Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.

Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Corporation

Tomoya Aoyama

Hisao Ikeda

Akihiro Chida

Daiki Nakamura

Satoshi Seo

Yoshiharu Hirakata

Junichiro Sakata

Takahiro Kawakami

Yuji Iwaki

Shunpei Yamazaki

Kohei Yokoyama

Ryu Komatsu

Tatsuya Sakuishi

Kensuke Yoshizumi

Nozomu Sugisawa

Takahiro Ibe

Yosuke Sato

Shingo Eguchi

Yasuhiro Jinbo

Rena Takahashi

Hiroki Adachi

Satoshi Inoue

Kaoru Hatano

Satoru Idojiri

Masakatsu Ohno

Masataka Sato

Kayo Kumakura

Masatoshi Kataniwa

Junya Maruyama

Koji Kusunoki

Ryoji Nomura

Tohru Sonoda

Susumu Kawashima

Takuya Tsurume

Takahiro Ushikubo

Yusuke Nishido

Takaaki Nagata

Takao Hamada

Kazuhiko Fujita

Rena Tsuruoka

Daisuke Kubota

Satoko Shitagaki

Takahiro Ishisone

Yoshiaki Yamamoto

Masataka Nakada

Hideki Uchida

Seiji Yasumoto

Takeru Sasaki

Takayuki Ohide

Toru Sonoda

Ryu Komatau

Fumiyasu Seino

A functional panel comprises a convex lens, an insulating film, a first region configured to emit first light of a first light emitting element, and a second region configured to emit second light of a second light emitting element. The insulating film is interposed between the convex lens and at least one of the first region and the second region; the convex lens and the first region overlap each other; the convex lens and the second region overlap each other; the convex lens has a first length in a first direction; the convex lens has a second length in a second direction; the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction; the first length is larger than the second length; and the first region and the second region are aligned in the first direction.

Functional panel, display device, input/output device, and data processing device

A display device that can easily have high resolution is provided. A display device having both high display quality and high resolution is provided. A display device with high contrast is provided. A first EL film is deposited in contact with a top surface and a side surface of each of a first pixel electrode and a second pixel electrode each having a tapered shape. A first sacrificial film is formed to cover the first EL film. The first sacrificial film and the first EL film are etched to expose the second pixel electrode and form a first EL layer over the first pixel electrode and a first sacrificial layer over the first EL layer, and then, the first sacrificial layer is removed. The first EL film and the second EL film are etched by dry etching. The first sacrificial layer is removed by wet etching.

Manufacturing method of display device

A high-resolution display device is provided. The display device includes a plurality of light-emitting units emitting light of different colors. The light-emitting unit has a microcavity structure and intensifies light with a specific wavelength. In the light-emitting units emitting light of different colors, reflective layers with different thicknesses are formed, an insulating layer is formed to cover the reflective layers, and then a top surface of the insulating layer is subjected to planarization treatment, whereby an insulating layer with different thicknesses is formed. After that, light-emitting elements emitting white light are formed over the planarized top surface of the insulating layer to overlap with the respective reflective layers, whereby the light-emitting units that intensify different colors due to different optical path lengths are separately formed.

Display device and fabrication method thereof

Display unevenness in a display panel is suppressed. A display panel with a high aperture ratio of a pixel is provided. The display panel includes a first pixel electrode, a second pixel electrode, a third pixel electrode, a first light-emitting layer, a second light-emitting layer, a third light-emitting layer, a first common layer, a second common layer, a common electrode, and an auxiliary wiring. The first common layer is positioned over the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode. The first common layer has a portion overlapping with the first light-emitting layer and a portion overlapping with the second light-emitting layer. The second common layer is positioned over the third pixel electrode. The second common layer has a portion overlapping with the third light-emitting layer. The common electrode has a portion overlapping with the first pixel electrode with the first common layer and the first light-emitting layer provided therebetween, a portion overlapping with the second pixel electrode with the first common layer and the second light-emitting layer provided therebetween, a portion overlapping with the third pixel electrode with the second common layer and the third light-emitting layer provided therebetween, and a portion in contact with a top surface of the auxiliary wiring.

Display panel, display device, display module, and electronic device

A display device which exhibits light with high color purity is provided. A display device with low power consumption is provided. An embodiment is a display device which includes a first pixel electrode, a second pixel electrode, a light-emitting layer, a common electrode, a first protective layer, and a semi-transmissive layer. The light-emitting layer includes a first region positioned over the first pixel electrode and a second region positioned over the second pixel electrode. The common electrode is positioned over the light-emitting layer. The first protective layer is positioned over the common electrode. The semi-transmissive layer is positioned over the first protective layer. Reflectivity with respect to visible light of the semi-transmissive layer is higher than reflectivity with respect to visible light of the common electrode. The semi-transmissive layer does not overlap with the first region and overlaps with the second region. For example, the semi-transmissive layer may include an opening in a position overlapping with the first region.

Display device, display module, and electronic device including semi-transmissive layer

A light-emitting device or a display device that is less likely to be broken is provided. Provided is a light-emitting device including an element layer and a substrate over the element layer. At least a part of the substrate is bent to the element layer side. The substrate has a light-transmitting property and a refractive index that is higher than that of the air. The element layer includes a light-emitting element that emits light toward the substrate side. Alternatively, provided is a light-emitting device including an element layer and a substrate covering a top surface and at least one side surface of the element layer. The substrate has a light-transmitting property and a refractive index that is higher than that of the air. The element layer includes a light-emitting element that emits light toward the substrate side.

Light-emitting device including curved regions

A novel functional panel that is highly convenient, useful, or reliable is provided. The functional panel includes a first element, a first reflective film, and an insulating film. The first element includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a layer containing a light-emitting material; the layer containing a light-emitting material includes a region interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode; the first electrode has a light-transmitting property; and the first electrode has a first thickness. The first electrode is interposed between a region of the first reflective film and the layer containing a light-emitting material, and the first reflective film has a second thickness. The insulating film includes a first opening portion, and the first opening portion overlaps with the first electrode. The insulating film has a first step-like cross-sectional shape, and the first step-like cross-sectional shape surrounds the first opening portion. The first step-like cross-sectional shape includes a first step, and the first step is larger than or equal to a thickness obtained by adding the second thickness to the first thickness.

A display device having high light-extraction efficiency is provided. A low-power display device is provided. In a red or green pixel included in the display device, a light-emitting element, an optically functional layer, and a wavelength-conversion layer are stacked in this order. The light-emitting element emits blue light, the optically functional layer transmits the blue light and reflects red and green light, and the wavelength-conversion layer converts the blue light into red or green light. The blue light emitted by the light-emitting element passes through the optically functional layer and enters the wavelength-conversion layer, and red or green light is emitted to the outside. The red or green light emitted from the wavelength-conversion layer to the optically functional layer side is reflected by the optically functional layer and emitted to the outside, which improves light-extraction efficiency.

Display device

A display device with improved viewing angle characteristics is provided. A display device with suppressed mixture of colors between adjacent pixels is provided. The display device includes a first coloring layer, a second coloring layer, and a structure body therebetween. The structure body has a portion closer to a display surface side than a bottom surface of the first coloring layer or a bottom surface of the second coloring layer.

A novel functional panel that is highly convenient or reliable is provided. A novel display device is provided. The functional panel includes an optical element, a first insulating film, and a region. The optical element has a first refractive index; the optical element is a convex lens; the optical element has a first surface and a second surface; the optical element has a first cross section on a first plane; the first surface forms a first curve in the first cross section; the first curve has a first radius of curvature; the second surface faces the first surface; the second surface is irradiated with first light; the first insulating film is interposed between the optical element and the region; the first insulating film is in contact with the second surface; the region overlaps with the second surface; the region faces the second surface; the region emits the first light; and a distance L1 is a distance between the region and the second surface. The distance L1 has a relationship with the first radius of curvature R1 and the first refractive index N1 represented by the following formula: L1≤5×R1/(N1−1).

A display panel or a display device with high display quality is provided. The display panel includes a light-emitting element, an insulating layer, a protective layer, and a conductive layer. The light-emitting element includes a first electrode, a light-emitting layer, and a second electrode. The light-emitting element emits light to the protective layer side. The insulating layer includes a first opening overlapping with the first electrode. The insulating layer covers an end portion of the first electrode. The light-emitting layer overlaps with the first electrode through the first opening. The second electrode is positioned over the light-emitting layer. The protective layer is over and in contact with the second electrode. The protective layer functions as a protective layer of the light-emitting element. The protective layer includes a second opening overlapping with the insulating layer. The conductive layer is connected to the second electrode through the second opening. The conductive layer functions as an auxiliary wiring of the second electrode.

Semiconductor device with second electrode provided below top surface of first electrode

A display panel is provided. The display panel includes a display region, a functional layer, a first insulating film, and a first conductive film; the display region includes a pixel; the pixel includes a display element and a pixel circuit; the display element includes a first electrode and a second electrode; the second electrode includes a first opening portion; the functional layer includes the pixel circuit, a second opening portion, and an auxiliary wiring; the pixel circuit is electrically connected to the display element in the second opening portion; the auxiliary wiring includes a region overlapping with the first opening portion; the first insulating film includes a third opening portion; the third opening portion includes a region overlapping with the first opening portion; and the first conductive film is electrically connected to the second electrode and the auxiliary wiring in the third opening portion.

Display panel, display device, input/output device, and data processing device

Light-emitting device including flexible printed circuit

A display device with high design flexibility is provided. The display device includes a display element, a touch sensor, and a transistor between two flexible substrates. An external electrode that supplies a signal to the display element and an external electrode that supplies a signal to the touch sensor are connected from the same surface of one of the substrates.

Display device and electronic device

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Tomoya Aoyama