IP Library Granted Patent US 8,441,014
Granted Patent B2
US 8,441,014 · App. 13/078,197 · Granted May 14, 2013

Electro-optical device substrate, electro-optical device, and electronic apparatus

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Patent No.
US 8,441,014
App. No.
13/078,197
Granted
May 14, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

In an electro-optical device substrate, first and second pixel switching elements each include a gate electrode formed of a first conductive film, a gate insulation film formed of a first insulation film, a semiconductor layer, a source electrode formed of a second conductive film, and a drain electrode formed of the second conductive film. A first storage capacitor includes a first storage capacitor electrode formed of the second conductive film, a protective film formed of a second insulation film so as to over at least the first storage capacitor electrode, and a pixel electrode formed so as to overlap with the first storage capacitor electrode at least partially with the protective film interposed therebetween.

Claims (66)

1. An electro-optical device substrate comprising:

a substrate body;

a plurality of data lines and a plurality of scanning lines formed in the substrate body; and

a plurality of pixels partitioned by the data lines and the scanning lines,

wherein each of the plurality of pixels includes a pixel switching element, a pixel electrode, and a first storage capacitor,

wherein the pixel switching element includes

a gate electrode formed of a first conductive film formed on the substrate body,

a gate insulation film formed of a first insulation film formed so as to cover at least the gate electrode,

a semiconductor layer formed on the gate insulation film,

a source electrode formed of a second conductive film electrically connected to a source region of the semiconductor layer and the data line, and

a drain electrode formed of the second conductive film electrically connected to a drain region of the semiconductor layer and the pixel electrode, and

wherein the first storage capacitor includes

a first storage capacitor electrode formed of the second conductive film,

a first storage insulation film formed of a second insulation film so as to cover at least the first storage capacitor electrode, and

the pixel electrode formed so as to overlap with the first storage capacitor electrode at least partially with the first storage insulation film interposed therebetween when viewed from a normal direction of the substrate body.

2. The electro-optical device substrate according to claim 1 ,

wherein each of the plurality of pixels includes a second storage capacitor formed so as to overlap with the first storage capacitor at least partially when viewed from the normal direction of the substrate body, and

wherein the second storage capacitor includes

a second storage capacitor electrode formed of the first conductive film,

a second storage insulation film formed of the first insulation film so as to cover at least the second storage capacitor electrode, and

the first storage capacitor electrode formed so as to overlap with the second storage capacitor electrode at least partially with the second storage insulation film interposed therebetween when viewed from the normal direction of the substrate body.

3. An electro-optical device comprising:

a pair of substrates; and

an electro-optical material layer interposed between the pair of substrates,

wherein one of the pair of substrates is the electro-optical device substrate according to claim 2 .

4. The electro-optical device substrate according to claim 1 , wherein a film thickness of the second insulation film is thinner than a film thickness of the first insulation film.

5. An electro-optical device comprising:

a pair of substrates; and

an electro-optical material layer interposed between the pair of substrates,

wherein one of the pair of substrates is the electro-optical device substrate according to claim 4 .

6. The electro-optical device substrate according to claim 1 , wherein a part of the source electrode and a part of the drain electrode are formed over the top of the semiconductor layer, the source electrode is electrically connected to the source region of the semiconductor layer, and the drain electrode is electrically connected to the drain region of the semiconductor layer.

7. The electro-optical device substrate according to claim 6 , wherein an etching stop layer is disposed in a region corresponding to an upper side of a channel region of the semiconductor layer.

8. An electro-optical device comprising:

a pair of substrates; and

an electro-optical material layer interposed between the pair of substrates,

wherein one of the pair of substrates is the electro-optical device substrate according to claim 7 .

9. An electro-optical device comprising:

a pair of substrates; and

an electro-optical material layer interposed between the pair of substrates,

wherein one of the pair of substrates is the electro-optical device substrate according to claim 6 .

10. The electro-optical device substrate according to claim 1 , wherein a part of the semiconductor layer is formed over the top of the source electrode and the drain electrode, the source electrode is electrically connected to the source region of the semiconductor layer, and the drain electrode is electrically connected to the drain region of the semiconductor layer.

11. An electro-optical device comprising:

a pair of substrates; and

an electro-optical material layer interposed between the pair of substrates,

wherein one of the pair of substrates is the electro-optical device substrate according to claim 10 .

12. The electro-optical device substrate according to claim 1 , wherein the semiconductor layer is formed of non-monocrystalline silicon.

13. An electro-optical device comprising:

a pair of substrates; and

an electro-optical material layer interposed between the pair of substrates,

wherein one of the pair of substrates is the electro-optical device substrate according to claim 12 .

14. The electro-optical device substrate according to claim 1 , wherein the semiconductor layer is formed of an oxide semiconductor material.

15. An electro-optical device comprising:

a pair of substrates; and

an electro-optical material layer interposed between the pair of substrates,

wherein one of the pair of substrates is the electro-optical device substrate according to claim 14 .

16. The electro-optical device substrate according to claim 1 , wherein the semiconductor layer is formed of a transparent oxide semiconductor material.

17. An electro-optical device comprising:

a pair of substrates; and

an electro-optical material layer interposed between the pair of substrates,

wherein one of the pair of substrates is the electro-optical device substrate according to claim 16 .

18. The electro-optical device substrate according to claim 1 , wherein the semiconductor layer is formed of an organic semiconductor material.

19. An electro-optical device comprising:

a pair of substrates; and

an electro-optical material layer interposed between the pair of substrates,

wherein one of the pair of substrates is the electro-optical device substrate according to claim 1 .

20. An electronic apparatus comprising the electro-optical device according to claim 19 .

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 Apr 1, 2011
From: YAMAZAKI, YASUSHI; SATO, TAKASHI
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 026110/0740 →