Patent ID: 7038377

Claim:
An EL device including a display area wherein each of a plurality of display elements is formed between a lower electrode layer and an upper electrode layer, the upper electrode layer being formed so as to cover said plurality of display elements on a first substrate, the EL device comprising: a second substrate for covering said first substrate, said first substrate and said second substrate being joined at a peripheral sealing area surrounding a periphery of the first substrate by a sealing material, the sealing material not being formed at the display area, and a wiring layer formed at a part of the sealing area and being connected to the upper electrode layer within the sealing area, wherein said upper electrode layer is formed from a plurality of electrode layers, a first portion of the upper electrode layer covers said plurality of display elements and a part of a bank layer, and a second portion of the upper electrode layer covers said first portion of the upper electrode layer and the remainder of said bank layer and is connected to said wiring layer at the sealing area of said first substrate.