IP Library Granted Patent US 10,580,988
Granted Patent B2
US 10,580,988 · App. 15/485,465 · Granted Mar 3, 2020

Display unit and method of manufacturing display unit

Inventors: Tadakatsu Nakadaira (Tokyo, JP); Toshiki Matsumoto (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: JOLED INC.
H01L51/0023H01L27/3276H01L51/5234H01L51/5253H01L51/56H05B33/28H01L27/3244H01L2251/568
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Patent No.
US 10,580,988
App. No.
15/485,465
Granted
Mar 3, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display unit includes a first electrode, an organic layer, and a second electrode. The first electrode, the organic layer, and the second electrode are provided in this order on a substrate. The organic layer includes a light-emitting layer. The second electrode includes, in order from the organic layer, a first electrically conductive film, a high-resistivity layer, and a second electrically conductive film. The first electrically conductive film is transparent and includes an insulated or ablated local part. The high-resistivity layer has higher electric resistance than the first electrically conductive film. The second electrically conductive film is provided on the high-resistivity layer.

Claims (48)

1. A display unit comprising:

a first electrode;

an organic layer including a light-emitting layer;

foreign matter mixed in the organic layer; and

a second electrode, the first electrode, the organic layer, and the second electrode being provided in this order on a substrate, the second electrode including, in order from the organic layer,

a first electrically conductive oxide film that is transparent and includes an insulated part in close proximity, or in contact with the foreign matter, that is formed by applying a reverse bias between the first electrically conductive oxide film and the first electrode,

a high-resistivity layer having higher electric resistance than the first electrically conductive film, and

a second electrically conductive film provided on the high-resistivity layer.

2. The display unit according to claim 1 , wherein the second electrically conductive film includes a transparent electrically conductive film that is thicker than the first electrically conductive oxide film.

3. The display unit according to claim 2 , wherein the second electrically conductive film has a thickness in a range from 100 nm to 2,000 nm.

4. The display unit according to claim 1 , wherein the second electrode includes a third electrically conductive film that is semitransparent and provided between the organic layer and the first electrically conductive oxide film.

5. The display unit according to claim 4 , wherein the third electrically conductive film has a thickness in a range from 1 nm to 20 nm.

6. The display unit according to claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of pixels that are arranged two-dimensionally, wherein

a first portion corresponding to at least a portion of a region among the pixels is selectively removed in the high-resistivity layer, and

the first electrically conductive oxide film and the second electrically conductive film are electrically coupled to each other through the first portion.

7. The display unit according to claim 1 , wherein the high-resistivity layer has an electric resistance in a range from 1.0×104 Ω·cm to 1.0×106 Ω·cm.

8. The display unit according to claim 1 , wherein the first electrically conductive oxide film has a thickness in a range from 1 nm to 100 nm.

9. The display unit according to claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of pixels that are arranged two-dimensionally, wherein the second electrode includes a wiring line layer, the wiring line layer being formed to extend in a region among the pixels and having a stripe shape or a lattice shape in a plan view.

10. The display unit according to claim 1 , further comprising a protective film provided on the second electrode.

11. A display comprising:

a first electrode;

an organic layer including a light-emitting layer;

foreign matter mixed in the organic layer;

a second electrode, the first electrode, the organic layer, and the second electrode being provided in this order on a substrate, the second electrode including, in order from the organic layer,

a first electrically conductive oxide film that is transparent and includes a granulated part in close proximity, or in contact with, the foreign matter,

a high-resistivity layer having higher electric resistance than the first electrically conductive film, and

a second electrically conductive film provided on the high-resistivity layer.

12. The display of claim 11 , wherein

the second electrically conductive film includes a transparent electrically conductive film that is thicker than the first electrically conductive oxide film.

13. The display of claim 12 , wherein

the second electrically conductive film has a thickness in a range from 100 nm to 2,000 nm.

14. The display of claim 11 , wherein

the second electrode includes a third electrically conductive film that is semitransparent and provided between the organic layer and the first electrically conductive oxide film.

15. The display of claim 14 , wherein

the third electrically conductive film has a thickness in a range from 1 nm to 20 nm.

16. The display of claim 11 , further comprising:

a plurality of pixels that are arranged two-dimensionally, wherein

a first portion corresponding to at least a portion of a region among the pixels is selectively removed in the high-resistivity layer, and

the first electrically conductive oxide film and the second electrically conductive film are electrically coupled to each other through the first portion.

17. The display of claim 11 , wherein

the high-resistivity layer has an electric resistance in a range from 1.0×104 Ω·cm to 1.0×106 Ω·cm.

18. The display of claim 11 , wherein

the first electrically conductive oxide film has a thickness in a range from 1 nm to 100 nm.

19. The display of claim 11 , further comprising:

a plurality of pixels that are arranged two-dimensionally, wherein

the second electrode includes a wiring line layer, the wiring line layer being formed to extend in a region among the pixels and having a stripe shape or a lattice shape in a plan view.

20. The display of claim 11 , further comprising:

a protective film provided on the second electrode.

Assignments (7)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 18, 2025
From: JDI DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT G.K.
To: MAGNOLIA BLUE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 072039/0656 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 31, 2024
From: JOLED, INC.
To: JDI DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT G.K.
Reel/Frame 066382/0619 →
CORRECTION BY AFFIDAVIT FILED AGAINST REEL/FRAME 063396/0671 Recorded Jun 12, 2023
From: JOLED, INC.
To: JOLED, INC.
Reel/Frame 064067/0723 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 20, 2023
From: JOLED, INC.
To: INCJ, LTD.
Reel/Frame 063396/0671 →
ASSIGNMENT AND TRANSLATION AS FILED IN JAPANESE APPLICATION Recorded Jan 11, 2019
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: JOLED INC.
Reel/Frame 049632/0165 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 19, 2018
From: NAKADAIRA, TADAKATSU
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 047274/0604 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 12, 2017
From: MATSUMOTO, TOSHIKI
To: JOLED INC.
Reel/Frame 041981/0769 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-240107 · Nov 27, 2014 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2015065169 · May 27, 2015
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