Patent ID: 6150668
Filing Date: 2000-11-21
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
A device comprising a light emitting diode monolithically integrated with at least one thin film transistor wherein the light emitting diode comprises an anode, a cathode and at least one active layer comprising a light-emitting material sandwiched between the anode and the cathode and the thin film transistor comprises a gate and a semiconductor material interposed between source and drain contacts such that a current that flows from the source to the drain flows through the semiconductor material from the source to the drain, wherein the thin film transistor and the light emitting diode are formed on a single, unitary substrate, wherein the semiconductor material of the thin film transistor and at least one active layer of the light emitting diode is an organic material and one of either the anode or the cathode of the light emitting diode and the gate of the thin film transistor are the same material and are formed on a common surface.