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Display apparatus using electroluminescence elements and method of manufacturing same
Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co Ltd
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Filing: 1997-12-09
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Granted: 2000-09-05
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Expires: 2017-12-09
Abstract
Abstract A display apparatus having electroluminescense (EL) elements includes a light emitting layer for generating light. A high energy laser beam is irradiated on the luminous elemenent layer to define a plurality of regions of the light emitting layer. A plurality of first electrodes are arranged generally parallel to each other over a first surface of the light emitting layer and a plurality of second electrodes are arranged generally parallel to one another and perpendicular to the first electrodes on a second, opposite surface of the light emitting. The EL elements are formed at the intersections of the first and second electrodes.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroki Hamada
- 👤 Hiroyuki Kuriyama
- 👤 Shigeki Matsuta
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 06:00
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10K; H10K59/00; H10K59/10; H10K59/12; H10K59/122; H10K59/17; H10K59/173; H10K71/00; H10K71/20; H10K71/231; H10K71/621
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 26
Claim 1
Independent Claim
80 words
A method of manufacturing a display apparatus comprising the steps of: providing a light emitting layer for generating light; and forming a plurality of first regions and a plurality of second regions, the first regions having a higher resistance than the second regions to inhibit crosstalk between adjacent second regions, wherein the forming step includes the step of irradiating a beam on said light emitting layer to define said light emitting layer into said plurality of first and second regions.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
80 words
A method of manufacturing a display apparatus comprising the steps of: providing a light emitting layer for generating light; and forming a plurality of first regions and a plurality of second regions, the first regions having a higher resistance than the second regions to inhibit crosstalk between adjacent second regions, wherein the forming step includes the step of irradiating a beam on said light emitting layer to define said light emitting layer into said plurality of first and second regions.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
72 words
A method of manufacturing a display apparatus comprising the steps of: providing a light emitting layer for generating light; irradiating a beam on said light emitting layer to define said light emitting layer into a plurality of regions; arranging a plurality of first electrodes on a first surface of said light emitting layer; and forming a second electrode on a second surface of said light emitting layer opposite to said first surface.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
72 words
A method of manufacturing a display apparatus comprising the steps of: providing a light emitting layer for generating light; irradiating a beam on said light emitting layer to define said light emitting layer into a plurality of regions; arranging a plurality of first electrodes on a first surface of said light emitting layer; and forming a second electrode on a second surface of said light emitting layer opposite to said first surface.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
97 words
A method of manufacturing a display apparatus comprising the steps of: providing a light emitting layer for generating light; irradiating a beam on said light emitting layer to define said light emitting layer into a plurality of regions; arranging a plurality of first electrodes on a first surface of said light emitting layer; forming a second electrode on a second surface of said light emitting layer opposite to said first surface; and irradiating a beam on said second electrode so that said second electrode perpendicularly crosses said first electrodes and is defined into a plurality of regions.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
97 words
A method of manufacturing a display apparatus comprising the steps of: providing a light emitting layer for generating light; irradiating a beam on said light emitting layer to define said light emitting layer into a plurality of regions; arranging a plurality of first electrodes on a first surface of said light emitting layer; forming a second electrode on a second surface of said light emitting layer opposite to said first surface; and irradiating a beam on said second electrode so that said second electrode perpendicularly crosses said first electrodes and is defined into a plurality of regions.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
85 words
A method of manufacturing a display apparatus comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of first electrodes generally parallel to one another; forming a light emitting layer for generating light on said first electrodes; irradiating said light emitting layer with a beam to define said light emitting layer into a plurality of second regions that are defined between a plurality of first regions having a higher resistance than the second regions; and forming a second electrode on said defined regions of said light emitting layer.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
85 words
A method of manufacturing a display apparatus comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of first electrodes generally parallel to one another; forming a light emitting layer for generating light on said first electrodes; irradiating said light emitting layer with a beam to define said light emitting layer into a plurality of second regions that are defined between a plurality of first regions having a higher resistance than the second regions; and forming a second electrode on said defined regions of said light emitting layer.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method according to claim 4, wherein said beam irradiating step includes a step of irradiating a beam on said light emitting layer to define said light emitting layer into generally parallel second regions on said first electrodes.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
101 words
A method of manufacturing a display apparatus comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of first electrodes generally parallel to one another; forming a light emitting layer for generating light on said first electrodes; irradiating said light emitting layer with a beam to define said light emitting layer into a plurality of regions; and forming a second electrode on said defined regions of said light emitting layer, wherein said beam irradiating step includes a step of irradiating a beam on said light emitting layer to remove second portions of said light emitting layer excluding first portions thereof on said first electrodes.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
101 words
A method of manufacturing a display apparatus comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of first electrodes generally parallel to one another; forming a light emitting layer for generating light on said first electrodes; irradiating said light emitting layer with a beam to define said light emitting layer into a plurality of regions; and forming a second electrode on said defined regions of said light emitting layer, wherein said beam irradiating step includes a step of irradiating a beam on said light emitting layer to remove second portions of said light emitting layer excluding first portions thereof on said first electrodes.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
118 words
A method of manufacturing a display apparatus comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of first electrodes generally parallel to one another; forming a light emitting layer for generating light on said first electrodes; irradiating said light emitting layer with a beam to define said light emitting layer into a plurality of regions, wherein said beam irradiating step includes a step of irradiating a beam on said light emitting layer to remove second portions of said light emitting layer excluding first portions thereof on said first electrodes; forming a second electrode on said defining regions of said light emitting layer; and arranging passivation layers in a space where said second portions of said light emitting layer are removed.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
118 words
A method of manufacturing a display apparatus comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of first electrodes generally parallel to one another; forming a light emitting layer for generating light on said first electrodes; irradiating said light emitting layer with a beam to define said light emitting layer into a plurality of regions, wherein said beam irradiating step includes a step of irradiating a beam on said light emitting layer to remove second portions of said light emitting layer excluding first portions thereof on said first electrodes; forming a second electrode on said defining regions of said light emitting layer; and arranging passivation layers in a space where said second portions of said light emitting layer are removed.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
86 words
A method of manufacturing a display apparatus comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of first electrodes generally parallel to one another; forming a light emitting layer for generating light on said first electrodes; irradiating said light emitting layer with a beam to define said light emitting layer into a plurality of first regions; forming a second electrode on said defined regions of said light emitting layer; and irradiating a beam on said second electrode to define said second electrode into a plurality of second regions.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
86 words
A method of manufacturing a display apparatus comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of first electrodes generally parallel to one another; forming a light emitting layer for generating light on said first electrodes; irradiating said light emitting layer with a beam to define said light emitting layer into a plurality of first regions; forming a second electrode on said defined regions of said light emitting layer; and irradiating a beam on said second electrode to define said second electrode into a plurality of second regions.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
119 words
A method of manufacturing a display apparatus comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of first electrodes generally parallel to one another; forming a light emitting layer for generating light on said first electrodes; irradiating said light emitting layer with a beam to define said light emitting layer into a plurality of first regions; forming a second electrode on said defined regions of said light emitting layer; and irradiating a beam on said second electrode to define said second electrode into a plurality of second regions, wherein said step of irradiating a beam on said second electrode includes a step of irradiating a beam on said second electrode such that said second electrode crosses said first electrodes substantially perpendicularly.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
119 words
A method of manufacturing a display apparatus comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of first electrodes generally parallel to one another; forming a light emitting layer for generating light on said first electrodes; irradiating said light emitting layer with a beam to define said light emitting layer into a plurality of first regions; forming a second electrode on said defined regions of said light emitting layer; and irradiating a beam on said second electrode to define said second electrode into a plurality of second regions, wherein said step of irradiating a beam on said second electrode includes a step of irradiating a beam on said second electrode such that said second electrode crosses said first electrodes substantially perpendicularly.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
87 words
A method of manufacturing a display apparatus comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of first electrodes generally parallel to one another; forming a light emitting layer for generating light on said first electrodes; irradiating said light emitting layer with a beam to define said light emitting layer into a plurality of regions; and forming a second electrode on said defined regions of said light emitting layer, wherein said step of forming said light emitting layer includes a step of forming a layer of an organic compound.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
87 words
A method of manufacturing a display apparatus comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of first electrodes generally parallel to one another; forming a light emitting layer for generating light on said first electrodes; irradiating said light emitting layer with a beam to define said light emitting layer into a plurality of regions; and forming a second electrode on said defined regions of said light emitting layer, wherein said step of forming said light emitting layer includes a step of forming a layer of an organic compound.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
89 words
A method of manufacturing a display apparatus comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of first electrodes generally parallel to one another; forming a light emitting layer for generating light on said first electrodes; irradiating said light emitting layer with a beam to define said light emitting layer into a plurality of regions; and forming a second electrode on said defined regions of said light emitting layer, wherein said step of defining said light emitting layer includes a step of irradiating said light emitting layer with a laser beam.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
89 words
A method of manufacturing a display apparatus comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of first electrodes generally parallel to one another; forming a light emitting layer for generating light on said first electrodes; irradiating said light emitting layer with a beam to define said light emitting layer into a plurality of regions; and forming a second electrode on said defined regions of said light emitting layer, wherein said step of defining said light emitting layer includes a step of irradiating said light emitting layer with a laser beam.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
90 words
A method of manufacturing a display apparatus comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of first electrodes which extends generally parallel to one another; forming a light emitting layer of an organic compound for generating light on said first electrodes; irradiating said lumious element layer with a laser beam to define said light emitting layer into a plurality of regions; and forming a plurality of second electrodes on said defined regions of said light emitting layer which extend generally parallel to one another and generally perpendicular to said first electrodes.
Claim 23
Independent Claim
90 words
A method of manufacturing a display apparatus comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of first electrodes which extends generally parallel to one another; forming a light emitting layer of an organic compound for generating light on said first electrodes; irradiating said lumious element layer with a laser beam to define said light emitting layer into a plurality of regions; and forming a plurality of second electrodes on said defined regions of said light emitting layer which extend generally parallel to one another and generally perpendicular to said first electrodes.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method according to claim 12, wherein said laser beam irradiating step includes a step of irradiating a laser beam on said light emitting layer to define said light emitting layer into generally parallel regions on said first electrodes.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method according to claim 12, wherein said laser beam irradiating step includes a step of irradiating a laser beam on said light emitting layer to remove second portions of said light emitting layer, excluding first portions thereof on said first electrodes.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
54 words
The method according to claim 12, wherein said laser beam irradiating step includes a step of irradiating a laser beam with a high-energy beam on said light emitting layer to reform a part of said light emitting layer to form a high-resistance portion, which defines said light emitting layer into a plurality of regions.
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