Abstract: An electroluminescent display contains an array of dynamically addressable pixels. The pixels are arranged on one side of a carrier substrate. Conductive vias in the substrate are electrically connected to each of the pixels. Each pixel consists of a bottom electrode that is coupled to a via, an electroluminescent material, and a dielectric material. A common top electrode is disposed on the dielectric material. A driver circuit conductor or connector is situated on the other side of the substrate and is electrically coupled to each of the conductive vias and to the common top electrode, so that each pixel can be individually addressed to illuminate the electroluminescent material on individual pixels.

Abstract: The invention relates to a thick film dielectric electroluminescent display having a patterned layer. The patterned layer is patterned using a laser ablation method including selecting a wavelength of laser radiation, a laser pulse length, a laser energy density and a sufficient number of laser pulses to pattern the layer without substantial ablation of or damage to other layers, whereby the wavelength of laser radiation is such that the laser radiation is substantially absorbed by the layer with minimal absorption by other layers, the laser pulse length is sufficiently short that during the duration of the laser pulse there is minimal heat flow from the layer to other layers, and the laser energy density and the sufficient number of laser pulses is sufficiently high that energy is deposited in layer, whereby at least a portion of the layer is ablated and the luminance of an unablated area of the display is comparable to the luminance of an equivalent area of an unpatterned but otherwise identical display.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device includes a switching element and a driving element connected to the switching element on a substrate in a pixel region, an overcoat layer on the switching element and the driving element, a first contact layer on the overcoat layer, the first contact layer being made of one of molybdenum and indium tin oxide, a cathode on the first contact layer, the cathode connected to the driving element through the first contact layer, an emitting layer on the cathode, and an anode on the emitting layer.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent display (OELD) device includes: first and second substrates facing each other; a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of data lines and a plurality of power lines on the first substrate, the gate and data lines crossing each other to define a plurality of pixel regions; a switching element and a driving element connected to each other in each pixel region; a first electrode connected to the driving element; an organic luminescent layer on the first electrode, the organic luminescent layer including a buffer layer as an uppermost layer; and a second electrode of a transparent conductive material on the organic luminescent layer.

Abstract: An organic light-emitting device comprising a transparent substrate, an anode layer, a cathode layer, organic functional layers sandwiched between the anode layer and the cathode layer, and an encapsulation layer fabricated on one side or both sides of the device, wherein the encapsulation layer includes a thin multilayer structure and a thick organic insulation layer. The thin multilayer structure has a period number (n) of alternating layers formed of a polymer material layer and a ceramic material layer. The thick organic insulation layer is made up of polymer materials on top of the thin multilayer.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device and a method for fabricating the same are disclosed. A first electrode, which is a pixel electrode, and a second electrode, which is a common electrode, are formed to have an uneven surface, thereby maximizing a luminous efficiency and a reflection efficiency. In addition, since a surface of a contact area between a counter electrode and a common electrode can be increased, the resistivity between the two electrodes can be reduced.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent display device includes first and second substrates bonded together, the first and second substrates having a plurality of pixel regions, a plurality of driving elements on an inner surface of the first substrate within each of the plurality of pixel regions, a plurality of connection electrodes contacting the driving elements, a black matrix on an inner surface of the second substrate at a boundary of each of the plurality of pixel regions, a color filter layer including red, green, and blue color filters on the inner surface of the second substrate, each of the red, green, and blue color filters corresponding to each of the plurality of pixel regions, a first electrode on the black matrix and the color filter layer, an organic electroluminescent layer on the first electrode, and at least one second electrode on the organic electroluminescent layer, wherein the at least one second electrode contacts the connection electrodes.

Abstract: Provided is an organic light emitting device that includes a bypass transistor between a cathode layer and an anode layer and a method of manufacturing the same.

Abstract: A cathode structure for use in an OLED device having one or more OLED layers includes a thin light-transmissive layer having a top surface and a bottom surface and including silver (Ag) wherein the Ag acts as a conductor for the cathode structure, and a light-transmissive electron-injecting layer disposed in contact with the bottom surface of the thin light-transmissive layer and with an underlying OLED layer. The structure also includes an oxide layer disposed over the thin light-transmissive layer, and a separation layer disposed between the top surface of the thin light-transmissive layer and the oxide layer.

Abstract: A light-emitting material includes a matrix section 12 and light-emitting sections 11 dispersed and buried in the matrix section. The matrix section 12 comprises a first material and the light-emitting sections comprise a second material showing a eutectic relationship with the first material.

Abstract: An organic light emitting device has a structure in which the penetration of harmful materials into an inner functional layer is blocked to prevent the degradation of the performance of the organic light emitting device and an organic electronic device includes such an organic light emitting device.

Abstract: A light-emitting apparatus of the present invention includes: a first electrode formed on an insulating surface; a first insulating layer covering an end portion of the first electrode and having a tapered edge; a second insulating layer formed on the first electrode and the first insulating layer and formed of one kind or a plurality of kinds selected from the group consisting of silicon oxide, silicon nitride, and silicon oxynitride; an organic compound layer formed on the second insulating layer; and a second electrode formed on the organic compound layer.

Abstract: A tandem organic electroluminescent device. The tandem organic electroluminescent device comprises a substrate having a pixel thin film transistor. A rib with chambered corners is formed on the substrate, surrounding a display region. A protrusion is formed in the display region. A plurality of organic light emitting diodes is stacked vertically in the display region, covering the protrusion, wherein each organic light emitting diode comprises a top electrode, an organic electroluminescent layer, and a bottom electrode. The bottom electrode of the bottommost organic light emitting diode is electrically connected to the pixel thin film transistor. A common electrode electrically connected to the top electrode of the topmost organic light emitting diode directly over the protrusion.

Abstract: A display device includes; a thin film transistor formed on a insulating substrate, a pixel electrode electrically connected to the thin film transistor, an organic layer formed on the pixel electrode, a wall surrounding the organic layer, a reflective film formed on the wall, and a common electrode formed on the organic layer.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device with a low reflectivity includes organic electroluminescence layers, a transparent electrode, a thin metal electrode, a control layer, and an auxiliary electrode. The transparent electrode and the thin metal electrode are sited on both sides of the OEL layer, respectively, in order to excite it to emit light. The auxiliary electrode and the thin metal electrode are mostly separated by a control layer. Both the auxiliary electrode and the thin metal electrode are locally connected to maintain electrically connected. Therefore, the control layer is not necessarily conductive and its material selection is not restricted by the requirement of work function matching with adjacent layers. The disclosed OLED device with a low reflectivity does not require a circular polarizer. It can be used for both active-matrix and passive-matrix OLED displays. The reflection of ambient light can be largely reduced to increase the contrast of the display panel.

Abstract: An electroluminescent light emitting element is equipped with a metal electrode layer, a light emitting layer capable of emitting light by electroluminescence, and a transparent electrode layer provided in that order on a substrate, wherein the light emitted by said light emitting layer is emitted from the side adjacent to said transparent electrode layer.

Abstract: (Problem to be solved): To provide a translucent conductive film forming coating liquid that can form a translucent conductive film having excellent translucency and conductivity together with organic solvent resistance, and a translucent conductive film formed by using this translucent conductive film forming coating liquid. (Solution): A translucent conductive film forming coating liquid, comprising conductive oxide acicular powder dispersed in a solvent containing a binder resin, wherein the glass transition point (Tg) of said binder resin is 120° C. or more.

Abstract: A method of forming an organic light-emitting display (OLED) includes the steps of providing a substrate, forming a black matrix on the substrate, forming a buffer layer on the black matrix, forming an active layer on the buffer layer, simultaneously patterning the black matrix and the buffer layer, and forming a display electrode and a thin film transistor over the buffer layer.

Abstract: A simple method was needed for dividing up the electron emitter electrodes into individual supply electrodes. An insulator partition wall was formed on the same layer and parallel to the supply electrode for supplying power to the electron emitter electrode, an electron emitter electrodes formed across the entire surface of the image display area, a side surface of the partition wall was sliced, condensation and solubility diffusion performed by heat treatment, ablation performed by irradiating the upper surface of the silicon partition wall with a laser, Joule thermal sealing/cutting performed by conducting electricity across the scanning lines enclosing the silicon partition wall in order to slice the electron emitter electrode.

Abstract: Disclosed is an organic light emitting diode display capable of preventing a phenomenon of Newton's rings by maintaining a constant gap between a first substrate and a second substrate, and a method for fabricating the same. The organic light emitting diode display includes a first substrate including at least of pixel selected from the group consisting of a plurality of red, blue and green subpixels; and a second substrate arranged to be overlapped with the first substrate and having black matrixes respectively formed in positions corresponding to the subpixels and interfaces of the subpixels, wherein the organic light emitting diode display has a spacer between the first substrate and the second substrate.

Abstract: A white light emitting OLED apparatus includes a microcavity OLED device and a light-integrating element, wherein the microcavity OLED device has a white light emitting organic EL element and the microcavity OLED device is configured to have angular-dependent narrow-band emission, and the light-integrating element integrates the angular-dependent narrow-band emission from different angles from the microcavity OLED device to form white light emission.

Abstract: A process for producing organic, electro-optical elements includes the steps of: providing a substrate, applying a first conductive layer, applying at least one layer which includes at least one organic, electro-optical material, applying a second conductive layer, and depositing at least one layer with a vitreous structure.

Abstract: A display device includes a first insulation layer which is disposed on a support substrate with a first refractive index and has a second refractive index which differs from the first refractive index, a second insulation layer which is disposed on the first insulation layer and has a third refractive index which differs from the second refractive index, and a plurality of kinds of color pixels generate lights of different wavelengths, and have a refractive index which is substantially equal to the second refractive index. At least one kind of color pixel is put in contact with the first insulation layer via an opening portion that penetrates the second insulation layer.

Abstract: Light-emitting devices, and related components, systems and methods are disclosed. In some embodiments, the light-emitting devices include of multi-stack materials. The multi-stack may include a light-generating region and a first layer supported by the light-generating region. A material in contact with the surface of the first layer may have an index of a refraction less than about 1.5.

Abstract: A structure and method for improving contact resistance in an organic light emitting diode integrated with a color filter, the structure and method mainly utilize a metal to be filled in a contact well on a source/drain metal layer or in a contact well corresponding to the position of the source/drain metal layer on a poly-silicon island to effectively reduce the contact resistance between pixel electrode and thin film transistor, therefore color display quality of the organic light emitting diode is improved.

Abstract: Structures and methods for improving image quality of organic light emitting diode integrated with color filters, the structures and methods mainly utilize a planarization layer to be coated on the color filter or to substitute for a passivation layer, or utilize a planarization layer to be coated on the color filter and utilize another planarization layer to substitute for a passivation layer to effectively reduce surface roughness of pixel electrode, therefore manufacturing yield and image quality of the organic light emitting diode are improved.

Abstract: In an AC-driven gas discharge display device and especially a plasma tube array type, a return path is provided for alternate discharge current flowing between X and Y driver circuits. The AC-driven gas discharge display device comprises a front-side, transparent substrate and a rear-side substrate sandwiching therebetween a plurality of thin discharge tubes arranged side by side; a plurality of pairs of display electrodes on an inner surface of the front-side substrate; and a plurality of address electrodes, in a direction transverse to the plurality of display electrodes, the rear-side substrate on an inner surface. Striped light-blocking, electrically conductive films are disposed on an outer surface of the front-side substrate at locations between respective ones of the pairs of display electrodes and coupled at their opposite ends to respective points of a common reference potential in the X- and Y-electrode driver circuits, respectively, to provide a return path for alternate discharge current.

Abstract: Provided is an organic EL device array in which water or oxygen hardly enters a light emitting region, and high-quality light emission can be maintained for a longer period of time. The organic EL device array includes: a light emitting region (region I) having a plurality of organic EL light emitting portions for emitting light in an organic compound layer disposed between a pair of electrodes; a protective layer in contact with an upper electrode of the pair of electrodes; a member disposed on the protective layer; an intermediate layer disposed between the protective layer and the member, in which a thinner portion of the intermediate layer is present outside a light emitting region (region O) within the surface thereof.

Abstract: Disclosed is an organic light-emitting display device and method of manufacturing the same. Embodiments provide an organic light-emitting display device including a first substrate comprising a pixel region wherein an organic light-emitting display device comprised of a first electrode, an organic thin layer and a second electrode is formed. The first substrate also includes a non-pixel region encompassing the pixel region, where the non-pixel region includes a pad for receiving a signal from an external driver circuit. The non-pixel region also includes a metal line for transferring the signal provided through the pad to the organic light-emitting device. A second substrate is disposed over the first substrate to overlap the pixel region and a portion of the non-pixel region.

Abstract: An organic electro luminescent display with auxiliary layers on a cathode contact and an encapsulating junction region to easily remove polymer organic layers of the junction and a method for fabricating the same. The organic electro luminescent display has the first electrode formed on a lower insulating substrate, a pixel defining layer formed to make some portions of the first electrode opened over the entire surface of the lower insulating substrate, an organic emission layer formed on an opening of the first electrode, the second electrode formed on the organic emission layer, an upper substrate for encapsulating the first electrode, the organic emission layer and the second electrode, and auxiliary layers formed on the cathode contact and the encapsulating junction region of the lower insulating substrate.

Abstract: An electroluminescent device comprising a transparent or translucent support, a transparent or translucent first electrode, a second conductive electrode and an electroluminescent phosphor layer sandwiched between the transparent or translucent first electrode and the second conductive electrode, wherein the first and second electrodes each comprises a polymer or copolymer of a 3,4-dialkoxythiophene, which may be the same or different, in which the two alkoxy groups may be the same or different or together represent an optionally substituted oxy-alkylene-oxy bridge; a display comprising the above-mentioned electroluminescent device; a lamp comprising the above-mentioned electroluminescent device; manufacturing processes for the above-mentioned electroluminescent devices; and the use of such devices for the integrated backlighting of static and dynamic posters and signage.

Abstract: A microcavity color OLED device, includes at least one light-emitting layer arranged so as to produce light; a reflector and a semi-transparent reflector forming a microcavity structure for resonating the light produced in the at least one light emitting layer; and a color filter element disposed over the microcavity structure including a light-scattering material selected so as to reduce the angular dependence of the light that has passed through the color filter element.

Abstract: There is provided a polymer electroluminescent device, which comprises a transparent substrate, an anode, a polymer emitting layer, a polymer insulating nanolayer and a cathode. The polymer insulating nanolayer having the dielectric constant (?) of less than 3.0 is located between the cathode and the polymer emitting layer. According to the present invention, it is possible to obtain the polymer electroluminescent device showing more improved luminance efficiency.

Abstract: An organic EL device that has good yields and high reliability as well as high current efficiency is provided by introducing the new concept to the conventional organic EL device structure. An EL device comprising a first electrode 101, a second electrode 102, an electroluminescent layer 103, conductive particles 104, wherein conductive particles 104 are dispersed in the EL layer 103, is used. Current efficiency will be increased since conductive particles serve as the conventional charge generation layer. In addition, fabricating processes will become simplified and fabricating costs will be reduced because the conductive particles and the EL layer can be formed simultaneously.

Abstract: A field emission display and a method of making the same. The field emission display uses a deflection electrode having at least two elements. By applying different combinations of voltages to these two elements of the deflection electrode, the direction that the electron beam travels can be carefully controlled so that it lands on the proper pixel and subpixel. A protective electrode can be further included to prevent static charge buildup on the structure and to prevent dispersion of the electron beam.

Abstract: A light source has a rear glass substrate and a front glass substrate having a plate surface disposed in facing relation to a principal surface of the rear glass substrate. The plate surface of the front glass substrate is coated with a phosphor. A two-dimensional array of electron emitters is disposed on the principal surface of the rear glass substrate. A space defined between the rear glass substrate and the front glass substrate is filled with a gas. The gas may be an Hg (mercury) gas or an Xe (xenon) gas.

Abstract: Disclosed is a display apparatus including a plurality of lower electrodes patterned on a substrate on the basis of each pixel, an auxiliary wiring composed of the same layer as the lower electrodes and arranged in the state of being insulated from the lower electrodes, an insulating film formed on the substrate and provided with pixel openings for exposing central portions of the lower electrodes and connection holes reaching the auxiliary wiring, organic layers so patterned as to cover bottom portions of the pixel openings and to have end portions partly overlapping on each other between the adjacent pixels, and an upper electrode so formed as to cover the organic layers and to be connected to the auxiliary wiring through the connection holes between the organic layers. Also disclosed is a method of manufacturing the display apparatus.

Abstract: An electronic device protected by a novel barrier layer is provided. The barrier layer can protect against contamination and degradation arising from many sources, including oxidation and moisture. The barrier layer includes a barrier material that can include oxides, carbides, and compositions of sodium, aluminum, and fluorine.

Abstract: An OLED device having pillars, wherein the pillars serve to pattern a conductive layer during deposition. The profile of the pillars covers the edges of at least one functional layer to protect it from exposure to potentially deleterious substances.

Abstract: An electroluminescent display (EL) device and a method of manufacturing the same. The EL device includes a substrate, a first electrode unit including first electrodes formed on the substrate in a predetermined pattern, and first electrode terminals connected to the respective first electrodes; a second electrode unit including second electrodes formed on the first electrodes, and second electrode terminals connected to the respective second electrodes; an emission area formed where the first electrodes intersect the second electrodes, an electroluminescent layer disposed between the first electrodes and the second electrodes in the emission area, and an outer insulating layer between the emission area and the second electrode terminals; wherein the outer insulating layer comprises an insulating material formed to contact at least an edge of the second electrode terminals facing the emission area to reduce a steepness of a step between the second electrode terminal and the substrate.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for fabricating a light emitting device, in which brightness gradient due to potential drop of a counter electrode can be prevented from being observed and an auxiliary electrode can be formed without increasing the number of steps, even when the precision of a light emitting device is improved. It is another object of the invention to provide a light emitting device fabricated according to the method. The light emitting device has a light emitting element and an auxiliary electrode in each pixel. The light emitting element includes a first electrode, a second electrode, an electroluminescent layer provided between the first and the second electrodes. Further, the first electrode is overlapped with the electroluminescent layer and the second electrode formed over an insulating film by means of a first opening formed in the insulating film.

Abstract: In an organic EL device having a first electrode of a light reflective material, organic layer including an organic light emitting layer, semitransparent reflection layer, and second electrode of a transparent material that are stacked sequentially, and so configured that the organic layer functions as a cavity portion of a cavity structure, light that resonates in a certain spectral width (wavelength ?) is extracted by so configuring that optical path length L becomes minimum in a range satisfying (2L)/?+?((2?)=m (m is an integer) where the phase shift produced in light generated in the organic light emitting layer when reflected by opposite ends of the cavity portion is ? radians, L is optical path length of the cavity portion, and ? is the peak wavelength of the spectrum of part of light to be extracted.

Abstract: An organic light emitting diode includes a lower substrate, luminous element provided with upper and lower electrodes and disposed on the lower substrate, a shielding layer disposed on the luminous clement for shielding outer moisture, the shielding layer being formed of at least one layer, and an upper substrate disposed on the shielding layer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an organic electroluminescence display device capable of reducing the width of wiring without a voltage drop by contacting the lower lines and the upper lines with a contact member such as a solder ball, conductive paste or ACF in a sealing process, thereby forming a double structure of common power supply bus lines and/or cathode bus lines after, when forming source/drain electrodes of thin film transistors, forming lower lines of common power supply bus lines and/or cathode bus lines formed on a peripheral part of the organic electroluminescence display device and forming upper lines at positions on an encapsulating substrate corresponding to the lower lines, and a method for fabricating the organic electroluminescence display device.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for manufacturing a light-emitting device having high internal quantum efficiency, consuming less power, having high luminance, and having high reliability. The techniques include forming a conductive light-transmitting oxide layer comprising a conductive light-transmitting oxide material and silicon oxide, forming a barrier layer in which density of the silicon oxide is higher than that in the conductive light-transmitting oxide layer over the conductive light-transmitting oxide layer, forming an anode having the conductive light-transmitting oxide layer and the barrier layer, heating the anode under a vacuum atmosphere, forming an electroluminescent layer over the heated anode, and forming a cathode over the electroluminescent layer. According to the techniques, the barrier layer is formed between the electroluminescent layer and the conductive light-transmitting oxide layer.

Abstract: A metal sealed organic light emitting diode device comprising a lid, containing a recessed portion to accommodate large quantity of getter/dessicant, a band of metal stack at the perimeter over which is laid a band of low temperature melting solder alloy, pre-tinned subsequently, and a substrate. The substrate containing organic light emitting diode at the central area with a band of metal stack at the perimeter. The lid and the substrate are placed together in substantial alignment such that the pre-tinned low melting solder band of the lid contacts the metal stack of the substrate and thermally sealed in a controlled atmosphere. Multiples of substrates are sealed with a single lid containing multiplicity of recessed portions with multi-segmented metal stack and pre-tinned solder band to derive a large area device.

Abstract: An organic light emitting element which can employ non-sublimable (non-volatile) or insoluble materials while keeping the same level of light emission as prior art is provided. Dispersive particles (202a) of an insoluble organic material that is dispersed in a solvent (201) in which a soluble organic material (203a) is dissolved is applied to a substrate (200) that has an electrode. Then, the solvent (201) is vaporized by heat treatment to form a uniform film (203b) of the soluble organic material in which aggregations (clusters) of the insoluble organic material are scattered. Since the soluble organic material film (203b) is thoroughly uniform, defects such as breakdown can be avoided to make it a fully functional organic light emitting element.

Abstract: An organic EL element has excellent features as compared with other electroluminescent elements, but on the other hand, has a problem that the life of the element is not sufficiently long. In addition, since the organic EL element is expected to be applied to a mobile display and the like, it is also important to improve power efficiency. Hence, an object of the invention is to provide an element structure to realize an improvement in power efficiency and an improvement in the life of the element at the same. In the construction of an organic EL element of the invention, the first electroluminescent film 303 is sandwiched by the first anode 302 and a cathode 304, and the second electroluminescent film 305 and the second anode 306 are laminated over the cathode 304. At this time, the first anode 302 is put into contact with the second anode 306 to form a parallel circuit to decrease an electric current passing through the respective electroluminescent films.

Abstract: The flat noble-gas discharge lamp of the present invention includes an outer enclosure that has a rear-surface substrate and a light-extraction-side substrate that is positioned to confront the rear-surface substrate. A first fluorescent film and a second fluorescent film that emit visible light of different colors are formed on respective inner surfaces of the rear-surface substrate and the light-extraction-side substrate; a first electrode and a second electrode are formed at a distance from each other on the rear-surface substrate; and a third electrode that confronts both of the first electrode and second electrode is formed on the light-extraction-side substrate.

Abstract: A method of producing an electroluminescent element. Preparing an electrode layer, and forming, on the electrode layer or an electric charge injection transportation layer formed on the electrode layer, a decomposition removal layer. Placing a photocatalyst treatment layer and the decomposition removal layer at an interval of 200 ?m or less and conducting pattern irradiation to form the decomposition removal layer into a pattern. Removing the photocatalyst treatment layer from the decomposition removal, and forming an organic electroluminescent layer on the electrode layer or the decomposition removal layer according to the pattern of the decomposition removal layer.