Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9263469-B2
Application number	US-201414530879-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 3, 2014
Priority date	Feb 1, 2000
Publication date	Feb 16, 2016
Grant date	Feb 16, 2016

Abstract

A display device including TFT elements having satisfactory characteristics and being easy to assemble. In the display device, a pixel emitting red light comprises a red color filter. The red color filter forms a light shielding film for the TFT elements in a driver circuit portion or in a pixel portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display panel comprising:
a substrate;
an interlayer insulating film;
a pixel portion over the substrate and comprising:
first pixels configured to emit red light and each comprising:
a first transistor comprising a first semiconductor layer;
the interlayer insulating film over the first transistor; and
a first electrode over the interlayer insulating film and electrically connected to the first semiconductor layer via a first opening in the interlayer insulating film;

second pixels configured to emit light other than red light and each comprising:
a second transistor comprising a second semiconductor layer;
a second electrode over the interlayer insulating film and electrically connected to the second semiconductor layer via a second opening in the interlayer insulating film; and
a pixel color filter overlapping with the second electrode; and

a first red color filter extending continuously to overlap with the first and the second transistors and with the first electrodes of the first pixels configured to emit red light, and
wherein the first red color filter comprises openings overlapping with the second electrodes of the second pixels configured to emit light other than red light.

2. The display panel according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a third semiconductor layer on the substrate; and
a second red color filter,
wherein the third semiconductor layer overlaps with the second red color filter.

3. The display panel according to claim 2 , wherein the second red color filter is separate from the first red color filter.

4. The display panel according to claim 2 , wherein the third semiconductor layer is formed from a same film as the first semiconductor layers.

5. The display panel according to claim 2 , further comprising a third transistor, wherein the third semiconductor layer is part of the third transistor.

6. The display panel according to claim 2 , further comprising a driver circuit, wherein the third semiconductor layer is part of the driver circuit.

7. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the display panel is a liquid crystal display panel or an EL display panel.

8. The display panel according to claim 1 , further comprising a driver circuit on the substrate, the driver circuit being configured to drive the first pixels and the second pixels.

9. The display panel according to claim 8 , further comprising a second red color filter,
wherein the second red color filter overlaps with the driver circuit.

10. The display panel according to claim 9 , wherein the second red color filter is separate from the first red color filter.

11. The display panel according to claim 1 , further comprising additional color filters of colors other than red overlapping with the openings of the first red color filter.

12. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the first red color filter comprises mutually connected color filters.

13. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the substrate is a plastic substrate.

14. A display panel comprising:
a substrate;
a pixel portion over the substrate and comprising:
first pixels configured to emit red light and each comprising:
a first transistor comprising a first semiconductor layer; and
a first light emitting element electrically connected to the first semiconductor layer;

second pixels configured to emit light other than red light and each comprising:
a second transistor comprising a second semiconductor layer;
a second light emitting element electrically connected to the second semiconductor layer; and
a pixel color filter overlapping with the second light emitting element; and

a first red color filter extending continuously to overlap with the first and the second transistors and with the first light emitting elements of the first pixels configured to emit red light, and
wherein the first red color filter comprises openings overlapping with the second light emitting elements of the second pixels configured to emit light other than red light.

15. The display panel according to claim 9 , further comprising a driver circuit on the substrate, the driver circuit being configured to drive the first pixels and the second pixels.

16. The display panel according to claim 15 , further comprising a second red color filter,
wherein the second red color filter overlaps with the driver circuit.

17. The display panel according to claim 16 , wherein the second red color filter is separate from the first red color filter.

18. The display panel according to claim 14 , further comprising additional color filters of colors other than red overlapping with the openings of the first red color filter.

19. The display panel according to claim 14 , wherein the first red color filter comprises mutually connected color filters.

20. The display panel according to claim 14 , wherein the substrate is a plastic substrate.

21. A display panel comprising:
a substrate;
a pixel portion comprising on the substrate:
first pixels configured to emit red light and each comprising:
a first transistor comprising a first semiconductor layer; and
a first light emitting element electrically connected to the first semiconductor layer;

second pixels configured to emit light other than red light and each comprising:
a second transistor comprising a second semiconductor layer;
a second light emitting element electrically connected to the second semiconductor layer; and
a pixel color filter overlapping with the second light emitting element;

a third semiconductor layer on the substrate and outside of the pixel portion;
a first red color filter; and
a second red color filter,
wherein the first red color filter extends continuously to overlap with the first and the second transistors and with the first light emitting elements of the first pixels configured to emit red light,
wherein the first red color filter comprises openings overlapping with the second light emitting elements of the second pixels configured to emit light other than red light, and
wherein the second red color filter is separate from the first red color filter, and overlaps with the third semiconductor layer.

22. The display panel according to claim 21 , wherein the third semiconductor layer is formed from a same film as the first semiconductor layers.

23. The display panel according to claim 21 , further comprising a third transistor, wherein the third semiconductor layer is part of a third transistor.

24. The display panel according to claim 21 , further comprising a driver circuit, wherein the third semiconductor layer is part of the driver circuit.

25. The display panel according to claim 21 , further comprising a driver circuit on the substrate, the driver circuit being configured to drive the first pixels and the second pixels.

26. The display panel according to claim 25 , wherein the second red color filter overlaps with the driver circuit.

27. The display panel according to claim 21 , further comprising additional color filters of colors other than red overlapping with the openings of the first red color filter.

28. The display panel according to claim 21 , wherein the first red color filter comprises mutually connected color filters.

29. The display panel according to claim 21 , wherein the substrate is a plastic substrate.

Assignees

• Semiconductor Energy Lab

Inventors

• Yamazaki Shunpei

Classifications

• H10P72/7432

  used in a transfer process involving transfer directly from an origin substrate to a target substrate without use of an intermediate handle substrate · CPC title

• H10K59/8792

  comprising light absorbing layers, e.g. black layers · CPC title

• H10K59/873

  Encapsulations · CPC title

• H10K59/871

  Self-supporting sealing arrangements · CPC title

• H10D86/60

  wherein the TFTs are in active matrices · CPC title