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Granted Patent B2
US 8,426,876 · App. 12/949,165 · Granted Apr 23, 2013

Organic electroluminescent display device

Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki (Setagaya, JP); Yasuyuki Arai (Atsugi, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 8,426,876
App. No.
12/949,165
Granted
Apr 23, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

An organic EL display device of active matrix type wherein insulated-gate field effect transistors formed on a single-crystal semiconductor substrate are overlaid with an organic EL layer; characterized in that the single-crystal semiconductor substrate ( 413 in FIG. 4 ) is held in a vacant space ( 414 ) which is defined by a bed plate ( 401 ) and a cover plate ( 405 ) formed of an insulating material, and a packing material ( 404 ) for bonding the bed and cover plates; and that the vacant space ( 414 ) is filled with an inert gas and a drying agent, whereby the organic EL layer is prevented from oxidizing.

Claims (58)

1. An electronic device comprising:

first and second light emitting devices, each of which includes a single crystal semiconductor substrate;

insulated gate field effect transistors provided on the single crystal semiconductor substrate;

a field oxide film provided between the insulated gate field effect transistors;

an EL layer comprising an organic material provided over the insulated gate field effect transistors;

a first plate and a second plate formed of an insulating material;

a first lens corresponding to the second plate of the first light emitting device; and

a second lens corresponding to the second plate of the second light emitting device,

wherein the single crystal semiconductor substrate is held in a space which is defined by the first plate and the second plate, and

wherein the single crystal semiconductor substrate includes n-wells.

2. A device according to claim 1 , further comprising;

a gate formed over the field oxide film.

3. A device according to claim 1 wherein the light emitting devices are employed for display portions of a goggle type display device.

4. An electronic device comprising:

first and second light emitting devices, each of which includes a single crystal semiconductor substrate;

insulated gate field effect transistors provided in a pixel section on the single crystal semiconductor substrate;

a field oxide film provided between the insulated gate field effect transistors;

an EL layer comprising an organic material provided over the insulated gate field effect transistors;

a first plate and a second plate formed of an insulating material;

a first lens corresponding to the second plate of the first light emitting device; and

a second lens corresponding to the second plate of the second light emitting device,

wherein the single crystal semiconductor substrate is held in a space which is defined by the first plate and the second plate,

wherein the first plate comprises a transparent material in a region of the second plate overlapping with the pixel section, and

wherein the single crystal semiconductor substrate includes n-wells.

5. A device according to claim 4 , further comprising;

a gate formed over the field oxide film.

6. A device according to claim 4 wherein the light emitting devices are employed for display portions of a goggle type display device.

7. An electronic device comprising:

first and second light emitting devices, each of which includes a single crystal semiconductor substrate;

insulated gate field effect transistors provided in a pixel section on the single crystal semiconductor substrate;

an EL layer comprising an organic material provided over the insulated gate field effect transistors;

a field oxide film provided between the insulated gate field effect transistors;

a first plate and a second plate formed of an insulating material;

a first lens corresponding to the second plate of the first light emitting device;

a second lens corresponding to the second plate of the second light emitting device, and

a color filter provided over the EL layer,

wherein the single crystal semiconductor substrate is held in a space which is defined by the first plate and the second plate, and

wherein the single crystal semiconductor substrate includes n-wells.

8. A device according to claim 7 , further comprising;

a gate formed over the field oxide film.

9. A device according to claim 7 wherein the light emitting devices are employed for display portions of a goggle type display device.

10. A device according to claim 7 wherein the second plate includes a window,

wherein the color filter is disposed at the window of the second plate.

11. A device according to claim 7 wherein the first lens is on and in contact with the second plate of the first light emitting device.

12. A device according to claim 7 wherein the sodium content of the EL layer is 0.1 ppm or less.

13. A device according to claim 7 , further comprising:

a pixel electrode connected to the insulated gate field effect transistor,

wherein the pixel electrode is roughened into a diffusing reflective surface.

14. A device according to claim 1 wherein the first lens is on and in contact with the second plate of the first light emitting device.

15. A device according to claim 1 wherein the sodium content of the EL layer is 0.1 ppm or less.

16. A device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a pixel electrode connected to the insulated gate field effect transistor,

wherein the pixel electrode is roughened into a diffusing reflective surface.

17. A device according to claim 4 wherein the first lens is on and in contact with the second plate of the first light emitting device.

18. A device according to claim 4 wherein the sodium content of the EL layer is 0.1 ppm or less.

19. A device according to claim 4 , further comprising:

a pixel electrode connected to the insulated gate field effect transistor,

wherein the pixel electrode is roughened into a diffusing reflective surface.

Priority Claims (1)
JP 11-279870 · Sep 30, 1999 · national
Continuity (3)
Division 11061614 · Feb 22, 2005
Division 09671654 · Sep 28, 2000
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