Touch sensible organic light emitting device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10103209-B2
Application number	US-201715651903-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 17, 2017
Priority date	Nov 28, 2008
Publication date	Oct 16, 2018
Grant date	Oct 16, 2018

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to a touch sensible organic light emitting device. The organic light emitting device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention comprises: a substrate; a thin film transistor disposed on the substrate; an organic light emitting element connected to the thin film transistor and receiving a data voltage; a plurality of encapsulation thin films disposed on the organic light emitting element, and encapsulating the thin film transistor and the organic light emitting element; a planarization layer disposed on the encapsulation thin film; and a touch sensor disposed on the planarization layer.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A light emitting display device, comprising:
a substrate;
a thin film transistor disposed on a surface of the substrate;
a passivation layer covering the thin film transistor;
a first electrode on the passivation layer, the first electrode being connected to the thin film transistor through a via in the passivation layer;
a partition comprising an opening exposing a portion of the first electrode;
a second electrode overlapping the portion of the first electrode;
a light emitting layer comprising a portion in the opening, the portion of the light emitting layer being between the portion of the first electrode and the second electrode;
a plurality of insulating layers on the second electrode; and
a touch sensing electrode overlapping the second electrode, the plurality of insulating layers being between the touch sensing electrode and the second electrode,
wherein the plurality of insulating layers comprises:
a first layer on the second electrode,
an organic planarization layer on the second electrode, the first layer being between the organic planarization layer and the second electrode; and
a pair of inorganic layers on the second electrode,

wherein the pair of inorganic layers comprises:
a first inorganic layer contacting the first layer; and
a second inorganic layer contacting the organic planarization layer, the second inorganic layer contacting the first inorganic layer in a region overlapping the passivation layer, and

wherein the region overlaps the passivation layer in a direction normal to the surface of the substrate.

2. The light emitting display device of claim 1 , wherein:
the first inorganic layer comprises a depression overlapping the portion of the first electrode in the direction; and
the organic planarization layer comprises a planar surface overlapping the depression in the direction.

3. The light emitting display device of claim 1 , wherein the first layer comprises an inorganic material.

4. The light emitting display device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a first insulating layer between the touch sensing electrode and the plurality of insulating layers.

5. The light emitting display device of claim 4 , wherein:
the touch sensing electrode is among a plurality of touch sensing electrodes; and
the first insulating layer separates some of the plurality of touch sensing electrodes from one another.

6. The light emitting display device of claim 4 , further comprising:
a second insulating layer on the first insulating layer,
wherein the touch sensing electrode is between the second insulating layer and the first insulating layer.

7. The light emitting display device of claim 6 , further comprising:
a protection layer on the second insulating layer,
wherein the second insulating layer is between the protection layer and the touch sensing electrode.

8. The light emitting display device of claim 1 , wherein:
the first inorganic layer comprises:
a first portion overlapping the opening in the direction; and
a second portion overlapping the partition in the direction; and

the first portion is closer to the substrate than the second portion.

9. An apparatus comprising:
a display panel; and
a touch sensor on the display panel,
wherein the display panel comprises:
a substrate;
a thin film transistor on a surface of the substrate;
a passivation layer covering the thin film transistor;
a pixel electrode electrically connected to the thin film transistor via a hole in the passivation layer;
a partition comprising an opening exposing a surface of the pixel electrode;
a common electrode overlapping the surface of the pixel electrode;
an electroluminescent layer comprising a portion between the surface of the pixel electrode and the common electrode; and
a plurality of insulating layers on the common electrode,

wherein the touch sensor comprises a touch sensing electrode, the plurality of insulating layers being between the touch sensing electrode and the common electrode,
wherein the plurality of insulating layers comprises:
an organic layer on the common electrode;
a first layer between the organic layer and the common electrode;
a first inorganic layer between the first layer and the organic layer, the first inorganic layer touching the first layer; and
a second inorganic layer between the touch sensing electrode and the first inorganic layer, the second inorganic layer touching the first inorganic layer in a region overlapping the passivation layer in a direction normal to the surface of the substrate, and

wherein the organic layer comprises:
a first surface facing the first inorganic layer; and
a second surface opposing the first surface, the second surface being more planar than the first surface.

10. The electroluminescent display device of claim 9 , wherein the touch sensing electrode forms a layer grown directly on a surface of the display panel.

Assignees

• Samsung Display Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Dong-Ki
• Min Hoon-Kee

Classifications

• G06F3/0412

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• H01L27/3276

  Electricity · mapped topic

• G09G3/3266

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• H01L51/5253

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01L27/323 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic