Light-emitting matrix array display devices with light sensing elements
First Claim
1. A light-emitting display device comprising on a substrate an array of addressable pixels each comprising a light-emitting display element having a layer of light-emitting material with a transparent electrode on one side thereof, and a light sensing element responsive to light emitted by the display element, wherein each light sensing element is a gated photosensitive thin film device comprising a semiconductor layer having contact regions laterally spaced on the substrate and an intervening gate controlled region over which dielectric material is disposed, and wherein a part of the light-emitting display element extends over the dielectric material and the gate controlled region such that the transparent electrode of the light-emitting display element at that part serves as the gate of the photosensitive device and light emitted by the light-emitting material layer is incident on the semiconductor layer.
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Abstract
A display device has an array of pixels (10) comprising light emitting display elements (20), for example EL elements, carried on a substrate (50) and associated light sensing elements (40) responsive to light emitted by the display elements. The light sensing elements each comprise a gated photosensitive thin film device such as a TFT structure or a lateral gated pin device having a semiconductor layer (52) with contact regions (53, 54) laterally spaced on the substrate and separated by a gate controlled region (55). A part of the associated display element (20) extends over the gate controlled region with an electrode (70) of the display element serving as the gate of the photosensitive device thereby ensuring good optical coupling between the display element and the photosensitive device and enabling the gate to be appropriately biased. Such an arrangement enables, for example, the provision of electro-optic feedback control in the pixel in comparatively simple manner.
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- 1. A light-emitting display device comprising on a substrate an array of addressable pixels each comprising a light-emitting display element having a layer of light-emitting material with a transparent electrode on one side thereof, and a light sensing element responsive to light emitted by the display element, wherein each light sensing element is a gated photosensitive thin film device comprising a semiconductor layer having contact regions laterally spaced on the substrate and an intervening gate controlled region over which dielectric material is disposed, and wherein a part of the light-emitting display element extends over the dielectric material and the gate controlled region such that the transparent electrode of the light-emitting display element at that part serves as the gate of the photosensitive device and light emitted by the light-emitting material layer is incident on the semiconductor layer.
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