Electroluminescence display apparatus with opening in silicon oxide layer
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1. An electroluminescence display apparatus comprising a plurality of pixels provided over a common substrate, each pixel comprising:
- an electroluminescence element including a transparent lower electrode, an emissive element layer including an emissive material, and an upper electrode formed to face the lower electrode via the emissive element layer; and
a thin film transistor for controlling light emission of the electroluminescence element, the thin film transistor being formed below the electroluminescence element and electrically connected with the electroluminescence element, wherein the thin film transistor includes a gate electrode, a silicon oxide layer, and a silicon active layer, the lower electrode of the electroluminescence element which is connected to the thin film transistor extends in a region where the thin film transistor is not formed, and in the region where the thin film transistor is not formed, the silicon oxide layer has an opening, and a moisture blocking insulating film, which is formed to cover the thin film transistor in a region where the thin film transistor is formed and which is formed over the substrate where the silicon oxide layer is removed in the region where the thin film transistor is not formed, and a planarization insulating film which is formed on the moisture blocking insulating film, are provided between the lower electrode and the substrate.
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Abstract
An inter-layer insulating film and a gate insulating film which are positioned on the optical path of light from an organic EL element to be externally emitted, for example, located under a transparent electrode, are removed. Because SiO2 films having a refractive index which differs significantly from refractive indexes of other films are used for these films, there was a problem of light attenuation in these layers. Such light attenuation can be reduced by removing these layers located in the region through which light from the organic EL element passes.
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1. An electroluminescence display apparatus comprising a plurality of pixels provided over a common substrate, each pixel comprising:
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an electroluminescence element including a transparent lower electrode, an emissive element layer including an emissive material, and an upper electrode formed to face the lower electrode via the emissive element layer; and
a thin film transistor for controlling light emission of the electroluminescence element, the thin film transistor being formed below the electroluminescence element and electrically connected with the electroluminescence element, wherein the thin film transistor includes a gate electrode, a silicon oxide layer, and a silicon active layer, the lower electrode of the electroluminescence element which is connected to the thin film transistor extends in a region where the thin film transistor is not formed, and in the region where the thin film transistor is not formed, the silicon oxide layer has an opening, and a moisture blocking insulating film, which is formed to cover the thin film transistor in a region where the thin film transistor is formed and which is formed over the substrate where the silicon oxide layer is removed in the region where the thin film transistor is not formed, and a planarization insulating film which is formed on the moisture blocking insulating film, are provided between the lower electrode and the substrate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An electroluminescence display apparatus comprising:
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a thin film transistor including a silicon oxide layer, the thin film transistor being formed over a transparent substrate, and an electroluminescence element formed on an insulating film which is formed so as to cover the thin film transistor, wherein the electroluminescence element includes;
a transparent electrode which is connected with the thin film transistor, which is formed on the insulating film provided over the thin film transistor, and which extends toward the lateral region from a region where the thin film transistor is formed;
an emissive element layer including an emissive material, the emissive element layer being formed on the transparent electrode; and
an opposing electrode formed on the emissive element layer, the silicon oxide layer of the thin film transistor has an opening at a position under an emissive region of the electroluminescence element, and a light absorption member is provided under the peripheral portion of the emissive region of the electroluminescence element.
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10. An electroluminescence display apparatus, comprising:
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a top gate type thin film transistor in which a gate electrode layer is located above a silicon active layer, the thin film transistor being formed over a transparent substrate; and
an electroluminescence element formed over an insulating film which is formed so as to cover the thin film transistor, wherein the electroluminescence element includes;
a transparent electrode which is connected with the thin film transistor, which is formed on the insulating film provided over the thin film transistor, and which extends toward the lateral region from a region where the thin film transistor is formed;
an emissive element layer including an emissive material, the emissive element layer being formed on the transparent electrode; and
an opposing electrode formed on the emissive element layer, and the thin film transistor includes a silicon oxide layer which has an opening at a position under an emissive region of the electroluminescence element. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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