Granted Patent B2

US 12,389,745 · App. 17/622,912 · Granted Aug 12, 2025

Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki (Tokyo, JP); Daiki Nakamura (Kanagawa, JP); Ryo Hatsumi (Kanagawa, JP); Rai Sato (Tochigi, JP); Shingo Eguchi (Kanagawa, JP)

Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.

H10K50/856H10K59/1213H10K59/60H10K59/878

Abstract

Claims (63)

1. A light-emitting device comprising:

an insulating film;

a first structure body and a second structure body;

a layer comprising a light-emitting material;

a first electrode; and

a second electrode, wherein the insulating film comprises a first surface,

wherein an entirety of the first structure body overlaps the first electrode in plan view,

wherein an entirety of the second structure body overlaps the first electrode in plan view,

wherein the first structure body and the second structure body are apart from each other with a first distance therebetween,

wherein the first structure body comprises a sidewall,

wherein the sidewall forms a first angle with the first surface,

wherein the first angle is greater than 0° and less than or equal to 90°,

wherein the layer comprising the light-emitting material comprises a first region and a second region,

wherein the first region is interposed between the second electrode and the first electrode,

wherein light is emitted from the first region,

wherein the second region is interposed between the second electrode and the sidewall,

wherein the sidewall is configured to reflect the light,

wherein the first electrode comprises a third region, and

wherein the third region is interposed between the first region and the first surface.

2. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 ,

further comprising a reflective film,

wherein the reflective film comprises a fourth region,

wherein the sidewall is interposed between the fourth region and the layer comprising the light-emitting material, and

wherein the light is configured to be reflected in the fourth region.

3. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first structure body has a first height from the insulating film,

wherein the first structure body has a first projection area with respect to the insulating film,

wherein the first height is greater than or equal to 0.1 μm and less than or equal to 5 μm, and

wherein the first projection area is greater than or equal to 0.01 μm 2 and less than or equal to 100 μm 2 .

4. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the first distance is greater than or equal to 0.1 μm and less than or equal to 5 μm.

5. A functional panel comprising a set of pixels,

wherein the set of pixels comprises a first pixel and a second pixel,

wherein the first pixel comprises a first pixel circuit and the light-emitting device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the light-emitting device is electrically connected to the first pixel circuit,

wherein the second pixel comprises a second pixel circuit and a photoelectric conversion element, and

wherein the photoelectric conversion element is electrically connected to the second pixel circuit.

6. The functional panel according to claim 5 ,

further comprising a functional layer,

wherein the functional layer comprises the first pixel circuit,

wherein the first pixel circuit comprises a first transistor,

wherein the functional layer comprises the second pixel circuit,

wherein the second pixel circuit comprises a second transistor,

wherein the functional layer comprises a driver circuit,

wherein the driver circuit comprises a third transistor,

wherein the first transistor comprises a first semiconductor film,

wherein the second transistor comprises a second semiconductor film that is formed in a step of forming the first semiconductor film, and

wherein the third transistor comprises a third semiconductor film that is formed in the step of forming the first semiconductor film.

7. A display device comprising:

the functional panel according to claim 5 ; and

a control portion,

wherein the control portion is supplied with image data and control data,

wherein the control portion generates data on the basis of the image data,

wherein the control portion generates a control signal on the basis of the control data,

wherein the control portion supplies the data and the control signal,

wherein the functional panel is supplied with the data and the control signal, and

wherein the first pixel emits light in response to the data.

8. An input/output device comprising:

an input portion and a display portion,

wherein the display portion comprises the functional panel according to claim 5 ,

wherein the input portion comprises a sensing region,

wherein the input portion senses an object approaching the sensing region, and

wherein the sensing region comprises a region overlapping with the first pixel.

9. A data processing device comprising at least one of a keyboard, a hardware button, a pointing device, a touch sensor, an illuminance sensor, an imaging device, an audio input device, an eye-gaze input device, and an attitude detection device, and the functional panel according to claim 5 .

Assignments (1)

Priority Claims (1)

Continuity (1)

References Cited (51)