Electric field driving display device
View Patent ↗It is an object to provide an electric field driving display device capable of displaying a high quality image and to provide an electric field driving display device in which residual images in an outline of a pixel is prevented from occurring. An insulating film is formed over a second electrode and a plurality of first electrodes are provided over the insulating film. Each of the first electrodes is electrically connected to the second electrode. The second electrode is provided to partly overlap a region between the adjacent two first electrodes. In other words, viewing the top and the bottom of the display device, the adjacent first electrodes are provided apart from each other and the second electrode is provided to embed a space between the adjacent first electrodes.
1. An electric field driving display device comprising:
a first semiconductor layer over a substrate;
a second semiconductor layer over the substrate;
a conductive layer over the substrate;
a first gate electrode over the first semiconductor layer;
a second gate electrode over the second semiconductor layer;
a first insulating film over the first semiconductor layer, the second semiconductor layer,
the conductive layer, the first gate electrode and the second gate electrode;
a first electrode over the first insulating film, the first electrode being electrically connected to the first semiconductor layer;
a second electrode over the first insulating film, the second electrode being electrically connected to the second semiconductor layer;
a second insulating film over the first electrode and the second electrode;
a third electrode over the second insulating film, the third electrode being electrically connected to the first electrode;
a fourth electrode over the second insulating film, the fourth electrode being electrically connected to the second electrode;
a layer comprising a charged particle, over the second insulating film, the third electrode and the fourth electrode; and
a fifth electrode over the layer comprising the charged particle,
wherein the third electrode overlaps with a first region of the second insulating film,
wherein the fourth electrode overlaps with a second region of the second insulating film,
wherein a third region between the first region and the second region of the second insulating film overlaps with at least part of the first electrode,
wherein the third electrode does not overlap with the third region of the second insulating film,
wherein the fourth electrode does not overlap with the third region of the second insulating film,
wherein the conductive layer overlaps with the first region of the second insulating film, and
wherein a shortest distance between the first electrode and the second electrode is approximately equal to a shortest distance between the third electrode and the fourth electrode.
2. The electric field driving display device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the third electrode and the fourth electrode each comprise a transparent material, and
wherein the transparent material is selected from chromium, titanium, titanium nitride, molybdenum, tungsten, tantalum, or tantalum nitride.
3. The electric field driving display device according to claim 1 , wherein the first gate electrode and the second gate electrode each comprise a single layer or a multi-layer including titanium, molybdenum, tantalum, chrome, tungsten, aluminum, neodymium, copper, silver, gold, platinum, niobium, silicon, zinc, iron, barium, germanium, indium tin oxide, indium oxide and zinc oxide, zinc oxide, or tin oxide.
4. The electric field driving display device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the layer comprises a micro capsule,
wherein the micro capsule comprises the charged particle, and
wherein the micro capsule overlaps with the third region.
5. The electric field driving display device according to claim 1 , wherein the second insulating film comprises a material absorbing light.
6. An electric field driving display device comprising:
a first gate electrode over a substrate;
a second gate electrode over the substrate;
a conductive layer over the substrate;
a first semiconductor layer over the first gate electrode;
a second semiconductor layer over the second gate electrode;
a first electrode over the first semiconductor layer, the first electrode being electrically connected to the first semiconductor layer;
a second electrode over the second semiconductor layer, the second electrode being electrically connected to the second semiconductor layer;
an insulating film over the conductive layer, the first electrode and the second electrode;
a third electrode over the insulating film, the third electrode being electrically connected to the first electrode;
a fourth electrode over the insulating film, the fourth electrode being electrically connected to the second electrode;
a layer comprising a charged particle, over the insulating film, the third electrode and the fourth electrode; and
a fifth electrode over the layer comprising the charged particle,
wherein the third electrode overlaps with a first region of the insulating film,
wherein the fourth electrode overlaps with a second region of the insulating film,
wherein a third region between the first region and the second region of the insulating film overlaps with at least part of the first electrode,
wherein the third electrode does not overlap with the third region of the insulating film,
wherein the fourth electrode does not overlap the third region of the insulating film,
wherein the conductive layer overlaps with the first region of the insulating film, and
wherein a shortest distance between the first electrode and the second electrode is approximately equal to a shortest distance between the third electrode and the fourth electrode.
7. The electric field driving display device according to claim 6 ,
wherein the third electrode and the fourth electrode each comprise a transparent material, and
wherein the transparent material is selected from chromium, titanium, titanium nitride, molybdenum, tungsten, tantalum, or tantalum nitride.
8. The electric field driving display device according to claim 6 , wherein the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer each comprise an oxide semiconductor.
9. The electric field driving display device according to claim 8 , wherein the oxide semiconductor comprises an In—Ga—Zn—O-based material, an In—Sn—Zn—O-based material, an In—Al—Zn—O-based material, a Sn—Ga—Zn—O-based material, an Al—Ga—Zn—O-based material, or a Sn—Al—Zn—O-based material.
10. The electric field driving display device according to claim 6 , wherein the first gate electrode and the second gate electrode each comprise a single layer or a multi-layer including titanium, molybdenum, tantalum, chrome, tungsten, aluminum, neodymium, copper, silver, gold, platinum, niobium, silicon, zinc, iron, barium, germanium, indium tin oxide, indium oxide and zinc oxide, zinc oxide, or tin oxide.
11. The electric field driving display device according to claim 6 ,
wherein the layer comprises a micro capsule,
wherein the micro capsule comprises the charged particle, and
wherein the micro capsule overlaps with the third region.
12. The electric field driving display device according to claim 6 , wherein the insulating film comprises a material absorbing light.