IP Library Granted Patent US 7,944,140
Granted Patent B2
US 7,944,140 · App. 12/107,159 · Granted May 17, 2011

Organic light emitting display and method of manufacturing the same

Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 7,944,140
App. No.
12/107,159
Granted
May 17, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

An organic light emitting display and a method of manufacturing the same. The light emitting display includes a substrate having a pixel region and a non-pixel region; an organic light emitting diode (OLED) in the pixel region and including a first electrode, an organic thin layer, and a second electrode; a driving circuit unit in the non-pixel region and for driving the OLED; a shielding layer in the non-pixel region and on the driving circuit unit, the shielding layer being electrically coupled to a ground power source; and an insulating layer interposed between the driving circuit unit and the shielding layer. The shielding layer effectively protects the driving circuit unit in the non-pixel region form electrostatic discharge (ESD). Also, the light emitting display may include a guard ring at an edge portion of the non-pixel region and electrically coupled to the shielding layer to further protect the driving circuit from ESD.

Claims (15)

1. An organic light emitting display comprising:

a substrate having a pixel region and a non-pixel region;

an organic light emitting diode (OLED) in the pixel region and including a first electrode, an organic thin layer, and a second electrode;

a driving circuit unit in the non-pixel region and for driving the OLED;

a shielding layer in the non-pixel region and on the driving circuit unit, the shielding layer being electrically coupled to a ground power source; and

an insulating layer interposed between the driving circuit unit and the shielding layer.

2. The organic light emitting display as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a guard ring at an edge portion of the non-pixel region and electrically coupled to the shielding layer.

3. The organic light emitting display as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a protecting layer on the shielding layer.

4. The organic light emitting display as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the protecting layer comprises an organic material.

5. The organic light emitting display as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the shielding layer and the first electrode both comprise a same electrode material.

6. The organic light emitting display as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a power source supply line, wherein the second electrode and the shielding layer are coupled to the ground power source through the power source supply line.

7. The organic light emitting display as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second electrode is extended to be on the shielding layer.

8. The organic light emitting display as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the driving circuit unit comprises a scan driver and a data driver.

9. The organic light emitting display as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a sealing substrate on and attached to the substrate by a sealing material to seal the pixel region.

10. The organic light emitting display as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a sealing layer having a multilayer structure of an organic layer and an inorganic layer on the substrate to seal the pixel region.

Assignments (3)
MERGER Recorded Aug 29, 2012
From: SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 028884/0128 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 8, 2009
From: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 022079/0517 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 22, 2008
From: KWAK, WON-KYU; CHUN, HAE-JIN
To: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 020840/0334 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2007-0073385 · Jul 23, 2007 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20090026932A1 · Jan 29, 2009