Double-sided display OLED array substrate, its manufacturing method, and display device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9478595-B2
Application number	US-201414417491-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 26, 2014
Priority date	Dec 27, 2013
Publication date	Oct 25, 2016
Grant date	Oct 25, 2016

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a double-sided display OLED array substrate, its manufacturing method, and a display device. The double-sided display OLED array substrate includes a first base substrate, a second base substrate, a first OLED and a second OLED arranged between the first base substrate and the second base substrate, and a first TFT and a second TFT sharing an identical gate electrode and arranged between the first OLED and the second OLED, the first TFT being configured to drive the first OLED, and the second TFT being configured to drive the second OLED. According to the present disclosure, it is able to reduce a thickness of the double-sided display OLED array substrate, thereby to reduce the production cost thereof.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A double-sided display organic light emitting diode (OLED) array substrate, comprising a first base substrate, a second base substrate, and a first OLED and a second OLED arranged between the first base substrate and the second base substrate, wherein the double-sided display OLED array substrate further comprises:
a first thin film transistor (TFT) and a second TFT sharing an identical gate electrode and arranged between the first OLED and the second OLED, wherein the first TFT is configured to drive the first OLED, and the second TFT is configured to drive the second OLED,
wherein a structure of the first TFT and the second TFT sharing the identical gate electrode comprises a first source electrode, a first drain electrode, a first active layer, a first gate insulating layer, the identical gate electrode arranged sequentially, a second gate insulating layer, a second active layer, a second source electrode and a second drain electrode arranged sequentially; and
wherein a structure of the first OLED and second OLED comprises a first insulating layer, a first data line, a first gate line being connected to the identical gate electrode and a second insulating layer, a second data line, a second gate line being connected to the identical gate electrode.

2. The double-sided display OLED array substrate according to claim 1 , wherein the first OLED and the second OLED each comprises a cathode, a light-emitting layer and an anode.

3. The double-sided display OLED array substrate according to claim 2 , wherein the cathode is a semitransparent cathode, and the anode is a transparent or reflective anode.

4. The double-sided display OLED array substrate according to claim 3 , wherein when the anode is a transparent anode,
the first TFT further comprises a first light shielding layer arranged between a channel region that is formed between a first source electrode and a first drain electrode, and the first OLED, and configured to shield the light from the first OLED toward the channel region formed between the first source electrode and the first drain electrode, and
the second TFT further comprises a second light shielding layer arranged between a channel region that is formed between a second source electrode and a second drain electrode, and the second OLED, and configured to shield the light from the second OLED toward the channel region formed between the second source electrode and the second drain electrode.

5. The double-sided display OLED array substrate according to claim 4 , further comprising:
a first protection layer arranged between the first OLED and the first TFT, the first data line being connected to the anode of the first OLED and the first drain electrode of the first TFT; and
a second protection layer arranged between the second OLED and the second TFT, the second data line being connected to the anode of the second OLED and the second drain electrode of the second TFT.

6. The double-sided display OLED array substrate according to claim 1 , wherein the first active layer and the second active layer are each made of an oxide semiconductor material or a poly-Si material.

7. A display device comprising the double-sided display OLED array substrate according to claim 1 .

8. A method for manufacturing a double-sided display organic light emitting diode (OLED) array substrate comprising the steps of:
forming a first base substrate;
forming a second base substrate;
forming a first OLED and a second OLED arranged between the first base substrate and the second base substrate;
forming a first thin film transistor (TFT) and a second TFT sharing an identical gate electrode on the first OLED and the second OLED,
the first TFT being configured to drive the first OLED, and the second TFT being configured to drive the second OLED;
forming a structure of the first TFT and the second TFT sharing the identical gate electrode, wherein the structure includes a first source electrode, a first drain electrode, a first active layer, a first gate insulating layer, the identical gate electrode arranged sequentially, a second gate insulating layer, a second active layer, a second source electrode, and a second drain electrode arranged sequentially; and
forming a structure of the first OLED and the second OLED, wherein the structure includes a first insulating layer, a first data line, a first gate line being connected to the identical gate electrode and a second insulating layer, and wherein a second data line and a second gate line are connected to the identical gate electrode.

9. The method according to claim 8 further comprising:
preparing a cathode for the first OLED and the second OLED;
preparing a light-emitting layer for the first OLED and the second OLED; and
preparing an anode for the first OLED and the second OLED.

10. The method according to claim 8 further comprising
forming the first active layer and
the second active layer using an oxide semiconductor material or poly-material.

11. The method according to claim 9 , wherein when the anode is a transparent anode, the method further comprises:
forming a first light shielding layer between a channel region that is formed between the first source electrode and the first drain electrode, and the first OLED, and the first light shielding layer being configured to shield the light from the first OLED toward the channel region formed between the first source electrode and the first drain electrode; and and
forming a second light shielding layer being arranged between a channel region that is formed between the second source electrode and the second drain electrode, and the second OLED, and the second light shielding layer being configured to shield the light from the second OLED toward the channel region formed between the second source electrode and the second drain electrode.

12. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the
anode is a transparent or reflective anode; and
the cathode is a semitransparent cathode.

13. The method according to claim 8 further comprising:
forming a first protection layer between the first OLED and the first TFT, the first data line being connected to an anode of the first OLED and the first drain electrode of the first TFT; and
forming a second protection layer between the second OLED and the second TFT, the second data line being connected to an anode of the second OLED and the second drain electrode of the second TFT.

Assignees

• Boe Technology Group Co Ltd
• Beijing Boe Display Tech Co
• Bejing Boe Display Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Xu Liyan
• Zhang Chunbing

Classifications

• H10K71/00

  Manufacture or treatment specially adapted for the organic devices covered by this subclass · CPC title

• H10K59/128

  comprising two independent displays, e.g. for emitting information from two major sides of the display · CPC title

• H10D30/6723 Primary

  having light shields · CPC title

• H10D99/00

  Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass · CPC title

• H10D86/471

  having different architectures, e.g. having both top-gate and bottom-gate TFTs · CPC title