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US 9,806,138 B2Granted
Display device
AssigneeSemiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
InventorsHisao Ikeda, Hideki Uochi
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Abstract
A non-breakable display device, electronic appliance, or lighting device is provided. A bendable display device in which a first flexible substrate and a second flexible substrate provided with transistors overlap each other with a bonding layer therebetween is fabricated. The display device is bent so that the first substrate is positioned on the inner side (the valley side) and the second substrate is positioned on the outer side (the mountain side).
Claims24
An electronic appliance comprising:
- a first substrate;
- a second substrate below the first substrate:
- a first transistor, a second transistor, and a light-emitting element, each on the second substrate, between the first substrate and the second substrate;
- a display area comprising the first transistor and the light-emitting element, the display area including a first portion and a second portion;
- a driver circuit comprising the second transistor;
- a flexible printed circuit electrically connected to the driver circuit;
- a touch sensor overlapping with the display area;
- and
- a third bonding layer between the first substrate and the second substrate,
- wherein the third bonding layer comprises an adhesive material,
- wherein the first substrate and the second substrate are flexible,
- wherein the electronic appliance is provided with a bent portion configured to display an image so that the second substrate is positioned on an outer side and the first substrate on an inner side in the bent portion, and
- wherein the electronic appliance is configured to bend at the bent portion so that the first portion and the second portion are arranged substantially parallel to each other.
10 more elements
An electronic appliance comprising:
- a first substrate;
- a first insulating layer underneath the first substrate;
- a light-blocking layer and a coloring layer each underneath the first substrate with the first insulating layer therebetween;
- a second substrate below the first substrate;
- a second insulating layer over the second substrate;
- a first transistor and a second transistor, each comprising a semiconductor layer, a gate electrode, a source electrode, and a drain electrode, on the second substrate with the second insulating layer therebetween;
- a light-emitting element over the first transistor, the light-emitting element including a first electrode, a second electrode, and an EL layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, the first electrode being electrically connected to the semiconductor layer of the first transistor via one of the source electrode and the drain electrode of the first transistor;
- a display area comprising the first transistor and the light-emitting element, the display area including a first portion and a second portion;
- a driver circuit comprising the second transistor;
- a flexible printed circuit electrically connected to the driver circuit;
- a touch sensor overlapping with the display area;
- a first bonding layer between the first substrate and the first insulating layer;
- a second bonding layer between the second substrate and the second insulating layer;
- and
- a third bonding layer between the second electrode and the first substrate,
- wherein each of the first to the third bonding layers comprises an adhesive material,
- wherein the first substrate and the second substrate are flexible,
- wherein the electronic appliance is provided with a bent portion configured to display an image so that the second substrate is positioned on an outer side and the first substrate on an inner side in the bent portion, and
- wherein the electronic appliance is configured to bend at the bent portion so that the first portion and the second portion are arranged substantially parallel to each other.
16 more elements
An electronic appliance comprising:
- a first substrate;
- a first insulating layer underneath the first substrate;
- a light-blocking layer and a coloring layer each underneath the first substrate with the first insulating layer therebetween;
- a second substrate below the first substrate;
- a second insulating layer over the second substrate;
- a first transistor and a second transistor, each comprising a semiconductor layer, a gate electrode, a source electrode, and a drain electrode, on the second substrate with the second insulating layer therebetween;
- a light-emitting element over the first transistor, the light-emitting element including a first electrode, a second electrode, and an EL layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, the first electrode being electrically connected to the semiconductor layer of the first transistor via one of the source electrode and the drain electrode of the first transistor,
- a display area comprising the first transistor and the light-emitting element, the display area including a first portion and a second portion;
- a driver circuit comprising the second transistor,
- a flexible printed circuit electrically connected to the driver circuit;
- a touch sensor overlapping with the display area;
- a first bonding layer between the first substrate and the first insulating layer,
- a second bonding layer between the second substrate and the second insulating layer;
- and
- a third bonding layer between the second electrode and the first substrate,
- wherein each of the first to the third bonding layers comprises an adhesive material,
- wherein the first substrate and the second substrate are flexible,
- wherein the electronic appliance is provided with a bent portion configured to display an image so that the second substrate is positioned on an outer side and the first substrate on an inner side in the bent portion, and
- wherein the electronic appliance is configured to bend at the bent portion so that the first portion and the second portion are provided to be adjacent to each other and arranged substantially parallel to each other.
16 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.