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Granted Patent B2
US 11,467,440 · App. 16/830,598 · Granted Oct 11, 2022

Display device and electronic device

Inventors: Yuichi Yanagisawa (Tochigi, JP); Nozomu Sugisawa (Isehara, JP); Natsuko Takase (Atsugi, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 11,467,440
App. No.
16/830,598
Granted
Oct 11, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device or an electronic device with high portability and browsability is provided. A display device which includes two display panels that overlap with each other and in which the area of a portion where the two display panels overlap with each other is variable is provided. The larger the area where the two display panels overlap with each other is, the smaller the display device becomes. The first display panel includes a first region that performs display. The second display panel includes a second region that performs display, and a third region that is adjacent to the second region and transmits visible light. When the third region overlaps with the side of a surface which performs display of the first region, display can be performed using a seamless large display region.

Claims (52)

1. A semiconductor device comprising:

a housing;

a first panel comprising a first region having a plurality of pixels and a second region adjacent to the first region, a first part of the second region of the first panel being able to transmit visible light; and

a second panel comprising a third region having a plurality of pixels and a fourth region adjacent to the third region,

wherein the first panel and the second panel are in contact with each other,

wherein in a first state of the semiconductor device, the first panel and the second panel are provided inside the housing so as to overlap each other with a display surface of the first panel and a display surface of the second panel facing in a same direction,

wherein in a second state of the semiconductor device, at least one of the first panel and the second panel is pulled out from the housing, and

wherein the first panel and the second panel are unfolded in a fan-like shape in the second state.

2. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein in the second state, a part of the third region of the second panel is overlapped with the first part of the second region of the first panel.

3. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein in the second state, the second panel is provided inside the housing and the first panel is pulled out from the housing.

4. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein in the second state, both of the first panel and the second panel are pulled out from the housing.

5. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein at least one of the first panel and the second panel has flexibility.

6. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , further comprising at least any one of an antenna, a battery, a speaker, a microphone, and an operation button.

7. A semiconductor device comprising:

a housing;

a plurality of panels each comprising a first region having a plurality of pixels and a second region adjacent to the first region, a first part of the second region of the second panel being able to transmit visible light,

wherein the plurality of panels are connected to each other,

wherein in a first state of the semiconductor device, the plurality of panels are provided inside the housing so as to overlap each other with display surfaces of the plurality of panels facing in a same direction,

wherein in a second state of the semiconductor device, at least a first one of the plurality of panels is pulled out from the housing, and

wherein the plurality of panels are unfolded in a fan-like shape in the second state.

8. The semiconductor device according to claim 7 ,

wherein in the second state, a first part of a second region of the first one of the plurality of panels overlaps with a part of a first region of an adjacent one of the plurality of panels.

9. The semiconductor device according to claim 7 ,

wherein in the second state, an adjacent one of the plurality of panels is provided inside the housing.

10. The semiconductor device according to claim 7 ,

wherein in a third state of the semiconductor device, both of the first one and a second one of the plurality of panels are pulled out from the housing.

11. The semiconductor device according to claim 7 ,

wherein at least one of the plurality of panels has flexibility.

12. The semiconductor device according to claim 7 , further comprising at least any one of an antenna, a battery, a speaker, a microphone, and an operation button.

13. A semiconductor device comprising:

a housing;

a first panel comprising a first region having a plurality of pixels and a second region adjacent to the first region, a first part of the second region of the first panel being able to transmit visible light;

a second panel comprising a third region having a plurality of pixels and a fourth region adjacent to the third region, a second part of the fourth region of the second panel being able to transmit visible light; and

a third panel comprising a fifth region having a plurality of pixels and a sixth region adjacent to the fifth region,

wherein the first panel, the second panel, and the third panel are connected to each other,

wherein in a first state of the semiconductor device, the first panel, the second panel, and third panel are provided inside the housing so as to overlap each other with display surfaces of the first panel, the second panel, and the third panel facing in a same direction,

wherein in a second state of the semiconductor device, at least the first panel is pulled out from the housing,

wherein in a third state of the semiconductor device, the first panel and the second panel are pulled out from the housing, and

wherein the first panel, the second panel, and the third panel are unfolded in a fan-like shape in the third state.

14. The semiconductor device according to claim 13 ,

wherein in the second state and the third state, a part of the third region of the second panel is overlapped with the first part of the second region of the first panel.

15. The semiconductor device according to claim 13 ,

wherein in the second state, the second panel and the third panel are provided inside the housing.

16. The semiconductor device according to claim 13 ,

wherein in the third state, the third panel is provided inside the housing.

17. The semiconductor device according to claim 13 ,

wherein at least one of the first panel, the second panel, and the third panel has flexibility.

18. The semiconductor device according to claim 13 , further comprising at least any one of an antenna, a battery, a speaker, a microphone, and an operation button.

Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-010295 · Jan 22, 2015 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 15540672
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