Display apparatus
A display apparatus is provided by the present invention, the display apparatus includes a first thin film transistor (TFT) disposed in a first pixel region and including a first semiconductor layer and a first gate electrode, where the semiconductor layer includes first source and drain regions; a second TFT disposed in a second pixel region adjacent the first pixel region and including a second semiconductor layer and a second gate electrode, where the second semiconductor layer includes a second source and drain regions; a first pixel electrode disposed in the first pixel region and including a first region where a first light-emitting layer is disposed and a second region extending from the first region and disposed on a first via hole; and a second pixel electrode disposed in the second pixel region and including a third region where a second light-emitting layer is disposed and a fourth region extending from the third region and disposed on a second via hole.
1. A display device, comprising:
a substrate;
a first capacitor in a first pixel area of the substrate;
a second capacitor in a second pixel area of the substrate;
a first insulating layer covering the first capacitor and the second capacitor;
a first pixel electrode on the first insulating layer in the first pixel area; and
a second pixel electrode on the first insulating layer in the second pixel area;
wherein each of the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode comprises a first region and a second region, the first region including a light-emitting portion and the second region extending from the first region,
wherein a first hole overlapped with the second region of the first pixel electrode and a second hole overlapped with the second region of the second pixel electrode are defined in the first insulating layer, and
wherein the first region of the first pixel electrode overlaps the first capacitor and the second region of the second pixel electrode overlaps the second capacitor.
2. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising a second insulating layer on the first insulating layer,
wherein a first opening corresponding to the light-emitting portion of the first pixel electrode and a second opening corresponding to the light-emitting portion of the second pixel electrode are defined in the second insulating layer.
3. The display device of claim 2 , wherein the second insulating layer covers an edge of the first region and the second region of the first pixel electrode and an edge of the first region and the second region of the second pixel electrode.
4. The display device of claim 3 , wherein a first light-emitting layer is disposed in the first opening of the second insulating layer and a second light-emitting layer is disposed in the second opening of the second insulating layer.
5. The display device of claim 4 , further comprising a common electrode on the substrate and covering the second insulating layer, the first light-emitting layer and the second light-emitting layer.
6. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising a first transistor and a second transistor in each of the first pixel area and the second pixel area,
wherein each of the first transistor and the second transistor comprises a gate electrode and a semiconductor layer, and
wherein the gate electrode of the first transistor is electrically connected to the semiconductor layer of the second transistor.
7. The display device of claim 6 , further comprising:
a first connection electrode in a layer between the first capacitor and the first pixel electrode and electrically connecting the gate electrode of the first transistor and the semiconductor layer of the second transistor in the first pixel area; and
a second connection electrode in a layer between the second capacitor and the second pixel electrode and electrically connecting the gate electrode of the first transistor and the semiconductor layer of the second transistor in the second pixel area.
8. The display device of claim 7 , wherein the first region of the first pixel electrode overlaps the first connection electrode, and the second region of the second pixel electrode overlaps the second connection electrode.
9. The display device of claim 6 , wherein the first region of the first pixel electrode overlaps the first transistor in the first pixel area, and the second region of the second pixel electrode overlaps the first transistor in the second pixel area.
10. The display device of claim 9 , wherein the light-emitting portion of the first pixel electrode overlaps the first transistor in the first pixel area.
11. The display device of claim 6 , wherein the semiconductor layer of the second transistor comprises a source area and a drain area, and
wherein the first region of the first pixel electrode overlaps at least one of the source area and the drain area of the second transistor in the first pixel area.
12. The display device of claim 6 , wherein the semiconductor layer of the second transistor comprises a source area and a drain area, and
wherein the second region of the second pixel electrode overlaps at least one of the source area and the drain area of the second transistor in the second pixel area.
13. The display device of claim 6 , wherein the first capacitor overlaps the first transistor in the first pixel area.
14. The display device of claim 6 , further comprising:
a third transistor in the first pixel area and electrically connected to the first pixel electrode via the first hole.
15. The display device of claim 14 , further comprising:
a connection electrode in a layer between the first capacitor and the first pixel electrode and electrically connecting the first pixel electrode and the third transistor.
16. The display device of claim 14 , further comprising a second insulating layer on the first insulating layer,
wherein the light-emitting portion of the first pixel electrode overlaps the first capacitor and the second insulating layer overlaps an entirety of the second capacitor.
17. A display device, comprising:
a substrate;
a first capacitor in a first pixel area of the substrate;
a second capacitor in a second pixel area of the substrate,
a first insulating layer covering the first capacitor and the second capacitor;
a first pixel electrode on the first insulating layer in the first pixel area; and
a second pixel electrode on the first insulating layer in the second pixel area;
wherein each of the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode comprises a first region and a second region, the first region including a light-emitting portion, and the second region extending from the first region,
wherein a first hole overlapped with the second region of the first pixel electrode and a second hole overlapped with the second region of the second pixel electrode are defined in the first insulating layer,
wherein the light-emitting portion of the first pixel electrode overlaps the first capacitor and the light-emitting portion of the second pixel electrode does not overlap the second capacitor.