IP Library Granted Patent US 9,087,489
Granted Patent B2
US 9,087,489 · App. 12/964,405 · Granted Jul 21, 2015

Display device including optical sensor and driving method thereof

Inventor: Shunpei Yamazaki (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 9,087,489
App. No.
12/964,405
Granted
Jul 21, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

An object is to provide a display device with low power consumption and good display quality. A first substrate is provided with a terminal portion, a pixel electrode, a switching transistor including an oxide semiconductor, a first optical sensor having high optical sensitivity to visible light, and a second optical sensor having optical sensitivity to infrared light and having lower optical sensitivity to visible light than the first optical sensor. The illuminance or color temperature around a display device is detected using the first and second optical sensors, and the luminance or color tone of a display image is adjusted. A second substrate is provided so as to face the first substrate, and is provided with a counter electrode. In a period for displaying a still image, the switching transistor is turned off so that the counter electrode is brought into a floating state.

Claims (36)

1. A display device comprising:

a first substrate, wherein a terminal portion, a switching transistor, a first optical sensor, a second optical sensor, a pixel circuit including a plurality of pixels, and a driver circuit between the pixel circuit and a substrate edge are provided on the first substrate,

a second substrate provided with a counter electrode, the second substrate facing with the first substrate,

wherein the switching transistor includes an oxide semiconductor,

wherein the first optical sensor includes a first photoelectric conversion element including an amorphous semiconductor, and a first amplifier circuit,

wherein the second optical sensor includes a second photoelectric conversion element including a polycrystalline semiconductor, and a second amplifier circuit, and

wherein the counter electrode is electrically connected to the terminal portion through the switching transistor.

2. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the first photoelectric conversion element includes amorphous silicon.

3. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the second photoelectric conversion element includes polycrystalline silicon or microcrystalline silicon.

4. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the oxide semiconductor has a carrier concentration of less than 1×10 14 /cm 3 .

5. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the driver circuit includes a single crystal semiconductor.

6. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first amplifier circuit and the second amplifier circuit have a transistor including an oxide semiconductor.

7. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the driver circuit is connected by a COG method, a wire bonding method, or a TAB method.

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

a wiring formed along the substrate edge,

wherein the wiring connects the switching transistor and the terminal portion.

9. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the counter electrode is in a floating state when the switching transistor is turned off.

10. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the display device is a liquid crystal display device.

11. A display device comprising:

a first substrate, wherein a terminal portion, a switching transistor, a first optical sensor, a second optical sensor, a pixel circuit including a plurality of pixels, and a gate line driver circuit between the pixel circuit and a first substrate edge, and a signal line driver circuit between the pixel circuit and a second substrate edge are provided on the first substrate,

a second substrate provided with a counter electrode, the second substrate facing with the first substrate,

wherein the switching transistor includes an oxide semiconductor,

wherein the first optical sensor includes a first photoelectric conversion element including an amorphous semiconductor, and a first amplifier circuit,

wherein the second optical sensor includes a second photoelectric conversion element including a polycrystalline semiconductor, and a second amplifier circuit, and

wherein the counter electrode is electrically connected to the terminal portion through the switching transistor.

12. The display device according to claim 11 , wherein the first photoelectric conversion element includes amorphous silicon.

13. The display device according to claim 11 , wherein the second photoelectric conversion element includes polycrystalline silicon or microcrystalline silicon.

14. The display device according to claim 11 , wherein the oxide semiconductor has a carrier concentration of less than 1×10 14 /cm 3 .

15. The display device according to claim 11 , wherein each of the gate line driver circuit and the signal line driver circuit includes a single crystal semiconductor.

16. The display device according to claim 11 , wherein at least one of the first amplifier circuit and the second amplifier circuit have a transistor including an oxide semiconductor.

17. The display device according to claim 11 , wherein each of the gate line driver circuit and the signal line driver circuit is connected by a COG method, a wire bonding method, or a TAB method.

18. The display device according to claim 11 , further comprising:

a wiring provided on the first substrate,

wherein the wiring connects the switching transistor and the terminal portion.

19. The display device according to claim 11 , wherein the counter electrode is in a floating state when the switching transistor is turned off.

20. The display device according to claim 11 , wherein the display device is a liquid crystal display device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 29, 2010
From: YAMAZAKI, SHUNPEI
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 025554/0900 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2009-288511 · Dec 18, 2009 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20110148835A1 · Jun 23, 2011