Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080297709 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - The invention provides a liquid crystal device that includes: a first substrate; a second substrate that is provided over the first substrate in such a manner that the first substrate and the second substrate face each other; a transparent pixel electrode that is provided in each of a plurality of pixels that constitute a display area over the first substrate; a transparent common electrode that is formed over the first substrate; a liquid crystal layer that is sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate, the liquid crystal layer containing liquid crystal molecules that are driven by a horizontal electric field that is generated in accordance with a difference between the electric potential of the pixel electrode and the electric potential of the common electrode; and a light-sensitive pickup element that is formed in the display area over the first substrate, the light-sensitive pickup element having an upper electrode that is formed in the same layer as that of either the pixel electrode or the common electrode. | 12-04-2008 |
20090140265 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A light emitting device includes a substrate having transparency, a light emitting element that emits light at least to the substrate side, and a light detecting element that is formed between the light emitting element and the substrate. The light detecting element is formed along an outer frame of the light emitting element in a plan view. | 06-04-2009 |
20090140658 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - There is provided a method of driving a light emitting device including a light emitting element and a unit circuit that is disposed in correspondence with the light emitting element and drives the tight emitting element in accordance with emission control data generated based on image data, wherein the light emitting device has a temperature sensor and a light receiving sensor. The method includes detecting the temperature of the light emitting device by using the temperature sensor, detecting light emitted from the light emitting element by using the light receiving sensor, and generating the emission control data by correcting the image data in response to the temperature of the light emitting device which is detected by the temperature sensor and the detected value of light which is detected by the light receiving sensor. | 06-04-2009 |
20090160822 | ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electro-optical device, which has a display area and a plurality of sensing areas for detecting capacitance in the display area, includes a black matrix that is provided in the vicinities of display pixels in the display area, pixel electrodes that individually form the display pixels, a common electrode, a liquid crystal layer that is interposed between the pixel electrodes and the common electrode, a plurality of pixel circuits that individually drive the pixel electrodes, a capacitance detection element that is provided in a corresponding one of the sensing areas to convert a change in thickness of the liquid crystal layer caused by external pressure into a change in capacitance, and a sensing circuit that outputs a sensing signal on the basis of the change in capacitance obtained by the capacitance detection element. The capacitance detection element overlaps the black matrix in plan view. | 06-25-2009 |
20100078637 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT, PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE, AND IMAGE SENSOR - A photoelectric conversion element includes a light receiving layer that is formed of microcrystal semiconductor, a first semiconductor layer of a first conductive type that is formed on one face side of the light receiving layer, and a first intermediate layer that is interposed between the first semiconductor layer and the light receiving layer and is formed of amorphous semiconductor. | 04-01-2010 |
20100171122 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE, ELECTRO-OPTIC DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The photoelectric conversion device includes: a photoelectric conversion element in which a first electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer, and a second electrode are stacked in this order; and a thin film transistor (TFT) connected to the first electrode of the photoelectric conversion element via a contact hole, wherein the photoelectric conversion layer including a first photoelectric conversion layer disposed at a location which does not overlap with the contact hole and a second photoelectric conversion layer disposed at a location which overlaps with the contact hole, the first photoelectric conversion layer and the second photoelectric conversion layer are separated from each other by a separation groove, and the second electrode is selectively formed on the first photoelectric conversion layer, and the photoelectric conversion element is formed by the first electrode, the first photoelectric conversion layer, and the second electrode. | 07-08-2010 |
20100245556 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND AUTHENTICATION APPARATUS - An image capturing apparatus includes a substrate in which multiple pixel circuits are formed and a driving unit that generates an image signal in which a target has been captured by driving the multiple pixel circuits. When the region in which the multiple pixel circuits is formed is taken as a capturing region, the capturing region includes a fingerprint capturing region for capturing a fingerprint and a vein capturing region for capturing veins. | 09-30-2010 |
20120205649 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A photoelectric conversion device includes circuit portions disposed on a substrate, a first electrode electrically connected to one of the circuit portions, an optically transparent second electrode opposing the first electrode, and a photoelectric conversion portion disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The photoelectric conversion portion has a multilayer structure including a light absorption layer made of a p-type compound semiconductor film having a chalcopyrite structure, an amorphous oxide semiconductor layer, and a window layer made of an n-type semiconductor film. | 08-16-2012 |
20120242884 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes light-transmitting substrate; a plurality of lenses which faces a first surface of the substrate; a light shielding layer which is formed on the second surface of the substrate and has an opening section through which optical axes of each lens pass; and a plurality of light sensing elements which is placed so that the optical axes of the lenses pass through a light sensing surface facing the second surface at an interval. An efficient diameter of the lens, a diameter of the opening section, a distance between the light sensing surfaces and the light shielding layer, a diameter of the light sensing surface, and a distance between the light sensing surface and center of the lens satisfy a<(h·D+h·d−s·d)/s and tan | 09-27-2012 |
20120256089 | SENSING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A light emitting unit is positioned to the subject side than a light receiving unit in a sensing device. The light emitting unit includes a light emitting layer, a first electrode, a second electrode which has an opening, and an insulating layer that is provided at a position that corresponds to the opening portion of the second electrode and that partially insulates the first electrode and the second electrode. The light receiving unit includes a light receiving element that receives reflected light. The light blocking layer is provided at a position that corresponds to the opening portion, and an opening portion is formed thereon. In a case when viewed in a plan view, the light blocking layer overlaps the opening portion, and a light receiving face of the light receiving element is positioned within the opening. | 10-11-2012 |
20120257031 | IMAGE ACQUISITION DEVICE, BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An image acquisition device includes: an imaging unit which has a plurality of light receiving elements; a condensing unit which condenses light which is input to the light receiving elements, and includes a plurality of microlenses which are arranged one to one with the light receiving elements on a plane; and a band pass filter including amorphous silicon films on a path on which light from an object is input to the light receiving elements. | 10-11-2012 |
20140070100 | SENSING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A sensing device includes a first electrode, a second electrode with a first opening portion, a light blocking layer with a second opening portion, an organic EL layer including a light emitting unit and being formed between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a light receiving unit. The light blocking layer is positioned in the first electrode or between the first electrode and the second electrode, and in plan view from the subject side, the light blocking layer overlaps the first opening portion and the second opening portion is positioned within the first opening portion, and the light receiving unit is positioned further from the subject side than the second electrode, and in plan view from the subject side, the light receiving unit is positioned within the second opening portion. | 03-13-2014 |