Display device and electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10424632-B2
Application number	US-201615358337-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 22, 2016
Priority date	Nov 30, 2015
Publication date	Sep 24, 2019
Grant date	Sep 24, 2019

Abstract

A display device including a wide display region in which a seam is less likely to be noticed is provided. The display device includes two display panels that overlap with each other. An upper display panel includes a first display region and a region that transmits visible light. A lower display panel includes a second display region and a region that blocks visible light. The second display region overlaps with, on a display surface side, the region that transmits visible light. The region that blocks visible light overlaps with the first display region. At least part of an insulating layer included in the upper display panel is provided in the first display region and not provided in the region that transmits visible light.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display device comprising:
a first display panel; and
a second display panel,
wherein the first display panel comprises a first display region and a region that transmits visible light,
wherein the second display panel comprises a second display region and a region that blocks visible light,
wherein the first display region is adjacent to the region that transmits visible light,
wherein the second display region is overlapped by, on a display surface side, the region that transmits visible light,
wherein the region that blocks visible light is overlapped by the first display region,
wherein the first display panel comprises a first substrate, a second substrate, a first bonding layer, a second bonding layer, a first insulating layer, a second insulating layer, a transistor, and a display element,
wherein the first bonding layer is positioned between the first substrate and the first insulating layer,
wherein the second bonding layer is positioned between the second substrate and the first insulating layer,
wherein in the first display region, the transistor is positioned between the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer,
wherein in the first display region, the second insulating layer is positioned between the first insulating layer and the second bonding layer,
wherein in the first display region, the display element is positioned between the second insulating layer and the second bonding layer, and
wherein in the region that transmits visible light, the first insulating layer is in contact with the second bonding layer.

2. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the first insulating layer is an oxide insulating film.

3. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the second insulating layer comprises a nitride insulating film.

4. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the first substrate and the second substrate are flexible.

5. The display device according to claim 1 ,
wherein a difference in refractive index between the first substrate and the first bonding layer is less than or equal to 0.20,
wherein a difference in refractive index between the first bonding layer and the first insulating layer is less than or equal to 0.20,
wherein a difference in refractive index between the second bonding layer and the first insulating layer is less than or equal to 0.20, and
wherein a difference in refractive index between the second substrate and the second bonding layer is less than or equal to 0.20.

6. The display device according to claim 1 , further comprising a circular polarizer,
wherein the first display region and the second display region are overlapped by, on the display surface side, the circular polarizer.

7. The display device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first substrate and the second substrate are each a substrate that is highly optically isotropic.

8. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the first display panel and the second display panel are flexible.

9. The display device according to claim 1 , the display device comprising:
a first module, the first module comprising:
the first display panel; and
a first connector or a first integrated circuit; and

a second module, the second module comprising:
the second display panel; and
a second connector or a second integrated circuit.

10. An electronic device comprising:
the display device according to claim 1 ; and
at least one of an antenna, a battery, a housing, a camera, a speaker, a microphone, and an operation button.

11. The display device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first display panel comprises a third insulating layer,
wherein the display element comprises a EL layer,
wherein the third insulating layer covers an end portion of the second insulating layer, and
wherein an end portion of the EL layer is in contact with the third insulating layer.

12. The display device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first display panel comprises a third insulating layer,
wherein the display element comprises a EL layer,
wherein the third insulating layer is in contact with a side surface of the second insulating layer, and
wherein an end portion of the EL layer is in contact with the third insulating layer.

13. A display device comprising:
a first display panel; and
a second display panel,
wherein the first display panel comprises a first display region and a region that transmits visible light,
wherein the second display panel comprises a second display region and a region that blocks visible light,
wherein the first display region is adjacent to the region that transmits visible light,
wherein the second display region is overlapped by, on a display surface side, the region that transmits visible light,
wherein the region that blocks visible light is overlapped by the first display region,
wherein the first display panel comprises a first substrate, a second substrate, a first bonding layer, a second bonding layer, a third bonding layer, a first insulating layer, a second insulating layer, a third insulating layer, a fourth insulating layer, a fifth insulating layer, and a display element,
wherein the first bonding layer is positioned between the first substrate and the first insulating layer,
wherein the second bonding layer is positioned between the second substrate and the third insulating layer,
wherein the third bonding layer is positioned between the first insulating layer and the third insulating layer,
wherein in the first display region, the second insulating layer is positioned between the first insulating layer and the third bonding layer, and the fourth insulating layer is positioned between the third insulating layer and the third bonding layer,
wherein in the first display region, the display element is positioned between the second insulating layer and the third bonding layer,
wherein in the region that transmits visible light, the third bonding layer is in contact with the first insulating layer and the third insulating layer,
wherein the display element comprises a EL layer,
wherein the fifth insulating layer is in contact with a side surface of the second insulating layer, and
wherein an end portion of the EL layer is in contact with the fifth insulating layer.

14. The display device according to claim 13 , wherein each of the first and third insulating layers is an oxide insulating film.

15. The display device according to claim 13 , wherein each of the second and fourth insulating layers comprises a nitride insulating film.

16. The display device according to claim 13 , wherein the first substrate and the second substrate are flexible.

17. The display device according to claim 13 ,
wherein a difference in refractive index between the first substrate and the first bonding layer is less than or equal to 0.20,
wherein a difference in refractive index between the first bonding layer and the first insulating layer is less than or equal to 0.20,
wherein a difference in refractive index between the third bonding layer and the first insulating layer is less than or equal to 0.20,
wherein a difference in refractive index between the second substrate and the second bonding layer is less than or equal to 0.20,
wherein a difference in refractive index between the second bonding layer and the third insulating layer is less than or equal to 0.20, and
wherein a difference in refractive index between the third bonding layer and the third insulating layer is less than or equal to 0.20.

18. The display device accord

Assignees

• Semiconductor Energy Lab

Inventors

• Nakamura Daiki

Classifications

• Y02E10/549

  Organic PV cells · CPC title

• H01L51/0097

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01L27/3297

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01L51/5284

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01L27/3293 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic