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Granted Patent B2
US 10,483,342 · App. 16/261,450 · Granted Nov 19, 2019

Organic light emitting diode display

Inventors: Se-Ho Kim (Yongin-si, KR); Jin-Woo Park (Yongin-si, KR); Won-Se Lee (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
H01L27/3276H01L27/3248H01L27/3258H01L27/3262H01L27/3265H01L27/3297G09G3/3225G09G2300/0809H01L27/124H01L27/1255
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Patent No.
US 10,483,342
App. No.
16/261,450
Granted
Nov 19, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

An organic light emitting diode display includes a substrate, a scan line on the substrate for transferring a scan signal, a data line crossing the scan line and for transferring a data signal, a driving voltage line crossing the scan line and for transferring a driving voltage, a switching thin film transistor coupled to the scan line and the data line, a driving thin film transistor coupled to a switching drain electrode of the switching thin film transistor, and an organic light emitting diode (OLED) coupled to a driving drain electrode of the driving thin film transistor, wherein a driving semiconductor layer of the driving thin film transistor is bent and in a plane substantially parallel to the substrate.

Claims (61)

1. An organic light emitting diode display comprising:

a substrate;

a scanning line on the substrate;

a data line;

a first thin film transistor coupled to the scanning line and the data line;

a first voltage line;

an organic light emitting diode;

a second thin film transistor utilizing a semiconductor layer, and electrically coupled to the first voltage line, the organic light emitting diode, and the first thin film transistor;

a third thin film transistor electrically coupled to the second thin film transistor;

an insulating layer covering the second thin film transistor; and

a storage capacitor electrically coupled to a gate electrode of the second thin film transistor,

wherein the storage capacitor comprises a first capacitor plate comprising a portion of the gate electrode of the second thin film transistor, a second capacitor plate over the first capacitor plate, and a portion of the insulating layer between the first capacitor plate and the second capacitor plate, and

wherein the semiconductor layer is extended to the third thin film transistor.

2. The organic light emitting diode display of claim 1 , wherein the semiconductor layer is curved under the gate of the second thin film transistor.

3. The organic light emitting diode display of claim 2 , further comprising:

a fourth thin film transistor electrically coupled to the second thin film transistor.

4. The organic light emitting diode display of claim 3 , wherein the semiconductor layer is extended to the fourth thin film transistor and branched from between the second thin film transistor and the third thin film transistor.

5. The organic light emitting diode display of claim 4 , wherein the semiconductor layer is extended to the first thin film transistor.

6. The organic light emitting diode display of claim 5 , wherein the semiconductor layer is branched from between the first thin film transistor and the second thin film transistor.

7. An organic light emitting diode display comprising:

a substrate;

a scanning line on the substrate;

a data line;

a first thin film transistor coupled to the scanning line and the data line;

a first voltage line;

an organic light emitting diode;

a second thin film transistor utilizing a semiconductor layer, and electrically coupled to the first voltage line, the organic light emitting diode, and the first thin film transistor;

a second voltage line;

a third thin film transistor electrically coupled to the second thin film transistor, the second voltage line, the organic light emitting diode, and the scanning line;

a fourth thin film transistor electrically coupled to the third thin film transistor, the second thin film transistor, the second voltage line, and the organic light emitting diode; and

a storage capacitor electrically coupled to a gate electrode of the second thin film transistor.

8. The organic light emitting diode display of claim 7 , wherein the semiconductor layer is curved under the gate of the second thin film transistor.

9. The organic light emitting diode display of claim 8 , further comprising:

a fifth thin film transistor electrically coupled to the third thin film transistor, the fourth thin film transistor, and the second voltage line.

10. The organic light emitting diode display of claim 9 , wherein the semiconductor layer is extended to the fourth thin film transistor and branched from between the second thin film transistor and the third thin film transistor.

11. The organic light emitting diode display of claim 10 , wherein the semiconductor layer is extended to the first thin film transistor.

12. The organic light emitting diode display of claim 11 , wherein the semiconductor layer is branched from between the first thin film transistor and the second thin film transistor.

13. The organic light emitting diode display of claim 7 , wherein the storage capacitor comprises a first capacitor plate comprising a portion of the gate electrode of the second thin film transistor, a second capacitor plate over the first capacitor plate, and an insulating layer between the first capacitor plate and the second capacitor plate.

14. The organic light emitting diode display of claim 13 , further comprising:

a fifth thin film transistor electrically coupled to the third thin film transistor, the fourth thin film transistor, and the second voltage line.

15. The organic light emitting diode display of claim 14 , wherein the semiconductor layer is extended to the fourth thin film transistor and branched from between the second thin film transistor and the third thin film transistor.

16. The organic light emitting diode display of claim 15 , wherein the semiconductor layer is extended to the first thin film transistor.

17. The organic light emitting diode display of claim 16 , wherein the semiconductor layer is branched from between the first thin film transistor and the second thin film transistor.

18. The organic light emitting diode display of claim 13 , wherein the semiconductor layer is curved under the gate of the second thin film transistor.

19. The organic light emitting diode display of claim 18 , further comprising:

a fifth thin film transistor electrically coupled to the third thin film transistor, the fourth thin film transistor, and the second voltage line.

20. The organic light emitting diode display of claim 19 , wherein the semiconductor layer is extended to the fourth thin film transistor and branched from between the second thin film transistor and the third thin film transistor.

21. The organic light emitting diode display of claim 20 , wherein the semiconductor layer is extended to the first thin film transistor.

22. The organic light emitting diode display of claim 21 , wherein the semiconductor layer is branched from between the first thin film transistor and the second thin film transistor.

23. The organic light emitting diode display of claim 7 , wherein the second voltage line is configured to transfer an initialization voltage for the second thin film transistor.

24. The organic light emitting diode display of claim 7 , wherein the first voltage line is configured to transfer a driving voltage for the second thin film transistor.

25. The organic light emitting diode display of claim 7 , further comprising:

a pixel electrode electrically coupled to the second thin film transistor and the organic light emitting diode.

26. The organic light emitting diode display of claim 25 , wherein the pixel electrode overlaps the storage capacitor.

27. The organic light emitting diode display of claim 26 , wherein the semiconductor layer is curved under the gate of the second thin film transistor.

28. The organic light emitting diode display of claim 27 , wherein the storage capacitor comprises a first capacitor plate comprising a portion of the gate electrode of the second thin film transistor, a second capacitor plate over the first capacitor plate, and an insulating layer between the first capacitor plate and the second capacitor plate.

29. The organic light emitting diode display of claim 28 , further comprising:

a fifth thin film transistor electrically coupled to the third thin film transistor, the fourth thin film transistor, and the second voltage line.

30. The organic light emitting diode display of claim 29 , wherein the semiconductor layer is extended to the fourth thin film transistor and branched from between the second thin film transistor and the third thin film transistor.

31. The organic light emitting diode display of claim 30 , wherein the semiconductor layer is extended to the first thin film transistor.

32. The organic light emitting diode display of claim 31 , wherein the semiconductor layer is branched from between the first thin film transistor and the second thin film transistor.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 27, 2019
From: KIM, SE-HO; PARK, JIN-WOO; LEE, WON-SE
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 048454/0113 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2012-0084976 · Aug 2, 2012 · national
Continuity (5)
Continuation 15900715 · Feb 20, 2018
Continuation 15603309 · May 23, 2017
Continuation 15238449 · Aug 16, 2016
Continuation 13952508 · Jul 26, 2013
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