IP Library Granted Patent US 10,700,157
Granted Patent B2
US 10,700,157 · App. 15/989,278 · Granted Jun 30, 2020

Display device and manufacturing method of the display device

Inventor: Norihisa Maeda (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
H01L27/3279G09G3/006G09G3/3233H01L22/20H01L27/124H01L27/1248H01L27/1255H01L27/3258H01L27/3262H01L51/5206H01L51/5221H01L51/5228H01L51/56G09G2300/0426G09G2300/0819G09G2300/0852H01L27/3248H01L27/3265H01L2227/323H01L2251/558H01L2251/566
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Patent No.
US 10,700,157
App. No.
15/989,278
Granted
Jun 30, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a display device possessing: a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix form over a substrate and each having a pixel electrode; a first wiring and a second wiring over the substrate and sandwiching the pixels; a first contact electrode and a second contact electrode respectively covering at least a part of the first wiring and at least a part of the second wiring; and an opposing electrode over and overlapping with the pixel electrodes, the first contact electrode, and the second contact electrode, the opposing electrode being shared by the plurality of pixels. The first wiring and the second wiring are spaced from each other and electrically connected to the opposing electrode through the first contact electrode and the second contact electrode, respectively.

Claims (66)

1. A display device comprising:

a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix form over a substrate and each comprising a pixel electrode;

a first wiring and a second wiring over the substrate and sandwiching the plurality of pixels;

a first contact electrode and a second contact electrode respectively covering at least a part of the first wiring and at least a part of the second wiring; and

an opposing electrode over and overlapping with the pixel electrodes, the first contact electrode, and the second contact electrode, the opposing electrode being shared by the plurality of pixels,

wherein the first wiring and the second wiring are spaced from each other and electrically connected to the opposing electrode through the first contact electrode and the second contact electrode, respectively, and

the display device has a conductive route on the substrate between the first wiring and the second wiring via the opposing electrode but does not have any other conductive route on the substrate between the first wiring and the second wiring.

2. The display device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a third contact electrode covering the first wiring and covered by the opposing electrode; and

a fourth contact electrode covering the second wiring and covered by the opposing electrode, wherein

the first wiring and the second wiring are electrically connected to the opposing electrode through the third contact electrode and the fourth contact electrode, respectively.

3. The display device according to claim 2 , wherein

the opposing electrode is spaced from the first wiring and the second wiring in a region between the first contact electrode and the third contact electrode and a region between the second contact electrode and the fourth contact electrode.

4. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein

the plurality of pixels each comprise:

a transistor;

a leveling film over the transistor; and

an insulating film over the leveling film and under the pixel electrode, and each of the first contact electrode and the second contact electrode comprises:

a lower electrode; and

an upper electrode over and electrically connected to the lower electrode through the insulating film.

5. The display device according to claim 4 , wherein

the upper electrode exists in the same layer as the pixel electrode.

6. The display device according to claim 4 , wherein

the plurality of pixels each comprise a connection electrode electrically connecting the transistor to the pixel electrode, and

the lower electrode exists in the same layer as the connection electrode.

7. The display device according to claim 4 , further comprising:

an opposing substrate over the plurality of pixels; and

an adhesive layer between the opposing electrode and the opposing substrate, wherein

the insulating film has an opening overlapping with the first wiring and the second wiring, and

the adhesive layer is in contact with the first wiring and the second wiring in the opening.

8. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein

the first wiring and the second wiring each include a terminal configured to be electrically connected to a connector.

9. A display device comprising:

a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix form over a substrate and each comprising a pixel electrode;

a first wiring and a second wiring over the substrate and sandwiching the plurality of pixels;

a first contact electrode and a second contact electrode respectively covering at least a part of the first wiring and at least a part of the second wiring; and

an opposing electrode over and overlapping with the pixel electrodes, the first contact electrode, and the second contact electrode, the opposing electrode being shared by the plurality of pixels, wherein

the first wiring and the second wiring are spaced from each other and electrically connected to the opposing electrode through the first contact electrode and the second contact electrode,

the display device has a first conductive route on the substrate between the first wiring and the second wiring via the opposing electrode and a second conductive route on the substrate between the first wiring and the second wiring without via the opposing electrode,

a switch configured to select whether or not the first wiring and the second wiring are conducted with each other is provided between the first wiring and the second wiring on the second conductive route, and

the display device does not have any other conductive route on the substrate between the first wiring and the second wiring without via the opposing electrode other than the second conductive route.

10. The display device according to claim 9 , further comprising:

a third contact electrode covering the first wiring and covered by the opposing electrode; and

a fourth contact electrode covering the second wiring and covered by the opposing electrode, wherein

the first wiring and the second wiring are electrically connected to the opposing electrode through the third contact electrode and the fourth contact electrode, respectively.

11. The display device according to claim 10 , wherein

the opposing electrode is spaced from the first wiring and the second wiring in a region between the first contact electrode and the third contact electrode and a region between the second contact electrode and the fourth contact electrode.

12. The display device according to claim 9 , wherein

the plurality of pixels each comprise:

a transistor;

a leveling film over the transistor; and

an insulating film over the leveling film and under the pixel electrode, and each of the first contact electrode and the second contact electrode comprises:

a lower electrode; and

an upper electrode over and electrically connected to the lower electrode through the insulating film.

13. The display device according to claim 12 , wherein

the upper electrode exists in the same layer as the pixel electrode.

14. The display device according to claim 12 , wherein

the plurality of pixels each comprise a connection electrode electrically connecting the transistor to the pixel electrode, and

the lower electrode exists in the same layer as the connection electrode.

15. The display device according to claim 12 , further comprising:

an opposing substrate over the plurality of pixels; and

an adhesive layer between the opposing electrode and the opposing substrate, wherein

the insulating film has an opening overlapping with the first wiring and the second wiring, and

the adhesive layer is in contact with the first wiring and the second wiring in the opening.

16. The display device according to claim 9 , wherein

the first wiring and the second wiring each include a terminal configured to be electrically connected to a connector.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 22, 2025
From: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
To: MAGNOLIA WHITE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 072130/0313 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 25, 2018
From: MAEDA, NORIHISA
To: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
Reel/Frame 045901/0387 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2017-124697 · Jun 27, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180374914A1 · Dec 27, 2018