IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,150,367
Granted Patent B2
US 12,150,367 · App. 18/021,024 · Granted Nov 19, 2024

Display device, display module, and electronic device

Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki (Setagaya, JP); Shingo Eguchi (Atsugi, JP); Daisuke Kubota (Atsugi, JP); Koji Kusunoki (Isehara, JP); Kazunori Watanabe (Machida, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
H10K59/65G06V40/1318H04M1/0264H10K59/40H10K59/8792
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Patent No.
US 12,150,367
App. No.
18/021,024
Granted
Nov 19, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device having both a touch detection function and a function of capturing an image of a shape of a fingerprint or a vein is provided. The display device includes a first substrate, a first light-emitting element, a second light-emitting element, a light-receiving element, a light-blocking layer, a first resin layer, and a second resin layer. The first light-emitting element and the light-receiving element are arranged over the first substrate, and the first resin layer is provided over the first light-emitting element and the light-receiving element. The light-blocking layer is provided over the first resin layer, and the second light-emitting element is provided over the light-blocking layer. The second resin layer is provided over the second light-emitting layer. The first light-emitting element emits visible light upward, and the second light-emitting element emits invisible light upward. The light-receiving element is a photoelectric conversion element having sensitivity to visible light and invisible light. In a plan view, the light-blocking layer includes a portion positioned between the first light-emitting element and the light-receiving element, and the second light-emitting element overlaps with the light-blocking layer and is positioned inside the outline of the light-blocking layer.

Claims (45)

1. A display device comprising:

a first substrate;

a first light-emitting element;

a second light-emitting element;

a light-receiving element;

a light-blocking layer;

a first resin layer; and

a second resin layer,

wherein the first light-emitting element and the light-receiving element are arranged over the first substrate,

wherein the first resin layer is provided over the first light-emitting element and the light-receiving element,

wherein the light-blocking layer is provided over the first resin layer,

wherein the second light-emitting element is provided over the light-blocking layer,

wherein the second resin layer is provided over the second light-emitting element,

wherein the first light-emitting element is configured to emit visible light upward,

wherein the second light-emitting element is configured to emit invisible light upward,

wherein the light-receiving element is a photoelectric conversion element having sensitivity to the visible light and the invisible light,

wherein in a plan view, the light-blocking layer comprises a portion positioned between the first light-emitting element and the light-receiving element, and

wherein in a plan view, the second light-emitting element overlaps with the light-blocking layer and is positioned inside an outline of the light-blocking layer.

2. The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the invisible light is light having intensity in a wavelength range of greater than or equal to 750 nm and less than or equal to 900 nm.

3. The display device according to claim 1 , further comprising a protective layer,

wherein the protective layer contains an inorganic insulating material and is positioned between the first resin layer and the first light-emitting element and the light-receiving element.

4. The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first light-emitting element comprises a first pixel electrode, a first light-emitting layer, and a first electrode,

wherein the light-receiving element comprises a second pixel electrode, an active layer, and the first electrode,

wherein the first light-emitting layer and the active layer contain different organic compounds from each other,

wherein the first electrode comprises a portion overlapping with the first pixel electrode with the first light-emitting layer therebetween and a portion overlapping with the second pixel electrode with the active layer therebetween, and

wherein the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode contain the same conductive material.

5. The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the second light-emitting element comprises a third pixel electrode, a second light-emitting layer, and a second electrode,

wherein the second electrode has a light-transmitting property with respect to the invisible light, and

wherein the second electrode is positioned inside the outline of the light-blocking layer in the plan view.

6. The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the second light-emitting element comprises a third pixel electrode, a second light-emitting layer, and a second electrode,

wherein the second electrode has a light-transmitting property with respect to the visible light and the invisible light, and

wherein the second electrode comprises a portion overlapping with the light-blocking layer with the second light-emitting layer and the third pixel electrode therebetween, a portion overlapping with the first light-emitting element, and a portion overlapping with the light-receiving element in the plan view.

7. A display module comprising:

the display device according to claim 1 ; and

a connector or an integrated circuit.

8. An electronic device comprising:

the display module according to claim 7 ; and

at least one of an antenna, a battery, a housing, a camera, a speaker, a microphone, a touch sensor, and an operation button.

9. The electronic device according to claim 8 ,

wherein the electronic device is configured to receive first reflective light by the light-receiving element when the visible light is emitted by the first light-emitting element, and

wherein the electronic device is configured to receive second reflective light by the light-receiving element when the invisible light is emitted by the second light-emitting element.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 13, 2023
From: YAMAZAKI, SHUNPEI; EGUCHI, SHINGO; KUBOTA, DAISUKE; KUSUNOKI, KOJI; WATANABE, KAZUNORI
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-152939 · Sep 11, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230301157A1 · Sep 21, 2023
Cited By (1)
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