IP Library Granted Patent US 7,679,283
Granted Patent B2
US 7,679,283 · App. 11/228,273 · Granted Mar 16, 2010

EL display device, method of manufacturing the same, and electronic apparatus

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Patent No.
US 7,679,283
App. No.
11/228,273
Granted
Mar 16, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

An EL display device has first and second pixel electrodes and a counter electrode formed of a transparent conductive film, a sealing-side light-emitting area for extracting light emitted from a light-emitting functional layer from a sealing member formed on the first pixel electrode, a substrate-side light-emitting area for extracting light emitted from the light-emitting functional layer from the substrate is formed on the second pixel electrode, a light-shielding layer which is adjacent to the first pixel electrode in the sealing-side light-emitting area and the counter electrode in the substrate-side light-emitting area is formed, and the light-emitting functional layer emits light independently in the sealing-side light-emitting area and the substrate-side light-emitting area.

Claims (36)

1. An EL display device comprising:

first and second pixel electrodes formed above a substrate, for each sub-pixel within a unit pixel;

a counter electrode opposite to the first and second pixel electrodes;

a light-emitting layer provided between the first and second pixel electrodes and the counter electrode;

a sealing member which seals the light-emitting functional layer;

an organic bank surround the light-emitting layer; and

a lyophilic control layer disposed between the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode, and having a higher lyophobic property than the organic bank,

wherein the first and second pixel electrodes and the counter electrode are formed of a transparent conductive film,

a sealing-side light-emitting area for extracting light emitted from the light-emitting layer from the sealing member is composed of the first pixel electrode,

a substrate-side light-emitting area for extracting light emitted from the light-emitting functional layer from the substrate is composed of the second pixel electrode, and

the light-emitting layer emits light independently in the sealing-side light-emitting area and the substrate-side light-emitting area.

2. The EL display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein at least one of the light-shielding layers formed on the first pixel electrode and the light-shielding layer formed on the counter electrode has a light-reflecting property.

3. The EL display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein at least one of the light-shielding layers formed on the first pixel electrode and the light-shielding layer formed on the counter electrode has a light-absorbing property.

4. The EL display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein a planarizing film is formed between the first and second pixel electrodes and the first and second switching elements.

5. The EL display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein, in the sealing-side light-emitting area, the light-shielding layer formed on the first pixel electrode overlaps the first switching element with the planarizing film interposed there between in plan view.

6. The EL display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first and second switching elements are formed in an area other than the substrate-side light-emitting area.

7. The EL display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein each of the first and second switching elements is connected to a capacitive element, and

the capacitive element overlaps the sealing-side light-emitting area.

8. The EL display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein each of the first and second switching elements is connected to a power line, and

the power line overlaps the sealing-side light-emitting area.

9. The EL display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein a partition wall is formed to partition the light-emitting functional layer, and

the partition wall overlaps at least one of the first and second switching elements with the planarizing film interposed there between in plan view.

10. The EL display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein first and second switching elements are connected to each of the first and second pixel electrodes, and the light-emitting functional layer emits light by driving the first and second switching elements.

11. The EL display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the light-emitting functional layer is formed commonly in the sealing-side light-emitting area and the substrate-side light-emitting area.

12. The EL display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the light-emitting functional layer is formed independently in the sealing-side light-emitting area and the substrate-side light-emitting area.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 17, 2022
From: EL TECHNOLOGY FUSION GODO KAISHA
To: ELEMENT CAPITAL COMMERCIAL COMPANY PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 059435/0428 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 31, 2018
From: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
To: EL TECHNOLOGY FUSION GODO KAISHA
Reel/Frame 047998/0879 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 19, 2005
From: NIMURA, TORU
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 017011/0412 →