IP Library Granted Patent US 12,666,804
Granted Patent B2
US 12,666,804 · App. 18/266,847 · Granted Jun 23, 2026

Display device

Inventors: Koji Kusunoki (Isehara, JP); Kazunori Watanabe (Machida, JP); Satoshi Yoshimoto (Isehara, JP); Tomoaki Atsumi (Hadano, JP); Daisuke Kubota (Atsugi, JP); Naoto Kusumoto (Isehara, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
H10K59/122H10K59/131H10K59/1315H10K59/80522H10K59/873
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Patent No.
US 12,666,804
App. No.
18/266,847
Filed
Jun 13, 2023
Granted
Jun 23, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2875
USPC
313/500
Abstract

A high-resolution display device with reduced display unevenness is provided. In the display device, a plurality of pixels are included over a substrate; each of the plurality of pixels includes a transistor and a light-emitting element; the light-emitting element includes a first electrode, an EL layer over the first electrode, and a second electrode over the EL layer; the first electrode is electrically connected to the transistor; in the plurality of pixels, the first electrodes in adjacent pixels are separated by an insulating layer; the second electrode includes a conductive material having light-transmitting property with respect to visible light; the second electrode of each of the plurality of pixels is shared; and light is emitted from the second electrode side. A wiring is included; in a plane view with respect to the substrate, the wiring is placed in a region where the EL layer is not placed; and the second electrode is placed over and in contact with the wiring.

Claims (36)

1 . A display device comprising:

a first pixel and a second pixel placed to be adjacent to each other; and

an auxiliary wiring between the first pixel and the second pixel,

wherein the first pixel comprises a first light-emitting element comprising a first electrode, a first EL layer over the first electrode, and an electrode having light-transmitting property with respect to visible light over the first EL layer,

wherein the second pixel comprises a second light-emitting element comprising a second electrode, a second EL layer over the second electrode, and the electrode having light-transmitting property with respect to visible light over the second EL layer,

wherein a first insulating layer covers an end portion of the first electrode and an end portion of the second electrode and is positioned below the first EL layer and below the second EL layer,

wherein the first insulating layer comprises a groove portion,

wherein the auxiliary wiring comprises a region in contact with an inner wall of the groove portion,

wherein each of a top surface of the first EL layer, a top surface of the second EL layer, and a top surface of the auxiliary wiring comprises a region in contact with the electrode having light-transmitting property, and

wherein the region of the top surface of the auxiliary wiring includes a portion located over a top surface of the first insulating layer.

2 . A display device comprising:

a first pixel and a second pixel placed to be adjacent to each other; and

an auxiliary wiring between the first pixel and the second pixel,

wherein the first pixel comprises a first light-emitting element comprising a first electrode, a first EL layer over the first electrode, and an electrode having light-transmitting property with respect to visible light over the first EL layer,

wherein the second pixel comprises a second light-emitting element comprising a second electrode, a second EL layer over the second electrode, and the electrode having light-transmitting property with respect to visible light over the second EL layer,

wherein a first insulating layer covers an end portion of the first electrode and an end portion of the second electrode and is positioned below the first EL layer and below the second EL layer,

wherein the first insulating layer comprises an opening portion,

wherein the auxiliary wiring comprises a first region in contact with an inner wall of the opening portion,

wherein each of a top surface of the first EL layer, a top surface of the second EL layer, and a top surface of the auxiliary wiring comprises a region in contact with the electrode having light-transmitting property, and

wherein the region of the top surface of the auxiliary wiring includes a portion located over a top surface of the first insulating layer.

3 . The display device according to claim 2 ,

wherein each of the first electrode, the second electrode, and the first insulating layer is in contact with a top surface of a second insulating layer, wherein the second insulating layer comprises a groove portion overlapped with the opening portion of the first insulating layer, and

wherein the auxiliary wiring comprises a second region in contact with an inner wall of the groove portion.

4 . The display device according to claim 3 ,

wherein a first layer is provided below the groove portion of the second insulating layer, and

wherein the auxiliary wiring comprises a third region in contact with the first layer in the groove portion.

5 . The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the auxiliary wiring has higher conductivity than the second electrode.

6 . The display device according to claim 2 , wherein the auxiliary wiring has higher conductivity than the second electrode.

7 . The display device according to claim 2 , wherein the opening portion of the first insulating layer is filled with the auxiliary wiring.

8 . The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the groove portion of the first insulating layer is filled with the auxiliary wiring.

9 . The display device according to claim 3 , wherein the groove portion of the second insulating layer is filled with the auxiliary wiring.

10 . The display device according to claim 3 , wherein the opening portion of the first insulating layer and the groove portion of the second insulating layer are filled with the auxiliary wiring.

11 . The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the first pixel comprises a first transistor electrically connected to the first electrode.

12 . The display device according to claim 2 , wherein the first pixel comprises a first transistor electrically connected to the first electrode.

13 . The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the auxiliary wiring comprises at least one selected from aluminum, titanium, tantalum, tungsten, molybdenum, chromium, neodymium, scandium, nickel, and copper.

14 . The display device according to claim 2 , wherein the auxiliary wiring comprises at least one selected from aluminum, titanium, tantalum, tungsten, molybdenum, chromium, neodymium, scandium, nickel, and copper.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 13, 2023
From: KUSUNOKI, KOJI; WATANABE, KAZUNORI; YOSHIMOTO, SATOSHI; ATSUMI, TOMOAKI; KUBOTA, DAISUKE; KUSUMOTO, NAOTO
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 063930/0366 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2020-214983 · Dec 24, 2020 · national
JP 2020-214985 · Dec 24, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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