IP Library Granted Patent US 11,404,501
Granted Patent B2
US 11,404,501 · App. 16/303,128 · Granted Aug 2, 2022

Display unit and electronic apparatus

Inventors: Kazuma Teramoto (Tokyo, JP); Jiro Yamada (Tokyo, JP); Kenichi Nendai (Tokyo, JP); Kaoru Abe (Tokyo, JP); Hideki Kobayashi (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: JOLED INC.
H01L27/3246H01L27/3211H01L51/5271G09G3/3233G09G3/3266
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Patent No.
US 11,404,501
App. No.
16/303,128
Granted
Aug 2, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display unit is provided with a plurality of pixels that are two-dimensionally arranged and each include an organic electroluminescence element emitting light of one of a plurality of colors. The pixels are arranged along one direction for each of light emission colors. The pixels each include a first insulating film, a second insulating film, and an organic layer. The first insulating film has openings for the respective pixels. The second insulating film extends along the arrangement direction for each of the light emission colors, in a region between pixels of different light emission colors, out of the plurality of pixels, on the first insulating film. The organic layer is formed in each of the openings, and includes a light-emitting layer. The first insulating film includes a recess that connects together the openings of pixels of the same light emission color, out of the plurality of pixels.

Claims (48)

1. A display unit provided with a plurality of pixels that are two- dimensionally arranged and each include an organic electroluminescence element emitting light of one of a plurality of colors,

the pixels being arranged along one direction for each of light emission colors, and

the pixels each comprising:

a first insulating film having openings for the respective pixels;

a second insulating film extending along the one direction for each of the light emission colors, in a region between pixels of different light emission colors, out of the plurality of pixels, on the first insulating film; and

an organic layer formed in each of the openings and including a light-emitting layer,

the first insulating film including a recess that connects together the openings of pixels of same light emission color, out of the plurality of pixels, wherein

the recess includes a side surface tapered with respect to a cross direction, perpendicular to the one direction and parallel to a top-most surface of the first insulating film, to define a first taper angle,

said each of the openings includes a side surface tapered with respect to the cross direction to define a second taper angle, and

the first taper angle of the side surface of the recess is smaller than the second taper angle of the side surface of said each of the openings.

2. The display unit according to claim 1 , wherein a contact angle on a surface of the recess is smaller than a contact angle on an upper surface of the second insulating film.

3. The display unit according to claim 1 , wherein the recess is formed in a region between pixels that are adjacent in the one direction for each of the light emission colors.

4. The display unit according to claim 1 , wherein the second insulating film has a liquid-repellent property.

5. The display unit according to claim 1 , wherein the first insulating film and the second insulating film are integrally provided, and the second insulating film constitutes a projection on the first insulating film.

6. The display unit according to claim 5 , wherein a selective part, of the first insulating film, corresponding to the projection has a liquid-repellent property.

7. The display unit according to claim 1 , wherein the first insulating film has a thickness in a bottom of the recess.

8. The display unit according to claim 1 , wherein the openings each include a plurality of sub-openings, and the plurality of sub-openings are each provided to extend along the one direction.

9. The display unit according to claim 1 , wherein the openings each include a reflector.

10. The display unit according to claim 1 , wherein the recess has a width, in the cross direction crossing the one direction, greater than that of each of the openings.

11. The display unit according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a plurality of recesses including the recess, wherein

said each of the openings of the pixels of same light emission color includes a plurality of sub-openings adjacent to each other in the cross direction and extending along the one direction between adjacent recesses of the plurality of recesses.

12. An electronic apparatus comprising a display unit,

the display unit provided with a plurality of pixels that are two-dimensionally arranged and each include an organic electroluminescence element emitting light of one of a plurality of colors,

the pixels being arranged along one direction for each of light emission colors, and

the pixels each including

a first insulating film having openings for the respective pixels,

a second insulating film extending along the one direction for each of the light emission colors, in a region between pixels of different light emission colors, out of the plurality of pixels, on the first insulating film, and

an organic layer formed in each of the openings and including a light-emitting layer,

the first insulating film including a recess that connects together the openings of pixels of same light emission color, out of the plurality of pixels, wherein

the recess includes a side surface tapered with respect to a cross direction, perpendicular to the one direction and parallel to a top-most surface of the first insulating film, to define a first taper angle,

said each of the openings includes a side surface tapered with respect to the cross direction to define a second taper angle, and

the first taper angle of the side surface of the recess is smaller than the second taper angle of the side surface of said each of the openings.

13. An electronic apparatus comprising a display unit,

the display unit provided with a plurality of pixels that are two-dimensionally arranged and each include a light-emitting element emitting light of one of a plurality of colors,

the pixels being arranged along one direction for each of light emission colors, and

the pixels each including

a first insulating film having openings for the respective pixels,

a second insulating film extending along the one direction for each of the light emission colors, in a region between pixels of different light emission colors, out of the plurality of pixels, on the first insulating film, and

a light-emitting layer formed in each of the openings,

the first insulating film including a recess that connects together the openings of pixels of same light emission color, out of the plurality of pixels, wherein

the recess includes a side surface tapered with respect to a cross direction, perpendicular to the one direction and parallel to a top-most surface of the first insulating film, to define a first taper angle,

said each of the openings includes a side surface tapered with respect to the cross direction to define a second taper angle, and

the first taper angle of the side surface of the recess is smaller than the second taper angle of the side surface of each of the openings.

14. The electronic apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the recess has a width, in the cross direction crossing the one direction, greater than that of each of the openings.

15. The electronic apparatus according to claim 13 , further comprising:

a plurality of recesses including the recess, wherein

said each of the openings of the pixels of same light emission color includes a plurality of sub-openings adjacent to each other in the cross direction and extending along the one direction between adjacent recesses of the plurality of recesses.

Assignments (5)
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 OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 20, 2018
From: YAMADA, JIRO; NENDAI, KENICHI; ABE, KAORU; KOBAYASHI, HIDEKI
To: JOLED INC.
Reel/Frame 047549/0010 →