Semiconductor device, input/output device, and electronic appliance

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9865665-B2
Application number	US-201514700527-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 30, 2015
Priority date	May 2, 2014
Publication date	Jan 9, 2018
Grant date	Jan 9, 2018

Abstract

A flexible input/output device and an input/output device having high resistance to repeated bending are provided. The input/output device includes a first flexible substrate, a first insulating layer over the first substrate, a first transistor over the first insulating layer, a light-emitting element over and electrically connected to the first transistor and including an EL layer between first and second electrodes, a first bonding layer over the light-emitting element, a sensing element and a second transistor over the first bonding layer and electrically connected to each other, a second insulating layer over the sensing element and the second transistor, and a second flexible substrate over the second insulating layer. In the input/output device, B/A is greater than or equal to 0.7 and less than or equal to 1.7, where A is a thickness between the EL layer and the first insulating layer and B is a thickness between the EL layer and the second insulating layer.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An input/output device comprising:
a first substrate having flexibility;
a first insulating layer over the first substrate;
a first transistor over the first insulating layer;
a first conductive layer over the first insulating layer;
a light-emitting element that is over and electrically connected to the first transistor and comprises an EL layer containing a light-emitting organic compound between a first electrode and a second electrode;
a first bonding layer over the light-emitting element;
a sensing element and a second transistor that are over the first bonding layer and electrically connected to each other;
a second insulating layer over the sensing element and the second transistor; and
a second substrate having flexibility over the second insulating layer,
wherein the light-emitting element emits light toward the second substrate,
wherein B/A is greater than or equal to 0.7 and less than or equal to 1.7, where A is a distance between the first insulating layer and the EL layer and B is a distance between the second insulating layer and the EL layer,
wherein the sensing element comprises a pair of electrodes, and
wherein one of the pair of electrodes and the first conductive layer are electrically connected to each other through a conductive connector.

2. The input/output device according to claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the input/output device is greater than or equal to 1 μm and less than or equal to 100 μm.

3. The input/output device according to claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the first bonding layer is greater than or equal to 50 nm and less than or equal to 10 μm.

4. The input/output device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the sensing element further comprises a third insulating layer between the pair of electrodes.

5. The input/output device according to claim 1 , further comprising a second bonding layer between the first substrate and the first insulating layer,
wherein a thickness of the second bonding layer is greater than or equal to 50 nm and less than or equal to 10 μm.

6. The input/output device according to claim 5 , wherein at least part of an edge of the second bonding layer is positioned outside an edge of the first substrate.

7. The input/output device according to claim 1 , further comprising a third bonding layer between the second substrate and the second insulating layer,
wherein a thickness of the third bonding layer is greater than or equal to 50 nm and less than or equal to 10 μm.

8. The input/output device according to claim 7 , wherein at least part of an edge of the third bonding layer is positioned outside an edge of the second substrate.

9. The input/output device according to claim 1 , further comprising a fourth bonding layer surrounding the first bonding layer.

10. An electronic appliance comprising the input/output device according to claim 1 .

11. The input/output device according to claim 1 , wherein the conductive connector includes conductive particles dispersed in a resin layer.

12. An input/output device comprising:
a first substrate having flexibility;
a first insulating layer over the first substrate;
a display portion comprising:
a first transistor over the first insulating layer; and
a light-emitting element that is over and electrically connected to the first transistor and comprises an EL layer containing a light-emitting organic compound between a first electrode and a second electrode;

a first bonding layer over the light-emitting element;
an input portion comprising a sensing element and a second transistor that are over the first bonding layer and electrically connected to each other;
a second insulating layer over the sensing element and the second transistor;
a second substrate having flexibility over the second insulating layer;
a first conductive layer that is over the first insulating layer and electrically connected to a first flexible printed circuit through a first connector provided in a first opening formed over the first conductive layer, wherein the first flexible printed circuit is configured to supply a first signal to the input portion; and
a second conductive layer that is over the first insulating layer and electrically connected to a second flexible printed circuit through a second connector provided in a second opening formed over the second conductive layer, wherein the second flexible printed circuit is configured to supply a second signal to the display portion,
wherein the light-emitting element emits light toward the second substrate,
wherein B/A is greater than or equal to 0.7 and less than or equal to 1.7, where A is a distance between the first insulating layer and the EL layer and B is a distance between the second insulating layer and the EL layer,
wherein the sensing element comprises a pair of electrodes, and
wherein one of the pair of electrodes and the first conductive layer are electrically connected to each other through a conductive connector.

13. The input/output device according to claim 12 ,
wherein the sensing element further comprises a third insulating layer between the pair of electrodes.

14. The input/output device according to claim 13 , wherein the conductive connector includes conductive particles dispersed in a resin layer.

15. The input/output device according to claim 12 , wherein the first flexible printed circuit and the second flexible printed circuit are positioned over the second insulating layer.

16. The input/output device according to claim 12 , wherein the first opening and the second opening are formed in the first bonding layer, the second insulating layer, and the second substrate.

17. The input/output device according to claim 12 , further comprising a second bonding layer between the first substrate and the first insulating layer,
wherein at least part of an edge of the second bonding layer is positioned outside an edge of the first substrate.

18. The input/output device according to claim 12 , further comprising a third bonding layer between the second substrate and the second insulating layer,
wherein at least part of an edge of the third bonding layer is positioned outside an edge of the second substrate.

19. The input/output device according to claim 12 , wherein a thickness of the input/output device is greater than or equal to 1 μm and less than or equal to 100 μm.

20. The input/output device according to claim 12 , wherein a thickness of the first bonding layer is greater than or equal to 50 nm and less than or equal to 10 μm.

21. An electronic appliance comprising the input/output device according to claim 12 .

Assignees

• Semiconductor Energy Lab

Inventors

• Eguchi Shingo
• Yamazaki Shunpei

Classifications

• G06F2203/04103

  Manufacturing, i.e. details related to manufacturing processes specially suited for touch sensitive devices · CPC title

• G06F2203/04102

  Flexible digitiser, i.e. constructional details for allowing the whole digitising part of a device to be flexed or rolled like a sheet of paper · CPC title

• G09G2300/0426

  Layout of electrodes and connections · CPC title

• G06F3/047

  using sets of wires, e.g. crossed wires · CPC title

• G09G5/003

  Details of a display terminal, the details relating to the control arrangement of the display terminal and to the interfaces thereto (specific for a CRT G09G1/165; for a flat panel G09G3/2092) · CPC title