IP Library Granted Patent US 11,133,372
Granted Patent B2
US 11,133,372 · App. 16/840,568 · Granted Sep 28, 2021

Display device

Inventor: Naoki Tokuda (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
H01L27/3276H01L27/3246H01L27/3258H01L27/3262G09G3/3266G09G2310/0202G09G2320/0233G09G2380/02H01L27/124H01L27/1248H01L2227/323
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Patent No.
US 11,133,372
App. No.
16/840,568
Granted
Sep 28, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device includes a plurality of pixels, first to nth scanning lines, and a first semiconductor film. The plurality of pixels is arranged in first to nth rows and first to mth columns. The first to nth scanning lines are electrically connected to the pixels in the respective first to nth rows. The first semiconductor film overlaps with at least one of first to kth scanning lines. A display region has a cutoff intersecting the first to nth rows, and the first semiconductor film is located in the cutoff. Each of the plurality of pixels includes a light-emitting element (OLED) and a transistor electrically connected to the OLED and having a second semiconductor film. The first semiconductor film and the second semiconductor film exist in the same layer. n and m are each a natural number larger than 1, and k is a natural number smaller than n.

Claims (78)

1. A display device comprising:

a plurality of pixels arranged in first to nth rows and first to mth columns;

first to nth scanning lines electrically connected to the pixels in the respective first to nth rows; and

at least one first semiconductor film overlapping with at least one of first to kth scanning lines selected from the first to nth scanning lines,

wherein a display region defined by the plurality of pixels has a cutoff intersecting the first to kth rows,

the at least one first semiconductor film is located in the cutoff,

each of the plurality of pixels includes:

a light-emitting element; and

a transistor electrically connected to the light-emitting element and having a second semiconductor film,

the at least one first semiconductor film and the second semiconductor film exist in the same layer, and

n and m are each a natural number larger than 1, and k is a natural number smaller than n.

2. The display device according to claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of current-supplying lines electrically connected to the plurality of pixels,

wherein the at least one first semiconductor film is electrically connected to at least one of the plurality of current-supplying lines.

3. The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first to kth scanning lines are bent so as to detour around the cutoff.

4. The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the at least one first semiconductor film comprises a plurality of first semiconductor films each overlapping with at least one of the first to kth scanning lines.

5. The display device according to claim 4 ,

wherein the plurality of first semiconductor films has a trapezoidal shape.

6. The display device according to claim 4 , further comprising a plurality of signal lines electrically connected to the pixels in the respective first to mth columns,

wherein the signal line in the column intersecting the cutoff is located between the adjacent first semiconductor films in a plan view.

7. The display device according to claim 6 ,

wherein the signal line in the column intersecting the cutoff has a width larger than that of the signal line in the column which does not intersect the cutoff.

8. A display device comprising:

a plurality of pixels arranged in first to nth rows and first to mth columns;

first to nth scanning lines electrically connected to the pixels in the respective first to nth rows; and

at least one metal film overlapping with at least one of first to kth scanning lines selected from the first to nth scanning lines,

wherein a display region defined by the plurality of pixels has a cutoff intersecting the first to kth rows,

the at least one metal film is located in the cutoff,

each of the light-emitting elements comprises:

a light-emitting element; and

a transistor electrically connected to the light-emitting element, the transistor comprising a semiconductor film and a source/drain electrode electrically connected to the semiconductor film,

the at least one metal film and the source/drain electrode exist in the same layer, and

n and m are a natural number larger than 1, and k is a natural number smaller than n.

9. The display device according to claim 8 , further comprising a plurality of current-supplying lines electrically connected to the plurality of pixels,

wherein the at least one metal film is electrically connected to at least one of the plurality of current-supplying lines.

10. The display device according to claim 8 ,

wherein the light-emitting element comprises:

a pixel electrode;

an electroluminescence layer over the pixel electrode; and

an opposing electrode over the electroluminescence layer, and

the at least one metal film is electrically connected to the opposing electrode.

11. The display device according to claim 8 ,

wherein the first to kth scanning lines are bent so as to detour around the cutoff.

12. The display device according to claim 10 ,

wherein the at least one metal film comprises a plurality of metal films each overlapping with at least one of the first to kth scanning lines.

13. The display device according to claim 12 ,

wherein the plurality of metal films has a trapezoidal shape.

14. The display device according to claim 12 , further comprising a plurality of signal lines electrically connected to the pixels in the respective first to mth columns,

wherein the signal line in the column intersecting with the cutoff is located between the adjacent metal films in a plan view.

15. The display device according to claim 14 ,

wherein the signal line in the column intersecting the cutoff has a width larger than that of the signal line in the column which does not intersect with the cutoff.

16. A display device comprising:

a plurality of pixels arranged in first to nth rows and first to mth columns;

first to nth scanning lines electrically connected to the pixels in the respective first to nth rows; and

first to kth compensating transistors electrically connected to respective first to kth scanning lines selected from the first to nth scanning lines,

wherein a display region defined by the plurality of pixels comprises a cutoff intersecting with first to kth rows selected from the first to nth rows,

the first to kth compensating transistors are each located outside the display region,

each of the plurality of pixels comprises:

a first semiconductor film;

a first gate electrode overlapping with the first semiconductor film; and

a source/drain electrode electrically connected to the first semiconductor film,

the first to kth compensating transistors each comprise:

a second semiconductor film;

a second gate electrode overlapping with the second semiconductor film; and

a first terminal and a second terminal electrically connected to the second semiconductor film,

the first terminals of the first to kth transistors are a part of the respective first to kth scanning lines, and

n and m are a natural number larger than 1, and k is a natural number smaller than n.

17. The display device according to claim 16 ,

wherein the first semiconductor film and the second semiconductor film exist in the same layer.

18. The display device according to claim 16 ,

wherein the source/drain electrode and the second gate electrode exist in the same layer.

19. The display device according to claim 16 ,

wherein a direction in which the second terminal of the jth compensating transistor extends and a direction in which the (j+1)th scanning line extends are located on the same straight line, and

j is a natural number smaller than k.

20. The display device according to claim 16 ,

a channel width of the jth compensating transistor is smaller than a channel width of the (j+1)th compensating transistor, and

j is a natural number smaller than k.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 22, 2025
From: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
To: MAGNOLIA WHITE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 072130/0313 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 6, 2020
From: TOKUDA, NAOKI
To: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
Reel/Frame 052317/0215 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2017-201236 · Oct 17, 2017 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2018028666 · Jul 31, 2018
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