IP Library Granted Patent US 9,237,628
Granted Patent B2
US 9,237,628 · App. 13/707,128 · Granted Jan 12, 2016

Organic light emitting display device

Inventors: Minjae Shin (Seoul, KR); Hongsuk Kim (Busan, KR)
Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
H05B33/0896H01L27/3279G09G3/3225G09G2300/0426G09G2320/0223
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Patent No.
US 9,237,628
App. No.
13/707,128
Granted
Jan 12, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is an organic light emitting display device. The organic light emitting display device includes a display panel, a plurality of first flexible circuit films, a plurality of first driving ICs, a plurality of second flexible circuit films, and a plurality of second driving ICs. The display panel includes a plurality of pixels including a pixel circuit connected to a gate line, a data line, and a high-level voltage line. The first flexible circuit films are connected to a first pad part of the display panel, and supply a high-level voltage to the high-level voltage line. The second flexible circuit films are connected to a second pad part of the display panel, and supply the low-level voltage to a cathode electrode layer.

Claims (54)

1. An organic light emitting display device, comprising:

a display panel including:

a plurality of pixel driving lines configured to carry pixel driving signals;

a plurality of high-level voltage lines configured to carry a first voltage; and

a plurality of pixels with each pixel having an emission cell that includes:

an anode electrode connected to the pixel driving lines; and

a cathode electrode layer to supply a second voltage to the pixels,

wherein the plurality of pixels are connected to the high-level voltage lines and the pixel driving lines, and are configured to emit light based on the first voltage and the pixel driving signals;

a plurality of first flexible circuit films on a first edge of the display panel;

a plurality of low-level voltage supply lines on the first flexible circuit films;

a plurality of first connection parts disposed in respective regions between each adjacent pair of first flexible circuit films, wherein the plurality of first connection parts are electrically connected between the cathode electrode layer and a first subset of the low-level voltage supply lines;

a plurality of second connection parts respectively disposed between each adjacent pair of the first connection parts, wherein the plurality of second connection parts are electrically connected between the cathode electrode layer and a second subset of the low-level voltage supply lines, the plurality of first flexible circuit films to supply the second voltage to the cathode electrode layer through the low-level voltage supply lines and the first and second connection parts; and

a plurality of second flexible circuit films on a second edge opposite the first edge of the display panel, the second flexible circuit films configured to supply the second voltage to the cathode electrode layer, wherein each of the first and second flexible circuit films is further configured to supply one or more of the pixel driving signals to the pixel driving lines.

2. The organic light emitting display device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a plurality of first driving integrated circuits (ICs) mounted on the first flexible circuit films and a plurality of second driving (ICs) mounted on the second flexible circuit films, the first and second driving ICs generating the pixel driving signals.

3. The organic light emitting display device of claim 1 , wherein the pixel driving lines are data lines, the pixel driving signals are the data signals, and each of the first and second flexible circuit films is further configured to supply one or more of the data signals to the data lines.

4. The organic light emitting display device of claim 1 , wherein the second voltage is lower than the first voltage.

5. The organic light emitting display device of claim 1 , further comprising a corner region connection part located at a corner region of the cathode electrode layer, and one of the first circuit films is to supply the second voltage to the cathode electrode layer via the corner region connection part.

6. The organic light emitting display device of claim 5 , wherein the second connection parts and the pixel driving lines are located on different layers of the display panel.

7. The organic light emitting display device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a plurality of third flexible circuit films located along a third edge of the display panel; and

a plurality of fourth flexible circuit films located along a fourth edge opposite the third edge of the display panel, wherein the third edge and fourth edges are different than the first and second edges, and the third and fourth flexible circuit films are to supply the second voltage to the cathode electrode layer and gate signals to the pixel driving lines.

8. The organic light emitting display device of claim 7 , further comprising:

a first printed circuit board (PCB) coupled to the first flexible circuit films, the first PCB configured to supply the first voltage and the second voltage to the first flexible circuit films; and

a second PCB coupled to the third flexible circuit films, the second PCB configured to supply the second voltage to the third flexible circuit films.

9. The organic light emitting display device of claim 7 , further comprising:

a PCB coupled to the first flexible circuit films, the PCB to supply the first voltage and the second voltage to the first flexible circuit films, and to supply the second voltage to the third flexible circuit films via at least one of the first flexible circuit films.

10. An organic light emitting display device, comprising:

a display panel comprising a plurality of high-level voltage lines, a cathode electrode layer receiving a low-level voltage, and a plurality of pixels with each pixel comprising a pixel circuit connected to a gate line, a data line, a respective one of the high-level voltage lines, and an emission cell, the emission cell formed between an anode electrode connected to the pixel circuit and the cathode electrode layer;

a plurality of first flexible circuit films having first low voltage supply lines and high voltage supply lines, the high voltage supply lines connected to the high-level voltage lines through first pad parts on the display panel, and the first flexible circuit films supplying a high-level voltage to the high-level voltage lines through the first pad parts;

a plurality of first connection parts disposed in respective regions between each adjacent pair of the first flexible circuit films, wherein the plurality of first connection parts are electrically connected between the cathode electrode layer and a first subset of the first low voltage supply lines;

a plurality of second connection parts respectively disposed between each adjacent pair of first connection parts, wherein the plurality of second connection parts are electrically connected between the cathode electrode layer and a second subset of the first low voltage supply lines, the plurality of first flexible circuit films to supply the second voltage to the cathode electrode layer through the first low voltage supply lines and the first and second connection parts;

a plurality of second flexible circuit films having second low voltage supply lines connected to third connection parts of the display panel connected to the cathode electrode layer, the plurality of second flexible circuit films supplying the low-level voltage to the cathode electrode layer through the third connection parts,

wherein each of the first and second flexible circuit films is further configured to provide one or more of pixel driving signals to the pixels.

11. The organic light emitting display device of claim 10 , further comprising:

a plurality of first driving integrated circuits (ICs) mounted on the first flexible circuit films connected to the data lines; and

a plurality of second driving (ICs) mounted on the second flexible circuit films connected to the gate lines,

wherein the first and second driving ICs are configured to generate the pixel driving signals.

12. The organic light emitting display device of claim 10 , wherein each of the first connection parts comprise:

a low-level voltage electrode connected to corresponding first low voltage supply lines, the low-level voltage electrode configured to overlap an edge portion of the cathode electrode layer; and

a cathode contact hole electrically configured to connect between the edge portion of the cathode electrode layer and the low-level voltage electrode.

13. The organic light emitting display device of claim 10 , further comprising a corner region connection part located at a corner region of the cathode electrode layer.

14. The organic light emitting display device of claim 10 , wherein the third connection parts are located in a region between each adjacent pair of second flexible circuit films.

15. The organic light emitting display device of claim 10 , wherein the first flexible circuit films are located along a first edge of the display panel.

16. The organic light emitting display device of claim 15 , further comprising:

third flexible circuit films located along a second edge opposite the first edge of the display panel that is opposite from the first edge, wherein the third flexible circuit films are configured to supply the low-level voltage to the cathode layer via fourth connection parts.

17. The organic light emitting display device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of first flexible circuit films are to supply the first voltage to the high-level voltage lines.

18. The organic light emitting display device of claim 17 , further comprising:

a plurality of high-level voltage supply lines on the first flexible circuit films;

a plurality of pad parts on the display panel, the pad parts electrically connected to the high-level voltage supply lines and the high-level voltage lines such that the first voltage is supplied to the high-level voltage lines through the high-level voltage supply lines and the pad parts.

19. The organic light emitting display device of claim 18 , wherein four low-level voltage supply lines and two high-level voltage supply lines are disposed on each of the first flexible circuit films.

20. The organic light emitting display device of claim 7 , further comprising a plurality of third connection parts electrically connected to the cathode electrode layer, the third circuit films configured to supply the second voltage to the cathode electrode layer through the third connection parts.

21. The organic light emitting display device of claim 20 , wherein the first and second connection parts have a rectangular shape and the third connection parts have a triangular shape.

22. The organic light emitting display device of claim 1 , wherein each first connection part electrically connects the cathode electrode layer and a respective pair of the flexible circuit films, and wherein each second connection part electrically connects the cathode electrode layer and a single respective one of the first flexible circuit films.

Assignments (2)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNEE'S COUNTRY IN THE COVER SHEET FROM "KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S, REPUBLIC OF" TO "KOREA, REPUBLIC OF" PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 029441 FRAME 0646. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE COUNTRY NAME IN THE ASSIGNEE'S ADDRESS IS "KOREA, REPUBLIC OF". Recorded Dec 18, 2012
From: SHIN, MINJAE; KIM, HONGSUK
To: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 029489/0193 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 10, 2012
From: SHIN, MINJAE; KIM, HONGSUK
To: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 029441/0646 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2012-0118424 · Oct 24, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
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