Japan Display Inc.

Magnolia White Corporation

Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba

Toshiba Matsushita Display Technology Co., Ltd.

Japan Display Central Inc.

Akihiko Saitoh

Hiroyuki Abe

Masaya Tamaki

Masateru Morimoto

Masaki Miyatake

Hiroyuki Kimura

Teppei Yamada

Koji Yamamoto

Masahiro Tada

Yoshiro Aoki

Tomokazu Ishikawa

Seiichi Sato

Nobuko Fukuoka

Hoko Hirai

Masao Karube

Yoshiaki Nakazaki

Kazuo Nakamura

Shinichi Hirota

A display device includes a first transistor including a first material as a semiconductor material and including a first gate electrode, a second transistor including a second material as a semiconductor material different from the first material and including a second gate electrode arranged in a different layer from the first gate electrode, a first wiring arranged in the same layer as the first gate electrode, a second wiring arranged in the same layer as the second gate electrode, and a third wiring formed in the same layer as a source electrode or a drain electrode of the second transistor and different from the first wiring and the second wiring. The first wiring, the second wiring and the third wiring overlap in a plan view.

Display device

According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device with an optical sensor includes a first substrate, a second substrate and a liquid crystal layer. The first substrate includes first to third signal lines, an optical sensor including a photoelectric conversion element, first to third power feeding lines supplying first to third voltages to operate the optical sensor, and a sensor signal line outputting the detection signal. The first to third power feeding lines are located between the first to third signal lines and the sensor signal line in a thickness direction.

Liquid crystal displays with optical sensors

An electronic apparatus includes a substrate, a first region in which a plurality of pixels are provided on the substrate and that has a first side, a second side, a third side, a fourth side, and a plurality of curved line parts, and a second region positioned between an end part of the substrate and the first region.

Electronic apparatus

A detection device includes: a substrate having a sensor region in which photosensors are arranged in a first direction and a second direction. In the sensor region, the substrate includes: read control scan lines extending in the first direction and configured to transmit read control signals; and output signal lines extending in the second direction. The photosensors includes: dummy elements comprising first photodiodes and arranged along a contour of the sensor region; and detection elements comprising second photodiodes and arranged on an inner side of a dummy region in which the dummy elements are arranged. The dummy elements are coupled to neither the read control scan lines nor the output signal lines. The detection elements are coupled to the read control scan lines and the output signal lines and are configured to, after receiving the read control signals, output signals generated by the first photodiodes to the output signal lines.

Detection device

According to one embodiment, an optical sensor-equipped liquid crystal display device includes a display panel and a driver IC. The display panel includes a display area including pixels, a surrounding area surrounding the display area, peripheral circuits provided in the surrounding area, and an optical sensor outputting a detection signal in response to incident light. The peripheral circuit includes a shift register, and a gate switch group connected to the shift register and including a first gate switch and a second gate switch. The first gate switch is connected to a switching element for driving the pixel via a scanning line. The second gate switch is connected to a switching element included in a sensor circuit for driving the optical sensor via a scanning line for sensor.

Optical sensor-equipped liquid crystal display device

According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device with an optical sensor includes a display panel and a driver IC. The display panel includes first to third signal lines, an optical sensor including a photoelectric conversion element, and a sensor signal line that is connected to the optical sensor and transmits a detection signal to the driver IC. One first wiring line drawn from one terminal of the driver IC is connected to four switching elements. Three of the four switching elements are electrically connected to one of the first to third signal lines, respectively. One of the four switching elements, different from the three switching elements, is electrically connected to the sensor signal line.

A detection device is provided and includes insulating substrate; detection element including first photodiode, thin film transistors including a first thin film transistor; non-detection element including second photodiode and first thin film transistor; reset control scan line; first reset signal line; and second reset signal line, wherein reset control scan line is coupled to two gates of first thin film transistor of detection element and two gates of first thin film transistor of non-detection element, first reset signal line is coupled to a source of first thin film transistor of detection element, and second reset signal line is coupled to a source of first thin film transistor of non-detection element.

According to one embodiment, a display device includes a driver, a first pixel circuit disposed apart from the driver in plan view but electrically connected to the driver, a second pixel circuit separated further from the driver than the first pixel circuit in plan view but electrically connected to the driver, a first pixel electrode overlapping the driver in plan view, a second pixel electrode overlapping the first pixel circuit in plan view, a first relay line electrically connecting the first pixel circuit and the first pixel electrode to each other, and a second relay line electrically connecting the second pixel circuit and the second pixel electrode to each other.

According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate facing the first substrate and a liquid crystal layer. The first substrate includes a base material, and a sensor which outputs a detection signal based on incident light from a liquid crystal layer side. The sensor includes a photoelectric conversion element including a first surface and a second surface, a first electrode which is in contact with the first surface, and a second electrode which is in contact with the second surface. Each of the photoelectric conversion element and the second electrode is formed in an irregular shape having a plurality of curved portions and a plurality of straight portions connecting the curved portions as seen in plan view.

According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer and an illumination device. The first substrate includes a base, a sensor, a sensor circuit and a sensor light-shielding layer. The sensor is located between the base and the liquid crystal layer in a display area that includes pixels, and outputs a detection signal corresponding to light becoming incident from a side of the liquid crystal layer. The sensor circuit includes a switching element and is connected to the sensor. The sensor light-shielding layer is opposed to a channel area formed in a semiconductor layer included in the switching element, and blocks light from the illumination device on the channel area.

Display device comprising a sensor located between a base and a liquid crystal layer and that outputs a detection signal corresponding to incident light

According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate and a liquid crystal layer. The first substrate includes a base, a sensor and a sensor circuit. The sensor is interposed between the base and the liquid crystal layer in a display area including pixels. The sensor outputs a sensing signal corresponding to light incident from alongside the liquid crystal layer. The sensor circuit includes a plurality of switching elements. The pixels include first to third sub-pixels. At least some of elements of the switching elements are arranged in each of areas where the first to third sub-pixels are arranged. A signal line for the sensor, which outputs the sensing signal, is placed on a same layer as a feeding line connected to the sensor.

A detection device is provided and includes insulating substrate; detection element including first photodiode, first thin film transistor, second thin film transistor, and third thin film transistor; dummy element including second photodiode and first thin film transistor; and first scan line, wherein first scan line is a gate of each of first thin film transistors, dummy element is located adjacent to detection element, and dummy element includes first photodiode and none of second thin film transistor and third thin film transistor.

According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate and a liquid crystal layer. The first substrate includes a base material, a sensor including a photoelectric conversion element outputting a detection signal based on incident light from a liquid crystal layer side, and a first line electrically connected to the sensor. The pixel includes a first subpixel, a second subpixel and a third subpixel. The photoelectric conversion element is provided in an area in which the third subpixel is located. The first line includes a first branch portion overlapping the photoelectric conversion element and including an opening, and a second branch portion overlapping a through-hole provided such that the first line is electrically connected to the sensor.

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Akihiko Saitoh