Patents Assigned to Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
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Patent number: 11663990Abstract: A display apparatus which includes a driver with low power consumption and in which an output voltage of the driver is boosted by a pixel is provided. The source driver in which a logic unit and an amplifier unit operate appropriately by the same low voltage is included, and the pixel has a function of retaining first data, a function of adding second data to the first data to generate third data, and a function of supplying the third data to a display device. Thus, even when a voltage output from the source driver is low, the voltage can be boosted by the pixel; accordingly, the display device can operate appropriately.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2019Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kouhei Toyotaka, Motoharu Saito
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Patent number: 11664786Abstract: To provide a hysteresis comparator having a small circuit area and low power consumption. The hysteresis comparator includes a comparator, a switch, a first capacitor, a second capacitor, and a logic circuit. A first terminal of the switch is electrically connected to one of a pair of conductive regions of the first capacitor, one of a pair of conductive regions of the second capacitor, and a first input terminal of the comparator. An output terminal of the comparator is electrically connected to an input terminal of the logic circuit. An output terminal of the logic circuit is electrically connected to the other of the pair of conductive regions of the second capacitor. The logic circuit has a function of generating an inverted signal of a signal input to the input terminal of the logic circuit and outputting the inverted signal to the output terminal of the logic circuit. A reference potential is input to the first input terminal of the comparator and the reference potential is held by the switch.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2022Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yuki Okamoto, Kei Takahashi
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Patent number: 11663989Abstract: It is an object to provide a semiconductor device which can supply a signal with sufficient amplitude to a scan line while power consumption is kept small. Further, it is an object to provide a semiconductor device which can suppress distortion of a signal supplied to the scan line and shorten a rising time and a falling time while power consumption is kept small A semiconductor device which includes a plurality of pixels each including a display element and at least one first transistor and a scan line driver circuit supplying a signal for selecting the plurality of pixels to a scan line. A light-transmitting conductive layer is used for a pixel electrode layer of the display element, a gate electrode layer of the first transistor, source and drain electrode layers of the first transistor, and the scan line.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2022Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Atsushi Umezaki, Ryo Arasawa
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Patent number: 11664488Abstract: A positive electrode active material which can improve cycle characteristics of a secondary battery is provided. Two kinds of regions are provided in a superficial portion of a positive electrode active material such as lithium cobaltate which has a layered rock-salt crystal structure. The inner region is a non-stoichiometric compound containing a transition metal such as titanium, and the outer region is a compound of representative elements such as magnesium oxide. The two kinds of regions each have a rock-salt crystal structure. The inner layered rock-salt crystal structure and the two kinds of regions in the superficial portion are topotaxy; thus, a change of the crystal structure of the positive electrode active material generated by charging and discharging can be effectively suppressed.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2022Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Teruaki Ochiai, Takahiro Kawakami, Mayumi Mikami, Yohei Momma, Masahiro Takahashi, Ayae Tsuruta
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Patent number: 11662615Abstract: A novel foldable display device or an electronic device using the same, e.g., a portable information processor or a portable communication information device, is provided. A foldable display device of which a display panel can be folded n times (n?1, and n is a natural number) at a curvature radius of greater than or equal to 1 mm and less than or equal to 100 mm is obtained. The display device can be miniaturized by being foldable. In addition, in the state where the flexible display panel is opened, display which is unbroken and continuous over a plurality of housings is possible. The plurality of housings can store a circuit, an electronic component, a battery and the like inside as appropriate, and the thickness of each housing can be small.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2022Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yoshiharu Hirakata
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Patent number: 11665960Abstract: A novel organic compound is provided. That is, a novel organic compound that is effective in improving element characteristics and reliability is provided. The organic compound includes an anthracene skeleton and a carbazole skeleton, and is represented by the following general formula (G1). (In the formula, Ar represents a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group having 6 to 13 carbon atoms, and when the arylene group has substituents, the substituents may be bonded to each other to form a ring. Furthermore, Cz represents a substituted or unsubstituted carbazole skeleton. Furthermore, each of R1 to R9 and R11 to R17 independently represents any of hydrogen, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 13 carbon atoms. Furthermore, at least one of the following pairs may form a fused ring: R12 and R13; R14 and R15; R15 and R16; or R16 and R17.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2018Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Kadoma, Hiroki Suzuki, Yusuke Takita, Tsunenori Suzuki, Satoshi Seo
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Patent number: 11664391Abstract: To provide a light-emitting device in which variation in luminance among pixels caused by variation in threshold voltage of transistors can be suppressed. The light-emitting device includes a transistor including a first gate and a second gate overlapping with each other with a semiconductor film therebetween, a first capacitor maintaining a potential difference between one of a source and a drain of the transistor and the first gate, a second capacitor maintaining a potential difference between one of the source and the drain of the transistor and the second gate, a switch controlling conduction between the second gate of the transistor and a wiring, and a light-emitting element to which drain current of the transistor is supplied.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2019Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hiroyuki Miyake
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Patent number: 11664388Abstract: To provide a circuit used for a shift register or the like. The basic configuration includes first to fourth transistors and four wirings. The power supply potential VDD is supplied to the first wiring and the power supply potential VSS is supplied to the second wiring. A binary digital signal is supplied to each of the third wiring and the fourth wiring. An H level of the digital signal is equal to the power supply potential VDD, and an L level of the digital signal is equal to the power supply potential VSS. There are four combinations of the potentials of the third wiring and the fourth wiring. Each of the first transistor to the fourth transistor can be turned off by any combination of the potentials. That is, since there is no transistor that is constantly on, deterioration of the characteristics of the transistors can be suppressed.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventor: Atsushi Umezaki
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Patent number: 11659636Abstract: A display device that can display an image along a curved surface is provided. In the display device, a first display panel and a second display panel overlap each other with a light-transmitting layer provided therebetween. The light-transmitting layer is positioned on a display surface side of the first display panel, and on a side opposite to the display surface of the second display panel. The light-transmitting layer has an average transmittance of 80% or more with respect to light in the wavelength range of 450 nm to 700 nm and a refractive index higher than that of air. A display region of the first display panel overlaps a region transmitting visible light of the second display panel with the light-transmitting layer provided therebetween. It is preferred that the display region of the first display panel not overlap with a region blocking visible light of the second display panel.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2020Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hisao Ikeda, Nozomu Sugisawa, Yuichi Yanagisawa
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Patent number: 11656258Abstract: The present invention provides a radio field intensity measurement device having a display portion with improved visibility, in the case of measuring a weak radiowave from a long distance. In the radio field intensity measurement device, a battery is provided as a power source for power supply and the battery is charged by a received radiowave. When a potential of a signal obtained from the received radiowave is higher than an output potential of the battery, the power is stored in the battery. On the other hand, when the potential of the signal obtained from the received radiowave is lower than the output potential of the battery, power produced by the battery is used as power to drive the radio field intensity measurement device. As an element to display the radio field intensity, a thermochromic element or an electrochromic element is used.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroki Dembo, Atsushi Miyaguchi
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Patent number: 11659758Abstract: An object is to provide a highly reliable display unit having a function of sensing light. The display unit includes a light-receiving device and a light-emitting device. The light-receiving device includes an active layer between a pair of electrodes. The light-emitting device includes a hole-injection layer, a light-emitting layer, and an electron-transport layer between a pair of electrodes. The light-receiving device and the light-emitting device share one of the electrodes, and may further share another common layer between the pair of electrodes. The hole-injection layer is in contact with an anode and contains a first compound and a second compound. The electron-transport property of the electron-transport layer is low; hence, the light-emitting layer is less likely to have excess electrons. Here, the first compound is the material having a property of accepting electrons from the second compound.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2020Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Taisuke Kamada, Ryo Hatsumi, Daisuke Kubota, Naoaki Hashimoto, Tsunenori Suzuki, Harue Osaka, Satoshi Seo
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Patent number: 11657770Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a display device in which problems such as an increase of power consumption and increase of a load of when light is emitted are reduced by using a method for realizing pseudo impulsive driving by inserting an dark image, and a driving method thereof. A display device which displays a gray scale by dividing one frame period into a plurality of subframe periods, where one frame period is divided into at least a first subframe period and a second subframe period; and when luminance in the first subframe period to display the maximum gray scale is Lmax1 and luminance in the second subframe period to display the maximum gray scale is Lmax2, (½) Lmax2<Lmax1<( 9/10) Lmax2 is satisfied in the one frame period, is provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2020Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasunori Yoshida, Hajime Kimura
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Patent number: 11658247Abstract: A memory device which includes a gain-cell memory cell formed using an n-channel transistor and in which a potential lower than a potential applied to a bit line is not necessary is provided. Memory cells included in the memory device are arranged in a matrix, and each of the memory cells is connected to a write word line, a write bit line, a read word line, and a read bit line. The write word line is arranged in parallel to one of directions of a row and a column of memory cells arranged in a matrix, and the write bit line is arranged in parallel to the other of the directions of the row and the column. The read word line is arranged in parallel to the one of the directions of the row and the column of the memory cells arranged in a matrix, and the read bit line is arranged in parallel to the other of the directions of the row and the column.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2022Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takahiko Ishizu, Kazuma Furutani
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Patent number: 11657867Abstract: A memory device in which bit line parasitic capacitance is reduced is provided. The memory device includes a sense amplifier electrically connected to a bit line and a memory cell array stacked over the sense amplifier. The memory cell array includes a plurality of memory cells. The plurality of memory cells are each electrically connected to a bit line. A portion for leading the bit lines is not provided in the memory cell array. Thus, the bit line can be shortened and the bit line parasitic capacitance is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tatsuya Onuki, Takanori Matsuzaki, Kiyoshi Kato, Shunpei Yamazaki
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Patent number: 11658185Abstract: A novel metal oxide is provided. The metal oxide has a plurality of energy gaps, and includes a first region having a high energy level of a conduction band minimum and a second region having an energy level of a conduction band minimum lower than that of the first region. The second region comprises more carriers than the first region. A difference between the energy level of the conduction band minimum of the first region and the energy level of the conduction band minimum of the second region is 0.2 eV or more. The energy gap of the first region is greater than or equal to 3.3 eV and less than or equal to 4.0 eV and the energy gap of the second region is greater than or equal to 2.2 eV and less than or equal to 2.9 eV.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Motoki Nakashima, Haruyuki Baba
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Publication number: 20230155033Abstract: As a display device has a higher definition, the number of pixels, gate lines, and signal lines are increased. When the number of the gate lines and the signal lines are increased, a problem of higher manufacturing cost, because it is difficult to mount an IC chip including a driver circuit for driving of the gate and signal lines by bonding or the like. A pixel portion and a driver circuit for driving the pixel portion are provided over the same substrate, and at least part of the driver circuit includes a thin film transistor using an oxide semiconductor interposed between gate electrodes provided above and below the oxide semiconductor. Therefore, when the pixel portion and the driver portion are provided over the same substrate, manufacturing cost can be reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2023Publication date: May 18, 2023Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hidekazu Miyairi, Takeshi Osada, Shunpei Yamazaki
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Publication number: 20230152926Abstract: A display apparatus capable of performing authentication in a short time is provided. The display apparatus includes a first display portion where first pixels are arranged in a matrix, a second display portion where second pixels are arranged in a matrix, first and second row driver circuits, and a control circuit. Each of the first and the second pixels includes a light-receiving element. The first and the second pixels each have a function of acquiring imaging data by using the light-receiving element. The first and the second row driver circuits each have a function of selecting the first and the second pixels which read out the imaging data. The control circuit has a function of sequentially driving the first and the second row driver circuits in a first mode, and has a function of driving one of the first and the second row driver circuits on the basis of the imaging data in the second mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2021Publication date: May 18, 2023Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Satoshi YOSHIMOTO, Kazunori WATANABE, Susumu KAWASHIMA, Ryo YAMAUCHI, Motoharu SAITO, Koji KUSUNOKI, Shunpei YAMAZAKI
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Publication number: 20230154412Abstract: It is an object to decrease the number of transistors connected to a capacitor. In a structure, a capacitor and one transistor are included, one electrode of the capacitor is connected to a wiring, and the other electrode of the capacitor is connected to a gate of the transistor. Since a clock signal is input to the wiring, the clock signal is input to the gate of the transistor through the capacitor. Then, on/off of the transistor is controlled by a signal which synchronizes with the clock signal, so that a period when the transistor is on and a period when the transistor is off are repeated. In this manner, deterioration of the transistor can be suppressed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2022Publication date: May 18, 2023Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventor: Atsushi UMEZAKI
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Publication number: 20230150988Abstract: An organic compound has a benzonaphthofuran skeleton and is represented by General Formula (G1). In General Formula (G1), A represents a pyrene skeleton. In the case where the pyrene skeleton has a substituent, the substituent is a diarylamino group including two substituted or unsubstituted aryl groups each having 6 to 13 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 13 carbon atoms, an alkyl group having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted monocyclic saturated hydrocarbon group having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted polycyclic saturated hydrocarbon group having 7 to 10 carbon atoms. The two aryl groups of the diarylamino group may be the same or different.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2023Publication date: May 18, 2023Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takuya Haruyama, Sachiko KAWAKAMI, Naoaki HASHIMOTO, Yusuke TAKITA, Tsunenori SUZUKI, Satoshi SEO
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Patent number: 11652174Abstract: A display device including a pixel having a memory. The pixel includes at least a display element, a capacitor, an inverter, and a switch. The switch is controlled with a signal held in the capacitor and a signal output from the inverter so that voltage is supplied to the display element. The inverter and the switch can be constituted by transistors with the same polarity. A semiconductor layer included in the pixel may be formed using a light-transmitting material. Moreover, a gate electrode, a drain electrode, and a capacitor electrode may be formed using a light-transmitting conductive layer. The pixel is formed using a light-transmitting material in such a manner, whereby the display device can be a transmissive display device while including a pixel having a memory.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2022Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hajime Kimura, Kengo Akimoto, Masashi Tsubuku, Toshinari Sasaki