Display device having a portion of a pixel circuit exposed by a connection hole

• US 7,786,484 B2
• Filed: 06/24/2008
• Issued: 08/31/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/06/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Kawashima, Noriyuki
• Primary Examiner(s): Sefer; A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Parker; Allen L
• Application Number:
  US12/144,747
• Publication Number:
  US 20090008713A1
• Time in Patent Office: 798 Days
• Field of Search: 257/72, 257/E27.121, 257/786, 257/776, 362/249.02, 362/249.05, 349/143
• US Class Current: 257/72
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133305 Flexible substrates, e.g. plastics, organic film
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/1362 Active matrix addressed cells G02F1/134336, G02F1/134363 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/136213 Storage capacitors associated with the pixel electrode
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/136295 Materials; Compositions; Manufacture processes
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2300/043 Compensation electrodes or other additional electrodes in matrix displays related to distortions or compensation signals, e.g. for modifying TFT threshold voltage in column driver
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2300/0439 Pixel structures
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2300/0809 Several active elements per pixel in active matrix panels
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/3225 using an active matrix
• 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

Abstract

A display device is provided which includes: pixel circuits for pixel electrode switching, arranged on a substrate; and an interlayer insulating film covering the pixel circuits. In this display device, the interlayer insulating film has connection holes which expose at bottom portions thereof connection portions of the pixel circuits, and connection portions of adjacent pixel circuits of the pixel circuits are exposed at the bottom portions of the connection holes. A method for manufacturing the above display device is also provided.

Claims

1. A display device comprising:

a substrate;

a plurality of pixels, each pixel including a pixel circuit for pixel electrode switching, the pixels arranged on the substrate;

an interlayer insulating film covering the pixel circuits;

connection holes in the interlayer insulating film facing the pixel circuits; and

a plurality of pixel electrodes on the interlayer insulating film, each one of said pixel electrodes is connected to a respective pixel electrode circuit within the connection holes, wherein,

connection portions are formed where each one of said pixel electrodes and its respective pixel circuit connect, and

at least two of the connection portions are located within one of the connection holes.

2. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the connection portions of four adjacent pixel circuits form a center of the four adjacent pixel circuits and the center of the four adjacent pixel circuits is located within one connection hole.

3. The display device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a plurality of scanning lines arranged in a horizontal direction; and

a plurality of signal lines arranged in a vertical direction,

wherein,

the pixel circuits are disposed at the points of intersection between the scanning lines and the signal lines,

the adjacent pixel circuits disposed in the scanning line direction are arranged in line symmetry with respect to the signal lines, and

the connection portions of adjacent pixel circuits are within connection holes disposed in the scanning line direction.

4. The display device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a plurality of scanning lines arranged in a horizontal direction; and

a plurality of signal lines arranged in a vertical direction,

wherein,

the pixel circuits are disposed at the points of intersection between the scanning lines and the signal lines,

the adjacent pixel circuits disposed in the signal line direction are arranged in line symmetry with respect to the scanning lines, and

the connection portions of adjacent pixel circuits are within connection holes disposed in the signal line direction.

5. The display device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a plurality of scanning lines arranged in a horizontal direction; and

a plurality of signal lines arranged in a vertical direction,

wherein,

the pixel circuits are disposed at the points of intersection between the scanning lines and the signal lines,

the adjacent pixel circuits disposed in the scanning line direction are arranged in line symmetry with respect to the signal lines,

the adjacent pixel circuits disposed in the signal line direction are arranged in line symmetry with respect to the scanning lines, and

the connection portions of adjacent pixel circuits are within connection holes disposed in the scanning line direction.

6. The display device according to claim 4 or 5, further comprising common lines connected to the pixel circuits, wherein the common lines are each commonly used by two adjacent pixel circuits disposed between two scanning lines.

7. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the interlayer insulating film comprises an organic material.

8. A display device comprising:

a substrate;

a plurality of pixels, each pixel including a pixel circuit for pixel electrode switching, the pixels arranged on the substrate;

an interlayer insulating film covering the pixel circuits;

connection holes in the interlayer insulating film facing the pixel circuits; and

a plurality of pixel electrodes on the interlayer insulating film, each one of said pixel electrodes is connected to a respective pixel electrode circuit within the connection holes, wherein,

connection portions are formed where each one of said pixel electrodes and its respective pixel circuit connect,

the connection portions of four adjacent pixel circuits form a center of the four adjacent pixel circuits, and

the center of the four adjacent pixel circuits is located within one connection hole.