Patent ID: 7994705

Claim:
An active-driving organic EL light emission device comprising: a supporting substrate; an organic EL element; and a plurality of thin film transistors (TFTs) for driving the organic EL element, said thin film transistors located in an insulating film layer between the substrate and the organic EL element; the organic EL element comprising: an upper electrode, which is on the side of the organic EL element opposite to the substrate, comprising a main electrode comprising a transparent conductive material so that light emitted from the organic EL element appears through the upper electrode, a plurality of laterally spaced lower electrodes arranged on the insulating film layer, and to which the TFTs are electrically connected, an organic luminous medium between the upper electrode and the lower electrodes, and an auxiliary electrode comprising a low-resistance material located between adjacent lower electrodes, the auxiliary electrode electrically connected to the upper electrode and electrically insulated from the lower electrodes.