公开(公告)号：US20200235195A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-23

申请号：US16651345

申请日：2017-09-29

Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： SHINJI ICHIKAWA ,  HIROKI TANIYAMA ,  SHINSUKE SAIDA ,  RYOSUKE GUNJI ,  TOHRU OKABE ,  YOSHIHIRO NAKADA ,  HIROHARU JINMURA ,  AKIRA INOUE

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

Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of picture elements, wherein a first electrode is formed in each of the plurality of picture elements, a cover layer is formed such that an opening of the first electrode is formed, a spacer in a layer identical to the cover layer is provided between two of the first electrodes, the spacer is formed with a height greater than a height of the cover layer, and an outer edge portion of the spacer is spaced from an outer edge portion of the cover layer.

公开(公告)号：US20230292561A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-14

申请号：US18013534

申请日：2020-07-01

Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： TOHRU OKABE ,  SHOJI OKAZAKI ,  SHINSUKE SAIDA ,  SHINJI ICHIKAWA

IPC: H10K59/131 ,  H10K59/12

CPC classification number: H10K59/131 ,  H10K59/1201 ,  H10K2102/311

Abstract: A display device includes a display region of an image, a terminal region provided with a plurality of terminals, and a bending region being a region between the display region and the terminal region and being bendable, the bending region includes a first resin layer, a plurality of relay wiring lines provided on the first resin layer and provided between the display region and the terminal region, and a second resin layer provided on the first resin layer and covering the plurality of relay wiring lines, and the first resin layer and the second resin layer in the bending region are provided with a plurality of slits having a depth from a surface of the second resin layer to the first resin layer at outer sides than the relay wiring lines provided at both ends among the plurality of relay wiring lines in a plan view.

公开(公告)号：US20230255076A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-10

申请号：US18015186

申请日：2020-07-20

Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： TOHRU OKABE ,  SHOJI OKAZAKI ,  SHINSUKE SAIDA ,  SHINJI ICHIKAWA

IPC: H10K59/131 ,  H10K59/80

CPC classification number: H10K59/1315 ,  H10K59/871

Abstract: A thin-film transistor layer includes: a first wiring layer; a first planarization film; a second wiring layer; and a second planarization film, all of which are stacked on top of another in a stated order. The first planarization film and the second planarization film include a first slit shaped into a frame, provided between the display region and the first dam wall, and penetrating the first planarization film and the second planarization film. In the first slit, a first frame wire and a second frame wire have respective edge portions facing each other and covered with a protective film made of an inorganic insulating film included in the thin-film transistor layer.

公开(公告)号：US20230217786A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-06

申请号：US17927020

申请日：2020-05-28

Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： TOHRU OKABE ,  SHOJI OKAZAKI ,  SHINSUKE SAIDA ,  SHINJI ICHIKAWA

IPC: H10K59/80 ,  H10K59/12

CPC classification number: H10K59/8723 ,  H10K59/1201

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, wherein the display panel has a display area and a non-display area along a periphery of the display area, the non-display area includes a frame area and also includes an intermediate area between the display area and the frame area, and letting a first areal ratio be an areal fraction of lateral cross-sectional areas of a plurality of spacers per unit area in the display area, a second areal ratio be an areal fraction of lateral cross-sectional areas of the plurality of spacers per unit area in the intermediate area, and a third areal ratio be an areal fraction of lateral cross-sectional areas of the plurality of spacers per unit area in the frame area, the plurality of spacers are arranged so as to satisfy relations, first areal ratio

公开(公告)号：US20220199947A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-23

申请号：US17440171

申请日：2019-03-25

Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： TOHRU OKABE ,  SHINJI ICHIKAWA ,  HIROKI TANIYAMA ,  RYOSUKE GUNJI ,  SHINSUKE SAIDA ,  HIROHARU JINMURA ,  AKIRA INOUE ,  YOSHIHIRO NAKADA

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

Abstract: A display device (50a) includes a non-display region (N) shaped in an island and provided inside a display region. The non-display region (N) includes a through hole (H) framed to penetrate the non-display region (N) along a thickness of a resin substrate (10a). In the non-display region (N), a first inorganic insulating film (11, 13, 15, 17) includes an opening (M) provided to surround the through hole (H) and penetrating the first inorganic insulating film (11, 13, 15, 17). A second inorganic insulating film (36) of a sealing film (40) is in contact with the resin substrate (10a) exposed through the opening (M) from the first inorganic insulating film (11, 13, 15, 17).

公开(公告)号：US20220130929A1

公开(公告)日：2022-04-28

申请号：US17442564

申请日：2019-03-29

Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： SHINSUKE SAIDA ,  SHINJI ICHIKAWA ,  RYOSUKE GUNJI ,  TOHRU OKABE ,  AKIRA INOUE ,  YOSHIHIRO NAKADA ,  HIROHARU JINMURA

IPC: H01L27/32 ,  H01L51/52

Abstract: A separation wall is provided in a frame shape along a circumferential edge of a through-hole in a non-display region, in which the through-hole is formed, defined in an island shape inside a display region. The separation wall includes a wall base portion provided in a frame shape by a part of a second interlayer insulating film and a resin layer provided in an eave shape on the wall base portion to extend to a through-hole side and a display region side. Opening portions opening upward are provided on peripheries of the wall base portion on the through-hole side and the display region side in the second interlayer insulating film.

公开(公告)号：US20220059638A1

公开(公告)日：2022-02-24

申请号：US17275631

申请日：2018-09-21

Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： TOKUO YOSHIDA ,  TOHRU OKABE

IPC: H01L27/32

Abstract: A display device includes the following: a resin substrate; a TFT layer disposed on the resin substrate, the TFT layer having a stack of, in sequence, a base coat film, a semiconductor film, a gate insulating film, a first metal film, an interlayer insulating film, a second metal film, and a flattening film; a light-emitting element disposed on the TFT layer and forming a display region; and a plurality of TFTs disposed in the TFT layer in the display region. The base coat film includes an amorphous silicon film disposed at least all over the display region.

公开(公告)号：US20210351263A1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-11

申请号：US17278548

申请日：2018-09-25

Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： TOHRU OKABE ,  TAKESHI YANEDA

IPC: H01L27/32 ,  H01L51/52

Abstract: According to an aspect of the disclosure, a lead wiring line provided in a frame region to extend therein while intersecting with a frame-shaped dam wall, formed of a same material and in a same layer as each of display wiring lines in which a first metal layer, a second metal layer, and a third metal layer are layered in sequence, electrically connected to the display wiring line on a display region side, and electrically connected to a terminal on a terminal portion side, the third metal layer is provided to cover a side surface of the first metal layer, and a side surface and an upper face of the second metal layer.

公开(公告)号：US20210313412A1

公开(公告)日：2021-10-07

申请号：US17266089

申请日：2018-08-28

Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA

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

IPC: H01L27/32

Abstract: A display devise includes: a resin substrate; a TFT layer; and a light-emitting element. A bending portion is provided with a first resin film formed of the same material and in the same layer as those of a first flattening film, and the first resin film fills a slit. An upper face of the first resin film is provided with a plurality of first connection wiring lines formed of a third metal film, and the plurality of first connection wiring lines extend in parallel to each other in a direction intersecting the extending direction of the bending portion. The plurality of first connection wiring lines are electrically connected to a plurality of first lead-out wiring lines, respectively in a display region side of the slit, and electrically connected to a plurality of second lead-out wiring lines, respectively in a terminal portion side of the slit.

公开(公告)号：US20210225881A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-22

申请号：US17270399

申请日：2018-08-23

Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA

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

IPC: H01L27/12 ,  H01L27/02 ,  H01L27/32

Abstract: An active matrix substrate including a resin substrate including a plurality of external connection terminals arranged near a display region, the active matrix substrate includes: a plurality of first lead wires each extending from one of the external connection terminals to the display region; and a plurality of second lead wires each extending from one of the external connection terminals to a separation line, the second lead wires being arranged with an arrangement pitch along the separation line, and the arrangement pitch of the second lead wires being greater than an arrangement pitch of the first lead wires.