Patent ID: 7576482
Filing Date: 2009-08-18
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
1. A flat panel display device, comprising: a substrate with a surface including a first region, a second region and a third region between the first and second regions of the surface; a first structure over the first region, the first structure including a first passivation layer and an array of pixels over the first passivation layer; a second structure over the second region, the second structure including a second passivation layer and a power supply line over the second passivation layer; a third structure over the third region, the third structure including a first electrically conductive layer, wherein a groove is defined over the third region between the first and second passivation layers, and physically separates the first passivation layer from the second passivation layer; and a facing electrode over the first, second and third structures, the facing electrode contacting the power supply line over the second region and the first electrically conductive layer over the third region.