IP Library Granted Patent US 7,638,939
Granted Patent B2
US 7,638,939 · App. 11/613,573 · Granted Dec 29, 2009

Light-emitting device and electronic apparatus

Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
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Patent No.
US 7,638,939
App. No.
11/613,573
Granted
Dec 29, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

A light-emitting device includes an organic insulating layer lying above a face of a substrate, reflective layers lying on a face of the organic insulating layer, an inorganic insulating layer lying over the reflective layers, and light-emitting elements arranged above the reflective layers with the inorganic insulating layer disposed therebetween. The light-emitting elements are arranged in array and each reflective layer overlaps a group of the light-emitting elements when viewed from above. An electronic apparatus includes the light-emitting device.

Claims (35)

1. A light-emitting device comprising:

an organic insulating layer lying above a face of a substrate;

reflective, layers lying on a face of the organic insulating layer;

an inorganic insulating layer lying over the reflective layers; and

light-emitting elements arranged above the reflective layers with the inorganic insulating layer disposed therebetween,

wherein the light-emitting elements are arranged in array and each reflective layer overlaps a group of the light-emitting elements when viewed from above.

2. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the light-emitting elements emit different color lights, one of the light-emitting elements of the group emits a blue light, and the other light-emitting elements of the group emit different color lights other than the blue light and are each arranged on both sides of this light-emitting element.

3. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the reflective layers are arranged over the face of the organic insulating layer.

4. The light-emitting device according to claim 3 , wherein the organic insulating layer has contact holes extending therethrough and the reflective layers extend over the walls of the contact holes.

5. The light-emitting device according to claim 3 , wherein the reflective layers have openings extending from the contact holes through the reflective layers and the inorganic insulating layer.

6. The light-emitting device according to claim 3 , wherein the inorganic insulating layer is formed by an anodic oxidation process using the reflective layers as electrodes.

7. The light-emitting device according to claim 3 , further comprising a common electrode shared by the light-emitting elements, wherein the reflective layers are electrically connected to the common electrode.

8. The light-emitting device according to claim 3 , wherein the light-emitting elements include a light-emitting layer containing an organic substance.

9. An electronic apparatus comprising the light-emitting device according to claim 1 .

10. A light-emitting device comprising:

a substrate;

light-emitting layers;

an organic insulating layer being disposed between the substrate and the light-emitting layers;

a reflective layer being disposed between the organic insulating layer and the light-emitting layers; and

an inorganic insulating layer being disposed between the reflective layer and the light-emitting layers;

wherein the reflective layer overlaps the light-emitting layers in plan view.

11. The light-emitting device according to claim 10 , further comprising a common electrode shared by the light-emitting layers, wherein the reflective layer is electrically connected to the common electrode.

12. The light-emitting device according to claim 11 , the light-emitting layers are disposed between the common electrode and the inorganic insulating layer.

13. The light-emitting device according to claim 10 , wherein the organic insulating layer has contact holes extending therethrough and the reflective layer extend over walls of the contact holes.

14. The light-emitting device according to claim 10 , wherein the light-emitting layers emit different color lights, one of the light-emitting layers emits a red light, another one of the light-emitting layers emits a green light and another one of the light-emitting layers emits a blue light.

15. A light-emitting device comprising:

a substrate;

light-emitting elements;

an organic insulating layer being disposed between the substrate and the light-emitting elements;

a reflective layer being disposed between the organic insulating layer and the light-emitting elements; and

an inorganic insulating layer being disposed between the reflective layer and the light-emitting elements;

wherein the reflective layer overlaps the light-emitting elements in plan view.

16. The light-emitting device according to claim 15 , further comprising a common electrode shared by the light-emitting layers, wherein the reflective layer is electrically connected to the common electrode.

17. The light-emitting device according to claim 15 , wherein the organic insulating layer has contact holes extending therethrough and the reflective layer extends over walls of the contact holes.

18. The light-emitting device according to claim 15 , wherein the light-emitting elements have a first light-emitting element and adjacent light-emitting elements that are adjacent to the first light-emitting element, the first light-emitting element and the adjacent light-emitting elements emit a same color light.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 20, 2006
From: ISHIGURO, HIDETO; EGUCHI, TSUKASA
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 018678/0260 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2006-005770 · Jan 13, 2006 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20080018243A1 · Jan 24, 2008