Organic electroluminescent display device and fabricating method thereof
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1. An electroluminescent display device, comprising:
- first and second substrates facing each other and having a plurality of sub-pixel regions;
a gate line on the first substrate;
a data line crossing the gate line to define the sub-pixel region on the first substrate;
an array element connected to the gate and data lines;
a data link line spaced apart from the data line;
a link pattern electrically connected to the data line and the data link line;
a connection electrode connected to the array element and disposed in the sub-pixel region;
a gate pad electrode electrically connected to the gate line and having lower and upper layers;
a data pad electrode extended from the data link line and having lower and upper layers, the data pad electrode disposed at the same layer as the gate pad electrode; and
an electroluminescent diode on the second substrate,wherein the upper layers of the gate and data pad electrodes have gate and data pad contact holes exposing the lower layers of the gate and data pad electrodes, respectively.
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Abstract
An electroluminescent display device includes first and second substrates facing each other and having a display area and a non-display area surrounding the display area. An array element is formed on the first substrate and an electroluminescent diode is formed on the second substrate. The electroluminescent display device further includes gate and data pad electrodes in the non-display area. The exposed portions of the gate and data pad electrodes are formed of a conductive material having a tolerance to corrosion.
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1. An electroluminescent display device, comprising:
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first and second substrates facing each other and having a plurality of sub-pixel regions; a gate line on the first substrate; a data line crossing the gate line to define the sub-pixel region on the first substrate; an array element connected to the gate and data lines; a data link line spaced apart from the data line; a link pattern electrically connected to the data line and the data link line; a connection electrode connected to the array element and disposed in the sub-pixel region; a gate pad electrode electrically connected to the gate line and having lower and upper layers; a data pad electrode extended from the data link line and having lower and upper layers, the data pad electrode disposed at the same layer as the gate pad electrode; and an electroluminescent diode on the second substrate, wherein the upper layers of the gate and data pad electrodes have gate and data pad contact holes exposing the lower layers of the gate and data pad electrodes, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of fabricating an electroluminescent display device, comprising:
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forming a gate line, a gate pad electrode at one end of the gate line and a data pad electrode on a first substrate, the gate line and the gate and data pad electrodes each having lower and upper layers; forming a gate insulator covering the gate line and the gate and data pad electrodes; forming a data line on the gate insulator crossing the gate line to define a sub-pixel region; forming a data link line connected to the data line in the same process of forming the gate line; forming an array element connected to the gate and data lines; forming a passivation layer on the array element; forming a connection electrode on the passivation layer in the sub-pixel region; exposing the lower layers of the gate and data pad electrodes; forming a link pattern connecting the data line and the data link line in the same process of forming the connection electrode; forming an electroluminescent diode on a second substrate; and
attaching the first and second substrates. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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