Display device and manufacturing method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9406698-B2
Application number	US-201313974220-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 23, 2013
Priority date	Aug 28, 2012
Publication date	Aug 2, 2016
Grant date	Aug 2, 2016

Abstract

A display device in which reliability of a display element is improved is provided. Alternatively, a display device in which reliability of a transistor is improved is provided. Alternatively, a display device in which an increase in an area of a periphery region is suppressed is provided. A display device includes a display region including a display element between a first flexible substrate and a second flexible substrate in which the display region is surrounded by a first continuous sealant, the first sealant is surrounded by a second continuous sealant, and the second sealant is provided between the first substrate and the second substrate and on at least one of a side surface of the first substrate and a side surface of the second substrate.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display device comprising:
a first flexible substrate and a second flexible substrate;
an insulating film over the first flexible substrate;
a first continuous sealant between the insulating film and the second flexible substrate; and
a second sealant between the insulating film and the second flexible substrate, the second sealant surrounding the first sealant,
wherein the first continuous sealant comprises glass,
wherein the second sealant comprises a first member and a second member,
wherein the first member is in contact with a side surface of the first flexible substrate and a side surface of the second flexible substrate,
wherein a side surface of the second member is in contact with the first member, and
wherein a bottom surface of the second member is in contact with a top surface of the insulating film.

2. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the first member comprises a resin material or glass.

3. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the first member comprises a resin material.

4. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the second member comprises a metal material.

5. An electronic appliance comprising the display device according to claim 1 .

6. The display device according to claim 1 , the display device further comprises a transistor comprising an oxide semiconductor layer over the first flexible substrate,
wherein the oxide semiconductor layer comprises at least one of indium, gallium, and zinc.

7. The display device according to claim 1 , the display device further comprises a transistor comprising an oxide semiconductor layer over the first flexible substrate,
wherein the transistor comprising an AlOx layer over the oxide semiconductor layer.

8. A display device comprising:
a first flexible substrate and a second flexible substrate;
an insulating film over and in contact with the first flexible substrate;
a first continuous sealant between the first flexible substrate and the second flexible substrate; and
a second sealant between the first flexible substrate and the second flexible substrate, the second sealant surrounding the first continuous sealant,
wherein the first continuous sealant and the second sealant are in contact with the insulating film,
wherein the first continuous sealant comprises glass,
wherein the second sealant comprises a first member and a second member,
wherein the first member is in contact with a side surface of the first flexible substrate and a side surface of the second flexible substrate,
wherein a side surface of the second member is in contact with the first member, and
wherein a bottom surface of the second member is in contact with a top surface of the insulating film.

9. The display device according to claim 8 , wherein the first member comprises a resin material or glass.

10. The display device according to claim 8 , wherein the first member comprises a resin material.

11. The display device according to claim 8 , wherein the second member comprises a metal material.

12. An electronic appliance comprising the display device according to claim 8 .

13. The display device according to claim 8 , the display device further comprises a transistor comprising an oxide semiconductor layer over the first flexible substrate,
wherein the oxide semiconductor layer comprises at least one of indium, gallium, and zinc.

14. The display device according to claim 8 , the display device further comprises a transistor comprising an oxide semiconductor layer over the first flexible substrate,
wherein the transistor comprising an AlOx layer over the oxide semiconductor layer.

Assignees

• Semiconductor Energy Lab

Inventors

• Yamazaki Shunpei
• Hirakata Yoshiharu
• Nishi Takeshi

Classifications

• H10K59/873

  Encapsulations · CPC title

• H10K59/8722

  Peripheral sealing arrangements, e.g. adhesives, sealants · CPC title

• H10K50/8426

  Peripheral sealing arrangements, e.g. adhesives, sealants · CPC title

• G02F1/133308 Primary

  Support structures for LCD panels, e.g. frames or bezels · CPC title

• H10D86/423

  comprising semiconductor materials not belonging to the Group IV, e.g. InGaZnO · CPC title