US6350996B1
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Light emitting diode device
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1999-04-23
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Granted: 2002-02-26
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Expires: 2019-04-23
Abstract
Abstract A light emitting diode device includes a light emitting diode and a non-linear element which are arranged on a substrate. The non-linear element is composed of an organic compound layer.
Inventors
- 👤 Tatsundo Kawai
- 👤 Kazunori Ueno
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 11:00
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09G; G09G3/00; G09G3/20; G09G3/22; G09G3/30; G09G3/32; G09G3/3208; G09G3/3216; G09G3/3225; G09G3/3233; G09G3/3241; G09G3/325; H; H10; H10K; H10K59/00; H10K59/10; H10K59/12; H10K59/121; H10K59/1213; H10K59/1216; H10K59/125; G09G2300/00; G09G2300/08; G09G2300/0809; G09G2300/0842; G09G2300/088; G09G2300/0885; G09G2310/00; G09G2310/02; G09G2310/0243; G09G2310/0254; G09G2310/0256; G09G2320/00; G09G2320/04; G09G2320/043; H10K50/00; H10K50/10; H10K50/11
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
59 words
A light emitting diode device comprising: a light emitting diode and a non-linear element, which are arranged on a substrate, wherein electric current or electric charge flowing through said light emitting diode corresponds to a signal charge applied through the non-linear element, and wherein the non-linear element has diode or bi-directional diode characteristics and comprises an organic compound layer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
59 words
A light emitting diode device comprising: a light emitting diode and a non-linear element, which are arranged on a substrate, wherein electric current or electric charge flowing through said light emitting diode corresponds to a signal charge applied through the non-linear element, and wherein the non-linear element has diode or bi-directional diode characteristics and comprises an organic compound layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
A light emitting diode device according to claim 1 , wherein the light emitting diode comprises a light emitting layer held between an anode and a cathode.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
A light emitting diode device according to claim 2 , wherein the light emitting layer comprises an organic compound.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
A light emitting diode device according to claim 3 , wherein the organic compound layers which respectively constitute the non-linear element and the light emitting diode have at least one common material.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
A light emitting diode device according to claim 4 , wherein the organic compound layers which respectively constitute the non-linear element and the light emitting diode are made of the same material.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
A light emitting diode device according to claim 3 , wherein the organic compound layers which respectively constitute the non-linear element and the light emitting diode are made of different materials.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
48 words
A light emitting diode device according to claim 1 , wherein the non-linear element controls a resistance of an element for a current flowing in the thickness direction of the organic compound layer to control charge storage in or discharge from a pixel according to the data signal.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
A light emitting diode device according to claim 1 , wherein the non-linear element has a light shielding layer.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
31 words
A light emitting diode device according to claim 1 , wherein the non-linear element has a low emission efficiency or emits substantially no light, as compared with the light emitting diode.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method of manufacturing a light emitting diode device according to claim 1 , wherein each of the light emitting diode and the non-linear element comprises an organic compound layer.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method of manufacturing a light emitting diode device according to claim 10 , wherein the organic compound layers which respectively constitute the non-linear element and the light emitting diode are made of different materials.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method of manufacturing a light emitting diode device according to claim 10 , wherein the organic compound layers which respectively constitute the non-linear element and the light emitting diode are made of the same material.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method of manufacturing a light emitting diode device according to claim 10 , wherein the non-linear element has diode characteristics.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method of manufacturing a light emitting diode device according to claim 10 , wherein the non-linear element has bidirectional diode characteristics.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method of manufacturing a light emitting diode device according to claim 10 , wherein the non-linear element comprises a transistor.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method of manufacturing a light emitting diode device according to claim 15 , wherein two transistors are arranged for one pixel.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
43 words
A method of manufacturing a light emitting diode device according to claim 16 , wherein one of the transistors is connected in series to the light emitting diode, and the other transistor is connected in series to the gate of the one transistor.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
23 words
A light emitting diode device according to claim 1 , wherein the non-linear element is connected in series to the light emitting diode.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
20 words
A light emitting diode device according to claim 1 , wherein a transistor is connected to the light emitting diode.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
23 words
A light emitting diode device according to claim 19 , wherein a drain or source terminal is connected to the light emitting diode.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
22 words
A light emitting diode device according to claim 20 , wherein the non-linear element is connected to a gate of the transistor.
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