DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE DISPLAY DEVICE

• US 20110114936A1
• Filed: 01/20/2011
• Published: 05/19/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/15/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: HIROSUE, Misako, AKIMOTO, Kengo, OHTANI, Hisashi
• Granted Patent: US 8,212,284 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 257/40
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 27/124 with a particular composition, shape or layout of the wiring layers specially adapted to the circuit arrangement, e.g. scanning lines in LCD pixel circuits wiring structures per se H01L23/52
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 59/12 Active-matrix OLED [AMOLED] displays
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 59/1201 Manufacture or treatment
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 59/131 Interconnections, e.g. wiring lines or terminals

Abstract

It is an object of the present invention to provide a technique to manufacture a highly reliable display device at a low cost with high yield. A display device according to the present invention includes a semiconductor layer including an impurity region of one conductivity type; a gate insulating layer, a gate electrode layer, and a wiring layer in contact with the impurity region of one conductivity type, which are provided over the semiconductor layer; a conductive layer which is formed over the gate insulating layer and in contact with the wiring layer; a first electrode layer in contact with the conductive layer; an electroluminescent layer provided over the first electrode layer; and a second electrode layer, where the wiring layer is electrically connected to the first electrode layer with the conductive layer interposed therebetween.

Claims

1. A display device comprising:

a semiconductor layer including an impurity region of one conductivity type;

a gate insulating layer over the semiconductor layer;

a gate electrode layer over the gate insulating layer;

a conductive layer provided over the gate insulating layer

a wiring layer over the conductive layer, the wiring layer being in contact with the conductive layer and the impurity region of one conductivity type;

a first electrode layer in contact with the conductive layer;

an electroluminescent layer provided over the first electrode layer; and

a second electrode layer over the electroluminescent layer,

wherein the wiring layer is electrically connected to the first electrode layer with the conductive layer interposed therebetween.

2. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the first electrode layer is indium oxide containing tungsten oxide, indium zinc oxide containing tungsten oxide, indium oxide containing titanium oxide, or indium tin oxide containing titanium oxide.

3. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the electroluminescent layer includes a layer containing an organic compound and an inorganic compound.

4. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the gate electrode layer and the conductive layer are formed by using the same material.

5. A display device comprising:

a semiconductor layer including an impurity region of one conductivity type;

a gate insulating layer over the semiconductor layer;

a gate electrode layer over the gate insulating layer;

an insulating layer having an opening over the semiconductor layer, the gate insulating layer, and the gate electrode layer;

a conductive layer which is provided over the gate insulating layer

a wiring layer over the conductive layer, the wiring layer being in contact with the conductive layer and the impurity region of one conductivity type;

a first electrode layer in contact with the conductive layer;

an electroluminescent layer over the first electrode layer; and

a second electrode layer over the first electrode layer,

wherein the wiring layer is electrically connected to the first electrode layer in the opening with the conductive layer interposed therebetween.

6. The display device according to claim 5, wherein the first electrode layer is indium oxide containing tungsten oxide, indium zinc oxide containing tungsten oxide, indium oxide containing titanium oxide, or indium tin oxide containing titanium oxide.

7. The display device according to claim 5, wherein the electroluminescent layer includes a layer containing an organic compound and an inorganic compound.

8. The display device according to claim 5, wherein the gate electrode layer and the conductive layer are formed by using the same material.