JP5407649B2 - ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE, ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a thin electro-optical device, a manufacturing method thereof, and an electronic apparatus.

As the thin electro-optical device, a liquid crystal display device including a liquid crystal panel using a glass substrate having a thickness of less than 0.15 mm, a flexible printed circuit board, a connector, and a protective sheet sandwiching and holding them together. Is disclosed (Patent Document 1).
The liquid crystal display device is driven by connecting an external device having a drive circuit and a connector.

Further, it is disclosed that a flexible driver IC having a thickness of 100 μm or less by polishing a silicon wafer is directly mounted on a flexible display panel or mounted via a flexible printed circuit (FPC) (Patent Literature). 2).
Examples of the flexible display panel include a liquid crystal display, a plasma display, an inorganic or organic EL display, an electrophoretic display, and an electrochromic display.

JP 2003-337322 A JP 2008-165219 A

From the viewpoint of electrically mounting the driver IC on the flexible display panel, when the driver IC is mounted via the FPC, the impedance on the output side is increased, the output signal is attenuated, and an appropriate display state may not be obtained. Therefore, it is preferable to directly mount the flexible display panel.
However, when the flexible driver IC is applied to the liquid crystal display device of Patent Document 1 and is mounted directly on the terminal portion of the liquid crystal panel, so-called COG (Chip On Glass) mounting is performed. Cannot be implemented. Or, since the liquid crystal panel is thin, handling in the mounting process is difficult, and there is a problem such as damage.
In addition, when integrated by sandwiching between protective sheets after COG mounting, there is also a problem that it is difficult to dissipate heat generated by the current flowing through the driver IC.

  SUMMARY An advantage of some aspects of the invention is to solve at least a part of the problems described above, and the invention can be implemented as the following forms or application examples.

  Application Example 1 An electro-optical device according to this application example includes an electro-optical panel having a pair of substrates, a driving semiconductor chip mounted on a terminal portion of at least one of the pair of substrates, and at least one of them. Two transparent protective films, and the electro-optical panel is sandwiched and sealed between the two protective films, and the protective film covers the terminal portion of the two protective films. Is provided with an opening for exposing the driving semiconductor chip.

According to this configuration, even after the electro-optical panel is sealed with the protective film, the driving semiconductor chip can be mounted on the terminal portion exposed at the opening of one protective film. Therefore, it is possible to mount the driving semiconductor chip with high positional accuracy on the terminal portion of the electro-optical panel which is sealed by the two protective films and has improved handleability.
In addition, compared with the case where the electro-optical panel is sealed together with the protective film together with the driving semiconductor chip, the mounted driving semiconductor chip is exposed in the opening, so that by driving the electro-optical device Even if the driving semiconductor chip generates heat, heat can be easily dissipated.

Application Example 2 In the electro-optical device according to the application example described above, the electro-optical panel has flexibility, and the driving semiconductor chip is thin enough to have flexibility. To do.
According to this configuration, even if the electro-optical device is bent, the electro-optical panel is bent, and the driving semiconductor chip is also bent following the bending. Therefore, the electro-optical panel and the driving semiconductor chip are not easily damaged by bending. Can provide. In other words, a flexible electro-optical device can be provided.

Application Example 3 In the electro-optical device according to the application example, the opening is provided in the protective film so as to surround the driving semiconductor chip, and an inner wall of the opening and a side wall of the driving semiconductor chip are provided. It is preferable that a molding material for sealing the active surface side of the driving semiconductor chip is filled in between.
According to this configuration, the joint portion of the driving semiconductor chip is molded between the terminal portions of the electro-optical panel, and an electro-optical device having high connection reliability can be provided.

Application Example 4 In the electro-optical device according to the application example described above, it is preferable that a resin material having elasticity after curing is used for the molding material.
According to this configuration, even when the electro-optical device is bent, the molding material filled in the joint portion of the driving semiconductor chip is elastically changed and sealed without generating a gap. That is, higher connection reliability can be obtained.

Application Example 5 In the electro-optical device according to the application example described above, the one substrate having the terminal portion is a glass substrate, and the terminal portion is formed such that edge burrs generated during processing of the opening portion face outward. It is preferable that the protective film provided with the opening with respect to the portion is disposed.
According to this configuration, even if the electro-optical panel is sealed with two protective films, the burrs of the opening do not directly touch and press the glass substrate, so that the glass substrate can be prevented from being damaged or broken by the burrs. it can.

Application Example 6 In the electro-optical device according to the application example described above, a heat dissipation member is provided so as to cover at least a part of the surface of the driving semiconductor chip exposed in the opening.
According to this configuration, even if the driving semiconductor chip generates heat by driving the electro-optical device, heat can be radiated more efficiently via the heat radiating member.

Application Example 7 In the electro-optical device according to the application example described above, the electro-optical panel is an organic EL panel including an organic EL element.
According to this configuration, it is possible to provide an electro-optical device having a structure in which the driving semiconductor chip is mounted on the organic EL panel with high positional accuracy and the heat generated by the driving semiconductor chip can be radiated.

  Application Example 8 A method for manufacturing an electro-optical device according to this application example is a method for manufacturing an electro-optical device having an electro-optical panel sandwiched between two protective films, at least one of which is transparent. Has a pair of substrates in which terminal portions are provided on at least one substrate, and uses the one protective film having an opening portion opened at a position corresponding to the terminal portion and the other protective film, and the electro-optical panel. And a mounting step of mounting a driving semiconductor chip on the terminal portion exposed in the opening.

  According to this method, after the electro-optical panel is sealed with two protective films, the driving semiconductor chip is mounted on the terminal portion exposed at the opening of one protective film. Therefore, the electro-optical panel can be easily handled, and the driving semiconductor chip can be mounted with high positional accuracy. Further, since the mounted driving semiconductor chip is exposed in the opening, the heat generated by the driving semiconductor chip accompanying the driving of the electro-optical device can be easily radiated. That is, an electro-optical device in which a driving semiconductor chip is mounted on an electro-optical panel with high positional accuracy and heat dissipation is improved can be manufactured with high yield.

Application Example 9 In the method of manufacturing the electro-optical device according to the application example, the opening is provided in the one protective film so as to surround the driving semiconductor chip, and is mounted on the inner wall of the opening. It is preferable to have a molding step of applying and curing a molding material for sealing the active surface side of the driving semiconductor chip between the side walls of the driving semiconductor chip.
According to this method, since the driving semiconductor chip is sealed to the terminal portion at the opening of the protective film, an electro-optical device having high connection reliability can be manufactured.

Application Example 10 In the electro-optical device manufacturing method according to the application example described above, it is preferable that a resin material having elasticity after curing is used as the mold material.
According to this method, since the molding material is elastically deformed even when a stress such as bending is applied to the electro-optical device, an electro-optical device having a higher connection reliability that is less likely to cause a gap in the joint portion of the driving semiconductor chip. Can be manufactured.

Application Example 11 In the method of manufacturing the electro-optical device according to the application example described above, it is provided with a step of reducing the thickness of the driving semiconductor chip by dry etching the mounted driving semiconductor chip. .
According to this method, since the driving semiconductor chip is mounted on the electro-optic panel and then thinned by dry etching, the handling of the driving semiconductor chip is easier than when mounting the thinned driving semiconductor chip. This makes it possible to mount with high yield. In addition, since the driving semiconductor chip is thinned, the driving semiconductor chip can be deformed even when a stress such as bending is applied to the electro-optical device, so that a gap is generated in the joint portion of the driving semiconductor chip. Higher connection reliability can be obtained.

Application Example 12 In the method of manufacturing the electro-optical device according to the application example described above, it is provided with a step of disposing a heat dissipation member so as to cover at least a part of the surface of the mounted driving semiconductor chip.
According to this method, even if the driving semiconductor chip generates heat by driving the electro-optical device, it is possible to manufacture an electro-optical device that can radiate heat more efficiently via the heat dissipation member.

Application Example 13 In the method of manufacturing the electro-optical device according to the application example, the electro-optical panel is an organic EL panel including an organic EL element.
According to this method, it is possible to manufacture an electro-optical device having a structure in which the driving semiconductor chip is mounted on the organic EL panel with high positional accuracy and the heat generated by the driving semiconductor chip can be radiated.

Application Example 14 An electronic apparatus according to this application example includes the electro-optical device according to the application example described above.
According to this configuration, it is possible to provide an electronic apparatus having high reliability quality that combines the connection reliability and heat dissipation of the driving semiconductor chip.

1 is a schematic plan view showing the configuration of an organic EL device. FIG. 3 is an equivalent circuit diagram illustrating an electrical configuration of the organic EL device. The schematic sectional drawing which shows the structure of an organic electroluminescent panel. FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the organic EL device cut along line AA ′ in FIG. 1. The flowchart which shows the manufacturing method of an organic electroluminescent apparatus. (A) And (b) is the schematic which shows a lamination process. (A)-(c) is the schematic which shows IC mounting process. (A)-(d) is schematic which shows a dry etching process. (A) is a schematic block diagram of the display as an example of an electronic device, (b) is a schematic block diagram of the information portable terminal as an example of an electronic device. The top view which shows the shape of the opening part of a modification.

  DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that the drawings to be used are appropriately enlarged or reduced so that the part to be described can be recognized.

(First embodiment)
<Electro-optical device>
In the present embodiment, an organic EL (electroluminescence) device will be described as an example of an electro-optical device with reference to FIGS.
1 is a schematic plan view showing the configuration of the organic EL device, FIG. 2 is an equivalent circuit diagram showing the electrical configuration of the organic EL device, FIG. 3 is a schematic sectional view showing the structure of the organic EL panel, and FIG. It is the schematic sectional drawing cut by the AA 'line.

As shown in FIG. 1, an organic EL device 100 as an electro-optical device according to this embodiment includes a square organic EL panel 110 and two protective films 41 and 44 in plan view, and two protective films. The organic EL panel 110 is sandwiched and sealed between the films 41 and 44 (see FIG. 4 for details).
The organic EL panel 110 as an electro-optical panel has a plurality of pixels 6 having a substantially rectangular shape from which red (R), green (G), and blue (B) emission colors can be obtained independently. A light emitting region 110a configured by a so-called stripe-type pixel array in which pixels 6 of the same emission color are linearly arranged in the short side direction and pixels 6 of different emission colors are arranged in the long side direction intersecting the short side direction. Have Note that the arrangement of the plurality of pixels 6 from which different emission colors can be obtained is not limited to this.

  A plurality (two) of driver ICs 120 as driving semiconductor chips are mounted on the terminal portion 10a of the organic EL panel 110 in a plane. The mounted driver IC 120 is an elongated rectangle in plan view, and has a short side of 1.5 mm to 2 mm and a long side of 15 mm to 20 mm, for example. One protective film 41 of the two protective films 41 and 44 is provided with an opening 42 that is similarly rectangular in plan view so as to surround the driver IC 120 at a position corresponding to the terminal portion 10a. That is, the driver IC 120 is mounted and exposed in the opening 42.

  Further, a heat radiating member 123 is provided so as to overlap the exposed surface of the driver IC 120 and extend to one side of the protective film 41. As the heat radiating member 123, for example, a heat conductor itself such as a metal foil or a resin film on which a heat conductor is laminated can be used. A PGS graphite sheet manufactured by Matsushita Electric Industrial is particularly suitable as a material having flexibility and excellent thermal conductivity. In either case, the heat conductor and at least the driver IC 120 are bonded together via an adhesive layer or an adhesive layer.

  In addition to the driver IC 120, the wiring portion 43 provided on the inner surface of the protective film 41 is electrically connected to the terminal portion 10 a by sealing the organic EL panel 110 with the two protective films 41 and 44. doing. The wiring part 43 is formed by patterning a transparent conductive film such as ITO (Indium Tin Oxide) formed on the inner surface of the protective film 41.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the organic EL panel 110 is an active matrix organic EL panel using a thin film transistor (hereinafter referred to as TFT). The organic EL panel 110 includes a scanning line 16 and a data line 17 that intersect with each other while being insulated from each other, and a power supply line 18 that extends along the data line 17.

  Pixels 6 are arranged in a region surrounded by the scanning lines 16 and the data lines 17. The pixels 6 are arranged in a matrix along the extending direction of the scanning lines 16 and the extending direction of the data lines 17.

Each pixel 6 is provided with an organic electroluminescence element (organic EL element) 20 including an anode 24, an organic functional layer 25, and a cathode 26. Further, a switching TFT 11, a driving TFT 12, and a storage capacitor 13 are provided as a circuit unit for driving and controlling the organic EL element 20. The organic functional layer 25 is, for example, a layer in which a hole injection layer, a hole transport layer, a light emitting layer, and an electron transport layer are stacked in order, and holes injected from the anode 24 and electrons injected from the cathode 26 Are recombined in the light emitting layer and excited to emit light.
The configuration of the organic functional layer 25 is not limited to this, and may include an intermediate layer and an electron injection layer for promoting light emission more efficiently, and a known configuration can be adopted.

  The data line 17 is connected to a data line driving circuit 14 having a shift register, a level shifter, a video line, and an analog switch. The scanning line 16 is connected to a scanning line driving circuit 15 having a shift register and a level shifter.

  When a scanning signal is sent from the scanning line driving circuit 15 to the switching TFT 11 via the scanning line 16 and turned on, the image signal supplied from the data line driving circuit 14 via the data line 17 is held in the holding capacitor 13. Thus, the on / off state of the driving TFT 12 is determined according to the state of the storage capacitor 13. When the anode 24 is electrically connected to the power supply line 18 via the driving TFT 12 (that is, when the anode 24 is turned on), a drive current flows from the power supply line 18 to the anode 24 and further passes through the organic functional layer 25. A current flows through 26. The light emitting layer of the organic functional layer 25 emits light with a luminance corresponding to the amount of current flowing between the anode 24 and the cathode 26.

  The driver IC 120 that drives the organic EL panel 110 described above has a configuration capable of supplying power to at least one of the data line driving circuit 14 and the scanning line driving circuit 15 and the power supply line 18. For example, the scanning line driving circuit 15 can be formed as a part of a circuit unit in a peripheral region along the short side of the light emitting region 110 a of the organic EL panel 110. In that case, the driver IC 120 may include the configuration of the data line driving circuit 14.

As shown in FIG. 3, the organic EL panel 110 is opposed to the element substrate 10 as one substrate provided with the plurality of organic EL elements 20 and the element substrate 10 so as to seal the plurality of organic EL elements 20. And a sealing substrate 30 as the other substrate disposed.
On the element substrate 10, the above-described circuit portion 10d and the planarizing layer 21 covering the circuit portion 10d are provided. The organic EL element 20 is provided on the reflective layer 23 disposed in the region partitioned by the partition wall 22 on the planarizing layer 21. In addition, an electrode protective layer 27, an organic buffer layer 28, and a gas barrier layer 29 are provided so as to cover the cathode 26 and the planarization layer 21 disposed as a common electrode across the plurality of organic EL elements 20. .
The organic EL element 20 in the present embodiment can obtain white light emission in the organic functional layer 25.
The sealing substrate 30 has a color filter 32 constituted by three colored layers 32R, 32G, and 32B provided corresponding to the arrangement of the pixels 6. Moreover, it has the light shielding layer 31 which divides each colored layer 32R, 32G, 32B.
The element substrate 10 and the sealing substrate 30 are disposed to face each other with the sealing resin layer 34 interposed therebetween, and are sealed and bonded by the sealing material 33.
Such an organic EL panel 110 is a top emission type in which white light emitted from the organic functional layer 25 is reflected by the reflective layer 23, passes through the color filter 32, and is emitted from the sealing substrate 30 side.

  For example, a substrate made of transparent non-alkali glass is used as the element substrate 10. In addition, since the organic EL panel 110 is a top emission type, a material such as silicon that does not have optical transparency can be used as the material of the element substrate 10.

An anode 24 is connected to the drain of the driving TFT 12 provided in the circuit unit 10d through a contact hole provided in the planarizing layer 21.
The anode 24 is made of, for example, a transparent conductive film such as ITO or IZO (Indium Zinc Oxide; registered trademark).
The reflection layer 23 provided so as to overlap the anode 24 in a plane is made of a metal material having light reflectivity, for example, an aluminum alloy or the like.

  In addition, since the organic EL panel 110 is a top emission type, the material of the anode 24 does not necessarily have light transmittance. Further, in the case of using, for example, an aluminum alloy that does not have light transmittance and has light reflectivity as the material of the anode 24, the reflection layer 23 can be omitted.

  The partition wall 22 that substantially partitions the pixel 6 (or the organic EL element 20) is made of, for example, an acrylic resin having a light shielding property.

  The organic functional layer 25 is formed so as to cover the anode 24 and the partition wall 22. In the present embodiment, the organic functional layer 25 includes a hole injection layer, a hole transport layer, a light emitting layer, and an electron transport layer that are sequentially stacked (illustrated as one layer in FIG. 3). The hole injection layer is formed of, for example, a triarylamine (ATP) multimer, and the hole transport layer is formed of, for example, a triphenylamine derivative (TPD).

  The emission color of the light emitting layer is white. As the white light-emitting material, a styrylamine-based light-emitting material, an anthracene-based dopant (blue), a styrylamine-based light-emitting material, or a rubrene-based dopant (yellow) is used. The electron transport layer is formed of, for example, an aluminum quinolinol complex (Alq3). Each layer of the organic functional layer 25 is sequentially formed using, for example, a vacuum evaporation method.

  The cathode 26 has optical transparency, and is formed of, for example, an alloy of magnesium and silver (Mg—Ag alloy). An electron injection buffer layer made of lithium fluoride (LiF) or the like may be provided below the cathode 26.

  The electrode protective layer 27 is made of, for example, a silicon compound such as silicon oxide or silicon oxynitride in consideration of light transmittance, adhesion, water resistance, gas barrier properties, and the like. Further, the thickness of the electrode protective layer 27 is preferably 100 nm or more, and the upper limit of the thickness is preferably 400 nm or less in order to prevent the occurrence of cracks due to the stress generated by covering the partition walls 22. The electrode protective layer 27 is formed using PVD (physical vapor deposition), CVD (chemical vapor deposition), ion plating, or the like.

  An organic buffer layer 28 and a gas barrier layer 29 are stacked on the electrode protective layer 27. The organic buffer layer 28 is made of a thermosetting epoxy resin or the like, and is formed using, for example, a screen printing method, a slit coating method, an ink jet method, or the like. The organic buffer layer 28 relaxes the uneven portion of the electrode protective layer 27 reflecting the shape of the partition wall 22. The organic buffer layer 28 has a function of relieving stress generated by warping and volume expansion of the element substrate 10 and preventing peeling of the electrode protective layer 27 and cracking of the gas barrier layer 29. The thickness of the organic buffer layer 28 is preferably about 3 μm to 5 μm.

  The gas barrier layer 29 is made of the same material as that of the electrode protective layer 27 and functions as a sealing member that prevents moisture and oxygen from entering the organic EL element 20 from the outside. The gas barrier layer 29 is formed by the same method as the electrode protective layer 27.

  As the sealing substrate 30, a substrate made of, for example, transparent non-alkali glass is used similarly to the element substrate 10.

  The sealing material 33 is disposed in a non-light emitting region between the element substrate 10 and the sealing substrate 30, and is provided in a frame shape along the outer periphery of the sealing substrate 30. The sealing material 33 is made of a material having a low moisture permeability. As the material of the sealing material 33, for example, a highly adhesive adhesive in which an acid anhydride is added as a curing agent to an epoxy resin and a silane coupling agent is added as an accelerator can be used.

  The sealing resin layer 34 is provided so as to be filled in a region surrounded by the element substrate 10, the sealing substrate 30, and the sealing material 33 without a gap. The sealing resin layer 34 is made of a highly light-transmitting resin such as acrylic, epoxy, or urethane. In consideration of heat resistance and water resistance, it is preferable to use an epoxy resin.

  The light shielding layer 31 that partitions the colored layers 32R, 32G, and 32B is made of, for example, Cr (chrome) having light shielding properties. An overcoat layer may be provided so as to cover the color filter 32 and the light shielding layer 31.

  The organic EL panel 110 includes the organic EL element 20 from which white light emission can be obtained and the color filter 32 disposed corresponding to the organic EL element 20, thereby providing a pixel 6 </ b> R that emits red light and a pixel 6 </ b> G that emits green light. , And a pixel 6B that emits blue light (also referred to simply as a pixel 6 when the corresponding colors are not distinguished). Therefore, the organic EL panel 110 capable of full color display or full color light emission is realized.

  In the present embodiment, non-alkali glass having a thickness of approximately 0.3 mm to 0.7 mm is used as a material for the element substrate 10 and the sealing substrate 30, and the above configuration is formed on each substrate and bonded. Then, after bonding, each substrate is processed to be thinned by etching, mechanical polishing, chemical polishing, or the like.

  For example, the thicknesses of the element substrate 10 and the sealing substrate 30 are each about 10 μm to 100 μm, and preferably 10 μm to 50 μm. The total thickness after bonding is preferably 200 μm or less. Thereby, the organic EL panel 110 is made flexible.

  When the driver IC 120 is mounted on the thin and flexible organic EL panel 110 as described above, the organic EL panel 110 is vulnerable to external impact and is easily damaged, so that handling is required. Further, when there is a warp, it becomes difficult to mount the driver IC 120 with high positional accuracy. In other words, securing a stable yield in manufacturing is an important issue.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the organic EL device 100 employs a structure in which the organic EL panel 110 is sandwiched between two protective films 41 and 44 (laminated).

Further, by providing the opening 42 at a position covering the terminal portion 10a of the protective film 41, the driver IC 120 can be mounted after the organic EL panel 110 is sealed.
In the driver IC 120, bumps 121 and 122 on the active surface 120a are pressed and electrically joined to connection terminals 4 and 5 provided on the terminal portion 10a via an anisotropic conductive film (ACF) 125. The bumps 121 and 122 are bonding electrodes formed of Au (gold) or the like on the lands (electrodes) of the active surface 120a.

  As described above, the driver IC 120 is a long and thin rectangle in plan view, and is originally manufactured using a silicon wafer having a thickness of 300 μm to 400 μm. In the present embodiment, after the driver IC 120 is mounted, a process for reducing the thickness is performed, and the thickness is set to about 5 μm to 50 μm. As a result, even when a stress such as bending is applied to the organic EL device 100 itself, the driver IC 120 itself is deformed following the bending stress, and the reliability of connection is ensured. Although the processing method for reducing the thickness will be described later, it is preferable to set the thickness to 10 μm to 30 μm in consideration of the harmony between productivity and reliability quality.

  Further, the molding material 46 is filled so as to fill a gap between the side surface of the mounted driver IC 120 and the inner wall of the opening 42. As a result, the active surface 120a is sealed to ensure connection reliability. The mold material 46 is made of a resin material having elasticity even after being cured, and can follow the deformation of the organic EL device 100. Examples of such a mold material 46 include a silicone moisture-proof material (TSE3996) manufactured by Momentive Performance Materials Japan (former GE Toshiba Silicone).

  Furthermore, as described above, when the organic EL panel 110 is driven, a considerable current flows through the driver IC 120 and heat is generated. Therefore, on the surface 120b opposite to the active surface 120a of the mounted driver IC 120, the heat dissipation member 123 is provided. Is pasted.

As the two protective films 41 and 44 for sealing the organic EL panel 110, it is preferable to use a transparent resin film having low gas permeability from the viewpoint of preventing intrusion of moisture and gas from the outside.
As a resin film, the film which consists of resin, such as polyester, such as PET (polyethylene terephthalate) and PEN (polyethylene naphthalate), PES (polyether sulfone), PC (polycarbonate), PE (polyethylene), is mentioned, for example. Its thickness is about 50 μm.
An adhesive is applied to the side of the resin film on which the organic EL panel 110 is sealed. As the adhesive, for example, a thermosetting epoxy resin can be used. Moreover, it is good also as an adhesive which has adhesiveness. Repair properties can be realized by using an adhesive.

The organic EL panel 110 is sandwiched between two protective films 41 and 44 so that the adhesive faces each other (lamination). Further, in order to ensure moisture resistance of the organic EL element 20, in other words, sealing properties, a space that may be generated around the organic EL panel 110 during lamination is filled with a sealing resin 45. That is, the organic EL panel 110 is laminated together with the sealing resin 45, and a part of the protruding sealing resin 45 is raised on the end surfaces of the protective films 41 and 44.
As described above, the wiring portion 43 reaching one side is provided on the inner surface (sealing surface side) of the protective film 41, and the terminal portion 10a is attached to the organic EL panel 110 when the organic EL panel 110 is sealed. The connection terminal 4 provided is contacted and electrically connected. And since it seals so that a part of wiring part 43 may be exposed, the exposed wiring part 43 becomes a connection part with an external drive circuit.

  In this embodiment, press working (die cutting) is used as a method of providing the opening 42 in the protective film 41. Although it is efficient in that a plurality of openings 42 can be provided at a time, the burrs 42 a are generated at the edges of the openings 42. When sealing the organic EL panel 110 using such a protective film 41, if the burrs 42 a directly touch the terminal portions 10 a of the element substrate 10, stress concentrates on the contact portions and scratches and cracks enter. There is a risk that. Moreover, the element substrate 10 which is a glass substrate may be damaged due to the scratches and cracks. Therefore, the protective film 41 is arranged so that the burrs 42a face outward with respect to the terminal portion 10a.

  In addition, since the organic EL panel 110 is a top emission type, the protective film 41 that covers the sealing substrate 30 side from which light emission is extracted out of the two protective films 41 and 44 needs to have transparency. On the other hand, the protective film 44 covering the element substrate 10 side from which light emission is not extracted does not need to have transparency. For example, an opaque resin film provided with a heat conductor such as a metal thin film that can be laminated may be used. The heat conductor can dissipate heat generated by the light emission of the organic EL element 20.

<Method of manufacturing electro-optical device>
Next, a method for manufacturing an organic EL device as an electro-optical device will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a method for manufacturing an organic EL device, FIGS. 6A and 6B are schematic views showing a laminating process, and FIGS. 7A to 7C are schematic views showing an IC mounting process. 8 (a) to (d) are schematic views showing a dry etching process.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the manufacturing method of the organic EL device 100 of this embodiment includes a laminating process (step S1), an IC mounting process (step S2), a molding process (step S3), and a dry etching process (step). S4) and a heat dissipating member mounting step (step S5). Since a known method can be applied to the process of manufacturing the organic EL panel 110, description thereof is omitted.

  In the laminating process of step S1, as shown in FIG. 6A, the respective members are overlapped to form a preparation and set in a laminating apparatus. Specifically, the organic EL panel 110 and the protective film 41 are superposed on the protective film 44 in this order. Although not shown in FIG. 6A, each member is overlapped in a planar manner. This step may be performed in a normal environment, but is performed in a reduced pressure environment in consideration of sealing properties. In FIG. 6A, only the pressure rollers 51 and 52 of the laminating apparatus are illustrated. The laminating apparatus has a chamber capable of setting the internal environment to a desired atmospheric pressure environment.

The pressure in the chamber of the laminating apparatus in which the preparation is set is reduced. Thereby, the air (bubbles) inside the preparation body is removed (defoamed).
The pressure rollers 51 and 52 have a roller surface made of a thermally conductive elastomer and are heated to a temperature of 80 ° C to 120 ° C.
The preparation body is inserted between the pair of pressure rollers 51 and 52 from one side of the preparation body on the opposite side of the terminal portion 10a of the organic EL panel 110 in the direction indicated by the arrow in FIG. (Sealing) is performed. In the portion sandwiched between the pressure rollers 51 and 52, the organic EL panel 110 and the protective films 41 and 44 are bonded to each other by heat and pressure. Further, the protective films 41 and 44 are also bonded to each other. Thereby, the organic EL panel 110 and the protective films 41 and 44 are integrated.
Since laminating is performed from one side of the prepared body toward the other end, even if bubbles (air) remain in each member, the bubbles are pushed out to the other end.
Further, as described above, the sealing resin 45 is applied in advance to the portions along the four sides of the organic EL panel 110 where the space is likely to be generated after lamination and the terminal portion 10a. Therefore, the excess sealing resin 45 after filling the space is also pushed out to the end portions of the protective films 41 and 44. Then, as shown in FIG. 6B, the laminated organic EL device 100 is pushed out between the pressure rollers 51 and 52 to complete the lamination.

In order to remove the residual stress in the laminated organic EL device 100, it is desirable to perform an annealing process. The annealing process may be performed continuously in a reduced pressure environment or in a normal environment. In particular, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6B, the protective films 41 and 44 in which an adhesive is applied to the adhesive surfaces 41 a and 44 a are used. However, the protective films 41 and 44 include heat that includes a crosslinking component. In the case of using a welding type resin film, it is preferable to perform an annealing treatment at about 100 ° C. to complete the crosslinking.
The laminating apparatus used for laminating is not limited to the roll laminating system provided with a pair of pressure rollers 51 and 52. For example, using a diaphragm-type vacuum laminating apparatus in which a preparation body is set on one plate-like heating plate (hot plate), a deformed rubber sheet is pressed against the preparation body by a pressure difference, and heated and pressurized. Also good. Then, the process proceeds to step S2.

  In the IC mounting process of step S2, as shown in FIG. 7A, first, the ACF 125 cut to a predetermined size is attached to the active surface 120a of the driver IC 120. The ACF 125 is generally in the form of a tape wound while being supported by a release film. Therefore, the release film is cut and pasted together with the release film, and the release film is peeled off immediately before mounting in order to avoid adhesion of foreign matter or the like to the ACF 125.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 7B, the active surface 120a and the terminal portion 10a exposed to the opening 42 provided in the protective film 41 are arranged to face each other, and the driver IC 120 is aligned in a plane. As an alignment method, there is a method in which the connection terminals 4 and 5 provided in the terminal portion 10a and the corresponding bumps 121 and 122 are image-recognized and aligned. For example, if the protective film 44 covering the element substrate 10 side is transparent, the imaging device can be arranged and aligned so as to face the active surface 120a.

  Then, the surface 120b opposite to the active surface 120a is brought into contact with the thermocompression bonding tool 61 via the release tape 62, and the driver IC 120 is pressed against the terminal portion 10a and heated to be mounted. As the thermocompression bonding conditions, for example, the temperature of the thermocompression bonding tool 61 is about 180 ° C., the pressure applied to the driver IC 120 is about 300 N, and the pressure bonding time is about 10 seconds. Then, the process proceeds to step S3.

  In the molding process of step S3, the molding material 46 is filled in the gap between the side surface 120c of the mounted driver IC 120 and the inner wall of the opening 42. Examples of the filling method include a method of discharging the molding material 46 from the dispenser 71. If the above-described silicone moisture-proof material (TSE3996) is used as the molding material 46, it is allowed to stand at room temperature and normal humidity after filling, so that it reacts with moisture in the air and is cured into a rubber-like elastic body. Then, the process proceeds to step S4.

  In the IC mounting process of this embodiment, the driver IC 120 is mounted in a plane using a thermosetting ACF125, but a thermosetting adhesive (NCP: Non Conductive Paste) that does not contain anisotropic conductive particles is used as a terminal. A method in which the driver IC 120 is thermocompression bonded after being applied to the portion 10a may be employed. According to this, it is possible to omit the molding process.

  In the dry etching process of step S4, as shown in FIG. 8A, first, the surface of the organic EL device 100 is covered with a resist 81 with the mounted driver IC 120 exposed. As the resist 81, for example, an acrylic photo-curing adhesive that is soluble in warm water after curing is used. Resist 81 is used by masking the exposed portion of driver IC 120, that is, opening 42, and then dipping the organic EL device 100 in the adhesive and pulling it up, or spraying the adhesive directly onto the organic EL device 100. The method of forming a film is mentioned.

Next, the organic EL device 100 is set in a parallel plate type RIE (Reactive Ion Etching) device, and the driver IC 120 is dry-etched as shown in FIG. 8B. Etching conditions are as follows: 50 sccm of CF ₄ (carbon tetrafluoride) gas and 5 sccm of O ₂ (oxygen) gas are introduced into the chamber whose pressure is reduced to about 30 Pa and the distance between the electrodes is 60 mm. The output is about 200W. The etching rate at this time is approximately 0.8 μm / min. By adjusting the etching time, the driver IC 120 can be thinned to a desired thickness as shown in FIG.

  Then, for example, the organic EL device 100 is immersed in pure water (ie, hot water) heated to about 90 ° C. for 5 minutes to 10 minutes, and the resist 81 is peeled off and removed as shown in FIG. . In removing the resist 81, it is desirable to stir hot water or apply ultrasonic waves of 70 kHz or less. If necessary, pure water rinsing or the like may be performed. Then, the process proceeds to step S5.

  In the heat radiating member mounting step of step S5, as shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 4, the heat radiating member 123 having adhesiveness is pasted so as to overlap the exposed surface of the driver IC 120. In FIG. 1, the width of the heat radiating member 123 is made shorter than the length in the longitudinal direction of the driver IC 120 for easy understanding of the configuration. However, in consideration of heat radiation, the area of the heat radiating member 123 should be as large as possible. Since the driver IC 120 is equal to or thinner than the thickness of the protective film 41 at the stage of attaching the heat radiating member 123, the driver IC 120 may have a size that covers the entire surface of the opening 42.

According to the method for manufacturing the organic EL device 100, since the driver IC 120 is mounted after the thin organic EL panel 110 is sealed with the protective films 41 and 44, handling in the IC mounting process or subsequent processes is easy. Become. Further, since it is possible to suppress warping in a state where no stress such as bending is applied, the driver IC 120 can be mounted with high positional accuracy and high yield.
Further, since the driver IC 120 is thinned after being mounted, the driver IC 120 can be handled more easily and the occurrence of defects such as breakage can be prevented as compared with the case where the thinned driver IC 120 is mounted.

  That is, the organic EL device 100 having not only flexibility but also high reliability quality can be manufactured with high yield.

(Second Embodiment)
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Next, the electronic apparatus of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9A is a schematic configuration diagram of a display as an example of an electronic device, and FIG. 9B is a schematic configuration diagram of an information portable terminal as an example of the electronic device.

  As shown in FIG. 9A, a display 1000 as an example of an electronic device is a book-type display using an organic EL device 100 as an electro-optical device as electronic paper 1002A and 1002B as display units. The display 1000 is provided with a hinge portion 1001 provided with a connector (not shown) that can be connected to the wiring portion 43 of the organic EL device 100 at a portion corresponding to a book binding margin.

  A connector is attached to the hinge portion 1001 so as to be rotatable about a rotation axis, and the connected electronic paper 1002A and 1002B can be rolled like normal paper. A plurality of electronic papers 1002A and 1002B may be detachably connected to the hinge portion 1001. As a result, a display 1000 that can carry as many electronic papers 1002A and 1002B as necessary, such as a loose leaf, can be provided.

As shown in FIG. 9B, a personal digital assistant (PDA) 2000 as an example of an electronic device includes a main body 2001 having a plurality of operation buttons 2002 and a display unit 2003. The main body 2001 is large enough to fit in the palm of the hand, and the display unit 2003 is equipped with the organic EL device 100 as the electro-optical device of the first embodiment. By operating a plurality of operation buttons 2002, various information such as an address book and a schedule book can be displayed on the display unit. Since the organic EL device 100 which is a thin and self-luminous display device is mounted, the main body 2001 can be configured to be thinner. That is, a small and thin portable information terminal 2000 can be provided.
Further, since the organic EL panel 110 is sealed by the protective films 41 and 44, for example, even if the portable information terminal 2000 is accidentally dropped, the organic EL panel 110 is hardly damaged by an external impact. Even if it is damaged, a safe portable information terminal 2000 is realized in which fragments of the organic EL panel 110 are not scattered.

  The electronic device on which the organic EL device 100 can be mounted is not limited to the book-type display 1000 and the portable information terminal 2000 described above, and can be mounted on various electronic devices. For example, a personal computer, a digital still camera, a digital video camera, a DVD viewer, an in-vehicle display such as a car navigation device, an electronic notebook, a POS terminal, an electronic advertising medium called a digital signage, and the like.

  Various modifications other than the above embodiment are conceivable. Hereinafter, a modification will be described.

  (Modification 1) In the organic EL device 100 of the first embodiment, the shape of the opening 42 provided in the protective film 41 is not limited to a rectangle in plan view. FIG. 10 is a plan view showing the shape of the opening of the modification. For example, as shown in FIG. 10, the opening portion 42 ′ of the modified example has a shape in which the side portion in the short direction draws an arc like a track for track and field. According to this, when the protective film 41 is pressed (die cutting) to form the opening 42 ′, the protective film 41 is processed with a high yield because there are no corners where the protective film 41 is easily torn. be able to.

  (Modification 2) The configuration of the organic EL panel 110 in the organic EL device 100 of the first embodiment is not limited to this. For example, the color filter 32 on the sealing substrate 30 side may be omitted, and a single color light emission (white) may be obtained. According to this, the organic EL device 100 can be used as a lighting device instead of a display device.

  (Modification 3) The driver IC 120 in the organic EL device 100 of the first embodiment is not limited to being thinned. When the organic EL device 100 is installed in a state where no bending stress is applied and used as a thin display device or lighting device, the driver IC 120 does not have to be thinned after being mounted. In other words, the step of thinning can be omitted.

  (Modification 4) The electro-optical device to which the present invention is applied is not limited to the organic EL device 100. For example, the present invention can also be applied to a liquid crystal device in which an electro-optical panel on which a driver IC 120 as a driving semiconductor chip is mounted is a liquid crystal panel, a plasma device, an electrophoretic device, an electrochromic device, and the like.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Element board | substrate as one board | substrate, 10a ... Terminal part, 20 ... Organic EL element, 41, 44 ... Protective film, 42 ... Opening part, 46 ... Mold material, 100 ... Organic EL apparatus as an electro-optical apparatus, 110 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS ... Organic EL panel as an electro-optical panel, 120 ... Driver IC as a driving semiconductor chip, 120a ... Active surface, 123 ... Heat radiation member, 1000 ... Book type display as electronic equipment, 2000 ... Portable information as electronic equipment Terminal.

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A first protective film;
The 1st board | substrate which is arrange | positioned on the said 1st protective film and has a 1st surface , the terminal part provided on the said 1st surface, and the 2nd board | substrate arrange | positioned facing the said 1st surface an electro-optical panel having bets,
A second protective film disposed on the electro-optical panel and having light transmission;
A driving semiconductor chip mounted on the terminal portion,
The electro-optical device, wherein the second protective film is provided with an opening, and the driving semiconductor chip is exposed through the opening. The electro-optical panel has flexibility,
2. The electro-optical device according to claim 1, wherein the driving semiconductor chip is thin enough to have flexibility. The opening is provided in the second protective film in a size surrounding the driving semiconductor chip,
3. The molding material for sealing the active surface side of the driving semiconductor chip is filled between an inner wall of the opening and a side wall of the driving semiconductor chip. Electro-optic device. The electro-optical device according to claim 3, wherein the mold material is a resin material having elasticity after curing. The first substrate is a glass substrate;
The second protective film has a second surface and a third surface located between the first surface and the second surface, and the edge of the opening portion has a second edge. 5. The electro-optical device according to claim 1, wherein the second protective film is disposed so as to be positioned on the surface side.   The electro-optical device according to claim 1, further comprising a heat dissipation member that covers at least a part of the driving semiconductor chip.   The electro-optical device according to claim 6, wherein the electro-optical panel is an organic EL panel including an organic EL element. A method of manufacturing an electro-optical device having an electro-optical panel,
The electro-optical panel includes a first substrate having a first surface and a terminal portion provided on the first surface, and a second substrate provided on the first surface ,
A sealing step in which the electro-optical panel is disposed between the first protective film and the light-transmissive second protective film having an opening, and the terminal is exposed from the opening;
A mounting step of mounting a driving semiconductor chip on the terminal portion exposed in the opening;
A method for manufacturing an electro-optical device. The opening is provided in the second protective film in a size surrounding the driving semiconductor chip,
And a molding step of applying and curing a molding material for sealing the active surface side of the driving semiconductor chip between the inner wall of the opening and the side wall of the driving semiconductor chip mounted. The method of manufacturing the electro-optical device according to claim 8 . The method for manufacturing an electro-optical device according to claim 9 , wherein the molding material is a resin material having elasticity after curing. The implemented the driving semiconductor chips by dry etching of the electro-optical device according to any one of claims 8 to 10, comprising the step of thinning the thickness of the semiconductor chip for driving Production method. Implemented method of manufacturing an electro-optical device according to any one of claims 8 to 11, comprising the step of disposing a heat radiating member so as to cover at least part of the driving semiconductor chip. The method of manufacturing an electro-optical device according to any one of claims 8 to 12, wherein the electro-optical panel is an organic EL panel having an organic EL element. An electronic apparatus comprising the electro-optical device according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

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