IP Library Granted Patent US 11,846,963
Granted Patent B2
US 11,846,963 · App. 18/090,566 · Granted Dec 19, 2023

Electronic device and driving method thereof

Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki (Setagaya, JP); Hajime Kimura (Atsugi, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 11,846,963
App. No.
18/090,566
Granted
Dec 19, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

To provide an electronic device capable of a variety of display. To provide an electronic device capable of being operated in a variety of ways. An electronic device includes a display device and first to third surfaces. The first surface includes a region in contact with the second surface, the second surface includes a region in contact with the third surface, and the first surface includes a region opposite to the third surface. The display device includes first to third display regions. The first display region includes a region overlapping with the first surface, the second display region includes a region overlapping with the second surface, and the third display region includes a region overlapping with the third surface. The first display region has a larger area than the third display region.

Claims (59)

1. An electronic device comprising:

a first display panel comprising a first display region;

a second display panel comprising a second display region;

a non-display region surrounding the first display region;

a first image sensor;

a second image sensor;

a first support;

a second support apart from the first support; and

a third support comprising a region positioned between the first support and the second support,

wherein the first display region and the first image sensor are positioned over a front surface of the electronic device,

wherein the second display region and the second image sensor are positioned over a rear surface of the electronic device,

wherein the first support and a first portion of the non-display region overlap with each other,

wherein the second support and a second portion of the non-display region overlap with each other,

wherein the third support and a third portion of the non-display region overlap with each other,

wherein the third support has lower flexibility than the first display panel,

wherein the third support has higher flexibility than the first support and the second support,

wherein the first display region comprises a fourth portion adjacent to the third portion, and

wherein the first display panel is capable of being folded at the third and fourth portions.

2. An electronic device comprising:

a first display panel comprising a first display region;

a second display panel comprising a second display region;

a non-display region surrounding the first display region;

a first image sensor;

a second image sensor;

a first support;

a second support apart from the first support; and

a third support comprising a region positioned between the first support and the second support,

wherein the first display region and the first image sensor are positioned over a front surface of the electronic device,

wherein the second display region and the second image sensor are positioned over a rear surface of the electronic device,

wherein the first support and a first portion of the non-display region overlap with each other,

wherein the second support and a second portion of the non-display region overlap with each other,

wherein the third support and a third portion of the non-display region overlap with each other,

wherein the third support has lower flexibility than the first display panel,

wherein the third support has higher flexibility than the first support and the second support,

wherein the first display region comprises a fourth portion adjacent to the third portion,

wherein the first display panel is capable of being folded at the third and fourth portions,

wherein the first display region comprises a light-emitting element and a first transistor connected to the light-emitting element in the first display region, and

wherein the first display region comprises a driver circuit comprising a second transistor in the non-display region.

3. An electronic device comprising:

a first display panel comprising a first display region;

a second display panel comprising a second display region;

a non-display region surrounding the first display region;

a first image sensor;

a second image sensor;

a first support;

a second support apart from the first support; and

a third support comprising a region positioned between the first support and the second support,

wherein the first display region and the first image sensor are positioned over a front surface of the electronic device,

wherein the second display region and the second image sensor are positioned over a rear surface of the electronic device,

wherein the first support and a first portion of the non-display region overlap with each other,

wherein the second support and a second portion of the non-display region overlap with each other,

wherein the third support and a third portion of the non-display region overlap with each other,

wherein the third support has lower flexibility than the first display panel,

wherein the third support has higher flexibility than the first support and the second support,

wherein the first display region comprises a fourth portion adjacent to the third portion,

wherein the first display panel is capable of being folded at the third and fourth portions,

wherein the first display region comprises a light-emitting element and a first transistor connected to the light-emitting element in the first display region,

wherein the first display region comprises a driver circuit comprising a second transistor in the non-display region, and

wherein the first to third support have a light-blocking property.

Priority Claims (1)
JP 2013-245670 · Nov 28, 2013 · national
Continuity (4)
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