IP Library Granted Patent US 11,201,308
Granted Patent B2
US 11,201,308 · App. 16/940,460 · Granted Dec 14, 2021

Light-emitting device and method for manufacturing the same

Inventor: Akihiro Chida (Isehara, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
H01L51/5203H01L27/1214H01L27/1266H01L27/3276H01L33/005H01L33/20H01L33/483H01L33/62H01L51/003H01L51/0024H01L51/0097H01L51/56H01L2224/4847H01L2227/323H01L2227/326H01L2251/5338H01L2924/0002H01L2924/12044H01L2933/0033H01L2933/0066
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Patent No.
US 11,201,308
App. No.
16/940,460
Granted
Dec 14, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A highly reliable light-emitting device and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. A light-emitting element and a terminal electrode are formed over an element formation substrate; a first substrate having an opening is formed over the light-emitting element and the terminal electrode with a bonding layer provided therebetween; an embedded layer is formed in the opening; a transfer substrate is formed over the first substrate and the embedded layer; the element formation substrate is separated; a second substrate is formed under the light-emitting element and the terminal electrode; and the transfer substrate and the embedded layer are removed. In addition, an anisotropic conductive connection layer is formed in the opening, and an electrode is formed over the anisotropic conductive connection layer. The terminal electrode and the electrode are electrically connected to each other through the anisotropic conductive connection layer.

Claims (47)

1. A light-emitting device comprising:

a first electrode and a transistor over a first substrate;

a conductive layer over the first electrode;

a second electrode over the conductive layer;

a first insulating layer over the transistor and the first electrode, the first insulating layer being in contact with a top surface of the first electrode;

a third electrode over the first insulating layer, the third electrode being electrically connected to the transistor;

a partition over the third electrode;

an EL layer over the partition and the third electrode;

a fourth electrode over the EL layer;

a resin layer over the first electrode and the fourth electrode; and

a second substrate over the resin layer,

wherein the first insulating layer comprises a first opening over the first electrode,

wherein the resin layer comprises a second opening in a region where the first opening and the second opening overlap with each other,

wherein the second substrate comprises a third opening in a region where the second opening and the third opening overlap with each other,

wherein the conductive layer is in the first opening, the second opening, and the third opening, and

wherein the second electrode is electrically connected to the first electrode through the conductive layer.

2. A light-emitting device comprising:

a first electrode, a first transistor, and a second transistor over a first substrate;

a conductive layer over the first electrode;

a second electrode over the conductive layer;

a first insulating layer over the first transistor, the second transistor, and the first electrode, the first insulating layer being in contact with a top surface of the first electrode;

a third electrode over the first insulating layer, the third electrode being electrically connected to the first transistor;

a partition over the third electrode;

an EL layer over the partition and the third electrode;

a fourth electrode over the EL layer;

a resin layer over the first electrode and the fourth electrode; and

a second substrate over the resin layer,

wherein the first insulating layer comprises a first opening over the first electrode,

wherein the resin layer comprises a second opening in a region where the first opening and the second opening overlap with each other,

wherein the second substrate comprises a third opening in a region where the second opening and the third opening overlap with each other,

wherein the conductive layer is in the first opening, the second opening, and the third opening,

wherein the second electrode is electrically connected to the first electrode through the conductive layer, and

wherein the first electrode is electrically connected to the second transistor.

3. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein a flexible printed circuit is used for the second electrode.

4. The light-emitting device according to claim 2 , wherein a flexible printed circuit is used for the second electrode.

5. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the conductive layer comprises a conductive particle.

6. The light-emitting device according to claim 2 , wherein the conductive layer comprises a conductive particle.

7. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein each of the first substrate and the second substrate is a flexible substrate.

8. The light-emitting device according to claim 2 , wherein each of the first substrate and the second substrate is a flexible substrate.

9. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the EL layer comprises a light-emitting layer.

10. The light-emitting device according to claim 2 , wherein the EL layer comprises a light-emitting layer.

11. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the transistor comprises an oxide semiconductor.

12. The light-emitting device according to claim 2 , wherein the first transistor comprises an oxide semiconductor.

13. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , further comprising a second insulating layer over the first insulating layer.

14. The light-emitting device according to claim 2 , further comprising a second insulating layer over the first insulating layer.

15. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the conductive layer comprises a resin.

16. The light-emitting device according to claim 2 , wherein the conductive layer comprises a resin.

Priority Claims (3)
JP 2013-051231 · Mar 14, 2013 · national
JP 2013-093328 · Apr 26, 2013 · national
JP 2013-120369 · Jun 7, 2013 · national
Continuity (7)
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