IP Library Granted Patent US 9,954,201
Granted Patent B2
US 9,954,201 · App. 15/423,155 · Granted Apr 24, 2018

Electrooptical device, electrooptical device manufacturing method, and electronic apparatus

Inventors: Takeshi Koshihara (Matsumoto, JP); Hitoshi Ota (Shiojiri, JP)
Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
H01L51/5271H01L27/3276
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Patent No.
US 9,954,201
App. No.
15/423,155
Granted
Apr 24, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

Reflection layers are arranged for respective pixels with predetermined intervals in a row direction (X direction) and a column direction (Y direction) in a display region, and, subsequently to the display region, are arranged in the same manner with the predetermined intervals in the row direction (X direction) and the column direction (Y direction) also in a peripheral region around the display region. First electrodes, first light path adjusting layers, and second light path adjusting layers are arranged for the respective pixels in the display region, and are arranged so as to correspond to the respective reflection layers also in the peripheral region. The respective reflection layers are partially connected to each other in the peripheral region and are electrically connected to a second electrode at a cathode potential.

Claims (25)

1. An electro-optical device comprising:

light-reflective first conductive layers that are arrayed in both of a display region and a peripheral region as a region around the display region;

second conductive layers in which electrodes are arrayed in both of the display region and the peripheral region so as to overlap with the first conductive layers;

a third conductive layer that is arranged so as to overlap with the second conductive layers;

insulating layers that are arranged between the first conductive layers and the second conductive layers; and

a light-emitting functional layer that is arranged between the second conductive layers and the third conductive layer,

wherein a portion of the first conductive layers arranged in the peripheral region are electrically connected to each other with respective connection portions arranged in the same layer as the first conductive layers, and a cathode potential or a ground potential is applied to the first conductive layers arranged in the peripheral region.

2. The electro-optical device according to claim 1 ,

wherein a portion of the second conductive layers arranged in the peripheral region are electrically connected to the third conductive layer in at least a portion of the peripheral region in which the light-emitting functional layer is not formed, and

the cathode potential is applied to a portion of the third conductive layer, which overlaps with the display region, and the third conductive layer is electrically connected to the portion of the first conductive layers arranged in the peripheral region.

3. The electro-optical device according to claim 1 , further including a fourth conductive layer to which a ground potential is applied,

wherein the fourth conductive layer is electrically connected to the portion of the first conductive layers arranged in the peripheral region.

4. The electro-optical device according to claim 1 , including an etching stop layer between the insulating layers and the first conductive layers,

wherein the etching stop layer overlaps with end portions of the insulating layers when seen from the above.

5. An electro-optical device manufacturing method comprising:

arraying first conductive layers as light-reflective electrodes in both of a display region and a peripheral region as a region around the display region;

forming insulating layers on the first conductive layers;

arraying second conductive layers in both of the display region and the peripheral region so as to overlap with the first conductive layers;

forming a light-emitting functional layer on the second conductive layers; and

forming a third conductive layer so as to overlap with the second conductive layers;

wherein a portion of the first conductive layers arranged in the peripheral region are electrically connected to each other with respective connection portions arranged in the same layer as the first conductive layers, and are electrically connected to a supply part of a cathode potential or a ground potential.

6. An electronic apparatus comprising the electro-optical device according to claim 1 .

7. An electronic apparatus comprising the electro-optical device according to claim 2 .

8. An electronic apparatus comprising the electro-optical device according to claim 3 .

9. An electronic apparatus comprising the electro-optical device according to claim 4 .

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 12, 2023
From: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
To: LUMITEK DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 065221/0372 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 2, 2017
From: KOSHIHARA, TAKESHI; OTA, HITOSHI
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 041161/0001 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-026437 · Feb 15, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170237039A1 · Aug 17, 2017