IP Library Granted Patent US 9,847,385
Granted Patent B2
US 9,847,385 · App. 15/455,943 · Granted Dec 19, 2017

Organic electroluminescent device and electronic apparatus

Inventors: Hitoshi Ota (Shiojiri, JP); Ryoichi Nozawa (Shiojiri, JP)
Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
H01L27/3276G09G3/3225H01L27/3248H01L27/3262H01L27/3265H01L27/124H01L27/1255
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Patent No.
US 9,847,385
App. No.
15/455,943
Granted
Dec 19, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

An organic electroluminescent device includes a first transistor, a power supply line layer connected to one current terminal of the first transistor, a capacitive element including a first capacitive electrode connected to a gate of the first transistor, and a second capacitive electrode, a signal line, and a pixel electrode connected to the other current terminal of the first transistor, the first capacitive electrode is provided on a layer over the gate of the first transistor, and the power supply line layer is provided on a layer between the first capacitive electrode and the signal line.

Claims (40)

1. An organic electroluminescent device, comprising:

a first transistor;

a power supply line layer connected to one current terminal of the first transistor;

a capacitive element including a first capacitive electrode connected to a gate of the first transistor, and a second capacitive electrode;

a second transistor;

a scanning line connected to a gate of the second transistor;

a signal line connected to one current terminal of the second transistor; and

a pixel electrode connected to the other current terminal of the first transistor,

wherein at least part of the capacitive element is disposed between a layer on which the scanning line has been formed and a layer on which the signal line has been formed.

2. The organic electroluminescent device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the power supply line layer is provided on a layer between the first capacitive electrode and the pixel electrode.

3. The organic electroluminescent device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a plurality of conduction holes penetrating respective layers from a layer on which the current terminal of the first transistor is formed to a layer on which the pixel electrode has been formed, and a plurality of relay electrodes connected to the plurality of respective conduction holes,

wherein the other current terminal of the first transistor is connected to the pixel electrode by the plurality of conduction holes and the plurality of relay electrodes.

4. The organic electroluminescent device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the second capacitive electrode is electrically connected to the power supply line layer, and is formed on a layer under the power supply line layer.

5. The organic electroluminescent device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the capacitive element and the second transistor are arranged to overlap each other in a plan view.

6. The organic electroluminescent device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the capacitive element and the first transistor are arranged to overlap each other in a plan view.

7. The organic electroluminescent device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the signal line and the second transistor are arranged to overlap each other in a plan view.

8. The organic electroluminescent device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a third transistor connected between the other current terminal of the first transistor and the pixel electrode,

wherein the capacitive element and the third transistor are arranged to overlap each other in a plan view.

9. The organic electroluminescent device according to claim 8 , further comprising:

a fourth transistor having one current terminal connected to a connection portion with the other current terminal of the first transistor and one current terminal of the third transistor,

wherein the capacitive element and the fourth transistor are arranged to overlap each other in a plan view.

10. The organic electroluminescent device according to claim 9 ,

wherein the signal line and the fourth transistor are arranged to overlap each other in a plan view.

11. An electronic apparatus comprising the organic electroluminescent device according to claim 1 .

12. An electronic apparatus comprising the organic electroluminescent device according to claim 2 .

13. An electronic apparatus comprising the organic electroluminescent device according to claim 3 .

14. An electronic apparatus comprising the organic electroluminescent device according to claim 4 .

15. An electronic apparatus comprising the organic electroluminescent device according to claim 5 .

16. An electronic apparatus comprising the organic electroluminescent device according to claim 6 .

17. An electronic apparatus comprising the organic electroluminescent device according to claim 7 .

18. An electronic apparatus comprising the organic electroluminescent device according to claim 8 .

19. An electronic apparatus comprising the organic electroluminescent device according to claim 9 .

20. An electronic apparatus comprising the organic electroluminescent device according to claim 10 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 12, 2023
From: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
To: LUMITEK DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 065221/0372 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-179300 · Sep 3, 2014 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 14831522 · Aug 20, 2015
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