Patents Assigned to Sanyo Epson Imaging Devices Corp.
  • Patent number: 7692620
    Abstract: A display capable of inhibiting a logic composition circuit from outputting a signal to a gate line or a drain line at unintentional timing is obtained. This display comprises a shift register circuit including a logic composition circuit portion constituted of a plurality of first conductive type transistors turned on with a first voltage supply source for receiving a first shift signal and a second shift signal and outputting a shift output signal by logically compositing the first shift signal and the second shift signal with each other. At least either a first shift register circuit portion or a second shift register circuit portion includes a reset transistor for resetting the voltage supply source of a node outputting the first shift signal or the second shift signal to a second voltage supply source not turning on the transistors of the logic composition circuit portion in response to a prescribed drive signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Sanyo Epson Imaging Devices Corp.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Horibata, Michiru Senda
  • Patent number: 7679707
    Abstract: A wide viewing angle is achieved with a liquid crystal display device according to an embodiment of this invention, in which alignment directions of liquid crystal molecules are controlled by electric field between electrodes on a substrate. A pixel electrode and an insulating film covering the pixel electrode are formed on a TFT substrate. A plurality of concave portions and convex portions extending in parallel to each other are formed in the insulating film alternately. A common electrode is formed on each of the concave portions. And a CF substrate is disposed facing to the common electrodes. A liquid crystal layer is disposed between the insulating film and the common electrodes and the liquid crystal layer. When a predetermined voltage is applied to the pixel electrode to induce an electric field between the pixel electrode and the common electrodes, liquid crystal molecules are rotated along lines of electric force of the electric field in a plane parallel to the TFT substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Sanyo Epson Imaging Devices Corp.
    Inventor: Yoshiki Tanaka
  • Patent number: 7609445
    Abstract: An image display including light emission controller provided with a transmissive portion and a shielding portion extending in a second direction intersecting with a first direction connecting the left and right eyes of an observer with each other for transmitting and blocking light irradiated from a light source respectively and capable of changing the length of the transmissive portion and the shielding portion in the first direction and a lens including at least one lens portion formed to advance the light received from the light source through the transmissive portion of the light emission controller in a prescribed direction and to extend in the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: Sanyo Epson Imaging Devices Corp.
    Inventor: Goro Hamagishi
  • Patent number: 7602463
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate and a second substrate opposed to each other with a liquid crystal layer therebetween, in which a first electrode and a second electrode are provided on a side of the first substrate opposed to the liquid crystal layer and the liquid crystal layer is driven by means of an electric field generated between the first electrode and the second electrode. A reflective display area for reflective display and a transmissive display area for transmissive display are formed in a sub pixel area. The thickness of the liquid crystal layer in the reflective display area is greater than the thickness of the liquid crystal layer in the transmissive display area. A retardation layer is selectively formed in an area corresponding to at least the reflective display area on a side of the second substrate opposed to the liquid crystal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: Sanyo Epson Imaging Devices Corp.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Tsuchiya, Toshiharu Matsushima
  • Patent number: 7470986
    Abstract: A mounting structure is provided. The mounting structure includes: a substrate; a line formed on the substrate; an electronic component in which a terminal having a protrusion protruded to the substrate and made of an elastic material and a conductive member disposed on the protruded surface of the protrusion and electrically connected to the line is disposed on a mounting surface of the electronic component opposed to the substrate; and an adhesive in which metal powders, a part of which is interposed between the conductive member and the line, are mixed and which serves to bond and fix the electronic component to the substrate. Here, the conductive member and the line interpose the metal powders therebetween and come in surface-contact with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: Sanyo Epson Imaging Devices Corp.
    Inventor: Ken Kaneko
  • Patent number: 7400372
    Abstract: A liquid crystal device which performs display in a plurality of dot regions includes a first substrate and a second substrate which face each other with a liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween; and a first electrode and a second electrode that are provided on a surface of the first substrate facing the liquid crystal layer, and applies an in-plane electric field to the liquid crystal layer in the dot regions. The first electrode and/or a second electrode has a dielectric film that partially covers a surface of the first electrode and/or the second electrode; and an electrode exposure part that exposes the surface of the first electrode and/or the second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignee: Sanyo Epson Imaging Devices Corp.
    Inventor: Katsunori Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20080043413
    Abstract: A display capable of suppressing breakage of a display panel against an impact resulting from a fall or the like is obtained. This display comprises a display panel, an upper frame having a first opening for exposing a display surface of the display panel, a first flexible printed wiring board for the display panel having a first end connected to the display panel and a second end curvedly arranged on the lower side of the display panel, a reinforcing sheet arranged between the lower side of the display panel and the curvedly arranged first flexible printed wiring board and a lower frame engaging with the upper frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2007
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Applicant: SANYO EPSON IMAGING DEVICES CORP.
    Inventor: Tatsumi Okuda
  • Publication number: 20070200993
    Abstract: A color liquid crystal display panel includes a first substrate having data lines and scan lines arranged in a matrix, a second substrate having four-color filter segments to provide four sub-pixels forming a pixel, a frame-shaped sealing material through which the first and second substrates are bonded together, and a liquid crystal sealed in a gap surrounded by the first and second substrates and the sealing material. The data lines and the scan lines are drawn out of the sealing material and arranged as inspection data lines having a predetermined length. Among the inspection data lines LR, LG, LB, LC corresponding to the four-color filter segments, at least one pair of the inspection lines for two colors sandwich one inspection data line for one color and have identical lengths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2007
    Publication date: August 30, 2007
    Applicant: SANYO EPSON IMAGING DEVICES CORP.
    Inventor: Yoshiaki Aramatsu
  • Publication number: 20070188441
    Abstract: A display 10 according to one embodiment of the invention includes a display panel having an active matrix substrate and a color filter substrate, a lighting unit for the display panel, ambient light photosensors 321 to 326, a controller that controls luminous intensity of the lighting unit based on outputs from the ambient light photosensors 321 to 326, and a spectral sensitivity adjustor provided at a position on the color filter substrate corresponding to the ambient light photosensors 321 to 326 in order to make the spectral sensitivity of the ambient light photosensors 321 to 326 match human visual sensitivity. The spectral sensitivity adjustor may be a color filter or a polarizing filter. The display thus structured automatically and stably controls on/off of its backlights depending on the brightness of the surroundings with a sensitivity corresponding to human visual sensitivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2007
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Applicant: SANYO EPSON IMAGING DEVICES CORP.
    Inventors: Toshihiko Tanaka, Takashi Kunimori, Yutaka Sano, Masanori Yasumori
  • Publication number: 20070182899
    Abstract: A wide viewing angle is achieved with a liquid crystal display device according to an embodiment of this invention, in which alignment directions of liquid crystal molecules are controlled by electric field between electrodes on a substrate. A pixel electrode and an insulating film covering the pixel electrode are formed on a TFT substrate. A plurality of concave portions and convex portions extending in parallel to each other are formed in the insulating film alternately. A common electrode is formed on each of the concave portions. And a CF substrate is disposed facing to the common electrodes. A liquid crystal layer is disposed between the insulating film and the common electrodes and the liquid crystal layer. When a predetermined voltage is applied to the pixel electrode to induce an electric field between the pixel electrode and the common electrodes, liquid crystal molecules are rotated along lines of electric force of the electric field in a plane parallel to the TFT substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2007
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Applicant: Sanyo Epson Imaging Devices Corp.
    Inventor: Yoshiki Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20070177080
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate and a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates, and an alignment layer between the liquid crystal layer and at least one of the substrates. The liquid crystal layer contains liquid crystal molecules having a negative anisotropy of dielectric constant. The alignment layer aligns the liquid crystal molecules perpendicular to the substrate. The liquid crystal display device further includes pixels. Each pixel includes a plurality of subpixels expressing different colors. Each subpixel includes a stepped layer therein such that the stepped layer is disposed between the liquid crystal layer and at least one of the substrates. The stepped layer defines a first region and a second region in the subpixel. The thickness of the liquid crystal layer is relatively thick in the first region and relatively thin in the second region. The area ratio of the first region depends on a color expressed by the subpixel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2007
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Applicant: SANYO EPSON IMAGING DEVICES CORP.
    Inventors: Masakatsu Higa, Hayato Kurasawa
  • Publication number: 20070177081
    Abstract: Liquid crystal display panel 10 is provided with TFT and pixel electrode 19, between which interlayer insulator 17 is interposed, and with reflective section 15, in each of a matrix of pixels; having first substrate whereon the pixel electrode 19 and the TFT's electrode D electrically connect via contact hole 20 formed in the reflective section 15; second substrate whereon at least one protrusions 311 to 313 are formed on common electrode in positions corresponding to the each pixel; perpendicular alignment layers deposited on each substrate; and liquid crystal 29 with negative dielectric anisotropy disposed between substrates. In position corresponding to base of protrusion 313 provided opposite the second substrate's contact hole 20, light-blocking film 363 is formed so as to cover the base viewed from above. Thus, liquid crystal display panel is provided wherein light leakage from reflective section's contact hole and from protrusions is curbed, with high contrast and display quality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2007
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Applicant: SANYO EPSON IMAGING DEVICES CORP.
    Inventors: Shinichiro Tanaka, Hironori Taniguchi
  • Publication number: 20070170506
    Abstract: The invention prevents the reduction of a display quality caused by a light leak current of a thin film transistor used in a display device. A lower metal layer is formed on a substrate, and a buffer film, a semiconductor layer, a gate insulation film, and a gate wiring are formed thereon in this order. An interlayer insulation film having contact holes is formed on the gate wiring. A source wiring and a drain wiring connected to a source and a drain of the semiconductor layer through the contact holes respectively extend onto the interlayer insulation film. The source wiring, the drain wiring, and the lower metal layer extend from contact hole side respectively to cover a region that does not extend over an end of the gate wiring in the width direction on or under the semiconductor layer and the gate wiring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2007
    Publication date: July 26, 2007
    Applicant: Sanyo Epson Imaging Devices Corp.
    Inventors: Tomohide Onogi, Yasuo Segawa
  • Publication number: 20070159565
    Abstract: The invention is directed to reduction of a leak current of a TFT of a pixel caused by light from a backlight or external light to improve a display quality of a liquid crystal display device. The display device of the invention includes a plurality of pixels on a first substrate, where each of the pixels includes a gate line intersecting a semiconductor layer with a gate insulation film interposed therebetween, a drain line connected to a drain region through a first contact hole and covering an upper side of the semiconductor layer extending from an intersection, and a source electrode connected to a source region through a second contact hole and covering an upper side of the semiconductor layer extending from an intersection. The device further includes a light shield layer formed under the semiconductor layer with a buffer film interposed therebetween and shielding the semiconductor layer from light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2007
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Applicant: Sanyo Epson Imaging Devices Corp.
    Inventors: Yasuo Segawa, Tomohide Onogi
  • Publication number: 20070076577
    Abstract: Provided is a mount structure including: a board; a conductive layer disposed on the board; a protection layer that is disposed on at least the conductive layer, and has first and second apertures disposed within a region in which the conductive layer is disposed; and an electronic component that is mounted on the board, and has a terminal electrically connected to the conductive layer in a region surrounded by a fringe of the first aperture, wherein a region surrounded by a fringe of the second aperture is an alignment mark that is used to match the location of the terminal of the electronic apparatus to the location of the first aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2006
    Publication date: April 5, 2007
    Applicant: SANYO EPSON IMAGING DEVICES CORP.
    Inventor: Kazuaki Furuichi
  • Publication number: 20070076136
    Abstract: The invention is directed to narrowing a frame of a liquid crystal display device including a display pixel region and a dummy pixel region adjacent thereto. The display pixel region including a plurality of pixels each having a pixel selection TFT and a pixel electrode connected thereto is formed on a first substrate. The dummy pixel region including a plurality of dummy pixels each having a pixel selection TFT and a pixel electrode connected thereto and shielded from light by a black matrix is formed adjacent to the display pixel region. A driving TFT, that is, a sampling TFT is further formed being superposed on the pixel electrode of the dummy pixel. That is, the pixel electrode of the dummy pixel is superposed on at least a portion of a channel region of the sampling TFT with a planarization insulation film interposed therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2006
    Publication date: April 5, 2007
    Applicant: Sanyo Epson Imaging Devices Corp.
    Inventor: Hiroshi Matsuda
  • Publication number: 20070070279
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device of the present invention comprises an array substrate 11 equipped with signal lines 33 and scan lines 32 deployed in a matrix arrangement, thin film transistors (TFTs) 34 provided near the intersections of the signal lines 33 and scan lines 32, and pixel electrodes 40 of which one is provided in each of the pixel domains delimited by the signal lines 33 and scan lines 32; a color filter substrate 12 on which are formed color filters 22R to 22B and common electrodes 23; and a liquid crystal layer 13 placed between said two substrates; wherein the pixel electrodes 40 are positioned so as not to overlap the signal lines 33, or not to overlap the scan lines 32, or not to overlap either, when viewed from above, and below the spaces between adjacent pixel electrodes 40, resin black matrices 45 are deployed so as to overlap the pixel electrodes 40 when viewed from above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2006
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Applicant: SANYO EPSON IMAGING DEVICES CORP.
    Inventors: Hiroki Sugiyama, Shinichiro Nomura, Takayuki Kato, Satoshi Morita
  • Publication number: 20070070002
    Abstract: A liquid crystal device is provided. The liquid crystal device includes: a liquid crystal panel including a pair of substrates which interpose a liquid crystal layer; a plurality of light receiving elements which detect ambient light; and a control unit which controls a display state of an image displayed on the liquid crystal panel based on an intensity of the ambient light detected by a plurality of the light receiving elements, wherein the control unit includes a determination unit determining that the intensity of the ambient light is changed when changed amounts of the intensities of the ambient light detected by equal to or more than half of the light receiving elements exceed a predetermined value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2006
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Applicant: SANYO EPSON IMAGING DEVICES CORP.
    Inventors: Shin Fujita, Yutaka Kobashi, Shin Koide, Tomoyuki Ito
  • Publication number: 20070070006
    Abstract: An electro-optical device includes a plurality of scanning lines, a plurality of data lines intersecting with the corresponding plurality of scanning lines, a plurality of pixels disposed at intersections of the corresponding plurality of scanning lines and the corresponding plurality of data lines, the plurality of pixels including a plurality of types of color filters, and an address line that specifies a portion to be selected by the corresponding scanning line, the address line including an address main line extending along the plurality of data lines and an address branch line extending from the address main line along the plurality of scanning lines. Among the plurality of pixels, pixels adjacent to each other across the address main line are set to be specific pixel groups, and among at least two of the specific pixel groups, the color arrangement of the color filters of one specific pixel group is different from the color arrangement of the color filters of another specific pixel group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2006
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Applicant: Sanyo Epson Imaging Devices Corp.
    Inventors: Shigenori Katayama, Takashi Toya
  • Publication number: 20070058097
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device 10 includes: a transparent substrate 11; a plurality of signal lines 17 and scan lines 16 arranged on the transparent substrate 11 in a matrix; a plurality of auxiliary capacitor lines 18 provided between the scan lines 16 so as to be in parallel with the scan lines 16; thin film transistors (TFTs) each provided in a vicinity of an intersection of the signal lines 17 and scan lines 16; and pixel electrodes 20 arranged in respective positions defined by the signal lines 17 and the scan lines 16 and each electrically connected to a drain electrode D of the thin film transistor (TFT); in which the thin film transistor (TFT)'s gate electrode G and the scan line 16 are covered by a gate insulating film formed by an insulating film (a first layer) 25 and an insulating layer (a second layer) 26, and the drain electrode D of the thin film transistor (TFT) extends to overlie an auxiliary capacitor electrode 18a, with the insulating layer (the second layer) 26 interposed between the drai
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2006
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Applicant: SANYO EPSON IMAGING DEVICES CORP.
    Inventors: Takayuki Kato, Hiroki Sugiyama, Shinichiro Nomura, Takao Atarashiya, Satoshi Morita, Takashi Sato