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Granted Patent B2
US 8,890,127 · App. 13/664,864 · Granted Nov 18, 2014

Light-emitting module and light-emitting device

Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki (Tokyo, JP); Yoshiharu Hirakata (Kanagawa, JP); Takashi Hamada (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 8,890,127
App. No.
13/664,864
Granted
Nov 18, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a light-emitting module from which light with uniform brightness can be extracted. Further, provided is a beautiful light-emitting module in which Newton's rings are not observed. The light-emitting module includes a first substrate, a light-emitting element formed on one surface side of the first substrate, a second substrate, a conductive spacer maintaining the gap between the first substrate and the second substrate, and a space in which the light-emitting element is sealed between the first substrate and the second substrate. Further, the pressure in the space is lower than or equal to the atmospheric pressure. Furthermore, the conductive spacer is electrically connected to the second electrode in a position overlapping with a partition provided over the first substrate so as to reduce a voltage drop occurring in the second electrode.

Claims (56)

1. A light-emitting module comprising:

a first substrate;

a first electrode over the first substrate;

a second electrode over the first substrate;

a first layer containing a light-emitting organic compound between the first electrode and the second electrode;

a partition over the first electrode;

a second substrate over the first substrate; and

a conductive spacer maintaining a gap between the first substrate and the second substrate,

wherein the conductive spacer is electrically connected to the second electrode in a position overlapping with the partition, and

wherein the conductive spacer comprises an edge in which a corner portion is chamfered to have a curved surface.

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

wherein the conductive spacer provided over the second substrate.

3. The light-emitting module according to claim 1 , further comprising a space between the first substrate and the second substrate,

wherein a pressure in the space is lower than or equal to an atmospheric pressure.

4. The light-emitting module according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a second layer containing a light-emitting organic compound between the first electrode and the second electrode; and

an intermediate layer between the first layer and the second layer,

wherein the intermediate layer contains an electron-transport substance and a donor substance.

5. The light-emitting module according to claim 1 ,

wherein the edge is electrically connected to the second electrode.

6. The light-emitting module according to claim 1 ,

wherein the conductive spacer has a stripe shape, a vein shape, a lattice shape, or a mesh shape.

7. The light-emitting module according to claim 1 ,

wherein the conductive spacer has a layered structure in which a titanium film is provided over an aluminum film.

8. The light-emitting module according to claim 1 ,

wherein the conductive spacer includes at least one of aluminum, copper, chromium, tantalum, titanium, molybdenum, and tungsten.

9. The light-emitting module according to claim 1 ,

wherein the conductive spacer comprises a plurality of layers, and

wherein a layer with a lower reflectance than another layer in the conductive spacer is provided on a second substrate side.

10. The light-emitting module according to claim 9 ,

wherein the layer with the lower reflectance is a colored conductive layer or a colored insulating layer.

11. The light-emitting module according to claim 1 , further comprising a color filter that extends between the second substrate and the conductive spacer.

12. A light-emitting device comprising the light-emitting module according to claim 1 .

13. A light-emitting module comprising:

a first substrate;

a first electrode over the first substrate;

a second electrode over the first substrate;

a first layer containing a light-emitting organic compound between the first electrode and the second electrode;

a partition over the first electrode;

a second substrate over the first substrate; and

a conductive spacer between the second electrode and the partition, the conductive spacer maintaining a gap between the first substrate and the second substrate,

wherein the conductive spacer is electrically connected to the second electrode in a position overlapping with the partition.

14. The light-emitting module according to claim 13 , further comprising a space between the first substrate and the second substrate,

wherein a pressure in the space is lower than or equal to an atmospheric pressure.

15. The light-emitting module according to claim 13 , further comprising:

a second layer containing a light-emitting organic compound between the first electrode and the second electrode; and

an intermediate layer between the first layer and the second layer,

wherein the intermediate layer contains an electron-transport substance and a donor substance.

16. The light-emitting module according to claim 13 , further comprising a color filter that extends between the second substrate and the conductive spacer.

17. The light-emitting module according to claim 13 ,

wherein the conductive spacer has a stripe shape, a vein shape, a lattice shape, or a mesh shape.

18. The light-emitting module according to claim 13 ,

wherein the conductive spacer has a layered structure in which a titanium film is provided over an aluminum film.

19. The light-emitting module according to claim 13 ,

wherein the conductive spacer include at least one of aluminum, copper, chromium, tantalum, titanium, molybdenum, and tungsten.

20. A light-emitting device comprising the light-emitting module according to claim 13 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 31, 2012
From: YAMAZAKI, SHUNPEI; HIRAKATA, YOSHIHARU; HAMADA, TAKASHI
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 029218/0794 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2011-242293 · Nov 4, 2011 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20130112955A1 · May 9, 2013