IP Library Granted Patent US 11,842,679
Granted Patent B2
US 11,842,679 · App. 16/964,735 · Granted Dec 12, 2023

Display panel, display device, input/output device, and data processing device

Inventors: Kouhei Toyotaka (Kanagawa, JP); Daiki Nakamura (Kanagawa, JP)
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Patent No.
US 11,842,679
App. No.
16/964,735
Granted
Dec 12, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A novel display panel that is highly convenient or reliable is provided. The display panel includes a display region, a first functional layer, and a second functional layer. The display region includes a pixel, and the pixel includes a display element and a pixel circuit. The first functional layer includes the pixel circuit, a scan line, and a first connection portion. The display element is electrically connected to the pixel circuit, and the pixel circuit is electrically connected to the scan line. The second functional layer includes a region overlapping with the first functional layer, the second functional layer includes a driver circuit and a wiring, and the driver circuit is provided so that the pixel circuit is positioned between the driver circuit and the display element. The wiring is electrically connected to the scan line at the first connection portion, and the wiring is electrically connected to the driver circuit.

Claims (58)

1. A display panel comprising:

a display region;

a first functional layer; and

a second functional layer comprising a first opening portion,

wherein the display region comprises a pixel,

wherein the pixel comprises a display element and a pixel circuit,

wherein the first functional layer comprises the pixel circuit and a scan line,

wherein the display element is electrically connected to the pixel circuit,

wherein the pixel circuit is electrically connected to the scan line,

wherein the second functional layer comprises a region overlapping with the first functional layer,

wherein the second functional layer comprises a driver circuit and a wiring,

wherein the driver circuit is provided so that the pixel circuit is positioned between the driver circuit and the display element,

wherein the wiring is electrically connected to the scan line at the first opening portion, and

wherein the wiring is electrically connected to the driver circuit.

2. The display panel according to claim 1 , further comprising a terminal,

wherein the first functional layer comprises a signal line, an auxiliary signal line, and a second connection portion,

wherein the signal line is electrically connected to the pixel circuit,

wherein the signal line is electrically connected to the auxiliary signal line at the second connection portion,

wherein the auxiliary signal line comprises a region intersecting another signal line, and

wherein the auxiliary signal line is electrically connected to the terminal.

3. The display panel according to claim 1 ,

wherein the display region comprises a first scan line and a second scan line, and

wherein the second scan line is electrically connected to pixels fewer than pixels to which the first scan line is electrically connected to.

4. The display panel according to claim 1 ,

wherein the display region comprises a first signal line and a second signal line, and

wherein the second signal line is electrically connected to pixels fewer than pixels to which the first signal line is electrically connected to.

5. The display panel according to claim 1 ,

wherein the display region comprises a group of pixels and a different group of pixels,

wherein the group of pixels comprise the pixel,

wherein the group of pixels are provided in a row direction,

wherein the group of pixels are electrically connected to the scan line,

wherein the different group of pixels comprise the pixel,

wherein the different group of pixels are provided in a column direction intersecting the row direction, and

wherein the different group of pixels are electrically connected to the signal line.

6. The display panel according to claim 1 , further comprising a group of connection portions,

wherein the group of connection portions comprise the first opening portion, and

wherein the scan line is electrically connected to the wiring at the group of connection portions.

7. The display panel according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first opening portion comprises a conductive member, and

wherein the conductive member has a function of electrically connecting the scan line and the wiring.

8. A display device comprising:

the display panel according to claim 1 ; and

a control portion,

wherein the control portion is supplied with image data and control data,

wherein the control portion generates data on the basis of the image data,

wherein the control portion generates a control signal on the basis of the control data,

wherein the control portion supplies the data and the control signal,

wherein the display panel is supplied with the data and the control signal,

wherein the driver circuit operates on the basis of the control signal, and

wherein the pixel performs display on the basis of the data.

9. An input/output device comprising:

an input portion and a display portion,

wherein the display portion comprises the display panel according to claim 1 ,

wherein the input portion comprises a sensing region,

wherein the input portion senses an object approaching the sensing region, and

wherein the sensing region comprises a region overlapping with the pixel.

10. A data processing device comprising:

one or more of a keyboard, a hardware button, a pointing device, a touch sensor, an illuminance sensor, an imaging device, an audio input device, an eye-gaze input device, and an attitude detection device, and the display panel according to claim 1 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 24, 2020
From: TOYOTAKA, KOUHEI; NAKAMURA, DAIKI
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2018-013242 · Jan 30, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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