Liquid crystal displays with optical sensors
AssigneeMagnolia White Corporation
InventorsHiroyuki Abe, Akihiko Saitoh, Masateru Morimoto
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device with an optical sensor includes a first substrate, a second substrate and a liquid crystal layer. The first substrate includes first to third signal lines, an optical sensor including a photoelectric conversion element, first to third power feeding lines supplying first to third voltages to operate the optical sensor, and a sensor signal line outputting the detection signal. The first to third power feeding lines are located between the first to third signal lines and the sensor signal line in a thickness direction.
Claims6
A liquid crystal display device with an optical sensor comprising:
- a first substrate;
- a second substrate facing the first substrate;
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- a liquid crystal layer located between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein
- the first substrate comprises:
- a first signal line that supplies a video signal to a first sub-pixel corresponding to red, a second signal line that supplies a video signal to a second sub-pixel corresponding to green, and a third signal line that supplies a video signal to a third sub-pixel corresponding to blue;
- an optical sensor comprising a photoelectric conversion element that outputs a detection signal in response to light incident from the liquid crystal layer side;
- a first power feeding line that supplies a first voltage to operate the optical sensor, a second power feeding line that supplies a second voltage to operate the optical sensor, and a third power feeding line that supplies a third voltage to operate the optical sensor;
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- a sensor signal line that outputs the detection signal,
- a sensor electrode that detects an approach or contact of an object;
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- a first detection wiring line and a second detection wiring line that are connected to the sensor electrode, wherein
- the first power feeding line is located between the third signal line and the first detection wiring line in a thickness direction of the liquid crystal display device,
- the second power feeding line is located between the second signal line and the second detection wiring line in the thickness direction,
- the third power feeding line is located between the first signal line and the sensor signal line in the thickness direction,
- the first detection wiring line and the second wiring line are arranged on the same layer as the sensor signal line,
- the second detection wiring line includes a branch portion overlapping the optical sensor in planar view, and
- the branch portion includes an opening that transmits light parallel to a normal direction of an upper surface of the photoelectric conversion element among light incident from the liquid crystal layer side.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.