ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY

• US 20140332771A1
• Filed: 09/27/2013
• Published: 11/13/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Display Company Limited (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Samsung Display Company Limited (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.)
• Inventors: Byun, Ki-Yeol
• Granted Patent: US 8,896,044 B1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 257/40
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 27/1255 integrated with passive devices, e.g. auxiliary capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 50/805 Electrodes
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 59/1213 the pixel elements being TFTs
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 59/1216 the pixel elements being capacitors

Abstract

An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display is provided. The OLED displayer includes a capacitor electrode disposed on a substrate. An insulation layer is disposed on the capacitor electrode. A first active layer is disposed on the insulation layer. The first active layer includes a first doped area, a second doped area, and a first channel area disposed between the first doped area and the second doped area. A first gate electrode is disposed on the first channel area of the first active layer. An organic light emitting diode is disposed on the substrate. The organic light emitting diode is electrically coupled to the second doped area of the first active layer. A driving power source line is disposed on the substrate and electrically coupled to the first doped area of the first active layer and to the capacitor.

Claims

1. An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display comprising:

a capacitor electrode;

a first thin film transistor disposed on the capacitor electrode,

wherein the first thin film transistor includes a first gate electrode and a first active layer including a first doped area, a second dope area, and a first channel area disposed between the first doped area and the second doped area,

wherein the first gate electrode is disposed on the first channel area,

wherein the first doped area is electrically coupled to the capacitor electrode,

wherein the first channel area is disposed on the capacitor electrode, and

wherein an overlapped area of the first channel area and the capacitor electrode forms a capacitor; and

an organic light emitting diode connected to the second doped area of the first thin film transistor.

2. The OLED display of claim 1, wherein the channel area of the first active layer comprises a P-type doped semiconductor or an N-type doped semiconductor.

3. The OLED display of claim 2, further comprising an insulation layer disposed between the first active layer and the capacitor electrode.

4. The OLED display of claim 3, wherein the capacitor electrode comprises amorphous silicon doped with an impurity or polysilicon doped with an impurity.

5. The OLED display of claim 1, further comprising:

a scan line extended in a first direction;

a data line extended in a second direction that crosses the first direction;

a second thin film transistor including a second gate electrode, a first electrode, and a second electrode, wherein the second gate electrode is connected to the scan line, the first electrode is connected to the data line and the second electrode is connected to the first gate electrode of the first thin film transistor; and

a driving power source line extended in the second direction at a distance from the data line and connected to both the first doped area of the first active layer and the capacitor electrode.

6. The OLED display of claim 5, wherein the driving power source line is connected to the first doped area using a first contact hole and to the capacitor electrode using a second contact hole.

7. The OLED display of claim 1, wherein the organic light emitting diode comprises:

a first electrode electrically coupled to the second doped area of the first active layer;

an organic emission layer disposed on the first electrode; and

a second electrode disposed on the organic emission layer.

8. The OLED display of claim 7, wherein the first electrode is a light transmissive electrode and the second electrode is a light reflective electrode.

9. An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display comprising:

a capacitor electrode disposed on a substrate;

an insulation layer disposed on the capacitor electrode;

a first active layer disposed on the insulation layer, wherein the first active layer includes a first doped area, a second doped area, and a first channel area disposed between the first doped area and the second doped area;

a first gate electrode disposed on the first channel area of the first active layer;

an organic light emitting diode disposed on the substrate, wherein the organic light emitting diode is electrically coupled to the second doped area of the first active layer; and

a driving power source line disposed on the substrate and electrically coupled to the first doped area of the first active layer and to the capacitor.

10. The OLED display of claim 9, further comprising:

a scan line extended in a first direction and disposed on the substrate;

a data line extended in a second direction crossing the first direction and disposed on the substrate;

a second thin film transistor disposed on the substrate and configured to provide a data voltage supplied from the data line to the first gate electrode of the first thin film transistor in response to a signal supplied from the scan line.

11. The OLED display of claim 10, wherein the channel area of the first thin film transistor becomes a floating body having accumulated charges when the data voltage is applied to the first gate electrode.

12. The OLED display of claim 11, wherein the channel area of the first active layer is doped with P-type impurities, and wherein when the data voltage is applied to the first gate, electrons are accumulated in the channel area.

13. The OLED display of claim 11, wherein the channel area of the first active layer is doped with N-type impurities, and wherein when the data voltage is applied to the first gate, holes are accumulated in the channel area.

14. The OLED display of claim 12, wherein the channel area having the accumulated electrons, the capacitor, and the insulation layer disposed therebetween form a capacitor.