Image display apparatus
An image display apparatus includes: a first pixel circuit including a driving transistor that drives a light emitting element and includes a gate electrode on a substrate, a semiconductor layer and a pair of source-drain electrodes; a second pixel circuit disposed adjacent to the first pixel circuit; a second pixel electrode that is formed above the second pixel circuit and is electrically connected to one of the pair of source-drain electrodes of the driving transistor of the first pixel circuit; and a top metal electrode that is electrically connected to one of the pair of source-drain electrodes and is formed to cover at least an entire channel region of the semiconductor layer from above.
1. An image display apparatus comprising:
a first pixel circuit including
a driving transistor that drives a light emitting element disposed in a pixel, the driving transistor including a gate electrode,
a semiconductor layer,
an insulation layer interposed between the gate electrode and the semiconductor layer, and
a pair of source-drain electrodes disposed on the semiconductor layer;
a second pixel circuit disposed adjacent to the first pixel circuit;
a pixel electrode disposed above the second pixel circuit and is electrically connected to one of the pair of source-drain electrodes of the driving transistor of the first pixel circuit; and
a top metal electrode that is
electrically connected to one of the pair of source-drain electrodes,
disposed below the pixel electrode, and
disposed to cover at least an entire channel region of the semiconductor layer.
2. The image display apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein one of the pair of source-drain electrodes is connected to the pixel electrode via the top metal electrode, and
the one of the pair of source-drain electrodes, which is connected to the pixel electrode, has an irradiation region configured to receive laser light irradiation at a position between the pixel electrode and another pixel electrode disposed adjacent to the pixel electrode as viewed from above.
3. The image display apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the top metal electrode is connected to a source electrode among the pair of source-drain electrodes.
4. The image display apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the top metal electrode is disposed to cover the entire area of the semiconductor layer from above.
5. The image display apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the top metal electrode is opaque.
6. The image display apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein a void is provided between the pixel electrode and another pixel electrode adjacently disposed to the pixel electrode.
7. The image display apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the pixel electrode is connected to one of the pair of source-drain electrodes through the top metal electrode.
8. The image display apparatus according to claim 1 ,
further comprising an insulating layer interposed between the top metal electrode and the one of the pair of source-drain electrodes except for a TM-SD (top metal source-drain) contact portion, which allows a portion of the top metal electrode to connect directly with the one of the pair of source-drain electrodes.