According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer and an illumination device. The first substrate includes a base, a sensor, a sensor circuit and a sensor light-shielding layer. The sensor is located between the base and the liquid crystal layer in a display area that includes pixels, and outputs a detection signal corresponding to light becoming incident from a side of the liquid crystal layer. The sensor circuit includes a switching element and is connected to the sensor. The sensor light-shielding layer is opposed to a channel area formed in a semiconductor layer included in the switching element, and blocks light from the illumination device on the channel area.

Provided are a fingerprint detection device and a display device that can reduce the occurrence of unintended patterns. The fingerprint detection device has a plurality of drive electrodes and a plurality of detection electrodes. The detection electrodes have a plurality of first line parts, a plurality of second line parts extending in a direction crossing the first line parts, and bent parts coupling the first line parts and the second line parts to each other. The drive electrodes have a plurality of electrodes arranged spaced apart from each other in a plan view, connecting parts coupling the electrodes adjacent to each other in the second direction to each other, and dummy electrodes in a floating state, each of the dummy electrodes being arranged between two electrodes arranged in the first direction between two detection electrodes.

A fingerprint sensing apparatus includes a plurality of fingerprint sensors and a fingerprint readout circuit. The fingerprint sensors may be configured to operate in a fingerprint sensing cycle. The fingerprint readout circuit may be coupled to the plurality of fingerprint sensors via a plurality of sensing lines. The fingerprint readout circuit may be configured to control the fingerprint sensors to operate in the fingerprint sensing cycle. The fingerprint sensing cycle includes an initialization period, an exposure period and a readout period. A voltage of a reset node in each fingerprint sensor among the plurality of fingerprint sensors is reset to a first voltage in a reset period after the fingerprint sensing cycle ends. The voltage of the reset node in each fingerprint sensor is initialized to an initial voltage in the initialization period. The initial voltage is different from the first voltage.

A fingerprint sensor includes: a substrate; a circuit element layer on a first surface of the substrate and including a plurality of conductive layers; a light emitting element layer on the circuit element layer and including light emitting elements and a light shielding layer; and a light sensor layer on a second surface of the substrate and including light sensors, wherein the light shielding layer includes contact holes exposing first electrodes of the light emitting elements, and first opening portions exposing a portion of the circuit element layer, and the circuit element layer includes second opening portions formed in the plurality of conductive layers and includes a light transmission hole of which at least a portion overlaps the first opening portions.

A texture recognition device and a display device are provided. The texture recognition device includes a backlight element, configured to provide first backlight; a light constraint element, configured to perform a light divergence angle constraint process on the first backlight to obtain second backlight with a divergence angle within a preset angle range, the second backlight being transmitted to a detection object; and a photosensitive element, configured to detect the second backlight reflected by a texture of the detection object to recognize a texture image of the texture of the detection object.

The present disclosure relates to an electronic apparatus, a display panel, and an electronic device. The apparatus comprises: a photoelectric sensing module comprising a plurality of sensing units, the sensing units being used for converting optical signals into electrical signals, and the photoelectric sensing module being used for acquiring brightness information during fingerprint recognition; and a power management module electrically connected to the photoelectric sensing module and used for, when the state of the photoelectric sensing module satisfies a preset condition, charging a battery by using the electrical signals output by the plurality of sensing units. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, when the state of the photoelectric sensing module satisfies the preset condition, the apparatus can use the electric signals output by the plurality of sensing units to charge the battery, thereby prolonging the battery life.

Provided is an imaging device including a light source that radiates light in at least two different wavelength bands and an imaging element that acquires signals individually from the light in the two different wavelength bands. The two different wavelength bands include a first wavelength band from 400 to 580 nm for use in dermatoglyphic pattern authentication, and a second wavelength band of 650 nm or more mainly including near-infrared rays for use in vein authentication.

A photodiode array is provided and includes insulating substrate; photodiodes arrayed in detection region of insulating substrate, photodiodes configured to output signal in accordance with light incident on photodiodes; first switching elements corresponding to photodiodes and including first semiconductor made of oxide semiconductor; gate lines coupled with first switching elements and extending in first direction; signal lines coupled with first switching elements and extending in second direction intersecting first direction; and gate line drive circuit including second switching element that includes second semiconductor made of polycrystalline silicone, gate line drive circuit being provided in peripheral region outside detection region and configured to drive gate lines, wherein photodiodes includes translucent conductive layer that is cathode, and translucent conductive layer overlaps none of signal lines in plan view.

An electronic device having an authentication method with a high security level is provided. The electronic device includes a pixel portion, a sensor portion, an authentication portion, and a housing. The pixel portion includes a display element and a light-receiving element. The pixel portion has a function of turning on the display element. The pixel portion has a function of obtaining authentication information by capturing an image of a target object touching the pixel portion. The sensor portion has a function of detecting attachment or detachment to a living body or an object. The authentication portion has a function of performing authentication processing with the use of the authentication information. The housing includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The pixel portion is positioned on the first surface and the sensor portion is positioned on the second surface.

A display apparatus having a noncontact input function is provided. The display apparatus has a first function of detecting, with a light-receiving device, light irradiated from a light source outside a display portion and blocked by a pointing object to recognize the position pointed by the pointing object, and a second function of detecting, with the light-receiving device, light irradiated from a light source inside or outside the display portion and reflected by the pointing object to recognize the position pointed by the pointing object. The display apparatus can operate by switching the first function and the second function in accordance with the intensity of the light irradiated from the light source outside the display portion.