Light emitting device

• US 7,808,002 B2
• Filed: 07/03/2007
• Issued: 10/05/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/17/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Koyama, Jun, Yamazaki, Shunpei, Azami, Munehiro, Arao, Tatsuya
• Primary Examiner(s): MALSAWMA, LALRINFAMKIM HMAR
• Application Number:
  US11/773,172
• Publication Number:
  US 20070252150A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,190 Days
• Field of Search: 257/E27.12, 257/89, 257/E51.018, 257/E33.005
• US Class Current: 257/72
• 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: H01L 27/1255 integrated with passive devices, e.g. auxiliary capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 29/78633 with a light shield
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 59/1213 the pixel elements being TFTs
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 59/1216 the pixel elements being capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 59/122 Pixel-defining structures or layers, e.g. banks
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 59/124 Insulating layers formed between TFT elements and OLED elements
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 59/131 Interconnections, e.g. wiring lines or terminals

Abstract

A light emitting device is provided which can prevent a change in gate voltage due to leakage or other causes and at the same time can prevent the aperture ratio from lowering. A capacitor storage is formed from a connection wiring line, an insulating film, and a capacitance wiring line. The connection wiring line is formed over a gate electrode and an active layer of a TFT of a pixel, and is connected to the active layer. The insulating film is formed on the connection wiring line. The capacitance wiring line is formed on the insulating film. This structure enables the capacitor storage to overlap the TFT, thereby increasing the capacity of the capacitor storage while keeping the aperture ratio from lowering. Accordingly, a change in gate voltage due to leakage or other causes can be avoided to prevent a change in luminance of an OLED and flickering of screen in analog driving.

Claims

1. A light emitting device comprising:

a base film formed over a substrate;

a switching thin film transistor comprising a first semiconductor film and a gate electrode over the first semiconductor film with a gate insulating film interposed therebetween, the first semiconductor film being in contact with the base film and comprising a source region and a drain region;

a driving thin film transistor over the substrate;

a power supply line comprising a conductive film in contact with the gate insulating film;

a first capacitor comprising a second semiconductor film and the conductive film over the second semiconductor film, the second semiconductor film being in contact with the base film, wherein the conductive film is connected to one of a source region and a drain region of the driving thin film transistor through a connection wiring;

an insulating film over the switching thin film transistor and the first capacitor;

a second capacitor comprising a wiring and a transparent conductive film, the wiring being electrically connected to one of the source region and the drain region of the switching thin film transistor, and the transparent conductive film being in contact with the insulating film; and

a light emitting element comprising a pixel electrode and a light emitting layer formed over the pixel electrode, the pixel electrode being in contact with the insulating film.

2. The light emitting device according to claim 1, wherein the gate electrode and the conductive film comprise the same material.

3. The light emitting device according to claim 1, wherein the transparent conductive film and the pixel electrode comprise the same material.

4. The light emitting device according to claim 1, wherein the transparent conductive film is separate and distinct from the pixel electrode.

5. The light emitting device according to claim 1, wherein the wiring and the transparent conductive film overlap each other.

6. The light emitting device according to claim 1, wherein the light emitting device is incorporated in one selected from the group consisting of a display device, a camera, a computer, an image reproducing device, a goggle type display, and a cellular phone.

7. A light emitting device comprising:

a switching thin film transistor over a substrate, the switching thin film transistor comprising a first semiconductor film, a first gate electrode and a second gate electrode, the first and second gate electrodes being formed over the first semiconductor film with a gate insulating film interposed therebetween, and the first semiconductor film comprising a source region and a drain region;

a driving thin film transistor over the substrate;

a power supply line comprising a conductive film in contact with the gate insulating film;

a first capacitor over the substrate, the first capacitor comprising a second semiconductor film and the conductive film over the second semiconductor film, wherein the conductive film is connected to one of a source region and a drain region of the driving thin film transistor through a connection wiring;

an insulating film over the switching thin film transistor and the first capacitor;

a second capacitor comprising a wiring and a transparent conductive film, the wiring being electrically connected to one of the source region and the drain region of the switching thin film transistor, and the transparent conductive film being in contact with the insulating film; and

a light emitting element comprising a pixel electrode and a light emitting layer formed over the pixel electrode, the pixel electrode being in contact with the insulating film.

8. The light emitting device according to claim 7, wherein the first gate electrode, the second gate electrode and the conductive film comprise the same material.

9. The light emitting device according to claim 7, wherein the transparent conductive film and the pixel electrode comprise the same material.

10. The light emitting device according to claim 7, wherein the transparent conductive film is separate and distinct from the pixel electrode.

11. The light emitting device according to claim 7, wherein the wiring and the transparent conductive film overlap each other.

12. The light emitting device according to claim 7, wherein the light emitting device is incorporated in one selected from the group consisting of a display device, a camera, a computer, an image reproducing device, a goggle type display, and a cellular phone.

13. A light emitting device comprising:

a switching thin film transistor over a substrate, the switching thin film transistor comprising a first semiconductor film and a gate electrode over the first semiconductor film with a gate insulating film interposed therebetween, the first semiconductor film comprising a source region and a drain region;

a driving thin film transistor over the substrate;

a power supply line comprising a conductive film in contact with the gate insulating film;

a first capacitor over the substrate, the first capacitor comprising a second semiconductor film and the conductive film over the second semiconductor film, wherein the conductive film is connected to one of a source region and a drain region of the driving thin film transistor through a connection wiring;

an insulating film over the switching thin film transistor and the first capacitor;

a second capacitor comprising a wiring and a transparent conductive film, the wiring being electrically connected to one of the source region and the drain region of the switching thin film transistor, and the transparent conductive film being in contact with the insulating film; and

a light emitting element comprising a pixel electrode and a light emitting layer formed over the pixel electrode, the pixel electrode being in contact with the insulating film and the light emitting element being electrically connected to the driving thin film transistor.

14. The light emitting device according to claim 13, wherein the gate electrode and the conductive film comprise the same material.

15. The light emitting device according to claim 13, wherein the transparent conductive film and the pixel electrode comprise the same material.

16. The light emitting device according to claim 13, wherein the transparent conductive film is separate and distinct from the pixel electrode.

17. The light emitting device according to claim 13, wherein the wiring and the transparent conductive film overlap each other.

18. The light emitting device according to claim 13, wherein the light emitting device is incorporated in one selected from the group consisting of a display device, a camera, a computer, an image reproducing device, a goggle type display, and a cellular phone.