Patent ID: 8404509

Claim:
A method for fabricating an organic electroluminescent display device comprising steps of: forming a switch thin film transistor, a driving thin film transistor, a gate pad bottom electrode connected with a gate line and a data pad bottom electrode connected with a data line on a substrate; forming a passivation layer having a plurality of a first contact holes to expose a portion of a drain electrode of the driving transistor, the gate pad bottom electrode and the date pad bottom electrode respectively; forming a contact electrode, a gate pad top electrode and a data pad top electrode formed on the passivation layer, the contact electrode, a top gate pad electrode and a top data pad electrode electrically connected to the exposed portion of the drain electrode of the driving transistor, the gate pad bottom electrode and the date pad bottom electrode respectively, forming a planarization layer formed on the passivation layer, the planarization layer including a plurality of a second contact holes to expose a portion of the contact electrode, the gate pad top electrode and the data pad top electrode respectively; forming a light-emitting cell including a cathode electrode, an anode electrode and an organic layer interposed therebetween formed on the planarization layer; wherein the cathode electrode is electrically connected to the contact electrode via one of the contact hole; wherein the contact electrode has acid-resistance with respect to an etchant used in patterning the cathode electrode.