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Granted Patent B2
US 11,150,524 · App. 16/361,508 · Granted Oct 19, 2021

Display device

Inventors: Yoshitaka Ozeki (Tokyo, JP); Tadayoshi Katsuta (Tokyo, JP); Koji Ishizaki (Tokyo, JP); Takahiro Takeuchi (Tokyo, JP); Koshiro Moriguchi (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
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Patent No.
US 11,150,524
App. No.
16/361,508
Granted
Oct 19, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to one embodiment, a display device includes a base substrate, a switching element including a semiconductor layer, a power supply line, a pixel electrode electrically connected to the switching element, a capacitance electrode positioned between the base substrate and the pixel electrode and electrically connected to the power supply line, a first interlayer insulating film positioned between the pixel electrode and the capacitance electrode, a common electrode, and an electrophoretic element positioned between the pixel electrode and the common electrode. An edge of the capacitance electrode overlaps the pixel electrode over the entire periphery thereof.

Claims (69)

1. A display device comprising:

a base substrate;

a switching element including a semiconductor layer;

a power supply line;

a pixel electrode electrically connected to the switching element;

a capacitance electrode positioned between the base substrate and the pixel electrode and electrically connected to the power supply line;

a first interlayer insulating film positioned between the pixel electrode and the capacitance electrode;

an organic insulating film positioned between the power supply line and the capacitance electrode;

a common electrode; and

an electrophoretic element positioned between the pixel electrode and the common electrode, wherein

an edge of the capacitance electrode overlaps the pixel electrode over the entire periphery thereof, and

the first interlayer insulating film is in contact with the organic insulating film directly below an edge of the pixel electrode.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the capacitance electrode is a transparent electrode.

3. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising a scan line extending in a first direction, and a signal line extending in a second direction which crosses the first direction, wherein

the power supply line and the signal line are positioned in the same layer, and the power supply line extends in the second direction.

4. The display device of claim 3 , further comprising a second interlayer insulating film positioned between the semiconductor layer and the power supply line, wherein

the semiconductor layer includes a first capacitance part, and

the power supply line includes a second capacitance part overlapping the first capacitance part with the second interlayer insulating film interposed therebetween.

5. The display device of claim 4 , wherein the second capacitance part extends toward the signal line.

6. The display device of claim 5 , wherein the first capacitance part and the second capacitance part overlap the capacitance electrode.

7. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising a scan line extending in a first direction, and a signal line extending in a second direction which crosses the first direction, wherein

the power supply line and the scan line are positioned in the same layer, and the power supply line extends in the first direction.

8. The display device of claim 7 , further comprising a connection electrode positioned between the power supply line and the capacitance electrode and connected to both the power supply line and the capacitance electrode.

9. The display device of claim 8 , wherein the connection electrode and the signal line are positioned in the same layer.

10. The display device of claim 9 , further comprising a second interlayer insulating film positioned between the semiconductor layer and the connection electrode, wherein

the semiconductor layer includes a first capacitance part, and

the connection electrode includes a second capacitance part overlapping the first capacitance part with the second interlayer insulating film interposed therebetween.

11. The display device of claim 10 , further comprising a third interlayer insulating film positioned between the power supply line and the semiconductor layer, wherein

the power supply line includes a third capacitance part overlapping the first capacitance part with the third interlayer insulating film interposed therebetween.

12. The display device of claim 11 , wherein the third capacitance part extends toward the scan line.

13. The display device of claim 12 , wherein the first capacitance part, the second capacitance part, and the third capacitance part overlap the capacitance electrode.

14. A display device comprising:

a base substrate;

a first pixel electrode and a second pixel electrode arranged aside with a gap part;

a capacitance electrode including a first capacitance part positioned between the base substrate and the first pixel electrode, a second capacitance part positioned between the base substrate and the second pixel electrode, and a connection part connecting the first capacitance part and the second capacitance part;

a first interlayer insulating film positioned between the first pixel electrode and the first capacitance part and between the second pixel electrode and the second capacitance part;

a common electrode; and

an electrophoretic element positioned between the first pixel electrode and the common electrode and between the second pixel electrode and the common electrode, wherein

the first capacitance part overlaps the first pixel electrode,

the second capacitance part overlaps the second pixel electrode,

the connection part overlaps the gap part, and

a width of the connection part is less than each width of the first capacitance part and the second capacitance part.

15. The display device of claim 14 , further comprising a scan line extending in a first direction, and a signal line extending in a second direction which crosses the first direction, wherein

the connection part does not overlap the scan line or the signal line.

16. A display device comprising:

a base substrate;

a switching element including a semiconductor layer;

a power supply line;

a pixel electrode electrically connected to the switching element;

an organic insulating film positioned between the power supply line and the pixel electrode;

a capacitance electrode positioned between the organic insulating film and the pixel electrode and connected to the power supply line in a through hole passing through the organic insulating film; and

a first interlayer insulating film positioned between the pixel electrode and the capacitance electrode, wherein

the capacitance electrode is a transparent electrode,

an edge of the capacitance electrode overlaps the pixel electrode over the entire periphery thereof, and

the first interlayer insulating film is in contact with the organic insulating film directly below the pixel electrode.

17. The display device of claim 16 , further comprising a scan line extending in a first direction, and a signal line extending in a second direction which crosses the first direction, wherein

the power supply line and the signal line are positioned in the same layer, and the power supply line extends in the second direction.

18. The display device of claim 17 , further comprising a second interlayer insulating film positioned between the semiconductor layer and the power supply line, wherein

the semiconductor layer includes a first capacitance part, and

the power supply line includes a second capacitance part overlapping the first capacitance part with the second interlayer insulating film interposed therebetween.

19. The display device of claim 16 , further comprising a scan line extending in a first direction, and a signal line extending in a second direction which crosses the first direction, wherein

the power supply line and the scan line are positioned in the same layer, and the power supply line extends in the first direction.

20. The display device of claim 19 , further comprising:

a connection electrode positioned between the power supply line and the capacitance electrode and connected to both the power supply line and the capacitance electrode;

a second interlayer insulating film positioned between the semiconductor layer and the connection electrode; and

a third interlayer insulating film positioned between the power supply line and the semiconductor layer, wherein

the semiconductor layer includes a first capacitance part,

the connection electrode includes a second capacitance part overlapping the first capacitance part with the second interlayer insulating film interposed therebetween, and

the power supply line includes a third capacitance part overlapping the first capacitance part with the third interlayer insulating film interposed therebetween.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 22, 2019
From: OZEKI, YOSHITAKA; KATSUTA, TADAYOSHI; ISHIZAKI, KOJI; TAKEUCHI, TAKAHIRO; MORIGUCHI, KOSHIRO
To: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
Reel/Frame 048669/0798 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2018-062272 · Mar 28, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190302509A1 · Oct 3, 2019