Information terminal

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10853587-B2
Application number	US-201715613499-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 5, 2017
Priority date	Jun 10, 2016
Publication date	Dec 1, 2020
Grant date	Dec 1, 2020

Abstract

An information terminal with low power consumption is provided. The information terminal includes a liquid crystal element, a light-emitting element, a first transistor, and a touch sensor. The touch sensor includes a photodiode, a second transistor, and a third transistor. The first transistor has a function of controlling a current flowing through the light-emitting element. The photodiode is electrically connected to a gate of the third transistor through the second transistor. A gate of the first transistor is electrically connected to the gate of the third transistor through at least one transistor.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display panel comprising:
a light-emitting element;
a first transistor controlling a current flowing through the light-emitting element; and
a touch sensor comprising a photodiode, a second transistor, and a third transistor,
wherein the photodiode is connected by an electrically conductive path to a gate of the third transistor through the second transistor, and
wherein a gate of the first transistor is connected by an electrically conductive path to the gate of the third transistor through a fourth transistor.

2. The display panel according to claim 1 ,
wherein the touch sensor senses a handwritten information input by a user, and
wherein the handwritten information is displayed by the light-emitting element.

3. The display panel according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first transistor includes an oxide semiconductor in a channel formation region.

4. An information terminal comprising:
the display panel according to claim 1 ; and
a battery electrically connected to the display panel.

5. The display panel according to claim 1 ,
wherein a gate of the first transistor is connected by an electrically conductive path to one of a source and a drain of the fourth transistor, and
wherein the other of the source and the drain of the fourth transistor is connected by an electrically conductive path to the gate of the third transistor.

6. The display panel according to claim 1 ,
wherein the gate of the first transistor is connected by an electrically conductive path to the gate of the third transistor through the fourth transistor and a fifth transistor.

7. A display panel comprising:
a liquid crystal element;
a light-emitting element;
a first transistor controlling a current flowing through the light-emitting element; and
a touch sensor comprising a photodiode, a second transistor, and a third transistor,
wherein the photodiode is connected by an electrically conductive path to a gate of the third transistor through the second transistor, and
wherein a gate of the first transistor is connected by an electrically conductive path to the gate of the third transistor through a fourth transistor.

8. The display panel according to claim 7 ,
wherein the liquid crystal element displays an image,
wherein the touch sensor senses a handwritten information input by a user and adds the handwritten information to the image, and
wherein the handwritten information is displayed by the light-emitting element.

9. The display panel according to claim 7 ,
wherein the liquid crystal element is a reflective liquid crystal element.

10. The display panel according to claim 7 ,
wherein the first transistor includes an oxide semiconductor in a channel formation region.

11. An information terminal comprising:
the display panel according to claim 7 ; and
a battery electrically connected to the display panel.

12. The display panel according to claim 7 ,
wherein the gate of the first transistor is connected by an electrically conductive path to the gate of the third transistor through the fourth transistor and a fifth transistor.

13. A display panel comprising:
a light-emitting element over a first substrate;
a first transistor electrically connected to the light-emitting element;
a touch sensor over the first substrate, the touch sensor comprising a photodiode, a second transistor, and a third transistor; and
a liquid crystal element over the light-emitting element,
wherein the photodiode is connected by an electrically conductive path to a gate of the third transistor through the second transistor,
wherein a gate of the first transistor is connected by an electrically conductive path to the gate of the third transistor through at a fourth transistor,
wherein the liquid crystal element displays an image,
wherein the touch sensor senses a handwritten information input by a user and adds the handwritten information to the image, and
wherein the handwritten information is displayed by the light-emitting element.

14. The display panel according to claim 13 ,
wherein the liquid crystal element is a reflective liquid crystal element.

15. An information terminal comprising:
the display panel according to claim 13 ; and
a battery electrically connected to the display panel.

16. The display panel according to claim 13 ,
wherein the gate of the first transistor is connected by an electrically conductive path to the gate of the third transistor through the fourth transistor and a fifth transistor.

Assignees

• Semiconductor Energy Lab

Inventors

• Okamoto Yuki

Classifications

• H10D86/40

  characterised by multiple TFTs · CPC title

• H10D86/60

  wherein the TFTs are in active matrices · CPC title

• H04B1/0346 Primary

  Hand-held transmitters · CPC title

• G06F3/0421 Primary

  by interrupting or reflecting a light beam, e.g. optical touch-screen · CPC title

• G02F1/13338

  Input devices, e.g. touch panels · CPC title