WO2015128921A1 - 表示装置の製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present disclosure relates to a display device including a driving transistor for causing a light emitting element to emit light.
- a thin film transistor (TFT: Thin Film Transistor) is used as a driving transistor in an active matrix display device such as an organic EL display.
- a lifetime characteristic may be measured, and specifically, a change with time of luminance is measured.
- the present disclosure has been made in view of the above, and in a luminance measurement, a display device that is not affected by a lighting state immediately before that and a timing for measuring the luminance, thereby improving the reliability of the luminance measurement.
- a driving method is provided.
- a method for manufacturing a display device including a light-emitting pixel and a drive transistor that drives the light-emitting pixel with current includes a lighting step of lighting the display device, and a step after the lighting step.
- the present disclosure when measuring the luminance, it is possible to avoid being affected by the lighting state until immediately before the luminance and the timing of measuring the luminance, and thus, for the manufacturing method of the display device including the driving transistor. Thus, it is possible to improve the reliability of luminance measurement.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of an organic EL display device including an organic EL display panel, which is an example of a display device including a driving transistor.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a circuit configuration diagram of a light emitting pixel having an organic EL element.
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing an example of the structure of the light emitting pixel.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an outline of the relationship between the gate-source voltage V gs applied between the gate and the source of the drive transistor and the current I ds flowing between the drain and the source.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a modeled relationship between the stress application time and the threshold voltage shift amount ⁇ V th .
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a change with time in the transfer characteristics of the TFT in the first stress application step.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a change with time in the transfer characteristics of the TFT in the first leaving step.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a change with time in the transfer characteristics of the TFT in the second stress application step.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a change with time in the transfer characteristics of the TFT in the second leaving step.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the change over time in the transfer characteristics of the TFT in the third stress application step.
- FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a change with time of the threshold voltage shift when the stress applying step and the leaving step are repeated.
- FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a change in luminance with time.
- FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a state of luminance recovery.
- FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating a method for manufacturing a display device including a driving transistor according to an embodiment.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of an organic EL display device including an organic EL display panel, which is an example of a display device including a driving transistor.
- the organic EL display device 210 includes an organic EL display panel 200, a data line driving circuit 213, a scanning line driving circuit 214, a control unit 211, and a memory 212.
- the organic EL display panel 200 is connected to a data line driving circuit 213 as a driver device and a scanning line driving circuit 214, and is arranged in a matrix based on signals (luminance signals, scanning signals) input from the driver device.
- This is a device capable of displaying characters and images (including moving images) by controlling the amount of light emitted from each of the minute light emitting pixels 215.
- the control unit 211 controls the data line driving circuit 213, the scanning line driving circuit 214, and the memory 212, specifically, for example, the timing for outputting the signal voltage output from the data line driving circuit 213, and the scanning line driving circuit. Control of the output timing of the scanning signal output from 214 is performed.
- control unit 211 performs a process of converting a video signal input from the outside into a signal voltage that determines light emission of the light emitting pixel, reads the correction data written in the memory 212, and reads the video input from the outside The signal voltage based on the signal is corrected based on the correction data and output to the data line driving circuit 213 in the scanning order.
- the memory 212 stores correction data such as characteristics and cumulative stresses of driving transistors (described later) of the respective light emitting pixels 215.
- the data line driving circuit 213 is a circuit device that realizes light emission of a light emitting pixel corresponding to a video signal by outputting a signal voltage to each data line, and is one of so-called driver devices.
- the scanning line driving circuit 214 is a circuit device that drives a circuit element of a light emitting pixel at a predetermined driving timing by outputting a scanning signal to each scanning line, and is one of so-called driver devices.
- the display area 201 of the organic EL display panel 200 is an area where the light emitting pixels 215 are arranged in a matrix, and each of the plurality of light emitting pixels 215 includes a luminance signal from the data line driving circuit 213 and a scanning line driving circuit. Light is emitted in response to the scanning signal from 214.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a circuit configuration diagram of a light emitting pixel having an organic EL element.
- the light emitting pixel 215 described in the figure includes an organic EL element 216, a drive transistor 217, a selection transistor 218, and a capacitor 219.
- a data line 231 is arranged for each column of the light emitting pixels 215 arranged in a matrix, and a scanning line 241 is arranged for each row of the light emitting pixels 215. Further, a positive power supply line 251 and a negative power supply line 252 are arranged in common to all the light emitting pixels 215.
- the drain electrode of the selection transistor 218 is connected to the data line 231, the gate electrode of the selection transistor 218 is connected to the scanning line 241, and the source electrode of the selection transistor 218 is connected to the capacitor 219 and the gate electrode of the driving transistor 217.
- the drain electrode of the drive transistor 217 is connected to the positive power supply line 251, and the source electrode is connected to the anode of the organic EL element 216.
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing an example of the structure of the light emitting pixel.
- the light emitting pixel 215 described in the figure includes a substrate 202, a drive circuit layer 301, a light emitting layer 302, and a transparent sealing film 310.
- the substrate 202 is a plate-like member on which a plurality of light emitting pixels 215 are arranged in a matrix, for example, a glass substrate.
- the substrate 202 may be a flexible substrate made of a resin.
- a thin film transistor (TFT) is formed on the surface of the substrate 202 together with the driving circuit layer 301.
- TFT thin film transistor
- a non-transparent substrate such as a silicon substrate can also be used.
- the drive circuit layer 301 includes a drive transistor (217 in FIG. 2), a capacitor (219 in FIG. 2), and a selection transistor (218 in FIG. 2) formed on the substrate 202.
- the drive circuit layer 301 has a flat surface to ensure flatness.
- the light emitting layer 302 is a layer constituting the organic EL element 216, and includes an anode 361, a hole injection layer 362, a hole transport layer 363, an organic light emitting layer 364, a bank layer 365, an electron injection layer 366, And a transparent cathode 367.
- the 3 has a top emission structure.
- a voltage is applied to the light emitting layer 302
- light is generated in the organic light emitting layer 364, and light is emitted upward through the transparent cathode 367 and the transparent sealing film 310.
- light directed downward among the light generated in the organic light emitting layer 364 is reflected by the anode 361 and emitted upward through the transparent cathode 367 and the transparent sealing film 310.
- the anode 361 is an electrode that is laminated on the surface of the planarization film of the drive circuit layer 301 and applies a positive voltage to the light emitting layer 302 with respect to the transparent cathode 367.
- the anode material constituting the anode 361 for example, Al, Ag, or an alloy thereof, which is a highly reflective metal, is preferable.
- the thickness of the anode 361 is, for example, 100 to 300 nm.
- the hole injection layer 362 is formed on the surface of the anode 361 and has a function of injecting holes into the organic light emitting layer 364 stably or by assisting the generation of holes. As a result, the driving voltage of the light emitting layer 302 is lowered, and the lifetime of the element is extended by stabilizing the hole injection.
- a material of the hole injection layer 362 for example, PEDOT (polyethylenedioxythiophene) can be used.
- the film thickness of the hole injection layer 362 is preferably about 10 nm to 100 nm, for example.
- the hole transport layer 363 is formed on the surface of the hole injection layer 362, and efficiently transports holes injected from the hole injection layer 362 into the organic light emitting layer 364. It has a function of preventing deactivation of excitons at the interface with the layer 362 and further blocking electrons.
- the hole transport layer 363 is, for example, an organic polymer material having a property of transmitting generated holes by a charge transfer reaction between molecules, and examples thereof include triferamine and polyaniline.
- the thickness of the hole transport layer 363 is, for example, about 5 to 50 nm.
- hole transport layer 363 may be omitted depending on the material of the hole injection layer 362 and the organic light emitting layer 364 which are adjacent layers.
- the organic light emitting layer 364 is formed on the surface of the hole transport layer 363 and has a function of emitting light by generating an excited state when holes and electrons are injected and recombined.
- the organic light emitting layer 364 not only a low molecular organic material but also a light emitting polymer organic material that can be formed by a wet film forming method such as ink jet or spin coating is used.
- the polymer organic material include a simple device structure, excellent film reliability, and a low-voltage driven device.
- a polymer having a conjugated system such as an aromatic ring or a condensed ring or a ⁇ -conjugated polymer has fluorescence
- it can be used as a polymer organic material constituting the organic light emitting layer 364.
- the polymer light emitting material constituting the organic light emitting layer 364 include polyphenylene vinylene (PPV) or a derivative thereof (PPV derivative), polyfluorene (PFO) or a derivative thereof (PFO derivative), a polyspirofluorene derivative, and the like. Can do. It is also possible to use polythiophene or a derivative thereof.
- the bank layer 365 is formed on the surface of the drive circuit layer 301 or the anode 361, and functions as a bank for forming the hole transport layer 363 and the organic light emitting layer 364 formed by a wet film forming method in a predetermined region.
- the material used for the bank layer 365 may be either an inorganic substance or an organic substance, but the organic substance is generally more preferable because it has a higher water repellency. Examples of such materials include resins such as polyimide and polyacryl.
- the thickness of the bank layer 365 is, for example, about 100 to 3000 nm.
- the electron injection layer 366 is formed on the organic light emitting layer 364, reduces the barrier for electron injection into the organic light emitting layer 364, lowers the driving voltage of the light emitting layer 302, and suppresses exciton deactivation. Have As a result, it is possible to stabilize the electron injection and prolong the life of the device, enhance the adhesion with the transparent cathode 367, improve the uniformity of the light emitting surface, and reduce device defects.
- the electron injection layer 366 is not particularly limited, but is preferably made of barium, aluminum, phthalocyanine, lithium fluoride, and a barium-aluminum laminate. The thickness of the electron injection layer 366 is, for example, about 2 to 50 nm.
- the transparent cathode 367 is laminated on the surface of the electron injection layer 366, and has a function of applying a negative voltage to the light emitting layer 302 with respect to the anode 361 to inject electrons into the device (particularly the organic light emitting layer 364).
- the transparent cathode 367 is not particularly limited, but it is preferable to use a substance and structure having a high transmittance. Thereby, a top emission organic EL element with high luminous efficiency can be realized.
- the configuration of the transparent cathode 367 is not particularly limited, but a metal oxide layer is used.
- the metal oxide layer is not particularly limited, and a layer made of indium tin oxide (hereinafter referred to as ITO) or indium zinc oxide (hereinafter referred to as IZO) is used.
- ITO indium tin oxide
- IZO indium zinc oxide
- the thickness of the transparent cathode 367 is, for example, about 5 to 200 nm.
- the transparent sealing film 310 is formed on the surface of the transparent cathode 367 and has a function of protecting the element from moisture. Further, the transparent sealing film 310 is required to be transparent.
- the transparent sealing film 310 is made of, for example, SiN, SiON, or an organic film. Further, the thickness of the transparent sealing film 310 is, for example, about 20 to 5000 nm.
- the organic EL display device 210 has a function as an active matrix display device.
- circuit configuration of the light-emitting pixel described above is not limited to the circuit configuration illustrated in FIG.
- the selection transistor 218 and the drive transistor 217 are circuit components necessary for flowing a drive current corresponding to the signal voltage to the organic EL element 216, but are not limited to the above-described form. Further, a case where another circuit component is added to the circuit components described above is also included in the light emitting pixel circuit of the organic EL display device according to the present disclosure.
- the threshold voltage of the drive transistor included in the light emitting pixel of the organic EL display device will be described.
- the threshold voltage changes with time when a voltage is applied. That is, when a bias is applied to the gate electrode of the driving transistor, electrons are injected into the gate insulating film when a positive bias is applied, and holes are injected when a negative bias is applied, so that a positive or negative threshold voltage shift occurs.
- FIG. 4 shows the relationship between the gate-source voltage V gs (video signal voltage) applied between the gate and source of the driving transistor and the current I ds (supply current to the organic EL) flowing between the drain and source ( It is a graph which shows the outline
- the broken line shows the transfer characteristic of the drive transistor at the start of use
- the solid line shows the transfer characteristic after the threshold voltage has changed due to voltage application.
- the threshold voltage is shifted from V th0 to V th by applying a voltage between the gate and the source.
- the applied voltage required to obtain the target current at the start of use is applied after the threshold voltage shift, the target current cannot be obtained, and a current of a desired magnitude cannot be supplied to the organic EL. .
- the gate-source voltage V gs is set to the threshold voltage shift amount ⁇ V th. Only offset.
- the gate - offset of the source voltage V gs between the gate - is determined on the basis of the cumulative amount of stress to the driving transistor, which is calculated from the history of the source voltage V gs.
- the relationship between the application time and the threshold voltage shift amount ⁇ V th is obtained by experiment or the like, and the threshold voltage shift amount ⁇ V with respect to the accumulated stress amount is obtained. Create a model that predicts th .
- FIG. 5 is a graph showing a modeled relationship between the stress application time and the threshold voltage shift amount ⁇ V th .
- the offset amount of the gate-source voltage V gs is determined so as to compensate the threshold voltage shift amount ⁇ V th corresponding to the accumulated stress amount.
- the threshold voltage shift partially recovers when no voltage is applied. That is, when the TFT gate bias is in a state of 0 V, electrons or holes injected into the gate insulating film escape from the gate insulating film due to the thermal energy of the ambient temperature, and the threshold voltage shift is recovered. For this reason, an error occurs between the offset amount determined based on the accumulated stress amount and the threshold voltage shift amount ⁇ V th, and the error is accumulated over time.
- a TFT including a gate insulating film made of a silicon nitride film having a thickness of 220 nm and a silicon oxide film having a thickness of 50 nm and a semiconductor layer made of an oxide semiconductor having a thickness of 90 nm was used. Moreover, the environmental temperature in this experiment was maintained at 45 degreeC.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the change over time in the transfer characteristics of the TFT in the first stress application step.
- the black arrows in the figure indicate the passage of time (the same applies to FIGS. 7 to 10 below).
- FIG. 6 confirms that the curve representing the transfer characteristic is shifted to the right with time, that is, the threshold voltage of the TFT is shifted in the positive direction.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a change with time in the transfer characteristics of the TFT in the first leaving step after the first stress applying step. From FIG. 7, it is confirmed that the curve representing the transfer characteristics is shifted to the left side with time, that is, the threshold voltage of the TFT is shifted in the negative direction.
- FIG. 8, FIG. 9 and FIG. 10 are diagrams showing temporal changes in TFT transfer characteristics in the second stress applying step, the second leaving step, and the third stress applying step, respectively. 8, 9, and 10, as in FIGS. 6 and 7, the threshold voltage of the TFT is shifted in the positive direction in the stress application step, and the threshold voltage is in the negative direction in the leaving step. That is, it is confirmed that the threshold voltage is restored. *
- FIG. 11 is a graph showing the change with time of the threshold voltage shift.
- the period from 0 to 0.5 on the horizontal axis corresponds to the first stress applying step, and the period from 0.5 to 3.5 corresponds to the first leaving step.
- the period from 3.5 to 4 corresponds to the second stress applying process, and the period from 4 to 7 corresponds to the second leaving process.
- the period from 7 to 7.5 corresponds to the third stress application step.
- FIG. 11 it is confirmed that the threshold voltage shifts in the positive direction in the stress application step, and the threshold voltage shift partially recovers and shifts in the negative direction in the leaving step.
- FIG. 12 is a diagram showing the change with time of the luminance of the organic EL display including the TFT having the characteristics described above. This is a result of confirming the luminance transition when lighting and black display are repeated twice every 60 minutes. As shown in FIG. 12, the luminance gradually decreases with continuous lighting, but after that, when black display (non-lighting) is performed and the luminance is measured each time, it can be seen that the luminance is recovered. Note that the luminance change rate in the black display period in FIG. 12 is based on a plurality of measurement results obtained by performing the luminance measurement at the time when the black display is turned on at different locations at different times.
- FIG. 13 is an enlarged view of the luminance transition from 50 minutes to 70 minutes after the start in FIG. As shown in FIG. 13, it can be seen that the luminance recovery is saturated in about 5 minutes.
- the state where the display is entirely lit is continued for a certain period, or the screen is divided into small areas, and a plurality of places in the small areas are simultaneously lit.
- the state is continued for a certain period, and then the luminance at a certain time is confirmed.
- the time for which the black display is left varies depending on the order, so that the luminance recovery state differs for each small area. In some cases, the reliability of the luminance data to be obtained is lowered.
- the cause of these problems is that the threshold voltage of the drive transistor is shifted by voltage stress such as the gate-source voltage during energization, and as a result, the amount of current supplied to the organic EL varies. However, this shift amount becomes positive or negative depending on the gate-source voltage. From this, the luminance value varies depending on the luminance measurement timing of the display device and the history until the luminance measurement.
- the driving transistor is left for a predetermined time or longer (ie, a predetermined time leaving step: S3) for saturating the current recovery behavior (that is, the threshold voltage shift recovery behavior). )
- the luminance measurement point is turned on (measurement point lighting step: S4), and then the luminance measurement is immediately performed (luminance measurement step: S5). The reason for this immediately is to minimize the influence of lighting in the measurement location lighting step S4.
- the luminance measurement step S1 is the entire surface lighting of the organic EL display, or in the case of the same spot measurement (case C1) regardless of the state of the lighting step S1, the luminance measurement step. After S5, the process returns to the black display step S2, and the luminance is measured according to the steps from S2 to S5. Further, when the lighting step S1 is simultaneous lighting of a plurality of small areas and the measurement location is changed (case C2), the process returns to the measurement location lighting step S4 after the luminance measurement step S5, and immediately in the luminance measurement step S5. Measure the brightness.
- the predetermined time in the predetermined time leaving step S3 takes individual values depending on the structure and material of the panel, it may be set after confirmation (that is, measurement) as appropriate.
- the predetermined time leaving step (S3) may be determined to be left for 5 minutes or more.
- the method for manufacturing a display device is a method for manufacturing a display device including a light-emitting pixel and a driving transistor that drives the light-emitting pixel with current, and a lighting step of lighting the display device And after the lighting step, a non-lighting step for turning the display device into a non-lighting state, a leaving step for leaving the display device in the non-lighting state for a predetermined time, and after the leaving step, the display device is again turned on A re-lighting step for lighting, and a measurement step for measuring the luminance of the display device at the start of the re-lighting step.
- the current recovery behavior (that is, the threshold voltage shift recovery behavior) of the driving transistor can be saturated, and the luminance measurement is performed on the saturated state, thereby improving the reliability of the luminance measurement. it can.
- the predetermined time may be equal to or longer than a time from when the display device changes from a lighting state to a light-off state until the threshold voltage shift recovery behavior of the driving transistor is saturated.
- the predetermined time may be 5 minutes or more.
- the manufacturing method of the display device further measures the time from when the display device changes from the lighting state to the non-lighting state until the recovery behavior of the threshold voltage shift of the driving transistor is saturated. There may be a determination step of determining a time longer than the predetermined time as the predetermined time.
- each step may be executed in units of a plurality of small regions including one or more display pixels.
- the present disclosure is useful in manufacturing a display device including a drive transistor such as an organic EL display device.
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図1は、駆動トランジスタを備える表示装置の一例である、有機EL表示パネルを備えた有機EL表示装置の機能構成を示すブロック図である。
以下、本開示の基礎となる知見について説明する。
そこで、本開示の一実施の形態による駆動トランジスタを備える表示装置の製造方法は、図14にフローチャートで示すような輝度測定工程を、全数、もしくは抜き取りで行うこととする。
上述のように、輝度測定において、その直前までの点灯状態と輝度を測定するタイミングとに影響を受けないようにすることができ、もって、輝度測定の信頼性を向上することができる。具体的には、所定時間放置ステップ(S3)を導入することで、駆動トランジスタの電流回復挙動(つまり閾値電圧シフトの回復挙動)を飽和させた状態とすることができ、その上で輝度測定を行うので、統一性のとれた輝度測定を行うことが可能となり、もって、高い信頼性の表示装置を製造することが可能となる。
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- 発光画素と、前記発光画素を電流により駆動する駆動トランジスタとを備える表示装置の製造方法であって、
前記表示装置を点灯させる点灯ステップと、
前記点灯ステップの後、前記表示装置を非点灯状態とする非点灯ステップと、
前記非点灯状態で前記表示装置を所定時間放置する放置ステップと、
前記放置ステップの後、前記表示装置を再度点灯させる再点灯ステップと、
前記再点灯ステップの開始時に、前記表示装置の輝度を測定する測定ステップと、を有する
表示装置の製造方法。 - 前記所定時間は、前記表示装置が点灯状態から消灯状態に変化したときから、前記駆動トランジスタの閾値電圧シフトの回復挙動が飽和するまでの時間以上である
請求項1に記載の表示装置の製造方法。 - 前記所定時間は、5分以上である
請求項2に記載の表示装置の製造方法。 - 前記表示装置の製造方法は、さらに
前記表示装置が点灯状態から非点灯状態に変化したときから、前記駆動トランジスタの閾値電圧シフトの回復挙動が飽和するまでの時間を計測し、計測した時間よりも長い時間を前記所定時間と決定する決定ステップを有する
請求項1~3の何れか1項に記載の表示装置の製造方法。
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