Patents Assigned to Japan Display Inc.
  • Publication number: 20240138197
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a substrate, a circuit layer including a metal-made feed line in a surrounding area, an insulating layer covering the circuit layer, a lower electrode, a rib, a partition above the rib, an upper electrode connected to the partition, an organic layer between the electrodes and a conductive layer connected to the partition. The partition and the conductive layer each includes a metal-made lower portion and an upper portion protruding from a side surface of the lower portion. The lower portion of the conductive layer and the feed line are in contact with each other in the first contact portion in the surrounding area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Hiroshi TABATAKE
  • Publication number: 20240138217
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes touch electrodes overlapping a display area, first wiring lines connected to the touch electrodes, second wiring lines connected to the first wiring lines, third wiring lines connected to the second wiring lines, third wiring lines connected to the third wiring lines, fourth wiring lines connected to the third wiring lines, and the fifth wiring lines connected to the fourth wiring lines, wherein the second wiring lines are partially exposed, the exposed regions of the second wiring lines constitute connecting portions with a circuit board, and half of the fourth wiring lines and all of the fifth wiring lines extend to an end portion of a base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroshi TABATAKE, Hideyuki TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 11967293
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes scanning, signal, pixels, and an inspection circuit disposed in a non-display area and including first switch elements connected to the scanning lines, the first switch elements are oxide semiconductor transistors including an oxide semiconductor layer, and each of the first switch elements of the inspection circuit includes at least two transistors connected in series to one of the scanning lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Hirotaka Hayashi
  • Patent number: 11966136
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate, a plurality of signal lines, a plurality of terminals, a plurality of wiring lines, metal wiring, a second metal layer, a third metal layer. In a first wiring region, each wiring line is composed of the first metal layer and extends in a second direction intersecting with the first direction. In a second wiring region between the first wiring region and the terminals, the wiring lines include the wiring line composed of the first metal layer and the second metal layer and the wiring line composed of the third metal layer. The metal wiring is provided in a different layer from the first metal layer; and intersects with the wiring lines in the first wiring region and extends in the first direction when viewed from a direction perpendicular to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Gen Koide, Mamoru Douyou
  • Patent number: 11966528
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a base, a display unit containing pixels, a power supply circuit, a touch controller and a switching circuit disposed between the display unit, the power supply circuit and the touch controller. The pixels each includes a pixel circuit and a display element including a lower electrode connected to the pixel circuit, an upper electrode disposed to oppose the lower electrode and an organic layer including a light-emitting layer disposed between the lower electrode and the upper electrode. The upper electrode is connected to the switching circuit, and the switching circuit selectively switches between connecting the upper electrode to the power supply circuit and connecting the upper electrode to the touch controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tabatake, Hideyuki Takahashi
  • Patent number: 11966132
    Abstract: A display device includes signal lines, first driver terminals that are provided in a first peripheral region and to which a first driver IC can be coupled, second driver terminals to which a second driver IC can be coupled, a plurality of inspection terminals provided in the first peripheral region, first inspection switches coupled to the first driver terminals and configured to be capable of switching coupling and interruption of the inspection terminals and the signal lines, and second inspection switches coupled to the second driver terminals and configured to be capable of switching coupling and interruption of the inspection terminals and the signal lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Keita Sasanuma, Kengo Shiragami, Naoyuki Obinata
  • Patent number: 11966115
    Abstract: Used is a display device including: a first substrate having a first front surface and a first back surface located on an opposite side of the first front surface; a second substrate having a second back surface opposing the first front surface and a second front surface located on an opposite side of the second back surface; a liquid crystal layer arranged between the first front surface of the first substrate and the second back surface of the second substrate; a first light guide plate adhesively fixed onto the second front surface of the second substrate via a first adhesive layer; and a light source unit arranged at a position opposing a first side surface of the first light guide plate, in which refractive index of the first light guide plate is lower than refractive index of the first adhesive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Tanaka, Keita Ono, Keiji Tago
  • Patent number: 11966527
    Abstract: There are provided a display panel with a touch detection function, a drive circuit, and an electronic unit, which make it possible to realize many functions related to touch detection. The display panel includes: one or more display elements; one or more drive electrodes extending in one direction; an electrode drive section integrated into a chip, and applying a drive signal to the drive electrodes; and one or more touch detection electrodes extending in a direction intersecting the direction in which the drive electrodes extend.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshitoshi Kida, Koji Noguchi, Hiroshi Mizuhashi, Kohei Azumi
  • Patent number: 11966130
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor substrate including, a switching element, a first organic insulating film, first and second metal lines arranged in a first direction and extending in a second direction, and a metal electrode located between the first and second metal lines. The first organic insulating film includes first and second surfaces. The switching element is covered with the first surface. The first and second metal lines and the metal electrode are located on the second surface side. The first metal line includes a first portion extending in the second direction and a second portion having a width larger than a width of the first portion. The second portion includes arcuate first and second edge. The metal electrode has a polygonal shape having n corners or an elliptic shape where n is larger than four.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
    Inventor: Gen Koide
  • Patent number: 11967600
    Abstract: To make the dimension of an electrostatic protection circuit small with the same maintained high in sensitivity. The electrostatic protection circuit is of the configuration that a first diode and a second diode are connected in series, wherein a semiconductor layer owned by each diode is configured to be sandwiched between a gate electrode and a conductive light shielding film. The light shielding film is formed to overlap with the semiconductor layer and has a wider area than the semiconductor layer. This results in having a gate covering the semiconductor layer from an upper side and a back gate covering the semiconductor layer from a lower side, so that the sensitivity can be maintained high irrespective of decreasing the electrostatic protection circuit in dimension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Koji Yamamoto, Tatsuya Ishii
  • Patent number: 11966112
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a detection apparatus includes: an optical sensor including a sensor base member and a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements that are provided on the sensor base member and each of which is configured to output a signal corresponding to light emitted to the photoelectric conversion element; and a lighting device including a plurality of first light-emitting elements configured to emit first light having a first maximum emission wavelength and a plurality of second light-emitting elements configured to emit second light having a second maximum emission wavelength. Each of the photoelectric conversion elements has responsivity in a wavelength region including a wavelength region of the first light and a wavelength region of the second light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Higano, Kazuhiro Nishiyama, Genki Asozu, Kazuki Matsunaga
  • Patent number: 11966131
    Abstract: A display device is provided and includes a substrate on which a TFT is formed. The display device including an organic film formed on the TFT, the organic film having a through hole, and a first common electrode, an upper pixel electrode and a second common electrode which are stacked in this order above the organic passivation film, a filler being filled in the through hole, and wherein the upper pixel electrode is electrically connected with the TFT, and an edge of the upper pixel electrode is located directly on the filler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Fumiya Kimura, Isao Suzumura
  • Publication number: 20240127419
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a measuring method includes forming a partition including a lower portion arranged on a first surface side of a base and an upper portion protruding from a side surface of the lower portion, acquiring a first image including the partition, which is generated by emitting electromagnetic waves from the first surface side of the base or a second surface side opposed to the first surface of the base, analyzing the acquired first image, and measuring an amount of protrusion at which the end portion of the upper portion protrudes from the side surface of the lower portion, based on the analysis result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Satoru TOMITA, Kazuyuki ENDOU, Kota MAKISHI
  • Publication number: 20240130213
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method of manufacturing a display device, includes forming a plurality of display elements each including a lower electrode, an organic layer which covers the lower electrode and an upper electrode which covers the organic layer, forming a first sealing layer which seals the plurality of display elements, individually, inspecting the plurality of display elements to determine whether any of the plurality of display elements entails a defect and forming, when in the inspection, it is confirmed that there is a defective one of the display elements, a repair hole which penetrates the first sealing layer which seals the defective one of the display elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Arichika ISHIDA
  • Publication number: 20240128259
    Abstract: A diode having a simple structure and a simple manufacturing method of the diode are provided. A diode including: a semiconductor layer having a first region and a second region having a resistance lower than a resistance of the first region; a first insulating layer having a first aperture portion and a second aperture portion and covering the semiconductor layer other than the first aperture and the second aperture, the first aperture portion exposing the semiconductor layer in the first region, the second aperture portion exposing the semiconductor layer in the second region; a first conductive layer connected to the semiconductor layer in the first aperture portion and overlapping with the semiconductor layer in the first region via the first insulating layer in a planar view; and a second conductive layer connected to the semiconductor layer in the second aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Toshinari SASAKI
  • Publication number: 20240125647
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a sensor device comprises a sensor configured to output a sense signal, a value the sense signal changing over time based on incident light, a first reset circuit configured to set the value of the sense signal to a reset value when the value of the sense signal exceeds a threshold, a counter configured to count a first number of times of reset by the first reset circuit, and an arithmetic operation circuit configured to calculate an amount of incident light of a certain period based on the value of the sense signal, the reset value, and the first number of times of reset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Naoki TAKADA, Xingle WANG, Chung-Kai CHEN
  • Publication number: 20240126115
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an optical control element includes a plurality of lens forming regions along a first direction and a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, each of the lens forming regions includes an annularly shaped second electrode and a circularly shaped first electrode provided on an inner side of the second electrode, a plurality of first wiring lines connected to the first electrodes each include a first stem portion extending in a zigzag shape along the second direction and a plurality of first branch portions extending from the first stem, and each of the first branch portions overlap the plurality of first electrodes, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Shunichi KIMURA, Toshiharu MATSUSHIMA, Jin HIROSAWA, Yuji MAEDE
  • Publication number: 20240128652
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an intelligent reflecting surface includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a sealing material, a liquid crystal layer, and a radar absorbent material. The first substrate includes a first basement located in a first area and a second area, and a plurality of patch electrodes. The second substrate includes a second basement and a common electrode. The radar absorbent material is located in the second area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Mitsutaka OKITA, Shinichiro OKA, Shigesumi ARAKI, Daiichi SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20240126391
    Abstract: A detection device includes a substrate having a detection region, a coupling region, and a wiring region between the detection region and the coupling region, a plurality of detection elements disposed in the detection region of the substrate, a plurality of terminals disposed in the coupling region of the substrate and electrically coupled to the detection elements, a plurality of coupling wires adjacently disposed with a gap interposed therebetween in the wiring region of the substrate and electrically coupling the detection elements to the terminals, an insulating layer provided to the wiring region of the substrate and covering the coupling wires, and a plurality of through holes formed in the wiring region of the substrate and passing through the substrate and the insulating layer in a thickness direction between the coupling wires.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroumi KINJO, Masatomo HISHINUMA
  • Publication number: 20240130165
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a plurality of display elements and a partition which surrounds each of the plurality of display elements. The display elements each include a lower electrode, an upper electrode opposing the lower electrode and an organic layer disposed between the lower electrode and the upper electrode. The partition includes a conductive lower portion and an upper portion protruding from a side surface of the lower portion. Further, the partition includes an aperture through which the lower portion and the upper portion penetrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Hidekazu MIYAKE, Naoki TOKUDA