Display panel with touch detection function, drive circuit, and electronic unit
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1. A display panel with a touch detection function, the display panel comprising:
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one or more common electrodes;
a drive section in which a drive electrode driver, a display control section, a power control section, and a display drive section driving the pixel electrodes are integrated into a chip;
one or more pixel signal lines each of which is coupled with the one or more pixel electrodes; and
at least one gate driver configured to drive gate electrodes of transistors for selecting the pixel electrodes,whereinthe drive electrode driver is configured to apply an AC drive signal for the touch detection to the one or more common electrodes in a touch detection operation,the display drive section is configured to generate a pixel signal based on a control pixel signal and a source drive control signal from the display control section, and to supply the pixel signal to the pixel signal line,the power control section controls power supply to the drive electrode driver and the display drive section,the gate driver and the drive section are located on a TFT substrate along a periphery of a display area,the drive electrode driver is connected to the one or more common electrodes via wires arranged on the TFT substrate, andthe wires include wire portions that extend along the periphery of the display area and are located in a region between the gate driver and the display area.
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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.
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1. A display panel with a touch detection function, the display panel comprising:
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one or more pixel electrodes; one or more common electrodes; a drive section in which a drive electrode driver, a display control section, a power control section, and a display drive section driving the pixel electrodes are integrated into a chip; one or more pixel signal lines each of which is coupled with the one or more pixel electrodes; and at least one gate driver configured to drive gate electrodes of transistors for selecting the pixel electrodes, wherein the drive electrode driver is configured to apply an AC drive signal for the touch detection to the one or more common electrodes in a touch detection operation, the display drive section is configured to generate a pixel signal based on a control pixel signal and a source drive control signal from the display control section, and to supply the pixel signal to the pixel signal line, the power control section controls power supply to the drive electrode driver and the display drive section, the gate driver and the drive section are located on a TFT substrate along a periphery of a display area, the drive electrode driver is connected to the one or more common electrodes via wires arranged on the TFT substrate, and the wires include wire portions that extend along the periphery of the display area and are located in a region between the gate driver and the display area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A drive circuit comprising:
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a drive section in which a drive electrode driver, a display control section, a power control section, and a display drive section driving one or more pixel electrodes are integrated into a chip, the drive electrode driver being configured to apply an AC drive signal for the touch detection to one or more common electrodes; and at least one gate driver configured to drive gate electrodes of transistors for selecting the pixel electrodes, wherein the display drive section is configured to generate a pixel signal based on a control pixel signal and a source drive control signal from the display control section, and to supply the pixel signal to a pixel signal line that is coupled with the one or more pixel electrodes, the power control section controls power supply to the drive electrode driver and the display drive section, the gate driver and the drive section are located on a TFT substrate along a periphery of a display area, the drive electrode driver is connected to the one or more common electrodes via wires arranged on the TFT substrate, and the wires include wire portions that extend along the periphery of the display area and are located in a region between the gate driver and the display area.
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9. An electronic unit including a display panel with a touch detection function and a control section performing operation control using the display panel, the display panel comprising:
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one or more pixel electrodes; one or more common electrodes; a drive section in which a drive electrode driver, display control section, a power control section, and a display drive section driving the pixel electrodes are integrated into a chip; one or more pixel signal lines each of which is coupled with the one or more pixel electrodes; and at least one gate driver configured to drive gate electrodes of transistors for selecting the pixel electrodes, wherein the drive electrode driver is configured to apply an AC drive signal for the touch detection to the one or more common electrodes in a touch detection operation, the display drive section is configured to generate a pixel signal based on a control pixel signal and a source drive control signal from the display control section, and to supply the pixel signal to the pixel signal line, the power control section controls power supply to the drive electrode driver and the display drive section, the gate driver and the drive section are located on a TFT substrate along a periphery of a display area, the drive electrode driver is connected to the one or more common electrodes via wires arranged on the TFT substrate, and the wires include wire portions that extend along the periphery of the display area and are located in a region between the gate driver and the display area.
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10. A display panel with a touch detection function, the display panel comprising:
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one or more pixel electrodes; one or more common electrodes; a drive section in which a drive electrode driver, a display control section, a power control section, and a display drive section driving the pixel electrodes are integrated into a chip; and at least one gate driver configured to drive gate electrodes of transistors for selecting pixel electrodes, wherein the drive electrode driver is configured to apply an AC drive signal for the touch detection to the one or more common electrodes in a touch detection operation, the display drive section is configured to generate a pixel signal based on a control pixel signal and a source drive control signal from the display control section, and to supply the pixel signal to the pixel signal line, the power control section controls power supply to the drive electrode driver and the display drive section, the gate driver and the drive section are located on a TFT substrate along a periphery of a display area, the drive electrode driver is connected to the one or more common electrodes via wires arranged on the TFT substrate, and the wires include wire portions that extend along the periphery of the display area and are located in a region between the gate driver and the display area.
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11. A display panel with a touch detection function, the display panel comprising:
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one or more pixel electrodes that are included in a display area having a periphery; one or more common electrodes; a drive section in which a drive electrode driver, a display control section, a power control section, and a display drive section driving the pixel electrodes are integrated into a chip; one or more pixel signal lines each of which is coupled with the one or more pixel electrodes; and at least one gate driver configured to drive gate electrodes of transistors for selecting the pixel electrodes, a display drive section driving the pixel electrodes, wherein the drive electrode driver is configured to apply an AC drive signal for the touch detection to the one or more common electrodes in a touch detection operation, the display drive section is configured to generate a pixel signal based on a control pixel signal and a source drive control signal from the display control section, and to supply the pixel signal to the pixel signal line, the power control section controls power supply to the drive electrode driver and the display drive section, the gate driver and the drive section are located on a TFT substrate along the periphery of the display area, the drive electrode driver is connected to the one or more common electrodes via wires arranged on the TFT substrate, and the wires include wire portions that extend along the periphery of the display area and are located in a region between the gate driver and the display area.
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