Matrix Or Array Patents (Class 313/500)
  • Patent number: 7772759
    Abstract: An electrooptical apparatus includes a light emission element array in which a plurality of light emission elements are arranged, and a barrier rib which surrounds the light emission element array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Seiichi Tanabe, Yoshihiko Machida
  • Patent number: 7766489
    Abstract: A lighting device is provided for projecting a pixelated lighting pattern to be viewed onto a surface facing said device is provided. The device comprises a plurality of independently controllable lighting units (1), each lighting unit comprising at least one light-emitting diode (3, 4, 5, 6), and a controller (7) for controlling the emission of light from said lighting units. A device according to the present invention allows ambient illumination of a surface and projection of images and patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Peter Alexander Duine, Hugo Johan Cornelissen, Helmut Zahn, Marten Sikkens, Jorrit Ernst De Vries, Remco Alphonsus Hendrikus Breen
  • Patent number: 7768029
    Abstract: An LED lamp has a package and a plurality of light emitting elements that are electrically connected to a plurality of electrode plates provided in the package and that are sealed with transparent material. A red light emitting element of the plurality of light emitting elements is wire bonded along the longitudinal direction of the package, a green light emitting element and a blue light emitting element are flip-chip bonded with its electrode faced down, and the electrodes are extended to a surface opposite to the light emission surface of the LED lamp while being embedded in the package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignees: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd., Koha Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kanae Matsumura, Hideaki Kato, Kiyotaka Teshima, Shunsuke Ohtsuka
  • Patent number: 7764012
    Abstract: Further reduction in frame portion is achieved in the case where a driver circuit and a pixel portion are formed on a common substrate. Also, a light emitting device is provided with an advantageous structure for obtaining a large number of panels by use of a large substrate, whereby the number of panels taken out from a substrate can be increased, leading to better productivity. According to the invention, a terminal electrode is provided in the position overlapping a peripheral circuit portion, and the terminal electrode is connected to an FPC with an anisotropic conductive adhesive material. In addition, a covering material is firmly fixed by using a sealant that is in contact with the edge and periphery of a substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Mitsuaki Osame, Jun Koyama
  • Patent number: 7755280
    Abstract: An active matrix electroluminescence display device and a method for fabricating the same, whereby damage caused by UV light rays during the fabrication process can be prevented, are disclosed. The active matrix electroluminescence display device includes a plurality of transistors formed on a substrate having an emissive area and a non-emissive area defined thereon, an insulating layer formed on the substrate and the thin film transistors, a metallic protective layer formed on the insulating layer of the non-emissive area, a first electrode formed on the insulating layer of the emissive area, an electroluminous layer formed on the first electrode, and a second electrode formed on the electroluminous layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Chang Nam Kim
  • Patent number: 7750562
    Abstract: An organic light emitting apparatus obtained by dividing a plurality of organic light emitting apparatuses that are integrally formed, including a substrate; an organic light emitting device which is placed on the substrate and has a first electrode, an organic compound layer and a second electrode provided on the substrate in this order; and an inorganic moisture barrier layer formed on the organic light emitting device to cover the organic light emitting device. The inorganic moisture barrier layer has, around the organic light emitting device, a division end formed by dividing the inorganic moisture barrier layer, and the division end of the inorganic moisture barrier layer has a thickness smaller than the inorganic moisture barrier layer on the organic light emitting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Koichi Matsuda
  • Patent number: 7750555
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a transparent electrode featuring the interposition of a nano-metal layer between a grid electrode on a transparent substrate and an electroconductive polymer layer, and a preparation method thereof. The transparent electrode can be produced in a continuous process at high productivity and low cost and can be applied to various display devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ki Yong Song, Jin Young Kim, Sung Hen Cho, Chang Ho Noh
  • Patent number: 7745991
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide simple, high-speed processing for the formation of an EL layer by an ink-jet method. A method of manufacturing an electro-optical device having good operation performance and high reliability, and in particular, a method of manufacturing an EL display device, is provided. The present invention forms EL layers continuously across a plurality of pixels when the EL layers are formed by the ink-jet method. Specifically, with respect to m columns and n rows of pixel electrodes arranged in a matrix state, the EL layers are formed so as to form stripes with respect to one certain selected row or one column. The EL layers may also be formed having an oblong shape or a rectangular shape with respect to each pixel electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Kunitaka Yamamoto, Yasuyuki Arai
  • Patent number: 7741772
    Abstract: A white light emitting diode package structure having a silicon substrate is disclosed. The white light emitting diode package structure comprises a silicon substrate having a plurality of cup-structures thereon, one of a plurality of blue light emitting diodes is respectively disposed in each cup-structure, and a phosphor structure covering the silicon substrate and the cup-structures. The blue light emitting diodes have various wavelengths and the phosphor structure has a plurality of kinds of phosphor powders and a sealing material. Each kind of phosphor powder is able to convert blue light within a certain wavelength into yellow light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Touch Micro-System Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Hung-Yi Lin, Hong-Da Chang
  • Patent number: 7737444
    Abstract: The invention provides a display device and an electronic device, each of which has one of a structure in which a substrate provided with a light emitting element which performs bottom light emission and a substrate provided with a light emitting element which performs top light emission are attached, and a structure in which two substrates, each of which is provided with a light emitting element which performs bottom light emission are attached. By attaching two substrates, each of which is provided with a light emitting element, displays are provided on the front and back of the display device, thus a high added value can be realized. One of the two substrates, each of which is provided with a light emitting element also functions as a sealing substrate for another substrate, thus a compact, thin, and lightweight display device can be obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuaki Osame, Aya Anzai, Jun Koyama, Yasuko Watanabe, Shunpei Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 7733308
    Abstract: The invention provides an electro-optical device in which a voltage drop due to the wiring resistance of a cathode is reduced and therefore steady image signals are transmitted such that erroneous image display, such as low contrast, is reduced or prevented. The invention also provides an electronic apparatus including such an electro-optical device. An electro-optical device includes red, green, and blue luminescent power-supply lines to apply currents to light-emitting elements arranged in an actual display region in a matrix; and a cathode line disposed between the light-emitting elements and a cathode. The cathode line has a width larger than a width of red, green, and blue luminescent power-supply lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Hayato Nakanishi
  • Patent number: 7733309
    Abstract: In a light emitting display apparatus requiring power supply lines, excellent uniformity in display luminance is provided over a relatively large screen by disposing at least one of input terminals for the power supply lines between input terminals for signal lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hajime Akimoto, Toshihiro Sato, Yoshirou Mikami, Hiroshi Kageyama
  • Patent number: 7728299
    Abstract: Edge portions of detection electrodes, such as a first linear electrode and a second linear electrode, that include the side surfaces of the detection electrodes and parts of surfaces of the detection electrodes, the surfaces continuing from the side surfaces and facing a photoconductive layer for recording, are covered with dielectrics. Further, surfaces of the detection electrodes and the dielectrics are coated with an anti-crystallization layer to prevent crystallization of a photoconductive layer for readout. At this time, the surfaces of the electrodes are smoothly covered with the dielectrics at angles ? of contact of 5 to 60 degrees so that no bump is present, thereby preventing generation of a crack in the anti-crystallization layer on the dielectrics and the electrodes. Accordingly, crystallization of the photoconductive layer for readout, which is induced by injection of charges from the edge portions of the detection electrodes or the like, is prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Kaku Irisawa, Yasuhisa Kaneko, Masaharu Ogawa
  • Patent number: 7728510
    Abstract: Provided are an organic light emitting display (OLED) and a method of fabricating the same capable of improving product reliability by forming an auxiliary electrode line to be in contact with a second electrode power supply line to remove an organic layer on the auxiliary electrode line and minimize the organic layer on a pixel region, thereby preventing pixel shrinkage resulting from degradation of an organic emission layer caused by out-gassing from the organic layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sang-Hun Oh
  • Patent number: 7723912
    Abstract: Disclosed is a flat panel display capable of enhancing a white balance by making a doping concentration or shape and size of drain offset regions of driving transistors different, in R, G and B unit pixels of each pixel. A flat panel display, comprises a plurality of pixels, where each of pixels including R, G and B unit pixels to embody red (R), green (G) and blue (B) colors, respectively. Each of the unit pixels includes a transistor with source/drain regions. Transistors of at least two unit pixels of the R, G and B unit pixels have drain regions of different geometric structures. In each unit pixel, a resistance value of the drain region of the transistor to drive a light-emitting device having the highest luminous efficiency among the transistors is higher than that of the drain region of a transistor to drive the light-emitting device having a relatively low luminous efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-Bon Koo, Sang-Il Park, Ul-Ho Lee, Jin-Soo Kim, Jin-Woung Jung, Chang-Gyu Lee
  • Patent number: 7724215
    Abstract: A display which does not require color filters, has low optical losses, and is not heavy and large, and a method for displaying an image using the display includes a substrate on one side of which sub-pixels are arranged. Each sub-pixel includes two opposite electrodes and an emitter layer which is interposed between the two electrodes. The emitter layer receives the light projected from an excitation light source, and is able to radiate photoluminescence light. The photoluminescence light from the emitter layer may be controllably quenched by an electrical field formed by the electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Michael Redecker
  • Patent number: 7710019
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display includes a substrate, an auxiliary electrode disposed on the substrate, a first signal line disposed on the substrate, a second signal line crossing the first signal line, a driving voltage line disposed on the substrate, a first thin film transistor connected to the first signal line and the second signal line, a second thin film transistor connected to the first thin film transistor and the driving voltage line, a first electrode connected to the second thin film transistor, a second electrode facing the first electrode, and a light-emitting member disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The auxiliary electrode is connected to one of the driving voltage line and the second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwang-Chul Jung, Beohm-Rock Choi, Nam-Deog Kim
  • Patent number: 7710015
    Abstract: An aperture LAR of a light-emitting portion is changed in diameter (size) from the center portion of a screen to the peripheral portion thereof. In this manner, any displacement observed between the aperture LAR and a vapor deposition region VAR of an organic EL material is controlled. The aperture LAR is preferably larger in size at the center portion of the screen, and smaller in the peripheral portion thereof. As such, a light-emitting layer is vapor-deposited on a substrate correctly for every pixel so that a high-quality self-emitting display including organic EL display can de derived.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi Displays, Ltd.
    Inventors: Noriharu Matsudate, Hirotsugu Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 7710022
    Abstract: An active-matrix electroluminescent device, comprising: a plurality of light-emitting elements laid out over a substrate, a plurality of electrical buses carrying a common signal connected to the light-emitting elements; and a plurality of electrical cross-connections intersecting and electrically connecting the plurality of electrical buses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Global Oled Technology LLC
    Inventors: Ronald S. Cok, Michael E. Miller
  • Patent number: 7704762
    Abstract: A method of producing a lamp, including: mounting light emitting junctions in respective receptacles; mounting the receptacles on a curved support structure so as to form a three-dimensional array; and placing the light emitting junctions in electrical connection with the support structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Lednium Technology PTY Limited
    Inventors: Balu Jeganathan, John Albert Montagnat
  • Patent number: 7692376
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical device comprising a substrate carrying at least one component comprising at least one electrode, a first connecting line electrically connected to said electrode, wherein the first connecting line bridges a second connecting line by means of a crossover. The crossover is, at least at one side, bounded by an electrically insulating structure. The invention allows new testing methods and efficient lead-outs for an electrical device, such as electroluminescent display devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics, N.V.
    Inventors: Herbert Lifka, Erik Albertus Hendrikus Monica Stroex, Mark Bakker, Sietze Jongman, Markus Heinrich Klein
  • Patent number: 7692377
    Abstract: A display apparatus capable of preventing thermal deterioration of an organic EL layer to improve a reliability without increasing a frame area thereof includes a display area, a circuit and wiring area, a pixel circuit common supply line, a contact hole, an external connection terminal, and an adhesion area. In the display area, EL devices and pixel circuits are arranged in a matrix. In the contact hole, a common voltage line and a transparent electrode electrically connected to an output of the EL device are electrically connected to each other. To the external connection terminal, an image signal, a control signal, and electric power are externally supplied. The contact hole and the common voltage line are disposed to surround a peripheral of the display area. To the pixel circuit common supply line, the electric power is supplied from the external connection terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kohichi Nakamura, Somei Kawasaki
  • Patent number: 7687987
    Abstract: A main object of the present invention is to provide an organic EL element being excellent in light emitting characteristics, characteristics of an organic EL layer and current-voltage characteristic. To attain the object, the invention discloses—an organic electroluminescent element comprises a substrate, an anode layer formed on the substrate, an organic electroluminescent layer formed on the anode layer and—containing at least a light emitting layer, a semitransparent cathode layer formed on the organic electroluminescent layer, a transparent buffer layer formed on the semitransparent cathode layer and having an impact buffering function, and a transparent electroconductive protection layer formed on the transparent buffer layer and having an oxidation preventing function. A contact region in which the semitransparent cathode layer and the transparent electroconductive protection layer contact with each other is provided in a non-display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomonori Akai, Shigehiro Ueno
  • Patent number: 7683385
    Abstract: A facet extraction LED improved in light extraction efficiency and a manufacturing method thereof. A substrate is provided. A light emitting part includes an n-type semiconductor layer, an active layer and a p-type semiconductor layer sequentially stacked on the substrate. A p-electrode and an n-electrode are connected to the p-type semiconductor layer and the n-type semiconductor layer, respectively. The p- and n-electrodes are formed on the same side of the LED. The light emitting part is structured as a ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae Won Lee, Hee Seok Park, Masayoshi Koike
  • Patent number: 7675231
    Abstract: A light emitting diode display device includes a substrate having a first conductive portion and a second conductive portion. A light emitting diode die is coupled to the first conductive portion. A wire bond is coupled to the light emitting diode die and coupled to the second conductive portion. An encapsulant encases the light emitting diode die and the wire bond above the substrate. An overlay is above the encapsulant, wherein the overlay has a high glass transition temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Inventors: Elizabeth Ching Ling Fung, Kee Yean Ng, Hong Hust Yeoh
  • Patent number: 7675061
    Abstract: A display device includes a first pixel and a second pixel. The first pixel and the second pixel are defined by a first gate bus line, a second gate bus line, a first power supply line and a second power supply line. A data bus line between the first supply line and the second supply line divides the first pixel from the second pixel line. Accordingly, the pixel shares a data bus line or a power supply line with adjacent pixel. Advantageously, thereby, more space between lines prevents defects caused during fabricating the display device and improve a reliability of the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: In-Su Joo, Chun-Seok Ko, Kwang-Chul Jung
  • Patent number: 7675232
    Abstract: A self-luminescence display device, in which dispersion in display among a plurality of pixels, caused by dispersion in characteristics among drive thin-film transistors, is decreased and uniform display free of unevenness can be obtained. The device includes a plurality of pixels having current drive type luminescent elements, and parallel-connected n (n?2) thin-film transistors to feed a drive current to the respective current drive type luminescent elements. The transistors are arranged in different pixels, respectively, for example, in a first region of pixels adjacent to one another along a first direction. A second region of dummy pixels can be provided on at least one side of said first region along said first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Genshiro Kawachi, Toshihiro Sato, Shigeyuki Nishitani, Naoki Tokuda
  • Patent number: 7671527
    Abstract: A substrate having color elements includes a base member; a bank formed over the base member, the bank defining a plurality of color element areas; and color element films formed of liquid materials of a plurality of colors deposited in the color element areas. The bank has a different-color separation bank portion positioned between color element films of different colors, and a same-color separation bank portion positioned between color element films of the same color. A height of the different-color separation bank portion is greater than a height of the same-color separation bank portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Satoru Katagami, Atsushi Fukuda
  • Patent number: 7667390
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent display comprises a shadow layer, a transparent electrode, a light emitting layer, a reflective electrode and a cap layer formed on a substrate. The transparent electrode is connected to a transistor, located on the shadow layer, and has a larger area than the shadow layer. The cap layer is formed on the upper surface of the transparent electrode, and corresponds to the shadow layer. The light emitting layer is formed on the upper surface of the transparent electrode. And, the reflective electrode is formed on the upper surface of the light emitting layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventor: Kuan-Long Wu
  • Patent number: 7667384
    Abstract: A high-powered diode holder and a package thereof are disclosed. The high-powered diode holder includes a base and a plurality of metal electrodes. The base is made of ceramic. In the interior part of one end of the base, there is a functional area that is indented inwards. In the functional area, there are a plurality of through-hole units and a plurality of conducting areas whose polarities are different. The second end of the base is connected with a heat-conducting base. The metal electrodes are individually connected with the base, and the metal electrodes are electrically connected with the corresponding conducting areas respectively. In the functional area, there are a plurality of LED chips that correspond to the through-hole units respectively. The LED chips and the conducting areas are connected with conducting-wires respectively, and a package resin element covers the functional areas of the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: Lighthouse Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chih-Ming Chen, Wen-Lung Su, Hsiang-Cheng Hsieh
  • Patent number: 7661846
    Abstract: A fixing structure and a backlight module using the same are provided. The fixing structure is used for fixing a circuit board. The circuit board with several openings has an upper surface and a lower surface. The fixing structure includes a back plate and several hooks. The back plate has a contact surface. These hooks are disposed on the contact surface. The hooks go through the openings so that the contact surface contacts the lower surface. The hooks move toward the walls of the openings and press against the upper surface so as to fix the circuit board onto the back plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Meng-Jia Hsiao, Kuo-Tung Huang
  • Patent number: 7663299
    Abstract: A full-color organic electroluminescence (OEL) display panel includes a substrate and a plurality of full-color OEL pixel devices in a matrix form as a display frame. Each of the pixel devices is composed of a plurality of sub-pixel regions, corresponding to R, G or B colors. Each of the specific color sub-pixel regions in the pixel device abuts the same specific color sub-pixel region of the adjacent pixel device thereof to form a double-sized emission area. With this arrangement of sub-pixel regions, it is easier to manufacture (a) high-resolution full-color OLED panels by a metal-mask alignment process, and (b) high-resolution full-color PLED panels by an ink-jet printing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignees: Industrial Technology Research Institute, WorldLED Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ching-Ian Chao, Chun-Te Lu
  • Patent number: 7659664
    Abstract: A system for displaying an image includes a plurality of pixels each having a first organic light-emitting device (OLED), a second OLED and a third OLED. The pixel includes a first electrode layer, a first organic light-emitting layer, a second organic light-emitting layer, a second electrode layer and a color filter. The first organic light-emitting layer is disposed on the first electrode layer and within the first OLED and the second OLED. The second organic light-emitting layer is disposed on the first electrode layer and within the second OLED and the third OLED so that the first and second organic light-emitting layers overlap within the second OLED. The second electrode layer is disposed on the first organic light-emitting layer and the second organic light-emitting layer. The color filter is disposed within the second OLED.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: TPO Displays Corp.
    Inventors: Ryuji Nshikawa, Chih-Kuo Tseng, Hsiang-Lun Hsu
  • Patent number: 7652420
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device is provided having a metal wiring in a non-light-emitting region. The device may include a substrate, a wiring formed on the substrate to electrically connect to an external circuit, an insulating layer formed on the wiring such that the wiring is partially exposed. The insulating layer having a thickness 0.3 to 30 times a thickness of the wiring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Chang Nam Kim
  • Patent number: 7652422
    Abstract: Provided is a method of fabricating an organic electro luminescence device, the method comprising: forming a thin film transistor on a substrate; forming a passivation layer and a first electrode on the substrate including the thin film transistor; forming a contact hole exposing an upper surface of a drain electrode of the thin film transistor at a predetermined portion of the first electrode and the passivation layer; forming a buffer layer and a barrier rib on a predetermined portion of an upper surface of the first electrode; forming an organic emission layer within a region defined by the buffer layer; and forming a second electrode on the organic emission layer such that the second electrode is electrically connected with the drain electrode through the contact hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Joon Bae, Jae Yoon Lee
  • Patent number: 7646398
    Abstract: A three-color pixel element for a display comprises a blue emitter disposed at the origin of a rectangular coordinate system having four quadrants, a pair of red emitters and a pair of green emitters spaced apart from the blue emitter and symmetrically disposed about the origin of the rectangular coordinate system in a first and a second pair of opposing quadrants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Candice Hellen Brown Elliott
  • Patent number: 7646143
    Abstract: A self-light emitting device and an electrical appliance including the same are provided, in which extracting efficiency of light from a light emitting element, especially in an EL element, can be improved. A light scattering body formed by etching a transparent film is provided on an insulator so that the extracting efficiency of light can be improved, and the self-light emitting device with high efficiency of light emission can be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hajime Kimura
  • Patent number: 7642704
    Abstract: The LED comprises: a base having high thermal conductivity and having a mounting surface for die bonding; a printed circuit board mounted on the base and having a hole to expose a part of the mounting surface of the base and having a protruding portion projecting horizontally outward on the outer periphery of the base; an LED element mounted on the mounting surface of the base exposed in the hole of the printed circuit board; and a resin material sealing the LED element from above; wherein through-holes electrically connected to the LED element are formed at the outer periphery of the protruding portion and an external connection electrode is provided to the upper and lower surfaces of the through-holes. This LED enhances the heat dissipating effect to enable generation of high-luminance light and can also be mounted on either the upper or lower surface of a motherboard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Citizen Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sadato Imai, Satoru Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 7642710
    Abstract: A pixel structure electrically connected to a scan line, a data line and a power line is provided. The pixel structure includes a current control unit, a pixel electrode and a redundant active device. The current control unit is electrically connected to the scan line, the data line and the power line. The pixel electrode is electrically connected to the current control unit. The redundant active device is electrically connected to the pixel electrode and the current control unit, and the redundant active device is electrically insulated from the power line. Moreover, an organic electro-luminescence displaying unit and a repairing method thereof are further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Wen Yao, Hsin-Hung Lee
  • Patent number: 7642715
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a base; a plurality of first electrodes; a partition having a plurality of openings located at positions corresponding to the first electrodes; organic functional layers each arranged in the corresponding openings; a second electrode covering the partition and the organic functional layers; an organic buffer layer covering the second electrode; a gas barrier layer covering the organic buffer layer; and an intermediate protective layer, disposed between the organic buffer layer and the gas barrier layer, having an elasticity which is greater than that of the organic buffer layer and which is less than that of the gas barrier layer. These layers and electrodes are arranged on or above the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Kenji Hayashi
  • Patent number: 7641360
    Abstract: A light-emitting unit includes a bounding frame, a first light-emitting element, a second light-emitting element, and a first reflecting sheet. The first light-emitting element and the second light-emitting element are disposed in the bounding frame, and emit light in different directions. The first reflecting sheet is disposed on the bounding frame, and has a reflecting surface on one side away from the bounding frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Shen-Hong Chou, Hsin-Wu Lin, Chih-Kuang Chen, Ci-Guang Peng
  • Patent number: 7642559
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an EL display device having a high operation performance and reliability. The switching TFT 201 formed within a pixel has a multi-gate structure, which is a structure which imposes an importance on reduction of OFF current value. Further, the current control TFT 202 has a channel width wider than that of the switching TFT to make a structure appropriate for flowing electric current. Morever, the LDD region 33 of the current control TFT 202 is formed so as to overlap a portion of the gate electrode 35 to make a structure which imposes importance on prevention of hot carrier injection and reduction of OFF current value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Jun Koyama, Kunitaka Yamamoto, Toshimitsu Konuma
  • Patent number: 7638940
    Abstract: An organic electro-luminescence display (OLED) is provided. The OLED comprises a substrate, a plurality of organic electro-luminescence devices, a first protective film, a second protective film, and a third protective film. The electro-luminescence devices are disposed over the substrate and comprise a plurality of first, second and third light organic electro-luminescence devices. The first, second and third light organic electro-luminescence devices are covered by the first, second and third protective films, respectively. By using different protective films corresponding to different light organic electro-luminescence devices, light emitted from each organic electro-luminescence device has the optimized intensity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ya-Ping Tsai, Yi-Lung Kao, Liang-Yuan Wang, Chin-Kwang Tzen
  • Patent number: 7633218
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode device includes a substrate, and numerous first electrodes formed in a pattern over the substrate in a first dimension. Numerous first shadowing pillars, having a first height, are formed in a second dimension, orthogonal to the first dimension, and over the substrate. One-or-more first light-emitting layer(s) are formed over the first electrodes. Numerous second electrodes are formed in a pattern between the first shadowing pillars over the one-or-more first light-emitting layer(s). Numerous second shadowing pillars, having a second height, are formed in the first dimension over the substrate, wherein the second height is greater than the first height. One or more second light-emitting layer(s) are formed over the second electrodes; and numerous third electrodes are formed in a pattern over the first shadowing pillars, between the second shadowing pillars, and over the one-or-more second light-emitting layer(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventor: Ronald S. Cok
  • Patent number: 7629738
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence display device can have uniformity of color coordinates by controlling the thickness of SiNx layer under an organic light-emitting element. Such an organic electroluminescence display device can include a TFT, a passivation layer formed on the TFT, and an organic light-emitting element on the passivation layer. The passivation layer can have a thickness deviation range of about 200 ? or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hun-Jung Lee, Sang-Il Park, Sun-Hwa Kim
  • Patent number: 7626328
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device and its method of manufacturing are provided. The organic electroluminescent device may include a rear substrate, an organic electroluminescent unit including a first electrode, an organic film, and a second electrode stacked on a surface of the rear substrate. It may also include a front substrate joined to the rear substrate to seal an internal space in which the organic electroluminescent unit is disposed. It may also include a porous oxide layer composed of a porous silica and a metal compound on a lower surface thereof. A device constructed according to the present invention may have excellent adsorption of moisture and oxygen, thereby increasing the life span of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-Hyuk Lee, Hae-Seung Lee, Yoon-Hyeung Cho, Won-Jong Kim, Jin-Woo Park
  • Patent number: 7626332
    Abstract: An electroluminescent device utilizes a plurality of embodiments to minimize the variation in luminance due to changes in the voltage across the device. These include a highly conductive hole injection layer in a bi-layer device, a thick hoe transporting interlayer in a tri-layer device and the addition of an external resistor in series with the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Wencheng Su, Homer Antoniadis, Franky So
  • Patent number: 7622860
    Abstract: The present invention provides a top-emission-type organic EL display device. In a top-emission-type organic EL display device which includes organic EL elements each of which is formed by stacking a reflective lower electrode, a function layer and a light-transmissive upper electrode in order, the upper electrode contains a plurality of fine particles which are made of a material different from a material of the upper electrode. The fine particles are preferably made of silica. A portion of the upper electrode may be provided below the fine particles and a portion of the upper electrode may be provided above the fine particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Hitachi Displays, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Tanaka, Takahiro Ochiai, Toshiyuki Matsuura, Hajime Murakami
  • Patent number: 7615922
    Abstract: A top emission type electro-luminescent display device comprising a thin film transistor, an opaque electrode, an opaque layer, and an electro-luminescent medium layer. The thin film transistor overlies a substrate and is covered by an interlayer insulator. The opaque electrode and the opaque layer are successively disposed on the interlayer insulator, in which the opaque electrode is electrically connected to the thin film transistor and the opaque layer comprises an opening exposing a portion of the underlying opaque electrode. The electro-luminescent medium layer is disposed over the exposed portion of the opaque electrode. The transparent electrode is disposed on the opaque layer and conformally covers the surfaces of the opening and the electro-luminescent medium layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Shi-Hao Lee, Wei-Pang Huang, Kuo-Sheng Lee, Fan-Hsiu Chang
  • Patent number: 7605531
    Abstract: A full color display comprising a red, a green, and a blue light emitting diode, each light emitting diode including a light emitting region having at least one layer of single crystal rare earth material, the rare earth material in each of the light emitting diodes having at least one radiative transition, and the rare earth material producing a radiation wavelength of approximately 640 nm in the red light emitting diode, 540 nm in the green light emitting diode, and 460 nm in the blue light emitting diode. Generally, the color of each LED is determined by selecting a rare earth with a radiative transition producing a radiation wavelength at the selected color. In cases where the rare earth has more than one radiative transition, tuned mirrors can be used to select the desired color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Translucent, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Lebby, Vijit Sabnis, Petar B. Atanackovic