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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2023
Filed:
May. 22, 2018
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Sakai, JP;
Tohru Okabe, Sakai, JP;
Ryosuke Gunji, Sakai, JP;
Kohji Ariga, Aioi, JP;
Hiroki Taniyama, Sakai, JP;
Shinji Ichikawa, Sakai, JP;
Shinsuke Saida, Sakai, JP;
Hiroharu Jinmura, Yonago, JP;
Akira Inoue, Yonago, JP;
Yoshihiro Kohara, Yonago, JP;
Koji Tanimura, Yonago, JP;
Yoshihiro Nakada, Yonago, JP;
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Sakai, JP;
Abstract
In a TFT layer provided on a base substrate, a first metal film, a first inorganic insulating film, a second metal film, a second inorganic insulating film, a third metal film, a first flattening film, a fourth metal film, and a second flattening film are sequentially layered. In a frame region, a slit is formed in the second flattening film to surround a display region, a first conductive layer formed by the fourth metal film is provided on the first flattening film exposed from the slit, and a TFT of a drive circuit is provided on the base substrate side of the first conductive layer to overlap with the first conductive layer.