IP Library Granted Patent US 8,193,697
Granted Patent B2
US 8,193,697 · App. 13/206,915 · Granted Jun 5, 2012

Light-emitting element and display device using same

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Patent No.
US 8,193,697
App. No.
13/206,915
Granted
Jun 5, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A light-emitting device includes a substrate and a light-emitting element formed on the substrate. The light-emitting element includes a stacked layer structure portion including a reflective electrode, a light-emitting layer on the reflective electrode and a transparent electrode on the light-emitting layer which are stacked over the substrate with the reflective electrode as a bottom layer, the light-emitting layer having a flat surface provided at least on a portion of the light-emitting layer. A bank is disposed in a peripheral area surrounding the flat surface or on a peripheral portion of the flat surface and has a tilt surface tilted with respect to the flat surface. A conductive film is at least provided on the tilt surface and is electrically connected with the transparent electrode, and forms a reflective surface on the tilt surface, and an optical waveguide layer is provided in an area surrounded by the tilt surface.

Claims (9)

1. A light-emitting device having a substrate and a light-emitting element formed on the substrate;

the light-emitting element comprising:

a stacked layer structure portion including a reflective electrode, a light-emitting layer on the reflective electrode and a transparent electrode on the light-emitting layer which are stacked over the substrate with the reflective electrode as a bottom layer;

the light-emitting layer having a flat surface provided at least on a portion of the light-emitting layer;

a bank at least disposed in a peripheral area surrounding the flat surface or on a peripheral portion of the flat surface of the light-emitting layer and having a tilt surface tilted with respect to the flat surface; and

a conductive film at least provided on the tilt surface and electrically connected with the transparent electrode, the conductive film forming a reflective surface on the tilt surface;

wherein an optical waveguide layer is provided in an area surrounded by the tilt surface.

2. The light-emitting device as defined in claim 1 , wherein the optical waveguide layer is optically isolated by the bank.

3. The light-emitting device as defined in claim 1 , wherein a height of the optical waveguide layer is lower than a height of the bank.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 30, 2018
From: PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.; JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 046988/0801 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 4, 2015
From: JAPAN DISPLAY EAST INC.
To: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
Reel/Frame 034892/0478 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 3, 2015
From: HITACHI DISPLAYS, LTD.
To: JAPAN DISPLAY EAST INC.
Reel/Frame 034891/0950 →