Luminescent display device
A luminescent display device includes a substrate and first and second thin-film transistors above the substrate. The first thin-film transistor includes a semiconductor layer, a gate insulating film, a gate electrode, a source electrode and a drain. The second thin-film transistor includes a semiconductor layer, a gate insulating film, a gate electrode, and a drain electrode. The device also includes an interlayer insulating film on the gate electrode of the first thin-film transistor and the gate electrode of the second thin-film transistor, a first capacitor electrode on the interlayer insulating film, and a luminescent element such that the first capacitor electrode and the gate electrode of the first thin-film transistor constitute a first capacitor, and the first capacitor electrode is not connected to the source electrode and the drain electrode of the first thin-film transistor.
1. A luminescent display device, comprising:
a substrate;
a first thin-film transistor above the substrate, the first thin-film transistor including:
a semiconductor layer comprising a channel region, a source region, and a drain region;
a gate insulating film on the semiconductor layer;
a gate electrode on the gate insulating film;
a source electrode electrically connected to the source region of the semiconductor layer; and
a drain electrode electrically connected to the drain region of the semiconductor layer;
a second thin-film transistor above the substrate, the second thin-film transistor including:
a semiconductor layer comprising a channel region, a source region, and a drain region;
a gate insulating film on the semiconductor layer;
a gate electrode on the gate insulating film;
a source electrode electrically connected to the source region of the semiconductor layer; and
a drain electrode electrically connected to the drain region of the semiconductor layer;
an interlayer insulating film on the gate electrode of the first thin-film transistor and the gate electrode of the second thin-film transistor;
a first capacitor electrode on the interlayer insulating film above the gate electrode of the first thin-film transistor; and
a luminescent element configured to be driven by a driver to produce luminescence, the driver including the first thin-film transistor and the second thin-film transistor,
wherein the first capacitor electrode and the gate electrode of the first thin-film transistor constitute a first capacitor, and the first capacitor electrode is not connected to the source electrode and the drain electrode of the first thin-film transistor,
the first thin-film transistor is a switching transistor that determines a timing of supplying a driving current to the luminescent element, and
the first capacitor initializes a second capacitor that sets a value of the driving current.
2. The luminescent display device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the luminescent element is an organic electroluminescent element which includes a lower electrode, an organic luminescent layer, and an upper electrode, and
the lower electrode is above a planarizing film that is on the first capacitor electrode.
3. The luminescent display device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a plurality of first capacitor electrodes, including the first capacitor electrode,
wherein each of the plurality of first capacitor electrodes and the gate electrode constitute the first capacitor.
4. The luminescent display device according to claim 1 , wherein an area of a lower surface of the first capacitor electrode, which partly constitutes the first capacitor, above the gate electrode of the first thin-film transistor is approximately 30% to approximately 100% of an area of an upper surface of the gate electrode of the first thin-film transistor.
5. The luminescent display device according to claim 1 , wherein the semiconductor layer comprises polysilicon.
6. The luminescent display device according to claim 1 , wherein a capacitance of the first capacitor is approximately 0.1 pF to approximately 10 pF.
7. The luminescent display device according to claim 1 , wherein
the luminescent display device is a top-emission luminescent display device, and
the luminescent element is in a layer above the first capacitor electrode.
8. The luminescent display device according to claim 1 , wherein
the luminescent display device is a bottom-emission luminescent display device, and
the thin-film transistor and the first capacitor are in a region other than a luminescent region in which the luminescent element is disposed.
9. A luminescent display device, comprising:
a substrate;
a first thin-film transistor above the substrate, the first thin-film transistor including:
a semiconductor layer comprising a channel region, a source region, and a drain region;
a gate insulating film on the semiconductor layer;
a gate electrode on the gate insulating film;
a source electrode electrically connected to the source region of the semiconductor layer; and
a drain electrode electrically connected to the drain region of the semiconductor layer;
a second thin-film transistor above the substrate, the second thin-film transistor including:
a semiconductor layer comprising a channel region, a source region and a drain region;
agate insulating film on the semiconductor layer;
agate electrode on the gate insulating film;
a source electrode electrically connected to the source region of the semiconductor layer; and
a drain electrode electrically connected to the drain region of the semiconductor layer;
an interlayer insulating film on the gate electrode of the first thin-film transistor and the gate electrode of the second thin-film transistor;
a first capacitor electrode on the interlayer insulating film above the gate electrode of the first thin-film transistor; and
a luminescent element configured to be driven by a driver to produce luminescence, the driver including the first thin-film transistor and the second thin-film transistor,
wherein the first capacitor electrode and the gate electrode of the first thin-film transistor constitute a first capacitor, and the first capacitor electrode is connected to one of the source electrode and the drain electrode of the second thin-film transistor,
the first thin-film transistor is a switching transistor that determines a timing of supplying a driving current to the luminescent element, and
the first capacitor initializes a second capacitor that sets a value of the driving current.