Display device and a method of manufacturing display device

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a display device including: a pixel array portion; a drive portion; and a power source wiring; the pixel array portion, at least a part of the drive portion configured to drive the pixel array portion and the power source wiring are forming a panel, the pixel array portion including scanning lines disposed in rows, signal lines disposed in columns, and pixels disposed in matrix in portions where the scanning lines and the signal lines cross each other, respectively, the drive portion including a scanner portion configured to drive the pixels in a line-sequential manner through the scanning lines, and a signal portion configured to supply a video signal to each of the signal lines in correspondence to the line-sequential drive, so that an image is displayed on the pixel array portion.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A display device comprising a pixel array and a control circuitry;
 the pixel array being disposed in a pixel array area and including:   a plurality of first lines disposed in a first direction,   a plurality of signal lines disposed in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction,   a plurality of pixels disposed in a matrix form;   the control circuitry including:   a first scanner circuit disposed in a first peripheral area adjacent to the pixel array area in the first direction, and configured to drive the plurality of first lines by supplying a pulse-like output voltage,   a signal circuit configured to drive the plurality of signal lines,   a potential wiring configured to supply a predetermined voltage to the pixels;   wherein at least a part of the potential wiring is disposed in a form of a multi-layer interconnection having at least a first wiring on a first layer and a second wiring on a second layer,   the first wiring is disposed at least in the first peripheral area and in a second peripheral area which is adjacent to the pixel array area in the second direction,   the first wiring extends along the second direction in the first peripheral area and along the first direction in the second peripheral area,   the second wiring is disposed so as to surround the pixel array area,   the first wiring and the second wiring are at least partially overlapping and electrically connected to each other in the first peripheral area.   
     
     
         2 . The display device according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein at least one of the plurality of pixels includes a light emitting element, and   at least one of the plurality of first lines is configured to control a current supply to the light emitting element in corresponding one of the plurality of pixels.   
     
     
         3 . The display device according to  claim 2 ,
 wherein at least one of the plurality of pixels further includes a drive element, the light emitting element being responsive to the drive element, and   at least one of the plurality of first lines is configured to control a current supply to the light emitting element via the drive element in corresponding one of the plurality of pixels.   
     
     
         4 . The display device according to  claim 3 ,
 wherein at least one of the plurality of first lines is connected to a current node of the drive element in corresponding one of the plurality of pixels.   
     
     
         5 . The display device according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the pixel array area further includes a plurality of second lines disposed in the first direction,   the control portion further includes a second scanner circuit configured to control the plurality of second lines.   
     
     
         6 . The display device according to  claim 5 ,
 wherein at least one of the plurality of pixels includes a sampling element connected to corresponding one of the signal lines, and   at least one of the plurality of second lines is configured to control the sampling element in corresponding one of the pixels.   
     
     
         7 . The display device according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein at least one of the pixels includes:   a capacitive element   a sampling element configured to sample a voltage signal from corresponding one of the plurality of signal lines to the capacitive element,   a drive element responsive to the capacitive element,   a light emitting element responsive to the drive element.   
     
     
         8 . The display device according to  claim 7 ,
 wherein the drive element is configured to supply drive current to the light emitting element in response to the voltage signal stored in the capacitive element.   
     
     
         9 . The display device according to  claim 8 ,
 wherein at least one of the plurality of pixels is configured to execute a correction operation for compensating a dependence of the drive current on a property of the drive element,   and a timing of the correction operation is controlled by the pulse-like output voltage.   
     
     
         10 . The display device according to  claim 1 , wherein an area of the first wiring is larger than an area of the second wiring. 
     
     
         11 . The display device according to  claim 10 , wherein the first layer is disposed above the second layer, the first layer and the second layer both being disposed above a substrate. 
     
     
         12 . The display device according to  claim 11 , wherein an insulating layer is arranged between the first layer and the second layer. 
     
     
         13 . An organic EL display device comprising the display device according to  claim 1 .