# US 2022/0277157 A1 · Ultrasonic fingerprint recognition circuit, method for driving same, and display device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2022/0277157 A1 - Document ID: US20220277157A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/506,522 - Filed: 2021-10-20 - Published: 2022-09-01 - Earliest claimed: 2021-03-01 - Assignees: Boe Technology Group Co., Ltd. - Applicants: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Bo WANG; Fuqiang LI - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20220277157A1 ## CPC - G06V 40/1306: {non-optical, e.g. ultrasonic or capacitive sensing} - H10W 90/00: Package configurations - G06V: IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING - H10W: GENERIC PACKAGES, INTERCONNECTIONS, CONNECTORS OR OTHER CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF DEVICES COVERED BY CLASS H10 ## Abstract Disclosed is an ultrasonic fingerprint recognition circuit. In the ultrasonic fingerprint recognition circuit, an ultrasonic sensor generates an AC echo signal based on an echo signal upon the fingerprint detection, and a signal converting unit converts the AC echo signal to a DC signal and transmit the DC signal to the signal output unit to generate a fingerprint recognition signal by a signal output unit. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An ultrasonic fingerprint recognition circuit, comprising: an ultrasonic sensor, wherein the ultrasonic sensor is configured to generate an ultrasonic signal for fingerprint detection based on an input signal, and generate an AC echo signal based on an echo signal formed by reflection of the ultrasonic signal by a fingerprint; a signal converting unit, wherein one end of the signal converting unit is connected to the ultrasonic sensor, and the signal converting unit is configured to receive the AC echo signal and convert the AC echo signal to a DC signal; and a signal output unit, wherein the signal output unit is connected to the other end of the signal converting unit, and the signal output unit is configured to receive the DC signal and generate a fingerprint recognition signal based on the DC signal. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The ultrasonic fingerprint recognition circuit according to claim 1, wherein the ultrasonic sensor comprises: a transmit electrode, a receive electrode, and a piezoelectric layer disposed between the transmit electrode and the receive electrode; wherein the transmit electrode is configured to receive the input signal and input a first voltage to the piezoelectric layer based on the input signal, and the input signal is an AC signal; the piezoelectric layer is configured to generate and transmit the ultrasonic signal in response to the first voltage and a second voltage on the receive electrode, and generate a voltage variation relative to the first voltage in response to the echo signal formed by the reflection of the ultrasonic signal by the fingerprint; and the receive electrode is connected to the signal converting unit, and the receive electrode is configured to generate the AC echo signal based on the voltage variation, and output the AC echo signal to the signal converting unit. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The ultrasonic fingerprint recognition circuit according to claim 1, wherein the signal converting unit comprises: an inverter; wherein the inverter is connected to a first voltage signal terminal and a second voltage signal terminal, and the inverter is configured to convert the AC echo signal to the DC signal based on a first voltage signal input by the first voltage signal terminal and a second voltage signal input by the second voltage signal terminal. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The ultrasonic fingerprint recognition circuit according to claim 3, wherein the inverter comprises a first field-effect transistor and a second field-effect transistor; wherein a control electrode of the first field-effect transistor is connected to the ultrasonic sensor, a first electrode of the first field-effect transistor is connected to the first voltage signal terminal, and a second electrode of the first field-effect transistor is connected to the signal output unit; and a control electrode of the second field-effect transistor is connected to the ultrasonic sensor, a first electrode of the second field-effect transistor is connected to the second voltage signal terminal, and a second electrode of the second field-effect transistor is connected to the signal output unit. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The ultrasonic fingerprint recognition circuit according to claim 4, wherein in the first field-effect transistor and the second field-effect transistor, one field-effect transistor is a P-type field-effect transistor and the other field-effect transistor is an N-type field-effect transistor. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The ultrasonic fingerprint recognition circuit according to claim 4, wherein the control electrode of the first field-effect transistor and the control electrode of the second field-effect transistor are both gates; in the first electrode of the first field-effect transistor and the second electrode of the first field-effect transistor, one is a source and the other is a drain; and in the first electrode of the second field-effect transistor and the second electrode of the second field-effect transistor, one is a source and the other is a drain. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The ultrasonic fingerprint recognition circuit according to claim 1, wherein the signal output unit is further connected to a third voltage signal terminal and a fourth voltage signal terminal, and the signal output terminal is configured to generate the fingerprint recognition signal based on the DC signal, a third voltage signal input by the third voltage signal terminal, and a fourth voltage signal input by the fourth voltage signal terminal, and send the fingerprint recognition signal to a signal output terminal of the signal output unit. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The ultrasonic fingerprint recognition circuit according to claim 7, wherein the signal output unit comprises a first thin-film transistor and a second thin-film transistor; wherein a control electrode of the first thin-film transistor is connected to the signal converting unit, a first electrode of the first thin-film transistor is connected to the third voltage signal terminal, and a second electrode of the first thin-film transistor is connected to a first electrode of the second thin-film transistor; and a control electrode of the second thin-film transistor is connected to the fourth voltage signal terminal, and a second electrode of the second thin-film transistor is connected to the signal output terminal. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The ultrasonic fingerprint recognition circuit according to claim 8, wherein both the control electrode of the first thin-film transistor and the control electrode of the second thin-film transistor are gates; in the first electrode of the first thin-film transistor and the second electrode of the first thin-film transistor, one is a source and the other is a drain; and in the first electrode of the second thin-film transistor and the second electrode of the second thin-film transistor, one is a source and the other is a drain. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The ultrasonic fingerprint recognition circuit according to claim 9, wherein the ultrasonic sensor comprises: a transmit electrode, a receive electrode, and a piezoelectric layer disposed between the transmit electrode and the receive electrode; wherein the transmit electrode is configured to receive the input signal and input a first voltage to the piezoelectric layer based on the input signal, and the input signal is an AC signal; the piezoelectric layer is configured to generate and transmit the ultrasonic signal in response to the first voltage and the second voltage on the receive electrode, and generate a voltage variation relative to the first voltage in response to the echo signal formed by the reflection of the ultrasonic signal by the fingerprint; the receive electrode is connected to the signal converting unit, and the receive electrode is configured to generate the AC echo signal based on the voltage variation, and output the AC echo signal to the signal converting unit; the signal converting unit comprises an inverter; wherein the inverter is respectively connected to a first voltage signal terminal and a second voltage signal terminal, and the inverter is configured to convert the AC echo signal to the DC signal based on a first voltage signal input by the first voltage signal terminal and a second voltage signal input by the second voltage signal terminal; and the inverter comprises a first field-effect transistor and a second field-effect transistor; wherein a control electrode of the first field-effect transistor is connected to the ultrasonic sensor, a first electrode of the first field-effect transistor is connected to the first voltage signal terminal, and a second electrode of the first field-effect transistor is connected to the signal output unit; a control electrode of the second field-effect transistor is connected to the ultrasonic sensor, a first electrode of the second field-effect transistor is connected to the second voltage signal terminal, and a second electrode of the second field-effect transistor is connected to the signal output unit; in the first field-effect transistor and the second field-effect transistor, one field-effect transistor is a P-type field-effect transistor, and the other field-effect transistor is an N-type field-effect transistor; the control electrode of the first field-effect transistor and the control electrode of the second field-effect transistor are both gates; in the first electrode of the first field-effect transistor and the second electrode of the first field-effect transistor, one is a source, and the other is a drain; and in the first electrode of the second field-effect transistor and the second electrode of the second field-effect transistor, one is a source, and the other one is a drain. ### Claim 11 A method for driving an ultrasonic fingerprint recognition circuit, applicable to the ultrasonic fingerprint recognition circuit, wherein the ultrasonic fingerprint recognition circuit comprises: an ultrasonic sensor, a signal converting unit, and a signal output unit, one end of the signal converting unit being connected to the ultrasonic sensor, and the signal output unit being connected to the other end of the signal converting unit; the method comprising: in a transmission phase, generating an ultrasonic signal for fingerprint detection by the ultrasonic sensor based on an input signal; and in a reception phase, receiving an echo signal formed by the reflection of a fingerprint on the ultrasonic signal by the ultrasonic sensor, and generating an AC echo signal based on the echo signal; receiving the AC echo signal by the signal converting unit and converting the AC echo signal to a DC signal; and receiving the DC signal by the signal output unit, and generating a fingerprint recognition signal based on the DC signal. ### Claim 12 A display device, comprising: a display module and a fingerprint recognition unit, wherein the fingerprint recognition unit is attached to either a light emitting surface or a backlight surface of the display module; wherein the fingerprint recognition unit comprises: an ultrasonic fingerprint recognition circuit; the ultrasonic fingerprint recognition circuit comprising: an ultrasonic sensor, wherein the ultrasonic sensor is configured to generate an ultrasonic signal for fingerprint detection based on an input signal, and generate an AC echo signal based on an echo signal formed by reflection of the ultrasonic signal by a fingerprint; a signal converting unit, wherein one end of the signal converting unit is connected to the ultrasonic sensor, and the signal converting unit is configured to receive the AC echo signal and convert the AC echo signal to a DC signal; and a signal output unit, wherein the signal output unit is connected to the other end of the signal converting unit, and the signal output unit is configured to receive the DC signal and generate a fingerprint recognition signal based on the DC signal. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The display device according to claim 12, wherein the fingerprint recognition unit comprises a fingerprint recognition backplane and an ultrasonic sensor film layer that are disposed on a side of the display module and are stacked in sequence. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The display device according to claim 13, wherein the fingerprint recognition backplane is disposed on a side of the display module, and the ultrasonic sensor film layer is disposed on a side, distal from the display module, of the fingerprint recognition backplane. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The display device according to claim 13, wherein the ultrasonic sensor film layer is disposed on a side of the display module, and the fingerprint recognition backplane is disposed on a side, distal from the display module, of the ultrasonic sensor film layer. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The display device according to claim 13, wherein the display module comprises a display substrate, a pixel driving circuit unit, and a light emitting unit that are sequentially stacked; the light emitting unit comprises an anode layer, a light emitting layer, and a cathode layer that are sequentially stacked along a direction away from the pixel driving circuit unit; and the fingerprint recognition backplane and the ultrasonic sensor film layer are disposed between the display substrate and the cathode layer. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The display device according to claim 16, wherein the fingerprint recognition backplane comprises a signal converting unit and a signal output unit; and the ultrasonic sensor film layer comprises a transmit electrode disposed on a side of the fingerprint recognition backplane, a receive electrode disposed between the fingerprint recognition backplane and the transmit electrode, and a piezoelectric layer disposed between the transmit electrode and the receive electrode. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The display device according to claim 17, wherein the transmit electrode and the receive electrode are disposed in one-to-one correspondence, and an orthographic projection of the transmit electrode onto the display substrate covers an orthographic projection of the receive electrode onto the display substrate. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The display device according to claim 17, wherein the fingerprint recognition unit is attached to a light-emitting surface of the display module; and both an orthographic projection of the receive electrode onto the display substrate and an orthographic projection of the transmit electrode onto the display substrate are not overlapped with an orthographic projection of the light emitting unit onto the display substrate. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The display device according to claim 17, wherein the ultrasonic sensor film layer further comprises a thin film encapsulation layer disposed on a side, distal from the receive electrode, of the transmit electrode.