Patent Publication Number: US-10791593-B2

Title: Organic EL display unit, method of manufacturing the same, and electronic apparatus

Description:
CROSS REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     The present Application is a Continuation Application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/512,137 filed Mar. 17, 2017, which is a 371 National Stage Entry of International Application No.: PCT/JP2015/075958, filed on Sep. 14, 2015, which in turn claims priority from Japanese Application No. 2014-201517, filed on Sep. 30, 2014, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. 
    
    
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present disclosure relates to an organic electroluminescence (EL) display unit that emits light utilizing an organic EL phenomenon, a method of manufacturing the organic EL display unit, and an electronic apparatus including the organic EL display unit. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     Small-sized to mid-sized display units used for portable devices such as smartphones and tablet terminals have been requested to have a high-definition display performance with low power consumption and to have a thin and light-weight design property. As the display units that meet these requests, a display unit with use of an organic light-emitting device (OLED), i.e., an organic EL display unit has attracted attentions. The organic EL display unit is a self-luminous display unit, and thus has a wide viewing angle and does not necessitate a backlight. Therefore, the organic EL display unit has features such as low power consumption, responsiveness, and decrease in thickness of the display unit itself, compared with a display unit with use of liquid crystal. 
     Further, the small-sized to mid-sized display units have been requested to enlarge an effective display region as a measure to seek the design property, and thus have been requested to narrow the width of a so-called bezel portion (frame portion) on the periphery of the display region (i.e., narrow bezel has been requested). 
     The narrow bezel has also been requested in large-sized display units. For the large-sized display units, developments of ultra-multi-pixel displays such as 4K2K displays and 8K4K displays have been under way. Ultra-large-sized displays having a size of 100 inches or more, for example, have been increasingly demanded, because pixel roughness is less likely to be noticeable even when the display region is increased in size. Such ultra-large-sized displays may be achieved by manufacturing an ultra-large-sized display panel through combination of a plurality of display panels in terms of the number and the yield of the ultra-large-sized displays, and the cost. In this case, reduction in the bezel region of the display panels to be combined is requested. 
     In contrast, the organic EL display unit includes, as a light-emitting device, an organic EL device made of a material containing an organic material. In the organic EL device, layers containing an organic material (organic layers) such as a hole injection layer, a light-emitting layer, and an electron injection layer are stacked between an anode and a cathode. The organic layers react easily with moisture and oxygen in the atmosphere, and are deteriorated. The deteriorated organic layer decreases performances as the light-emitting device, such as decrease in light emission luminance and unstable light emission. 
     PTL 1 and PTL 2 disclose, as methods for preventing entering of, for example, moisture and oxygen into the organic layer, an organic EL unit in which a region from an emission region to a side surface thereof is covered with a gas barrier layer (or a barrier film) made of an inorganic material. 
     CITATION LIST 
     Patent Literature 
     PTL 1: Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2009-117079 
     PTL 2: Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2003-282241 
     SUMMARY OF INVENTION 
     In the above-mentioned organic EL units, however, an organic layer for flattening irregularities is provided below the gas barrier layer. The gas barrier layer covers the organic layer to thereby prevent entering of moisture from the outside. Here, the organic layer is formed by a method such as a spin coating method and an organic chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method, and thus there is a portion which runs off to the periphery of the emission region. This makes it difficult to narrow the bezel region, because it is necessary for the gas barrier layer that covers the organic layer to be formed larger than the run-off portion of the organic layer. 
     It is therefore desirable to provide an organic EL display unit that makes it possible to achieve a narrow bezel while keeping reliability, a method of manufacturing the organic EL display unit, and an electronic apparatus. 
     An organic EL display unit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a display layer including an organic layer provided between the first substrate and the second substrate, and a sealing section provided continuously from an end surface of the display layer to at least a portion of respective end surfaces of the first substrate and the second substrate. 
     A method of manufacturing an organic EL display unit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes forming a display layer including an organic layer on a first substrate, joining the first substrate and a second substrate together, with the display layer being disposed therebetween, and forming a sealing section continuously from an end surface of the display layer to at least a portion of respective end surfaces of the first substrate and the second substrate. 
     An electronic apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes the organic EL display unit according to the present disclosure. 
     According to the organic EL display unit, the method of manufacturing the organic EL display unit, and the electronic apparatus of the respective embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided, on the end surface of the display layer including the organic layer provided between the first substrate and the second substrate, the sealing section that is formed continuously from the end surface of the display layer to at least a portion of the respective end surface of the first substrate and the second substrate. This thereby reduces the area of a peripheral region provided on the periphery of the display region while preventing entering of moisture into the organic layer, compared with a common organic EL display unit with a sealing structure provided between substrates. 
     According to the organic EL display unit, the method of manufacturing the organic EL display unit, and the electronic apparatus of the respective embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided, on the end surface of the display layer including the organic layer provided between the first substrate and the second substrate, a sealing section that has an overlapping portion at at least a portion of the respective end surfaces of the first substrate and the second substrate. This reduces the area of the peripheral region provided on the periphery of the display region while preventing entering of moisture into the organic layer, compared with a common organic EL display unit with a sealing structure provided between substrates. Thus, it becomes possible to provide the organic EL display unit that has a narrow bezel region while keeping reliability and the electronic apparatus including the organic EL display unit. It is to be noted that the effects described herein are not necessarily limitative, and may be any effects described in the present disclosure. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a cross-sectional view of a configuration of a display unit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 2  is a plan view of an overall configuration of the display unit illustrated in  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 3  illustrates an example of a pixel drive circuit illustrated in  FIG. 2 . 
         FIG. 4  is an explanatory schematic view of an entering path of moisture in a sealing section of an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 5  is a flowchart illustrating an example of steps for manufacturing the display unit illustrated in  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 6A  is an explanatory schematic view of an example of a dividing method. 
         FIG. 6B  is a schematic view of a state subsequent to that illustrated in  FIG. 6A . 
         FIG. 7  is a characteristic diagram in which characteristics of divided surfaces are compared which are formed by the dividing method illustrated in  FIGS. 6A and 6B . 
         FIG. 8A  is an explanatory schematic view of another example of the dividing method. 
         FIG. 8B  is an explanatory schematic view of the dividing method in a state subsequent to that illustrated in  FIG. 8A . 
         FIG. 8C  is an explanatory schematic view of the dividing method in a state subsequent to that illustrated in  FIG. 8B . 
         FIG. 9  is a plan view of an overall configuration of a display unit according to Modification Example 1 of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 10  is a cross-sectional view of an example of a cross-sectional configuration of the display unit illustrated in  FIG. 9 . 
         FIG. 11  is a cross-sectional view of another example of the cross-sectional configuration of the display unit illustrated in  FIG. 9 . 
         FIG. 12  is a cross-sectional view of a display unit according to Modification Example 2 of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 13  is an explanatory schematic view of one of steps for manufacturing a display unit according to Modification Example 3 of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 14  is a further explanatory schematic view of one of the manufacturing steps illustrated in  FIG. 13 . 
         FIG. 15  is a perspective view of an outer appearance of Application Example 1 with use of the display unit of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 16  is a perspective view of an outer appearance of Application Example 2. 
         FIG. 17A  is a perspective view of an example of an outer appearance of Application Example 3. 
         FIG. 17B  is a perspective view of another example of an outer appearance of Application Example 3. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS 
     Some embodiments of the disclosure are described in detail below in the following order with reference to drawings. 
     1. Embodiment (A display unit having a sealing section on an end surface of a display panel) 
     1-1. Overall Configuration 
     1-2. Manufacturing Method 
     1-3. Function and Effect 
     2. Modification Example 
     Modification Example 1 (A display unit having a terminal section at a side of a display panel) 
     Modification Example 2 (A display unit having a wiring line on a rear surface of a substrate) 
     Modification Example 3 (A dividing method in a step for a mass production of a display panel) 
     3. Application Example (An application example to an electronic apparatus) 
     1. Embodiment 
     1-1. Overall Configuration 
       FIG. 1  illustrates a cross-sectional configuration of an organic EL display unit (display unit  1 ) according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The display unit  1  is used as an organic EL television, for example. The display unit  1  includes a drive substrate  11  on which there are provided a display region  110 A and a peripheral region  110 B on the periphery of the display region  110 A (see  FIG. 2 ). The display unit  1  is, for example, a top surface emission (so-called top emission) display unit. The top surface emission display unit uses, as light-emitting devices, an organic EL device  10  that emits any of color light beams of R (red), G (green), and B (blue) (a red organic EL device  10 R, a green organic EL device  10 G, a blue organic EL device  10 B), and the color light beams are emitted from top surface side (side opposite to the drive substrate  11 ). The display unit  1  according to the present embodiment includes a display layer  20  that configures the organic EL device  10 , and the drive substrate  11  and a counter substrate  31  provided to face each other with the display layer  20  being interposed therebetween. The display layer  20 , the drive substrate  11 , and the counter substrate  31  configure a display panel P. A sealing section  50  that covers at least the display layer  20  is provided on an end surface of the display panel P. 
       FIG. 2  illustrates an example of an overall configuration of the display unit  1  illustrated in  FIG. 1 . In the display region  110 A, there are disposed a plurality of pixels  5  (red pixels  5 R, green pixels  5 G, and blue pixels  5 B) in matrix. Further, a signal line drive circuit  120  and a scanning line drive circuit  130  which are drivers for displaying an image are provided in the peripheral region  110 B positioned on the periphery (on outer edge side, or on outer peripheral side) of the display region  110 A. 
     A pixel drive circuit  140  is provided inside the display region  110 A.  FIG. 3  illustrates an example of the pixel drive circuit  140  (an example of pixel circuits of the red pixels  5 R, the green pixels  5 G, and the blue pixels  5 B). The pixel drive circuit  140  is an active drive circuit provided below a pixel electrode  26  described later. The pixel drive circuit  140  includes a drive transistor Tr 1 , a write transistor Tr 2 , a capacitor (a holding capacitor) Cs located between these transistors Tr 1  and Tr 2 . The pixel drive circuit  140  also includes the organic EL device  10  coupled in series to the drive transistor Tr 1  between a first power supply line (Vcc) and a second power supply line (GND). In other words, the organic EL device  10  is provided in each of the red pixels  5 R, the green pixels  5 G, and the blue pixels  5 B. Each of the drive transistor Tr 1  and the write transistor Tr 2  is configured by a typical thin film transistor (TFT), and may have, for example, an inverted staggered structure (a so-called bottom gate type) or a staggered structure (a top gate type); the configuration thereof is not particularly limited. 
     In the pixel drive circuit  140 , a plurality of signal lines  120 A are arranged in a column direction, and a plurality of scanning lines  130 A are arranged in a row direction. An intersection of each of the signal lines  120 A and each of the scanning lines  130 A corresponds to one of the red pixel  5 R, the green pixel  5 G, and the blue pixel  5 B. Each of the signal lines  120 A is coupled to the signal line drive circuit  120 , and an image signal is supplied from the signal line drive circuit  120  to a source electrode of the write transistor Tr 2  through the signal line  120 A. Each of the scanning lines  130 A is coupled to the scanning line drive circuit  130 , and a scanning signal is sequentially supplied from the scanning line drive circuit  130  to a gate electrode of the write transistor Tr 2  through the scanning line  130 A. 
     In the display unit  1  of the present embodiment, the sealing section  50  is provided on the end surface of the display panel P including the display layer  20  between the drive substrate  11  and the counter substrate  31  as described above. The sealing section  50  is provided for suppressing entering of moisture into the display layer  20  (more specifically, an organic layer  28 ); the sealing section  50  may preferably cover at least the display layer  20  of the display panel P. More preferably, an end of the sealing section  50  may be so provided as to overlap a portion of respective end surfaces of the drive substrate  11  and the counter substrate  31  being in contact with the display layer  20 . 
     While the sealing section  50  that is formed of only an inorganic film  51  made of an inorganic material is able to suppress the entering of moisture into the display layer  20  (more specifically, organic layer  28 ), a layered structure of the inorganic film  51  and an organic film  52  is able to suppress the entering of moisture into the display layer  20  even more. Table 1 summarizes calculations of moisture vapor transmission rate by measuring corrosiveness of calcium in Samples 1 to 3 prepared as described below. It is to be noted that the measuring condition of the corrosiveness of calcium was set such that temperature was 60° C. and humidity was 90% (relative humidity). Sample 1 is a film substrate (polyethylene naphthalate (PEN) substrate; having a thickness of 100 μm) on which a calcium (Ca) film is formed, with a PEN substrate being joined thereto. Sample 2 includes a filling layer provided on a Ca film, with a UV-cured resin film with a thickness of 3 μm, for example, and an inorganic film (an aluminum oxide (Al 2 O 3 ) film) with a thickness of 25 nm, for example, being formed in this order on the filling layer. Sample 3 further includes a UV-cured resin film and an Al 2 O 3  film being stacked in addition to the configuration of Sample 2. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
             
               
                   
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                 Sample 1 
                 Film Substrate (PEN) 
                 6.0E 
               
               
                   
                 Sample 2 
                 PEN/Filling Layer/UV-Cured 
                 6.9E−3 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Resin Film/Al 2 O 3  Film 
                   
               
               
                   
                 Sample 3 
                 PEN/Filling Layer/UV-Cured 
                 5.9E−5 
               
               
                   
                   
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     It is appreciated from Table 1 that configuring the sealing section  50  by the layered structure of the inorganic film  51  and the organic film  52  enables the effect of suppressing the entering of moisture into the display layer  20  to be enhanced. Further, it is appreciated that providing the layered films of the inorganic film  51  and the organic film  52  in a stacked manner enables the suppressing effect to be further enhanced. This is because of the film property of the inorganic film  51 . There is a concern that the inorganic film  51  may cause a minute flaw due to dust that may attach thereto in the middle of film formation or due to a defect during the film formation. The dust attached during the film formation or the flaw may be the cause of the entering of moisture from the outside. Therefore, formation of the organic film  52  on the surface of the inorganic film  51  makes it possible to cover the dust and to prevent the flaw of the inorganic film  51 , thus delaying the entering of moisture into the display layer  20 . 
     The sealing section  50  may preferably have a multi-layered structure in which two or more layered films each configured by the inorganic film  51  and the organic film  52  being stacked.  FIG. 4  schematically illustrates an entering path of moisture H in a portion of the configuration of the sealing section  50  in the display unit illustrated in  FIG. 1 . For example, even when a flaw is formed in each of the inorganic films  51 B and  51 C as illustrated in  FIG. 4 , a diffusion rate of the moisture H having entered the inorganic film  51 C through the flaw is suppressed due to a maze effect in which the moisture H passes through the organic film  52 B provided therebetween to reach a flaw of the inorganic film  51 B. In this manner, stacking the inorganic film  51  and the organic film  52  alternately makes it possible to suppress the diffusion rate of the moisture H efficiently. More specifically, for example, three layers of the inorganic film  51  and three layers of the organic film  52  may be preferably formed; in other words, an inorganic film  51 A, an organic film  52 A, an inorganic film  51 B, an organic film  52 B, an inorganic film  51 C, and an organic film  52 C may be preferably formed from the end surface of the display panel P as illustrated in  FIG. 1 . The film-formation width of the outermost organic film  52 C may be preferably substantially the same as the film thickness (hereinafter, referred to simply as “thickness”) of the display panel P in the Y-axis direction. More specifically, the film-formation width of the outermost organic film  52 C may be preferably set such that the end surfaces of the organic film  52 C in the Y-axis direction reach respective surfaces (surface of the drive substrate  11  and surface of the counter substrate  31  opposite to the facing surface thereof) of the display panel P as illustrated in  FIG. 1 . 
     The material of the inorganic film  51  may be desirably aluminum oxide (Al 2 O 3 ), for example. Other examples of the material of the inorganic film  51  may include silicon oxide (SiO 2 ), zirconium oxide (ZrO 2 ), titanium oxide (TiO 2 ), zinc oxide (ZnO 2 ), indium-zinc oxide (IZO), indium-tin oxide (ITO), indium-gallium-zinc oxide (IGZO), aluminum-zinc oxide (AZO), gallium-zinc oxide (GZO), silicon nitride (SiN), and silicon oxynitride (SiON). Further, a metal film made of a metal such as aluminum (Al) and titanium (Ti) may also be adopted. It is preferable to use one or more of these materials for formation of the inorganic film  51 . In addition, a common material for a wiring line may also be used for the formation thereof. More specific examples of the common wiring line material may include ruthenium (R), platinum (Pt), iridium (Ir), palladium (Pd), rhodium (Rh), gold (Au), silver (Ag), copper (Cu), nickel (Ni), cobalt (Co), iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), tantalum (Ta), tungsten (W), molybdenum (Mo), titanium (Ti), aluminum (Al), silicon (Si), germanium (Ge), and zinc (Zn). One or more of these materials or an alloy thereof may also be used for the formation. Examples of available film-forming method for the inorganic film  51  may include a sol-gel method, a sputtering method, a vacuum vapor deposition method, a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method, and an atomic layer deposition method (ALD; HYPERLINK “javascript: void (0)”). In particular, the ALD method may be preferably used for the film formation, and the film thickness (thickness) thereof may be preferably equal to or more than 10 nm and equal to or less than 200 nm. 
     As the material of the organic film  52 , a material having good adhesion (affinity) to the inorganic film  51  may be preferable in order to enhance a sealing property of the sealing section  50 . More specific examples of the material of the organic film  52  may include a cured resin composition containing a cycloalkane structure-containing polymerizable compound or a high-acid value phthalic acid structure-containing polymerizable compound. 
     When the sealing section  50  has a multi-layered structure in which the layered films of the inorganic film  51  and the organic film  52  are stacked as described above, it is desirable that end surfaces of the organic films (organic films  52 A and  52 B of the organic film  52  illustrated in  FIG. 1 ) formed on end surface side may not be exposed to the outside. The organic film does not have a sufficient moisture-sealing capacity. Accordingly, when the end surface of the organic film formed near the end surface of the display panel P is exposed to the outside, the end surface of the organic film results in serving as the entering path of moisture into the display layer  20 . Therefore, in the sealing section  50  having the multi-layered structure of the inorganic film  51  and the organic film  52 , the inorganic film  51  formed on the organic film  52  is requested to cover the whole of the underlying organic film  52  so as to be blocked from the outside. In other words, the film-formation width (D) of the organic film  52  may be preferably greater gradually in the order of the film formation. More specifically, the film-formation width of the organic films  52 A,  52 B, and  52 C that configure the sealing section  50  as illustrated in  FIG. 1  may preferably have a relationship of respective widths D 1 , D 2 , and D 3 , in which D 1  is less than D 2  and D 2  is less than D 3  (D 1 &lt;D 2 &lt;D 3 ). 
     The thickness of the organic film  52  may be preferably as thin as possible. This is because the bezel region of the display unit  1  is substantially determined by the thickness of the organic film  52 , since it is possible to form the inorganic film  51  to be much thinner than the organic film  52 . However, the organic film  52  has a role of suppressing the diffusion rate of moisture when the inorganic film  52  has a flaw as described above. Further, the outermost organic film  52  (organic film  52 C) functions as a protective film of the inorganic film  51  (inorganic film  51 C). Therefore, the organic film  52  may preferably have a thickness of equal to or more than 3 μm and equal to or less than 30 μm, for example. 
     As a method of forming such an organic film  52 , a method is contemplated in which, for example, a liquid organic agent may be applied and cured. This makes it possible to fill minute irregularities formed on the inorganic film  52  without gap. It is to be noted that the liquid organic agent may preferably have lowered viscosity for use in order to effectively utilize a capillary phenomenon thereof, for example. Examples of the specific film-forming method may include a dispensing method in which a liquid organic agent is dispensed with an air pressure or a mechanical pressure, an inkjet method, and an offset method. 
     The dispensing method enables the application width to be more slender and thinner by narrowing the distance between a nozzle and an application surface with use of a slender nozzle. Thus, the application width may be set depending on a nozzle size and an application condition, which brings high general-purpose properties. The inkjet method enables the application amount per drop to be a micro amount, thus making it possible to control the film-formation width and the thickness precisely. The offset method involves immersing an offset component in a liquid agent and transferring the offset component to an application section. The offset method brings the offset component into direct contact with the application section, and thus has difficulty in being applied to film formations of a second layer and subsequent layers. However, by making the width of the offset component thinner and by quantifying the amount of the liquid agent for immersion, it becomes possible to form an organic film having stable film-formation width and thickness, which enables the productivity to be enhanced. It is to be noted that examples of the application method limited to the second layer and subsequent layers may include a dip method. 
     Bringing the offset component into contact with an application surface at an angle makes it possible to reduce dispersion in the application width and the thickness, while reducing an influence caused by the contact. In addition, vacuum may also be used in the application process. 
     The present embodiment describes an example of the sealing section  50  having a configuration in which the inorganic film  51 A is formed directly on the end surface of the display panel P, with the organic film  52 A, the inorganic film  51 B, the organic film  52 B, the inorganic film  51 C, and the organic film  52 C are stacked in this order on the inorganic film  51 A. However, when the surface of the end surface of the display panel P is rough, for example, an unillustrated flattening film containing an organic material may also be formed, as an underlayer, on the surface of the end surface. The flattening film fills the minute irregularities of the end surface of the display panel P without gap, thereby making it possible to stabilize the film properties of the inorganic film  51  and the organic film  52  to be formed thereafter and to suppress the thicknesses thereof to the minimum Examples of the method of forming the flattening film may include a method in which a liquid organic agent is applied and cured for film formation similarly to the above-described method of forming the organic film  52 . 
     Hereinafter, respective components that configure the display panel P are described. As described above, the display panel P includes the drive substrate  11  and the counter substrate  31  that are disposed to face each other with the display layer  20  being interposed therebetween. The display layer  20  is configured by a semiconductor section  20 A and a display section  20 B. A transistor  20 X that drives each of the organic EL devices  10 R,  10 G, and  10 B is provided in the semiconductor section  20 A. The organic EL devices  10 R,  10 G, and  10 B are provided in the display section  20 B. It is to be noted that, in the present embodiment, the drive substrate  11  and the counter substrate  31  have a complete solid structure in which the entire surfaces thereof are joined together with an adhesive layer  40 . 
     The drive substrate  11  is a supporting body with a main surface side on which the organic EL devices  10  of respective colors (red organic EL device  10 R, green organic EL device  10 G, and blue organic EL device  10 B) are formed in an array. Examples of an available substrate for the drive substrate  11  may include quartz and glass; a substrate made of a plastic such as polyether sulfone, polycarbonate, polyimides, polyamides, polyacetals, polyethylene terephthalate, polyethylene naphthalate, polyethylene ether ketone, and polyolefins; a metal foil substrate made of a metal such as aluminum (Al), nickel (Ni), copper (Cu), and stainless steel having undergone a surface insulating treatment; and paper. A buffer layer for enhancing adhesion and flatness or a functional film such as a barrier film for enhancing a gas barrier property may also be formed on the above-described substrate. Further, when it is possible to form a channel layer  22  without heating the drive substrate  11  by methods such as a sputtering method, it is also possible to use an inexpensive plastic film as the drive substrate  11 . 
     The transistor Tr 1  for driving and the transistor Tr 2  for writing and various wiring lines are provided in the semiconductor section  20 A on the drive substrate  11 . A flattening insulating film  25  is provided on the transistors Tr 1  and Tr 2  and the wiring lines. While the transistors Tr 1  and Tr 2  (hereinafter, referred to as a thin film transistor  20 X) may be either a top gate type or a bottom gate type, the thin film transistor  20 X of a top gate type is used for description in this example. The thin film transistor  20 X has a configuration in which a pair of source/drain electrodes (a source electrode  21 A and a drain electrode  21 B), the channel layer  22 , a gate insulating film  23 , and a gate electrode  24  are provided in this order from drive substrate  11  side, with the flattening insulating film  25  that flattens the semiconductor section  20 A being further provided. 
     The source electrode  21 A and the drain electrode  21 B are provided apart from each other, and are electrically coupled to the channel layer  22 . A metal material and a semi-metal or inorganic semiconductor material may be used as the material forming the source electrode  21 A and the drain electrode  21 B. Specific examples of the material may include a metal simple substance such as platinum (Pt), titanium (Ti), ruthenium (Ru), molybdenum (Mo), copper (Cu), tungsten (W), nickel (Ni), aluminum (Al), gold (Au), silver (Ag), and tantalum (Ta); and an alloy thereof. Other examples thereof may include indium-tin oxide (ITO) and molybdenum oxide (MoO). The source electrode  21 A and the drain electrode  21 B are made of any of the metal simple substances or an alloy thereof; a monolayer thereof or two or more layers thereof may also be stacked for use. Examples of the layered structure may include layered structures of Ti/Al/Ti and Mo/Al. Further, the wiring line  27 A may also have a configuration similar to those of the source electrode  21 A and the drain electrode  21 B. 
     The channel layer  22  is provided in an island shape between the source electrode  21 A and the drain electrode  21 B, and has a channel region at a position facing the gate electrode  24  described later. The channel layer  22  may have a thickness of 5 nm to 100 nm, for example. The channel layer  22  may be made of, for example, an organic semiconductor material such as a peri-Xanthenoxanthene (PXX) derivative. Examples of the organic semiconductor material may include polythiophene, poly-3-hexylthiophene (P3HT) in which a hexyl group is introduced into polythiophene pentacene[2,3,6,7-dibenzoanthracene], polyanthracene, naphthacene, hexacene, heptacene, dibenzopentacene, tetrabenzopentacene, chrysene, perylene, coronene, Terrylene, ovalene, quoterrylene, circumanthracene, benzopyrene, dibenzopyrene, triphenylene, polypyrrole, polyaniline, polyacetylene, polydiacetylene, polyphenylene, polyfuran, polyindole, polyvinyl carbazole, polyselenophene, polytellurophene, polyisothianaphthene, polycarbazole, polyphenylene sulfide, polyphenylene vinylene, polyphenylene sulfide, polyvinylene sulfide, polythienylene vinylene, polynaphthalene, polypyrene, polyazulene, phthalocyanines represented by copper phthalocyanine, merocyanine, hemicyanine, polyethylene dioxythiophene, pyridazine, naphthalene tetracarboxylic acid diimide, poly(3,4-ethylendioxythiophene)/polystyrenesulfonic acid (PEDOT/PSS), 4,4′-biphenyldithiole (BPDT), 4,4′-diisocyanobiphenyl, 4,4′-diisocyano-p-terphenyl, 2,5-bis(5 thioacetyl-2′-thiophenyl)thiophene, 2,5-bis(5′-thioacetoxyl-2′-thiophenyl)thiophene, 4,4′-diisocyanophenyl, benzidine (biphenyl-4-4′-diamine), TCNQ (tetracyanoquinodimethane), charge-transfer complexes represented by a tetrathiafulvalene (TTF)-TCNQ complex, a bisethylenetetrathiafulvalene (BEDTTTF)-perchloric acid complex, a BEDTTTF-iodine complex, and a TCNQ-iodine complex, biphenyl-4,4′-dicarboxylic acid, 24-di(4-thiophenylacetylinyl)-2-ethylbenzene, 24-di(4-isocyanophenylacetylinyl)-2-ethylbenzene, dendrimer, fullerenes such as C60, C70, C76, C78, and C84, 24-di(4-thiophenylethynyl)-2-ethylbenzene, 2,2″-dihydroxy-1,1′:4′,1″-terphenyl, 4,4′-biphenyldiethanal, 4,4′-biphenyldiol, 4,4′-biphenyldisocyanate, 24-diacetylbenzene, diethylbiphenyl-4,4′-dicarboxylate, benzo[22-c;3,4-c′;5,6-c″]tris[22]dithiol-24,7-trithion, α-sexithiophene, tetrathiotetracene, tetraselenotetracene, tetratelluric tetracene, poly(3-alkyl thiophene), poly(3-thiophene-β-ethanesulfonic acid), poly(N-alkylpyrrole)poly(3-alkylpyrrole), poly(3,4-dialkylpyrrole), poly(2,2′-thienylpyrrole), and poly(dibenzothiophene sulfide), and quinacridone. In addition, it is also possible to use a compound selected from the group consisting of condensed polycyclic aromatic compounds, porphyrin derivatives, phenyl vinylidene-based conjugated oligomers, and thiophene-based conjugated oligomers. Further, a mixture of an organic semiconductor material and an insulating polymer material may also be used. 
     The channel layer  22  may be formed using the vacuum vapor deposition method; however, for example, the above-mentioned material may be preferably dissolved in an organic solvent, for example, to be used as an ink solution in application/printing process to form the channel layer  22 . This is because the application/printing process allows for cost reduction compared with the vacuum vapor deposition method and is effective for enhancement of throughput. Specific examples of the application/printing process may include methods such as cast coating, spin coating, spray coating, inkjet printing, relief printing, flexo printing, screen printing, gravure printing, and gravure offset printing. 
     The gate insulating film  23  is provided within a thickness range of, for example, 50 nm to 1 μm both inclusive between the channel layer  22  and the gate electrode  24 . The gate insulating film  23  may be formed by an insulating film containing one or more of silicon oxide (SiO), silicon nitride (SiN), silicon oxynitride (SiON), hafnium oxide (HfO), aluminum oxide (AlO), aluminum nitride (AlN), tantalum oxide (TaO), zirconium oxide (ZrO), hafnium oxynitride, hafnium-silicon oxynitride, aluminum oxynitride, tantalum oxynitride, and zirconium oxynitride, for example. The gate insulating film  23  may have either a monolayer structure, or a layered structure, for example, using two or more materials such as an SiN film and an SiO film. When the gate insulating film  23  has the layered structure, it is possible to improve interface properties with respect to the channel layer  22  and to effectively suppress mixing of impurities (e.g., moisture) into the channel layer  22  from the outside. The gate insulating film  23  is formed by application, and thereafter is patterned into a predetermined shape with etching. Depending on a material, the pattern formation may be performed by a printing technique such as inkjet printing, screen printing, offset printing, and gravure printing. 
     The gate electrode  24  has a role of applying a gate voltage to the thin film transistor  20 X to control carrier density in the channel layer  22  with the gate voltage. The gate electrode  24  is provided in a selective region on the drive substrate  11 , and may be made of, for example, a metal simple substance such as platinum (Pt), titanium (Ti), ruthenium (Ru), molybdenum (Mo), copper (Cu), tungsten (W), nickel (Ni), aluminum (Al), and tantalum (Ta), or an alloy thereof. Alternatively, two or more thereof may also be stacked for use. 
     The flattening insulating film  25  is provided for preventing a short circuit between respective wiring lines (source electrode  21 A and drain electrode  21 B, channel layer  22 , or gate electrode  24 ), and for flattening the surface of the drive substrate  11  on which the thin film transistor  20 X is provided. Examples of the material for forming the flattening insulating film  25  may include polyimide-based, polyacrylate-based, epoxy-based, cresol novolak-based or polystyrene-based, polyamide-based, and fluorine-based organic insulating materials; and inorganic materials such SiO. 
     The display section  20 B includes the light-emitting device  10 , and is provided on the semiconductor section  20 A, more specifically, on the flattening insulating film  25 . The light-emitting device  10  is a light-emitting device in which the pixel electrode  26  as an anode, a partition wall  27 , the organic layer  28  including a light-emitting layer  28 B, and a counter electrode  29  as a cathode are stacked in this order from semiconductor section  20 A side. The counter substrate  31  is joined onto the counter electrode  29  with the adhesive layer  40  being provided therebetween. The thin film transistor  20 X and the light-emitting device  10  are electrically coupled to the pixel electrode  26  through a connection hole  25 A provided in the flattening insulating film  25 . 
     The pixel electrode  26  also serves as a reflection layer; it is desirable to have as high reflectance as possible in order to enhance emission efficiency. In particular, when using the pixel electrode  26  as an anode, it is desirable that the pixel electrode  26  may be made of a material having a high hole injection property. Examples of the material of the pixel electrode  26  may include a metal simple substance such as aluminum (Al), chromium (Cr), gold (Au), platinum (Pt), nickel (Ni), copper (Cu), tungsten (W), and silver (Ag), and an alloy thereof. A transparent electrode, which has a large work function, may preferably be stacked on the surface of the pixel electrode  26 . 
     The partition wall  27  is provided for securing an insulating property with respect to the pixel electrode  26  and the counter electrode  29  and for forming an emission region into a desired shape. The partition wall  27  is made of a photosensitive resin, for example. The partition wall  27  is provided only around the pixel electrode  26 , and a region, exposed from the partition wall  27 , of the pixel electrode  26  serves as the emission region. It is to be noted that, while the organic layer  28  and the counter electrode  29  are provided also on the partition wall  27 , only the emission region generates light emission. 
     The organic layer  28  has a configuration in which, for example, a hole supply layer  28 A (hole injection layer  28 A 1 , hole transport layer  28 A 2 ), the light-emitting layer  28 B, and an electron supply layer  28 C (electron transport layer  28 C 1 , electron injection layer  28 C 2 ) are stacked in order from pixel electrode  26  side. It is sufficient for these layers to be provided as necessary. The layers that form the organic layer  28  may have different configurations from each other depending on, for example, emission colors of the organic EL devices  10 R,  10 G, and  10 B. The hole injection layer  28 A 1  is provided for enhancing hole injection efficiency, and also serves as a buffer layer that prevents a leak. The hole transport layer  28 A 2  is provided for enhancing efficiency of transporting holes to the light-emitting layer. The light-emitting layer  28 B performs application of an electric field to cause recombination of electrons and holes, thus emitting light. The organic EL devices  10 R,  10 G, and  10 B includes, respectively, light emitting-layers  28 BR,  28 BG, and  28 BB that emit corresponding color light beams. The electron transport layer  28 C 1  is provided for enhancing efficiency of transporting electrons to the light-emitting layer  28 B. The electron injection layer  28 C 2  is provided for enhancing electron injection efficiency. 
     The counter electrode  29  is formed of any of alloys of aluminum (Al), magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), and sodium (Na), for example. Among the alloys, an alloy of magnesium and silver (Mg—Ag alloy) may be preferable because it has both electrical conductivity and low absorbability in a thin film. The ratio of magnesium to silver in the Mg—Ag alloy is not particularly limited; however, the film thickness ratio of magnesium to silver may be preferably within a range of Mg:Ag=20:11 to 1:1. Further, the material of the counter electrode  29  may also be an alloy of aluminum (Al) and lithium (Li) (Al—Li alloy). 
     A protective film  30  is provided on the counter electrode  29  so as to cover the end surfaces of the organic layer  28  and the counter electrode  29 , for example. The protective film  30  may be made of, for example, an inorganic material such as silicon oxide (SiO x ), silicon nitride (SiN x ), silicon nitride oxide (SiN x O y ), titanium oxide (TiO x ), and aluminum oxide (Al x O y ). 
     The adhesive layer  40  is provided substantially uniformly on the protective film  30 , and joins the drive substrate  11  on which the display layer  20  is provided to the counter substrate  31 . The adhesive layer  40  may be made of, for example, an epoxy resin or an acrylic resin. Further, a sheet-like resin film may also be used to form the adhesive layer  40 . Moreover, the adhesive layer  40  may not be necessarily provided; for example, the adhesive layer  40  may be provided only in the peripheral region  110 B to allow the display region  110 A to have a hollow portion. 
     The counter substrate  31  seals the organic EL device  10  together with the adhesive layer  40 . The counter electrode  31  is made of a material such as glass that is transparent to each of color light beams emitted from the organic EL devices  10 R,  10 G, and  10 B. On the surface of the counter substrate  31  on the drive substrate  11  side, unillustrated color filters configured of, for example, a red filter, a green filter, and a blue filter are provided, respectively, at positions corresponding to the organic EL devices  10 R,  10 G, and  10 B, for example. An unillustrated black matrix is provided among the respective organic EL devices  10 R,  10 G, and  10 B. 
     1-2. Manufacturing Method 
     The display unit  1  may be manufactured, for example, in accordance with the flowchart illustrated in  FIG. 5 . 
     The semiconductor section  20 A is formed on the drive substrate  11  (Step S 101 ). First, metal films to be the source electrode  21 A and the drain electrode  21 B are formed on the entire surface of the drive substrate  11  using the sputtering method or the vacuum vapor deposition method, for example. Next, the metal films are patterned using photolithography and etching, for example, to thereby form the source electrode  21 A and the drain electrode  21 B. Thereafter, the channel layer  22  and the gate insulating film  23  are formed in order between the source electrode  21 A and the drain electrode  21 B. More specifically, an organic semiconductor material, for example, a peri-Xanthenoxanthene (PXX) compound solution is applied. Thereafter, the applied organic semiconductor material is heated to form the channel layer  22 , following which a spin coating method is used to apply the above-mentioned gate insulating film material, for example, a polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) solution is applied and dried. This allows the gate insulating layer  23  to be formed. 
     Next, the flattening insulating film  25  is formed on the respective wiring lines (source electrode  21 A and drain electrode  21 B, channel layer  22 , or gate electrode  24 ) and the drive substrate  11 . More specifically, for example, a photosensitive resin such as polyimide is applied, and a flattened layer  28  is patterned into a predetermined shape by means of exposure and development. In addition, the connection hole  25 A is formed and calcined. 
     Next, the display section  20 B is formed (Step S 102 ). First, the pixel electrode  26  is formed on the flattening insulating film  25 . More specifically, a metal film made of, for example, aluminum (Al)/indium-tin oxide (ITO) is formed on the flattening insulating film  25  by the sputtering method, for example. Thereafter, a metal film at a predetermined position is selectively removed by wet etching, for example, to form the pixel electrodes  26  separated for the respective organic EL devices  10 R,  10 G, and  10 B. Thereafter, the partition wall  27  is formed between the respective pixel electrodes  26 , following which the organic layer  28  including the light-emitting layer  28 B is formed using a deposition method, for example. The counter electrode  29  is formed on the organic layer  28  using the sputtering method, for example. Next, the protective film  30  made of the above-mentioned material is formed on the counter electrode  29  using a plasma chemical vapor deposition (plasma CVD) method, a physical vapor deposition (PVD) method, and an atomic layer deposition (ALD) method, and the deposition method, for example. 
     Next, the drive substrate  11  and the counter substrate  31  are joined together (Step S 103 ). First, the color filters and the black matrix are formed on the counter substrate  31  made of the above-mentioned material through, for example, application by means of the spin coating method and subsequent patterning using the photolithography method. Thereafter, the adhesive layer  40  made of the above-mentioned material is formed on the counter substrate  31 , following which the counter substrate  31  is joined to the drive substrate  11  with the adhesive layer  40  being interposed therebetween to complete the display panel P. 
     Thereafter, division of the display panel P is performed (Step S 104 ). In order to achieve a display unit having as narrow a bezel region (peripheral region  110 B) as possible as in the display unit  1  according to the disclosure, it is necessary to precisely divide the drive substrate  11 , display layer  20 , and the counter substrate  31 , with the adhesive layer  40  being included therein. 
     Scribing division using a mechanical wheel is typically applied to division of a brittle material. The scribing division involves, for example, forming a crevice on the surface of a glass substrate and extending the crevice. However, it is difficult to control a direction in which the crevice is extended; it is not possible to secure precision in the division due to, for example, extension of a crevice in a diagonal direction during the division. Therefore, it is necessary for the peripheral region  110 B to have a certain room as a margin for the division, which prevents a bezel to be narrow. 
     In contrast, in the present embodiment, for example, a division method using dicing ( FIGS. 6A and 6B ), or a grinding treatment after the scribing division ( FIG. 8C ) is performed to achieve a narrow bezel. Use of any of these methods makes it possible to precisely divide the display panel P, as in the display unit  1 , having a very short distance from a position of the division to the display region  110 A in which the light-emitting device  10  is provided, without occurrence of, for example, any burr, chip, or crack on the end surface of the display panel P, in particular, on the end surfaces of the drive substrate  11  and the counter substrate  31 . 
     The dicing is a method that involves rotating a solid abrasive grain (blade B) at high speed as illustrated in  FIG. 6A  to divide a substrate (display panel P in this example) as illustrated in  FIG. 6B . Use of the dicing for the division of the display panel P makes it possible to limit a surface roughness of a division surface, i.e., a surface roughness of the end surface to 1 μm or smaller. 
     In the division using the dicing, cooing water is typically used to cool equipment, to remove chip powder generated by the division, and to prevent abrasion of the abrasive grain.  FIG. 7  illustrates results of measurement, by calcium corrosion test, of the influence of water used during the dicing division. First, a polyimide material was applied onto a glass substrate by the spin coating method such that the polyimide material had a thickness of about 1 μm, following which a calcium (Ca) film was formed by deposition at a center portion of the applied polyimide material. Silicon nitride (SiN) was formed as a barrier film on the Ca film by the chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method. Thereafter, a UV-cured epoxy resin was applied to a counter glass substrate, which was joined to the glass substrate to prepare Sample 4. In Sample 4, when moisture was permeated to reach the Ca film, the Ca film was corroded, and was converted to calcium hydroxide to be changed into transparent. Further, the SiN film formed on the upper surface of the Ca film served to protect the upper surface of the Ca film; the corrosion due to the entering of moisture was limited only to corrosion from the end surface of Sample 4 formed by joining the glass substrates together. 
     Four sides near the Ca film of Sample 4 was divided by dicing processing using cooling water, following which baking was performed for 1 hour in vacuum. Subsequently, Sample 4 was stored in a dry atmosphere at a dew point of −75° C. together with Sample 5 not having been subjected to the dicing processing as a comparative example, and thereafter stored in a thermostat bath of a temperature of 60° C. and a humidity of 90% to compare the corrosion states of Ca. 
     As appreciated from  FIG. 7 , Sample 4 having been subjected to the dicing processing had less Ca corrosion than unprocessed Sample 5. It was appreciated from this result that exposure of the display panel P, having been subjected to the dicing processing, to cooling water is no problem as long as a material having a sealing property is used as the adhesive layer  40  and as long as the exposure is performed for a short period of time by performing a vacuum baking treatment after the division. 
     Moreover, the scribing and the grinding treatment thereafter are described. As described above, it is difficult to control an extending direction of the crevice formed by the scribing on the surface of the glass substrate. In particular, in a structure having a resin layer (adhesive layer  40 ) between two glass substrates (drive substrate  11  and counter substrate  31 ) as in the display panel P, it is very difficult to sufficiently extend a crevice formed on the surface of the substrate in a thickness direction. 
     Therefore, in the present embodiment, for example, the adhesive layer  40  near a portion to be divided is removed by laser processing (UV laser L) before forming a crevice in the counter substrate  31  as illustrated in  FIG. 8A . Thereafter, a scribing blade C is used to form a crevice on the surface of the display panel P, and the crevice is extended to divide the display panel P as illustrated in  FIG. 8B . Thereafter, the divided surface is cut in an arrow direction by mechanical processing as illustrated in  FIG. 8C . More specifically, a sheet with a solid abrasive grain adhered thereto (abrasive sheet S) is pressed against the divided surface, and is moved in an oscillating manner in the arrow direction, for example, to grind the divided surface, thus enabling the surface roughness of the end surface to be limited to 1 μm or smaller. 
     Next, the sealing section  50  is formed on the end surface of the display panel P (Step S 105 ). First, a description is given of a case of forming an aluminum oxide (Al 2 O 3 ) film as the inorganic film  51 A using the atomic layer deposition (ALD) method. The inorganic film  51 A is formed by the ALD method using, for example, trimethyl aluminum (TMA; (CH 3 ) 3 Al) as a first precursor gas, and, for example, water (H 2 O) as a second precursor gas, with a nitrogen gas or an argon gas being used as a purge gas. The temperature for the film formation may be desirably 120° C. or lower, and more desirably 100° C. or lower. 
     Subsequently, the organic film  52 A is formed using, for example, the UV-cured epoxy resin by means of an offset application method, for example. In this case, the viscosity of the organic agent before curing may be preferably 50 mPa·s or lower, for example. Specific film-forming method involves using a stainless steel jig having a transfer section size of 0.1 mm width as an offset jig, for example. A method for attaching the organic agent involves the following procedures. For example, a transfer surface of the offset jig is immersed in the organic agent, that is leveled to have a set thickness (e.g., 10 μm to 30 μm) using an applicator, in a parallel manner, and the immersed transfer surface of the offset jig is pulled up in a parallel manner Thereafter, the reference plane of a panel-fixing jig and the reference plane of the offset jig are made closer in a parallel manner, and pressed against each other to transfer the organic agent to a panel application surface. At this time, in order to spread the organic agent, a time period of three seconds, for example, may be necessary to hold this state, following which the reference plane of the panel-fixing jig and the reference plane of the offset jig are released from each other in a parallel manner. In this case, in order to eliminate the influence of damage, due to a contact, to the inorganic layer that covers an exposed surface of the cross-sectional structure of the panel, it is preferable to use an offset component having a larger width than that of the exposed surface and to bring the offset component into contact with the application surface at an angle of 5°, for example. 
     Examples other than the above-described offset method may include the dispensing method. Application conditions may involve, for example, using a nozzle having an external diameter of 0.23 mm and an internal diameter of 0.1 mm, and performing application such that: the distance from a nozzle tip to the application surface is 30 μm; the nozzle movement speed is 50 mm/sec.; and the application pressure is 0.015 MPa. 
     Using the above-described method, the organic agent is applied, for example, to the four sides of the display panel P and, as necessary, to four corners, following which the organic agent is cured. The curing method involves ultraviolet (UV) irradiation at a light integral of about 700 mJ/cm 2  or higher, for example. The curing method may be preferably selected appropriately depending on materials; heat and UV irradiation may be used together. Further, the UV irradiation may also be performed, for example, in an inert gas such as the atmosphere, nitrogen, and argon. 
     Next, a second layered inorganic film (inorganic film  51 B) is formed using a method similar to that for the inorganic film  51 A, and thereafter a second layered organic film (organic film  52 B) is formed. In this example, the dip method, for example, may be used for film formation. First, the application surface of the display panel P is made closer in the longitudinal direction to the organic agent in a bath in a parallel manner to be brought into contact therewith. As for the thickness in the Y-axis direction of the display panel P, the application surface is brought into contact with a curved tip, which is formed by utilization of surface tension, of the organic agent, thereby preventing the organic agent from running off to a surface other than the panel application surface. The panel application surface is brought into contact with the organic agent in this manner, and thereafter is pulled up, for example, at a constant speed of about 5 mm/sec. in a parallel manner to thereby form the organic film  52 B. This process is performed for the four side of the display panel P, following which the UV irradiation is used for curing. 
     It is to be noted that the dispensing method may also be used as the film-forming method for the organic film  52 B. Application conditions may involve, for example, using a nozzle having an external diameter of 0.23 mm and an internal diameter of 0.1 mm, and performing application such that: the distance from a nozzle tip to the application surface is 100 μm; the nozzle movement speed is 25 mm/sec.; and the application pressure is 0.015 MPa. 
     Subsequently, methods similar to those for the inorganic film  51 B and the organic film  52 B are used, respectively, for formation of a third layered inorganic film  51 C and a third layered organic film  52 C. This allows the sealing section  50  to be formed. Through the above-described procedures, the display unit  1  illustrated in  FIG. 1  is completed. 
     1-3. Function and Effect 
     In the display unit  1 , a scanning signal is supplied from the scanning line drive circuit  130  to each pixel  5  through the gate electrode of the write transistor Tr 2 , and an image signal is supplied from the signal line drive circuit  120  through the write transistor Tr 2  to a holding capacitor Cs and is stored therein. In other words, the drive transistor Tr 1  is on/off controlled depending on the signal stored in the holding capacitor Cs. This causes a drive current Id to be injected into the organic EL device  10 , and thus holes and electrons are recombined to generate light emission. The light is transmitted through the counter electrode  29 , the protective film  30 , the adhesive layer  40 , unillustrated color filters of respective colors, and the counter substrate  31  to be extracted, because the display unit  1  is a top surface emission (top emission) display unit in this example. In a manner as described above, the display unit  1  performs image display (color image display). 
     Incidentally, an organic EL display unit used, for example, as an organic EL television is requested to enlarge an effective display region as a measure to seek a design property as described above, and thus is requested to reduce a bezel portion. However, simply narrowing the bezel region causes entering of moisture from the outside, thus deteriorating organic layers configuring the light-emitting device. This causes a non-emission region referred to as “dark spot” to be formed, which impairs the reliability of the organic EL display unit. 
     In order to solve this issue, it is necessary, for example, to allow an organic insulating film such as a flat film provided around the emission region and a so-called sealing layer that performs surface-sealing of a gap between substrates to have a certain degree of width. Further, an organic insulating film formed to have a relatively large size for suppressing entering of, for example, moisture from the outside causes moisture remaining in the film to be increased accordingly. Thus, it is contemplated that formation of a separating groove that separates the organic insulating film into an inner peripheral portion and an outer peripheral portion suppresses entering of moisture contained in the organic insulating film. 
     However, it is difficult for the above-described method to reduce the bezel region sifnificantly, although the method is able to prevent or suppress the entering of moisture into the organic layer. 
     In contrast, unlike the example of providing a structure that suppresses the entering of moisture into the peripheral region  110 B on the periphery of the display region  110 A, the display unit  1  of the present embodiment is configured to provide the sealing structure  50  on the end surface of the display panel formed by joining the drive substrate  11  and the counter substrate  31  together, with the display layer  20  including the organic EL device  10  being interposed therebetween. In particular, by configuring the sealing structure  50  as layered films of the inorganic film  51  made of an inorganic material and the organic film  52  made of an organic material, it becomes possible to minimize the sealing structure that suppresses the entering of moisture into the display layer  20 . This enables the bezel region to be 0.1 mm or smaller, for example. 
     In the present embodiment, the sealing section  50  is provided on the end surface of the display layer  20  including the organic layer  28  provided between the drive substrate  11  and the drive substrate  11  as described above. The sealing section  50  is so provided as to overlap at least a portion of the end surfaces of the drive substrate  11  and the drive substrate  11 . This makes it possible to prevent the entering of moisture into the organic layer  28  while reducing the peripheral region  110 B provided on the periphery of the display region  110 A as much as possible. Thus, it becomes possible to provide the display unit  1  that has a narrow bezel region while keeping reliability, and an electronic apparatus including the display unit  1 . 
     2. Modification Example 
     Now, modification examples (Modification Examples 1 to 3) of the foregoing embodiment are described. It is to be noted that the same reference numeral is assigned to the same component in the foregoing embodiment, and description therefor is omitted where appropriate. 
     Modification Example 1 
       FIG. 9  schematically illustrates a planar configuration of an organic EL display unit (a display unit  2 ) according to Modification Example 1 of the foregoing embodiment.  FIG. 10  illustrates a cross-sectional configuration taken along line I-I in  FIG. 9 . Unlike the display unit  1  in which the sealing section  50  is provided continuously across the entire end surface of the display panel P, the organic EL display unit  2  is provided with, for example, a wiring line terminal (a terminal section  150 ), that drives the organic EL device  10  from the outside, at one side of the peripheral region  110 B. 
     The terminal section  150  is provided with, for example, a wiring line layer  61  that is formed as the same wiring line layer as the above-described source electrode  21 A and drain electrode  21 B. The flattening insulating film  25  is formed on the wiring line layer  61  in the manufacturing process; however, the flattening insulating film  25  on the wiring line layer  61  is removed for electrical coupling to the outside, and thus the wiring line layer  61  is in a state of being exposed. The removal process is performed, for example, after the formation of the sealing section  50  in the foregoing embodiment, and thus the sealing section  50  at one side, at which the terminal section  150  is provided, of the display panel P results in being removed. Therefore, in the present modification example, a separation groove A that completely separates the flattening insulating film  25  is provided between the display region  110 A and the terminal section  150  as illustrated in  FIG. 10 . The provision of the separation groove A forms a new end surface configured by the display layer  50  and the counter substrate  31 , and a sealing section  50 A similar to the sealing section  50  in the foregoing display unit  1  is formed on the new end surface. 
     Further, as illustrated in  FIG. 11 , on the new end surface configured by the display layer  50  and the counter substrate  31 , the inorganic film  51  in direct contact with the end surface is provided continuously from the end surface onto the drive substrate  11  inside the separation groove A. A sealing section  50 B may be provided which includes the organic films  52  and other inorganic films  51  being alternately layered outside the inorganic film  51 . One end surface of each of the organic films  52  and other inorganic films  51  is in contact with the inorganic film  51  on the drive substrate  11 . It is to be noted that  FIG. 11  illustrates an example in which the separation groove A is completely filled with the sealing section  50 B; however, there may be a gap between the sealing section  50 B and the flattening insulating film  25 A that configures the separation groove A. 
     This makes it possible to reduce the bezel region as much as possible while preventing the entering of moisture into the organic layer  28 , also in the display unit  2  including, at one side of the peripheral region  110 B, the terminal section  150  that drives the organic EL device  10  from the outside. In particular, the provision of the sealing section  50 B having the structure illustrated in  FIG. 11  makes it possible to suppress the entering of moisture through a gap between the drive substrate  11  and the flattening insulating film  25  and thus to further prevent the entering of moisture into the organic layer  28 . 
     Modification Example 2 
       FIG. 12  illustrates a cross-sectional configuration of an organic EL display unit (a display unit  3 ) according to Modification Example 2 of the foregoing embodiment. The display unit  3  has a configuration in which the wiring line of the transistor  20 X and the cathode electrode of the organic EL device  10  are taken out toward a rear surface of the drive substrate  11 . This configuration may be used, for example, as a method of taking out a wiring line of a display panel circumferentially surrounded by another display panel when manufacturing an ultra-large-sized display panel by combining a plurality of display panels as described above. 
     As for a specific method of taking out each wiring line, for example, when a wiring line of the transistor  20 X is taken out toward the rear surface of the drive substrate  11 , a through-silicon via (TSV) that passes through the drive substrate  11  may be provided to take out the wiring line toward the rear surface to electrically couple the wiring line to an external drive circuit. In contrast, when taking out a cathode electrode toward the rear surface of the drive substrate  11 , an electrically conductive film may be formed between the end surface of the display panel P and a sealing section  70  provided on the end surface thereof. Alternatively, as illustrated in  FIG. 12 , an inorganic film  71 A that configures the sealing section  70  may be made of an inorganic material having electrical conductivity (e.g., an atomic layer deposition (ALD) film of zinc oxide (ZnO) and aluminum (Al)). In this case, by extending the inorganic film  71 A from the end surface to the rear surface of the drive substrate  11 , it becomes possible to take out the cathode electrode toward the rear surface through the end surface of the display panel. 
     It is to be noted that the film formation of the ZnO-based electrically conductive film by the atomic layer deposition (ALD) method may be performed, for example, at a low temperature around 100° C. using zinc diethyl ((C 2 H 3 ) 2 Zn) and water. The specific resistance for a ZnO monolayer prepared at 110° C. is 2×10−2Ω. cm. In order to lower the specific resistance, Al is doped into ZnO (i.e, ZnO:Al (AZO)). When the doping of Al is performed by the ALD method, trimethyl aluminum (TMA) and water are used in a manner similar to the Al 2 O 3  film. For example, when 20 ZnO layers are stacked as 20 atomic layers by means of the ALD method, and one Al 2 O 3  layer is interlayered to prepare ZnO (20 layers)/Al 2 O 3  (1 layer), there is a possibility that the specific resistance may be on the order of 10 −3 Ω. 
     Modification Example 3 
       FIG. 13  illustrates a portion of steps for manufacturing a display unit  1  according to Modification Example 3 of the foregoing Example. In the present modification example, an description is given of a dividing method in which a plurality of organic EL devices (display layer  20 ) that serve as the display panel P are formed on and joined to a large-sized substrate referred to as a so-called “mother glass”, and thereafter the substrate with the organic EL devices being joined thereto is divided into display panels P having a predetermined size. 
     As described above, cutting processing after dicing and scribing may be one of the methods of forming the plurality of organic EL devices on the large-sized substrate and thereafter dividing it into the display panels P having the predetermined size as described above. However, the cutting processing is slower than a typical scribing division in the processing speed; for example, the speed of the cutting process is a tenth ( 1/10) of the speed of scribing processing, although it depends on the amount of processing, and thus the production efficiency is lowered. 
     Therefore, in the present modification example, the dividing step is performed by separating it into two stages. First, as illustrated in  FIG. 13A , scribing division is performed as a first cut, in which division speed is fast while division precision is low. More specifically, for example, a large-sized glass substrate PL is divided into a plurality of display panels PP by scribing along a cut line  1  using a laser, after removal of the adhesive layer  40  as illustrated in  FIG. 8A . The cut line  1  is configured to allow for scribing division such that the display panel PP is larger than a predetermined outer shape of the organic EL display unit taking into consideration division precision in the scribing division. 
     Subsequently, as illustrated in  FIG. 13B , a second cut is performed which involves dividing the display panel PP having been divided separately to have a predetermined size by means of precision division. As the dividing method in this case, it is preferable to adopt mechanical cutting processing using dicing or the abrasive sheet S with use of the solid abrasive grain. 
     Performing the two-stage division in this manner makes it possible to enhance the production efficiency. Further, even taking into consideration a processing facility, it is possible to significantly reduce the facility cost. 
     It is to be noted that, when a plurality of display panels P are prepared at once as in the present modification example, forming the above-described sealing section  50  as described below makes it possible to further enhance the production efficiency of the display unit  1 . 
     The inorganic film  51  configuring the sealing section  50  is effectively formed by the ALD method from the viewpoints of film thickness and a film property as described above. However, the ALD method is slow in the film-forming speed; a time period of 10 hours or more may be sometimes necessary to form a film having a thickness of 25 nm, for example. Therefore, in the present modification example, it is preferable to join a plurality of display panels P together and to form an inorganic film at once on the surface thereof. More specifically, the large-sized glass substrate PL illustrated in (A) of  FIG. 14  is divided separately as illustrated in (B) of  FIG. 14  by the above-described two-stage division, and the divided display panels PP are further subjected to the precision division to provide the display panels P having a predetermined size. The display panels P are overlapped on top of each other as illustrated in (C) of  FIG. 14 , and the inorganic film is formed at once on the surfaces thereof. This makes it possible to significantly increase the film formation speed per display panel. 
     3. Application Example 
     Application examples of the organic EL display units (display units  1  to  3 ) described in the foregoing embodiment and Modification Examples 1 to 3 are described below. The display units  1  to  3  of the foregoing embodiment are applicable to display units of electronic apparatuses in any fields that display, as an image or a picture, an image signal input from outside or an image signal produced inside, such as televisions, digital cameras, notebook personal computers, portable terminal devices such as mobile phones, and video cameras. The display units  1  to  3  described herein are particularly suitable for small-sized to mid-sized displays for mobile applications. The followings show examples thereof. 
     Application Example 1 
       FIG. 15  illustrates an outer appearance of a television according to Application Example 2. The television may include, for example, an image display screen section  200  that includes a front panel  210  and a filter glass  220 . The image display screen section  200  corresponds to any of the display units  1  to  3  according to the foregoing embodiment and Modification Examples 1 to 3. 
     Application Example 2 
       FIG. 16  illustrates an outer appearance of a notebook personal computer to which the display unit  1 A of the foregoing embodiment is applicable. The notebook personal computer may include, for example, a main body  410 , a keyboard  420  for operation of inputting characters, for example, and a display section  430  as any of the above-described display units  1  to  3 . 
     Application Example 3 
       FIGS. 17A and 17B  illustrate an outer appearance of a tablet personal computer  640  according to Application Example 3. The tablet personal computer  640  may include, for example, a casing  620  on which a touch panel section  610  and an operation section  630  are disposed. Any of the above-described display units  1  to  3  of the foregoing embodiment and Modification Examples 1 to 3 is mounted in the touch panel section  610 . 
     Although description has been given of the present disclosure, referring to the embodiment, Modification Examples 1 to 3, and the application examples, the disclosure is by no means limited to the foregoing embodiment, Modification Examples 1 to 3, and the application examples, and various modifications are possible. 
     For example, the material and thickness of each layer, the method and conditions of forming each layer are not limited to those described in the foregoing embodiment, Modification Examples 1 to 3, and Application Examples 1 to 3; each layer may be made of any other material with any other thickness by any other method under any other conditions. For example, the display units  1  to  3  described in the above-described embodiment, modification examples 1 to 3, and application examples may use a resin substrate such as a plastic as a substrate on which the organic EL device  10  is provided, thus achieving a bendable display unit by taking advantage of flexibility of an organic substance. 
     Further, the description has been given of the case where the organic EL display unit is the top surface emission (top emission) display unit in the foregoing embodiment, Modification Examples 1 to 3, and Application Examples 1 to 3; however, this is not limitative. The organic EL display unit may also be configured to be a bottom surface emission (bottom emission) display unit. In the case of such a bottom surface emission organic EL display unit, the pixel electrode  26  may be made of any of ITO, IZO, and ZnO, for example. The counter electrode  29  may be made of Al or MgAg, or the layered structure of ITO/Ag/ITO. The bottom surface emission organic EL display unit may be formed with a layering order in which the organic layers  28  are layered reversely to the foregoing embodiment. 
     Furthermore, the description has been given with reference specifically to the configuration of the organic EL display device  10  in the foregoing embodiment, Modification Examples 1 to 3, and Application Examples 1 to 3; however, all the layers are not necessarily provided, and another layer may also be provided. For example, a resistive layer made of a material having a resistivity of, for example, 1 to 10 7  Ωcm may be provided on the electron supply layer  28 C. Examples of the specific material of a resistive layer  163  may include niobium oxide (NbO x ), titanium oxide (TiO x ), molybdenum oxide (MoO x ), and tantalum oxide (TaO x ), and a mixture of niobium oxide (NbO x ) and titanium oxide (TiO x ), a mixture of titanium oxide (TiO x ) and zinc oxide (ZnO x ), and a mixture of silicon oxide (SiO x ) and tin oxide (SnO x ). The provision of the resistive layer makes it possible to suppress the generation of a dark spot in the organic EL display unit in addition to the effects described in the foregoing embodiment. 
     In addition, description has been given of the case of the active matrix display unit in the foregoing embodiment, Modification Examples 1 to 3, and Application Examples 1 to 3; however, the present disclosure may also be applicable to a passive matrix display unit. Furthermore, the configuration of the pixel drive circuit that performs an active matrix drive is not limited to those described in the foregoing embodiment; a capacitor or a transistor may also be added as necessary. In this case, a necessary drive circuit may also be added, in addition to the above-described signal line drive circuit  120  and the scanning line drive circuit  130 , depending on alteration of the pixel drive circuit. 
     Description has been given of three types of pixels of the red pixel  5 R, the green pixel  5 G, and the blue pixel  5 B as color pixels in the foregoing embodiment, Modification Examples 1 to 3, and Application Examples 1 to 3. However, this is not limitative; for example, a color pixel such as a white pixel  5 W and a yellow pixel  5 Y may also be combined. 
     It is to be noted that the effects described herein are mere examples. The effect of the technology is not limited thereto, and may include other effects. 
     It is to be noted that the technology may also have the following configurations.
     (1)   

     An organic EL display unit including: 
     a first substrate; 
     a second substrate; 
     a display layer provided between the first substrate and the second substrate, the display layer including an organic layer; and 
     a sealing section provided continuously from an end surface of the display layer to at least a portion of respective end surfaces of the first substrate and the second substrate.
     (2)   

     The organic EL display unit according to (1), wherein the sealing section has a layered structure in which an inorganic material layer and an organic material layer are stacked in this order.
     (3)   

     The organic EL display unit according to (1) or (2), wherein the sealing section has a multi-layered structure in which an inorganic material layer and an organic material layer are stacked alternately.
     (4)   

     The organic EL display unit according to (3), wherein the organic material layer includes a plurality of organic material layers, and the organic material layers that configure the multi-layered structure have a width in a direction in which the first substrate, the second substrate, and the display layer are stacked, the width of the organic material layers becoming larger in an order of the stack of the organic material layers.
     (5)   

     The organic EL display unit according to any one of (2) to (4), wherein the inorganic material layer contains one or more of aluminum oxide (Al2O3), silicon oxide (SiO2), zirconium oxide (ZrO2), titanium oxide (TiO2), zinc oxide (ZnO2), indium-zinc oxide (IZO), indium-tin oxide (ITO), indium-gallium-zinc oxide (IGZO), aluminum-zinc oxide (AZO), gallium-zinc oxide (GZO), silicon nitride (SiN), and silicon oxynitride (SiON).
     (6)   

     The organic EL display unit according to any one of (2) to (4), wherein the inorganic material layer contains one or more of ruthenium (R), platinum (Pt), iridium (Ir), palladium (Pd), rhodium (Rh), gold (Au), silver (Ag), copper (Cu), nickel (Ni), cobalt (Co), iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), tantalum (Ta), tungsten (W), molybdenum (Mo), titanium (Ti), aluminum (Al), silicon (Si), germanium (Ge), and zinc (Zn), or an alloy thereof.
     (7)   

     The organic EL display unit according to any one of (1) to (6), further including a flattening film containing an organic material and provided on the end surface of the display layer.
     (8)   

     The organic EL display unit according to any one of (2) to (7), wherein the inorganic material layer firstly provided on the end surface of the display layer has electrical conductivity.
     (9)   

     A method of manufacturing an organic EL display unit, the method including: 
     forming, on a first substrate, a display layer including an organic layer; 
     joining the first substrate and the second substrate together, with the display layer being provided therebetween; and 
     forming a sealing section continuously from an end surface of the display layer to at least a portion of respective end surfaces of the first substrate and the second substrate.
     (10)   

     The method of manufacturing the organic EL display unit according to (9), further including providing an adhesive layer on the second substrate before the joining, with the display layer being provided therebetween, of the first substrate and the second substrate together.
     (11)   

     The method of manufacturing the organic EL display unit according to (9) or (10), further including dividing, including the display layer, the first substrate and the second substrate after the joining, with the display layer being provided therebetween, of the first substrate and the second substrate together.
     (12)   

     The method of manufacturing the organic EL display unit according to (11), wherein the dividing is performed by dicing.
     (13)   

     The method of manufacturing the organic EL display unit according to (11), wherein the dividing is performed by scribing after removal, with a laser, of the adhesive layer provided between the display layer and the second substrate.
     (14)   

     An electronic apparatus with an organic EL display unit, the organic EL display unit including: 
     a first substrate; 
     a second substrate; 
     a display layer provided between the first substrate and the second substrate, the display layer including an organic layer; and 
     a sealing section provided continuously from an end surface of the display layer to at least a portion of respective end surfaces of the first substrate and the second substrate. 
     This application is based upon and claims the benefit of priority of the Japanese Patent Application No. 2014-201517 filed with the Japan Patent Office on Sep. 30, 2014, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. 
     It should be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications, combinations, sub-combinations, and alterations may occur depending on design requirements and other factors insofar as they are within the scope of the appended claims or the equivalents thereof.