IP Library Granted Patent US 7,436,465
Granted Patent B2
US 7,436,465 · App. 11/033,307 · Granted Oct 14, 2008

Electrooptical device region and manufacturing method thereof, electrooptical device and electronic equipment

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Patent No.
US 7,436,465
App. No.
11/033,307
Granted
Oct 14, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

A region of an electrooptical device includes a substrate, an active matrix switching element formed on the substrate and a pixel electrode formed on the substrate and having a first pixel electrode coupled to the switching element AM and a second pixel electrode covering a second switching element coupled to a third electrode.

Claims (54)

1. A device comprising:

a substrate;

a first switching element formed on the substrate;

a first pixel electrode formed on the substrate coupled to the first switching element;

a second switching element formed on the substrate;

a second pixel electrode formed over a portion of the second switching element;

a third pixel electrode formed on the substrate and coupled to the first and second switching elements; and

a fourth pixel electrode formed over the first switching element and coupled to the third pixel electrode.

2. The device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a capacitor formed between the second pixel electrode and the second switching element.

3. The device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a first capacitor formed between the fourth pixel electrode and the first switching element.

4. The device according to claim 3 , further comprising:

a second capacitor formed between the second pixel electrode and the second switching element.

5. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second switching elements are organic thin film transistors.

6. The device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a counter substrate opposed to the substrate; and

an electrooptical layer provided between the substrate and the counter substrate.

7. A method of manufacturing a portion of an electrooptical device on a substrate comprising the steps of:

forming a first switching element on the substrate;

forming a first pixel electrode on the substrate coupled to the first switching element;

forming a second switching element on the substrate;

forming a second pixel electrode over a portion of the second switching element;

forming a third pixel electrode on the substrate and coupled to the first and second switching elements; and

forming a fourth pixel electrode over the first switching element and coupled to the third pixel electrode.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the second pixel electrode is formed by a wet process.

9. A region of an electrooptical device, comprising:

a substrate;

a first switching element formed on the substrate;

a first pixel electrode formed on the substrate coupled to the switching element;

a second switching element formed on the substrate;

a second pixel electrode covering the second switching element;

a third pixel electrode coupled to the second switching element; and

a fourth pixel electrode formed over the first switching element and coupled to the third pixel electrode.

10. The region of an electrooptical device according to claim 9 , further comprising:

a capacitor formed between the second pixel electrode and the second switching element.

11. The region of the electrooptical device according to claim 9 , wherein the first and second switching elements are organic thin film transistor.

12. An electrooptical device including the region of the electrooptical device according to claim 9 further comprising:

a counter substrate opposed to the portion of the electrooptical device; and

an electrooptical layer provided between the portion of the electrooptical device and the counter substrate.

13. Electronic equipment comprising the device according to claim 12 .

14. An electrooptical device comprising:

a substrate;

a first transistor formed on the substrate;

a second transistor formed on the substrate, the first transistor and the second transistor being located side by side, source electrodes of the first and second transistors being connected to a common data line;

a first pixel electrode formed as a drain electrode of the first transistor;

a second pixel electrode formed over the first transistor and connected to a drain electrode of the second transistor; and

a capacitor formed between a gate of the first transistor and the second pixel electrode.

15. The electrooptical device according to claim 14 , wherein the first and second transistors are organic thin film transistors.

16. The electrooptical device according to claim 14 , wherein a source electrode of the first transistor has a comb teeth shape, and a part of the drain electrode has a comb teeth shape.

17. The electrooptical device according to claim 14 , further comprising:

a counter substrate opposed to the substrate; and

an electrooptical layer provided between the substrate and the counter substrate.

18. An electrophoretic display comprising the electrooptical device according to claim 17 .

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 13, 2018
From: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
To: E INK CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 047072/0325 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 12, 2005
From: MORIYA, SOICHI; KAWASE, TAKEO
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 016178/0187 →