IP Library Granted Patent US 9,812,669
Granted Patent B2
US 9,812,669 · App. 15/186,081 · Granted Nov 7, 2017

OLED with a flattening layer between two barrier layers

Inventors: Daisuke Kato (Tokyo, JP); Kaichi Fukuda (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
H01L51/5256H01L27/3244H01L27/3246H01L27/3258H01L27/3265H01L51/5012H01L51/5253H01L2227/323H01L2251/301
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Patent No.
US 9,812,669
App. No.
15/186,081
Granted
Nov 7, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to one embodiment, an organic semiconductor device includes a supporting substrate, a plurality of organic EL light emitting elements, a first barrier layer, a flattening layer, and a second barrier layer. The flattening layer exists sporadically and makes gentle in inclination steep elevation change present in the surface of the first barrier layer. The first barrier layer and the second barrier layer are made of moisture penetration preventive material.

Claims (55)

1. An organic electroluminescent display device comprising:

a substrate comprising an active area in which a plurality of organic electroluminescent light emitting elements and a plurality of switching elements are disposed, and an outside area surrounding the active area;

a passivation layer formed on the substrate and extending over a plurality of the switching elements;

a rib layer including ribs and formed on the passivation layer, the ribs in the rib layer delimiting the plurality of organic electroluminescent light emitting elements between the ribs, a first rib of the rib layer extending from the active area to the outside area, and having a sloped surface at the outside area;

a first barrier layer formed on the first rib and comprising a first surface and an inclined surface extending from the first surface onto the sloped surface of the first rib;

a second barrier layer formed on the first barrier layer; and

a flattening layer disposed between the first barrier layer and the second barrier layer on the inclined surface,

wherein the first barrier layer is in contact with the second barrier layer on the first surface.

2. The organic electroluminescent display device according to claim 1 , wherein the first barrier layer further comprises a second surface extending from the inclined surface, and

the first barrier layer is in contact with the second barrier layer on the second surface.

3. The organic electroluminescent display device according to claim 2 , wherein the first barrier layer includes at least one of silicon nitride, silicon oxide, and silicon oxynitride, and

the second barrier layer includes at least one of silicon nitride, silicon oxide, and silicon oxynitride.

4. The organic electroluminescent display device according to claim 1 , wherein the first barrier layer further comprises a second surface extending from the inclined surface, and

the flattening layer is on the second surface.

5. The organic electroluminescent display device according to claim 1 , wherein each rib of the rib layer has a convex shape, and

one side surface of the convex shape is the sloped surface of the first rib.

6. An organic electroluminescent display device comprising:

a substrate comprising an active area in which a plurality of organic electroluminescent light emitting elements and a plurality of switching elements are disposed, and an outside area surrounding the active area;

a first insulating layer formed on the substrate and comprising a first surface and an inclined surface;

a second insulating layer formed on the first insulating layer;

a third insulating layer formed between the first insulating layer and the substrate and including insulating portions, extending from the active area to the outside area, the insulating portions of the third insulating layer delimiting the plurality of organic electroluminescent light emitting elements between the insulating portions, and a first portion of the third insulating layer having a sloped surface at the outside area;

a fourth insulating layer formed between the third insulating layer and the substrate and being on the plurality of switching elements; and

an organic layer which is formed between the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer on the inclined surface,

wherein the inclined surface extends from the first surface on the sloped surface of the third insulating layer, and

the first insulating layer is in contact with the second insulating layer on the first surface.

7. The organic electroluminescent display device according to claim 6 , wherein the first insulating layer further comprises a second surface extending from the inclined surface,

the organic layer is on a first portion of the second surface, and

the first insulating layer is in contact with the second insulating layer on a second portion of the second surface.

8. The organic electroluminescent display device according to claim 7 , wherein the organic layer is on a first portion of the inclined surface, and

the first insulating layer is in contact with the second insulating layer on a second portion of the inclined surface.

9. The organic electroluminescent display device according to claim 8 , wherein the first portion and the second portion of the inclined surface are arranged continuously in direct contact.

10. The organic electroluminescent display device according to claim 9 , wherein the first portion and the second portion of the second surface are arranged continuously in direct contact.

11. The organic electroluminescent display device according to claim 10 , wherein the first insulating layer includes at least one of silicon nitride, silicon oxide, and silicon oxynitride, and

the second insulating layer includes at least one of silicon nitride, silicon oxide, and silicon oxynitride.

12. An organic electroluminescent display device comprising:

a substrate comprising an active area in which a plurality of organic electroluminescent light emitting elements and a plurality of switching elements are disposed, and an outside area surrounding the active area;

a first insulating layer formed on the substrate and comprising a first surface and an inclined surface extending from the first surface;

a second insulating layer formed on the first insulating layer;

a third insulating layer formed between the first insulating layer and the substrate and including insulating portions, a first portion of the third insulating layer extending from the active area to the outside area, and the insulating portions of the third insulating layer delimiting the plurality of organic electroluminescent light emitting elements between the insulating portions;

a fourth insulating layer formed between the third insulating layer and the substrate and being on the plurality of switching elements; and

an organic layer which is disposed between the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer on the inclined surface,

wherein the first insulating layer is in contact with the second insulating layer on the first surface.

13. The organic electroluminescent display device according to claim 12 , wherein the first portion has a sloped surface in the outside area.

14. The organic electroluminescent display device according to claim 13 , wherein the inclined surface is on the sloped surface of the first portion.

15. The organic electroluminescent display device according to claim 12 , wherein the first insulating layer further comprises a second surface extending from the inclined surface,

the organic layer is on a first portion of the second surface, and

the first insulating layer is in contact with the second insulating layer on a second portion of the second surface.

16. The organic electroluminescent display device according to claim 15 , wherein the organic layer is on a first portion of the inclined surface, and

the first insulating layer is in contact with the second insulating layer on a second portion of the inclined surface.

17. The organic electroluminescent display device according to claim 16 , wherein the first portion and the second portion of the inclined surface are arranged continuously in direct contact.

18. The organic electroluminescent display device according to claim 17 , wherein the first portion and the second portion of the second surface are arranged continuously in direct contact.

19. The organic electroluminescent display device according to claim 18 , wherein the third insulating layer has a convex shape, and

one side surface of the convex shape is the sloped surface of the third insulating layer.

20. The organic electroluminescent display device according to claim 19 , wherein the first insulating layer includes at least one of silicon nitride, silicon oxide, and silicon oxynitride, and

the second insulating layer includes at least one of silicon nitride, silicon oxide, and silicon oxynitride.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 22, 2025
From: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
To: MAGNOLIA WHITE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 072130/0313 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2013-024910 · Feb 12, 2013 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 14818499 · Aug 5, 2015
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