Patent ID: 9093659
Filing Date: 2015-07-28
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
1. A method of fabricating a display panel apparatus, comprising: forming a TFT layer including a driver element which causes an organic EL layer, containing an organic luminescent material, to emit light; forming a planarizing film which planarizes an upper surface of the TFT layer; forming a lower electrode in a display of a display panel above the planarizing film, an electrode plate in a region around the display of the display panel above the planarizing film, and an auxiliary electrode outside of a region in which the lower electrode is formed in the display of the display panel above the planarizing film, the auxiliary electrode being electrically insulated from the lower electrode and electrically connected to the electrode plate; forming, above the lower electrode, banks for partitioning pixels; forming the organic EL layer in regions partitioned by the banks; and forming, above the organic EL layer, an upper electrode for causing the organic layer to emit light by a current supply to and from the lower electrode, the upper electrode being electrically connected to the auxiliary electrode, wherein the electrode plate has an opening exposing a portion of a surface of the planarizing film, in at least one of the forming of the lower electrode, the electrode plate and the auxiliary electrode, and the forming of the banks, the opening of the electrode plate outgasses the planarizing film, the electrode plate has a power supply that receives current through the electrode plate, and the opening extends in parallel with a side of the display near the opening, and current flowing between the power supply and a portion connecting the auxiliary electrode and the electrode plate flows along an extending direction of the opening.