ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,467,783, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to JAPAN DISPLAY INC. (Tokyo).
"Optical sensor apparatus including a pixel array having thin film transistors (TFTs)" was invented by Chungkai Chen (San Jose, Calif.) and Naoki Takada (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A light sensing apparatus includes a pixel array including Thin Film Transistors (TFTs) and an interface integrated circuit including silicon transistors. The pixel array includes a plurality of pixel circuits. Each of the plurality of pixel circuits includes a light sensitive device and a detection TFT connected to the light sensitive device. The pixel array may also include a p...