Display device, authentication method, and program

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11487373-B2
Application number	US-202017026446-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 21, 2020
Priority date	Sep 27, 2019
Publication date	Nov 1, 2022
Grant date	Nov 1, 2022

Abstract

A display device featuring a touch detection and a fingerprint imaging functions is provided. A display device includes a light-emitting element and a light-receiving element. The light-emitting element includes a first pixel electrode, a light-emitting layer, and a common electrode, and the light-receiving element includes a second pixel electrode, an active layer, and the common electrode. The first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode are provided on the same plane. The common electrode overlaps with the first pixel electrode with the light-emitting layer therebetween, and overlaps with the second pixel electrode with the active layer therebetween. A first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, and an insulating layer are provided above the common electrode. The insulating layer is provided above the first conductive layer, and the second conductive layer is provided above the insulating layer. The light-receiving element has a function of receiving light emitted from the light-emitting element.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display device comprising:
a light-emitting element;
a light-receiving element;
a first conductive layer;
a second conductive layer; and
an insulating layer,
wherein the light-emitting element comprises a first pixel electrode, a light-emitting layer, and a common electrode,
wherein the light-receiving element comprises a second pixel electrode, an active layer, and the common electrode,
wherein the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode are on the same plane,
wherein the common electrode comprises a portion overlapping with the first pixel electrode with the light-emitting layer therebetween, and a portion overlapping with the second pixel electrode with the active layer therebetween,
wherein the first conductive layer, the second conductive layer, and the insulating layer are above the common electrode,
wherein the first conductive layer is provided between the light-emitting element and the light-receiving element in a plan view of the display device;
wherein the insulating layer is above the first conductive layer,
wherein the second conductive layer is above the insulating layer, and
wherein the light-receiving element has a function of receiving light emitted from the light-emitting element.

2. The display device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first conductive layer comprises a plurality of openings,
wherein the light-emitting element overlaps with one of the openings of the first conductive layer, and
wherein the light-receiving element overlaps with another one of the openings of the first conductive layer.

3. The display device according to claim 1 , further comprising a common layer,
wherein the common layer comprises a portion between the first pixel electrode and the common electrode, and a portion between the second pixel electrode and the common electrode, and
wherein the light-emitting layer and the active layer comprise different organic compounds.

4. A display device comprising:
a light-emitting element;
a light-receiving element;
a first conductive layer;
a second conductive layer;
an insulating layer; and
a protective layer,
wherein the light-emitting element comprises a first pixel electrode, a light-emitting layer, and a common electrode,
wherein the light-receiving element comprises a second pixel electrode, an active layer, and the common electrode,
wherein the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode are on the same plane,
wherein the common electrode comprises a portion overlapping with the first pixel electrode with the light-emitting layer therebetween, and a portion overlapping with the second pixel electrode with the active layer therebetween,
wherein the protective layer is above the common electrode,
wherein the first conductive layer is above the protective layer,
wherein the first conductive layer is provided between the light-emitting element and the light-receiving element in a plan view of the display device;
wherein the insulating layer is above the first conductive layer and the protective layer,
wherein the second conductive layer is above the insulating layer, and
wherein the light-receiving element has a function of receiving light emitted from the light-emitting element.

5. The display device according to claim 4 ,
wherein the first conductive layer comprises a plurality of openings,
wherein the light-emitting element overlaps with one of the openings of the first conductive layer, and
wherein the light-receiving element overlaps with another one of the openings of the first conductive layer.

6. The display device according to claim 4 , further comprising a common layer,
wherein the common layer comprises a portion between the first pixel electrode and the common electrode, and a portion between the second pixel electrode and the common electrode, and
wherein the light-emitting layer and the active layer comprise different organic compounds.

Assignees

• Semiconductor Energy Lab

Inventors

• Kubota Daisuke
• Hatsumi Ryo
• Kamada Taisuke
• Kusunoki Koji
• Watanabe Kazunori
• Kawashima Susumu
• Yoshizumi Kensuke

Classifications

• G06V10/147

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• Y02P70/50

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• Y02E10/549

  Organic PV cells · CPC title

• G06F2203/04103

  Manufacturing, i.e. details related to manufacturing processes specially suited for touch sensitive devices · CPC title

• G06F3/0412 Primary

  Digitisers structurally integrated in a display · CPC title