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Granted Patent B2
US 9,772,706 · App. 14/692,121 · Granted Sep 26, 2017

Display device and electronic device

Inventors: Tatsuya Sakuishi (Kanagawa, JP); Tomoya Aoyama (Kanagawa, JP); Akihiro Chida (Kanagawa, JP); Daiki Nakamura (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 9,772,706
App. No.
14/692,121
Granted
Sep 26, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device with high design flexibility is provided. The display device includes a display element, a touch sensor, and a transistor between two flexible substrates. An external electrode that supplies a signal to the display element and an external electrode that supplies a signal to the touch sensor are connected from the same surface of one of the substrates.

Claims (62)

1. A display device comprising:

a first substrate;

a second substrate;

a display element;

a touch sensor;

a transistor;

a first electrode;

an insulating layer;

a second electrode;

a first external electrode; and

a second external electrode,

wherein the first substrate and the second substrate overlap with each other with the display element, the touch sensor, the transistor, the first electrode, the insulating layer, and the second electrode positioned therebetween,

wherein the first electrode is configured to supply a signal to the transistor,

wherein the transistor is configured to supply a signal to the display element,

wherein the second electrode is configured to supply a signal to the touch sensor,

wherein the second substrate is provided between the first external electrode and the first electrode,

wherein the second substrate is provided between the second external electrode and the second electrode,

wherein the first electrode is electrically connected to the first external electrode through an opening in the second substrate, and

wherein the second electrode is electrically connected to the second external electrode through an opening in the insulating layer and the opening in the second substrate.

2. The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first substrate and the second substrate are flexible substrates.

3. The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the display element is a light-emitting element.

4. The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the touch sensor is a capacitive touch sensor.

5. The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the touch sensor is an active matrix touch sensor.

6. The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first electrode and the second electrode comprise tungsten.

7. An electronic device comprising:

the display device according to claim 1 ; and

a hinge.

8. A display device comprising:

a first substrate;

a second substrate;

a display element;

a touch sensor;

a transistor;

a first electrode;

a second electrode;

a first external electrode; and

a second external electrode,

wherein the first substrate and the second substrate overlap with each other with the display element, the touch sensor, the first electrode, and the second electrode positioned therebetween,

wherein the first electrode is configured to supply a signal to the transistor,

wherein the transistor is configured to supply a signal to the display element,

wherein the second electrode is configured to supply a signal to the touch sensor,

wherein the second substrate is provided between the second external electrode and the second electrode,

wherein the first electrode is electrically connected to the first external electrode through a first opening in the second substrate, and

wherein the second electrode is electrically connected to the second external electrode through a second opening in the second substrate.

9. The display device according to claim 8 ,

wherein the first substrate and the second substrate are flexible substrates.

10. The display device according to claim 8 ,

wherein the display element is a light-emitting element.

11. The display device according to claim 8 ,

wherein the touch sensor is a capacitive touch sensor.

12. The display device according to claim 8 ,

wherein the touch sensor is an active matrix touch sensor.

13. The display device according to claim 8 ,

wherein the first electrode and the second electrode comprise tungsten.

14. An electronic device comprising:

the display device according to claim 8 ; and

a hinge.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 21, 2015
From: SAKUISHI, TATSUYA; AOYAMA, TOMOYA; CHIDA, AKIHIRO; NAKAMURA, DAIKI
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (2)
JP 2014-091849 · Apr 25, 2014 · national
JP 2014-095018 · May 2, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20150309637A1 · Oct 29, 2015