Self-light-emitting device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9793328-B2
Application number	US-201615075436-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 21, 2016
Priority date	Feb 22, 2000
Publication date	Oct 17, 2017
Grant date	Oct 17, 2017

Abstract

Failure light emission of an EL element due to failure film formation of an organic EL material in an electrode hole 46 is improved. By forming the organic EL material after embedding an insulator in an electrode hole 46 on a pixel electrode and forming a protective portion 41 b , failure film formation in the electrode hole 46 can be prevented. This can prevent concentration of electric current due to a short circuit between a cathode and an anode of the EL element, and can prevent failure light emission of an EL layer.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A self-light-emitting device comprising:
a semiconductor film;
a first insulating film over the semiconductor film;
a first conductive film over the first insulating film;
a second insulating film over the first conductive film;
a second conductive film over the second insulating film;
a third insulating film over the second conductive film;
a third conductive film over the third insulating film;
a fourth insulating film over the third insulating film;
an EL layer over the third conductive film and the fourth insulating film;
a fourth conductive film over the EL layer; and
a fifth insulating film over the fourth conductive film;
wherein the semiconductor film comprises a channel region,
wherein the second conductive film is electrically connected to the semiconductor film;
wherein the third insulating film has a contact hole,
wherein the third conductive film is electrically connected to the second conductive film via the contact hole,
wherein the third conductive film comprises a first portion not overlapping the contact hole,
wherein the third conductive film comprises a second portion overlapping the contact hole,
wherein the contact hole is filled up with the second portion and the fourth insulating film,
wherein a surface of the fourth insulating film in the contact hole comprises a rising portion higher than a surface of the first portion,
wherein the third insulating film comprises a first organic resin, and
wherein the fourth insulating film comprises a second organic resin.

2. A self-light-emitting device comprising:
a semiconductor film;
a first insulating film over the semiconductor film;
a first conductive film over the first insulating film;
a second insulating film over the first conductive film;
a second conductive film over the second insulating film;
a third insulating film over the second conductive film;
a third conductive film over the third insulating film;
a fourth insulating film over the third insulating film;
an EL layer over the third conductive film and the fourth insulating film; and
a fourth conductive film over the EL layer;
wherein the semiconductor film comprises a channel region,
wherein the second conductive film is electrically connected to the semiconductor film;
wherein the third insulating film has a contact hole,
wherein the third conductive film is electrically connected to the second conductive film via the contact hole,
wherein the third conductive film comprises a first portion not overlapping the contact hole,
wherein the third conductive film comprises a second portion overlapping the contact hole,
wherein the contact hole is filled up with the second portion and the fourth insulating film,
wherein a surface of the fourth insulating film in the contact hole comprises a rising portion higher than a surface of the first portion,
wherein the third insulating film comprises a first organic resin,
wherein the fourth insulating film comprises a second organic resin, and
wherein the third conductive film overlaps the channel region.

3. A self-light-emitting device comprising:
a semiconductor film;
a first insulating film over the semiconductor film;
a first conductive film over the first insulating film;
a second insulating film over the first conductive film;
a second conductive film over the second insulating film;
a third insulating film over the second conductive film;
a third conductive film over the third insulating film;
a fourth insulating film over the third insulating film;
an EL layer over the third conductive film and the fourth insulating film;
a fourth conductive film over the EL layer; and
a fifth insulating film over the fourth conductive film;
wherein the semiconductor film comprises a channel region,
wherein the second conductive film is electrically connected to the semiconductor film;
wherein the third insulating film has a contact hole,
wherein the third conductive film is electrically connected to the second conductive film via the contact hole,
wherein the third conductive film comprises a first portion not overlapping the contact hole,
wherein the third conductive film comprises a second portion overlapping the contact hole,
wherein the contact hole is filled up with the second portion and the fourth insulating film,
wherein a surface of the fourth insulating film in the contact hole comprises a rising portion higher than a surface of the first portion,
wherein the third insulating film comprises a first organic resin,
wherein the fourth insulating film comprises a second organic resin, and
wherein the third conductive film overlaps the channel region.

4. The self-light-emitting device according to claim 1 , the third insulating film comprising a material selected from acrylic resin, polyimide and polyamide.

5. The self-light-emitting device according to claim 1 , the fourth insulating film comprising a material selected from acrylic resin, polyimide and polyamide.

6. The self-light-emitting device according to claim 1 , the fifth insulating film comprising silicon nitride.

7. The self-light-emitting device according to claim 2 , the third insulating film comprising a material selected from acrylic resin, polyimide and polyamide.

8. The self-light-emitting device according to claim 2 , the fourth insulating film comprising a material selected from acrylic resin, polyimide and polyamide.

9. The self-light-emitting device according to claim 3 , the third insulating film comprising a material selected from acrylic resin, polyimide and polyamide.

10. The self-light-emitting device according to claim 3 , the fourth insulating film comprising a material selected from acrylic resin, polyimide and polyamide.

11. The self-light-emitting device according to claim 3 , the fifth insulating film comprising silicon nitride.

12. The self-light-emitting device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a substrate on which the semiconductor film is formed;
a pixel portion in which the EL layer is formed;
a gate side driver circuit adjacent to the pixel portion; and
a flexible print circuit (FPC) attached to the substrate.

13. The self-light-emitting device according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a substrate on which the semiconductor film is formed;
a pixel portion in which the EL layer is formed;
a gate side driver circuit adjacent to the pixel portion; and
a flexible print circuit (FPC) attached to the substrate.

14. The self-light-emitting device according to claim 3 , further comprising:
a substrate on which the semiconductor film is formed;
a pixel portion in which the EL layer is formed;
a gate side driver circuit adjacent to the pixel portion; and
a flexible print circuit (FPC) attached to the substrate.

Assignees

• Semiconductor Energy Lab

Inventors

• Konuma Toshimitsu
• Maruyama Junya

Classifications

• H01L51/5237

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01L51/0034

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01L2251/5392

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01L51/0038

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01L29/78621

  Electricity · mapped topic