Display device
View Patent ↗A display device includes, on an insulating substrate, a plurality of scanning lines, a plurality of signal lines, a plurality of sub-pixel regions each surrounded by a pair of scanning lines and a pair of signal lines, a plurality of semiconductor layers in the sub-pixel regions, and a base electrode connected to one end of the semiconductor layer. The other end of the same is connected to one of the pair of signal lines. When it is assumed that a signal connected to the semiconductor layer is a first signal line while a signal line not connected to the semiconductor layer is a second signal line in each sub-pixel region, a distance between the first signal line and the semiconductor layer is larger than a distance between the second signal line and the semiconductor layer at a connecting position between the semiconductor layer and the base electrode in plan view.
1. A display device comprising, on an insulating substrate:
a plurality of scanning lines;
a plurality of signal lines;
a plurality of sub-pixel regions each surrounded by a pair of the scanning lines and a pair of the signal lines;
a plurality of semiconductor layers formed in sub-pixel region, respectively; and
a metal layer connected to one end of the semiconductor layer,
wherein the other end of the semiconductor layer is connected to one of the pair of signal lines,
when it is assumed that a signal line connected to the semiconductor layer is a first signal line while a signal line not connected to the semiconductor layer is a second signal line in each of the sub-pixel regions, a distance between the first signal line and the semiconductor layer is larger than a distance between the second signal line and the semiconductor layer at a connecting position between the semiconductor layer and the metal layer in plan view.
2. The display device according to claim 1 ,
wherein a distance between the first signal line and the metal layer is larger than a distance between the second signal line and the metal layer in plan view.
3. The display device according to claim 2 ,
wherein the metal layer includes a concave portion at a part closer to the first signal line in an extending direction of the scanning line.
4. The display device according to claim 2 ,
wherein the scanning line includes a first extended portion extending in a direction parallel to the signal line, and
the first extended portion of the scanning line and the metal layer overlap each other between the semiconductor layer and the first signal line in plan view.
5. The display device according to claim 2 ,
wherein the metal layer includes a concave portion at a part closer to the first signal line in an extending direction of the scanning line,
a distance between the first signal line and the metal layer is larger than a distance between the second signal line and the metal layer in plan view,
the scanning line includes a first extended portion extending in a direction parallel to the signal line, and
the first extended portion of the scanning line and the metal layer overlap each other between the semiconductor layer and the first signal line in plan view.
6. The display device according to claim 2 ,
wherein the scanning line includes a second extended portion extending in a direction parallel to the signal line, and
the second extended portion of the scanning line and the first signal line overlap each other in plan view.
7. The display device according to claim 2 ,
wherein the metal layer includes a concave portion at a part closer to the first signal line in an extending direction of the scanning line,
a distance between the first signal line and the metal layer is larger than a distance between the second signal line and the metal layer in plan view,
the scanning line includes a second extended portion extending in a direction parallel to the signal line, and
the second extended portion of the scanning line and the signal line overlap each other between the semiconductor layer and the first signal line in plan view.
8. The display device according to claim 2 ,
wherein the scanning line includes a bent portion protruding toward a connection position between the semiconductor layer and the first signal line, and
a distance between the bent portion of the scanning line and the first signal line is substantially equal to a distance between the bent portion of the scanning line and the metal layer in plan view.
9. The display device according to claim 2 ,
wherein the metal layer includes a concave portion at a part closer to the first signal line in an extending direction of the scanning line,
a distance between the first signal line and the metal layer is larger than a distance between the second signal line and the metal layer in plan view,
the scanning line includes a bent portion protruding toward a connection position between the semiconductor layer and the first signal line, and
a distance between the bent portion of the scanning line and the first signal line is substantially equal to a distance between the bent portion of the scanning line and the metal layer in plan view.
10. The display device according to claim 2 ,
wherein the sub-pixel region displays any color of red, green and blue.
11. The display device according to claim 10 ,
wherein the metal layer includes a concave portion at a part closer to the first signal line in an extending direction of the scanning line,
the scanning line includes a bent portion protruding toward a connection position between the semiconductor layer and the first signal line, and
the concave portion or the bent portion is formed in the sub-pixel region displaying green.