IP Library Granted Patent US 10,296,151
Granted Patent B2
US 10,296,151 · App. 15/673,524 · Granted May 21, 2019

Display device and electric device

Inventor: Kenta Hiraga (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
G06F3/044G06F3/0416H01L51/50
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Patent No.
US 10,296,151
App. No.
15/673,524
Granted
May 21, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device includes a light emitting element having a light emitting region in a display region of the display device, an insulating layer covering the light emitting element, a detecting element including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a semiconductor layer having a diode characteristic sandwiched between the first electrode and the second electrode and arranged on the insulating layer, and a first connection section configured to connect the first electrode and the second electrode to a detection circuit, the detection circuit inputting a driving signal to the first electrode so that a reverse voltage is generated in the semiconductor layer and acquiring a response signal generated at the second electrode in response to the driving signal.

Claims (66)

1. A display device comprising:

a light emitting element having a light emitting region in a display region of the display device;

an insulating layer covering the light emitting element;

a detecting element including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a semiconductor layer having a diode characteristic sandwiched between the first electrode and the second electrode and arranged on the insulating layer;

a first connection section configured to connect the first electrode and the second electrode to a detection circuit, the detection circuit inputting a driving signal to the first electrode so that a reverse voltage is generated in the semiconductor layer and acquiring a response signal generated at the second electrode in response to the driving signal; and

a second connection section configured to connect the first electrode and the second electrode to a first terminal and a second terminal of a power generation circuit respectively.

2. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein

the detecting element is formed on a portion which does not overlap the light emitting region.

3. The display device according to claim 2 , wherein

the detecting element does not overlap the light emitting region.

4. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein

the detecting element is arranged at a position which overlaps the light emitting region, and has transmissivity to a wavelength of light from the light emitting region.

5. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein

the power generation circuit includes a capacitor connected between the first terminal and the second terminal.

6. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein

the power generation circuit includes a load connected between the first terminal and the second terminal.

7. The display device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a plurality of detecting elements including the first detecting element and the second detecting element

wherein

the first electrode in the first detecting element and the first electrode in the second detecting element are arranged side by side,

the second electrode in the first detecting element and the second electrode in the second detecting element are arranged side by side, and

the first electrode in the first detecting element and the first electrode in the second detecting element are connected to the first terminal in the second connection section, and

the second electrode in the first detecting element and the second electrode in the second detecting element are connected to the second terminal in the second connection section.

8. The display device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a plurality of detecting elements including the first detecting element and the second detecting element

wherein

the first electrode in the first detecting element and the first electrode in the second detecting element are arranged side by side, and

the first electrode in the first detecting element and the first electrode in the second detecting element are connected to the first terminal in the second connection section.

9. The display device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a plurality of detecting elements including the first detecting element and the second detecting element

wherein

the second electrode in the first detecting element and the second electrode in the second detecting element are arranged side by side, and

the second electrode in the first detecting element and the second electrode in the second detecting element are connected to the second terminal in the second connection section.

10. The display device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a switching section configured to connect the first electrode and the second electrode to the first connection section or the second connection section in response to a switching signal.

11. An electric device comprising:

the display device according to claim 10 , and

a controller configured to output, when a first condition is satisfied in a first state where the first electrode and the second electrode are connected to the first connection section, the switching signal for switching the first state to a second state where the first electrode and the second electrode are connected to the second connection section to the switching section, and outputs, when a second condition is satisfied in the second state, the switching signal for switching the second state to the first state to the switching section.

12. The electric device according to claim 11 , wherein

the first condition is a condition determined using the response signal.

13. The electric device according to claim 11 , wherein

the second condition is a condition determined using a signal obtained from the first terminal and the second terminal.

14. A display device comprising:

a light emitting element having a light emitting region in a display region of the display device, the light emitting element having a pixel electrode, a light emitting layer on the pixel electrode, and a transmissive electrode on the light emitting layer;

a bank layer covering an edge of the pixel electrode and exposing a part of an upper surface of the pixel electrode;

an insulating layer covering the light emitting element;

a detecting element located at a region overlapping with the bank layer in a planar view, the detecting element having a first electrode, a semiconductor layer on the first electrode, and a second electrode on the semiconductor layer, the semiconductor layer having a diode characteristic sandwiched between the first electrode and the second electrode and arranged on the insulating layer; and

a first connection section configured to connect the first electrode and the second electrode to a detection circuit, the detection circuit inputting a driving signal to the first electrode so that a reverse voltage is generated in the semiconductor layer and acquiring a response signal generated at the second electrode in response to the driving signal.

15. The display device according to claim 14 , wherein

the detecting element is formed on a portion which does not overlap the light emitting region.

16. The display device according to claim 15 , wherein

the detecting element does not overlap the light emitting region.

17. The display device according to claim 14 , further comprising:

a second connection section configured to connect the first electrode and the second electrode to a first terminal and a second terminal of a power generation circuit respectively.

18. The display device according to claim 17 , further comprising:

a plurality of detecting elements including the first detecting element and the second detecting element wherein

the first electrode in the first detecting element and the first electrode in the second detecting element are arranged side by side,

the second electrode in the first detecting element and the second electrode in the second detecting element are arranged side by side, and

the first electrode in the first detecting element and the first electrode in the second detecting element are connected to the first terminal in the second connection section, and

the second electrode in the first detecting element and the second electrode in the second detecting element are connected to the second terminal in the second connection section.

19. The display device according to claim 17 , further comprising:

a plurality of detecting elements including the first detecting element and the second detecting element wherein the first electrode in the first detecting element and the first electrode in the second detecting element are arranged side by side, and

the first electrode in the first detecting element and the first electrode in the second detecting element are connected to the first terminal in the second connection section.

20. The display device according to claim 17 , further comprising:

a plurality of detecting elements including the first detecting element and the second detecting element wherein the second electrode in the first detecting element and the second electrode in the second detecting element are arranged side by side, and

the second electrode in the first detecting element and the second electrode in the second detecting element are connected to the second terminal in the second connection section.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 22, 2025
From: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
To: MAGNOLIA WHITE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 072130/0313 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 10, 2017
From: HIRAGA, KENTA
To: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
Reel/Frame 043256/0169 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-178576 · Sep 13, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180074614A1 · Mar 15, 2018
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