Organic light-emitting display apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10818229-B2
Application number	US-201916377627-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 8, 2019
Priority date	Sep 16, 2014
Publication date	Oct 27, 2020
Grant date	Oct 27, 2020

Abstract

An organic light-emitting display apparatus including an organic light-emitting diode emitting visible light, a driving thin film transistor driving the organic light-emitting diode, and a compensation thin film transistor. The compensation thin film transistor includes a compensation gate electrode, a compensation semiconductor layer, a compensation source electrode, and a compensation drain electrode. The compensation gate electrode includes a first gate electrode, and a second gate electrode electrically connected to the first gate electrode. The compensation drain electrode is electrically connected to the driving gate electrode of the driving thin film transistor. The compensation semiconductor layer includes a first semiconductor region overlapping the first gate electrode and a second semiconductor region overlapping the second gate electrode and disposed further from the compensation drain electrode than the first semiconductor region, and an area of the first semiconductor region is different than an area of the second semiconductor region.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An organic light-emitting display apparatus, comprising:
a substrate;
a first scanning line formed on the substrate;
a second scanning line;
a first voltage line;
a second voltage line;
a first organic light-emitting diode;
a semiconductor layer;
a first thin film transistor electrically connected to the first organic light-emitting diode and the first voltage line; a second thin film transistor electrically connected to the first thin film transistor and the first scanning line; a third thin film transistor electrically connected to the second thin film transistor and the second voltage line, and electrically connected to the second scanning line; and a fourth thin film transistor electrically connected to the third thin film transistor and second voltage line,
wherein:
the first thin film transistor, the second thin film transistor, the third thin film transistor, and the fourth thin film transistor are connected by the semiconductor layer;
the semiconductor layer is overlapped by the second scanning line in at least three portions; and
the semiconductor layer is curved between the overlapped portions on the second scanning line.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the second thin film transistor has a dual gate electrode.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the dual gate electrodes of the second thin transistor are formed by overlapping the semiconductor layer with the first scanning line or a protruding portion from the first scanning line.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the overlapping portions of the dual gate electrodes are different at width or length.

5. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the semiconductor layer is curved between the overlapped portions with the first scanning line.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the semiconductor layer is curved under a gate electrode of the first thin film transistor in one direction.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
a contact hole formed on the semiconductor layer between the third thin film transistor and the fourth thin film transistor,
wherein the third thin film transistor and the fourth thin film transistor are connected to the second voltage line through the contact hole.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a first conductive member electrically connecting the first thin film transistor and the second thin film transistor.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 , the first conductive member extends so as to be disposed in a contact hole which corresponds to the first thin film transistor and in a contact hole which corresponds to the second thin film transistor.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a storage capacitor which comprises a first electrode electrically connected to the second thin film transistor and a second electrode connected to the first voltage line.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the first electrode of the storage capacitor is electrically connected to the first thin film transistor.

12. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the second electrode comprises an opening formed in a region where the second electrode at least overlaps the first electrode.

13. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the second electrode is at least commonly comprised in at least two adjacent pixels selected from among the pixels.

14. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the first voltage line is connected to the second electrode.

15. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first electrode of the second thin film transistor is electrically connected to the second electrode of the first thin film transistor.

16. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising at least an fifth thin film transistor operating according to an emission control signal transmitted through an emission control line.

17. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the second thin film transistor is electrically connected to a first electrode of the organic light-emitting diode via a sixth thin film transistor.

18. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the first thin film transistor is electrically connected to the first voltage line via the fifth thin film transistor.

19. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first electrode and the second electrode of the second thin film transistor are formed by doping the semiconductor layer with impurities.

Assignees

• Samsung Display Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yoon Juwon
• Lee Iljeong
• Lee Jiseon
• Im Choongyoul

Classifications

• H10D86/441

  Interconnections, e.g. scanning lines · CPC title

• H10D86/421

  having a particular composition, shape or crystalline structure of the active layer · CPC title

• H10D86/60

  wherein the TFTs are in active matrices · CPC title

• G09G2300/0861

  with additional control of the display period without amending the charge stored in a pixel memory, e.g. by means of additional select electrodes · CPC title

• G09G3/3233 Primary

  with pixel circuitry controlling the current through the light-emitting element · CPC title