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Granted Patent B2
US 11,189,681 · App. 16/409,991 · Granted Nov 30, 2021

Organic light emitting diode display and manufacturing method thereof

Inventors: Kyeong Su Ko (Hwaseong-si, KR); Joon Geol Lee (Jeollabuk-do, KR); Shin Il Choi (Hwaseong-si, KR); Sang Gab Kim (Seoul, KR); Hyun Min Cho (Hwaseong-si, KR); Hyun Eok Shin (Gwacheon-si, KR)
H01L27/3276H01L51/0018H01L51/055H01L51/56
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Patent No.
US 11,189,681
App. No.
16/409,991
Granted
Nov 30, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

An OLED display according to an exemplary embodiment includes: a substrate; a gate insulation layer that is disposed on the substrate; and a gate wire that is disposed on the gate insulation layer, and includes a gate electrode, wherein the gate wire includes a single layer of aluminum or an aluminum alloy, and an angle formed by side surfaces of the gate wire and the gate insulation layer is less than 65°.

Claims (25)

1. A method for manufacturing an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display, comprising:

forming a gate insulation layer on a substrate; and

forming a gate wire on the gate insulation layer,

wherein the forming the gate wire comprises:

sequentially forming a conductive layer that includes aluminum or an aluminum alloy and a photoresist layer;

forming a primary gate pattern by primarily dry etching the conductive layer; and

forming a secondary gate pattern by secondarily dry etching the primary gate pattern,

wherein the primary dry etching and the secondary dry etching use a mixed gas that contains chlorine (C 12 ) and nitrogen (N).

2. The method for manufacturing the OLED display of claim 1 , wherein the mixed gas further contains boron trichloride (BC 13 ) or argon (Ar).

3. The method for manufacturing the OLED display of claim 1 , wherein a content of nitrogen (N) in the mixed gas during the primarily dry etching is different from that during the secondary dry etching.

4. The method for manufacturing the OLED display of claim 3 wherein the content of nitrogen (N) in the mixed gas during the primarily dry etching is less than that during the secondary dry etching.

5. The method for manufacturing the OLED display of claim 4 , wherein, in the primary dry etching, a content of nitrogen (N) in the mixed gas is from about 10% to about 50%, and

in the secondary dry etching, a content of nitrogen (N) in the mixed gas is 80% to 90%.

6. The method for manufacturing the OLED display of claim 5 , wherein

a taper angle of the primary gate pattern exceeds 65°, and

a taper angle of the secondary gate pattern is less than 65°.

7. The method for manufacturing the OLED display of claim 6 , wherein the gate insulation layer contains a silicon oxide (SiO2) or a silicon nitride (SiNx).

8. The method for manufacturing the OLED display of claim 7 , wherein the forming the gate wire further comprises forming an initial photoresist pattern by developing and exposing the photoresist layer, and

a width of the initial photoresist pattern matches a width of a bottom surface of the gate wire.

9. The method for manufacturing the OLED display of claim 8 , wherein a polymer layer that contains nitrogen (N) is formed at side surfaces of each of the primary gate pattern and the secondary gate pattern.

10. The method for manufacturing the OLED display of claim 9 , wherein a thickness of the gate wire is less than 3000 Å.

11. The method for manufacturing the OLED display of claim 6 , further comprising forming a gate capping layer on the gate wire,

wherein the gate capping layer contains titanium (Ti) or a titanium nitride (TiNx).

12. The method for manufacturing the OLED display of claim 1 , further comprising a tertiary dry etching process performed by using a gas that contains boron trichloride (BC 13 ) or argon (Ar).

13. The method for manufacturing the OLED display of claim 1 , wherein an etch selectivity of the photoresist layer to the aluminum or the aluminum alloy of the secondary dry etching is greater than that of the primarily etching.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 13, 2019
From: KO, KYEONG SU; LEE, JOON GEOL; CHOI, SHIN IL; KIM, SANG GAB; CHO, HYUN MIN; SHIN, HYUN EOK
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 049155/0669 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2018-0104793 · Sep 3, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200075707A1 · Mar 5, 2020
Cited By (1)
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