IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,175,947
Granted Patent B2
US 12,175,947 · App. 18/135,818 · Granted Dec 24, 2024

Display device

Inventors: Hidetomo Kobayashi (Kanagawa, JP); Kei Takahashi (Kanagawa, JP); Shunpei Yamazaki (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 12,175,947
App. No.
18/135,818
Granted
Dec 24, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device with favorable display quality is provided. A display portion where a plurality of pixels is arranged in a matrix is divided into Region A and Region B, i.e., regions on the upstream side and the downstream side of a scanning direction. A signal line for supplying an image signal is provided in each of Region A and Region B. Region A and Region B adjoin each other such that a boundary line showing the boundary between the regions is bent. Bending the boundary line suppresses formation of a stripe in a boundary portion. For example, in a given column, the total number of pixels electrically connected to a signal line in Region A is made different from the total number of pixels electrically connected to a signal line in Region B.

Claims (91)

1. A display device comprising:

a display portion, the display portion comprising:

a first pixel electrode;

a first capacitor electrically connected to the first pixel electrode;

a first transistor electrically connected to the first capacitor;

a second pixel electrode;

a second capacitor electrically connected to the second pixel electrode;

a second transistor electrically connected to the second capacitor;

a scan line electrically connected to a gate of the first transistor;

a first signal line electrically connected to the first transistor; and

a second signal line electrically connected to the second transistor,

wherein the scan line has a region extending in a first direction,

wherein the first signal line has a region extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction,

wherein the second signal line has a region extending in the second direction,

wherein the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode are provided adjacent to each other in the second direction,

wherein, in a plan view, the first signal line has a region between the first pixel electrode and the second signal line and a region between the second pixel electrode and the second signal line,

wherein the second transistor comprises a semiconductor layer comprising a channel formation region,

wherein the semiconductor layer comprises an oxide semiconductor,

wherein the semiconductor layer does not overlap with the first signal line and the second signal line,

wherein a first conductive layer is configured to electrically connect the semiconductor layer and the second signal line,

wherein the first conductive layer has a region extending in the first direction,

wherein the first conductive layer has a region intersecting the first signal line,

wherein the first conductive layer overlaps with a first opening and a second opening, and

wherein the first opening and the second opening are not aligned in the first direction and the second direction.

2. The display device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a demultiplexer,

wherein the demultiplexer is electrically connected to one of the first signal line and the second signal line.

3. The display device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a layer over the first pixel electrode,

wherein the layer comprises a quantum dot.

4. A display device comprising:

a display portion, the display portion comprising:

a first pixel electrode;

a first capacitor electrically connected to the first pixel electrode;

a first transistor electrically connected to the first capacitor;

a second pixel electrode;

a second capacitor electrically connected to the second pixel electrode;

a second transistor electrically connected to the second capacitor;

a scan line electrically connected to a gate of the first transistor;

a first signal line electrically connected to the first transistor; and

a second signal line electrically connected to the second transistor,

wherein the scan line has a region extending in a first direction,

wherein the first signal line has a region extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction,

wherein the second signal line has a region extending in the second direction,

wherein the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode are provided adjacent to each other in the second direction,

wherein, in a plan view, the first signal line has a region between the first pixel electrode and the second signal line and a region between the second pixel electrode and the second signal line,

wherein the second transistor comprises a semiconductor layer comprising a channel formation region,

wherein the semiconductor layer comprises an oxide semiconductor,

wherein the semiconductor layer does not overlap with the first signal line and the second signal line,

wherein a first conductive layer is configured to electrically connect the semiconductor layer and the second signal line,

wherein the first conductive layer has a region extending in the first direction,

wherein the first conductive layer has a region intersecting the first signal line,

wherein the first pixel electrode does not overlap with the first signal line and the second signal line,

wherein the first conductive layer overlaps with a first opening and a second opening, and

wherein the first opening and the second opening are not aligned in the first direction and the second direction.

5. The display device according to claim 4 , further comprising:

a demultiplexer,

wherein the demultiplexer is electrically connected to one of the first signal line and the second signal line.

6. The display device according to claim 4 , further comprising:

a layer over the first pixel electrode,

wherein the layer comprises a quantum dot.

7. A display device comprising:

a display portion, the display portion comprising:

a first pixel electrode;

a first capacitor electrically connected to the first pixel electrode;

a first transistor electrically connected to the first capacitor;

a second pixel electrode;

a second capacitor electrically connected to the second pixel electrode;

a second transistor electrically connected to the second capacitor;

a scan line electrically connected to a gate of the first transistor;

a first signal line electrically connected to the first transistor; and

a second signal line electrically connected to the second transistor,

wherein the scan line has a region extending in a first direction,

wherein the first signal line has a region extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction,

wherein the second signal line has a region extending in the second direction,

wherein the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode are provided adjacent to each other in the second direction,

wherein, in a plan view, the first signal line has a region between the first pixel electrode and the second signal line and a region between the second pixel electrode and the second signal line,

wherein the second transistor comprises a semiconductor layer comprising a channel formation region,

wherein the semiconductor layer comprises an oxide semiconductor,

wherein the semiconductor layer does not overlap with the first signal line and the second signal line,

wherein a first conductive layer is configured to electrically connect the semiconductor layer and the second signal line,

wherein the first conductive layer has a region extending in the first direction,

wherein the oxide semiconductor comprises In, Ga, and Zn,

wherein the first conductive layer overlaps with a first opening and a second opening, and

wherein the first opening and the second opening are not aligned in the first direction and the second direction.

8. The display device according to claim 7 , further comprising:

a demultiplexer,

wherein the demultiplexer is electrically connected to one of the first signal line and the second signal line.

9. The display device according to claim 7 , further comprising:

a layer over the first pixel electrode,

wherein the layer comprises a quantum dot.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 18, 2023
From: KOBAYASHI, HIDETOMO; TAKAHASHI, KEI; YAMAZAKI, SHUNPEI
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 063354/0829 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2017-005376 · Jan 16, 2017 · national
JP 2017-005407 · Jan 16, 2017 · national
Continuity (4)
Continuation 17521100 · Nov 8, 2021
Continuation 16901129 · Jun 15, 2020
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