IP Library Granted Patent US 7,808,690
Granted Patent B2
US 7,808,690 · App. 12/350,676 · Granted Oct 5, 2010

Electro optical device and electronic apparatus

Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
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Patent No.
US 7,808,690
App. No.
12/350,676
Granted
Oct 5, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electro optical device having a substrate, scanning lines, data lines, and pixel electrodes arranged to correspond to intersections of scanning and data lines, a counter electrode opposite the substrate from a pixel electrode, an emission layer between the pixel electrode and the counter electrode, a driving transistor connected to the pixel electrode, a driving circuit for supplying a signal to at least one of the scanning lines and data lines, a potential supply line for the driving circuit, an insulating film between the driving transistor and the counter electrode, the insulating film in a first area on the substrate, and a planarizing layer covering the counter electrode, wherein the potential supply line extends along an edge of the substrate in a second area, and the planarizing layer covers the insulating film and overlaps with at least a part of the potential supply line in the second area.

Claims (67)

1. An electro optical device comprising:

a substrate;

a plurality of scanning lines;

a plurality of data lines;

a plurality of pixel electrodes arranged so as to correspond to intersections of the plurality of scanning lines and the plurality of data lines;

a counter electrode disposed opposite the substrate when viewed from a pixel electrode of the plurality of pixel electrodes;

an emission layer disposed between the pixel electrode and the counter electrode;

a driving transistor electrically connected to the pixel electrode;

a driving circuit for supplying a signal to at least one of the plurality of scanning lines and the plurality of data lines;

a potential supply line for supplying a potential to the driving circuit;

an insulating film provided between the driving transistor and the counter electrode, the insulating film being provided in a first area on the substrate; and

a planarizing layer covering the counter electrode, wherein

the potential supply line extends along an edge of the substrate in a second area outside the first area on the substrate, and

the planarizing layer covers the insulating film and overlaps with at least a part of the potential supply line in the second area.

2. The electro optical device of claim 1 further comprising:

a gas barrier layer for covering the planarizing layer, wherein

an inclination angle of a side surface of the planarizing layer with respect to the substrate is smaller than an inclination angle of a side surface of the insulating film with respect to the substrate.

3. An electro optical device comprising:

a first substrate;

a plurality of scanning lines;

a plurality of data lines;

a plurality of pixel electrodes arranged so as to correspond to intersections of the plurality of scanning lines and the plurality of data lines;

a counter electrode disposed opposite the substrate when viewed from a pixel electrode of the plurality of pixel electrodes;

an emission layer disposed between the pixel electrode and the counter electrode;

a driving transistor electrically connected to the pixel electrode;

a driving circuit for supplying a signal to at least one of the plurality of scanning lines and the plurality of data lines;

a potential supply line for supplying a potential to the driving circuit;

an insulating film provided between the driving transistor and the counter electrode, the insulating film being provided in a first area on the first substrate;

a seal material disposed in a second area outside the first area on the first substrate; and

a second substrate bonded to the first substrate via the seal material, wherein

the potential supply line extends along an edge of the first substrate in the second area, and at least a part of the potential supply line overlaps with the seal material.

4. The electro optical device of claim 1 further comprising an insulating layer covering the potential supply line, wherein

the counter electrode continues over the pixel electrode and extends into the second area, and overlaps with at least a part of the potential supply line via the insulating layer.

5. The electro optical device of claim 3 further comprising an insulating layer covering the potential supply line, wherein

the counter electrode continues over the pixel electrode and extends into the second area, and overlaps with at least a part of the potential supply line via the insulating layer.

6. The electro optical device of claim 1 , wherein

the pixel electrode is disposed opposite the substrate when viewed from the driving transistor, and

the insulating film is provided between the pixel electrode and the counter electrode, and separates each of the plurality of pixel electrodes.

7. The electro optical device of claim 3 , wherein.

the pixel electrode is disposed opposite the substrate when viewed from the driving transistor, and

the insulating film is provided between the pixel electrode and the counter electrode, and separates each of the plurality of pixel electrodes.

8. The electro optical device of claim 1 , wherein

the pixel electrode is disposed opposite the substrate when viewed from the driving transistor, and

the insulating film is provided between the driving transistor and the pixel electrode.

9. The electro optical device of claim 3 , wherein

the pixel electrode is disposed opposite the substrate when viewed from the driving transistor, and

the insulating film is provided between the driving transistor and the pixel electrode.

10. The electro optical device of claim 1 , the insulating film comprising a first planarizing layer.

11. The electro optical device of claim 3 , the insulating film comprising a first planarizing layer.

12. The electro optical device of claim 1 , the insulating film comprising an insulating layer and a first planarizing layer, the insulating layer covering the potential supply line.

13. The electro optical device of claim 3 , the insulating film comprising an insulating layer and a first planarizing layer, the insulating layer covering the potential supply line.

14. The electro optical device of claim 4 , the insulating film comprising the insulating layer and a first planarizing layer, the insulating layer covering the potential supply line.

15. The electro optical device of claim 4 , further comprising a capacitor disposed between the counter electrode and the potential supply line.

16. An electro optical device comprising:

a substrate;

a plurality of scanning lines;

a plurality of data lines;

a plurality of pixel electrodes arranged so as to correspond to intersections of the plurality of scanning lines and the plurality of data lines;

a counter electrode disposed opposite the substrate when viewed from a pixel electrode of the plurality of pixel electrodes;

an emission layer disposed between the pixel electrode and the counter electrode;

a driving transistor electrically connected to the pixel electrode;

a driving circuit for supplying a signal to at least one of the plurality of scanning lines and the plurality of data lines;

a potential supply line for supplying a potential to the driving circuit;

a first area on the substrate;

a second area on the substrate; and

a planarizing layer extending from the first area into at least part of the second area such that the planarizing layer overlaps with at least a part of the potential supply line, the potential supply line extending along an edge of the substrate in the second area in a direction transverse to the plurality of scanning lines.

17. An electronic apparatus comprising the electro optical device of claim 1 .

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 2, 2026
From: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
To: SHIHENG CREATION LIMITED
Reel/Frame 074264/0468 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 8, 2009
From: KUBOTA, TAKEHIKO
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 022087/0639 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2008-002304 · Jan 9, 2008 · national
JP 2008-284704 · Nov 5, 2008 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20090174924A1 · Jul 9, 2009