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US 10,930,237 · App. 15/819,347 · Granted Feb 23, 2021

Display device and operating method thereof

Inventors: Susumu Kawashima (Kanagawa, JP); Kouhei Toyotaka (Kanagawa, JP); Kei Takahashi (Kanagawa, JP)
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Patent No.
US 10,930,237
App. No.
15/819,347
Granted
Feb 23, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device that achieves both high-accuracy sensing by a touch sensor unit and smooth input using the touch sensor unit is provided. The display device includes a display unit and the touch sensor unit. The touch sensor unit performs touch sensing operation at a different timing from display image rewriting by the display unit, whereby the high-accuracy sensing can be achieved. The display unit has a function of rewriting a display image only in a region that needs to be rewritten. In the case where the entire display region is not necessarily rewritten, the time for the sensing operation by the touch sensor unit can be lengthened, whereby the smooth input can be achieved.

Claims (29)

1. A display device comprising:

a gate driver comprises:

a first shift register and a second shift register; and

a demultiplexer,

wherein the demultiplexer is electrically connected to the first shift register and the second shift register,

wherein a first clock signal and a second clock signal are input to the first shift register and the second shift register,

wherein the first clock signal and sampling signals are input to the demultiplexer, and

wherein the demultiplexer generates a start pulse and outputs the start pulse to each of the first shift register and the second shift register.

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

a touch sensor unit.

3. The display device according to claim 1 , further comprising in a pixel array a transistor that comprises a channel formation region comprising a metal oxide.

4. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the gate driver comprises a transistor that comprises a channel formation region comprising a metal oxide.

5. A display device comprising:

a pixel array; and

a gate driver comprises:

a first shift register and a second shift register; and

a demultiplexer,

wherein the demultiplexer is electrically connected to the first shift register and the second shift register,

wherein a first clock signal and a second clock signal are input to the first shift register and the second shift register,

wherein the first clock signal and sampling signals are input to the demultiplexer, and

wherein the demultiplexer generates a start pulse and outputs the start pulse to each of the first shift register and the second shift register.

6. The display device according to claim 5 , further comprising:

a touch sensor unit.

7. The display device according to claim 5 , wherein the gate driver is configured to separately drive first to N-th pixel groups in the pixel array, where N is an integer greater than or equal to 2.

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

an application processor,

wherein the application processor is configured to determine whether a displayed image is changed or not in each of the first to N-th pixel groups.

9. The display device according to claim 5 , wherein the pixel array comprises a transistor that comprises a channel formation region comprising a metal oxide.

10. The display device according to claim 5 , wherein the gate driver comprises a transistor that comprises a channel formation region comprising a metal oxide.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 21, 2017
From: KAWASHIMA, SUSUMU; TOYOTAKA, KOUHEI; TAKAHASHI, KEI
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 044190/0689 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2016-229326 · Nov 25, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180151144A1 · May 31, 2018