公开(公告)号：US20230117774A1

公开(公告)日：2023-04-20

申请号：US17908186

申请日：2020-03-02

Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： TOHRU OKABE ,  RYOSUKE GUNJI ,  SHINSUKE SAIDA ,  SHINJI ICHIKAWA

IPC: H10K59/80

Abstract: A display device, includes: a substrate; a thin film transistor layer including a plurality of thin film transistors; a light-emitting element layer including a plurality of light-emitting elements; a display region displaying an image; and an electronic componen being disposed on a back face side of the display region with respect to the substrate, wherein the display region includes a first display region and a second display region, each of the plurality of light-emitting elements includes a first light-emitting element and a second light-emitting element, each of the first light-emitting element and the second light-emitting element, the first electrode of the first light-emitting element includes a first reflective conductive layer, and a first upper transparent conductive layer, the first electrode of the second light-emitting element includes a second transparent conductive layer, and the second transparent conductive layer is crystallized and is thicker than the first upper transparent conductive layer.

公开(公告)号：US20230077957A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-16

申请号：US17796241

申请日：2020-02-13

Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： TOHRU OKABE ,  SHINSUKE SAIDA ,  SHINJI ICHIKAWA ,  RYOSUKE GUNJI

IPC: H01L27/32 ,  H01L51/52

Abstract: A plurality of inner protrusions are provided in a non-display area so as to surround a through hole. Each of the plurality of inner protrusions includes: an underlying resin layer; and an underlying inorganic insulation layer provided on the underlying resin layer. Each underlying resin layer is separated by a plurality of inner slits formed on a surface of a resin substrate layer so as to surround the through hole. The underlying inorganic insulation layer is provided so as to project like an eave from the underlying resin layer to either one or both of a through hole side and a display area side.

公开(公告)号：US20220216288A1

公开(公告)日：2022-07-07

申请号：US17441054

申请日：2019-03-28

Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： TOHRU OKABE ,  TAKESHI YANEDA

IPC: H01L27/32

Abstract: A TFT layer of a display device includes: an initialization power source wiring line; a second interlayer insulating film provided covering the initialization power source wiring line; a source wiring line provided on the second interlayer insulating film; a low-level power source wiring line provided below the initialization power source wiring line; and a frame capacitor. The frame capacitor includes: a first frame capacitance electrode formed by the same material in the same layer as the initialization power source wiring line; and a second frame capacitance electrode formed by the same material in the same layer as the source wiring line and facing the first frame capacitance electrode with the second interlayer insulating film interposed therebetween. The first frame capacitance electrode is electrically connected to the high-level power source wiring line, and the second frame capacitance electrode is electrically connected to the low-level power source wiring line.

公开(公告)号：US20220173182A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-02

申请号：US17598167

申请日：2019-04-04

Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： SHOJI OKAZAKI ,  TOHRU OKABE

IPC: H01L27/32 ,  H01L51/56

Abstract: A display device (2) includes: a planarization film; and a light-emitting-element layer including an anode, an edge cover, an EL active layer, and a cathode in this sequence. The display device further includes: a first photospacer and a second photospacer each having a surface thereof covered by the cathode; and a lightning rod photospacer (44) including a second projection portion (44b) that is a part of the planarization film and having a surface thereof covered by a first metal film (44c) made of the same material and in the same layer as the anode.

公开(公告)号：US20220165823A1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-26

申请号：US17599885

申请日：2019-04-04

Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： SHINJI ICHIKAWA ,  SHINSUKE SAIDA ,  RYOSUKE GUNJI ,  HIROKI TANIYAMA ,  TOHRU OKABE ,  Akira INOUE ,  Hiroharu JINMURA ,  Yoshihiro NAKADA ,  Koji TANIMURA

IPC: H01L27/32 ,  H01L51/56

Abstract: An organic EL display (1) has a bend (B) where a slit (81) is bored in a base coat film (23), gate insulating film (27), first interlayer insulating film (31) and second interlayer insulating film (35). The bend is provided with a filler layer (83) filling the slit and covering both edges of the slit. The filler layer has a protrusion (85) overlapping each edge in the width direction of the slit. A routed wire (7) routed from the display region (D) and then routed over the filler layer to reach a terminal section (T) extends over the protrusion.

公开(公告)号：US20210288286A1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-16

申请号：US17264170

申请日：2018-08-02

Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： TOHRU OKABE ,  SHOJI OKAZAKI ,  RYOSUKE GUNJI ,  SHINSUKE SAIDA ,  SHINJI ICHIKAWA ,  TOKUO YOSHIDA ,  HIROHARU JINMURA ,  AKIRA INOUE ,  YOSHIHIRO NAKADA ,  KOJI TANIMURA ,  YOSHIHIRO KOHARA

IPC: H01L51/52 ,  H01L51/56 ,  H01L27/32

Abstract: A display device includes: a sealing film provided so as to cover light-emitting elements at least partially constituting a display area and including a first inorganic film, an organic film, and a second inorganic film stacked in this order; and a first damming wall in a frame area around the display area, the first damming wall surrounding the display area and overlapping a peripheral portion of the organic film, wherein at least one inorganic insulation film in a TFT layer has an upwardly open, first opening at least in a part of an area between the display area and the first damming wall, and the organic film is provided so as to fill in the first opening.

公开(公告)号：US20210210583A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-08

申请号：US17057567

申请日：2018-05-22

Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： TOHRU OKABE ,  RYOSUKE GUNJI ,  KOHJI ARIGA ,  HIROKI TANIYAMA ,  SHINJI ICHIKAWA ,  SHINSUKE SAIDA ,  HIROHARU JINMURA ,  AKIRA INOUE ,  YOSHIHIRO KOHARA ,  KOJI TANIMURA ,  YOSHIHIRO NAKADA

IPC: H01L27/32 ,  H01L51/52

Abstract: In a TFT layer provided on a base substrate, a first metal film, a first inorganic insulating film, a second metal film, a second inorganic insulating film, a third metal film, a first flattening film, a fourth metal film, and a second flattening film are sequentially layered. In a frame region, a slit is formed in the second flattening film to surround a display region, a first conductive layer formed by the fourth metal film is provided on the first flattening film exposed from the slit, and a TFT of a drive circuit is provided on the base substrate side of the first conductive layer to overlap with the first conductive layer.

公开(公告)号：US20210098559A1

公开(公告)日：2021-04-01

申请号：US17042897

申请日：2018-03-30

Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： HIROKI TANIYAMA ,  RYOSUKE GUNJI ,  SHINSUKE SAIDA ,  SHINJI ICHIKAWA ,  TOHRU OKABE ,  KOHJI ARIGA ,  AKIRA INOUE ,  YOSHIHIRO KOHARA ,  KOJI TANIMURA ,  YOSHIHIRO NAKADA ,  HIROHARU JINMURA

IPC: H01L27/32

Abstract: Frame wiring lines are provided in a frame region, a flattening film in which a frame-shaped slit is formed in the frame region is provided in the display region and the frame region, a plurality of first electrodes constituting light-emitting elements are provided on the flattening film, and conductive layer made of the same material and formed in the same layer as those of each of the plurality of first electrodes are provided covering at least end faces of the frame wiring lines exposed from the slit.

公开(公告)号：US20210050395A1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-18

申请号：US17042883

申请日：2018-03-28

Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： TOHRU OKABE ,  RYOSUKE GUNJI ,  SHINJI ICHIKAWA ,  KOHJI ARIGA ,  SHINSUKE SAIDA ,  HIROKI TANIYAMA ,  HIROHARU JINMURA ,  YOSHIHIRO NAKADA ,  KOJI TANIMURA ,  YOSHIHIRO KOHARA ,  AKIRA INOUE

IPC: H01L27/32 ,  H01L51/00 ,  H01L51/56

Abstract: In a display region, etching stopper layers are provided between a plurality of inorganic insulating films, openings are formed in the inorganic insulating films located closer to a light-emitting element than the etching stopper layers so as to expose the upper surfaces of the etching stopper layers, and flattening films are provided in the openings such that the openings are filed with the flattening films.

公开(公告)号：US20210036093A1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-04

申请号：US17043653

申请日：2018-03-30

Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： TOHRU OKABE ,  SHINSUKE SAIDA ,  SHINJI ICHIKAWA ,  HIROKI TANIYAMA ,  RYOSUKE GUNJI ,  KOHJI ARIGA ,  YOSHIHIRO NAKADA ,  KOJI TANIMURA ,  YOSHIHIRO KOHARA ,  AKIRA INOUE ,  HIROHARU JINMURA ,  TAKESHI YANEDA

IPC: H01L27/32 ,  H01L51/52

Abstract: A first conductive layer in the same layer as that of a first electrode is coupled to a third conductive layer and a second electrode in the same layer as that of a third metal layer through a slit formed in a flattening film of a non-display area. Second conductive layers in the same layer as that of a second metal layer are provided to overlap with the slit.