Abstract: A laser induced thermal imaging (LITI) apparatus and a method of making an electronic device using the same are disclosed. The LITI apparatus includes a chamber, a substrate support, a contact frame, and a laser source or oscillator. The LITI apparatus transfers a transferable layer from a film donor device onto a surface of an intermediate electronic device. The LITI apparatus uses a magnetic force to provide a close contact between the transferable layer and the surface of the intermediate device. The magnetic force is generated by magnetic materials formed in two components of the LITI apparatus that are spaced apart interposing transferable layer and the surface of the intermediate device. Magnets or magnetic materials are formed in the two following components of the LITI apparatus: 1) the intermediate device and the film donor device; 2) the intermediate device and the contact frame; 3) the substrate support and the film donor device; or 4) the substrate support and the contact frame.

Abstract: A deposition source and an organic layer deposition apparatus that may be simply applied to the manufacture of large-sized display apparatuses on a mass scale and may prevent or substantially prevent deposition source nozzles from being blocked during deposition of a deposition material, thereby improving manufacturing yield and deposition efficiency. A deposition source includes a first deposition source including a plurality of first deposition source nozzles, and a second deposition source including a plurality of second deposition source nozzles wherein the plurality of first deposition source nozzles and the plurality of second deposition source nozzles are tilted toward each other.

Abstract: An organic light emitting display device includes a substrate, a plurality of pixels on the substrate having a first region configured to emit light and a second region configured to transmit external light, a plurality of pixel circuit units, a plurality of first electrodes, a first organic layer on the plurality of first electrodes, a second organic layer on the first organic layer, the second organic layer including an emission layer, a third organic layer on the second organic layer, the third organic layer being positioned in the first region and outside a central portion of the second region, and a second electrode having a first portion only on the third organic layer.

Abstract: A contaminant cleaning device includes a stage configured to house a substrate; an imaging means configured to obtain an image of a contaminant on the substrate; a control means configured to recognize the image and configured to generate a control signal in accordance with the recognized image; a UV generating means; an irradiation shape forming unit configured to selectively block a passage of UV radiated from the UV generating means to make a UV irradiated shape correspond to a shape of the image recognized in the control means; and an interrupter configured to receive a control signal from the control means to block or allow passage of UV from the UV generating means, wherein the stage is configured to move in accordance with a control signal from the control means to enable a contaminant on the substrate to be positioned in the area to which UV is irradiated.

Abstract: An organic light emitting display device includes a substrate, a plurality of pixels on the substrate having a first region configured to emit light and a second region configured to transmit external light, a plurality of pixel circuit units, a plurality of first electrodes, a first organic layer on the plurality of first electrodes, a second organic layer on the first organic layer, the second organic layer including an emission layer, a third organic layer on the second organic layer, the third organic layer being positioned in the first region and outside a central portion of the second region, and a second electrode having a first portion only on the third organic layer.

Abstract: An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display is disclosed. In one aspect, the OLED display includes a plurality of pixels in a matrix. The OLED display may include a substrate, a translucent layer formed on the substrate, a first electrode formed on the translucent layer, an organic light emitting member formed on the first electrode, and a second electrode formed on the organic light emitting member and including a reflective material. According to some aspects, the thickness of the organic light emitting member of the pixels forming the OLED display may be different than one another, or portions of each pixel may have different thickness for the organic light emitting members forming the pixel. With different thicknesses, the optical characteristics of the pixels forming the OLED display may be effectively compensated for luminance and color purity. As a result, the lateral viewing angle of an OLED display may be improved.

Abstract: A laser induced thermal imaging apparatus for imaging an imaging layer of a donor film on an acceptor substrate. The laser induced thermal imaging apparatus includes: a substrate stage having an electromagnet, and adapted to receive an acceptor substrate having a pixel area of the organic light emitting device and a donor film including the organic light emitting layer to be imaged on the pixel area; a laser oscillator for irradiating a laser on the donor film; a contact frame adapted to be located between the substrate stage and the laser oscillator and including an opening portion of a pattern corresponding to a part to be imaged of the donor film and a permanent magnet for forming a magnetic force with the substrate stage; and a contact frame moving mechanism for moving the contact frame toward the substrate stage.

Abstract: A flat panel display includes a thin film transistor formed on a substrate; a planarization layer formed on the thin film transistor; a first electrode layer formed on the planarization layer and electrically connected with the thin film transistor through the via hole formed in the planarization layer; a pixel definition layer formed on the planarization layer and in which an opening for at least partially exposing the first electrode layer is formed; an adhesive reinforcement layer formed at least between the planarization layer and the pixel definition layer on the top of the planarization layer; an emitting layer formed on the first electrode layer; and a second electrode layer formed on the emitting layer and the pixel definition layer. The flat panel display has an improved adhesive property between a pixel definition layer and a planarization layer, which prevents a chipping phenomenon of the pixel definition layer.

Abstract: An organic light emitting display apparatus in which image quality can be improved. The organic light emitting display apparatus includes: a substrate; a first electrode disposed on the substrate; a pixel definition layer formed on the first electrode and having an opening portion through which a region of the first electrode is exposed; an intermediate layer connected to the first electrode through the opening portion and including an organic emission layer; a second electrode electrically connected to the intermediate layer; and an inorganic planarization pattern portion disposed between the substrate and the first electrode and formed to at least correspond to the opening portion.

Abstract: A tension apparatus for extending a patterning slit sheet included in a thin film deposition apparatus that can be simply applied to produce large-sized display devices on a mass scale and that improves manufacturing yield. The tension apparatus, wherein a plurality of patterning slits are formed along a first direction in the patterning slit sheet, and distances between adjacent patterning slits are different from each other, includes: a light source disposed to face the patterning slit sheet and irradiating light toward the patterning slit sheet; a tension member combined to at least one end of the patterning slit sheet, and applying a predetermined tensile force on the patterning slit sheet; and a master glass onto which light irradiated from the light source and passed through the patterning slit sheet is projected.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an organic light-emitting display device, which simplifies fabrication processes of the organic light-emitting display device and improves manufacturing yield. This method includes preparing a substrate that has a number of first regions and a second region surrounding the first regions. The substrate is conveyed into a chamber. An organic emission layer is formed in a direction on a surface of the substrate. A first metal layer is formed on the organic emission layer so as to correspond to the first regions, and the organic emission layer formed on the second region is removed.

Abstract: An OLED display including: a first substrate; an opposing second substrate; an organic light-emitting unit disposed on a side of the first substrate that faces the second substrate; a driving circuit disposed on a side of the second substrate that faces the first substrate and connected to the organic light-emitting unit; and a filter. The organic light-emitting unit includes that is an anode, a cathode, and an organic emission layer disposed therebetween. The organic emission layer includes a blue emission layer a yellow emission layer. The filter is to convert light from the yellow emission layer into red light and green light.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an organic light emitting device for preventing element defects and improving picture quality by reducing a taper angle of a substrate surface. The flat panel display of the present invention comprises, an insulating substrate, a lower layer formed on the insulating substrate and having a first step and a first taper angle with respect to the substrate surface, and an upper layer formed on the insulating substrate and for reducing the taper angle of the lower layer. The upper layer has a second taper angle smaller than the first taper angle of the lower layer.

Abstract: An organic light-emitting display device and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The organic light-emitting display device includes: a substrate, a plurality of pixels on the substrate, a plurality of first electrodes, each disposed in each of the plurality of pixels, a pixel defining layer including a first pixel defining sub-layer disposed between each two adjacent first electrodes, and a second pixel defining sub-layer covering the first pixel defining sub-layer and surface edge portions of each two adjacent first electrodes, an intermediate layer disposed on each of the first electrodes and including an emission layer, and a second electrode configured to face the first electrodes.

Abstract: Provided is an organic light emitting device, which is flexible and is capable of effectively preventing permeation of oxygen or moisture. The organic light emitting device includes a substrate; a metal sheet that faces the substrate; an organic light emitting unit that is interposed between the substrate and the metal sheet; an adhesive unit that is interposed between the substrate and the metal sheet to adhere the substrate and the metal sheet to each other and that is located around at least the organic light emitting unit; and an adhesive layer that is formed at a location on the metal sheet where the metal sheet contacts the adhesive unit and that is formed of a metal oxide or a metal nitride.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a full color organic electroluminescent device and a method for fabricating the same and provides a full color organic electroluminescent device. The invention reduces misalignment errors caused by fine patterning of the emitting layer by reducing the steps of the fine patterning process. In particular, the blue emitting layer functions as a hole inhibition layer which results in superior color purity and improved stability for the color organic electroluminescent device. The use of such a blue emitting layer also reduces the manufacturing steps. The device comprises a substrate; a first electrode pattern formed on the substrate; a red emitting layer formed by patterning a red emitting material on a red pixel region of the first electrode pattern and a green emitting layer formed by patterning a green emitting material on a green pixel region of the first electrode pattern.

Abstract: A thin film transistor (TFT), a method of fabricating the same, and an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display device having the TFT, the TFT includes a substrate, a protection layer disposed on the substrate, a buffer layer disposed on the protection layer, a semiconductor layer disposed on the buffer layer, a gate electrode disposed on the semiconductor layer, a gate insulating layer to electrically insulate the semiconductor layer from the gate electrode, and source and drain electrodes electrically insulated from the gate electrode and connected to the semiconductor layer. The protection layer is formed of an amine-containing clay. The OLED includes the TFT, an insulating layer disposed on the TFT, a first electrode connected to the drain electrode of the TFT, an organic layer disposed on the first electrode, and a second electrode disposed on the organic layer.

Abstract: An organic light emitting display device includes a substrate, a plurality of pixels on the substrate having a first region configured to emit light and a second region configured to transmit external light, a plurality of pixel circuit units, a plurality of first electrodes, a first organic layer on the plurality of first electrodes, a second organic layer on the first organic layer, the second organic layer including an emission layer, a third organic layer on the second organic layer, the third organic layer being positioned in the first region and outside a central portion of the second region, and a second electrode having a first portion only on the third organic layer.

Abstract: A laser induced thermal imaging (LITI) apparatus, an LITI method, and an organic light emitting display (OLED) device. An LITI apparatus for forming a light emitting layer of an OLED device includes a substrate stage adapted to receive an accepter substrate and a donor film to be laminated, the accepter substrate having a pixel area of the OLED device and a magnet, the donor film having the light emitting layer transferred to the pixel area; a laser oscillator for radiating a laser to the donor film; a contact frame adapted to be placed between the substrate stage and the laser oscillator, the contact frame having at least one transmission portion corresponding to the light emitting layer transferred to the acceptor substrate and having a magnet for forming a magnetic force with the accepter substrate; and a contact frame transferring mechanism for moving the contact frame toward the substrate stage.

Abstract: The invention is directed to an organic electroluminescent (EL) display device having an improved light extracting efficiency due to a photonic crystal layer formed proximate one side of a stack. Among other elements, the stack may include a first electrode formed on a substrate, an organic light emitting layer formed above the first electrode, and a second electrode formed above the organic light emitting layer. Additionally, the photonic crystal layer may be configured to correspond to a wavelength of colored light. An organic EL display device having an improved light extracting efficiency may be manufactured using a thermal transfer donor film to adhere the photonic crystal layer to the stack.