IP Library Granted Patent US 7,511,295
Granted Patent B2
US 7,511,295 · App. 11/346,921 · Granted Mar 31, 2009

Organic light emitting display device having an encapsulation substrate and a portion of an interconnection line thereon

Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 7,511,295
App. No.
11/346,921
Granted
Mar 31, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display device including a substrate on a front side of the OLED display device that is coupled to an encapsulation substrate on the back side of the OLED display device. An interconnection line is disposed in a predetermined region of the encapsulation substrate corresponding to a portion of the substrate on which no interconnection lines are disposed. Alternatively, a common power supply line is disposed only on the encapsulation substrate. As a result, a dead space in a display region of the substrate can be reduced so that other lines can be disposed in an interconnection line region of the substrate, and the display region can be further expanded. Also, since a wide interconnection line can be disposed on the encapsulation substrate, line resistance is decreased and a voltage drop can be reduced.

Claims (68)

1. An organic light emitting display device comprising:

an interconnection line comprising a first portion and a second portion, at least the second portion extending in a first direction;

a substrate including a display region and the first portion of the interconnection line, the display region comprising pixels; and

an encapsulation substrate disposed over the substrate and having a surface opposite to the substrate, the encapsulation substrate including the second portion of the interconnection line at a region of the surface opposite to the substrate,

wherein the second portion of the interconnection line is spaced apart from the first portion of the interconnection line in a second direction that is substantially perpendicular to the first direction and substantially parallel to the surface opposite to the substrate.

2. The organic light emitting display device according to claim 1 , wherein the interconnection line is a power supply line for supplying power to power lines disposed on the substrate.

3. The organic light emitting display device according to claim 2 ,

wherein the power supply line includes a first power supply line portion located on the substrate and a second power supply line portion located on the encapsulation substrate, and

wherein the first power supply line portion is electrically connected to the second power supply line portion.

4. The organic light emitting display device according to claim 3 , wherein the second power supply line portion is electrically connected to the first power supply line portion using a conductive material.

5. The organic light emitting display device according to claim 4 , wherein the conductive material comprises an anisotropic conductive material.

6. The organic light emitting display device according to claim 1 , wherein the display region further comprises:

an anode electrode;

a cathode electrode; and

an organic thin layer interposed between the anode electrode and the cathode electrode.

7. The organic light emitting display device according to claim 6 , wherein the interconnection line is a cathode power supply line for applying a voltage to the cathode electrode.

8. The organic light emitting display device according to claim 7 ,

wherein the cathode power supply line includes a first cathode power supply line portion disposed on the substrate and a second cathode power supply line portion disposed on the encapsulation substrate, and

wherein the first cathode power supply line portion is electrically connected to the second cathode power supply line portion.

9. The organic light emitting display device according to claim 8 , wherein the first cathode power supply line portion and the anode electrode are formed of the same material.

10. The organic light emitting display device according to claim 8 , wherein the second cathode power supply line portion is electrically connected to the first cathode power supply line portion using a conductive material.

11. The organic light emitting display device according to claim 10 , wherein the conductive material comprises an anisotropic conductive material.

12. An organic light emitting display device comprising:

an interconnection line comprising a first portion and a second portion;

a substrate including a display region and the first portion of the interconnection line, the display region comprising pixels; and

an encapsulation substrate disposed over the substrate and having a surface opposite to the substrate, the encapsulation substrate including the second portion of the interconnection line at a region of the surface opposite to the substrate,

wherein the region including the second portion of the interconnection line is disposed at a portion of the encapsulation substrate other than a portion of the encapsulation substrate corresponding to the first portion of the interconnection line on the substrate,

wherein the interconnection line is a power supply line for supplying power to power lines disposed on the substrate, and

wherein the second portion is wider than the first portion.

13. An organic light emitting display device comprising:

an interconnection line comprising a first portion and a second portion;

a substrate including a display region and the first portion of the interconnection line, the display region comprising pixels; and

an encapsulation substrate disposed over the substrate and having a surface opposite to the substrate, the encapsulation substrate including the second portion of the interconnection line at a region of the surface opposite to the substrate,

wherein the region including the second portion of the interconnection line is disposed at a portion of the encapsulation substrate other than a portion of the encapsulation substrate corresponding to the first portion of the interconnection line on the substrate,

wherein the display region further comprises:

an anode electrode;

a cathode electrode; and

an organic thin layer interposed between the anode electrode and the cathode electrode,

wherein the interconnection line is a cathode power supply line for applying a voltage to the cathode electrode,

wherein the cathode power supply line includes a first cathode power supply line portion disposed on the substrate and a second cathode power supply line portion disposed on the encapsulation substrate,

wherein the first cathode power supply line portion is electrically connected to the second cathode power supply line portion, and

wherein the second cathode power supply line portion is wider than the first cathode power supply line portion.

14. An organic light emitting display device comprising:

a substrate including a display region and power lines, the power lines extending in a first direction, the display region comprising pixels; and

an encapsulation substrate disposed over the substrate and having a surface opposite to the substrate, the encapsulation substrate including a power supply line disposed at a region of the encapsulation substrate opposite to the substrate, the power supply line extending in the first direction,

wherein the power supply line is spaced apart from the power lines in a second direction that is substantially perpendicular to the first direction and substantially parallel to the surface opposite to the substrate.

15. The organic light emitting display device according to claim 14 ,

wherein the substrate further includes a pad located on the substrate, and

wherein the power supply line is electrically connected to the power lines and the pad.

16. The organic light emitting display device according to claim 15 , wherein the power supply line is electrically connected to the power lines and the pad using a conductive material.

17. The organic light emitting display device according to claim 16 , wherein the conductive material comprises an anisotropic conductive material.

18. The organic light emitting display device according to claim 14 ,

wherein the display region further comprises an anode electrode, a cathode electrode, and an organic thin layer interposed between the anode electrode and the cathode electrode,

wherein the encapsulation substrate further includes a cathode power supply line disposed at another region of the encapsulation substrate opposite to the substrate, and

wherein the cathode power supply line is disposed only on the encapsulation substrate.

19. The organic light emitting display device according to claim 18 , wherein the cathode power supply line is electrically connected to the cathode electrode.

20. The organic light emitting display device according to claim 19 , wherein the cathode power supply line is electrically connected to the cathode electrode using a conductive material.

21. The organic light emitting display device according to claim 20 , wherein the conductive material comprises an anisotropic conductive material.

22. An organic light emitting display device comprising:

a substrate including a display region, the display region comprising pixels; and

an encapsulation substrate disposed over the substrate and including a power supply line disposed at a region of the encapsulation substrate opposite to the substrate,

wherein the power supply line is disposed only on the encapsulation substrate,

wherein the display region further comprises an anode electrode, a cathode electrode, and an organic thin layer interposed between the anode electrode and the cathode electrode,

wherein the encapsulation substrate further includes a cathode power supply line disposed at another region of the encapsulation substrate opposite to the substrate,

wherein the cathode power supply line is disposed only on the encapsulation substrate,

wherein the cathode power supply line is electrically connected to the cathode electrode,

wherein the organic light emitting display device further comprises an insulating layer disposed on the cathode electrode, and

wherein the cathode power supply line is electrically connected to the cathode electrode through at least one contact hole formed in the insulating layer.

Assignments (3)
MERGER Recorded Aug 23, 2012
From: SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 028840/0224 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 12, 2008
From: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 021973/0313 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 5, 2006
From: KIM, SUN-HWA; SHIN, BONG-JU
To: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 017578/0865 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2005-0010271 · Feb 3, 2005 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20060170342A1 · Aug 3, 2006