IP Library Granted Patent US 11,366,352
Granted Patent B2
US 11,366,352 · App. 17/243,920 · Granted Jun 21, 2022

Electro-optical device and electronic apparatus

Inventor: Shinsuke Fujikawa (Chino, JP)
Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
G02F1/133512G02F1/1339G02F1/1345G02F1/13439G02F1/13454G02F1/136209
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Patent No.
US 11,366,352
App. No.
17/243,920
Granted
Jun 21, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a liquid crystal device serving as an electro-optical device, a liquid crystal layer as an electro-optical element is disposed between a base material 10 s as a first substrate and a base material 20 s as a second substrate which are disposed to face each other via a photo-curable type seal material, the substrate 10 s and the substrate 20 s are transmissive and include a plurality of light-shielding patterns disposed at intervals in a seal region of the substrate 10 s where the seal material is disposed, and on the substrate 10 s , a semiconductor layer of a transistor included in a driving circuit for driving the electro-optical element is disposed to overlap, in plan view, with at least one of the plurality of light-shielding patterns.

Claims (70)

1. An electro-optical device comprising:

a seal material surrounding a display region;

a first transistor overlapping with the seal material;

a second transistor overlapping with the seal material;

a first wiring overlapping with the seal material; and

a second wiring overlapping with the seal material, wherein

the first wiring is disposed between the seal material and the first transistor such that the first wiring overlaps with a channel region of a first semiconductor layer of the first transistor and a gate electrode of the first transistor in plan view,

the second wiring is disposed between the seal material and the second transistor such that the second wiring overlaps with a channel region of the second transistor in plan view,

the first wiring and the second wiring are arranged with an interval, and

the first wiring is electrically connected to the second transistor.

2. The electro-optical device according to claim 1 , wherein

the first wiring has a portion that projects from the channel region of the first transistor in a channel width direction of the channel region of the first transistor.

3. The electro-optical device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a light-shielding portion surrounding the display region, the light-shielding portion being disposed between the seal material and the display region in plan view, wherein

the first wiring does not overlap the light-shielding portion in plan view.

4. The electro-optical device according to claim 1 , wherein

the first transistor and the second transistor are disposed adjacent to each other in plan view.

5. An electronic apparatus comprising the electro-optical device according to claim 1 .

6. An electro-optical device comprising:

a seal material surrounding a display region;

a first transistor overlapping with the seal material;

a second transistor overlapping with the seal material;

a first wiring overlapping with the seal material; and

a second wiring overlapping with the seal material, wherein

the first wiring is disposed between the seal material and the first transistor such that the first wiring overlaps with a central part of a channel region of the first transistor in a channel length direction of the channel region of the first transistor in plan view,

the second wiring is disposed between the seal material and the second transistor such that the second wiring overlaps with a central part of a channel region of the second transistor in a channel length direction of the channel region of the second transistor in plan view,

the first wiring and the second wiring are arranged with an interval, and

the first wiring is electrically connected to the second transistor.

7. The electro-optical device according to claim 6 , wherein

the first wiring has a portion that projects from the channel region of the first transistor in a channel width direction of the channel region of the first transistor.

8. The electro-optical device according to claim 6 , further comprising:

a light-shielding portion surrounding the display region, the light-shielding portion being disposed between the seal material and the display region in plan view, wherein

the first wiring does not overlap the light-shielding portion in plan view.

9. The electro-optical device according to claim 6 , wherein

the first transistor and the second transistor are disposed adjacent to each other in plan view.

10. An electronic apparatus comprising the electro-optical device according to claim 6 .

11. An electro-optical device comprising:

a seal material surrounding a display region;

a first transistor overlapping with the seal material;

a second transistor overlapping with the seal material;

a first wiring overlapping with the seal material; and

a second wiring overlapping with the seal material, wherein

the first wiring is disposed between the seal material and the first transistor such that the first wiring overlaps with a channel region of a first semiconductor layer of the first transistor and a gate electrode of the first transistor in plan view,

the second wiring is disposed between the seal material and the second transistor such that the second wiring overlaps with a channel region of the second transistor in plan view, and

the first wiring and the second wiring are arranged with an interval in a first direction, the interval is not less than a width of the first wiring in the first direction.

12. The electro-optical device according to claim 11 , wherein

the first wiring has a portion that projects from the channel region of the first transistor in a channel width direction of the channel region of the first transistor.

13. The electro-optical device according to claim 11 , further comprising:

a light-shielding portion surrounding the display region, the light-shielding portion being disposed between the seal material and the display region in plan view, wherein

the first wiring does not overlap the light-shielding portion in plan view.

14. The electro-optical device according to claim 11 , wherein

the first transistor and the second transistor are disposed adjacent to each other in plan view.

15. An electronic apparatus comprising the electro-optical device according to claim 11 .

16. An electro-optical device comprising:

a seal material disposed surrounding a display region;

a first transistor overlapping with the seal material;

a second transistor overlapping with the seal material;

a first wiring overlapping with the seal material; and

a second wiring overlapping with the seal material, wherein

the first wiring is disposed between the seal material and the first transistor such that the first wiring overlaps with a central part of a channel region of the first transistor in a channel length direction of the channel region of the first transistor in plan view,

the second wiring is disposed between the seal material and the second transistor such that the second wiring overlaps with a central part of a channel region of the second transistor in a channel length direction of the channel region of the second transistor in plan view, and

the first wiring and the second wiring are arranged with an interval in a first direction, the interval is not less than a width of the first wiring in the first direction.

17. The electro-optical device according to claim 16 , wherein

the first wiring has a portion that projects from the channel region of the first transistor in a channel width direction of the channel region of the first transistor.

18. The electro-optical device according to claim 16 , further comprising:

a light-shielding portion surrounding the display region, the light-shielding portion being disposed between the seal material and the display region in plan view, wherein

the first wiring does not overlap the light-shielding portion in plan view.

19. The electro-optical device according to claim 16 , wherein

the first transistor and the second transistor are disposed adjacent to each other in plan view.

20. An electronic apparatus comprising the electro-optical device according to claim 16 .

Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2018-098506 · May 23, 2018 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 16419448 · May 22, 2019
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