IP Library Granted Patent US 10,692,426
Granted Patent B2
US 10,692,426 · App. 16/384,788 · Granted Jun 23, 2020

Organic light-emitting diode display

Inventors: Mi-Hae Kim (Asan-si, KR); Ki-Myeong Eom (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
G09G3/3225H01L27/3262H01L27/3265H01L27/3276G09G2300/0819G09G2300/0847G09G2310/0262G09G2320/0219G09G2320/045
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Patent No.
US 10,692,426
App. No.
16/384,788
Granted
Jun 23, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display is disclosed. In one aspect, the OLED display includes a data line disposed on a substrate and extended in a first direction, a power line disposed on the substrate and extended in the first direction, a scan signal line disposed on the substrate across the data line, an active layer formed over the substrate, wherein the active layer includes first to fourth regions, wherein the first and fourth regions are connected to each other through a connecting region, a first transistor including the active layer formed between the first region and the second region, a second transistor including the active layer formed between the third region and the fourth region, and wherein the active layer is extended from the first region, the organic light emitting diode is electrically coupled to the first transistor, and a storage capacitor including a first electrode and a second electrode formed over the first electrode, wherein the second electrode overlaps with at least of an area of the first electrode. The second electrode is extended to the connecting region and disposed between the active layer and a line extended in the first direction in the connecting area.

Claims (50)

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

a substrate;

an active layer on the substrate, wherein the active layer comprises first, second, third, and fourth regions, wherein the first and fourth regions are connected to each other through a connecting region;

a first line extending in a first direction, wherein at least a portion of the first line overlaps the connecting region;

a first transistor comprising a portion of the active layer between the first region and the second region;

a second transistor comprising a portion of the active layer between the third region and the fourth region;

an organic light emitting diode electrically coupled to the first transistor; and

a capacitor comprising a first electrode and a second electrode over the first electrode, wherein the second electrode overlaps with at least an area of the first electrode,

wherein at least a portion of the second electrode is disposed between the connecting region of the active layer and the first line.

2. The OLED display of claim 1 , wherein the first electrode of the capacitor is between the first region and the second region in a plan view.

3. The OLED display of claim 2 , wherein the second electrode of the capacitor is between a gate electrode layer and a source/drain electrode layer.

4. The OLED display of claim 1 , further comprising:

a power line on the substrate and extending in the first direction, and

wherein the second electrode of the capacitor is coupled to a power line through a contact hole, and is configured to receive a first power voltage through the power line.

5. The OLED display of claim 1 , further comprising:

a first insulating layer on the substrate; and

a second insulating layer on the first insulating layer, and

wherein the second electrode of the capacitor is between a first insulating interlayer and a second insulating interlayer.

6. The OLED display of claim 1 , further comprising:

a power line on the substrate and extending in the first direction, and

wherein the first line is a data line and the second electrode of the capacitor is overlapped with the data line and the power line.

7. The OLED display of claim 6 , wherein the second electrode of the capacitor is connected to a second electrode in an adjacent pixel in a second direction crossing the first direction.

8. The OLED display of claim 1 , further comprising:

a scan signal line on the substrate and extending in a second direction which crosses a first direction, wherein the second electrode is in parallel with the scan signal line.

9. The OLED display of claim 1 , wherein the second electrode is formed across the connecting region.

10. The OLED display of claim 1 , wherein the second electrode of the capacitor comprises same material as a gate electrode layer.

11. The OLED display of claim 1 , wherein the second electrode of the capacitor comprises same material as a source/drain electrode layer.

12. The OLED display of claim 1 , wherein the first line is a data line, and the second transistor is connected to the data line through a contact hole.

13. The OLED display of claim 1 , wherein the first line is a power line.

14. The OLED display of claim 1 , further comprising:

a gate insulation layer over the active layer;

a first insulating interlayer over the first electrode; and

a second insulating interlayer over the second electrode.

15. The OLED display of claim 1 , wherein the first line overlaps the third region of the active layer and is connected to the third region.

16. The OLED display of claim 1 , wherein the active layer further comprises fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth, and fourteenth regions.

17. The OLED display of claim 16 , further comprising:

a third transistor comprising the active layer between the fifth region and the sixth region;

a fourth transistor comprising the active layer between the seventh region and the eighth region;

a fifth transistor comprising the active layer between the ninth region and the tenth region;

a sixth transistor comprising the active layer between the eleventh region and the twelfth region; and

a seventh transistor comprising the active layer between the thirteenth region and the fourteenth region, and

wherein the connecting region is located between the first transistor, the second transistor, and the fifth transistor.

18. The OLED display of claim 16 , wherein tenth region is connected to the first region and the connecting region,

wherein the second region is connected to the fifth region and the eleventh region,

wherein the sixth region is connected to the eighth region, and

wherein the twelfth region is connected to the fourteenth region.

19. The OLED display of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the active layer extends in parallel with the first line.

20. The OLED display of claim 1 , further comprising:

a power line on the substrate, a first power voltage being applied thereto, and

wherein the second electrode of the capacitor is coupled to a power line through a contact hole, and the contact hole is spaced apart from the first electrode of the capacitor in a plan view.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 1, 2019
From: KIM, MI-HAE; EOM, KI-MYEONG
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 049054/0948 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2015-0010603 · Jan 22, 2015 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 15911059 · Mar 2, 2018
Continuation 14844463 · Sep 3, 2015
Related Publication 20190237011A1 · Aug 1, 2019