Electrode (epo) Patents (Class 257/E51.019)
  • Publication number: 20110108848
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display having an active layer of a thin film transistor formed on a substrate, a first conductive layer formed at an edge of the active layer, a first insulation layer formed on the substrate and the first conductive layer, a second conductive layer corresponding to a central area of the active layer formed on the first insulation layer, a fanout lower electrode separated a predetermined distance from the second conductive layer, a pixel electrode, a third conductive layer formed on the second conductive layer, a fanout upper electrode formed on the fanout lower electrode, a second insulation layer formed on the third conductive layer, the fanout upper electrode, and the pixel electrode, and source and drain electrodes contacting the pixel electrode and formed on the second insulation layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2010
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yul-Kyu Lee, Chun-Gi You, Sun Park, Jong-Hyun Park, Jin-Hee Kang
  • Publication number: 20110109532
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display and a method for manufacturing the same are described. An exemplary embodiment provides an OLED display including: a substrate including a plurality of pixel areas; a light emitting unit including an organic light emitting diode and a plurality of first thin film transistors, the light emitting unit being formed in each of the plurality of pixel areas; and a sensor unit including a photosensor and a plurality of second thin film transistors, the sensor unit being formed in at least some of the plurality of pixel areas. Each of the plurality of first thin film transistors and the plurality of second thin film transistors includes an oxide semiconductor layer, and the photosensor includes an oxide photoelectric conversion layer that are made of a same material on a same layer as the oxide semiconductor layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Inventor: Woong-Sik Choi
  • Publication number: 20110101401
    Abstract: Disclosed is an organic light-emitting display device that comprises a light-emitting layer formable simply by a wet process and has a prolonged service life. Also disclosed is an organic light-emitting device that comprises an upper transparent electrode having a lowered wiring resistance that can lower wiring resistance-derived power consumption. Further disclosed are a method and an apparatus for manufacturing an organic light-emitting element having a prolonged service life. In a first embodiment, an organic light-emitting display device is provided that comprises a moisture capturing layer provided between an upper electrode and a lower electrode. In a second embodiment, an organic light-emitting apparatus is provided that comprises a metal substrate, an organic light-emitting element provided on the metal substrate, and an upper transparent electrode connected electrically to the metal substrate through a contact hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Inventors: Sukekazu Aratani, Kazuhito Masuda, Kotaro Araya, Hiroyuki Kagawa, Shintaro Takeda, Shingo Ishihara
  • Patent number: 7923277
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a surface-mounting ceramic LED package and a method for its production comprising: layering a ceramic green sheet which has a hole and a second ceramic green sheet, inserting a mold with a groove to form a partition in the bottom of the ceramic green sheet substrate, and firing the ceramic green sheet substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Naoto Nakajima, Shuichi Tsunoda, Akira Inaba
  • Patent number: 7915059
    Abstract: An exemplary organic light emitting diode (20) includes a substrate (21), a first electrode (22) with a plurality of fluorinions therein, an organic emission stack (29), and a second electrode (28) sequentially stacked in that order. A related method for fabricating the organic emitting diode is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Chimei Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Shih-Chang Wang, Jung-Lung Huang
  • Patent number: 7915613
    Abstract: Disclosed is an organic light emitting display device including a substrate having a plurality of sub-pixel areas, a switching thin film transistor formed on each of the sub-pixel areas, a driving thin film transistor connected to the switching thin film transistor, a color filter formed on at least one of sub-pixel areas, an insulating layer formed on the switching thin film transistor, the driving thin film transistor and the color filter, a pixel electrode connected to the driving thin film transistor, an organic light emitting member formed on the pixel electrode, and a common electrode formed on the organic light emitting member. The insulating layer has a groove. The groove is formed along a boundary of the pixel electrode. The groove has a width of about 0.2 to about 4 ?m. The groove has a depth of about 0.2 to about 4 ?m. The pixel electrode has an edge declined in the groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Seung-Kyu Park
  • Publication number: 20110057176
    Abstract: Disclosed is an organic light emitting device comprising a first electrode, two or more organic compound layers, and a second electrode, wherein the first electrode comprises a conductive layer and an n-type organic compound layer which is in contact with the conductive layer, one of the organic compound layers interposed between the n-type organic compound layer of the first electrode and the second electrode is a p-type organic compound layer forming an NP junction together with the n-type organic compound layer of the first electrode, energy levels of the layers satisfy the following Expressions (1) and (2), and one or more layers interposed between the p-type organic compound layer and the second electrode are n-doped with alkali earth metal: 0 eV<EnL?EF1?4 eV??(1) EpH?EnL?1 eV??(2) where EF1 is a Fermi energy level of the conductive layer of the first electrode, EnL is an LUMO (lowest unoccupied molecular orbital) energy level of the n-type organic compound layer of the first electrode, and Ep
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2009
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Inventors: Min-Soo Kang, Se-Hwan Son, Jeoung-Kwen Noh
  • Patent number: 7888687
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an electrode that can produce powerful light emission with low driving voltage, without reducing crystallinity. The electrode for a semiconductor light emitting device has a structure with an n-type or p-type electrode and an opposing p-type or n-type electrode on the same side of the light emitting device. Both electrodes comprise a bonding pad and a transparent conductive layer. Preferably, the light emitting device is a GaN-based semiconductor light emitting device. The material of the transparent conductive layer is a metal oxide such as ITO, or a metal such as Al, Ni.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Showa Denko K.K.
    Inventor: Hisayuki Miki
  • Publication number: 20110031474
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electroluminescent device which comprises a substrate (1) and a sandwich, said sandwich consisting of a first electrode (2), an electroluminescent layer (5) and a second electrode (6). A layer (3) comprising conductive particles (7) adjoins the first electrode (2) or the second electrode (6), said layer improving the decoupling of light from the electro-luminescent device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2004
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: PHILLIPS INTELLECTUAL PROERTY & STANDARDS GMBH
    Inventors: Hans-Helmut Bechtel, Dielrich Bertram, Markus Klein, Volker Weiler
  • Publication number: 20110031486
    Abstract: An evaporation mask, a method of manufacturing an organic electroluminescent device using the evaporation mask, and an organic electroluminescent device manufactured by the method are provided. The evaporation mask is formed of a thin film and is drawn taut by application of tension. The evaporation mask includes at least one mask unit, the mask unit including a plurality of main apertures, and a plurality of first dummy apertures formed adjacent to outermost ones of the main apertures in a direction in which tension is applied to the evaporation mask.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2010
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji SHIGEMURA, Chang Ho Kang
  • Patent number: 7875880
    Abstract: Disclosed are a light emitting display and a method for fabricating the same. The light emitting display includes a substrate. A thin film transistor is formed on a first region of the substrate, and includes a semiconductor layer, a gate electrode, and source/drain electrodes. An organic light emitting diode is electrically coupled to the thin film transistor and includes a first electrode, an emission layer, and a second electrode. A dummy pixel, formed in a second region of the substrate, includes at least one dummy pattern. The dummy pattern is formed of the same material as that of one of the semiconductor layer, the gate electrode, the source/drain electrodes, and the first electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hong-ro Lee
  • Patent number: 7875893
    Abstract: Light-emitting elements have a problem that their light-extraction efficiency is low due to scattered light or reflected light inside the light-emitting elements. The light-extraction efficiency of the light-emitting elements needs to be enhanced by a new method. According to the present invention, a light-emitting element includes a first layer generating holes, a second layer including a light-emitting layer for each emission color and a third layer generating electrons between an anode and a cathode, and the thickness of the first layer is different depending on each layer including the light-emitting layer for each emission color. A layer in which an organic compound and a metal oxide are mixed is used as the first layer, and thus, the driving voltage is not increased even when the thickness is increased, which is preferable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Seo, Daisuke Kumaki, Hisao Ikeda, Junichiro Sakata
  • Patent number: 7871842
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a surface-mounting ceramic LED package and a method for its production comprising: layering a ceramic green sheet which has a hole and a second ceramic green sheet, inserting a mold with a groove to form a partition in the bottom of the ceramic green sheet substrate, and firing the ceramic green sheet substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Naoto Nakajima, Shuichi Tsunoda, Akira Inaba
  • Patent number: 7868330
    Abstract: An organic electro luminescence display device having a plurality of anode electrodes which are disposed in parallel to a substrate, formed of a transparent conductive material and electrically separated from each other; a first conductive light shielding pattern formed along a first side of each of the anode electrodes; and a second conductive light shielding pattern formed along a second side of each of the anode electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Chun Tak Lee
  • Publication number: 20100320481
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device includes a first electrode, an organic layer formed on the first electrode and including a light-emitting layer, an intermediate layer formed on the organic layer; and a second electrode formed on the intermediate layer and having a thickness of 6 nm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2010
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Mitsuhiro Kashiwabara
  • Patent number: 7851814
    Abstract: Diode comprising a substrate and an organic electroluminescent layer interposed between a lower electrode and an upper electrode, at least one of which electrodes is formed from a multilayer which is itself formed by the stack of adjacent sublayers made of amorphous carbon, having different refractive indices n1, n2. The amorphous carbon contains no added silicon, thereby making it possible to avoid using silane for the manufacture. The multilayer provides an electrode function, a multimirror function and an encapsulation function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing
    Inventors: David Vaufrey, Benoit Racine, Christophe Fery
  • Patent number: 7838874
    Abstract: The present invention provides a light-emitting element and a light-emitting device which have high contrast, and specifically, provides a light-emitting device whose contrast is enhanced, not by using a polarizing plate but using a conventional electrode material. Reflection of external light is suppressed by provision of a light-absorbing layer included between a non-light-transmitting electrode and a light-emitting layer. As the light-absorbing layer, a layer is used, which is obtained by adding a halogen atom into a layer including an organic compound and a metal oxide. Further, the light-absorbing layer is formed also over a region in which a thin film transistor for driving a light-emitting element is formed, a region in which a wiring is formed, and the like, and thus light is extracted from the side opposite to the region in which the TFT is formed, thereby reducing reflection of external light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiro Ibe, Hisao Ikeda, Junichi Koezuka, Kaoru Kato
  • Publication number: 20100283045
    Abstract: The present invention provides an organic electroluminescent element having extended life. The present invention is an organic electroluminescent element having a pair of electrodes, and an organic light-emitting layer that contains a polymer light-emitting material and is sandwiched by the pair of electrodes, the organic electroluminescent element comprising: a first nanoparticle layer containing electron-transport metal oxide nanoparticles and hole-transport metal oxide nanoparticles, between the organic light-emitting layer and one of the pair of electrodes; and a second nanoparticle layer containing electron-transport metal oxide nanoparticles and hole-transport metal oxide nanoparticles, between the organic light-emitting layer and the other of the pair of electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2008
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Inventor: Hideki Uchida
  • Publication number: 20100258821
    Abstract: A first device is provided. The first device includes an organic light emitting device, which further comprises a first electrode, a second electrode, and an organic emissive layer disposed between the first and second electrode. Preferably, the second electrode is more transparent than the first electrode. The organic emissive layer has a first portion shaped to form an indentation in the direction of the first electrode, and a second portion shaped to form a protrusion in the direction of the second electrode. The first device may include a plurality of organic light emitting devices. The indentation may have a shape that is formed from a partial sphere, a partial cylinder, a pyramid, or a pyramid with a mesa, among others. The protrusions may be formed between adjoining indentations or between an indentation and a surface parallel to the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2010
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Applicant: University of Michigan
    Inventors: Stephen R. FORREST, Michael Slootsky, Richard Lunt
  • Publication number: 20100237374
    Abstract: Provided is a transparent organic light emitting diode (OLED) lighting device in which opaque metal reflectors are formed to adjust light emitting directions. The transparent OLED lighting device includes a transparent substrate, a transparent anode formed on a predetermined region of the transparent substrate, a reflective anode formed adjacent to the transparent anode on another region of the transparent substrate, an organic layer formed on the transparent and reflective anodes, and a transparent cathode and an encapsulation substrate sequentially stacked on the organic layer. Directions of light emitted from the organic layer vary depending on the current applied to the transparent and reflective anodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Hye Yong CHU, Jeong Ik Lee, Jong Hee Lee, Kyoung Ik Cho
  • Patent number: 7800100
    Abstract: A display device including a insulating substrate, an organic layer disposed on the insulating substrate, a common electrode disposed on the organic layer and a bead layer including a plurality of beads through which light from the organic layer passes. A method of fabricating a display device, the method including forming an organic film on a insulating substrate, forming a first transparent electrode layer on the organic film and forming a bead layer including a plurality of beads on the first transparent electrode layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang pil Lee, Un cheol Sung
  • Patent number: 7767490
    Abstract: An organic light emitting device and a method for fabricating the same are discussed. According to an embodiment, the method includes forming a mother substrate structure including organic light emitting devices including TFTs and first electrodes, each first electrode electrically connected to the corresponding TFT and being a part of an OLED to be formed; forming first and second conductive layers to form a power line in each organic light emitting device; forming a dummy layer on the first electrodes and the second conductive layer; performing at least one of scribing and grinding processes on the mother substrate structure to divide the mother substrate structure into sub-substrate structures; removing the dummy layer from the first electrodes and the second conductive layer after the performing step; and forming a light emitting layer and a second electrode on the first electrode in one of the sub-substrate structures to form the OLED.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jaeyong Park, Wonhee Choi, Byoungjune Lee, Donghwan Kim, Hyungchul Kim
  • Publication number: 20100181556
    Abstract: There is provided an organic electronic device including an anode; a hole injection layer; a hole transport layer; a photoactive layer including a plurality of first subpixels, a plurality of second subpixels and a plurality of third subpixels; an electron transport layer including an electron transport material and an n-dopant, the layer having a thickness greater than 50 nm; and a cathode. One of the anode and cathode is light-transmitting and the other has low-reflectance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2009
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Inventor: Ying Wang
  • Patent number: 7759675
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a light emitting device, particularly to an organic electroluminescent device, that can prevent corrosion of data lines and scan lines and improve the adhesive strength of a sealant. The organic electroluminescent device includes a substrate, a plurality of anode electrode layers disposed in a first direction on the substrate, a plurality of cathode electrode layers disposed in a second direction different from the first direction on the substrate, luminescent areas formed by the anode electrode layers and the cathode electrode layers, a plurality of data lines electrically communicated with the anode electrode layers, and a plurality of scan lines electrically communicated with the cathode electrode layers. At least one of the data lines and the scan lines includes a transparent electrode layer, and the sub-electrode layer completely encloses the transparent electrode layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chun Tak Lee
  • Publication number: 20100140598
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a LED light source comprising at least one layer of light emitting material (3), in particular organic light emitting material, sandwiched between two electrode layers (2, 4). At least one of the electrode layers (2, 4) is structured to form a pattern of electrode segments (5), each electrode segment (5) being in electrical contact with at least three of its nearest neighbor electrode segments (5) via direct electrical connections (6), which are designed to act as electrical fuses between the electrode segments (5). The invention allows the design of a large area LED light source having a homogeneous light density without the risk of failure of larger light emitting areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2008
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Mark Paravia, Dirk Hente
  • Patent number: 7728517
    Abstract: A stacked OLED includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a plurality of luminescent regions disposed between the first and second electrodes, and an intermediate electrode disposed between successive luminescent regions. At least one intermediate electrode comprise a metal-organic mixed layer disposed between a first charge injecting layer and a second charge injecting layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hany Aziz, Nemania Stefanovic, Jennifer A. Coggan, Zoran D. Popovic
  • Patent number: 7728326
    Abstract: A light emitting device which is capable of suppressing deterioration by diffusion of impurities such as moisture, oxygen, alkaline metal and alkaline earth metal, and concretely, a flexible light emitting device which has light emitting element formed on a plastic substrate. On the plastic substrate, disposed are two layers and more of barrier films comprising a layer represented by AlNxOy which is capable of blocking intrusion of moisture and oxygen in a light emitting layer and blocking intrusion of impurities such as an alkaline metal and an alkaline earth metal in an active layer of TFT, and further, a stress relaxation film containing resin is disposed between two layers of barrier films.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Toru Takayama
  • Publication number: 20100110048
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an organic electroluminescent display (OELD) device, more particularly, to a dual panel type OELD device and a method of fabricating the same. The OLED structure has first and second barrier walls having a reverse-taper shape with respect to the first substrate and first and second side surfaces, wherein the walls define novel polymer patterns with varying heights relative to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventors: Kyung-Hee Min, Sung-Joon Bae, Joon-Suk Lee, Do-Hyung Kim
  • Patent number: 7687889
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a light emitting display device, such as an organic electroluminescent device, and a method for manufacturing the same. Particularly, the present invention relates to reducing electrical resistance between the scan lines and the cathode electrode layers so that scan line signals do not degrade significantly degrade. One way to achieve this is to use materials to form the conducting layers of the scan line and the cathode electrode layers such that the conductivities of the conducting layers and the cathode electrode layer are as identical as possible. For example, if a same metal such as aluminum is used to form both the conducting layer and the cathode electrode layer, the resistance would be significantly lowered. In addition, a large contacting area may be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Hak Su Kim
  • Publication number: 20100059738
    Abstract: A conductive polymer composition comprising: a polymer having a HOMO level greater than or equal to ?5.7 eV and a dopant having a LUMO level less than ?4.3 eV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2007
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Applicants: CAMBRIDGE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY LIMITED, CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED
    Inventors: Jeremy Burroughes, Keng Hoong Yim, Ji-Seon Kim
  • Publication number: 20100044691
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display and a manufacturing method thereof. The OLED display includes: a substrate; pixel electrodes disposed on the substrate; a pixel defining layer disposed on the substrate, having a plurality of openings that expose the pixel electrodes; an organic emission layer formed on the pixel electrodes; and a common electrode formed on the organic emission layer and the pixel defining layer. An electrode cut is formed in the common electrode, around one of the openings of the pixel defining layer, to electrically isolate a portion of the common electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2009
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Mok Hong, Zail Lhee, Kaun-Soo Lee
  • Patent number: 7648780
    Abstract: Disclosed are organic electroluminescent devices employing materials of a low reduction potential in a layer functioning hole-injection. The organic electroluminescent devices may employ an anode material having a relatively low work function. Aluminum may be used in anode. During the operation, the organic electroluminescent devices may form a virtual electrode in their internal area, which enhances injection of carriers from a nearby electrode. Use of aluminum in the anode helps construction of cathode-emission organic electroluminescent devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Se-Hwan Son, Jun-Gi Jang, Sang-Young Jeon, Seok-Hee Yoon, Jae-Chol Lee, Kong-Kyeum Kim
  • Patent number: 7648779
    Abstract: Disclosed are organic electroluminescent devices employing materials of a low reduction potential in a layer functioning hole-injection. The organic electroluminescent devices may employ an anode material having a relatively low work function. Aluminum may be used in anode. During the operation, the organic electroluminescent devices may form a virtual electrode in their internal area, which enhances injection of carriers from a nearby electrode. Use of aluminum in the anode helps construction of cathode-emission organic electroluminescent devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Se-Hwan Son, Jun-Gi Jang, Sang-Young Jeon, Seok-Hee Yoon, Jae-Chol Lee, Kong-Kyeum Kim
  • Patent number: 7649211
    Abstract: The present invention provides a light-emitting element including an electron-transporting layer and a hole-transporting layer between a first electrode and a second electrode; and a first layer and a second layer between the electron-transporting layer and the hole-transporting layer, wherein the first layer includes a first organic compound and an organic compound having a hole-transporting property, the second layer includes a second organic compound and an organic compound having an electron-transporting property, the first layer is formed in contact with the first electrode side of the second layer, the first organic compound and the second organic compound are the same compound, and a voltage is applied to the first electrode and the second electrode, so that both of the first organic compound and the second organic compound emit light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Nobuharu Ohsawa
  • Patent number: 7642109
    Abstract: A method of making an OLED device, including providing a substrate having a first electrode and a conductive bus line provided over the substrate and organic EL media provided over the first electrode and over the conductive bus line; forming a radiation absorbing structure associated with the conductive bus line; exposing the radiation absorbing structure to radiation to produce heat sufficient to ablate a portion of the organic EL media thereby forming an opening in the organic EL media; and forming a second electrode over the organic EL media, and through the opening in the organic EL media thereby forming an electrical connection between the second electrode to the conductive bus line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Dustin L. Winters, Kelvin Nguyen, Lee W. Tutt, Robert H. Cuffney
  • Patent number: 7638356
    Abstract: An optoelectronic device and a method of fabricating a photosensitive optoelectronic device includes depositing a first organic semiconductor material on a first electrode to form a continuous first layer having protrusions, a side of the first layer opposite the first electrode having a surface area at least three times greater than an underlying lateral cross-sectional area; depositing a second organic semiconductor material directly on the first layer to form a discontinuous second layer, portions of the first layer remaining exposed; depositing a third organic semiconductor material directly on the second layer to form a discontinuous third layer, portions of at least the second layer remaining exposed; depositing a fourth organic semiconductor material on the third layer to form a continuous fourth layer, filling any exposed gaps and recesses in the first, second, and third layers; and depositing a second electrode on the fourth layer, wherein at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignees: The Trustees of Princeton University, The Regents of the University of Michigan
    Inventors: Fan Yang, Stephen R. Forrest
  • Patent number: 7633086
    Abstract: A light emitting device is disclosed which includes a substrate, a plurality of anode electrode layers disposed in a first direction on the substrate, a plurality of cathode electrode layers disposed in a second direction different from the first direction on the substrate, a plurality of data lines electrically communicated with the anode electrode layers, and a plurality of scan lines electrically communicated with the cathode electrode layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chun Tak Lee
  • Publication number: 20090294794
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an organic light emitting display includes: forming a transistor on a substrate; forming a cathode electrode on the transistor to be connected to a source or a drain of the transistor; forming a bank layer having an opening on the cathode electrode; allowing a natural oxide layer to form on the cathode electrode; removing the natural oxide layer from the cathode electrode; forming an insulating buffer layer on the cathode electrode; forming an organic light emitting layer on the insulating buffer layer; and forming an anode electrode on the organic light emitting layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventor: Howon Choi
  • Patent number: 7626195
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting device is constructed with an anode provided with a reflective metal layer, a transparent conductive layer, and a reflective metal oxide layer interposed therebetween, a cathode, and an organic functional layer interposed between the transparent conductive layer of the anode and the cathode, and provided with at least an organic emission layer. With this configuration, the reflective anode has high reflectivity, the reflectivity thereof is not substantially changed depending on wavelengths, and the reflective anode is free from defects caused by a galvanic phenomenon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hyun-Eok Shin
  • Patent number: 7615290
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device comprising an organic layer at least having a light emission layer provided between an anode and a cathode, wherein the anode has at least one layer comprised of an alloy containing aluminum as a main ingredient, and the alloy contains at least one element whose work function is relatively smaller than that of the main ingredient as a secondary ingredient, the device being relatively inexpensive, having high reliability and capable of reducing disconnection due to hillock or migration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Eisuke Matsuda, Hirokazu Yamada
  • Publication number: 20090269871
    Abstract: To provide a high throughput film deposition means for film depositing an organic EL material made of polymer accurately and without any positional shift. A pixel portion is divided into a plurality of pixel rows by a bank, and a head portion of a thin film deposition apparatus is scanned along a pixel row to thereby simultaneously apply a red light emitting layer application liquid, a green light emitting layer application liquid, and a blue light emitting layer application liquid in stripe shapes. Heat treatment is then performed to thereby form light emitting layers luminescing each of the colors red, green, and blue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2009
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Kunitaka YAMAMOTO, Masaaki HIROKI, Takeshi FUKUNAGA
  • Patent number: 7598519
    Abstract: The invention concerns a transparent light-emitting component, in particular an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), with a layer arrangement in which a light-emitting organic layer is arranged between an upper and a lower electrode, the layer arrangement being transparent in a switched-off state and emitting light which is produced in the light-emitting organic layer by applying an electric voltage to the upper and the lower electrode in a switched-on state, which light is radiated in a ratio of at least approximately 4:1 through the upper or the lower electrode and where a stack, which is transparent in the visible spectral region, of dielectric layers is arranged on the side of the upper or the lower electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: Novaled AG
    Inventors: Karl Leo, Vadim Lyssenko, Robert Gelhaar
  • Publication number: 20090246896
    Abstract: Rapid thermal processing of printed electrodes and cathodes for organic electronic devices and light-emitting polymer devices (LEPDs) to prevent detrimental cathode ink/underlying layer interactions is described herein. The ink layer printed cathode can be thinned during fabrication using high mesh count screens, calendered mesh screens, high squeegee pressures, high hardness squeegees, high squeegee angles and combinations thereof. Alone, or in combination with, a thinned ink layer, the printed cathode can be cured using reduced time hot plate processing, infrared processing, heated gas flow processing, or combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2008
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Inventors: Melissa Kreger, John D. MacKenzie
  • Publication number: 20090230383
    Abstract: A passive matrix organic light emitting diode display device comprises a plurality of vertical organic light emitting transistors, each having a first collector, a first grid/base, and a first emitter. Therein, the first collectors are electrically connected and arranged parallelly to form a plurality of first scan units, and the first grids/bases are electrically connected and arranged parallelly to form a plurality of second scan units, while the first emitters are integrated into a common electrode, in which the first scan units and the second scan units are perpendicularly crossed. By perpendicularly combining vertical transistors onto organic light emitting diodes so as to drive the organic light emitting diodes, an active area as well as a luminance of the organic light emitting diode display device are enhanced and consequently an aperture ratio of each pixel unit in the organic light emitting diode display device is increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Inventors: Hsin-Fei Meng, Sheng-Fu Horng, Yu-Chiang Chao
  • Publication number: 20090230384
    Abstract: A vertical organic light emitting transistor assembly and-a horizontal organic light emitting transistor assembly are provided. The vertical organic light emitting transistor assembly comprises a first/second vertical transistor and a first/second organic light emitting diode perpendicularly integrated with the first/second vertical transistor, respectively. The horizontal organic light emitting transistor assembly comprises a substrate, a third vertical transistor and a third organic light emitting diode. The third vertical transistor and the third organic light emitting diode are arranged abreast on the substrate. By integrating the organic light emitting diode and the vertical transistor into a unitary electronic element, the vertical transistor can efficiently drive the organic light emitting diode so that the organic light emitting transistor assembly can overcome limitations caused by existing manufacturing processes and adapt to extensive applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Inventors: Hsin-Fei Meng, Sheng-Fu Horng, Yu-Chiang Chao
  • Patent number: 7564063
    Abstract: A multi-layer composite electrode for a light-emitting device, comprising: a transparent, conductive layer; a reflective, conductive layer in electrical contact with the transparent, conductive layer; and a light-scattering layer formed between the transparent, conductive layer and the reflective, conductive layer over only a first portion of the transparent, conductive layer, wherein the light-scattering layer is relatively less conductive than the reflective, conductive layer and the reflective, conductive layer is in electrical contact with the transparent, conductive layer over a second portion of the transparent, conductive layer where the light-scattering layer is not formed. Also disclosed is a method of making such a multi-layer composite electrode in a light emitting device, and an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) device comprising such a composite electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventor: Ronald S. Cok
  • Patent number: 7557049
    Abstract: A producing method of a wired circuit board includes the step of preparing a wired circuit board including an insulating layer and a conductive pattern having a wire covered with the insulating layer and a terminal portion exposed from the insulating layer; and the step of forming a semiconductive layer on a surface of the insulating layer by dipping the wired circuit board in a polymeric liquid of a conductive polymer in which an electrode is provided, and applying a voltage so that the electrode becomes an anode and the conductive pattern becomes a cathode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Jun Ishii, Yasunari Ooyabu, Hiroyuki Kurai
  • Patent number: 7550769
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a semiconductor device, in particular, a light emitting element which can be easily manufactured with a wet method. One feature of the invention is a light emitting device including a transistor and a light emitting element. In the light emitting element, an organic layer, a light emitting layer, and a second electrode are sequentially formed over a first electrode, and the transistor is electrically connected to the light emitting element through a wiring. Here, the wiring contains aluminum, carbon, and titanium. The organic layer is formed by a wet method. The first electrode which is in contact with the organic layer is formed from indium tin oxide containing titanium oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Kengo Akimoto
  • Publication number: 20090148968
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device includes a substrate; first electrodes arranged on the luminous portion of the substrate in a single direction; an insulating layer pattern formed on the first electrodes and the substrate in a lattice shape to define plural pixel openings on the first electrodes; partition layers formed on the insulating layer pattern, the partition layers intersecting the first electrodes perpendicularly; organic thin film layer formed on the pixel openings; second electrodes formed on the organic thin film layer to be perpendicular to the first electrodes; first bus electrode patterns formed on the pad portion of the substrate to be connected with the first electrodes; second bus electrode patterns formed on the pad portion of the substrate to be connected with the second electrodes and including a material for forming the second electrodes; and barrier films formed between the second bus electrode patterns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2009
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: DAEWOO ELECTRONICS Corporation
    Inventor: Jae Houn You
  • Publication number: 20090134420
    Abstract: In an LED array chip (2), LEDs (6) are connected together in series by a bridging wire (30). The LEDs (6) each have a semiconductor multilayer structure (8-18) including a light emitting layer (14). Here, the semiconductor multilayer structure (8-18) is epitaxially grown on a front surface of an SiC substrate (4). A phosphor film (48) covers the LEDs (6). Two power supply terminals (36 and 38), which are electrically independent from each other, are formed on a back surface of the SiC substrate (4). The power supply terminal (36) is connected to a cathode electrode (32) of an LED (6a) at a lower potential end by a bridging wire (40) and a plated-through hole (42). The power supply terminal (38) is connected to an anode electrode (34) of an LED (6d) at a higher potential end by a bridging wire (44) and a plated-through hole (46).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hideo Nagai