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Granted Patent B2
US 11,353,754 · App. 15/896,722 · Granted Jun 7, 2022

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

Inventor: Hajime Kimura (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 11,353,754
App. No.
15/896,722
Granted
Jun 7, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A novel display panel that is highly convenient or reliable is provided. The display panel includes a first pixel, a second pixel, and a functional layer. The first pixel includes a first display element, and the second pixel includes a second display element. The functional layer includes a first pixel circuit and a second pixel circuit. The first display element includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a layer containing a liquid crystal material. A first distance is provided between the first electrode and the functional layer. A second distance is provided between the second electrode and the functional layer. The first electrode and the second electrode each include a region overlapping with the layer containing a liquid crystal material. The second distance is shorter than the first distance. The second display element includes a third electrode, a fourth electrode, and the layer containing a liquid crystal material. A third distance is provided between the third electrode and the functional layer. A fourth distance is provided between the fourth electrode and the functional layer. The fourth distance is shorter than the third distance and longer than the first distance.

Claims (59)

1. A display panel comprising:

a first pixel comprising a first pixel circuit and a first display element over a substrate; and

a second pixel comprising a second pixel circuit and a second display element over the substrate, the first pixel and the second pixel being adjacent to each other and arranged in a same column,

wherein the first display element comprises a first electrode, a second electrode below the first electrode, and a layer containing a liquid crystal material overlapping with the first electrode and the second electrode,

wherein the first electrode has a comb-like shape and is electrically connected to the first pixel circuit,

wherein the second display element comprises a third electrode, a fourth electrode below the third electrode, and the layer containing a liquid crystal material overlapping with the third electrode and the fourth electrode,

wherein the third electrode is between the layer containing a liquid crystal material and the fourth electrode,

wherein the third electrode has the comb-like shape,

wherein the fourth electrode is electrically connected to the second pixel circuit, and

wherein a bottom surface of the fourth electrode and a bottom surface of the first electrode are in contact with a same surface and are at substantially a same level.

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

wherein the display region includes a first group of pixels, a second group of pixels, a scan line, and a signal line,

wherein the first group of pixels include the first pixel or the second pixel,

wherein the first group of pixels are arranged in a row direction,

wherein the second group of pixels include the first pixel and the second pixel,

wherein the second group of pixels are arranged in a column direction intersecting the row direction,

wherein the scan line is electrically connected to the first group of pixels, and

wherein the signal line is electrically connected to the second group of pixels.

3. A display device comprising:

the display panel according to claim 1 ; and

a control portion,

wherein the control portion is configured to receive image data and control data,

wherein the control portion is configured to generate first data on the basis of the image data,

wherein the control portion is configured to supply the first data, and

wherein the display panel is configured to display an image on the basis of the first data.

4. An input/output device comprising:

an input portion comprising a sensing region; and

a display portion comprising the display panel according to claim 1 ,

wherein the input portion is configured to sense an object approaching the sensing region, and

wherein the sensing region overlaps with the first pixel or the second pixel.

5. A display panel comprising:

a first pixel comprising a first pixel circuit and a first display element over a surface of a substrate;

a second pixel comprising a second pixel circuit and a second display element over the surface of the substrate, the first pixel and the second pixel being adjacent to each other and arranged in a same column; and

an insulating film,

wherein the first display element comprises a first electrode, a second electrode below the first electrode, and a layer containing a liquid crystal material overlapping with the first electrode and the second electrode,

wherein the first electrode has a comb-like shape and is electrically connected to the first pixel circuit,

wherein the second display element comprises a third electrode, a fourth electrode below the third electrode, and the layer containing a liquid crystal material overlapping with the third electrode and the fourth electrode,

wherein the third electrode has the comb-like shape and is electrically connected to the second pixel circuit, and

wherein the fourth electrode overlaps with the second electrode along a direction normal to the surface of the substrate such that the insulating film is provided between the fourth electrode and the second electrode.

6. The display panel according to claim 5 , further comprising a display region,

wherein the display region includes a first group of pixels, a second group of pixels, a scan line, and a signal line,

wherein the first group of pixels include the first pixel or the second pixel,

wherein the first group of pixels are arranged in a row direction,

wherein the second group of pixels include the first pixel and the second pixel,

wherein the second group of pixels are arranged in a column direction intersecting the row direction,

wherein the scan line is electrically connected to the first group of pixels, and

wherein the signal line is electrically connected to the second group of pixels.

7. A display device comprising:

the display panel according to claim 5 ; and

a control portion,

wherein the control portion is configured to receive image data and control data,

wherein the control portion is configured to generate first data on the basis of the image data,

wherein the control portion is configured to supply the first data, and

wherein the display panel is configured to display an image on the basis of the first data.

8. An input/output device comprising:

an input portion comprising a sensing region; and

a display portion comprising the display panel according to claim 5 ,

wherein the input portion is configured to sense an object approaching the sensing region, and

wherein the sensing region overlaps with the first pixel or the second pixel.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 14, 2018
From: KIMURA, HAJIME
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 045204/0587 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2017-029967 · Feb 21, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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