# US 10,504,425 B2 · OLED light source, display device and method for fabricating the same

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- Number: US 10,504,425 B2
- Document ID: US10504425B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/997,940
- Filed: 2018-06-05
- Published: 2019-03-21
- Granted: 2019-12-10
- Earliest claimed: 2017-09-15
- Assignees: Boe Technology Group Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Boe Technology Group Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Kuanjun Peng; Xiangxiang Zou
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10504425B2

## CPC

- H10K 59/131: Interconnections, e.g. wiring lines or terminals
- G09G 3/3225: using an active matrix
- H10K 59/122: Pixel-defining structures or layers, e.g. banks
- H10K 59/65: OLEDs integrated with inorganic image sensors
- H10K 59/8051: {Anodes}
- H10K: ORGANIC ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES
- G09G: ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION (arrangements for transferring data between digital computers and displays G06F3/14; static indicating arrangements comprising an association of a number of separate sources or light control cells G09F9/00; static indicating arrangements comprising integral associations of a number of light sources H01J, H01K, H10H, H05B33/12; scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission, details thereof H04N1/00)

## Abstract

The present disclosure provides an OLED light source, a display device and a method for fabricating the same. The OLED light source includes: light emitting units including anodes arranged in an array; metal wires for connecting the anodes, which are disposed between the light emitting units; an photosensitive sensor disposed on the metal wires, the metal wires being as a sense electrode of the photosensitive sensor; a drive electrode provided on the photosensitive sensor; and an opening disposed at a position where the metal wires correspond to the drive electrode, wherein the photosensitive sensor receives an external light signal through the opening.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An OLED light source, comprising:
light emitting units, comprising anodes arranged in an array;
metal wires, connecting the anodes and disposed between the light emitting units;
a photosensitive sensor, disposed on the metal wires, the metal wires being as a sense electrode of the photosensitive sensor;
a drive electrode, provided on the photosensitive sensor; and
an opening, disposed at a position where the metal wires correspond to the drive electrode,
wherein the photosensitive sensor is configured to receive an external light signal through the opening.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The OLED light source according to claim 1, wherein the drive electrode and the anodes are arranged in a same layer and are spaced from each other.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The OLED light source according to claim 1, wherein an electroluminescent layer is above the anodes.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The OLED light source according to claim 1, wherein the drive electrode and the anodes are made of same material.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The OLED light source according to claim 1, wherein the metal wires disposed on a substrate have a grid-like structure; and the anodes are arranged in an array based on the grid-like structure and are connected to the metal wires through a via.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The OLED light source according to claim 1, wherein the photosensitive sensor has a PIN structure and the PIN structure comprises a semiconductor material as an active layer.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The OLED light source according to claim 6, the semiconductor material adopted by the PIN structure is p-a-Si:H, i-a-Si:H and n-a-Si:H; or
p-ZnO, i-ZnO and n-ZnO; or
p-IGZO, i-IGZO and n-IGZO; or
p-GaN, i-GaN and n-GaN.

### Claim 8

A display device, comprising an OLED light source, wherein the OLED light source comprises:
light emitting units, comprising anodes arranged in an array;
metal wires, connecting the anodes and disposed between the light emitting units;
a photosensitive sensor, disposed on the metal wires which makes the metal wires as a sense electrode of the photosensitive sensor;
a drive electrode, provided on the photosensitive sensor; and
an opening, disposed at a position where the metal wires correspond to the drive electrode,
wherein the photosensitive sensor is configured to receive an external light signal through the opening.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The display device according to claim 8, wherein the drive electrode and the anodes are arranged in a same layer and are spaced from each other.

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

The display device according to claim 8, wherein an electroluminescent layer is above the anodes.

### Claim 11 (depends on 8)

The display device according to claim 8, wherein the drive electrode and the anodes are made of same material.

### Claim 12 (depends on 8)

The display device according to claim 8, wherein the metal wires disposed on a substrate and has a grid-like structure; and the anodes are arranged in an array based on the grid-like structure and are connected to the metal wires through a via.

### Claim 13 (depends on 8)

The display device according to claim 8, wherein the photosensitive sensor has a PIN structure and the PIN structure comprises a semiconductor material as an active layer.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The display device according to claim 13, the semiconductor material adopted by the PIN structure is p-a-Si:H, i-a-Si:H and n-a-Si:H; or
p-ZnO, i-ZnO and n-ZnO; or
p-IGZO, i-IGZO and n-IGZO; or
p-GaN, i-GaN and n-GaN.

### Claim 15

A method for fabricating an OLED light source, comprising:
forming light emitting units which comprise anodes arranged in an array;
forming metal wires connecting the anodes and disposed between the light emitting units;
forming a photosensitive sensor disposed on the metal wires, the metal wires being as a sense electrode of the photosensitive sensor;
forming a drive electrode provided on the photosensitive sensor; and
forming an opening disposed at a position where the metal wires correspond to the drive electrode,
wherein the photosensitive sensor is configured to receive an external light signal through the opening.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The method according to claim 15, wherein further comprising:
forming metal wires with a grid-like structure on a substrate and disposing an opening at a predetermined position of the metal wires;
forming a passivation layer on the metal wires;
forming an active layer of a photosensitive sensor on the passivation layer;
forming an anode layer pattern and a drive electrode on the active layer of the photosensitive sensor and the anode layer is connected to the metal wires through a via, the drive electrode being above an opening of the metal wires;
forming a pixel definition layer above the anode layer and the drive electrode;
forming an electroluminescent layer and a cathode layer on the pixel definition layer; and
forming a packaging layer on the cathode layer.

### Claim 17 (depends on 15)

The method according to claim 15, wherein the anode layer and the drive electrode are formed by a single patterning process, simultaneously.
