Display device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9761637-B2
Application number	US-201113155027-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 7, 2011
Priority date	Jun 16, 2010
Publication date	Sep 12, 2017
Grant date	Sep 12, 2017

Abstract

In one example embodiment, a display device for suppressing reflected light includes a driving circuit and a display region which includes a plurality of pixels. In one example embodiment, the plurality of pixels includes a first pixel having a first light emitting element which includes a first light emitting portion having a first layer surface. In one example embodiment, first pixel includes a second light emitting element which includes a second light emitting portion having a second, different layer surface. In one example embodiment, the first pixel includes a third light emitting element which includes a third light emitting portion having a third, different layer surface.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A display device, the display device comprising:
a driving circuit; and
a display region including a plurality of pixels which includes a first pixel having:
(a) a first light emitting element and a first thin film transistor structure, wherein the first light emitting element is configured to emit light of a first color and includes a first light emitting portion having a first organic layer surface, the first organic layer surface having a first roughness and configured to emit light of the first color, and the first thin film transistor structure including a first driving transistor having a first source electrode with a first shape;
(b) a second light emitting element and a second thin film transistor structure, wherein the second light emitting element is configured to emit light of a second color different from the first color and includes a second light emitting portion having a second organic layer surface, the second organic layer surface having a second roughness which is different from the first roughness and configured to emit light of the second color, and the second thin film transistor structure being different from the first thin film transistor structure and having a second driving transistor having a second source electrode with a second shape which is different from the first shape irrespective of size; and
(c) a third light emitting element and a third thin film transistor structure, wherein the third light emitting element is configured to emit light of a third color different from the first color and the second color, and includes a third light emitting portion having a third organic layer surface, the third organic layer surface having a third roughness which is different from the first roughness and the second roughness and configured to emit light of the third color, and the third thin film transistor structure being different from the first and second thin film transistor structures including a third driving transistor having a third source electrode with a third shape which is different from the first shape and the second shape irrespective of size,
wherein each of the organic layer surfaces of each of the light emitting elements is different from each other based on each of the different shapes of the different source electrodes.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein:
(a) the first light emitting element includes a first metal layer;
(b) the second light emitting element includes a second, different metal layer;
(c) the third light emitting element includes a third, different metal layer; and
(d) each of the organic layer surfaces of each of the light emitting elements is different from each other based on each of the different, metal layers.

3. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of pixels includes a second pixel located horizontally adjacent to the first pixel, the second pixel having:
(a) a fourth light emitting element which includes a fourth light emitting portion having a fourth, different organic layer surface;
(b) a fifth light emitting element which includes a fifth light emitting portion having a fifth, different organic layer surface; and
(c) a sixth light emitting element which includes a sixth light emitting portion having a sixth, different organic layer surface, wherein each said organic layer surface is horizontally adjacent to each other.

4. The display device of claim 3 , wherein the lighting elements of the first pixel and the lighting elements of the second pixel are arranged in a constant order in a first direction.

5. The display device of claim 1 , wherein each lighting emitting elements are different from each other.

6. The display device of claim 1 , wherein:
(a) the first light emitting element includes:
(i) a first electrode layer;
(ii) a first organic layer which includes a first emission layer; and
(iii) a second electrode layer;

(b) the second light emitting element includes:
(i) a third electrode layer;
(ii) a second organic layer which includes a second emission layer; and
(iii) a fourth electrode layer; and

(c) the third light emitting element includes:
(i) a fifth electrode layer;
(ii) a third organic layer which includes a third emission layer; and
(iii) a sixth electrode layer.

7. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of pixels are arranged in a first direction at a first period and arranged in a second direction at a second period, the first direction crossing the second direction, the second period being longer than the first period.

8. The display device of claim 1 , which includes:
(a) a first driving circuit having the first driving transistor configured to drive the first light emitting element, wherein the first source electrode has a first planar shape;
(b) a second driving circuit having the second driving transistor configured to drive the second light emitting element, wherein the second source electrode has a second, different planar shape; and
(c) a third driving circuit having the third driving transistor configured to drive the third light emitting element, wherein the third source electrode has a third, different planar shape.

9. The display device of claim 1 , wherein:
(a) the plurality of pixels are arranged in a first direction and arranged in a second, different direction; and
(b) the plurality of pixels include a plurality of light emitting elements having undulation of the same layer surface shape which are arranged at an irregular interval in at least one of the first direction and the second direction.

10. A method of manufacturing a display device, the method comprising:
for a pixel, forming, on a substrate:
(a) a first light emitting element and a first thin film transistor structure, wherein the first light emitting element is configured to emit light of a first color and includes a first light emitting portion having a first organic layer surface, the first organic layer surface having a first roughness and configured to emit light of the first color, and the first thin film transistor structure including a first driving transistor having a first source electrode with a first shape;
(b) a second light emitting element and a second thin film transistor structure, wherein the second light emitting element is configured to emit light of a second color different from the first color and includes a second light emitting portion having a second organic layer surface, the second organic layer surface having a second roughness which is different from the first roughness and configured to emit light of the second color, and the second thin film transistor structure being different from the first thin film transistor structure and including a second driving transistor having a second source electrode with a second shape which is different from the first shape irrespective of size; and
(c) a third light emitting element and a third thin film transistor structure, wherein the third light emitting element is configured to emit light of a third color different from the first color and the second color, and includes a third light emitting portion having a third organic layer surface, the third organic layer surface having a third roughness which is different from the first roughness and the second roughness and configured to emit light of the third color, and the third thin film transistor structure being different from the first and second thin film transistor structures and including a third driving transistor having a third source electrode with a third shape which is different from the first shape and the second shape irrespective of size,
wherein each of the organic layer surfaces of each of the light emitting elements is diff

Assignees

• Sagawa Hiroshi
• Sony Corp

Inventors

• Sagawa Hiroshi

Classifications

• G09G2310/0286

  Details of a shift registers arranged for use in a driving circuit · CPC title

• G09G2300/0842

  forming a memory circuit, e.g. a dynamic memory with one capacitor · CPC title

• G09G3/3225

  using an active matrix · CPC title

• G09G3/3233

  with pixel circuitry controlling the current through the light-emitting element · CPC title

• G09G2330/028

  Generation of voltages supplied to electrode drivers in a matrix display other than LCD · CPC title