ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY

• US 20100052518A1
• Filed: 06/03/2009
• Published: 03/04/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Display Company Limited (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Company Limited (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.)
• Inventors: Park, Soon-Ryong, Kwak, Noh-Min, Jeong, Hee-Seong, Jung, Woo-Suk, Jeong, Chul-Woo, Lee, Joo-Hwa, Kim, Eun-Ah, Jeon, Hee-Chul
• Granted Patent: US 7,994,710 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 313/504
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 2102/3026 Top emission
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 50/805 Electrodes
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 50/813 characterised by their shape
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 50/841 Self-supporting sealing arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 50/86 Arrangements for improving contrast, e.g. preventing reflection of ambient light
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 50/865 comprising light absorbing layers, e.g. light-blocking layers
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 59/122 Pixel-defining structures or layers, e.g. banks
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 59/805 Electrodes

Abstract

A pixel of an OLED display includes: a thin film transistor (TFT) including a gate electrode, a source electrode, and a drain electrode; a planarization layer on the TFT and including a contact hole at least partially exposing the drain electrode; a pixel electrode on the planarization layer and coupled to the drain electrode of the TFT through the contact hole; and an organic emission layer on the pixel electrode. The pixel electrode includes a corner-cube pattern facing the organic emission layer.

Claims

1. A pixel of an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display comprising:

a thin film transistor (TFT) comprising a gate electrode, a source electrode, and a drain electrode;

a planarization layer on the TFT and including a contact hole at least partially exposing the drain electrode;

a pixel electrode on the planarization layer and coupled to the drain electrode of the TFT through the contact hole; and

an organic emission layer on the pixel electrode,

wherein the pixel electrode comprises a corner-cube pattern facing the organic emission layer.

2. The pixel of claim 1, wherein the corner-cube pattern comprises a plurality of trihedrons protruding toward the organic emission layer.

3. The pixel of claim 1, further comprising a pixel defining layer on the planarization layer and having an opening that exposes the pixel electrode, and an encapsulation substrate covering the organic emission layer and the pixel defining layer,

wherein the encapsulation substrate comprises an auxiliary corner-cube pattern facing the pixel defining layer.

4. The pixel of claim 3, wherein the auxiliary corner-cube pattern is located at areas corresponding to the pixel defining layer, and comprises a plurality of trihedrons protruding toward the pixel defining layer.

5. The pixel of claim 4, further comprising a gap including a gas between the pixel defining layer and the encapsulation substrate and in contact with the auxiliary corner-cube pattern,

wherein the encapsulation substrate has a refractive index greater than a refractive index of the gas.

6. The pixel of claim 4, further comprising a filler between the pixel defining layer and the encapsulation substrate and in contact with the auxiliary corner-cube pattern,

wherein the filler has a refractive index lower than a refractive index of the encapsulation substrate.

7. The pixel of claim 3, wherein the corner-cube pattern and the auxiliary corner-cube pattern are configured to reflect incident light back in a direction substantially parallel to a direction of the incident light.

8. The pixel of claim 1, wherein the organic emission layer is configured to display an image by emitting light away from the pixel electrode.

9. The pixel of claim 1, wherein the planarization layer has a gray or black-based color.

10. The pixel of claim 1, wherein the corner-cube pattern is configured to reflect incident light back in a direction substantially parallel to a direction of the incident light.

11. An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display comprising a plurality of pixels, each of the plurality of pixels comprising:

a thin film transistor (TFT) comprising a gate electrode, a source electrode, and a drain electrode;

a planarization layer on the TFT and including a contact hole at least partially exposing the drain electrode;

a pixel electrode on the planarization layer and coupled to the drain electrode of the TFT through the contact hole; and

an organic emission layer on the pixel electrode,

wherein the pixel electrode comprises a corner-cube pattern facing the organic emission layer.

12. The OLED display of claim 11, wherein the corner-cube pattern comprises a plurality of trihedrons protruding toward the organic emission layer.

13. The OLED display of claim 11, further comprising:

a pixel defining layer on the planarization layer and having a plurality of openings that expose the pixel electrode of each of the plurality of pixels; and

an encapsulation substrate covering the organic emission layers of the plurality of pixels and the pixel defining layer,

wherein the encapsulation substrate comprises an auxiliary corner-cube pattern facing the pixel defining layer.

14. The OLED display of claim 13, wherein the auxiliary corner-cube pattern is located at areas corresponding to the pixel defining layer, and comprises a plurality of trihedrons protruding toward the pixel defining layer.

15. The OLED display of claim 14, further comprising a gap including a gas between the pixel defining layer and the encapsulation substrate and in contact with the auxiliary corner-cube pattern,

wherein the encapsulation substrate has a refractive index greater than a refractive index of the gas.

16. The OLED display of claim 14, further comprising a filler between the pixel defining layer and the encapsulation substrate and in contact with the auxiliary corner-cube pattern,

wherein the filler has a refractive index lower than a refractive index of the encapsulation substrate.

17. The OLED display of claim 13, wherein the corner-cube pattern and the auxiliary corner-cube pattern are configured to reflect incident light back in a direction substantially parallel to a direction of the incident light.

18. The OLED display of claim 11, wherein the organic emission layer of each of the plurality of pixels is configured to display an image by emitting light away from a corresponding pixel electrode.

19. The OLED display of claim 11, wherein the planarization layer has a gray or black-based color.

20. The OLED display of claim 11, wherein the corner-cube pattern is configured to reflect incident light back in a direction substantially parallel to a direction of the incident light.