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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2015
Japan Display, Inc., Minato-ku, JP;
Takaaki Kamimura, Tokyo, JP;
Noriyuki Hirata, Tokyo, JP;
Japan Display Inc., Minato-ku, JP;
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate including a first insulating substrate, a second substrate including a second insulating substrate, a light modulation layer, a first electrode of a strip shape extending in a first direction, a plurality of conductive wiring lines extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, configured to selectively transmit a desired polarized light component of incident light, a second electrode configured to optically change the light modulation layer in cooperation with the first electrode, and a detection circuit configured to detect a change in capacitance between the first electrode and the conductive wiring lines.