Liquid crystal display device and electronic device

• US 10,347,197 B2
• Filed: 03/28/2016
• Issued: 07/09/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Yamazaki, Shunpei, Koyama, Jun, Hirakata, Yoshiharu
• Primary Examiner(s): Chang, Kent W
• Assistant Examiner(s): Brittingham, Nathaniel P
• Application Number:
  US15/082,538
• Publication Number:
  US 20160210910A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,198 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133553 Reflecting elements associated to illuminating devices G02F1/133605
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/1368 in which the switching element is a three-electrode device G02F1/136277 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2300/0456 with a reflective area and a transmissive area combined in one pixel, such as in transflectance pixels
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2310/063 Waveforms for resetting the whole screen at once
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/10 Special adaptations of display systems for operation with variable images
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/36 using liquid crystals
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/3648 using an active matrix G09G3/367 - G09G3/3696 take precedence

Abstract

To provide a liquid crystal display device which can perform image display in both modes: a reflective mode where external light is used as an illumination light source; and a transmissive mode where a backlight is used. In one pixel, a region where incident light through a liquid crystal layer is reflected to perform display (reflective region) and a region through which light from the backlight passes to perform display (transmissive region) are provided, and image display can be performed in both modes: the reflective mode where external light is used as an illumination light source; and the transmissive mode where the backlight is used as an illumination light source. In addition, two transistors connected to respective pixel electrode layers are provided in one pixel, and the two transistors are separately operated, whereby display of the reflective region and display of the transmissive region can be controlled independently.

Claims

1. A display device comprising:

a display portion comprising;

a first transistor;

a transparent pixel electrode electrically connected to the first transistor;

a second transistor; and

a reflective pixel electrode electrically connected to the second transistor,

wherein the transparent pixel electrode is configured to control a transmissive light intensity of a light-emitting element,

wherein the reflective pixel electrode is configured to control a reflective light intensity over the reflective pixel electrode, and

wherein a channel forming region of the second transistor comprises an oxide semiconductor layer having a crystal region which is c-axis-aligned perpendicularly to a surface of the oxide semiconductor layer, and

an image processing circuit comprising;

a memory circuit configured to store image signals; and

a comparison circuit configured to compare the image signals stored in the memory circuit and to detect a difference among the image signals,

wherein when the comparison circuit detects the difference in successive frame periods, the image processing circuit is configured to output a first signal associated with a moving image, and

wherein when the comparison circuit does not detect the difference in successive frame periods, the image processing circuit is configured to output a third signal associated with a still image and stop an output of the third signal during a predetermined period.

2. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the light-emitting element comprises different emitting colors, and

wherein the light-emitting element is configured to sequentially turn on each of the different emitting colors.

3. The display device according to claim 1, wherein when the comparison circuit does not detect the difference in successive frame periods, the image processing circuit is configured to stop output of the first signal.

4. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined period is one minute or longer.

5. The display device according to claim 1, wherein a liquid crystal layer is provided over the transparent pixel electrode and the reflective pixel electrode.

6. A display device comprising:

a display portion comprising;

a first transistor;

a transparent pixel electrode electrically connected to the first transistor; and

a second transistor; and

a reflective pixel electrode electrically connected to the second transistor,

wherein the transparent pixel electrode is configured to control a transmissive light intensity of a light-emitting element,

wherein the reflective pixel electrode is configured to control a reflective light intensity over the reflective pixel electrode, and

wherein a channel forming region of the second transistor comprises an oxide semiconductor layer having a crystal region which is c-axis-aligned perpendicularly to a surface of the oxide semiconductor layer, and

a comparison circuit configured to detect whether there is difference between image signals in successive frame periods,

wherein the display portion is configured to receive a first signal associated with a moving image when there is the difference, and

wherein the display portion is configured to receive a third signal associated with a still image when there is no difference detected by the comparison circuit between the image signals in the successive frames, and to stop receiving the third signal during a predetermined period.

7. The display device according to claim 6, wherein the light-emitting element comprises different emitting colors, and

wherein the light-emitting element is configured to sequentially turn on each of the different emitting colors.

8. The display device according to claim 6, further comprising an image processing circuit,

wherein the image processing circuit includes a memory circuit configured to store the image signals and the comparison circuit configured to compare the image signals stored in the memory circuit.

9. The display device according to claim 6,

wherein the display portion is configured to stop of receive receiving of the third signal for one minute or longer.

10. The display device according to claim 6,

wherein when the comparison circuit detects the difference in successive frame periods, the display portion is configured to receive the first signal and a second signal for a black state to different signal lines.

11. The display device according to claim 6,

wherein when the comparison circuit does not detect the difference in successive frame periods, the display portion is configured to stop of receive receiving of the first signal and a second signal for a black state.

12. The display device according to claim 6, wherein a liquid crystal layer is provided over the transparent pixel electrode and the reflective pixel electrode.