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Granted Patent B2
US 10,908,469 · App. 16/649,154 · Granted Feb 2, 2021

Display device

Inventors: Kiyoshi Minoura (Sakai, JP); Hiroshi Tsuchiya (Sakai, JP); Shinji Shimada (Sakai, JP); Yuhki Kobayashi (Sakai, JP); Yozo Narutaki (Sakai, JP)
Assignees: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA; SAKAI DISPLAY PRODUCTS CORPORATION
G02F1/1368G02F1/1339G02F1/136227G02F2201/123G02F2203/02
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Patent No.
US 10,908,469
App. No.
16/649,154
Granted
Feb 2, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device includes a first substrate including a light-emitting element that is an upward light emission type and a transistor in a lower layer than the light-emitting element, a second substrate facing the first substrate, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first substrate includes a sealing film formed in an island shape and covering the light-emitting element, a pixel electrode including a first portion not overlapping the sealing film, and a light reflective film overlapping the first portion and including a recessed and protruded surface.

Claims (30)

1. A display device comprising:

a first substrate including:

a light-emitting element that is an upward light emission type, and

a transistor in a lower layer than the light-emitting element;

a second substrate opposing the first substrate; and

a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein

the first substrate includes:

a sealing film in an island shape and covering the light-emitting element,

a pixel electrode including a first portion not overlapping the sealing film, and

a light reflective film overlapping the first portion and including a recessed and protruded surface,

a flattening film is in a layer above the sealing film and lower than the pixel electrode, and

the flattening film is on the light reflective film.

2. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein

an interlayer insulating film is provided in a layer above the transistor and lower than the light-emitting element, and

the interlayer insulating film includes a region including a recessed and protruded surface, the light reflective film being formed on the region.

3. The display device according to claim 2 , wherein the light reflective film is formed in a layer identical to a layer of a lower electrode of the light-emitting element.

4. The display device according to claim 2 , wherein a region of the interlayer insulating film overlapping a lower electrode of the light-emitting element is flat.

5. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein

a buffer film is provided in a layer identical to a layer of an electrode cover film covering a lower electrode of the light-emitting element, and

the buffer film includes a region including a recessed and protruded surface, the light reflective film being formed on the region.

6. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein

the pixel electrode is provided in an upper layer than the sealing film, and

a first portion of the pixel electrode and the transistor are connected with a contact hole interposed between the first portion and the transistor.

7. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the pixel electrode includes a second portion overlapping the sealing film.

8. The display device according to claim 7 , wherein the light reflective film overlaps the second portion.

9. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the light reflective film does not overlap an upper electrode of the light-emitting element.

10. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the sealing film and the pixel electrode are provided for each subpixel.

11. The display device according to claim 10 , wherein

a reflective liquid crystal element including the pixel electrode and the liquid crystal layer; and the light-emitting element covered with the sealing film are provided for each subpixel, and

a first mode in which light emission display is performed by the light-emitting element and a second mode in which the light-emitting element does not emit light and reflective liquid crystal display is performed by the reflective liquid crystal element are switched depending on an amount of external light.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 19, 2024
From: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA; SAKAI DISPLAY PRODUCTS CORPORATION
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 067770/0756 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 20, 2020
From: MINOURA, KIYOSHI; TSUCHIYA, HIROSHI; SHIMADA, SHINJI; KOBAYASHI, YUHKI; NARUTAKI, YOZO
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA; SAKAI DISPLAY PRODUCTS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 052173/0347 →
Continuity (1)
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