Redundancy (e.g., Plural Control Elements Or Electrodes) Patents (Class 345/93)
  • Patent number: 8289255
    Abstract: A display including a pixel array, scan lines, at least one dummy scan line, data lines, common lines electrically insulated from each other, common line driving units, gate driving units, and a source driving circuit. An ith common line is capacitively coupled to an ith row of the pixels. An (i+n)th scan line is electrically connected to an (i+n)th row of the pixels. The dummy scan line is disposed in at least one side of the scan lines without electrically connecting to the pixels. The common line driving units and the gate driving units are respectively disposed at two opposite sides of the pixel array. The gate driving units are respectively connected to one common line driving unit through an ith scan line or the dummy scan line to change a voltage of an (i+n)th or (i?n)th common line. Additionally, an electro-optical apparatus including the above-mentioned display is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corporation
    Inventor: He-Chen Chen
  • Patent number: 8264439
    Abstract: A LCD panel includes a data line, first and second scan lines, first and second pixels and an auxiliary electrode. The first pixel has a first pixel electrode, first and second switches. The first switch has an input terminal coupled to the data line, a control terminal coupled to the first scan line and an output terminal coupled to the first pixel electrode. The second switch has an input terminal coupled to the data line and a control terminal coupled to the first scan line. The second pixel has a second pixel electrode and a third switch. The third switch has an input terminal coupled to the data line, a control terminal coupled to the second scan line and an output terminal coupled to the second pixel electrode. The auxiliary electrode coupled to an output terminal of the second switch is adjacent to the second pixel electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Wintek Corporation
    Inventors: I-Fang Wang, Hen-Ta Kang
  • Patent number: 8259038
    Abstract: A display device (10) includes an upper substrate (first substrate) (2), a lower substrate (second substrate) (3), and a conductive liquid (16) that is movably sealed in a display space (S) formed between the upper substrate (2) and the lower substrate (3). In the display device (10), a signal electrode (first electrode) (4) made of a material that is electrochemically inert to the conductive liquid (16) is placed in the display space (S). Moreover, a scanning electrode (second electrode) (5) and a reference electrode (third electrode) (6) are provided on the lower substrate (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshiki Matsuoka, Akio Miyata, Tomoko Teranishi, Shinichi Nakano
  • Patent number: 8259051
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a plurality of subpixels respectively having switching elements and arranged in a matrix, a plurality of gate lines connected to the subpixels via the switching elements and transmitting a gate signal for turning on or off the switching elements, and a plurality of data lines connected to the subpixels via the switching elements and transmitting a data voltage. The respective subpixels are located in areas defined by two adjacent gate lines and two adjacent data lines, which are uniquely connected to a pair of gate line and data line, and at least one of the subpixels is connected to the different gate lines or the data line positioned at opposite side with respect to the other subpixel of the same row. In this case, a pair of subpixels adjacent above and below are connected to the gate line therebetween or the gate lines positioned at opposite side each other. In this way, any inversions for each color can be performed without changing conventional driving ICs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Baek-Woon Lee
  • Patent number: 8237646
    Abstract: In a display apparatus having a plurality of pixel parts, each pixel part receives a data signal in response to a present gate signal and charges first and second pixel voltages having the same voltage level. A plurality of voltage controllers includes a level-down part to lower a voltage level of the second pixel voltage using a previous pixel voltage charged in a previous frame in response to a next gate signal and a level-up part to receive the lowered second pixel voltage in response to the next gate signal to boost up a voltage level of the first pixel voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hee-Wook Do, Seung-Beom Park, Hoon Kim, Hye-Ran You, Jian Gang Lu, Hee-Seop Kim, Young-Chol Yang, Seung-Hoon Lee
  • Patent number: 8217879
    Abstract: A pixel unit in the present invention is divided into two sub-pixels. Each sub-pixel includes a thin film transistor, a liquid crystal capacitor and a storage capacitor. The two transistors respectively located in different sub-pixels are connected to different scan lines. One of the two transistors is connected to the data line through another transistor. Therefore, two different pixel voltages are formed in a pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Ming-Feng Chiang, Hsueh-Ying Huang, Ming-Sheng Lai
  • Patent number: 8217882
    Abstract: An liquid crystal display with data compensating function includes a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of first data lines, a plurality of second data lines, a pixel array, a first common end, a second common end, a plurality of first coupling lines, and a plurality of second coupling lines. The first coupling lines are disposed correspondingly near the first data lines, and are coupled to the first common end. The second coupling lines are disposed correspondingly near the second data lines, and are coupled to the second common end. The first common end carries voltages having same polarity as those of the first data lines for driving the first coupling lines. The second common end carries voltages having same polarity as those of the second data lines for driving the second coupling lines. The first common end is isolated from the second common end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Yi-Chien Wen, Chi-Mao Hung
  • Publication number: 20120169578
    Abstract: A display panel includes a plurality of data lines, a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of dummy loads, a pad portion and a fanout portion. The data lines are disposed in a display area, on which a plurality of pixels are disposed. The gate lines are disposed in the display area and cross the data lines. The dummy loads are disposed in a peripheral area surrounding the display area. The pad portion is disposed in the peripheral area and includes signal pads and dummy pads. The fanout portion includes a first fanout line portion connecting the data lines to the signal pads, and a second fanout line portion connecting the dummy loads to the dummy pads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Inventors: Chang-Sin Kim, Byeong-Doo Kang, Yong-Soon Lee, Ock-Jin Kim, Sang-Gon Lee
  • Patent number: 8212751
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a flat panel display device that is adaptive for preventing a brightness inversion phenomenon generated when the data modulated before are re-modulated in a multi-modulation method where data are modulated several times, and a data multi-modulation method thereof. The flat panel display device includes a first modulator which primarily modulates digital video data, which are to be displayed in a flat panel display panel, with pre-stored first compensation values in order to adjust at least any one of a response characteristic and a contrast ratio of the flat panel display panel. The flat panel display device further includes a second modulator which secondarily modulates the digital video data, which are to be displayed at a defect display area of which the brightness appears different from that of a normal display surface when displaying the same gray level in the flat panel display panel, with pre-stored second compensation values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jong Hee Hwang
  • Patent number: 8194216
    Abstract: A display substrate includes an insulation substrate, an (n)-th gate line, a data line, first and second source electrodes, first and second drain electrodes, a pixel electrode, a third drain electrode, and a storage line. The first source electrode overlaps a first portion of the (n)-th gate line and is electrically connected to the data line. The first and second drain electrodes overlap a second portion of the (n)-th gate line. The pixel electrode is connected to the first drain electrode. The second source electrode overlaps a first portion of an (n+1)-th gate line, while the third drain electrode overlaps a second portion thereof. The storage line overlaps a portion of each of the pixel electrode and the second and third drain electrodes. The second source electrode is formed by extending the second drain electrode in a direction substantially from the (n)-th gate line towards the (n+1)-th gate line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoon-Sung Um, Jae-Jin Lyu, Seung-Beom Park
  • Patent number: 8130191
    Abstract: A variable capacitor is formed from a pair of electrodes and a dielectric interposed between the electrodes over a substrate, and an external input is detected by changing capacitance of the variable capacitor by a physical or electrical force. Specifically, a variable capacitor and a sense amplifier are provided over the same substrate, and the sense amplifier reads the change of capacitance of the variable capacitor and transmits a signal in accordance with the input to a control circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Kato, Toshihiko Saito
  • Patent number: 8125438
    Abstract: In order to provide a reflection type liquid crystal display apparatus where, even when the pixel size is small, the crosstalk between a signal line and an end of a capacitor can be decreased, thus resulting in a good output image, by forming a signal line 2 for transmitting an image signal to each pixel with a second metal layer, by placing a shield line 12 between a capacitor electrode 10 constituting a capacitor and the signal line 2 with a first metal layer, and by giving a fixed potential, shielding is provided to prevent occurrence of cross-talk. The capacitor is configured with a common electrode 11 and a capacitor electrode 10, having a diffusion layer formed on a semiconductor substrate. By placing the capacitor electrode having a diffusion layer formed on the semiconductor substrate and the common electrode having a fixed potential below the signal line, shielding is provided to prevent occurrence of cross-talk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masanobu Oomura
  • Patent number: 8120562
    Abstract: A liquid crystal device includes a liquid crystal element having a first pixel electrode and a second pixel electrode which control alignment of liquid crystal molecules by applying an electric field in a direction parallel to a surface of a substrate to a liquid crystal layer, a memory circuit which is disposed in a pixel circuit and which serves as a voltage source of a first voltage and a second voltage, and an application voltage inverting circuit which is disposed in the pixel circuit and which inverts voltages applied to the liquid crystal element by controlling each of the first voltage and the second voltage so as to be supplied to either the first pixel electrode or the second pixel electrode of the liquid crystal element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Kenya Watanabe
  • Patent number: 8106868
    Abstract: A pixel structure includes a first scan line, a second scan line, a third scan line, a data line, a first thin film transistor (TFT), a second TFT, a third TFT, a first pixel electrode and a second pixel electrode. Particularly, the second scan line and the third scan line are electrically connected with each other. The first TFT is electrically connected with the first scan line and the data line. The second TFT is electrically connected with the first TFT and the second scan line. Furthermore, the third TFT is electrically connected with the third scan line and the data line. In addition, the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode are respectively electrically connected with the second TFT and the third TFT.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shu-Yu Chang, Wen-Hsiung Liu
  • Patent number: 8106861
    Abstract: An electro-wetting display device includes a first substrate; a second substrate opposite to the first substrate; a plurality of side walls interposed between the first and second substrates, the side walls being arranged in a matrix and cooperating with the first and second substrates to form a plurality of spaces; a first polar liquid disposed in each of the spaces; a second, colored, non-polar liquid disposed in each of the spaces. The second liquid is immiscible with the first liquid. The second substrate includes a reflective electrode and a hydrophobic insulating layer disposed on the reflective electrode. The reflective electrode includes a first metal layer and a transparent protective layer, and the transparent protective layer is interposed between the metal layer and the hydrophobic insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Chimei Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Rei-Yun Lee, Jung-Lung Huang
  • Patent number: 8098219
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display panel, a liquid crystal display device having the same, and a driving method thereof capable of improving image quality. The liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel; a gate driver; and a data driver. The liquid crystal display panel includes pixel regions arranged in a matrix, each being defined by a gate line and first and second data lines crossing the gate line. The gate driver supplies a scan signal to the gate line. The data driver alternately supplies a data voltage and a common voltage to the first and second data lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Cheol Se Kim
  • Patent number: 8098220
    Abstract: A pixel unit in the present invention is divided into two sub-pixels. Each sub-pixel includes a thin film transistor, a liquid crystal capacitor and a storage capacitor. The two transistors respectively located in different sub-pixels are connected to different scan lines. One of the two transistors is connected to the data line through another transistor. Therefore, two different pixel voltages are formed in a pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Min-Feng Chiang, Hsueh-Ying Huang, Ming-Sheng Lai
  • Patent number: 8072406
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display comprises a display panel that includes at least one pixel transistor, at least one pixel electrode in electrical communication with the pixel transistor, at least one common electrode, and a liquid crystal material between the pixel electrode and the common electrode. The pixel transistor includes a thin film layer of essentially single crystal silicon that has a thickness in a range of between about 100 nm and about 200 nm. The pixel electrode has a thickness in a range of between about 5 nm and about 20 nm. The common electrode has a thickness of between about 50 nm and about 200 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Kopin Corporation
    Inventors: Bor-Yeu Tsaur, Hong K. Choi, Jason Lo
  • Patent number: 8044925
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for driving a backlight module of a liquid crystal display. The backlight module includes three light sources, a first light source, a second light source, and a third light source, that illuminate different color light respectively. The method includes sequentially turning on the three light sources, wherein the first light source and the second light source are turned on twice and the third light source is turned on once.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chien-Hung Chen, Mei-Sheng Ma
  • Patent number: 8040362
    Abstract: An output enable signal transformation device for a gate driver in an LCD device includes a reception terminal coupled to a timing generator of the LCD device for receiving an enable synchronization signal, an enable clock signal and a plurality of enable control signals generated by the timing generator, a shift register module coupled to the reception terminal for shifting the enable synchronization signal according to the enable clock signal, a multiplexer module coupled to the shift register module and the timing generator for generating a plurality of output enable signals according to the enable synchronization signal and the plurality of enable control signals, and an output terminal coupled to the multiplexer module and a logic circuit of the gate driver for outputting the plurality of output enable signals to the logic circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Yu-Tsung Hu, Ching-Wen Kong
  • Patent number: 8040336
    Abstract: A display device includes a rescue circuit line structure having a first conductive pattern, a second conductive pattern and a dielectric layer. The first conductive pattern is adapted to electrically interconnect a first circuit element and a second circuit element, wherein the first conductive pattern has an open. Neither of the first and second conductive patterns is used as a data line or a scan line. The dielectric layer is located on the open and disposed between the first conductive pattern and the second conductive pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corp.
    Inventor: Hsueh-Ying Huang
  • Patent number: 8031152
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display unit; scanning lines connected to rows of the pixels; data lines connected to columns of the pixels; a dummy scanning line being extended in parallel with the scanning lines; a scanning driver which outputs a selection signal to a selected scanning line and to the dummy scanning line in response to a selection clock signal; a data driver which outputs data for displaying one scanning line in response to a timing determination signal; and a timing determination signal line connected to a node preset on the dummy scanning line and transmits the selection signal transmitted to the node to the data driver as the timing determination signal. Even for a large size display, displaying defects can be prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Keiichi Yamamoto, Hiroshi Hayama
  • Patent number: 8031151
    Abstract: A display substrate includes a base substrate, a first storage electrode, a second storage electrode, a first insulating layer, a first spacing member and a second spacing member. The base substrate includes a first pixel region and a second pixel region that are defined by a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of source lines extended in a direction different from an extended direction of the gate lines. The first storage electrode is in the first pixel region. The second storage electrode is in the second pixel region. The first insulating layer covers the first storage electrode, and has a recessed portion on the second storage electrode. The first spacing member is on the first insulating layer corresponding to the first storage electrode. The second spacing member is on the recessed portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shin-Tack Kang, Hyeong-Jun Park, Beom-Jun Kim, Jong-Oh Kim, Jong-Hyuk Lee
  • Patent number: 8026886
    Abstract: A grey tone display and a driving method are described. The display comprises a light influencing layer, an electrode pad located adjacent to the layer at one side of the layer in order to define a pixel in the layer, an n-channel field effect transistors connected to the electrode pad at its source terminal, a p-channel field effect transistors connected to the electrode pad at its source terminal, a first control line connected to the drain terminal of the n-channel field effect transistor, a second control line connected to the drain terminal of the p-channel field effect transistor, a third control line connected to the gate terminals of the n-channel field effect transistor and the p-channel field effect transistor, and a control circuit for supplying control signals to the first, second and third control lines. By this configuration, the voltage of the electrode pad can be arbitrarily controlled by adjusting the input level at the gate terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Akira Mase, Masaaki Hiroki
  • Patent number: 8018408
    Abstract: An OLED display having a plurality of scan lines and a plurality of data lines, an OLED adapted to emit images, a driving switching element adapted to supply the OLED with a driving current, a storage element having a first electrode and a second electrode, a first switching element having a first electrode, a control electrode and a second electrode, a second switching element having a control electrode adapted to be coupled to at least one of the plurality of scan lines and a third switching element having a control electrode adapted to be coupled to a previous scan line. The second switching element may be configured in a diode-like state connecting the driving switching element. The third switching element may be adapted to initialize a voltage stored in the storage element through at least one of the plurality of data lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sangmoo Choi
  • Patent number: 7990356
    Abstract: A flat panel display, a fabricating method thereof, a fabricating apparatus thereof, a picture quality controlling method thereof and a picture quality controlling apparatus for reducing a recognizing degree of a defective pixel and electrically compensating a charging characteristics of the defective pixel are provided. In the flat panel display, a display panel has a plurality of pixels. A defective pixel is electrically connected to an adjacent normal pixel. A memory stores a location data that indicates a location of the link pixel and a compensation data that compensates for charging characteristics of the link pixel. A compensation circuit modulates a digital video data to be displayed on the link pixel on the basis of the location data and the compensation data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: In Jae Chung, Soon Sung Yoo, Seung Hee Nam, Deuk Su Lee, Jong Hee Hwang
  • Patent number: 7986289
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to repair a drain signal line easily. Each region enclosed by two gate signal lines adjacent to each other and two drain signal lines adjacent to each other that are formed on the liquid-crystal-side surface of one of transparent substrates that are opposed to each other with a liquid crystal interposed in between is made a pixel region. Each pixel region is provided with a switching element that is driven being supplied with a scanning signal from one of the two gate signal lines and a pixel electrode that is supplied, via the switching element, with a video signal from one of the two drain signal lines. A repair conductive layer is formed so as to be contained in each drain signal line when viewed perpendicularly with an insulating film interposed in between.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuuichi Hashimoto, Tsutomu Kasai
  • Patent number: 7948464
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a memory-type liquid crystal display device capable of controlling a color to be displayed in a peripheral area without using display data based on which display is achieved in the peripheral area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinya Kondoh, Akira Suguro, Takashi Ihara, Yuuji Yano
  • Patent number: 7948459
    Abstract: A display device includes scanning lines disposed along rows of display pixels, signal lines disposed along columns of the display pixels, pixel switches disposed near intersections between the scanning lines and the signal lines, pixel electrodes connected to the pixel switches, a counter-electrode disposed to be opposed to the pixel electrodes, storage capacitance lines disposed substantially parallel to the scanning lines, first inspection switches connected to the scanning lines in a peripheral section, second inspection switches connected to the signal lines in the peripheral section, a first wiring line which supplies a signal for turning on/off the first inspection switches, a second wiring line which supplies a signal for turning on/off the second inspection switches, and a third wiring line which applies a signal to the counter-electrode and the storage capacitance lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Toshiba Matsushita Displays Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tetsuya Ohtomo
  • Patent number: 7928947
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device and a method of driving the same is disclosed. The liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal panel including a liquid crystal panel including a plurality of first and second pixel cells supplied with data of the opposite polarities to display a picture, and a pre-charging unit to electrically connect a first one of the first pixel cells and a first one of the second pixel cells to each other just prior to a period of supplying the data to the first ones first and second pixel cells, and to electrically disconnect the first ones of the first and second pixel cells from each other for a period of supplying the data to the first and second pixel cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyung Nyuck Cho, Soo Young Yoon, Min Doo Chun
  • Patent number: 7920113
    Abstract: An additional capacitor (“sharing capacitor”) is provided for each pixel of a liquid crystal display to store the previous voltage on the pixel electrode (i.e. the voltage obtained in the previous frame). At an opportune time after the pixel electrode has begun to charge for the current frame, the sharing capacitor's electrode is coupled to the pixel electrode to combine the pixel electrode's voltage with the sharing capacitor's voltage. As a result, the pixel electrode's voltage is changed to take into account the previous voltage so as to increase the liquid crystal's response speed. More particularly, the sharing capacitor's voltage changes the pixel voltage to provide a greater voltage overshoot or undershoot when the pixel color is changed a lot, so as to increase the liquid crystal response time. Therefore, greater response speed is provided at low power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoon-Sung Um, Seung-Hoo Yoo, Hee-Wook Do, Hyun-Cheol Moon, Kang-Woo Kim, Hye-Ran You
  • Patent number: 7916108
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) panel with color washout improvement. In one embodiment, the LCD panel a plurality of pixels, {Pn,m}, spatially arranged in the form of a matrix, n=1, 2, . . . , N, and m=1, 2, . . . , M, and N, M being an integer greater than zero, each pixel Pn,m comprising at least a first sub-pixel, Pn,m(1), having a sub-pixel electrode and a second sub-pixel, Pn,m(2), having a sub-pixel electrode. The plurality of pixels, {Pn,m}, is configured such that when a gray level voltage associated with a gray level, g, of an image to be displayed on a pixel is applied to the pixel Pn,m, a potential difference, ?V12(g), is generated in the sub-pixel electrodes of the first and second sub-pixels of the pixel Pn,m. The potential difference, ?V12(g) varies with the gray level g of the image to be displayed on the pixel, where g=0, 1, 2, . . . , R corresponding to one of the shades of grey of the image expressed in h bits, h being an integer greater than zero and R=(2h?1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chen-Kuo Yang, Chien-Hua Chen, Chih-Yuan Chien, Hsueh-Ying Huang
  • Patent number: 7911432
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for repairing inoperative pixels in a display are provided. In particular, the present invention provides methods and apparatus for improving the effective yield rates of displays, such as liquid crystal micro-displays, by disconnecting inoperative pixels from their defective drive circuitry and tying such pixels to the working drive circuit of a nearby pixel. A display can be repaired without the need to provide redundant drive circuitry underneath each pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Electronics for Imaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard A. Keeney, Farhad Nourbakhsh, Anthony Clark
  • Patent number: 7911433
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for repairing inoperative pixels in a display are provided. In particular, the present invention provides methods and apparatus for improving the effective yield rates of displays, such as liquid crystal micro-displays, by disconnecting inoperative pixels from their defective drive circuitry and tying such pixels to the working drive circuit of a nearby pixel. A display can be repaired without the need to provide redundant drive circuitry underneath each pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Electronics for Imaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard A. Keeney, Farhad Nourbakhsh, Anthony Clark
  • Patent number: 7893931
    Abstract: A shift register array includes a plurality of first shift registers, a second shift register, a first connection line, a second connection line, and a third connection line. A signal output terminal of each first shift register overlaps the first connection line and the third connection line without electric connection. The first connection line is connected to a signal input terminal of the second shift register. The second connection line is connected to a signal output terminal of the second shift register, and establishes a plurality of electric connection paths. When one of the first shift registers malfunctions, the corresponding connection points and overlapping points are cut or connected so that the malfunctioned first shift register can be replaced by the second shift register.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chun-Chin Wei, Yen-Hsien Yeh, Shih Hsun Lo
  • Patent number: 7872626
    Abstract: A display device has an array of display elements (2) each driven by an input provided on a data conductor (6). These inputs are generated by data conductor addressing circuitry (9) which has a plurality of controllable driver circuits (32,34,40), each for providing an input to an associated data conductor. The number of controllable driver circuits is at least one greater than the number required for providing data to all data conductors. A reference driver circuit (30) is used for calibrating at least one of the controllable driver circuits whilst the other controllable driver circuits provide inputs to the data conductors. This provides a reduction in the spread of driver circuit outputs by calibration of the driver circuits using a reference driver circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Adrianus Sempel, Pieter J. Snijder
  • Patent number: 7868866
    Abstract: Disclosed is a liquid crystal display (LCD) wherein driving stability is secured. The LCD includes Optically Compensated Birefringence (OCB) mode liquid crystal cells formed where a data line and a scan line cross over within a display region of an LCD panel, a panel driver for driving the data and the scan lines, and OCB mode dummy liquid crystal cells formed within a non-display region of the LCD panel to surround the liquid crystal cells. Liquid crystal in each of the dummy liquid crystal cells sustains a bend state when the liquid crystal cells in the display region are driven corresponding to a data signal applied from the data line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jin Woo Park
  • Patent number: 7868860
    Abstract: The present invention realizes proper driving circuits in a driving-circuit integral type liquid crystal display device which has an increased screen size. The liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel and a driving circuit which supplies video signals to video signal lines formed on the liquid crystal display panel. The driving circuit is comprised of a first driving circuit which is formed in a step similar to a step for forming pixels provided to the liquid crystal display panel and a second driving circuit which is connected to the liquid crystal display panel after formation of the liquid crystal display panel. The first driving circuit is constituted of a switching circuit which is capable of distributing an output of the second driving circuit to a plurality of video signal lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Device Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Watanabe, Shinji Yasukawa, Hidetoshi Kida, Yoshihisa Ooishi
  • Patent number: 7852302
    Abstract: A pixel unit in the present invention is divided into two sub-pixels. Each sub-pixel includes a thin film transistor, a liquid crystal capacitor and a storage capacitor. The two transistors respectively located in different sub-pixels are connected to different scan lines. One of the two transistors is connected to the data line through another transistor. Therefore, two different pixel voltages are formed in a pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Min-Feng Chiang, Hsueh-Ying Huang, Ming-Sheng Lai
  • Patent number: 7847773
    Abstract: A pixel unit in the present invention is divided into two sub-pixels. Each sub-pixel includes a thin film transistor, a liquid crystal capacitor and a storage capacitor. The two thin film transistors respectively located in different sub-pixels are connected to different scan lines. One of the two thin film transistors is connected to a data line through another transistor. Therefore, two different pixel voltages are formed in a pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Min-Feng Chiang, Hsueh-Ying Huang, Ming-Sheng Lai
  • Patent number: 7839397
    Abstract: A display driver includes: a first memory circuit for storing a line of pixels constituting an image; a second memory circuit for storing pixels of the immediately previous line; an output terminal pair switch circuit which outputs voltages each corresponding to a value of a pixel stored in the first memory circuit to a plurality of output terminals respectively corresponding to the pixels; and an inter-terminal load determination circuit for determining, for every pair of selected columns of pixels constituting the image, whether or not a short circuit is to be established between two of the plurality of output terminals which respectively correspond to the two selected columns based on values of at least three out of four pixels belonging to the two selected columns which are stored in the first and second memory circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Seiichi Moriyama, Mamoru Seike, Jyunichi Suenaga
  • Patent number: 7782286
    Abstract: A display device includes a rescue circuit line structure having a first conductive pattern for interconnecting electrically two circuit elements. The first conductive pattern is formed with an open for electrically disconnecting the circuit elements. A dielectric layer is disposed above the first conductive pattern in such a manner to cover the open. A second conductive pattern is disposed on the dielectric layer. A melting process is conducted onto the dielectric layer to interconnect electrically the second conductive pattern and the first conductive pattern so that signals can be passed between the circuit elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventor: Hsueh-Ying Huang
  • Patent number: 7755586
    Abstract: A display device according to the present invention comprises a buffer provided in association with each wiring constituting a group of wirings serving as signal lines of a display panel in order to drive the corresponding wiring, a preliminary wiring preliminarily provided for the wiring under a generation of a defect, a preliminary buffer provided in association with the preliminary wiring in order to drive the preliminary wiring, and a charge distributor for performing charge distribution between the wirings and the preliminary wiring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuo Asada, Kazuyoshi Nishi
  • Patent number: 7746417
    Abstract: A thin film transistor array panel comprising: an insulating substrate; gate lines formed on the insulating substrate; data lines defining a display region by intersecting the gate lines while being insulated; an electrostatic dispersion line intersecting the gate lines; diodes adhered to the gate lines and to the electrostatic dispersion line; and a repair line for repairing the data lines formed on the insulating substrate outside the display region and intersecting the electrostatic dispersion line while being insulated. According to the present invention, since static electricity flowing along the repair line is not transferred to the data lines, defects of a thin film transistor of the display region may be prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Do-Gi Lim, Cheol-Soo Jung
  • Patent number: 7746308
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display that is unsusceptible to the effect of a pixel potential during writing of data to a memory, allowing a large margin to be provided against variation in characteristics of transistors forming a pixel circuit, and a portable terminal having the liquid crystal display. In a pixel circuit including a memory circuit (25), separate paths are provided for writing image data from a signal line (16-i) to the memory circuit (25) via a data-write switch (24) and for reading image data held in the memory circuit (25) out into a liquid crystal cell unit via a data-read switch (27). Furthermore, image data are read via a data-read buffer (26). Accordingly, when image data is written to the memory, data held in the memory circuit (25) is not affected by a pixel potential. Thus, a large margin can be provided against variation in the characteristics of the transistors forming the pixel circuit, serving to avoid variation in picture quality due to the variation in the transistor characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Noboru Toyozawa, Yoshiharu Nakajima
  • Patent number: 7742119
    Abstract: A pixel structure includes a backup thin film transistor with a float gate electrode or a float drain electrode and a working thin film transistor. When the pixel of the working thin film transistor does not work, the backup thin film transistor replaces the working thin film transistor to drive the pixel. The method of repairing the pixel is to cut off the connection between the drain electrode of the working thin film transistor and the pixel electrode, and then to connect the main gate electrode or the drain electrode of the backup thin film transistor to the gate electrode or the drain electrode of the working thin film transistor, such that the backup thin film transistor can replace the working thin film transistor to drive the pixel electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chun-An Lin, Chien-Kuo He
  • Patent number: 7719504
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display and a driving method thereof. A gate driver drives a first pixel of the display via a first scanning line within a frame period including first and second data writing intervals. A first data voltage and a second data voltage are transmitted to the first pixel in the first and second data writing intervals, respectively. After the first data writing interval, a first color light source illuminates the first pixel. After the second data writing interval, a second color light source illuminates the first pixel. In a reset interval between the first and second data writing intervals, a voltage of a common line coupled to a storage capacitor of the first pixel is changed from a first common voltage to a second common voltage so that a voltage of a first liquid crystal capacitor of the first pixel is changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chih-Wei Wang, Ming-Sheng Lai, Hsueh-Ying Huang, Yu-Hui Chou
  • Patent number: 7709838
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an OLED display and a manufacturing method thereof, including a substrate, a control electrode formed on the substrate, a polysilicon semiconductor formed on the control electrode, a data line including an input electrode at least partially overlapping the polysilicon semiconductor and an output electrode facing the input electrode, an insulating layer covering the data line and the output electrode and having a contact hole, a gate line connected to the control electrode through the contact hole, and a pixel electrode connected to the output electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-Moo Huh, Seung-Kyu Park, Nam-Deog Kim, Joon-Hoo Choi
  • Patent number: 7675486
    Abstract: This invention provides a drive system of a display device preventing an uneven display caused by output current values of current conversion circuits. A drive system of a display device of the invention has a plurality of pixels disposed in a matrix of m rows and n columns and having current drive elements, n pieces of current conversion circuits converting digital display signals inputted from outside into analog signals corresponding to the digital display signals, a first selector circuit selectively supplying the digital display signals to the n pieces of the current conversion circuits, and a second selector circuit selectively supplying current outputs of n pieces of the current conversion circuits to pixel groups divided in columns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazumasa Takai
  • Patent number: 7642998
    Abstract: A display apparatus and an assembly of a driving circuit for the display apparatus having a display device, a film carrier with a lead to transfer a signal for driving the display device, and a bus board to supply a signal to the lead. A dummy lead is provided along the outside of each of an input side outer lead and an output side outer lead of the film carrier. A predetermined voltage is applied to the dummy leads. The predetermined voltage value is set to a value so as not to stationarily cause a DC bias for the voltage of the outer lead on the outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hideo Mori, Hiroyuki Yokomizo, Masanori Takahashi, Kenji Niibori, Seiji Ohsawa