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Granted Patent B2
US 9,508,953 · App. 15/010,808 · Granted Nov 29, 2016

Display device

Inventors: Masayuki Sakakura (Kanagawa, JP); Hiromichi Godo (Kanagawa, JP); Kaoru Tsuchiya (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
H01L51/5246H01L27/3246H01L33/44H01L51/5237H05B33/04H05B33/14H01L2251/5323Y10T428/24777
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Patent No.
US 9,508,953
App. No.
15/010,808
Granted
Nov 29, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A novel display device with higher reliability having a structure of blocking moisture and oxygen, which deteriorate the characteristics of the display device, from penetrating through a sealing region and a method of manufacturing thereof is provided. According to the present invention, a display device and a method of manufacturing the same comprising: a display portion formed by aligning a light-emitting element using an organic light-emitting material between a pair of substrate, wherein the display portion is formed on an insulating layer formed on any one of the substrates, the pair of substrates is bonded to each other with a sealing material formed over the insulating layer while surrounding a periphery of the display portion, at least one layer of the insulating layer is made of an organic resin material, the periphery has a first region and a second region, the insulating layer in the first region has an opening covered with a protective film, the sealing material is formed in contact with the opening and the protective film, an outer edge portion of the insulating layer in the second region is covered with the protective film or the sealing material.

Claims (90)

1. A display device comprising:

a pixel in a pixel region;

a first insulating layer over an insulated surface;

a conductive layer over the first insulating layer; and

a sealing material comprising a first portion,

wherein the pixel comprises a transistor and a light-emitting element,

wherein the first insulating layer includes an opening,

wherein the first portion overlaps with the opening,

wherein the light-emitting element includes a pixel electrode,

wherein the pixel electrode is provided over the first insulating layer,

wherein the pixel electrode comprises indium, tin, and oxygen,

wherein the conductive layer is provided at an outer side than the pixel region,

wherein the conductive layer comprises a second portion,

wherein the second portion overlaps with the opening,

wherein the second portion is in contact with the insulated surface through the opening,

wherein the conductive layer comprises a first layer and a second layer,

wherein the first layer is provided over the second layer, and

wherein the first layer comprises indium, tin, and oxygen.

2. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the pixel electrode has a single-layer structure.

3. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the conductive layer has a two-layer structure.

4. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the first insulating layer comprises an organic resin material.

5. A display module comprising:

the display device according to claim 1 ; and

a flexible printed circuit.

6. An electronic device comprising:

the display module according to claim 5 ; and

at least one of an image receiving portion, an audio input portion, a speaker, and a battery.

7. A display device comprising:

a pixel in a pixel region;

a first insulating layer over an insulated surface;

a conductive layer over the first insulating layer;

a sealing material comprising a first portion and a third portion; and

a second insulating layer,

wherein the pixel comprises a transistor and a light-emitting element,

wherein the first insulating layer includes an opening,

wherein the first portion overlaps with the opening,

wherein the light-emitting element includes a pixel electrode,

wherein the pixel electrode is provided over the first insulating layer,

wherein the pixel electrode comprises indium, tin, and oxygen,

wherein the conductive layer is provided at an outer side than the pixel region,

wherein the conductive layer comprises a second portion,

wherein the second portion overlaps with the opening,

wherein the second portion is in contact with the insulated surface through the opening,

wherein the conductive layer comprises a first layer and a second layer,

wherein the first layer is provided over the second layer,

wherein the first layer comprises indium, tin, and oxygen,

wherein the second insulating layer is provided over the pixel electrode, and

wherein the third portion does not overlap with the second insulating layer.

8. The display device according to claim 7 , wherein the pixel electrode has a single-layer structure.

9. The display device according to claim 7 , wherein the conductive layer has a two-layer structure.

10. The display device according to claim 7 , wherein the first insulating layer comprises an organic resin material.

11. A display module comprising:

the display device according to claim 7 ; and

a flexible printed circuit.

12. An electronic device comprising:

the display module according to claim 11 ; and

at least one of an image receiving portion, an audio input portion, a speaker, and a battery.

13. A display device comprising:

a flexible substrate;

a pixel in a pixel region;

a first insulating layer over an insulated surface;

a conductive layer over the first insulating layer; and

a sealing material comprising a first portion,

wherein the pixel comprises a transistor and a light-emitting element,

wherein the first insulating layer includes an opening,

wherein the first portion overlaps with the opening,

wherein the light-emitting element includes a pixel electrode,

wherein the pixel electrode is provided over the first insulating layer,

wherein the pixel electrode comprises indium, tin, and oxygen,

wherein the conductive layer is provided at an outer side than the pixel region,

wherein the conductive layer comprises a second portion,

wherein the second portion overlaps with the opening,

wherein the second portion is in contact with the insulated surface through the opening,

wherein the conductive layer comprises a first layer and a second layer,

wherein the first layer is provided over the second layer,

wherein the first layer comprises indium, tin, and oxygen, and

wherein the pixel, the first insulating layer, the conductive layer, and the sealing material are provided over the flexible substrate.

14. The display device according to claim 13 , wherein the pixel electrode has a single-layer structure.

15. The display device according to claim 13 , wherein the conductive layer has a two-layer structure.

16. The display device according to claim 13 , wherein the first insulating layer comprises an organic resin material.

17. A display module comprising:

the display device according to claim 13 ; and

a flexible printed circuit.

18. An electronic device comprising:

the display module according to claim 17 ; and

at least one of an image receiving portion, an audio input portion, a speaker, and a battery.

19. The display device according to claim 13 , further comprising a second insulating layer,

wherein the sealing material comprises a third portion,

wherein the second insulating layer is provided over the pixel electrode, and

wherein the third portion does not overlap with the second insulating layer.

Priority Claims (1)
JP 2003-184354 · Jun 27, 2003 · national
Continuity (5)
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