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Granted Patent B2
US 9,698,207 · App. 15/082,012 · Granted Jul 4, 2017

Element substrate and light-emitting device

Inventors: Mitsuaki Osame (Kanagawa, JP); Aya Anzai (Kanagawa, JP); Yu Yamazaki (Tokyo, JP); Ryota Fukumoto (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 9,698,207
App. No.
15/082,012
Granted
Jul 4, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A potential of a gate of a driving transistor is fixed, and the driving transistor is operated in a saturation region, so that a current is supplied thereto anytime. A current control transistor operating in a linear region is disposed serially with the driving transistor, and a video signal for transmitting a signal of emission or non-emission of the pixel is input to a gate of the current control transistor via a switching transistor.

Claims (75)

1. A light-emitting device comprising:

a pixel comprising:

a light-emitting element;

a first transistor; and

a second transistor,

wherein one of a source and a drain of the first transistor is directly connected to the light-emitting element,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the first transistor is electrically connected to one of a source and a drain of the second transistor,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the second transistor is electrically connected to a first power line,

wherein a channel length of the first transistor is equal to or shorter than a channel width of the first transistor,

wherein a channel length of the second transistor is longer than a channel width of the second transistor, and

wherein the first transistor is configured to operate in a linear area when the light-emitting element emits light.

2. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the second transistor is directly connected to the first power line.

3. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 ,

wherein a gate of the second transistor is electrically connected to a second power line.

4. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 ,

wherein each of the first transistor and the second transistor comprises polysilicon.

5. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 ,

wherein each of the first transistor and the second transistor is a P-type transistor.

6. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the light-emitting element comprises a first electrode, a light-emitting layer over the first electrode and a second electrode over the light-emitting layer, and

wherein the light-emitting element is configured to pass light through the first electrode and the second electrode.

7. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 ,

wherein a ratio of the channel length to the channel width of the second transistor is 5 or more.

8. A light-emitting device comprising:

a pixel comprising:

a light-emitting element;

a first transistor; and

a second transistor,

wherein one of a source and a drain of the first transistor is directly connected to the light-emitting element,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the first transistor is electrically connected to one of a source and a drain of the second transistor,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the second transistor is electrically connected to a first power line,

wherein a channel length of the first transistor is equal to or shorter than a channel width of the first transistor,

wherein a channel length of the second transistor is longer than a channel width of the second transistor,

wherein the first transistor is configured to operate in a linear area when the light-emitting element emits light, and

wherein the second transistor is configured to operate in a saturation area when the light-emitting element emits the light.

9. The light-emitting device according to claim 8 ,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the second transistor is directly connected to the first power line.

10. The light-emitting device according to claim 8 ,

wherein a gate of the second transistor is electrically connected to a second power line.

11. The light-emitting device according to claim 8 ,

wherein each of the first transistor and the second transistor comprises polysilicon.

12. The light-emitting device according to claim 8 ,

wherein each of the first transistor and the second transistor is a P-type transistor.

13. The light-emitting device according to claim 8 ,

wherein the light-emitting element comprises a first electrode, a light-emitting layer over the first electrode and a second electrode over the light-emitting layer, and

wherein the light-emitting element is configured to pass light through the first electrode and the second electrode.

14. The light-emitting device according to claim 8 ,

wherein a ratio of the channel length to the channel width of the second transistor is 5 or more.

15. A light-emitting device comprising:

a pixel comprising:

a light-emitting element;

a first transistor; and

a second transistor,

wherein one of a source and a drain of the first transistor is directly connected to the light-emitting element,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the first transistor is electrically connected to one of a source and a drain of the second transistor,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the second transistor is electrically connected to a first power line,

wherein a channel length of the first transistor is equal to or shorter than a channel width of the first transistor,

wherein a channel length of the second transistor is longer than a channel width of the second transistor,

wherein the first transistor is configured to operate in a linear area when the light-emitting element emits light,

wherein the second transistor is configured to operate in a saturation area when the light-emitting element emits the light, and

wherein the second transistor comprises a wound active layer.

16. The light-emitting device according to claim 15 ,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the second transistor is directly connected to the first power line.

17. The light-emitting device according to claim 15 ,

wherein a gate of the second transistor is electrically connected to a second power line.

18. The light-emitting device according to claim 15 ,

wherein each of the first transistor and the second transistor comprises polysilicon.

19. The light-emitting device according to claim 15 ,

wherein each of the first transistor and the second transistor is a P-type transistor.

20. The light-emitting device according to claim 15 ,

wherein the light-emitting element comprises a first electrode, a light-emitting layer over the first electrode and a second electrode over the light-emitting layer, and

wherein the light-emitting element is configured to pass light through the first electrode and the second electrode.

21. The light-emitting device according to claim 15 ,

wherein a ratio of the channel length to the channel width of the second transistor is 5 or more.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 22, 2016
From: OSAME, MITSUAKI; ANZAI, AYA; FUKUMOTO, RYOTA; YAMAZAKI, YU
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 038502/0857 →
Priority Claims (3)
JP 2003-086500 · Mar 26, 2003 · national
JP 2003-139560 · May 16, 2003 · national
JP 2003-174134 · Jun 18, 2003 · national
Continuity (4)
Continuation 14183679 · Feb 19, 2014
Continuation 13243034 · Sep 23, 2011
Continuation 10807545 · Mar 24, 2004
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