Patent Publication Number: US-11049909-B2

Title: Organic light emitting display device

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S) 
     This application claims the priority benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2018-0122098 filed on Oct. 12, 2018, which is incorporated herein by reference for all purposes as if fully set forth herein. 
     BACKGROUND 
     Technical Field 
     The present disclosure relates to an organic light-emitting display device that has novel bank structures. 
     Description of Related Art 
     Recently, various display devices that are less bulky and more lightweight than cathode ray tubes (CRTs) are being developed. Examples of these display devices include liquid crystal displays (LCDs), plasma display panels (PDPs), field emission displays (FEDs), organic light-emitting display devices, etc. 
     The organic light-emitting display devices are self-luminous devices, and offer several advantages such as fast response time, high light emission efficiency, high brightness, and wide viewing angle. Moreover, the organic light-emitting display devices may be implemented as a flexible display device because they can be fabricated on a flexible substrate such as plastic. 
     In keeping with the recent trend towards large-area, high-resolution organic light-emitting display devices, a single panel comprises a plurality of sub-pixels. Generally, masks are used to pattern red (R), green (G), and blue (B) sub-pixels. Thus, a large-area, high-resolution display device requires a corresponding large-area fine metal mask (FMM). However, a mask may become bent as the area thereof increases, which causes various problems such as deposition of an organic light-emitting material forming an emission layer at an incorrect position. 
     As a way to solve the problems of the aforementioned method of deposition using a mask, a solution process is getting attention because it is simple to implement and has advantages in large-area display devices. The solution process enables large-area patterning through inkjet printing or nozzle printing, without using a mask, and has a material use rate of 50 to 80%, which is very high compared to vacuum deposition which has a material use rate no higher than 10%. Also, the solution process offers good thermal stability and morphological properties because it provides a higher glass transition temperature than vacuum-deposited thin films. 
     However, forming an emission layer by a solution process can result in non-uniform thickness because its thickness varies depending on its position in a sub-pixel. 
     BRIEF SUMMARY 
     An aspect of the present disclosure is to provide an organic light-emitting display device that has novel bank structures. 
     An exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure provides an organic light-emitting display device comprising: a substrate; a plurality of sub-pixels on the substrate, each of the sub-pixels including an organic light-emitting diode having a first electrode; a first bank having a plurality of first openings, each of the first openings at least partially exposing a respective one of the first electrodes; and a second bank having a plurality of second openings, each of the second openings at least partially exposing one or more of the first electrodes, wherein the plurality of second openings includes: a first set of the second openings each of the second openings of the first set exposing n first electrodes (n is a natural number equal to or greater than 1); and a second set of the second openings, each of the second openings of the second set exposing m first electrodes (m is a natural number equal to or greater than 1), wherein n and m are different values. 
     Another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure provides an organic light-emitting display device comprising: a substrate; a plurality of sub-pixels on the substrate, each of the sub-pixels including an organic light-emitting diode having a first electrode; a first bank having first openings each exposing at least one of the first electrodes; and a second bank having second openings each exposing at least one of the first electrodes, wherein a number of first electrodes exposed by a first one of the second openings is different from a number of first electrodes exposed by a second one of the second openings. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the disclosure and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the disclosure and together with the description serve to explain the principles of the disclosure. In the drawings: 
         FIG. 1  is a schematic diagram for explaining problems of a solution process; 
         FIG. 2  is a schematic plan view of an organic light-emitting display device according to a first exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 3  is a cross-sectional view taken along the line I-I′ in  FIG. 2 ; 
         FIG. 4  is a cross-sectional view taken along the line II-II′ in  FIG. 2 ; 
         FIG. 5  is a cross-sectional view taken along the line in  FIG. 2 ; 
         FIG. 6  is a schematic plan view of an organic light-emitting display device according to a second exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 7  is a cross-sectional view taken along the line IV-IV′ in  FIG. 6 ; 
         FIG. 8  is a cross-sectional view taken along the line V-V′ in  FIG. 6 ; 
         FIGS. 9A to 9C  are plan views illustrating a dropping process using nozzles in a time sequence, according to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 10  is a schematic plan view of an organic light-emitting display device according to a third exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 11  is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VI-VI′ in  FIG. 10 ; 
         FIG. 12  is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VII-VII′ in  FIG. 10 ; 
         FIG. 13  is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VIII-VIII′ in  FIG. 10 ; and 
         FIG. 14  is a cross-sectional view taken along the line IX-IX′ in  FIG. 10 ; 
         FIG. 15  is a view showing an example of the shape of a second bank, in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 16  is a schematic plan view of an organic light-emitting display device according to a fourth exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 17  is a cross-sectional view taken along the line X-X′ in  FIG. 16 ; and 
         FIG. 18  is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XI-XI′ in  FIG. 16 . 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings. Throughout the specification, like reference numerals denote substantially like components. In describing the present disclosure, a detailed description of known functions or configurations related to the present disclosure will be omitted when it is deemed that they may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present disclosure. In describing various exemplary embodiments, descriptions of the same or like components will be given in the beginning but omitted in other exemplary embodiments. 
     Although terms including ordinal numbers such as “first” and “second” may be used to describe various components, the components are not limited by the terms. The terms are used only to distinguish one component from other components. 
       FIG. 1  is a schematic diagram for explaining problems of a solution process. 
     Referring to  FIG. 1 , forming an organic light-emitting layer using a solution process (or soluble process) has the problem of deteriorating the light emission characteristics of organic light-emitting display devices due to pileup. More specifically, an organic light-emitting material  1  is dropped onto a first electrode  4  divided up by a bank  3  by inkjet equipment  2  or the like. The dropped organic light-emitting material  1  has varying thicknesses depending on the position, due to differences in hardening rate in the hardening process. That is, a non-uniform organic light-emitting layer  7  is formed which is thick at the edge  5  adjoining the bank and thin at the center  6 . 
     The formation of the non-uniform organic light-emitting layer  7  can bring about the problem of deterioration in display quality because brightness varies with position. In addition, the lifetime of the device can degrade due to differences in current density within the organic light-emitting layer  7 , or the process yield can be lowered due to formation of dark spots. In view of this, there is a need to reduce the pile-up area as much as possible when forming the emission layer by using the solution process. 
     First Exemplary Embodiment 
       FIG. 2  is a schematic plan view of an organic light-emitting display device according to a first exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.  FIG. 3  is a cross-sectional view taken along the line I-I′ in  FIG. 2 .  FIG. 4  is a cross-sectional view taken along the line II-II′ in  FIG. 2 .  FIG. 5  is a cross-sectional view taken along the line in  FIG. 2 . 
     Referring to  FIGS. 2 to 4 , the organic light-emitting display device according to the first exemplary embodiment comprises a substrate  10  where sub-pixels SP are arranged. A circuit element layer  20  and organic light-emitting diodes are placed on the substrate  10 . Organic light-emitting diodes may be driven by the elements of the circuit element layer  20 . For example, the circuit element layer  20  may include a plurality of electrical components, circuits or the like, such as plurality of pixel or sub-pixel circuits, for driving the organic light-emitting diodes. 
     Signal lines and electrodes for applying driving signals to the organic light-emitting diodes may be arranged on the circuit element layer  20 , and the signal lines and the electrodes may be placed separately with at least one insulating layer between them if necessary or desired. If the organic light-emitting display device is an active matrix (AM) display, the circuit element layer  20  may further comprise a transistor allocated for each sub-pixel SP. 
     Each organic light-emitting diode comprises a first electrode  30 , a second electrode  60 , and an organic light-emitting layer  50  interposed between the first electrode  30  and the second electrode  60 . The first electrode  30  may be an anode, and the second electrode  60  may be a cathode. 
     More specifically, the sub-pixels SP may be arranged along the first direction (e.g., X-axis direction) and second direction (e.g., Y-axis direction) which intersect each other. The sub-pixels SP arranged adjacent to each other along the first direction may emit light of different colors, and the sub-pixels SP arranged adjacent to each other along the second direction may emit light of the same color. The first electrodes  30  of the organic light-emitting diodes are placed on the sub-pixels SP. One first electrode  30  may be allocated for each sub-pixel SP. 
     A bank structure  40  (which may be referred to herein as a bank  40 ) is placed on the first electrodes  30 . The bank  40  may include a first bank  41  and a second bank  43 . 
     The first bank  41  may be located at least partially on the first electrodes  30 . The first bank  41  comprises first openings OA 1 , e.g., first openings OA 1  are formed in the first bank  41 . The first opening OA 1  exposes at least part of the first electrodes  30 . For example, in some embodiments, each first opening OA 1  exposes at least part of one first electrode  30 . Thus, the number of first openings OA 1  and the number of first electrodes  30  may be equal. 
     The first bank  41  may be made relatively thin so as to be covered by the organic light-emitting layer  50 , as shown, for example in  FIG. 3 . The first bank  41  may be hydrophilic. In an example, the first bank  41  may be formed of a hydrophilic, inorganic insulating material such as silicon oxide (SiO 2 ) or silicon nitride (SiNx). 
     Although the drawings illustrate that the first openings OA 1  are approximately rectangular, they are not limited to this shape, and the first openings OA 1  may have various different shapes in various embodiments. Also, the drawings illustrate that all of the first openings OA 1  have the same shape and area, but they are not limited to this and at least one first opening OA 1  may have a different shape and/or area from another first opening OA 1 . For example, the shape and/or area of the first openings OA 1  may be selected as desired in view of design considerations such as the lifetime of organic light-emitting materials for forming the organic light-emitting layer  50  of the organic light-emitting diodes. Parts of the first electrodes  30  exposed by the first openings OA 1  may be defined as light-emitting regions. 
     The second bank  43  is placed on the substrate  10  where the first bank  41  is formed. For example, the second bank  43  may be located on portions of the first bank  41 . The second bank  43  comprises second openings OA 2 . The second openings OA 2  expose at least part of the first electrodes  30 , for example, at least part of the first electrodes  30  may be exposed through the second openings OA 2  in the second bank  43 , as well as through the first openings OA 1  in the first bank  41 . A plurality of second openings OA 2  are arranged in parallel in the first direction, and extend in the second direction. The second openings OA 2  extend in the second direction and expose a plurality of first electrodes  30  arranged along the second direction. Additionally or alternatively, the second openings OA 2  may extend in the second direction and expose a plurality of first openings OA 1  arranged along the second direction. For example, as shown in  FIG. 3 , the second openings OA 2  may extend along the second direction (e.g., the Y-axis direction), and the second openings OA 2  may overlap or expose a plurality of first openings OA 1  along the second direction. 
     The second bank  43  may be hydrophobic. In an example, the second bank  43  may be formed with a hydrophobic material coated on an organic insulating material or formed with an organic insulating material containing a hydrophobic material. The second bank  43  may be made of organic material. The hydrophobic nature of the second bank  43  may allow the organic light-emitting material constituting or included in the organic light-emitting layer  50  to be pushed to and collected at the center of the light-emitting region (e.g., near a central region of each of the exposed first electrodes  30 ). Also, the second bank  43  may function as a barrier that encloses the organic light-emitting material dropped into a corresponding region, so as to prevent organic light-emitting materials of different colors from being mixed together. 
     Although the drawings illustrate that the second openings OA 2  are approximately rectangular, they are not limited to this shape, and the second openings OA 2  may have various different shapes in various embodiments. Also, the drawings illustrate that all of the second openings OA 2  have the same shape and area, but they are not limited to this and at least one second opening OA 2  may have a different shape and/or area from another second opening OA 2 . For example, the shape and/or area of the second openings OA 2  may be selected as desired in view of the lifetime of organic light-emitting materials. 
     The second openings OA 2  are located on the outside of the first openings OA 1 , at a distance from them. That is, the boundary of the first bank  41  is spaced a preset or selected distance apart from the boundary of the second bank  43 , and the boundaries of the second openings OA 2  formed in the second bank  43  may laterally surround respective boundaries of the first openings OA 1  formed in the first bank  41 . Therefore, the first openings OA 1  may be exposed by the second openings OA 2 . 
     The organic light-emitting layer  50  is placed on the substrate  10  where the second bank  43  is formed. The organic light-emitting layer  50  may be formed within the corresponding second openings OA 2 , in the direction in which the second openings OA 2  extend. That is, the organic light-emitting material dropped into one second opening OA 2  covers the first electrodes  30  and first bank  41  exposed by the second opening OA 2 , and are not physically separated by the first bank  41 . 
     Organic light-emitting material of the same color is dropped on a plurality of first electrodes  30  exposed by one second opening OA 2 . This means that a plurality of sub-pixels SP allocated to positions corresponding to one second opening OA 2  emit light of the same color. This is shown, for example, in  FIG. 2  in which a plurality of green (G) sub-pixels SP are positioned within one second opening OA 2 . 
     The planar shape of the organic light-emitting layer  50  may correspond to the planar shape of the second openings OA 2 . For example, the organic light-emitting layer  50  may have a striped pattern that extends in the second direction in a planar view. 
     Organic light-emitting materials of different colors may be sequentially and alternately dropped in their corresponding second openings OA 2 . The organic light-emitting materials of different colors may comprise organic light-emitting materials that emit red (R), green (G), and blue (B) light, and if desirable in some embodiments, may further comprise an organic light-emitting material that emits white (W) light. 
     The second bank  43  is located between the first electrodes  30  adjacent to each other in the first direction, so that the organic light-emitting materials of different colors, dropped into the corresponding second openings OA 2  adjacent to each other in the first direction, are kept from being mixed together. That is, the organic light-emitting materials of different colors dropped into different second openings OA 2  are physically separated by the second bank  43 . 
     The organic light-emitting material used to form the organic light-emitting layer  50  in the solution process is dropped in such a way as to cover at least part of the first electrodes  30 , part of the first bank  41 , and part of the second bank  43  (e.g., partially covering sidewalls of the second bank  43 ). The first bank  41  is a hydrophilic thin film provided to prevent a wettability problem due to the hydrophobic nature of the first electrode  30 , and allows the hydrophilic, organic light-emitting material to spread well. The second bank  43  is a hydrophobic thick film that can push the hydrophilic organic light-emitting material to the center. By the combined structure of the first bank  41  and the second bank  43 , the organic light-emitting layer  50  may be made relatively uniform in thickness in the light-emitting regions. 
     The organic light-emitting display device according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure may prevent deterioration in the uniformity of the organic light-emitting layer  50 , thereby preventing a decrease in display quality due to varying thicknesses in the sub-pixels SP. Moreover, a decline in the device&#39;s lifetime or imperfections like dark spot formation may be prevented by ensuring the uniformity of the organic light-emitting layer  50 . 
     The aforementioned preset or selected distance may be, in some embodiments, a minimum distance between the boundary of the first bank  41  and the boundary of the second bank  43  at which the organic light-emitting layer  50  can have uniform thickness. If the distance between the boundary of the first bank  41  and the boundary of the second bank  43  is shorter than the preset or selected distance, the organic light-emitting layer  50  cannot be made uniform. If the distance between the boundary of the first bank  41  and the boundary of the second bank  43  is longer than the preset or selected distance, the area of the first electrodes  30  which are enclosed by the first bank  41  increases, which can cause problems like a small aperture ratio. 
     In the organic light-emitting display device according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the second openings OA 2  of the second bank  43  extend in the second direction (e.g., a long axis of the second bank  43  extends in the Y-axis direction), so that the second bank  43  is not located between the sub-pixels SP adjacent to each other in the second direction (e.g., the second bank  43  does not extend in the X-axis direction between adjacent sub-pixels SP of a column of sub-pixels extending in the Y-axis direction). Hence, in the first exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the aforementioned positional constraints on the first bank  41  become relatively loose, thereby improving the degree of design freedom and providing wide light-emitting regions on the first electrodes  30 . Therefore, the first exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure may provide an organic light-emitting display device that offers a higher degree of design freedom and ensures a sufficiently large aperture ratio. 
     Moreover, in a high-resolution display device, the area of the sub-pixels SP is relatively smaller. In this case, organic light-emitting material is not dropped to its proper position, which may cause mixing of different colors of the organic light-emitting layer  50 —that is, a color mixing defect. The first exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure has the advantage of improving such a color mixing defect, because organic light-emitting material is dropped onto a sufficiently large area in a second opening OA 2  corresponding to a plurality of sub-pixels SP. 
     Referring to  FIG. 5 , the circuit element layer  20  may comprise transistors  21  electrically connected to the organic light-emitting diodes. In an example, a light shielding layer  22  is placed on the substrate  10 . The light shielding layer  22  shields light coming from the outside and prevents photo-current from being generated in the transistors  21 . A buffer layer  23  is placed on the light shielding layer  22 . The buffer layer  23  serves to protect thin-film transistors formed in a subsequent process from impurities such as alkali ions leaking out of the first substrate SUB 1 . The buffer layer  23  may be a silicon oxide (SiOx), a silicon nitride (SiNx), or multiple layers of these compounds. 
     A semiconductor layer  212  of the transistors  21  is placed on the buffer layer  23 , and a capacitor lower electrode  24  is located apart from it. The semiconductor layer  212  and the capacitor lower electrode  24  may be formed of silicon semiconductor or oxide semiconductor. The silicon semiconductor may comprise amorphous silicon or crystallized polycrystalline silicon. The semiconductor layer  212  comprises a drain region and a source region each including p-type or n-type impurities, and also comprises a channel between the drain region and the source region. The capacitor lower electrode  24  may become conductive by being doped with impurities. 
     A gate insulating film  25  is placed on the semiconductor layer  212  and the capacitor lower electrode  24 . The gate insulating film  25  may be silicon oxide SiOx, silicon nitride SiNx, or multiple layers of these compounds. A gate electrode  211  is placed on the gate insulating film  25 , corresponding to a certain area of the semiconductor layer  212 , that is, a channel for injecting an impurity. The gate electrode  211  may be made up of any one selected from the group consisting of molybdenum (Mo), aluminum (Al), chrome (Cr), gold (Au), titanium (Ti), nickel (Ni), neodymium (Nd), and copper (Cu) or multiple layers of alloys of these elements. Further, the gate electrode  211  may be a multilayer formed of one of molybdenum (Mo), aluminum (Al), chrome (Cr), gold (Au), titanium (Ti), nickel (Ni), neodymium (Nd), copper (Cu), or alloys of these elements. For example, the gate electrode  211  may consist of dual layers of molybdenum/aluminum-neodymium or molybdenum/aluminum. 
     An interlayer insulating film  26  for insulating the gate electrode  211  is placed on the gate electrode  211 . The interlayer insulating film  26  may be a silicon oxide film (SiOx), a silicon nitride film (SiNx), or multiple layers of these compounds. A drain electrode  213  and a source electrode  214  are placed on the interlayer insulating film  26 . The drain electrode  213  and the source electrode  214  are connected to the semiconductor layer  212  via contact holes exposing the source region of the semiconductor layer  212 . The source electrode  213  and the drain electrode  214  may consist of a single layer or multiple layers. If the source electrode  213  and the drain electrode  214  consist of a single layer, they may be made up of any one selected from the group consisting of molybdenum (Mo), aluminum (Al), chrome (Cr), gold (Au), titanium (Ti), nickel (Ni), neodymium (Nd), and copper (Cu), or an alloy of these elements. On the other hand, if the source electrode  213  and the drain electrode  214  consist of multiple layers, they may be made up of two layers of molybdenum/aluminum-neodymium or three layers of titanium/aluminum/titanium, molybdenum/aluminum/molybdenum, or molybdenum/aluminum-neodymium/molybdenum. As such, a transistor  21  comprising the semiconductor layer  212 , the gate electrode  211 , the drain electrode  213 , and the source electrode  214  is formed. Also, the drain electrode  214 , which serves as a capacitor upper electrode, and the capacitor lower electrode  24  constitute a capacitor Cst. 
     A passivation film  27  is placed on the substrate  10  comprising the transistors  21  and the capacitor Cst. The passivation film  27  is an insulating film that protects the underlying elements, and may be a silicon oxide film (SiOx), a silicon nitride film (SiNx), or multiple layers of these compounds. An overcoat layer  28  is placed on the passivation film  27 . The overcoat layer  28  may be a planarization film for smoothing out step differences on the underlying structure, and is made of an organic material such as polyimide, benzocyclobutene-based resin, acrylate, etc. Sub-pixel contact holes  29  are located in some region of the overcoat layer  28 , which expose the source electrode  213  by exposing the passivation film  27 . 
     The organic light-emitting diodes are placed on the overcoat layer  28 . Each organic light-emitting diode comprises a first electrode  30  connected to a transistor, a second electrode  60  facing the first electrode  30 , and the organic light-emitting layer  50  interposed between the first electrode  30  and the second electrode  60 . The first electrode  30  may be an anode, and the second electrode  60  may be a cathode. 
     The first electrodes  30  are placed on the overcoat layer  28 , and may be connected to the source electrodes  213  of the transistors through sub-pixel contact holes  29  penetrating the overcoat layer  28 . One first electrode  30  may be allocated for each sub-pixel, but not limited thereto. The first electrode  30  may be made of a transparent conductive material, for example, ITO (indium tin oxide), IZO (indium zinc oxide), or ZnO (zinc oxide) according to a selected emission method and function as a transmissive electrode, or may include a reflective layer and function as a reflective electrode. The reflective layer may be made of aluminum (Al), copper (Cu), silver (Ag), nickel (Ni), or an alloy of these elements, preferably, APC (silver/palladium/copper alloy). 
     A bank  40  is placed on the substrate  10  where the first electrodes  30  are formed. The bank  40  comprises a first bank  41  and a second bank  43 . The first bank  41  and the second bank  43  comprise openings that expose most of the first electrodes  30 . 
     The organic light-emitting layer  50  is placed on the substrate  10  where the bank  40  is formed. The organic light-emitting layer  50  may further comprise one or more among an emission layer EML, a hole injection layer HIL, a hole transport layer HTL, an electron transport layer ETL, and an electron injection layer EIL. 
     The second electrode  60  is placed on the organic light-emitting layer  50 . The second electrode  60  may be formed widely over the entire surface of the substrate  10 . For example, the second electrode  60  may extend over and may be included as a part of a plurality of the sub-pixels SP. The second electrode  60  may function as transmissive electrode or reflective electrode according to a selected emission method. If the second electrode  60  is transmissive electrode, the second electrode  60  may be made of a transparent conductive material, such as ITO (indium tin oxide), IZO (indium zinc oxide), or ZnO (zinc oxide), and may be made of magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), aluminum (Al), silver (Ag), or an alloy thereof that is thin enough to pass light through. The structure shown in  FIG. 5  may be applicable to other sub-pixels as well as the sub-pixels concerned. 
     Second Exemplary Embodiment 
       FIG. 6  is a schematic plan view of an organic light-emitting display device according to a second exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.  FIG. 7  is a cross-sectional view taken along the line IV-IV′ in  FIG. 6 .  FIG. 8  is a cross-sectional view taken along the line V-V′ in  FIG. 6 .  FIGS. 9A to 9C  schematically illustrate a dropping process using nozzles in a time sequence. 
     If the area of the second openings is large enough as in the first exemplary embodiment, organic light-emitting material may be dropped onto a sufficiently large area, thereby effectively improving color mixing defects. However, once a color mixing defect occurs due to a process defect or the like, all the sub-pixels allocated to the second opening may become defective. The second exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a novel structure capable of minimizing the aforementioned defects. 
     Referring to  FIGS. 6 to 8 , the organic light-emitting display device according to the second exemplary embodiment comprises a substrate  10  where sub-pixels are arranged. A circuit element layer  20  and organic light-emitting diodes are placed on the substrate  10 . Organic light-emitting diodes are driven by the elements of the circuit element layer  20 . 
     The sub-pixels SP may be arranged along the first direction (e.g., X-axis direction) and second direction (e.g., Y-axis direction) which intersect each other. The sub-pixels SP arranged adjacent to each other along the first direction may emit light of different colors, and the sub-pixels SP arranged adjacent to each other along the second direction may emit light of the same color. The first electrodes  30  of the organic light-emitting diodes are placed in the sub-pixels SP. One first electrode  30  may be allocated for each sub-pixel SP. 
     A bank structure or bank  40  is placed on the first electrodes  30 . The bank  40  may include a first bank  41  and a second bank  43 . 
     The first bank  41  may be located at least partially on the first electrodes  30 . The first bank  41  comprises first openings OA 1 . The first opening OA 1  exposes at least part of the first electrodes  30 . Each first opening OA 1  may expose at least part of one first electrode  30 . Thus, the number of first openings OA 1  and the number of first electrodes  30  may be equal. Parts of the first electrodes  30  exposed by the first openings OA 1  may be defined as light-emitting regions. 
     The first bank  41  may be made relatively thin so as to be covered by the organic light-emitting layer  50 . The first bank  41  may be hydrophilic. In an example, the first bank  41  may be formed of a hydrophilic, inorganic insulating material such as silicon oxide (SiO2) or silicon nitride (SiNx). 
     The second bank  43  is placed on the substrate  10  where the first bank  41  is formed. The second bank  43  comprises second openings OA 2 . The second openings OA 2  expose at least part of the first electrode  30 , for example, at least part of the first electrodes  30  may be exposed through the second openings OA 2  in the second bank  43 , as well as through the first openings OA 1  in the first bank  41 . Each of the second openings OA 2  exposes one or more first electrodes  30 . Additionally or alternatively, each of the second openings OA 2  exposes one or more first openings OA 1 . 
     The second bank  43  may be hydrophobic. In an example, the second bank  43  may be formed with a hydrophobic material coated on an organic insulating material or formed with an organic insulating material containing a hydrophobic material. 
     The organic light-emitting layer  50  is placed on the substrate  10  where the second bank  43  is formed. The organic light-emitting layer  50  may be formed within the corresponding second openings OA 2 . That is, the organic light-emitting material dropped into one second opening OA 2  covers the first electrodes  30  and first bank  41  exposed by the second opening OA 2 , and are not physically separated by the first bank  41 . 
     Organic light-emitting material of the same color is dropped on at least one first electrode  30  exposed by one second opening OA 2 . This means that one or more sub-pixels SP allocated to one second opening OA 2  emit light of the same color. 
     The organic light-emitting layer  50  emitting light of different colors is formed within the second openings OA 2  adjacent to each other in the first direction. The organic light-emitting layer  50  emitting light of the same color is formed within the second openings OA 2  adjacent to each other in the second direction. 
     An organic light-emitting material of the same color may be simultaneously dropped into its corresponding second openings OA 2  (for example, the second openings OA 2  adjacent to each other in the second direction). Organic light-emitting materials of different colors may be sequentially and alternately dropped in their corresponding second openings OA 2  (for example, the second openings OA 2  neighboring in the first direction). 
     The second bank  43  is located between the first electrodes  30  adjacent to each other in the first direction, so that the organic light-emitting materials of different colors, dropped into the corresponding second openings OA 2  adjacent to each other in the first direction, are kept from being mixed together. That is, the organic light-emitting materials of different colors dropped into the second openings OA 2  neighboring in the first direction are physically separated by the second bank  43 . 
     In the second exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the second bank  43  is also located between first electrodes  30  adjacent to each other in the second direction in a preset or selected region, so that the organic light-emitting materials dropped into the second openings OA 2  adjacent to each other in the second direction are kept from being mixed together. That is, in a preset or selected region, the organic light-emitting material of the same color dropped into the second openings OA 2  neighboring in the second direction is physically separated by the second bank  43 . For example, as shown in  FIG. 7 , the second bank  43  is located in a preset or selected region between two adjacent first electrodes  30  that are adjacent to one another along the second direction (e.g., Y-axis direction). 
     As such, in the second exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, at least some of the sub-pixels SP arranged along the second direction and emitting light of the same color in a preset or selected region may be sectioned off by the second bank  43 . Accordingly, the second exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure is advantageous in that, once a color mixing defect occurs due to a process defect or the like, the number of defective sub-pixels SP is limited to the number of sub-pixels SP allocated in the second openings OA 2 . 
     More specifically, the number of first electrodes  30  exposed by one of the second openings OA 2  and the number of first electrodes  30  exposed by another second opening OA 2  may be different. For example, the second openings OA 2  may include a first set of second openings  43 - 1  (which may be referred to herein as ( 2 - 1 )th openings  43 - 1 ), a second set of second openings  43 - 2  (which may be referred to herein as ( 2 - 2 )th openings  43 - 2 ), and a third set of second openings  43 - 3  (which may be referred to herein as ( 2 - 3 )th openings  43 - 3 ) which are arranged adjacent to each other in the first direction. The ( 2 - 1 )th openings  43 - 1  each expose n first electrodes  30  (n is a natural number equal to or greater than 1), the ( 2 - 2 )th openings  43 - 2  each expose m first electrodes  30  (m is a natural number equal to or greater than 1), and the ( 2 - 3 )th openings  43 - 3  each expose k first electrodes  30  (k is a natural number equal to or greater than 1). Here, at least one among n, m, and k is different from another. 
     For convenience of explanation, a description will be given below with an example in which n, m, and k have different values. Also, for convenience of explanation, a description will be given below with an example in which there are a first column of four sub-pixels SP 1  emitting light of a first color, a second column of four sub-pixels SP 2  emitting light of a second color, and a third column of four sub-pixels SP 3  emitting light of a third color. 
     The sub-pixels SP 1  in the first column comprise their respective first electrodes  30 , and the first electrodes  30  in the first column of sub-pixels SP 1  are exposed by one or more ( 2 - 1 )th openings  43 - 1 . A first organic light-emitting layer  50 - 1  emitting light of the first color is formed on the ( 2 - 1 )th openings  43 - 1 . The sub-pixels SP 2  in the second column comprise their respective first electrodes  30 , and the first electrodes  30  in the second column of sub-pixels SP 2  are exposed by one or more ( 2 - 2 )th openings  43 - 2 . A second organic light-emitting layer  50 - 2  emitting light of the second color is formed on the ( 2 - 2 )th openings  43 - 2 . The sub-pixels SP 3  in the third column comprise their respective first electrodes  30 , and the first electrodes  30  in the third column of sub-pixels SP 3  are exposed by one or more ( 2 - 3 )th openings  43 - 3 . A third organic light-emitting layer  50 - 3  emitting light of the third color is formed on the ( 2 - 3 )th openings  43 - 3 . 
     The thickness of at least one of the first organic light-emitting layer  50 - 1 , second organic light-emitting layer  50 - 2 , and third organic light-emitting layer  50 - 3  is different from the thickness of another. The thicknesses t 1 , t 2 , and t 3  of the first organic light-emitting layer  50 - 1 , second organic light-emitting layer  50 - 2 , and third organic light-emitting layer  50 - 3  may be set in consideration of luminous efficiency. For example, a preset distance should be kept between the first electrodes  30  and the second electrodes  60 , in order to give a microcavity effect to provide higher luminous efficiency. Here, the organic light-emitting layers  50 - 1 ,  50 - 2 , and  50 - 3  should be configured to have different thicknesses t 1 , t 2 , and t 3  for each sub-pixel SP because the preset distance needs to be set in consideration of the wavelength of light emitted from each sub-pixel SP. The longer the wavelength of light emitted from the organic light-emitting layer  50 , the thicker it is. Assuming that the first color is blue (B), the second color is green (G), and the third color is red (R), the thicknesses of the first organic light-emitting layer  50 - 1 , second organic light-emitting layer  50 - 2 , and third organic light-emitting layer  50 - 3  are in the order named. Below is a description of an example in which the first color is blue (B), the second color is green (G), and the third color is (R). 
     The first organic light-emitting layer  50 - 1 , second organic light-emitting layer  50 - 2 , and third organic light-emitting layer  50 - 3  each comprise an emission layer EML, and may further comprise one or more common layers such as a hole injection layer HIL, a hole transport layer HTL, an electron transport layer ETL, and an electron injection layer EIL. The thicknesses of the first organic light-emitting layer  50 - 1 , second organic light-emitting layer  50 - 2 , and third organic light-emitting layer  50 - 3  may be adjusted by changing the thicknesses of the emission layer and/or common layers. For convenience of explanation, a description will be given of an example in which their thicknesses are adjusted by using the hole injection layer, which is one of the common layers. 
     The number of first electrodes  30  exposed by each of the ( 2 - 1 )th openings  43 - 1 , ( 2 - 2 )th openings  43 - 2 , and ( 2 - 3 )th openings  43 - 3  may be set in consideration of facility deviation in the solution process, based on the thicknesses t 1 , t 2 , and t 3  of the first organic light-emitting layer  50 - 1 , second organic light-emitting layer  50 - 2 , and third organic light-emitting layer  50 - 3 . 
     The facility deviation in the solution process may refer to a discharge rate deviation between nozzles of inkjet equipment. That is, discharge rates of nozzles NZ used to drop organic light-emitting materials to the second openings OA 2  are not uniform, and thus thicknesses of organic light-emitting materials dropped through the nozzles NZ do not meet a predetermined thickness (t 1 , t 2 , t 3 ). To compensate for this, a plurality of nozzles NZ needs to be allocated to one second opening OA 2 . That is, there may be a thickness deviation in organic light-emitting materials dropped to the second openings OA 2  due to a discharge rate deviation in the nozzles NZ when one nozzle NZ is allocated per second opening OA 2 , whereas the discharge rate deviation in the nozzles NZ is compensated and thus the organic light-emitting materials dropped to the second openings OA 2  can have a uniform thickness when a plurality of nozzles NZ is allocated per second opening OA 2 . Below is a description of an example in which four nozzles are allocated to one second opening OA 2  to compensate for discharge rate deviation. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
             
               
                   
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     Referring further to  FIGS. 9A to 9C  and Table 1, the thickness of the hole injection layer allocated to each of the sub-pixels SP 1  in the first column that emit blue light is set to 25 nm, the thickness of the hole injection layer allocated to each of the sub-pixels SP 2  in the second column that emit green light is set to 50 nm, and the thickness of the hole injection layer allocated to each of the sub-pixels SP 3  in the third column that emit red light is set to 100 nm. Process variables not explained below will be regarded as fixed. 
     Assuming that the thickness of the hole injection layer that can be formed through a single nozzle (NZ) drop process is 25 nm, one nozzle NZ may be allocated to each of the sub-pixels SP 1  in the first column that emit light of the first color, two nozzles NZ may be allocated to each of the sub-pixels SP 2  in the second column that emit light of the second color, and four nozzles NZ may be allocated to each of the sub-pixels SP 3  in the third column that emit light of the third color, 
     Based on this assumption, considering that four nozzles NZ need to be allocated to one second opening OA 2  so as to compensate a discharge rate deviation, four sub-pixels SP 1  may be allocated to each of the ( 2 - 1 )th openings  43 - 1 , two sub-pixels SP 2  may be allocated to each of the ( 2 - 2 )th openings  43 - 2 , and one sub-pixel SP 3  may be allocated to each of the ( 2 - 3 )th openings  43 - 3 . 
     From the above description, it can be inferred that, if n&gt;m&gt;k, the organic light-emitting layer  50  has the first organic light-emitting layer  50 - 1 , second organic light-emitting layer  50 - 2 , and third organic light-emitting layer  50 - 3 , arranged in order of thickness t 1 , t 2 , and t 3  from largest to smallest. This means that, if n&gt;m&gt;k, the organic light-emitting layer  50  has the first organic light-emitting layer  50 - 1 , second organic light-emitting layer  50 - 2 , and third organic light-emitting layer  50 - 3 , arranged in order of wavelength from longest to shortest. 
     On the contrary, although not shown, it can be inferred that, if n&lt;m&lt;k, the organic light-emitting layer  50  has the first organic light-emitting layer  50 - 1 , second organic light-emitting layer  50 - 2 , and third organic light-emitting layer  50 - 3 , arranged in order of thickness t 1 , t 2 , and t 3  from smallest to largest. This means that, if n&lt;m&lt;k, the organic light-emitting layer  50  has the first organic light-emitting layer  50 - 1 , second organic light-emitting layer  50 - 2 , and third organic light-emitting layer  50 - 3 , arranged in order of wavelength from shortest to largest. 
     In the present disclosure, the number of first electrodes  30  exposed by the second openings OA 2  is controlled according to preset conditions. Accordingly, the present disclosure has the advantages of minimizing color mixing defects, improving luminous efficiency, and significantly improving display quality by adjusting the organic light-emitting layer  50  corresponding to each sub-pixel SP to have a preset uniform thickness. 
     Third Exemplary Embodiment 
       FIG. 10  is a schematic plan view of an organic light-emitting display device according to a third exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.  FIG. 11  is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VI-VI′ in  FIG. 10 .  FIG. 12  is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VII-VII′ in  FIG. 10 .  FIG. 13  is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VIII-VIII′ in  FIG. 10 .  FIG. 14  is a cross-sectional view taken along the line IX-IX′ in  FIG. 10 .  FIG. 15  is a view showing an example of the shape of a second bank. 
     Referring to  FIGS. 10 to 14 , the organic light-emitting display device according to the third exemplary embodiment comprises a substrate  10  where sub-pixels are arranged. A circuit element layer  20  and organic light-emitting diodes are placed on the substrate  10 . Organic light-emitting diodes are driven by the elements of the circuit element layer  20 , 
     The sub-pixels SP may be arranged along the first direction (e.g., X-axis direction) and second direction (e.g., Y-axis direction) which intersect each other. The sub-pixels SP arranged adjacent to each other along the first direction may emit light of different colors, and the sub-pixels SP arranged adjacent to each other along the second direction may emit light of the same color. The first electrodes  30  of the organic light-emitting diodes are placed in the sub-pixels SP. One first electrode  30  may be allocated for each sub-pixel SP. 
     A bank  40  is placed on the first electrodes  30 . The bank  40  comprises a first bank  41  and a second bank  43 . 
     The first bank  41  is located on the first electrodes  30 . The first bank  41  comprises first openings OA 1 . The first opening OA 1  exposes at least part of the first electrode  30 . Each first opening OA 1  exposes one first electrode  30 . Thus, the number of first openings OA 1  and the number of first electrodes  30  may be equal. Parts of the first electrodes  30  exposed by the first openings OA 1  may be defined as light-emitting regions. 
     The first bank  41  may be made relatively thin so as to be covered by the organic light-emitting layer  50 . The first bank  41  may be hydrophilic. In an example, the first bank  41  may be formed of a hydrophilic, inorganic insulating material such as silicon oxide (SiO2) or silicon nitride (SiNx). 
     The second bank  43  is placed on the substrate  10  where the first bank  41  is formed. The second bank  43  comprises second openings OA 2 . The second opening OA 2  exposes at least part of the first electrode  30 . Each of the second openings OA 2  exposes one or more first electrodes  30 . Alternatively, each of the second openings OA 2  exposes one or more first openings OA 1 . 
     Referring further to  FIG. 15 , in an example, the second bank  43  may comprise a base layer  430  and a hydrophobic coating layer  440 . The base layer  430  is hydrophilic. The base layer  430  comprises a bottom surface  431 , a top surface  432  facing the bottom surface  431 , a first side surface  433  connecting one side of the bottom surface  431  and one side of the top surface  432 , and a second side surface  434  connecting the other side of the bottom surface  431  and the other side of the top surface  432 . The hydrophobic coating layer  440  may be placed on the top surface  432  of the base layer  430 . 
     In another example, the second bank  43  may comprise a base layer  430  and a hydrophilic coating layer  441 . The base layer  430  is hydrophobic. The base layer  430  comprises a bottom surface  431 , a top surface  432  facing the bottom surface  431 , a first side surface  433  connecting one side of the bottom surface  431  and one side of the top surface  432 , and a second side surface  434  connecting the other side of the bottom surface  431  and the other side of the top surface  432 . The hydrophilic coating layer  441  may be placed on the first side  433  and second side  434  of the base layer  430 . 
     Since the top surface  432  of the second bank  43  has relatively low surface energy due to its hydrophobic nature, it may push the organic light-emitting materials so that they collect in their positions. Moreover, since the side surfaces  433  and  434  of the second bank  43  have relatively high surface energy due to their hydrophilic nature, they may restrain the movement of the organic light-emitting materials which tend to form a lump at the center of the second openings OA 2  by their surface tension after they are dropped, and may induce the organic light-emitting materials to spread evenly. Preferably, the surface energy of the side surfaces  433  and  434  is set higher than the surface energy of the first electrodes  30 . Therefore, the organic light-emitting layer  50  may be formed in such a way as to have a uniform thickness within the second openings OA 2  and a relatively large effective area (or light-emitting area). 
     The organic light-emitting layer  50  is placed on the substrate  10  where the second bank  43  is formed. The organic light-emitting layer  50  may be formed within the corresponding second openings OA 2 . That is, the organic light-emitting material dropped into one second opening OA 2  covers the first electrodes  30  and first bank  41  exposed by the second opening OA 2 , and are not physically separated by the first bank  41  and second bank  43 . 
     Organic light-emitting material of the same color is dropped on at least one first electrode  30  exposed by one second opening OA 2 . This means that one or more sub-pixels SP allocated to one second opening OA 2  emit light of the same color. 
     The organic light-emitting layer  50  emitting light of different colors is formed within the second openings OA 2  adjacent to each other in the first direction. The organic light-emitting layer  50  emitting light of the same color is formed within the second openings OA 2  adjacent to each other in the second direction. 
     An organic light-emitting material of the same color may be simultaneously dropped into its corresponding second openings OA 2  (for example, the second openings OA 2  adjacent to each other in the second direction). Organic light-emitting materials of different colors may be sequentially and alternately dropped in their corresponding second openings OA 2  (for example, the second openings OA 2  adjacent to each other in the first direction). 
     The second bank  43  is located between the first electrodes  30  adjacent to each other in the first direction, so that the organic light-emitting materials of different colors, dropped into the corresponding second openings OA 2  adjacent to each other in the first direction, are kept from being mixed together. That is, the organic light-emitting materials of different colors dropped into the second openings OA 2  adjacent to each other in the first direction are physically separated by the second bank  43 . 
     In the third exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, unlike the first exemplary embodiment, the second bank  43  is also located between the first electrodes  30  adjacent to each other in the second direction in a preset region, so that the organic light-emitting materials dropped into the second openings OA 2  adjacent to each other in the second direction are kept from being mixed together. That is, in a preset region, the organic light-emitting material of the same color dropped into the second openings OA 2  adjacent to each other in the second direction is physically separated by the second bank  43 . 
     As such, in the third exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, unlike the first exemplary embodiment, the sub-pixels SP arranged along the second direction and emitting light of the same color in a preset region may be sectioned off by the second bank  43 . Accordingly, the third exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure is advantageous in that, once a color mixing defect occurs due to a process defect or the like, the number of defective sub-pixels SP is limited to the number of sub-pixels SP allocated in the second openings OA 2 . 
     Meanwhile, the first electrodes  30  may comprise a ( 1 - 1 )th electrode  30 - 1  (e.g., a first electrode  30  of a first sub-pixel) and a ( 1 - 2 )th electrode  30 - 2  (e.g., a first electrode  30  of a second sub-pixel adjacent to the first pixel in the second direction) together exposed through one second opening OA 2 . In this case, the second opening OA 2  comprises a first portion  110  exposing a ( 1 - 1 )th electrode  30 - 1 , a second portion  120  exposing a ( 1 - 2 )th electrode  30 - 2 , and a connecting portion  130  connecting the first portion  110  and the second portion  120 . The connecting portion  130  has a smaller width than the first portion  110  and the second portion  120 . Stated differently, at least one of the second openings OA 2  may include a first portion that exposes the first electrode  30  of a first sub-pixel (e.g., the ( 1 - 1 )th electrode  30 - 1 ), a second portion that exposes the first electrode  30  of a second sub-pixel that is adjacent to the first sub-pixel along the second direction (e.g., the ( 1 - 2 )th electrode  30 - 2 ), and a connecting portion  130  that connects the first and second portions of the second opening OA 2 . 
     If the second openings OA 2  each have a connecting portion  130 , the side surfaces of the second bank  43  with which a dropped organic light-emitting material comes into contact have a larger surface area. Therefore, the third exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure allows for forming the organic light-emitting layer  50  with a more uniform thickness and a larger effective area. 
     Meanwhile, the first electrodes  30  (and/or sub-pixels) may have a rectangular or elliptical planar shape by which they are longer in the second direction than in the first direction. In this case, when drying a dropped organic light-emitting material, the organic light-emitting material may form a lump without spreading well in the second direction, which is the long axis direction, due to its tendency to collecting in a circular shape by its surface tension. To solve this problem, the third exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure may alter the shape of the second bank  43 . 
     Specifically, the first electrodes  30  may further comprise ( 1 - 3 )th electrodes  30 - 3  (e.g., a first electrode  30  of a third sub-pixel). A ( 1 - 1 )th electrode  30 - 1  and a ( 1 - 2 )th electrode  30 - 2  are exposed through one second opening OA 2 . A ( 1 - 3 )th electrode  30 - 3  is exposed through another second opening OA 2 . Stated differently, at least one of the second openings OA 2  may expose the first electrode  30  of a first sub-pixel (e.g., the ( 1 - 1 )th electrode  30 - 1 ) and the first electrode  30  of a second sub-pixel that is adjacent to the first sub-pixel along the second direction (e.g., the ( 1 - 2 )th electrode  30 - 2 ). At least one other second opening OA 2  may expose the first electrode  30  of a third sub-pixel (e.g., the ( 1 - 3 )th electrode  30 - 3 ) that is adjacent to the second sub-pixel along the first direction. 
     Here, to keep the dropped organic light-emitting material from forming a lump in the second direction, the thickness (or height) of the second bank  43  located between the first electrodes  30  neighboring in the second direction may be set larger than the thickness of the second bank  43  located between the first electrodes  30  neighboring in the first direction. For example, the second bank  43  located between the ( 1 - 1 )th electrode  30 - 1  and ( 1 - 2 )th electrode neighboring in the second direction may have a first thickness h 1 , and the second bank  43  located between the ( 1 - 2 )th electrode  30 - 2  and ( 1 - 3 )th electrode  30 - 3  neighboring in the first direction may have a second thickness h 2 . The first thickness h 1  is set larger than the second thickness h 2 . As such, the third exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure may increase the surface area of the second bank  43  with which the dropped organic light-emitting material comes into contact, by setting the thickness of the second bank  43  located between the first electrodes  30  neighboring in the second direction to be relatively large. The third exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure can improve the formation of a lump of organic light-emitting material by controlling the shape of the second bank  43 . Therefore, the third exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure allows for forming an organic light-emitting layer  50  with a relatively large effective area. 
     Additionally or alternatively, the length of the side surfaces of the second bank  43  may be controlled in order to keep the dropped organic light-emitting material from forming a lump in the second direction. For example, the side surfaces of the second bank  43  located between the first electrodes  30  adjacent to each other in the first direction (e.g., side surfaces of the second bank which extend in the second direction) may be set longer than the side surfaces of the second bank  43  located between the first electrodes  30  neighboring in the second direction (e.g., side surfaces of the second bank which extend in the first direction). Likewise, the surface area of the second bank  43  with which the dropped organic light-emitting material comes into contact may be increased, thereby improving the formation of a lump of the organic light-emitting material. Therefore, the third exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure allows for forming an organic light-emitting layer  50  with a relatively large effective area. 
     The third exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure is advantageous in that uniform brightness can be achieved by forming the organic light-emitting layer  50  with a uniform thickness and a higher aperture ratio can be obtained by forming the organic light-emitting layer  50  with a relatively large effective area. 
     Fourth Exemplary Embodiment 
       FIG. 16  is a schematic plan view of an organic light-emitting display device according to a fourth exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.  FIG. 17  is a cross-sectional view taken along the line X-X′ in  FIG. 16 .  FIG. 18  is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XI-XI′ in  FIG. 16 . 
     Referring to  FIGS. 16 to 18 , the organic light-emitting display device according to the fourth exemplary embodiment comprises a substrate  10  where sub-pixels are arranged. A circuit element layer  20  and organic light-emitting diodes are placed on the substrate  10 . Organic light-emitting diodes are driven by the elements of the circuit element layer  20 , 
     The sub-pixels SP may be arranged along the first direction (e.g., X-axis direction) and second direction (e.g., Y-axis direction) which intersect each other. The sub-pixels SP arranged adjacent to each other along the first direction may emit light of different colors, and the sub-pixels SP arranged adjacent to each other along the second direction may emit light of the same color. The first electrodes  30  of the organic light-emitting diodes are placed in the sub-pixels SP. One first electrode  30  may be allocated for each sub-pixel SP. 
     A bank  40  is placed on the first electrodes  30 . The bank  40  comprises a first bank  41  and a second bank  43 . 
     The first bank  41  is located on the first electrodes  30 . The first bank  41  comprises first openings OA 1 . The first opening OA 1  exposes at least part of the first electrode  30 . A plurality of first openings OA 1  are arranged in parallel in the second direction, and extend in the first direction. The first openings OA 1  extend in the first direction, and expose a plurality of first electrodes  30  arranged along the first direction. 
     The first bank  41  may be made relatively thin so as to be covered by the organic light-emitting layer  50 . The first bank  41  may be hydrophilic. In an example, the first bank  41  may be formed of a hydrophilic, inorganic insulating material such as silicon oxide (SiO2) or silicon nitride (SiNx). 
     The second bank  43  is placed on the substrate  10  where the first bank  41  is formed. The second bank  43  comprises second openings OA 2 . The second opening OA 2  exposes at least part of the first electrode  30 . Each of the second openings OA 2  exposes one or more first electrodes  30 . Alternatively, each of the second openings OA 2  exposes one or more first openings OA 1 . Parts of the first electrodes  30  exposed by the intersections of the first openings OA 1  and second openings OA 2  may be defined as light-emitting regions. 
     The second bank  43  may be hydrophobic. In an example, the second bank  43  may be formed with a hydrophobic material coated on an organic insulating material or formed with an organic insulating material containing a hydrophobic material. 
     The organic light-emitting layer  50  is placed on the substrate  10  where the second bank  43  is formed. The organic light-emitting layer  50  may be formed within the corresponding second openings OA 2 . That is, the organic light-emitting material dropped into one second opening OA 2  covers the first electrodes  30  and first bank  41  exposed by the second opening OA 2 , and are not physically separated by the first bank  41  and second bank  43 . 
     Organic light-emitting material of the same color is dropped on at least one first electrode  30  exposed by one second opening OA 2 . This means that one or more sub-pixels SP allocated to one second opening OA 2  emit light of the same color. 
     The organic light-emitting layer  50  emitting light of different colors is formed within the second openings OA 2  adjacent to each other in the first direction. The organic light-emitting layer  50  emitting light of the same color is formed within the second openings OA 2  adjacent to each other in the second direction. 
     An organic light-emitting material of the same color may be simultaneously dropped into its corresponding second openings OA 2  (for example, the second openings OA 2  neighboring in the second direction). Organic light-emitting materials of different colors may be sequentially and alternately dropped in their corresponding second openings OA 2  (for example, the second openings OA 2  neighboring in the first direction). 
     The second bank  43  is located between the first electrodes  30  adjacent to each other in the first direction, so that the organic light-emitting materials of different colors, dropped into the corresponding second openings OA 2  adjacent to each other in the first direction, are kept from being mixed together. That is, the organic light-emitting materials of different colors dropped into the second openings OA 2  adjacent to each other in the first direction are physically separated by the second bank  43 . 
     In the fourth exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, unlike the first exemplary embodiment, the second bank  43  is also located between the first electrodes  30  adjacent to each other in the second direction in a preset or selected region, so that the organic light-emitting materials dropped into the second openings OA 2  adjacent to each other in the second direction are kept from being mixed together. That is, in a preset region, the organic light-emitting material of the same color dropped into the second openings OA 2  adjacent to each other in the second direction is physically separated by the second bank  43 . 
     As such, in the fourth exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, unlike the first exemplary embodiment, the sub-pixels SP arranged along the first direction and emitting light of the same color in a preset region may be sectioned off by the second bank  43 . Accordingly, the fourth exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure is advantageous in that, once a color mixing defect occurs due to a process defect or the like, the number of defective sub-pixels SP is limited to the number of sub-pixels SP allocated in the second openings OA 2 . 
     Referring further to  FIG. 6 , in the organic light-emitting display devices according to the second exemplary embodiment, both the first bank  41  and the second bank  43  are located between the pixels adjacent to each other in the first direction. In this case, the boundary of the first bank  41  needs to be spaced a preset or selected distance apart from the boundary of the second bank  43 . Therefore, the first bank  41  masks the edges of the first electrodes  30  in the first direction by as much as the preset or selected distance. In this case, the area of the light-emitting regions is reduced by as much as the first electrodes  30  are masked. 
     Contrarily, in the organic light-emitting display device according to the fourth exemplary embodiment, the first bank  41  is not located between the pixels adjacent to each other in the first direction. That is, only the second bank  43  may be located between the pixels adjacent to each other in the first direction. Hence, in the fourth exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, there are no positional constraints on the first bank  41  in the second direction, unlike the second exemplary embodiment, thereby providing wide light-emitting regions on the first electrodes  30 . Therefore, the fourth exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure may provide an organic light-emitting display device that ensures a sufficiently large aperture ratio, compared to the second exemplary embodiment. 
     It will be apparent that those skilled in the art can make various modifications and changes thereto within the scope without departing from the technical spirit of the present disclosure through the above descriptions. Therefore, the technical scope of the present disclosure is not limited to the embodiment described above but should be defined by the appended claim 
     The various embodiments described above can be combined to provide further embodiments. These and other changes can be made to the embodiments in light of the above-detailed description. In general, in the following claims, the terms used should not be construed to limit the claims to the specific embodiments disclosed in the specification and the claims, but should be construed to include all possible embodiments along with the full scope of equivalents to which such claims are entitled. Accordingly, the claims are not limited by the disclosure.