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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2018
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Sakai, JP;
Tohru Okabe, Sakai, JP;
Ryosuke Gunji, Sakai, JP;
Shinsuke Saida, Sakai, JP;
Shinji Ichikawa, Sakai, JP;
Kohji Ariga, Sakai, JP;
Hiroki Taniyama, Sakai, JP;
Yoshihiro Nakada, Yonago, JP;
Koji Tanimura, Yonago, JP;
Yoshihiro Kohara, Yonago, JP;
Hiroharu Jinmura, Yonago, JP;
Akira Inoue, Yonago, JP;
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Sakai, JP;
Abstract
In a display device, an inorganic insulating layer, a metal layer, a flattering film, a first electrode, an edge cover, a function layer, and a second electrode are formed, in that order, on a base substrate. The edge cover covers an edge of the first electrode and includes a first opening exposing the first electrode. The function layer is formed covering the first opening and an edge of the edge cover. The flattening film includes a first planar portion and a second planar portion having a film thickness smaller than that of the first planar portion, is configured to electrically connect the first electrode and the metal layer via a contact hole formed in the first planar portion, and overlaps the first opening of the edge cover at at least a portion of the second planar portion.