Display unit, method of manufacturing the same, and method of manufacturing electronic apparatus

Abstract

There is provided a method of manufacturing a display unit. The method includes: forming a plurality of first electrodes ( 14 ); forming a functional layer ( 15 ) that covers from the first electrode ( 14 ) to an inter-electrode region; and locally applying an energy ray (E) to the functional layer ( 15 ) to form a dis-connecting section or a high-resistance section ( 15 D) in the functional layer in the inter-electrode region.

1 . A method of manufacturing a display unit, the method comprising:
 forming a plurality of first electrodes;   forming a functional layer that covers from the first electrode to an inter-electrode region; and   locally applying an energy ray to the functional layer to form a disconnecting section or a high-resistance section in the functional layer in the inter-electrode region.   
     
     
         2 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein
 a barrier is provided in the inter-electrode region, and   the energy ray is applied to the functional layer covering the barrier.   
     
     
         3 . The method according to  claim 2 , wherein the energy ray is applied to a surface of the first electrode at an angle of less than about 90 degrees. 
     
     
         4 . The method according to  claim 2 , wherein the functional layer is a hole injection layer between the first electrode and an light-emitting layer. 
     
     
         5 . The method according to  claim 2 , wherein the functional layer is a light-emitting layer and a hole injection layer between the light-emitting layer and the first electrode. 
     
     
         6 . The method according to  claim 5 , wherein a second electrode that is paired with the first electrode is formed with the functional layer in between after the disconnecting section or the high-resistance section is provided in the functional layer. 
     
     
         7 . The method according to  claim 6 , wherein the energy ray is applied to form the disconnecting section and to allow a surface of a terminal embedded in the barrier to be exposed, and
 the terminal is electrically connected to the second electrode.   
     
     
         8 . The method according to  claim 2 , wherein
 the energy ray is applied to form the disconnecting section and to shave the barrier, and   a second electrode that is paired with the first electrode is formed with the functional layer therebetween.   
     
     
         9 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the energy ray is applied to form a gap between the first electrodes adjacent to each other. 
     
     
         10 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein one of an ion beam, an atomic beam, a molecular beam, an electron beam, and a laser beam is used as the energy ray. 
     
     
         11 . A method of manufacturing an electronic apparatus, the method including manufacturing a display unit, the manufacturing the display unit comprising:
 forming a plurality of first electrodes;   forming a functional layer that covers from the first electrode to an inter-electrode region; and   locally applying an energy ray to the functional layer to form a disconnecting section or a high-resistance section in the functional layer in the inter-electrode region.   
     
     
         12 . A display unit comprising:
 a plurality of first electrodes; and   a functional layer covering from the first electrode to an inter-electrode region, and having a disconnecting section or a high-resistance section in the inter-electrode region, the disconnecting section or the high-resistance section being formed by local application of an energy ray.   
     
     
         13 . The display unit according to  claim 12 , further comprising:
 a barrier provided in the inter-electrode region;   a second electrode facing the first electrode with the functional layer in between; and   a terminal embedded in the barrier and electrically connected to the second electrode.