Semiconductor device, display panel, and electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10249249-B2
Application number	US-201715447723-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 2, 2017
Priority date	Mar 4, 2016
Publication date	Apr 2, 2019
Grant date	Apr 2, 2019

Abstract

A semiconductor device capable of current detection accurately is provided. The semiconductor device includes an error amplifier, a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO), a counter, a first circuit, and a terminal. The terminal is electrically connected to a non-inverting input terminal of the error amplifier. An inverting input terminal of the error amplifier is supplied with first voltage. An output terminal of the error amplifier is electrically connected to the VCO. An output terminal of the VCO is electrically connected to the counter. The first circuit is electrically connected to the output terminal of the VCO and the terminal. The circuit supplies current in accordance with the frequency of a signal output from the VCO.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A semiconductor device comprising:
an error amplifier;
a voltage controlled oscillator;
a counter;
a first circuit; and
a terminal,
wherein the terminal is electrically connected to a non-inverting input terminal of the error amplifier,
wherein an inverting input terminal of the error amplifier is supplied with first voltage,
wherein an output terminal of the error amplifier is electrically connected to an input terminal of the voltage controlled oscillator,
wherein an output terminal of the voltage controlled oscillator is electrically connected to the counter,
wherein the first circuit is electrically connected to the output terminal of the voltage controlled oscillator and the terminal,
wherein the counter is configured to count the number of pulses of the signal and to output the number of the pulses,
wherein the first circuit comprises a second circuit, a first switch, a second switch, and a capacitor,
wherein the first switch is configured to control electrical continuity between the terminal and a first terminal of the capacitor,
wherein the second switch is configured to control electrical continuity between the first terminal of the capacitor and a second terminal of the capacitor, and
wherein the second circuit is configured to control on and off states of the first switch and the second switch.

2. A display panel comprising the semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,
wherein current flowing through a pixel is detected using the semiconductor device, and
wherein display data is compensated in accordance with the current flowing through the pixel.

3. A semiconductor wafer comprising the semiconductor device according to claim 1 , further comprising a separation region.

4. A semiconductor device comprising:
an error amplifier;
a voltage controlled oscillator;
a counter;
a first circuit; and
a terminal,
wherein the terminal is electrically connected to a non-inverting input terminal of the error amplifier,
wherein an inverting input terminal of the error amplifier is supplied with first voltage,
wherein an output terminal of the error amplifier is electrically connected to an input terminal of the voltage controlled oscillator,
wherein an output terminal of the voltage controlled oscillator is electrically connected to the counter,
wherein the first circuit is electrically connected to the output terminal of the voltage controlled oscillator and the terminal,
wherein the first circuit is configured to supply current through the terminal in accordance with a frequency of a signal output from the voltage controlled oscillator,
wherein the counter is configured to count the number of pulses of the signal and to output the number of the pulses,
wherein the first circuit comprises a second circuit, a first switch, a second switch, and a capacitor,
wherein the first switch is configured to control electrical continuity between the terminal and a first terminal of the capacitor,
wherein the second switch is configured to control electrical continuity between the first terminal of the capacitor and a second terminal of the capacitor,
wherein the second circuit is configured to control on and off states of the first switch and the second switch,
wherein the second switch is off when the first switch is on, and
wherein the first switch is off when the second switch is on.

5. A display panel comprising the semiconductor device according to claim 4 ,
wherein current flowing through a pixel is detected using the semiconductor device, and
wherein display data is compensated in accordance with the current flowing through the pixel.

6. A display module comprising the display panel according to claim 4 and a touch panel.

7. An electronic device comprising the display panel according to claim 4 , further comprising at least one of an operation button, a speaker, and a microphone.

8. A semiconductor wafer comprising the semiconductor device according to claim 4 , further comprising a separation region.

Assignees

• Semiconductor Energy Lab

Inventors

• Takahashi Kei

Classifications

• G09G2320/0233

  Improving the luminance or brightness uniformity across the screen · CPC title

• G09G2300/0819

  used for counteracting undesired variations, e.g. feedback or autozeroing · CPC title

• G09G3/3233

  with pixel circuitry controlling the current through the light-emitting element · CPC title

• H03K3/037

  Bistable circuits · CPC title

• G09G2310/08

  Details of timing specific for flat panels, other than clock recovery · CPC title