Electro-optical device and electronic apparatus
View Patent ↗An electro-optical device includes an insulating substrate, a switching element, at least one PIN diode, and at least one reflector. The switching element includes a first polysilicon semiconductor layer formed on the insulating substrate, and a gate electrode formed between the insulating substrate and the first semiconductor layer. Each of the at least one PIN diode includes a second polysilicon semiconductor layer formed on the insulating substrate. The at least one reflector is formed in the same layer as the gate electrode and opposite the second semiconductor layer or layers of the at least one PIN diode.
1. An electro-optical device comprising:
a display panel that includes an element substrate on which a switching element connected to a pixel electrode is provided;
a first light receiving element formed on the element substrate and detect a luminance of an ambient light;
a second light receiving element connected to the first light receiving element and being shielded from an ambient light;
a reflector provided downside of the first light receiving element such that the reflector reflects the ambient light toward the first light receiving element.
2. The electro optical device according to claim 1 , the reflector being provided between the element substrate and the first light receiving element.
3. The electro optical device according to claim 2 , the switching element including a thin film transistor, and the reflector being formed as the same layer with a gate electrode with the thin film transistor.
4. The electro optical device according to claim 1 , the switching element, the first light receiving element and second light receiving element having a semiconductor layer formed as the same layer.
5. The electro optical device according to claim 1 , the display panel having an opposite substrate opposites to the element substrate,
the electro optical device further comprising:
a light shielding film provided on the opposite substrate and defining an effective display region of the display panel,
the light shielding film blocking the ambient lights from entering the second light receiving element.
6. The electro optical device according to claim 5 , the light shielding film having an opening, and the ambient lights incidents on the first light receiving element via the opening.
7. The electro optical device according to claim 1 , the display panel having an opposite substrate opposites to the element substrate,
the electro optical device further comprising:
an illuminating unit that emits lights onto the display panel from the element substrate side,
the reflector blocking the lights of the illuminating unit from entering the first light receiving element.
8. The electro optical device according to claim 7 , further comprising a second reflector provided downside of the second light receiving element such that the second reflector detects the lights of illuminating unit.
9. The electro optical device according to claim 7 , further comprising a second reflector provided downside of the second light receiving element such that the second reflector blocks the lights of the illuminating unit from entering the second light receiving element.
10. The electro optical device according to claim 9 , the reflector and the second reflector being formed as the same layer.
11. An electronic apparatus comprising the electro-optical device according to claim 1 .