crossing the first direction; and

a power line in parallel with the data line.

22. The OLED of claim 17 , further comprising an insulation pattern between neighboring pixel regions within each pixel group, the insulation pattern covering edge portions of the neighboring pixel regions within each pixel group.

23. The OLED of claim 17 , wherein the organic light-emitting layer is laminated using a soluble process.

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

a substrate including pixel regions arranged in a first direction, the pixel regions in the first direction emitting a same color;

a first electrode in each pixel region on the substrate;

a bank between neighboring pixel regions in the first direction, the bank including:

a first part; and

second parts at each side of the first part and each having a thickness less than that of the first part; and

an organic light-emitting layer on the first electrode and the second parts.

25. The OLED of claim 24 , further comprising:

a data line in the first direction;

a gate line in a second direction crossing the first direction; and

a power line parallel with the gate line.

26. The OLED of claim 25 , wherein the bank has a same width at boundary portions among pixel regions emitting different colors in the second direction.

27. The OLED of claim 25 , further comprising an auxiliary electrode spaced apart from the first electrode and electrically connected with the power line.

28. The OLED of claim 24 , further comprising:

a data line in the first direction;

a gate line in a second direction crossing the first direction; and

a power line parallel with the data line.

29. The OLED of claim 24 , wherein the organic light-emitting layer is laminated using a soluble process.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 30, 2016
From: LEE, A-RYOUNG; YANG, KI-SOUB; SHIM, DA-HYE
To: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2015-0189787 · Dec 30, 2015 · national
KR 10-2016-0162704 · Dec 1, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
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