IP Library Granted Patent US 8,729,794
Granted Patent B2
US 8,729,794 · App. 12/155,206 · Granted May 20, 2014

Display device having three layer electroconductive film

Inventors: Atsushi Hasegawa (Tougane, JP); Naoki Tokuda (Mobara, JP)
Assignees: Japan Display Inc.; Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
H01L27/3244H01L27/3248
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Patent No.
US 8,729,794
App. No.
12/155,206
Granted
May 20, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided a display device comprising a plurality of active elements on a substrate, a first insulating film for covering the active elements, electroconductive films were separated for each pixel on the first insulating film, a light-emitting layer disposed in an upper layer of the electroconductive films, and a common electrode disposed in an upper layer of the light-emitting layer, wherein a structure is used in which the electroconductive films have a layered film of a first electroconductive film, second electroconductive film, and third electroconductive film; the first electroconductive film is composed of ITO or chromium; the second electroconductive film is composed of aluminum with alumina on a surface; the second electroconductive film covers outside edges of the first electroconductive film; the third electroconductive film is composed of ITO; and the first electroconductive film and third electroconductive film are caused to contact each other.

Claims (27)

1. A display device comprising:

a plurality of active elements on a substrate;

a first insulating film for covering the plurality of active elements;

electroconductive films disposed in a state separated for each pixel on the first insulating film;

a hole formed on the first insulating film for conducting each of the plurality of active elements to each of the electroconductive films;

light-emitting layers disposed in an upper layer of the electroconductive films; and

a common electrode disposed in an upper layer of the light-emitting layers; wherein

each of the electroconductive films has a layered film of a first electroconductive film,

a second electroconductive film and a third electroconductive film,

the first electroconductive film is composed of a material that includes ITO or chromium,

the first electroconductive film is disposed closer to the substrate than the second electroconductive film,

the third electroconductive film is a layer which is closer to the common electrode than the first electroconductive film and the second electroconductive film,

the second electroconductive film is composed of a material that includes aluminum,

the third electroconductive film is composed of a material that includes ITO,

the third electroconductive film covers an outside edge and a side surface of the second electroconductive film, whereby the third electroconductive film protrudes from the side surface of the second electroconductive film in plan view,

the first electroconductive film and the third electroconductive film are in contact with each other in an area that includes a portion on which the hole is formed,

the portion on which the hole is formed is covered by a bank layer formed between the third electroconductive film and the common electrode,

a contact hole is formed on the second electroconductive film only through the second electroconductive film, and

the first electroconductive film and the third electroconductive film are directly in contact with each other via at least one of the contact hole and the notch.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein

the first electroconductive film has an upper surface portion exposed from the second electroconductive film; and

the first electroconductive film and the third electroconductive film are directly in contact with each other in the upper surface portion exposed from the second electroconductive film.

3. The display device of claim 2 , wherein

the first electroconductive film is exposed from the second electroconductive film on the outside of the outside edge of the second electroconductive film; and

the first electroconductive film and the third electroconductive film are directly in contact with each other on the outside of the outside edge of the second electroconductive film.

4. The display device of claim 1 , wherein a first contact hole is formed on the second electroconductive film only through the second electroconductive film, a second insulating film for covering the outside edge of the first electroconductive film is provided between the third electroconductive film and the common electrode; and the first contact hole is covered by the second insulating film.

5. The display device of claim 1 , wherein a second insulating film for covering the outside edge of the first electroconductive film is provided between the third electroconductive film and the common electrode; a second contact hole is provided in the first insulating film; the third electroconductive film is supplied with a current from one of the active elements via the second contact hole; and the second contact hole is covered by the second insulating film.

Assignments (6)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 30, 2018
From: PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.; JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 046988/0801 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 28, 2014
From: HITACHI DISPLAYS, LTD.
To: JAPAN DISPLAY EAST INC.
Reel/Frame 032133/0503 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 28, 2014
From: JAPAN DISPLAY EAST INC.
To: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
Reel/Frame 032133/0564 →
MERGER Recorded Dec 13, 2011
From: IPS ALPHA SUPPORT CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 027482/0140 →
ATTACHED ARE (1) THE COMPANY SPLIT DOCUMENTS IN JAPANESE WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION THEREOF AND (2) THE CERTIFICATE OF COMPANY SPLIT DOCUMENT IN JAPANESE WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION, WHICH TOGETHER CONVEY 50% OWNERSHIP OF THE REGISTERED PATENTS AS LISTED IN THE ATTACHED TO EACH OF THE RECEIVING PARTIES (SEE PAGE 10, EXHIBIT 2-1, SECTION 1 OF THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF THE COMPANY SPLIT PLAN.) Recorded Dec 13, 2011
From: HITACHI, DISPLAYS, LTD.
To: HITACHI DISPLAYS, LTD.; IPS ALPHA SUPPORT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 027615/0589 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 18, 2008
From: HASEGAWA, ATSUSHI; TOKUDA, NAOKI
To: HITACHI DISPLAYS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 021426/0195 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2007-146465 · Jun 1, 2007 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20080309233A1 · Dec 18, 2008