Display device including display element and transistor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10475869-B2
Application number	US-201715681844-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 21, 2017
Priority date	Aug 23, 2016
Publication date	Nov 12, 2019
Grant date	Nov 12, 2019

Abstract

A display device with high luminance and excellent white balance is provided. The display device includes a first display element, a second display element, a first transistor, and a second transistor. The first display element includes a light-emitting layer and is electrically connected to the first transistor. The first transistor includes a first semiconductor film, a first gate electrode and a second gate electrode facing each other with the first semiconductor film provided therebetween, and a first source electrode and a first drain electrode over and in contact with the first semiconductor film. The second gate electrode is electrically connected to the first source electrode or the first drain electrode. The second display element includes a light-emitting layer and is electrically connected to the second transistor. The second transistor includes a second semiconductor film, and a third gate electrode and a fourth gate electrode facing each other with the second semiconductor film provided therebetween. The fourth gate electrode is electrically connected to the third gate electrode.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display device comprising:
a first display element;
a second display element;
a first transistor; and
a second transistor,
wherein the first display element comprises a first light-emitting layer,
wherein the first display element is electrically connected to the first transistor,
wherein the first transistor comprises a first semiconductor film, a first gate electrode and a second gate electrode facing each other with the first semiconductor film provided between the first gate electrode and the second gate electrode, and a first source electrode and a first drain electrode over and in contact with the first semiconductor film,
wherein the second gate electrode is electrically connected to one of the first source electrode and the first drain electrode,
wherein the second display element comprises a second light-emitting layer,
wherein the second display element is electrically connected to the second transistor,
wherein the second transistor comprises a second semiconductor film and a third gate electrode and a fourth gate electrode facing each other with the second semiconductor film provided between the third gate electrode and the fourth gate electrode, and
wherein the fourth gate electrode is electrically connected to the third gate electrode.

2. The display device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first light-emitting layer emits one of red light, green light, and white light, and
wherein the second light-emitting layer emits blue light.

3. The display device according to claim 1 , further comprising a third display element, wherein the third display element comprises a liquid crystal layer.

4. The display device according to claim 3 , wherein one of the first light-emitting layer and the second light-emitting layer is configured to emit light toward a liquid crystal layer side.

5. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein one of the first transistor and the second transistor comprises a semiconductor film comprising a metal oxide.

6. A display module comprising:
the display device according to claim 1 ; and
a touch sensor.

7. An electronic device comprising:
the display device according to claim 1 ; and
an operation key or a battery.

8. A display device comprising:
a first display element;
a second display element;
a first transistor; and
a second transistor,
wherein the first display element comprises a first light-emitting layer,
wherein the first transistor comprises a first semiconductor film, a first gate electrode and a second gate electrode facing each other with the first semiconductor film provided between the first gate electrode and the second gate electrode, and a first source electrode and a first drain electrode over and in contact with the first semiconductor film,
wherein the second gate electrode is electrically connected to one of the first source electrode and the first drain electrode,
wherein the one of the first source electrode and the first drain electrode is electrically connected to the first display element,
wherein the second display element comprises a second light-emitting layer,
wherein the second transistor comprises a second semiconductor film, a third gate electrode and a fourth gate electrode facing each other with the second semiconductor film provided between the third gate electrode and the fourth gate electrode, and a second source electrode and a second drain electrode over and in contact with the second semiconductor film,
wherein the fourth gate electrode is electrically connected to the third gate electrode, and
wherein one of the second source electrode and the second drain electrode is electrically connected to the second display element.

9. The display device according to claim 8 ,
wherein the first light-emitting layer emits one of red light, green light, and white light, and
wherein the second light-emitting layer emits blue light.

10. The display device according to claim 8 , further comprising a third display element, wherein the third display element comprises a liquid crystal layer.

11. The display device according to claim 10 , wherein one of the first light-emitting layer and the second light-emitting layer is configured to emit light toward a liquid crystal layer side.

12. The display device according to claim 8 , wherein one of the first transistor and the second transistor comprises a semiconductor film comprising a metal oxide.

13. A display module comprising:
the display device according to claim 8 ; and
a touch sensor.

14. An electronic device comprising:
the display device according to claim 8 ; and
an operation key or a battery.

Assignees

• Semiconductor Energy Lab

Inventors

• Toyotaka Kouhei
• Miyake Hiroyuki

Classifications

• G02F2201/44

  Arrangements combining different electro-active layers, e.g. electrochromic, liquid crystal or electroluminescent layers · CPC title

• G02F1/13624

  having more than one switching element per pixel · CPC title

• G02F1/133553

  Reflecting elements (associated to illuminating devices G02F1/133605) · CPC title

• G02F2203/02

  reflective · CPC title

• H01L27/3213

  Electricity · mapped topic