IP Library Granted Patent US 9,848,070
Granted Patent B2
US 9,848,070 · App. 15/164,057 · Granted Dec 19, 2017

Light-emitting device having bent end portions

Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki (Setagaya, JP); Yoshiharu Hirakata (Ebina, JP); Tomoya Aoyama (Atsugi, JP); Akihiro Chida (Isehara, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,848,070
App. No.
15/164,057
Granted
Dec 19, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A light-emitting device or a display device that is less likely to be broken is provided. Provided is a light-emitting device including an element layer and a substrate over the element layer. At least a part of the substrate is bent to the element layer side. The substrate has a light-transmitting property and a refractive index that is higher than that of the air. The element layer includes a light-emitting element that emits light toward the substrate side. Alternatively, provided is a light-emitting device including an element layer and a substrate covering a top surface and at least one side surface of the element layer. The substrate has a light-transmitting property and a refractive index that is higher than that of the air. The element layer includes a light-emitting element that emits light toward the substrate side.

Claims (80)

1. A smartphone comprising:

an element layer comprising a top surface side, a bottom surface side opposite to the top surface side, and alight-emitting element configured to emit light toward the top surface side;

a display portion comprising the light-emitting element;

a first transistor in the display portion, on the element layer;

a driver circuit comprising a second transistor on the element layer;

a flexible printed circuit adjacent to the driver circuit;

a touch sensor comprised in the element layer;

a substrate facing the top surface side of the element layer and attached to the element layer; and

an insulator on and in contact with the bottom surface side of the element layer, a side surface of the element layer, and a side surface of the substrate,

wherein the substrate has a light-transmitting property, and

wherein an end portion of the substrate is bent to an element layer side.

2. The smartphone according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a bonding layer comprising a resin and a particle between the element layer and the substrate,

wherein the particle has a refractive index different from a refractive index of the resin.

3. The smartphone according to claim 1 ,

wherein the insulator covers a top surface side of the substrate.

4. The smartphone according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a power storage device placed on the bottom surface side of the element layer.

5. The smartphone according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a power storage device placed on the bottom surface side of the element layer; and

a protective layer covering the power storage device,

wherein the protective layer covers a portion of the substrate bent to the element layer side.

6. The smartphone according to claim 5 ,

wherein the protective layer overlaps with the element layer without any part of the substrate positioned therebetween.

7. The smartphone according to claim 1 ,

wherein an external shape of the smartphone is fixed.

8. A smartphone comprising:

an element layer comprising a top surface side, a bottom surface side opposite to the top surface side, and a light-emitting element configured to emit light toward the top surface side;

a display portion comprising the light-emitting element;

a first transistor in the display portion, on the element layer;

a driver circuit comprising a second transistor on the element layer;

a flexible printed circuit adjacent to the driver circuit;

a touch sensor comprised in the element layer; and

a substrate facing the top surface side of the element layer and attached to the element layer,

wherein the substrate has a light-transmitting property,

wherein an end portion of the element layer is above an end portion of the substrate, and

wherein the end portion of the substrate and the end portion of the element layer are bent toward the bottom surface side of the element layer so that a first region of the element layer and a second region of the element layer face each other.

9. The smartphone according to claim 8 , further comprising:

a bonding layer comprising a resin and a particle between the element layer and the substrate,

wherein the particle has a refractive index different from a refractive index of the resin.

10. The smartphone according to claim 8 , further comprising:

an insulator covering the bottom surface side of the element layer, a side surface of the element layer, and a side surface of the substrate.

11. The smartphone according to claim 10 ,

wherein the insulator covers a top surface side of the substrate.

12. The smartphone according to claim 8 , further comprising:

a power storage device placed on the bottom surface side of the element layer.

13. The smartphone according to claim 8 , further comprising:

a power storage device placed on the bottom surface side of the element layer; and

a protective layer covering the power storage device,

wherein the protective layer covers a portion of the substrate bent to the element layer side.

14. The smartphone according to claim 13 ,

wherein the protective layer overlaps with the element layer without any part of the substrate positioned therebetween.

15. The smartphone according to claim 8 ,

wherein an external shape of the smartphone is fixed.

16. A smartphone comprising:

an element layer comprising a top surface side, a bottom surface side opposite to the top surface side, and a light-emitting element configured to emit light toward the top surface side;

a display portion comprising the light-emitting element;

a first transistor in the display portion, on the element layer;

a driver circuit comprising a second transistor on the element layer;

a flexible printed circuit adjacent to the driver circuit;

a touch sensor comprised in the element layer;

a substrate facing the top surface side of the element layer and attached to the element layer; and

an insulator on and in contact with the bottom surface side of the element layer, a side surface of the element layer, and a side surface of the substrate,

wherein the substrate has a light-transmitting property, and

wherein an end portion of the substrate and an end portion of the element layer are bent toward the bottom surface side of the element layer so that a first region of the element layer and a second region of the element layer face each other.

17. The smartphone according to claim 16 , further comprising:

a bonding layer comprising a resin and a particle between the element layer and the substrate,

wherein the particle has a refractive index different from a refractive index of the resin.

18. The smartphone according to claim 16 ,

wherein the insulator covers a top surface side of the substrate.

19. The smartphone according to claim 16 , further comprising:

a power storage device placed on the bottom surface side of the element layer.

20. The smartphone according to claim 16 , further comprising:

a power storage device placed on the bottom surface side of the element layer; and

a protective layer covering the power storage device,

wherein the protective layer covers a portion of the substrate bent to the element layer side.

21. The smartphone according to claim 20 ,

wherein the protective layer overlaps with the element layer without any part of the substrate positioned therebetween.

22. The smartphone according to claim 16 ,

wherein an external shape of the smartphone is fixed.

Priority Claims (2)
JP 2013-084528 · Apr 15, 2013 · national
JP 2013-218603 · Oct 21, 2013 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 14247616 · Apr 8, 2014
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