IP Library Granted Patent US 12,422,708
Granted Patent B2
US 12,422,708 · App. 18/758,088 · Granted Sep 23, 2025

Electronic device

Inventors: Hideaki Kuwabara (Kanagawa, JP); Masaaki Hiroki (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
G02F1/13336G02F1/133305G02F1/13452G02F1/1368G02F1/163G06F1/163G06F1/1635G06F1/1643G06F1/1654
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Patent No.
US 12,422,708
App. No.
18/758,088
Granted
Sep 23, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A novel electronic device is provided. Alternatively an electronic device of a novel embodiment is provided. An electronic device includes a ring portion and a display portion. The display portion is flexible. The display portion has a top surface and a first side surface in contact with at least one side of the top surface. The first side surface has a curved surface. The top surface includes a first display region. The first side surface includes a second display region. The first display region and the second display region are continuously provided. The electronic device is mounted such that the ring portion is in contact with a user's finger.

Claims (69)

1. An electronic device comprising:

a display portion;

a driver circuit;

a secondary battery electrically connected to the display portion, the secondary battery overlapping with the display portion; and

a wiring electrically connected to the display portion and the driver circuit,

wherein the display portion, the driver circuit, and the wiring are positioned over a flexible substrate,

wherein the display portion comprises a plurality of pixels,

wherein each of the plurality of pixels comprises a first transistor and an organic light-emitting element,

wherein the driver circuit comprises a second transistor,

wherein the first transistor and the second transistor are in contact with the same insulating film,

wherein the display portion comprises a first display region, a second display region, and a third display region each having a quadrangular shape,

wherein a first side of the first display region is in contact with a first side of the second display region,

wherein a second side of the first display region is adjacent to the first side of the first display region and is in contact with a first side of the third display region,

wherein a second side of the second display region is adjacent to the first side of the second display region,

wherein a third side of the second display region is opposite to the first side of the second display region and is adjacent to the driver circuit,

wherein a second side of the third display region is adjacent to the first side of the third display region,

wherein the wiring comprises a first region provided along the second side of the second display region and a second region provided along the second side of the third display region, and

wherein the second region of the wiring extends perpendicular to the first region of the wiring.

2. An electronic device comprising:

a display portion;

a driver circuit;

a secondary battery electrically connected to the display portion, the secondary battery overlapping with the display portion; and

a wiring electrically connected to the display portion and the driver circuit,

wherein the display portion, the driver circuit, and the wiring are positioned over a flexible substrate,

wherein the display portion comprises a pixel portion including a plurality of pixels,

wherein each of the plurality of pixels comprises a first transistor and an organic light-emitting element,

wherein the driver circuit comprises a second transistor,

wherein the first transistor and the second transistor are in contact with the same insulating film,

wherein the display portion comprises a first display region, a second display region, and a third display region each having a quadrangular shape,

wherein a first side of the first display region is in contact with a first side of the second display region,

wherein a second side of the first display region is adjacent to the first side of the first display region and is in contact with a first side of the third display region,

wherein a second side of the second display region is adjacent to the first side of the second display region,

wherein a second side of the third display region is adjacent to the first side of the third display region,

wherein a third side of the second display region is opposite to the first side of the second display region and is adjacent to the driver circuit,

wherein the wiring comprises a first region provided along the second side of the second display region and a second region provided along the second side of the third display region,

wherein the second region of the wiring extends perpendicular to the first region of the wiring, and

wherein a channel formation region of the first transistor is provided in an oxide semiconductor layer.

3. An electronic device comprising:

a display portion;

a driver circuit;

a secondary battery electrically connected to the display portion, the secondary battery overlapping with the display portion; and

a wiring electrically connected to the display portion and the driver circuit,

wherein the display portion, the driver circuit, and the wiring are positioned over a flexible substrate,

wherein the display portion comprises a plurality of pixels,

wherein each of the plurality of pixels comprises a first transistor and an organic light-emitting element,

wherein the driver circuit comprises a second transistor,

wherein the first transistor and the second transistor are in contact with the same insulating film,

wherein the display portion comprises a first display region, a second display region, and a third display region each having a quadrangular shape,

wherein a first side of the first display region is in contact with a first side of the second display region,

wherein a second side of the first display region is adjacent to the first side of the first display region and is in contact with a first side of the third display region,

wherein a second side of the second display region is adjacent to the first side of the second display region,

wherein a second side of the third display region is adjacent to the first side of the third display region,

wherein a third side of the second display region is opposite to the first side of the second display region and is adjacent to the driver circuit,

wherein the wiring comprises a first region provided along the second side of the second display region and a second region provided along the second side of the third display region,

wherein the second region of the wiring extends perpendicular to the first region of the wiring, and

wherein a channel formation region of the first transistor is provided in a semiconductor layer comprising silicon.

4. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the wiring is configured to supply signals from the driver circuit to the third display region.

5. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the secondary battery has flexibility.

6. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic device is a wearable device.

7. The electronic device according to claim 2 , wherein the oxide semiconductor layer comprises at least indium.

8. The electronic device according to claim 2 , wherein the oxide semiconductor layer comprises indium, gallium, and zinc.

9. The electronic device according to claim 2 , wherein the wiring is configured to supply signals from the driver circuit to the third display region.

10. The electronic device according to claim 2 , wherein the secondary battery has flexibility.

11. The electronic device according to claim 2 , wherein the electronic device is a wearable device.

12. The electronic device according to claim 3 , wherein the semiconductor layer comprises amorphous silicon.

13. The electronic device according to claim 3 , wherein the semiconductor layer comprises polycrystalline silicon.

14. The electronic device according to claim 3 , wherein the wiring is configured to supply signals from the driver circuit to the third display region.

15. The electronic device according to claim 3 , wherein the secondary battery has flexibility.

16. The electronic device according to claim 3 , wherein the electronic device is a wearable device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 28, 2024
From: KUWABARA, HIDEAKI; HIROKI, MASAAKI
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 067870/0426 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-217821 · Oct 24, 2014 · national
Continuity (4)
Continuation 17233669 · Apr 19, 2021
Continuation 16139134 · Sep 24, 2018
Continuation 14919951 · Oct 22, 2015
Related Publication 20240353895A1 · Oct 24, 2024
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