IP Library Granted Patent US 10,923,558
Granted Patent B2
US 10,923,558 · App. 16/735,869 · Granted Feb 16, 2021

Display device and method of manufacturing display device

Inventor: Nobuto Managaki (Minato-ku, JP)
Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
H01L27/3276H01L21/76898H01L23/481H01L23/4985H01L25/18H01L25/50H01L27/3248H01L51/0097H01L27/124H01L27/1218H01L27/1259H01L2227/323H01L2251/5338
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Patent No.
US 10,923,558
App. No.
16/735,869
Granted
Feb 16, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a substrate that includes a display region and a peripheral region; a display element that is provided on the display region of the substrate; and an electronic component that is provided in the peripheral region on an opposite surface from a surface of the substrate on which the display element is provided, wherein the substrate includes one or more through holes in the peripheral region, the one or more through holes include a through electrode formed by a laminate structure of a plurality of conductive layers, and the through electrodes electrically connect the display element to the electronic component.

Claims (27)

1. A display device comprising:

a substrate that includes a display region and a peripheral region;

a display element including a thin film transistor that is provided on the display region of the substrate; and

an electronic component that is provided in the peripheral region on an opposite surface from a surface of the substrate on which the display element is provided, wherein

the substrate includes a through hole in the peripheral region,

the through hole includes a through electrode formed by a laminate structure of a plurality of conductive layers,

the through electrode electrically connect the display element to the electronic component, and

the plurality of conductive layers of the through electrode include a same material as a gate electrode and a drain or a source electrode of the thin film transistor.

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

a conductive film provided on an opposite surface from a surface of the substrate on which the display element is provided, wherein

the electronic component is electrically connected to the through electrode via the conductive film.

3. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the display element includes

a wiring layer electrically connected to the through electrode,

an upper electrode electrically connected to the wiring layer, and

a light-emitting layer electrically connected to the upper electrode.

4. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the substrate includes a resin with flexibility.

5. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic component is an integrated circuit.

6. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic component is a flexible printed substrate.

7. A method of manufacturing a display device including a substrate that includes a display region and a peripheral region, a display element having a thin film transistor that is provided on the display region of the substrate, and an electronic component that is provided in the peripheral region on an opposite surface from a surface of the substrate on which the display element is provided, the method comprising:

forming a through hole in the peripheral region of the substrate;

forming a gate electrode of the thin film transistor and a first through electrode layer in the through hole:

forming a wiring layer and a second through electrode layer in the through hole;

forming a source electrode and a drain electrode of the thin film transistor, and a third through electrode layer in the through hole; and

electrically connecting the electronic component that is provided on an opposite surface from a surface of the substrate on which the display element is provided among the through hole.

8. The method of manufacturing the display device according to claim 7 , further comprising:

forming a conductive film provided on an opposite surface from a surface of the substrate on which the display element is provided; and

electrically connecting the through electrode to the electronic component via the conductive film.

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 Jan 7, 2020
From: MANAGAKI, NOBUTO
To: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
Reel/Frame 051491/0944 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-000711 · Jan 7, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200219961A1 · Jul 9, 2020
Cited By (1)
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