Abstract: A flat panel display apparatus includes a first substrate having a display region, a second substrate facing the first substrate and bonded to the first substrate, a groove portion in an edge of at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate, and a wiring portion and a bonding member arranged in the groove portion. The bonding member contacts the wiring portion. The wiring portion is configured to receive power and to supply heat to the bonding member. The bonding member is configured to bond the first substrate and the second substrate using the heat supplied from the wiring portion disposed in the groove portion.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescence apparatus comprises: a substrate having a pixel region and sealing regions; an organic electroluminescence device located in the pixel region of the substrate; and a sealing substrate having a pixel region and sealing regions corresponding to the pixel region and the sealing regions of the substrate. The sealing regions of the sealing substrate comprise conductive layers continuously connected to each other. In a method of manufacturing organic electroluminescence apparatus by sealing the substrate and the sealing substrate using a glass frit, manufacturing costs and process time can be greatly reduced.

Abstract: A flat panel display apparatus may include: a substrate; a display portion arranged on the substrate; an encapsulation substrate arranged to face the display portion; a sealing portion arranged between the substrate and the encapsulation substrate and surrounding the display portion; a wiring portion arranged between the substrate and the encapsulation substrate and having an area overlapping the sealing portion, and comprising a plurality of wiring members having different respective resistances; and a lead-in portion connected to the wiring portion and an external power source for applying a voltage to the wiring portion.

Abstract: Embodiments relate to halftone masks that can uniformly form the height of an underlying layer in two regions that are spaced apart from each other, a manufacturing method thereof, and a method for forming a film using the same. The halftone mask includes a first light blocking unit and a second light blocking unit, and a semi-transmitting unit that is disposed adjacent to the side of the second light blocking unit. The first and second light blocking units block light and are spaced apart from each other at a predetermined interval. The semi-transmitting unit is positioned at a side far from the first light blocking unit and reduces intensity of light. Sum of the second length of the second light blocking unit and the third length of the semi-transmitting unit is larger than the first length of the first blocking unit.

Abstract: A silicon crystallization system includes a vibration device for vibrating a linear laser beam along a longer-axis direction of the linear laser beam. A vibration frequency at which the laser beam is vibrated is periodically generated and randomly changes within a predetermined range.

Abstract: A display device may include a first substrate comprising a display region and a non-display region surrounding the display region, a first metal wiring formed in the display region of the first substrate, a second metal wiring formed in the non-display region of the first substrate, a sealing member formed on the second metal wiring, and a second substrate disposed on the sealing member so as to face the first substrate. The first metal wiring and the second wiring are made of the same material.

Abstract: A flat panel display apparatus having improved encapsulating characteristics comprises: a substrate; a display unit on the substrate; a sealing substrate disposed facing the display unit; a sealing member between the substrate and the sealing substrate and surrounding the display unit; a wiring unit between the substrate and the sealing substrate and overlapping at least the sealing member, and including wiring members separated from each other; and an inlet unit electrically connected to a power source and the wiring unit for applying voltage to the wiring unit, and including an edge parallel with an outermost wiring member of the wiring unit. A mother substrate for the display apparatus comprises a substrate, a plurality of display units, a sealing substrate, a sealing member, wiring units, a connection unit, and an inlet unit. Methods of manufacturing the display apparatus and the mother substrate are also disclosed.

Abstract: A thin film transistor (TFT), a method of fabricating the same, and an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display device including the TFT. The TFT includes a substrate having a pixel region and a non-pixel region, a semiconductor layer, a gate insulating layer, a gate electrode, and source and drain electrodes disposed on the pixel region, at least one gettering site disposed on the non-pixel region, and at least one connection portion to connect the at least one gettering site and the semiconductor layer. The method of fabricating the TFT includes patterning a polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) layer to form a plurality of semiconductor layers, connection portions, and at least one gettering site, the semiconductor layers being connected to the at least one gettering site via the connection portions, and annealing the substrate to getter the plurality of semiconductor layers.

Abstract: A thin film transistor (TFT), a method of fabricating the same, and an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display device including the TFT. The TFT includes a substrate having a pixel region and a non-pixel region, a semiconductor layer, a gate insulating layer, a gate electrode, and source and drain electrodes disposed on the pixel region, at least one gettering site disposed on the non-pixel region, and at least one connection portion to connect the at least one gettering site and the semiconductor layer The method of fabricating the TFT includes patterning a polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) layer to form a plurality of semiconductor layers, connection portions, and at least one gettering site, the semiconductor layers being connected to the at least one gettering site via the connection portions, and annealing the substrate to getter the plurality of semiconductor layers.

Abstract: In a flat panel display apparatus and a method of manufacturing the same, the flat panel display apparatus includes a substrate, a display unit disposed on the substrate, a sealing substrate disposed facing the display unit, a sealing member disposed between the substrate and the sealing substrate so as to surround the display unit, a wiring unit disposed between the substrate and the sealing substrate so as to partially overlap the sealing member, and at least three inlet portion groups to which voltage is applied via an external power source. The inlet portion groups are connected to the wiring unit. Each inlet portion group includes a plurality of sub-inlet portions.

Abstract: A flat panel display apparatus includes a substrate, a display unit on the substrate, a sealing substrate facing the display unit, a sealing member between the substrate and the sealing substrate surrounding the display unit, a wiring unit between the substrate and the sealing substrate with an area overlapped with the sealing member, the wiring unit comprising a plurality of separate wiring members, and a leading unit comprising a main body unit, a connection unit, and an intermediate unit that are integrally formed and where the leading unit is configured to receive a voltage applied to the wiring unit from an external power source. The connection unit is connected to the wiring unit, the main body unit is connected to the external power source, the intermediate unit is arranged between the connection unit and the main body unit, and a width of the connection unit decreases away from the main body unit.

Abstract: In a flat panel display apparatus having improved sealing and a method of manufacturing the same, the flat panel display apparatus comprises: a substrate; a display unit disposed on the substrate; a sealing substrate facing the display unit; a sealing member interposed between the substrate and the sealing substrate and surrounding the display unit; and a plurality of wiring groups comprising areas overlapping the sealing member between the substrate and the sealing substrate; wherein the wiring groups are disposed so as to surround the display unit, are spaced apart from an area corresponding to an edge of the display unit, and receive voltage from an external power source.

Abstract: Flat panel displays and methods of manufacturing the displays are disclosed. In one embodiment, the flat panel display includes: i) a substrate, ii) a display unit formed over the substrate, iii) an encapsulation substrate formed so as to face the display unit and iv) a sealing member formed between the substrate and the encapsulation substrate so as to substantially surround the display unit. The display may further include i) a wiring unit formed between the substrate and the encapsulation substrate so as to substantially overlap with the sealing member, wherein the wiring unit includes at least one via hole and ii) an inlet unit connected to the wiring unit and connectable to an external power source.

Abstract: A flat panel display apparatus with improved sealing characteristics, and a method of manufacturing the same. The flat panel display apparatus includes a substrate; a display unit disposed on the substrate; a sealing substrate disposed to face the display unit; a sealing member disposed between the substrate and the sealing substrate to surround the display unit; a wiring unit disposed between the substrate and the sealing substrate to overlap the sealing member; a first protective layer disposed between the sealing member and the wiring unit; and inlets formed to be electrically connected to an external power source and the wiring unit to apply a voltage to the wiring unit.

Abstract: A flat panel display apparatus includes a first substrate having a display region, a second substrate facing the first substrate and bonded to the first substrate, a groove portion in an edge of at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate, and a wiring portion and a bonding member arranged in the groove portion. The bonding member contacts the wiring portion. The wiring portion is configured to receive power and to supply heat to the bonding member. The bonding member is configured to bond the first substrate and the second substrate using the heat supplied from the wiring portion disposed in the groove portion.

Abstract: In a Joule heat encapsulating apparatus and an encapsulating method using the same, a panel is mounted on a stage, the panel including a thermal-hardening type sealant for surrounding and sealing a display unit formed between a first substrate and a second substrate, a heat-generating wiring overlapping the thermal-hardening type sealant, and an electric current application wiring connected to the heat-generating wiring. A cap is employed to form a sealed space, in which the panel is arranged, between the stage and the cap. An exhaustion mechanism for exhausting air in the sealed space, and a power applying mechanism connected to the electric current application wiring for supplying a current to the heat-generating wiring, are provided. As a result, a stable encapsulating structure which prevents permeation of oxygen or moisture may be easily formed.

Abstract: A flat panel display apparatus includes a substrate; a display unit disposed on the substrate; a sealing substrate disposed to face the display unit; a sealing member disposed between the substrate and the sealing substrate to surround the display unit; a wiring unit disposed between the substrate and the sealing substrate, including a region that overlaps the sealing member, and including a plurality of wiring members that are spaced apart from each other in at least a portion of the region that overlaps the sealing member; and a lead-in unit connected to the wiring unit to apply a voltage to the wiring unit, and formed to be electrically connectable to an external power source.

Abstract: A mother substrate for forming flat panel display apparatuses and a method of manufacturing the same, the mother substrate including a substrate; a plurality of display units on the substrate, the display units being for forming a plurality of flat panel display apparatuses; a sealing substrate facing the display units; sealing members between the substrate and the sealing substrate, the sealing members surrounding each of the display units; a plurality of wiring units between the substrate and the sealing substrate, the wiring units overlapping the sealing members; a connecting unit including a conductive material, the connecting unit connecting adjacent wiring units in one direction and having a width that is greater than a width of each of the wiring units; and inlets connected to the plurality of wiring units and an external power source, the inlets being for applying a voltage to the plurality of wiring units.

Abstract: An organic light emitting diode display includes a substrate main body, a semiconductor layer and a first capacitor electrode on the substrate main body, bottom surfaces of the semiconductor layer and first capacitor electrode being substantially coplanar, and each of the semiconductor layer and first capacitor electrode including an impurity-doped polysilicon layer, a gate insulating layer on the semiconductor layer and the first capacitor electrode, a gate electrode on the semiconductor layer with the gate insulating layer therebetween, and a second capacitor electrode on the first capacitor electrode with the gate insulating layer therebetween, the second capacitor electrode including a convex electrode portion and a concave electrode portion, the concave electrode portion being thinner than each of the convex electrode portion and the gate electrode.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescence apparatus comprises: a substrate having a pixel region and sealing regions; an organic electroluminescence device located in the pixel region of the substrate; and a sealing substrate having a pixel region and sealing regions corresponding to the pixel region and the sealing regions of the substrate. The sealing regions of the sealing substrate comprise conductive layers continuously connected to each other. In a method of manufacturing organic electroluminescence apparatus by sealing the substrate and the sealing substrate using a glass frit, manufacturing costs and process time can be greatly reduced.