SENSOR AND SENSOR-EQUIPPED DISPLAY DEVICE

• US 20170277931A1
• Filed: 03/21/2017
• Published: 09/28/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/22/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Japan Display Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Japan Display Incorporated
• Inventors: Uehara, Toshinori, Mizuhashi, Hiroshi, Soya, Toshio
• Granted Patent: US 10,460,143 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/13306 Circuit arrangements or driving methods for the control of single liquid crystal cells G02F1/132, G02F1/133382 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/13338 Input devices, e.g. touch panels
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/136286 Wiring, e.g. gate line, drain line
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/1368 in which the switching element is a three-electrode device G02F1/136277 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 2201/121 common or background
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 2201/123 pixel
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 2201/18 parallel
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04107 Shielding in digitiser, i.e. guard or shielding arrangements, mostly for capacitive touchscreens, e.g. driven shields, driven grounds
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0412 Digitisers structurally integrated in a display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04184 Synchronisation with the driving of the display or the backlighting unit to avoid interferences generated internally
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/044 by capacitive means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0443 using a single layer of sensing electrodes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0445 using two or more layers of sensing electrodes, e.g. using two layers of electrodes separated by a dielectric layer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0446 using a grid-like structure of electrodes in at least two directions, e.g. using row and column electrodes
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 10/147 Details of sensors, e.g. sensor lenses fingerprint or palmprint sensors G06V40/13; vascular sensors G06V40/145; eye sensors G06V40/19
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/1306 non-optical, e.g. ultrasonic or capacitive sensing

Abstract

According to one embodiment, a sensor-equipped display device includes a scanning line, a signal line, a pixel switch, a pixel electrode, a first common electrode, a detection electrode, a current mirror circuit, and an integrator. The integrator includes an operational amplifier including an inverting input terminal and a noninverting input terminal.

Claims

1. A sensor-equipped display device comprising:

a scanning line;

a signal line;

a pixel switch connected to the scanning line and the signal line;

a pixel electrode connected to the pixel switch;

a first common electrode;

a detection electrode;

a current mirror circuit including a first transistors and a second transistor, the first transistor including a first gate electrode, a first electrode connected to a first power supply and a second electrode connected to the detection electrode and the first gate electrode, the second transistor including a second gate electrode connected to the first gate electrode, a third electrode connected to the first power supply, and a fourth electrode; and

an integrator including an operational amplifier and a capacitor, the operational amplifier including an inverting input terminal connected to the fourth electrode and a noninverting input terminal connected to a second power supply, the capacitor being connected between an output terminal and the inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier.

2. The sensor-equipped display device of claim 1, further comprising:

a control line;

a detection line;

a detection switch connected to the control line and the detection line;

a second common electrode located above the control line, the detection line and the detection switch and opposite to the control line, the detection line and the detection switch, the second common electrode including an opening; and

a first circuit connected to the control line to supply the control line with a drive signal for switching a state of the detection switch to one of a first connection state in which the detection switch electrically connects the detection line and the detection electrode to each other and a second connection state in which the detection switch electrically disconnects the detection line and the detection electrode from each other,

wherein the detection electrode is located above the second common electrode and opposite to the opening, and connected to the detection switch through the opening.

3. The sensor-equipped display device of claim 2, further comprising:

an auxiliary line; and

a second circuit including a control switch a state of which is switched to one of a first switch state and a second switch state, the first switch state being a state in which the control switch electrically connects the detection line and the second electrode of the first transistor, the second switch state being a state in which the control switch electrically connects the detection line and the auxiliary line,

wherein the second circuit repeatedly switches a state of the control switch from the second switch state to the first switch state and from the first switch state to the second switch state, to thereby accumulate in the capacitor, charge an amount of which corresponds to that of charging performed a number of times, the state of the control switch being switched to the first switch state to charge the detection electrode and the capacitor, and being switched to the second switch state to discharge the detection electrode.

4. The sensor-equipped display device of claim 3, wherein in a sensing drive period, the second common electrode is supplied with a potential adjustment signal, the auxiliary line is supplied with the potential adjustment signal, and the detection line is supplied with a detection signal when the state of the control switch is switched;

and the potential adjustment signal synchronizes with the detection signal, and has the same phase and amplitude as the detection signal.

5. The sensor-equipped display device of claim 4, wherein the first circuit switches the state of the detection switch to the second connection state to connect the detection electrode to the auxiliary line and to supply the detection electrode with the potential adjustment signal.

6. The sensor-equipped display device of claim 2, wherein the scanning line is the control line, the signal line is the detection line, the pixel switch is the detection switch, and the pixel electrode is the detection electrode, and the first common electrode is the second common electrode.

7. The sensor-equipped display device of claim 2, wherein the control line, the detection line, the detection switch, the detection electrode and the second common electrode are provided independent of the scanning line, the signal line, the pixel switch, the pixel electrode and the first common electrode.

8. The sensor-equipped display device of claim 1, wherein the current mirror circuit further includes at least one of a first parallel circuit and a second parallel circuit,

the first parallel circuit including a third transistor and a first adjustment switch, and being connected in parallel with the first transistor, the third transistor including a third gate electrode connected to the first gate electrode, a fifth electrode connected to the first electrode, and a sixth electrode, the first adjustment switch being provided to switch a state of the sixth electrode and second electrode to one of a conductive state and a non-conductive state,

the second parallel circuit including a fourth transistor and a second adjustment switch, and being connected in parallel with the second transistor, the fourth transistor including a fourth gate electrode connected to the second gate electrode, a seventh electrode connected to the third electrode, and an eighth electrode, the second adjustment switch being provided to switch a state of the eighth electrode and fourth electrode to one of a conductive state and a non-conductive state.

9. The sensor-equipped display device of claim 8, wherein in the sensing drive period, a state of each of the first adjustment switch and the second adjustment switch is adjusted to cause a first current amount and a second current amount to differ from each other, the first current amount being an amount of current flowing from the first power supply to the detection electrode, the second current amount being an amount of current flowing from the first power supply to the inverting input terminal.

10. The sensor-equipped display device of claim 9, further comprising a selection switch,

wherein the first common electrode including a plurality of divided electrodes arranged in a matrix,

in the sensing drive period, a state of the selection switch is switched to one of a first selection state in which the selection switch electrically connects the second electrode and associated detection electrode and a second selection state in which the selection switch electrically connects the second electrode and the divided electrodes, and

in accordance with the state of the selection switch, one of the first current amount and a third current amount is caused to differ from the second current amount, the third current amount being an amount of current flowing from the first power supply to the divided electrodes.

11. The sensor-equipped display device of claim 10, further comprises:

a controller;

a control line;

a detection line;

a detection switch connected to the control line and the detection line; and

a second common electrode provided above the control line, the detection line and the detection switch and opposite to the control line, the detection line and the detection switch, the second common electrode including an opening,

wherein the detection electrode is provided above the second common electrode and opposite to the opening, and connected to the detection switches through the opening,

the control line, the detection line, the detection switch, the detection electrode and the second common electrode are provided independent of the scanning line, the signal line, the pixel switch, the pixel electrode and the first common electrode, and

in the sensing drive period, the controller switches the state of the selection switch to one of the first selection state and the second selection state.

12. A sensor-equipped display device comprising:

a scanning line;

a signal line;

a pixel switch connected to the scanning line and the signal line;

a pixel electrode connected to the pixel switch;

a control line;

a detection line;

a detection switch connected to the control line and the detection line;

a detection electrode connected to the detection switch;

an integrator including an operation amplifier and a capacitor, the operational amplifier including an inverting input terminal and a non-inverting input terminal connected to a second power supply, the capacitor connected between an output terminal and the inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier; and

a drive switch a state of which is switched to one of a write state in which the drive switch electrically connects the first power supply and the detection line and a read state in which the drive switch electrically connects the inverting input terminal and the detection line,

wherein the state of the drive switch is repeatedly switched from the read state to the write state and from the write state to the read state, to thereby accumulate in the capacitor, charge an amount of which corresponds to that of charging performed a number of times, the state of the drive state being switched to the write state to charge the detection electrode, and being switched to the read state to discharge the detection electrode and charge the capacitor.

13. A sensor comprising:

a control line;

a detection line;

a detection switch connected to the control line and the detection line;

a common electrode provided above the control line, the detection line and the detection switch and opposite to the control line, the detection line and the detection switch, the common electrode including an opening;

a detection electrode provided above the common electrode and opposite to the opening, and connected to the detection switch through the opening;

a first circuit connected to the control line, and supplies the control line with a drive signal for causing a state of the detection switch to be switched to one of a first connection state and a second connection state, the first connection state being a state in which the detection switch electrically connects the detection line and the detection electrode, the second connection state being a state in which the detection switch electrically disconnects the detection line and the detection electrode from each other;

a current mirror circuit including a first transistor and a second transistor, the first transistor including a first gate electrode, a first electrode connected to a first power supply and a second electrode connected to the detection electrode and the first gate electrode, the second transistor including a second gate electrode connected to the first gate electrode, a third electrode connected to the first power supply, and a fourth electrode; and

an integrator including an operational amplifier and a capacitor, the operational amplifier including an inverting input terminal connected to the fourth electrode and a non-inverting input terminal connected to a second power supply, the capacitor connected between an output terminal and the inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier.

14. The sensor of claim 13, further comprising:

an auxiliary line; and

a second circuit including a control switch a state of which is switched to one of a first switch state in which the control switch electrically connects the detection line and the second electrode of the first transistor to each other and a second switch state in which the control switch electrically connects the detection line and the auxiliary line to each other,

wherein the second circuit repeatedly switches the state of the control switch from the second switch state to the first switch state and from the first switch state to the second switch state, to thereby accumulate in the capacitor, charge an amount of which corresponds to that of charging performed a number of times, the state of the control switch being switched to the first switch state to charge the detection electrode and the capacitor, and being switched to the second switch state to discharge the detection electrode.