ELECTRONIC DEVICE
According to one embodiment, in an electronic device, a second lower electrode overlaps with a first upper electrode and a second upper electrode, a third lower electrode overlaps with the first upper electrode and a third upper electrode, a fourth lower electrode overlaps with the second upper electrode, the third upper electrode, and a fourth upper electrode, and a fifth lower electrode overlaps with the second upper electrode, the third upper electrode, and a fifth upper electrode.
1 . An electronic device comprising:
a first upper electrode;
a second upper electrode;
a third upper electrode;
a fourth upper electrode;
a fifth upper electrode;
a first lower electrode connected to the first upper electrode;
a second lower electrode connected to the second upper electrode;
a third lower electrode connected to the third upper electrode;
a fourth lower electrode connected to the fourth upper electrode;
a fifth lower electrode connected to the fifth upper electrode;
an insulating layer provided between the first upper electrode, the second upper electrode, the third upper electrode, the fourth upper electrode, and the fifth upper electrode, and the first lower electrode, the second lower electrode, the third lower electrode, the fourth lower electrode, and the fifth lower electrode;
a counter-electrode facing the first upper electrode, the second upper electrode, the third upper electrode, the fourth upper electrode, and the fifth upper electrode, the first lower electrode, the second lower electrode, the third lower electrode, the fourth lower electrode, and the fifth lower electrode, wherein
the second lower electrode overlaps with the first upper electrode and the second upper electrode,
the third lower electrode overlaps with the first upper electrode and the third upper electrode,
the fourth lower electrode overlaps with the second upper electrode, the third upper electrode, and the fourth upper electrode, and
the fifth lower electrode overlaps with the second upper electrode, the third upper electrode, and the fifth upper electrode.
2 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein
each of the first upper electrode, the second upper electrode, the third upper electrode, the fourth upper electrode, the fifth upper electrode, the first lower electrode, the second lower electrode, the third lower electrode, the fourth lower electrode, and the fifth lower electrode, is formed of a transparent conductive material.
3 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein
the first upper electrode has a square shape in plan view, and
the second upper electrode, the third upper electrode, the fourth upper electrode, and the fifth upper electrode constitute a hollow square electrode surrounding the first upper electrode.
4 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein
gaps are provided between the first upper electrode, the second upper electrode, the third upper electrode, the fourth upper electrode, and the fifth upper electrode.
5 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a counter-electrode; and
a liquid crystal layer, wherein
the first upper electrode, the second upper electrode, the third upper electrode, the fourth upper electrode, and the fifth upper electrode are referred to as upper electrodes,
the first lower electrode, the second lower electrode, the third lower electrode, the fourth lower electrode, and the fifth lower electrode are referred to as lower electrodes, and
the liquid crystal layer is arranged between the upper electrodes and the lower electrodes, and the counter-electrode.
6 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an imaging device including a sensor element.
7 . An electronic device comprising:
an upper electrode;
a lower electrode; and
an area where the upper electrode and the lower electrode are not provided, wherein
the upper electrode includes
a center electrode having a circular shape,
a first peripheral electrode surrounding the center electrode and having an annular shape,
a second peripheral electrode surrounding the first peripheral electrode and having an annular shape,
a third peripheral electrode surrounding the second peripheral electrode and having an annular shape, and
a fourth peripheral electrode surrounding the third peripheral electrode and having an annular shape, and
each of the center electrode, the first peripheral electrode, the second peripheral electrode, the third peripheral electrode, and fourth peripheral electrode includes a plurality of divisional electrodes.
8 . The electronic device according to claim 7 , wherein
each of the center electrode, the first peripheral electrode, the second peripheral electrode, the third peripheral electrode, and fourth peripheral electrode is formed of a transparent conductive material.
9 . The electronic device according to claim 7 , wherein
gaps are provided between the center electrode, the first peripheral electrode, the second peripheral electrode, the third peripheral electrode, and fourth peripheral electrode.
10 . The electronic device according to claim 7 , wherein
gaps are provided between the plurality of divisional electrodes.
11 . The electronic device according to claim 7 , further comprising:
a counter-electrode; and
a liquid crystal layer, wherein
the liquid crystal layer is arranged between the upper electrode and the lower electrode, and the counter-electrode.
12 . The electronic device according to claim 7 , further comprising:
an imaging device including a sensor element.
13 . The electronic device according to claim 7 , wherein
the area has a pentagonal shape.
14 . The electronic device according to claim 7 , wherein
the area has a square shape.