Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display device including: a switching element configured to be formed for each of pixels; a gate line configured to be connected to the switching element; and a scanning line drive circuit configured to be connected to the gate line.

Abstract: A shift register including a plurality of unit circuits sequentially transfers a start signal supplied to a first one of the unit circuits. Each unit circuit includes a clock terminal, an inverted clock terminal, a control terminal to which an output signal output from the output terminal of a subsequent unit circuit is supplied, a power supply terminal, a first transistor disposed between the clock terminal and the output terminal, a second transistor disposed between the output terminal and the power supply terminal, a capacitor, and a controller that supplies the start signal or the output signal of a previous unit circuit to the gate of the first transistor, and that controls the first transistor to be turned OFF later than a time at which the output signal of the subsequent unit circuit is supplied to the control terminal.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display device including: a display section configured to have a plurality of scanning signal lines to which respective scanning signals are applied, the display section performing line-sequential scanning by repeating interruption and resumption of the line-sequential scanning on a basis of the plurality of scanning signals, and displaying an image; and a scanning section configured to generate the plurality of scanning signals such that transition times on a pulse termination side of the respective scanning signals are equal to each other.

Abstract: An electro-optical device having a display region in which a plurality of pixels are arranged in a matrix includes: switching elements each corresponding to one the plurality of pixels; a first sealed wiring portion that is formed on an element substrate so as to surround at least three sides of the display region; and a second sealed wiring portion that surrounds the first sealed wiring portion.

Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel; an optical detector which includes an optical sensor formed by a thin film transistor for detecting external light and a capacitor connected between a pair of electrodes of the optical sensor; a switch which turns on or off a charging operation of the capacitor; an optical sensor controller which controls the switch to be turned on or off and measures illumination of the external light on the basis of a time period during which the switch is turned off and a voltage of the capacitor becomes a value not more than a threshold value; and a controller which controls brightness of the display panel on the basis of an output of the optical sensor controller, wherein after the optical sensor controller detects a fact that the voltage of the capacitor becomes the value not more than the threshold value, the optical sensor controller turns on the switch after a predetermined time.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a shift register including shift register unit circuits of a plurality of stages. Each of the shift register unit circuits of the plurality of stages includes a first transistor having a source and a drain to one of which a first clock signal is input and a gate to which a second clock signal obtained by substantially inverting the first clock signal is input. When the second clock signal at one of an H level and an L level is input to the gate of the first transistor, the first clock signal at the other of the H level and the L level is input to one of the source and the drain of the first transistor.

Abstract: A shift register including a plurality of unit circuits sequentially transfers a start signal supplied to a first one of the unit circuits. Each unit circuit includes a clock terminal, an inverted clock terminal, a control terminal to which an output signal output from the output terminal of a subsequent unit circuit is supplied, a power supply terminal, a first transistor disposed between the clock terminal and the output terminal, a second transistor disposed between the output terminal and the power supply terminal, a capacitor, and a controller that supplies the start signal or the output signal of a previous unit circuit to the gate of the first transistor, and that controls the first transistor to be turned OFF later than a time at which the output signal of the subsequent unit circuit is supplied to the control terminal.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display device including: a switching element configured to be formed for each of pixels; a gate line configured to be connected to the switching element; and a scanning line drive circuit configured to be connected to the gate line.

Abstract: An optical detection device comprising an optical sensing section that has an optical detection transistor, a threshold voltage detecting section that has a threshold value detection transistor, a sensor output value generating section that generates a sensor output value on the basis of a signal outputted from the optical sensing section, a correction coefficient determining section that determines a correction coefficient that is used for correcting a change in the sensor output value that corresponds to a threshold voltage detected at the threshold voltage section, and a correction processing section that corrects the sensor output value on the basis of the correction coefficient.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device of the invention has: a display panel with an active matrix substrate 2 and a second substrate of transparent material deposed opposite that substrate; an illuminating unit that illuminates the display panel; and a photosensing unit that is provided on the active matrix substrate and has an ambient light photosensor that senses external light. The ambient light photosensor is constituted of a thin film transistor. At least the source electrode SL and drain electrode DL of the thin film transistor are covered by a shielding transparent electrode 6, with transparent insulator 3 and 5 interposed. The transparent electrode 6 is electrically connected to the drain electrode DL, and moreover is connected to a power source supplying constant voltage. Thanks to such structure, a display device is provided in which the ambient light photosensor is built into a panel substrate so as not to be affected by external noise and the peripheral circuits.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a first thin film transistor for pixel selection formed on the first substrate, a pixel electrode and a common electrode formed above the first thin film transistor of the first substrate, a second substrate provided above the pixel electrode and the common electrode via a liquid crystal layer, a shield electrode formed on a surface of the second substrate, and the shield electrode and an interconnection, which supplies specific AC or DC potential, and is turned on by potential larger than a predetermined potential.

Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel; an optical detector which includes an optical sensor formed by a thin film transistor for detecting external light and a capacitor connected between a pair of electrodes of the optical sensor; a switch which turns on or off a charging operation of the capacitor; an optical sensor controller which controls the switch to be turned on or off and measures illumination of the external light on the basis of a time period during which the switch is turned off and a voltage of the capacitor becomes a value not more than a threshold value; and a controller which controls brightness of the display panel on the basis of an output of the optical sensor controller, wherein after the optical sensor controller detects a fact that the voltage of the capacitor becomes the value not more than the threshold value, the optical sensor controller turns on the switch after a predetermined time.

Abstract: An electro-optical device includes an element substrate having a plurality of pixel regions; thin-film transistors, arranged in the pixel regions, including gate electrodes, portions of a gate insulating layer, and semiconductor layers; pixel electrodes electrically connected to drain regions of the thin-film transistors; and storage capacitors including lower electrodes and upper electrodes that are opposed to the lower electrodes with insulating layers disposed therebetween, the insulating layers being made of the same material as that for forming the gate insulating layer. The upper electrodes overlap with some of end portions of the lower electrodes. The gate insulating layer has thin portions located in inner portions of regions overlapping with the lower and upper electrodes and thick portions which are located in regions overlapping with the upper electrodes and the end portions of the lower electrodes and which have a thickness greater than that of the thin portions.

Abstract: An optical detection device includes: an optical sensing unit that has an optical detection transistor and outputs a signal corresponding to the amount of light irradiated to the optical detection transistor; a threshold voltage detecting unit that has a threshold value detection transistor that is provided adjacent to the optical detection transistor and is formed in the same process as the formation process of the optical detection transistor, the threshold voltage detecting unit detecting the threshold voltage of the threshold value detection transistor; a sensor output value generating unit that generates a sensor output value that relates to the amount of irradiating light on the basis of the signal outputted from the optical sensing unit; a correction coefficient determining unit that determines a correction coefficient that is used for correcting a change in the sensor output value that is caused by the optical degradation of the optical detection transistor and corresponds to the threshold voltage det

Abstract: An electro-optical device includes pixel regions arranged at intersections of a plurality of data lines and a plurality of scanning lines on an element substrate. A sensor element, a sensor signal line for outputting a signal from the sensor element, a common wiring line, and a capacitive-coupling-operation bidirectional diode element are disposed at an end of a region on the element substrate in which the pixel regions are arranged. The capacitive-coupling-operation bidirectional diode element includes two capacitive-coupling-operation diode elements each including a semiconductor element including a source electrode, a drain electrode, a semiconductor layer having a channel region, and a gate electrode facing the channel region with a gate insulating film disposed therebetween, and a capacitor element arranged between one of the source electrode and the drain electrode and the gate electrode.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device of the invention has: a display panel with an active matrix substrate 2 and a second substrate of transparent material deposed opposite that substrate; an illuminating unit that illuminates the display panel; and a photosensing unit that is provided on the active matrix substrate and has an ambient light photosensor that senses external light. The ambient light photosensor is constituted of a thin film transistor. At least the source electrode SL and drain electrode DL of the thin film transistor are covered by a shielding transparent electrode 6, with transparent insulator 3 and 5 interposed. The transparent electrode 6 is electrically connected to the drain electrode DL, and moreover is connected to a power source supplying constant voltage. Thanks to such structure, a display device is provided in which the ambient light photosensor is built into a panel substrate so as not to be affected by external noise and the peripheral circuits.

Abstract: An electro-optical device includes pixel regions arranged at intersections of a plurality of data lines and a plurality of scanning lines on an element substrate. A sensor element, a sensor signal line for outputting a signal from the sensor element, a common wiring line, and a capacitive-coupling-operation bidirectional diode element are disposed at an end of a region on the element substrate in which the pixel regions are arranged.

Abstract: An electro-optical device includes pixel regions arranged at intersections of a plurality of data lines and a plurality of scanning lines on an element substrate. A sensor element, a sensor signal line for outputting a signal from the sensor element, and a common wiring line are disposed at an end of a region on the element substrate in which the pixel regions are arranged. A switching element is disposed between the sensor signal line and the common wiring line. A control wiring line for supplying a signal setting the switching element to be in a non-conducting state is disposed for the switching element.

Abstract: An electro-optical device includes an element substrate having a plurality of pixel regions; thin-film transistors, arranged in the pixel regions, including gate electrodes, portions of a gate insulating layer, and semiconductor layers; pixel electrodes electrically connected to drain regions of the thin-film transistors; and storage capacitors including lower electrodes and upper electrodes that are opposed to the lower electrodes with insulating layers disposed therebetween, the insulating layers being made of the same material as that for forming the gate insulating layer. The upper electrodes overlap with some of end portions of the lower electrodes. The gate insulating layer has thin portions located in inner portions of regions overlapping with the lower and upper electrodes and thick portions which are located in regions overlapping with the upper electrodes and the end portions of the lower electrodes and which have a thickness greater than that of the thin portions.

Abstract: An electro-optical device having a display region in which a plurality of pixels are arranged in a matrix includes: switching elements each corresponding to one the plurality of pixels; a first sealed wiring portion that is formed on an element substrate so as to surround at least three sides of the display region; and a second sealed wiring portion that surrounds the first sealed wiring portion.