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Granted Patent B2
US 10,680,055 · App. 16/211,763 · Granted Jun 9, 2020

Display device

Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki (Setagaya, JP); Kensuke Yoshizumi (Isehara, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
H01L27/3276G04G9/0088H01L27/3262H01L51/0097H01L27/1244H01L2227/323H01L2251/5338H05K1/028H05K1/0277H05K1/0283H05K1/147H05K1/189H05K2201/05H05K2201/051H05K2201/052H05K2201/053H05K2201/055Y02E10/549
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Patent No.
US 10,680,055
App. No.
16/211,763
Granted
Jun 9, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

One embodiment of the present invention provides a highly reliable display device. In particular, a display device to which a signal or a power supply potential can be supplied stably is provided. Further, a bendable display device to which a signal or a power supply potential can be supplied stably is provided. The display device includes, over a flexible substrate, a display portion, a plurality of connection terminals to which a signal from an outside can be input, and a plurality of wirings. One of the plurality of wirings electrically connects one of the plurality of connection terminals to the display portion. The one of the plurality of wirings includes a first portion including a plurality of separate lines and a second portion in which the plurality of lines converge.

Claims (60)

1. An electronic device comprising:

a flexible substrate comprising a first side and a second side shorter than the first side;

a display portion over the flexible substrate, the display portion comprising a curved region;

a plurality of connection terminals to which a power supply voltage and a signal that are configured to drive the display portion are input; and

a plurality of wirings that comprise a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer over the first conductive layer, and electrically connect the plurality of connection terminals to the display portion,

wherein the plurality of connection terminals comprise a region overlapping with the second side of the flexible substrate,

wherein the plurality of wirings comprise a religion including a plurality of openings and a curved shape,

wherein the plurality of connection terminals are arranged in a rear side of the flexible substrate by the curved shape, and

wherein the second conductive layer comprises a region that does not overlap with the first conductive layer in the region having the curved shape.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1 , further comprising an IC over the flexible substrate, wherein the IC is electrically connected to the display portion.

3. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the display portion comprises a transistor comprising a channel formation region which comprises an oxide semiconductor material.

4. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the display portion comprises a transistor comprising a channel formation region which comprises polycrystalline silicon.

5. An electronic device comprising:

a display panel comprising a projecting portion for curving;

a display portion provided in the display panel;

a plurality of connection terminals to which a power supply voltage and a signal that are configured to drive the display portion are input; and

a plurality of wirings that comprise a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer over the first conductive layer, and electrically connect the plurality of connection terminals to the display portion,

wherein the plurality of connection terminals are arranged at the projecting portion,

wherein the plurality of wirings comprise a region including a plurality of openings and a curved shape,

wherein the plurality of connection terminals are arranged in a rear side of the display panel by the curved shape, and

wherein the second conductive layer comprises a region that does not overlap with the first conductive layer in the region having the curved shape.

6. The electronic device according to claim 5 , wherein the display portion comprises a transistor comprising a channel formation region which comprises an oxide semiconductor material.

7. The electronic device according to claim 5 , wherein the display portion comprises a transistor comprising a channel formation region which comprises polycrystalline silicon.

8. An electronic device comprising:

a display panel comprising a projecting portion for curving;

a display portion provided in the display panel;

a plurality of connection terminals to which a power supply voltage and a signal that are configured to drive the display portion are input; and

a plurality of wirings that comprise a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer over the first conductive layer, and electrically connect the plurality of connection terminals to the display portion,

wherein the plurality of connection terminals are arranged at the projecting portion,

wherein the plurality of wirings comprise a region including a plurality of openings and a curved shape,

wherein the plurality of connection terminals are arranged in a rear side of the display panel by the curved shape,

wherein the second conductive layer comprises a region that does not overlap with the first conductive layer in the region having the curved shape, and

wherein the display portion comprises a curved region.

9. The electronic device according to claim 8 , wherein the display portion comprises a transistor comprising a channel formation region which comprises an oxide semiconductor material.

10. The electronic device according to claim 8 , wherein the display portion comprises a transistor comprising a channel formation region which comprises polycrystalline silicon.

11. An electronic device comprising:

a display panel, the display panel comprising a first side comprising a projecting portion for curving and the display panel comprising a second side opposite to the first side;

a display portion provided in the display panel;

a plurality of connection terminals to which a power supply voltage and a signal that are configured to drive the display portion are input; and

a plurality of wirings that comprise a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer over the first conductive layer, and electrically connect the plurality of connection terminals to the display portion,

wherein the plurality of connection terminals are arranged at the projecting portion,

wherein the plurality of wirings comprise a region including plurality of openings and a curved shape,

wherein the plurality of connection terminals are arranged in a rear side of the display panel by the curved shape,

wherein the second conductive layer comprises a region that does not overlap with the first conductive layer in the region having the curved shape, and

wherein the second side does not comprise a projecting portion for curving.

12. The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein the display portion comprises a transistor comprising a channel formation region which comprises an oxide semiconductor material.

13. The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein the display portion comprises a transistor comprising a channel formation region which comprises polycrystalline silicon.

14. An electronic device comprising:

a display panel, the display panel comprising a first side comprising a projecting portion for curving and the display panel comprising a second side opposite to the first side;

a display portion provided in the display panel;

a plurality of connection terminals to which a power supply voltage and a signal that are configured to drive the display portion are input; and

a plurality of wirings that comprise a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer over the first conductive layer, and electrically connect the plurality of connection terminals to the display portion,

wherein the plurality of connection terminals are arranged at the projecting portion,

wherein the plurality of wirings comprise a region including a plurality of openings and a curved shape,

wherein the plurality of connection terminals are arranged in a rear side of the display panel by the curved shape,

wherein the second conductive layer comprises a region that does not overlap with the first conductive layer in the region having the curved shape,

wherein the display portion comprises a curved region, and

wherein the second side does not comprise a projecting portion for curving.

15. The electronic device according to claim 14 , wherein the display portion comprises a transistor comprising a channel formation region which comprises an oxide semiconductor material.

16. The electronic device according to claim 14 , wherein the display portion comprises a transistor comprising a channel formation region which comprises polycrystalline silicon.

Priority Claims (1)
JP 2013-045119 · Mar 7, 2013 · national
Continuity (4)
Continuation 15670309 · Aug 7, 2017
Continuation 15363228 · Nov 29, 2016
Continuation 14192178 · Feb 27, 2014
Related Publication 20190115417A1 · Apr 18, 2019
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