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Granted Patent B2
US 9,843,707 · App. 15/095,432 · Granted Dec 12, 2017

Light-emitting device and camera

Inventors: Yoshiharu Hirakata (Kanagawa, JP); Nobuharu Ohsawa (Kanagawa, JP); Hisao Ikeda (Kanagawa, JP); Kazuhiko Fujita (Kanagawa, JP); Akihiro Kaita (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
H04N5/2256G03B15/03G03B15/05H01L51/5212H01L51/5275H04N5/2354H04N5/23293H05B33/08H05B33/0815G03B2215/0567H01L2227/326H01L2251/5338H01L2251/5361H01L2251/5376
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Patent No.
US 9,843,707
App. No.
15/095,432
Granted
Dec 12, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A small light-emitting device is provided. A light-emitting device which is less likely to produce a shadow is provided. A structure including a switching circuit for supplying a pulsed constant current and a light-emitting panel supplied with the pulsed constant current has been conceived.

Claims (33)

1. A semiconductor device comprising:

a light-emitting panel; and

a camera comprising a lens,

wherein the light-emitting panel and the lens are over the same side of a substrate,

wherein the light-emitting panel is configured to be used for a display,

wherein the light-emitting panel is configured to be used for a flash of the camera,

wherein the light-emitting panel includes a touch panel,

wherein the flash is surface emitting, and

wherein an area of the surface emitting is more than or equal to 5 cm 2 and less than or equal to 200 cm 2 .

2. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the light-emitting panel comprises a support substrate and a light-emitting element extending in a planar manner over the support substrate, and

wherein the light-emitting element comprises a first electrode on a support substrate side, a second electrode overlapping with the first electrode, and an EL layer between the first electrode and the second electrode.

3. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the light-emitting panel comprises a curved surface, a support substrate having flexibility, and a light-emitting element extending in a planar manner over the support substrate, and

wherein the light-emitting element comprises a first electrode on a support substrate side, a second electrode overlapping with the first electrode, and an EL layer between the first electrode and the second electrode.

4. A cellular phone or a digital still camera comprising the semiconductor device according to claim 1 .

5. A semiconductor device comprising:

a light-emitting panel; and

a camera comprising a lens,

wherein the lens is surrounded by the light-emitting panel,

wherein the light-emitting panel and the lens are over the same side of a substrate,

wherein the light-emitting panel is configured to be used for a display,

wherein the light-emitting panel is configured to be used for a flash of the camera,

wherein the light-emitting panel includes a touch panel,

wherein the flash is surface emitting, and

wherein an area of the surface emitting is more than or equal to 5 cm 2 and less than or equal to 200 cm 2 .

6. The semiconductor device according to claim 5 ,

wherein the light-emitting panel comprises a support substrate and a light-emitting element extending in a planar manner over the support substrate, and

wherein the light-emitting element comprises a first electrode on a support substrate side, a second electrode overlapping with the first electrode, and an EL layer between the first electrode and the second electrode.

7. The semiconductor device according to claim 5 ,

wherein the light-emitting panel comprises a curved surface, a support substrate having flexibility, and a light-emitting element extending in a planar manner over the support substrate, and

wherein the light-emitting element comprises a first electrode on a support substrate side, a second electrode overlapping with the first electrode, and an EL layer between the first electrode and the second electrode.

8. A cellular phone or a digital still camera comprising the semiconductor device according to claim 5 .

Priority Claims (1)
JP 2013-107153 · May 21, 2013 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 14281014 · May 19, 2014
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