Having Connection Detail To External Circuit Patents (Class 349/149)
  • Patent number: 8581813
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, an application module, a printed circuit film and a driving unit. The display panel includes a plurality of pixel portions formed in a display area, at least one output pad formed in a first peripheral area that is formed at a first side of the display area and at least one connection line electrically connected to the output pad. At least one application module disposed adjacent the display panel. At least one printed circuit film electrically connects the output pad to the application module. The driving unit includes a pixel driving section electrically connected to the pixel portions to drive the pixel portions and an application driving section electrically connected to the connection line to drive the application module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-Hee Park, Young-Joo Park, Hoe-Woo You
  • Patent number: 8576368
    Abstract: A driving circuit for a liquid crystal display, the driving circuit being an integrated circuit having electrode pads disposed on a surface of the integrated circuit, bumps formed on the electrode pads, a conductive adhesive layer formed on the bumps and conductive particles having an outer conductive layer and an elastic polymer inner portion deposited on the conductive adhesive layer. The driving circuit is mounted on a TFT array substrate and bonded to pads provided on the substrate. The conductive particles reduce electrical connection resistance that would otherwise arise due to height differences between bumps in a plurality of bumps, and prevents electrical open defects and an electrical short defects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yun-Hee Kim, Ho-Min Kang, Jong-Sig Hyun
  • Patent number: 8570478
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel includes a substrate, a thin film transistor array, a circuit, and a dummy circuit. One surface of the substrate is divided into a display region and a wiring region. The thin film transistor array is formed on the display region. The circuit and the dummy circuit are formed on the wiring region, the dummy circuit is adjacent to the circuit, and the circuit and the dummy circuit protrude from the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Chimei InnoLux Corporation
    Inventors: Charles Chien, Shang-Yu Huang, Tsau-Hua Hsieh, Hung-Sheng Cho
  • Patent number: 8570480
    Abstract: A display device having slim border-area architecture is disclosed. The display device includes a substrate, a plurality of data lines, a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of auxiliary gate lines and a driving module. The substrate includes a display area and a border area. The data lines, the gate lines and the auxiliary gate lines are disposed in the display area. The driving module is disposed in the border area. The gate lines are crossed with the data lines perpendicularly. The auxiliary gate lines are parallel with the data lines. Each auxiliary gate line is electrically connected to one corresponding gate line. The data and auxiliary gate lines are electrically connected to the driving module based on an interlace arrangement. Further disclosed is a driving method for delivering gate signals provided by the driving module to the gate lines via the auxiliary gate lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Yi-Chen Chiang, Chih-Hung Shih, Maw-Song Chen, Tzu-Wei Ho, Ching-Huan Lin, Yu-Hsuan Li, Yao-Jen Hsieh, Ya-Ting Hsu, Chi-Mao Hung, Ken-Ming Chen, Yu-Cheng Chen
  • Publication number: 20130271684
    Abstract: Disclosed embodiments relate to signal routings for use in a display device. The display device may include a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel having multiple pixels arranged in rows and columns. Each of the pixels includes a pixel electrode and a thin-film transistor (TFT). The LCD may include a conductive signal routing portion having a first metallic layer, a second metallic layer formed directly on the first metallic layer, and a third metallic layer formed directly on the second metallic layer. The first metallic layer may include a contact terminal. The second metallic layer when combined with the third metallic layers may decrease the resistance of the third metallic layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2012
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Ting-Kuo Chang, Shih-Chang Chang, Abbas Jamshidi Roudbari, Cheng-Ho Yu
  • Patent number: 8558981
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display device including a pair of substrates opposed to each other, a pixel region provided between the substrates, and an external wiring provided on an extension of one of the substrates. The external wiring is disposed in a recess formed on the extension. With this structure, the external wiring provided on the extension can be reliably protected to thereby improve the reliability of the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Japan Display West, Inc.
    Inventors: Hisao Hayashi, Shigetaka Toriyama
  • Patent number: 8552945
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device and method for driving the same is described for reducing a compensating deviation of a common voltage. The liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel; a data driver for driving data lines of the liquid crystal display panel; a gate driver for driving gate lines of the liquid crystal display panel; and a common voltage compensating unit for generating a plurality of compensating signals for compensating respective distortions of common voltages at a plurality of common regions of a common electrode of the liquid crystal display panel by using common voltages fed back from the common regions, and supplying compensating signals corresponding to each of the plurality of common regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chae Wook Lim
  • Patent number: 8547516
    Abstract: A driver circuit for use with a passive matrix or active matrix electro-optical display device such as a liquid crystal display is fabricated to occupy a reduced area. A circuit (stick crystal) having a length substantially equal to the length of one side of the matrix of the display device is used as the driver circuit. The circuit is bonded to one substrate of the display device, and then the terminals of the circuit are connected with the terminals of the display device. Subsequently, the substrate of the driver circuit is removed. The driver circuit can be formed on a large-area substrate such as a glass substrate, while the display device can be formed on a lightweight material having a high shock resistance such as a plastic substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Yasuhiko Takemura, Setsuo Nakajima, Yasuyuki Arai
  • Patent number: 8542493
    Abstract: A flat display apparatus has a flat display panel; a frame that is installed on a rear face side of the display panel; a cover that covers at least a rear face side of the frame; and a high-voltage power supply that applies high voltage to the display panel. The high-voltage power supply has a plurality of cases, each of which encloses one or more transformers and rectifier circuits, and obtains high voltage by connecting the plurality of cases in series, and the plurality of cases are arranged in a space created between the frame and the cover so as to be disposed on a plane in parallel with a screen of the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Naoto Abe, Eisaku Tatsumi, Tatsuya Nakajima
  • Patent number: 8541888
    Abstract: A pad layout structure of a driver IC chip to be mounted to a liquid crystal display panel. The pad layout structure includes power pad sections placed at respective four corners of the driver IC chip and each having a first power pad for supplying first power to the driver IC chip, a second power pad for supplying second power to the driver IC chip, a third power pad for supplying third power to the driver IC chip and a fourth power pad for supplying fourth power to the driver IC chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Silicon Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joung Cheul Choi, An Young Kim, Joon Ho Na, Dae Seong Kim, Dae Keun Han
  • Patent number: 8542339
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for unifying steps of sealing material so that the yield and the reliability of a liquid-crystal display device become high. A starting film of scanning lines is patterned so that prismatic dummy wirings 301 for the first layer which are not electrically connected are formed in regions R1 and R2, and wirings 302 extending from the pixel section are formed in a region R3, and wirings 303 having connection end portions 303a are formed in a region R4. After an interlayer insulation film is formed, the starting film of the signal lines is patterned so that the dummy wirings 304 for the second layer are formed to embed the gaps between the wirings 301 to 303, and also the wirings 305 and the wirings 303 which extend from the pixel portion are connected to each other. This permits unification of the cross-sectional structure of the sealing material formation region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hongyong Zhang
  • Patent number: 8542337
    Abstract: An embodiment of the invention provides a pixel structure of an active matrix organic light emitting display comprising a gate line, a common electrode line, a signal line, a power line, a first thin film transistor which is used as an addressing element, and a second thin film transistor which controls the organic light emitting display. A short-circuit-ring structure is connected between the common electrode line and the signal line and the short-circuit-ring structure communicates the signal line and the common electrode line in the case where a large current flows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Beijing Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Mi Zhang
  • Patent number: 8537527
    Abstract: A mounting board includes two or more metal layers including the outermost metal layer, and a plurality of metal portions, both of which are formed on a substrate. The plurality of metal portions are formed between a first metal layer of the two or more metal layers and a second metal layer of the two or more metal layers, the first metal layer being the outermost metal layer and the second metal layer being different from the outermost metal layer. The second metal layer includes a plurality of first wiring layers extending in a first direction in a plane. The first metal layer is arranged in zigzags in a second direction intersecting with the first direction and includes a plurality of contact pads connected correspondingly to the plurality of first wiring layers through the metal portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Akiyoshi Aoyagi, Eizo Okamoto
  • Patent number: 8537298
    Abstract: In a liquid crystal display device of IPS mode with a smaller number of layers, a gate electrode is formed on a TFT substrate. A gate insulating film is formed to cover the gate electrode, on which a semiconductor layer is formed. A drain electrode and a source electrode are placed on the semiconductor layer. A planar pixel electrode is formed from ITO on the gate insulating film prior to the formation of the drain electrode, source electrode, image signal line, and the like. This process is performed to prevent the image signal line, the drain electrode, the source electrode, and the like, from being consumed by the cell reaction through a developer during the patterning of the ITO when a pin hole is present in the ITO, in order not to cause disconnection. As a result, it is possible to improve the production yield and achieve high reliability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignees: Hitachi Displays, Ltd., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Anjo, Tomohiko Ootani
  • Patent number: 8537329
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a rescue circuit of display panel and a rescue method thereof. The rescue circuit includes an amplifier, a first conductive line, a second conductive line, and a third conductive line. The amplifier has an input end and an output end. The first conductive line and the second conductive line intersect and are isolated from signal input terminals of the plurality of signal lines. The first conductive line is electrically connected to the input end and the second conductive line is electrically connected through an electrical resistor to the output end. The third conductive line intersects and is isolated from signal distal ends of the signal lines and is electrically connected to the output end. The rescue method includes performing a welding operation and performing a cutting operation. With such a rescue, a broken signal line may effectively overcome the problem of weak line with the electrical resistor connected to the second conductive line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chenghung Chen, Chengming He
  • Patent number: 8537091
    Abstract: A flat panel display includes a display screen, a first flexible printed circuit, and a second flexible printed circuit. The second flexible printed circuit has a plurality of pads and is electrically connected to the display screen. The first flexible printed circuit is electrically connected between the display screen and the second flexible printed circuit and has a plurality of pins corresponding to the pads. The pins are divided into a plurality of groups, and each the group is respectively located at the different sides of the first flexible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventor: Chih-Chung Chao
  • Patent number: 8537307
    Abstract: A display panel including a first substrate having a first panel area and a second panel area, a second substrate disposed above the first panel area, a third substrate disposed above the second panel area, a first liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, a second liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the third substrate, a first active device array disposed on the first substrate to drive the first liquid crystal layer, a second active device array disposed on the third substrate to drive the second liquid crystal layer, an integrated circuit (IC), and a conductive element is provided. The IC is disposed on the third substrate. The conductive element is disposed between the first substrate and the third substrate to electrically connect the IC to the first active device array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignees: Dongguan Masstop Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd., Wintek Corporation
    Inventors: Po-Hsien Wang, Cheng-Chieh Liu, Jyh-Yeuan Ma
  • Patent number: 8537322
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) module is disclosed, which comprises a thin film transistor (TFT) substrate and a color filter (CF) substrate disposed opposite to each other, and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the TFT substrate and the CF substrate. The TFT substrate comprises a plurality of transmission test units and a plurality of wires. The CF substrate comprises a plurality of curing test units insulated from each other, and each of the curing test units is electrically connected to one of the wires via one of the transmission test units. An LCD device and a manufacturing method of an LCD module are further disclosed. The LCD device, the LCD module and the manufacturing method thereof according to the present disclosure can avoid occurrence of arcing in the TFT substrate during the CVD process, thereby improving the product yield and reducing the manufacturing cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ming-Hung Shih, Meng Li
  • Patent number: 8537321
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes a first insulating substrate and a second insulating substrate opposing the first insulating substrate. An electric power supply line formed along a perimeter of the first insulating substrate, and an electric power supply pad is arranged at a corner portion of the first insulating substrate apart from the electric power supply line. A plurality of signal lines are formed crossing between the electric power supply line and the electric power supply pad. An insulating layer covers the signal lines, and a connection electrode is arranged on the insulating layer for connecting the electric power supply line and the electric power supply pad. At least one slit is formed in the connection electrode extending in a direction so as to cross the signal lines. An electrically conductive element connects the electric power supply pad with a counter electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Japan Display Central Inc.
    Inventor: Akira Yokogawa
  • Patent number: 8537320
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a gate line on a substrate including a display region and a non-display region; odd and even data lines crossing the gate line to define a pixel region in the display region; a thin film transistor connected to the gate line and one of the odd and even data lines; a pixel electrode in the pixel region and connected to the thin film transistor; first and second data link lines electrically connected to the odd and even data lines, respectively, and formed with a gate insulating layer therebetween; and first and second data pad electrodes at one ends of the first and second data link lines, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jang-Un Kwon, Su-Woong Lee
  • Patent number: 8520179
    Abstract: A wiring structure of a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel is provided. The wiring structure includes: a gate electrode layer, formed on a glass substrate; a first insulating layer, covering the glass substrate and partially formed on the gate electrode layer, such that at least one first opening is defined on the gate electrode layer; a source/drain electrode layer, formed on the first insulating layer, in which the source/drain electrode layer and the gate electrode layer are horizontally staggered; a second insulating layer, partially formed on the source/drain electrode layer, and defining at least one second opening on the source/drain electrode layer; and an indium tin oxide (ITO) layer, formed on the first opening, the second opening, and/or the second insulating layer. Thus, the high impedance of the ITO layer for connecting the gate electrode layer with the source/drain electrode layer is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.
    Inventors: Liang-Hao Kang, Yi-Cheng Tsai
  • Patent number: 8520157
    Abstract: When an active area (AA) side of CS trunk wiring groups (BB1, BB2) is viewed as the inner side, a feed portion (F) of at least one auxiliary capacitance bus line (CsL), which is a path for current flow from the active area (AA) to a point of connection on at least one of CS trunk wiring lines (bb) of each of the CS trunk wiring groups (BB1, BB2), is routed from a start point (S) on the active area (AA) side, through a region (R1) on the inner side of the point of connection, and to a region (R2) on the outer side of the point of connection and connected to the point of connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takuya Ohishi
  • Patent number: 8519926
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) device with a register-type gamma reference voltage generating unit inside a data driving IC, thus to remove a source block dim phenomenon in a Chip on Glass (COG) cascade structure, and a driving method thereof. The LCD device comprises an LCD panel on which a plurality of gate lines and data lines intersect with each other. A TFT is formed at each intersection, to thus define images. A data driving unit supplies a gradation voltage to the LCD panel through a gamma voltage generating unit. A gate driving unit supplies a gate pulse to each gate line on the LCD panel. A timing controller controls the gate driving unit, the data driving unit and the gamma voltage generating unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hong-Youl Lim
  • Patent number: 8520158
    Abstract: A mother substrate for a display device includes a display cell, a test pad, an electrostatic preventing pattern and a connecting line. The display cell includes a pad and a signal line. The signal line is extended from the pad and is electrically connected to a pixel. The test pad is disposed out of the display cell and is electrically connected to the signal line of the display cell and receives a test signal. The electrostatic preventing pattern electrically connected to the test pad is disposed adjacent to the test pad and includes a plurality of edges. The electrostatic preventing pattern is formed from a metal pattern. The connecting line is extended from the electrostatic preventing pattern and is electrically connected to the pad of the display cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mi-Sun Lee, Shin-Tack Kang
  • Publication number: 20130215372
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display device in which a source line is divided in a screen and the screen is driven in a horizontally divided state. A divided position (40) between a source line (30u) in an upper display region and a source line (30d) in a lower display region is arranged at an intersecting part between a source line (30) and a gate line (32). A part of the source line (30), which overlaps with a gate line (32a) on which the divided position 40 is present, has a planar shape additionally including an expanded part (46) (protruding portion) having the same area as a removed part of the source line (30) at the divided position (40), as compared to a part of the source line (30), which overlaps with a gate line (32b) on which the divided position (40) is absent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2013
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.
  • Patent number: 8502944
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) device of a horizontal electric field type is disclosed. The LCD device is fabricated by a three-mask process, and has gate pad, common pad and data pad electrodes, each including a upper electrode formed of a transparent conductive material. With a lift-off process, these upper electrodes are formed within contact holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byung Chul Ahn, Youn Gyoung Chang, Heung Lyul Cho
  • Patent number: 8502950
    Abstract: A substrate for a GIP type liquid crystal display device comprising MPS wires for inspecting lines after a cell array process is disclosed herein. The substrate comprises a mother substrate comprising a plurality of panel regions defined therein, each of the panel regions including an active area having a thin film transistor array formed therein, a dummy area and a non-display area, a plurality of TCPs disposed in the non-display area of the mother substrate; a GIP gate driver and signal lines to apply various signals to the GIP gate drivers, the GIP gate driver and signal lines being disposed in the dummy area; and a plurality of MPS wires extending from the non-display area of a first panel region to a non-display area opposite to a data pad of an adjacent panel region to inspect for defects of gate lines, data lines, common line, voltage line and the signal lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Wang Seob Kil
  • Patent number: 8497970
    Abstract: An array substrate comprises: a base substrate; a display area comprising gate lines and data lines formed on the base substrate, wherein a pixel electrode and a first thin film transistor are formed in each of pixel units defined by the gate lines and the data lines which are crossed with each other, and the gate lines comprises a first gate line and a second gate line; and a dummy area which is at the periphery of the display area, which comprises a second thin film transistor and a connecting structure for each gate line, wherein the first gate line and the second gate line are connected with each other through the second thin film transistor and the connecting structure for the first gate line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Beijing Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jian Guo, Weifeng Zhou, Xing Ming
  • Patent number: 8493538
    Abstract: A flat display panel comprises a plurality of driver ICs and one or more flexible printed circuit, a plurality of common wires formed on the substrate to electrically connect the ICs to the one or more flexible printed circuit, and at least one anisotropic conductive film that connects respective connecting terminals of the driver ICs and flexible printed circuit to terminals pads of the common wires. The anisotropic conductive film is laminated over the substrate to cover the terminal pads. The driver ICs and flexible printed circuit are aligned and attached on the anisotropic conductive layer by thermocompression bonding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chao-Liang Lu, Chih-Hsiang Yang, Kuo-Chih Lee
  • Publication number: 20130182212
    Abstract: A third external connection terminal electrically connected to a peripheral electrode line is disposed between a first external connection terminal electrically connected to a data signal supply line, and a second external connection terminal electrically connected to a scan signal supply line, and the peripheral electrode line is disposed so as not to planarly intersect with the data signal supply line and the scan signal supply line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2013
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
  • Patent number: 8488094
    Abstract: An electro-optical device substrate includes, upon a substrate: multiple pixel units; multiple first electrodes, provided in a peripheral region located in the periphery of a pixel region in which the multiple pixel units are arranged, that are configured containing a first conductive material; multiple second electrodes, provided in the peripheral region, that are configured containing a second conductive material that differs from the first conductive material; multiple first lines that are formed in the peripheral region, are configured containing the first conductive material, and that electrically connect first electrodes that are adjacent to each other of the multiple first electrodes; and a second line that is formed in the peripheral region and that electrically connects at least one of the multiple first electrodes and at least one of the multiple second electrodes. The electrical resistance of the second line is higher than the electrical resistance of the multiple first lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroshi Mochiku
  • Patent number: 8482688
    Abstract: An array substrate includes a base substrate, a plurality of storage voltage lines, a plurality of connecting lines, and a common voltage applying section. Pixels are formed in regions defined by a plurality of gate lines extending along a first direction and data lines extending along a second direction. The connecting lines are connected to the storage voltage lines that are formed on adjacent pixels of pixels arranged in the second direction. The common voltage applying section applies a common voltage to the storage voltage lines that are formed in a portion of the pixels arranged in the first direction. Thus, a substantially uniform current may be applied to the display area to decrease the distortion of the common voltage, thereby increasing a liquid crystal display device's display quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyuk-Jin Kim, Kyung-Wook Kim, Dong-Wuuk Seo
  • Patent number: 8477252
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a first gate line extended in a predetermined direction; a second gate line extended in parallel to the first gate line; a first gate output terminal corresponding to the first gate line; a second gate output terminal corresponding to the second gate line; a first gate leading line electrically connecting the first gate line to the first gate output terminal; a second gate leading line electrically connecting the second gate line to the second gate output terminal and having a length longer than said first gate leading line; and a static electric protection line disposed so as to overlap the first gate leading line and the second gate leading line with an insulating layer interposed between said static electric protection line and the first and second gate leading lines, wherein an overlapping area between the first gate leading line and the static electric protection line is larger than an overlapping area between the second gate leading line and the static electric protection li
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Watanabe, Hiromitsu Ishii
  • Patent number: 8476632
    Abstract: To provide a wireless identification semiconductor device provided with a display function, which is capable of effectively utilizing electric power supplied by an electromagnetic wave. The following are included: an antenna; a power source generating circuit electrically connected to the antenna; an IC chip circuit and a display element electrically connected to the power source generating circuit; a first TFT provided in the power source generating circuit; a second TFT provided in the IC chip circuit; a third TFT provided in the display element; an insulating film provided to cover the first to third TFTs; a first source electrode and a first drain electrode, a second source electrode and a second drain electrode, and a third source electrode and a third drain electrode which are formed over the insulating film; and a pixel electrode electrically connected to the third source electrode or the third drain electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hajime Tokunaga
  • Patent number: 8467028
    Abstract: There is an electro-optical device. The electro-optical device includes: a substrate; a plurality of terminals, a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of source lines, and a plurality of wiring lines that are provided on the substrate; a mounting component that is mounted on the substrate with an anisotropic conductive film interposed therebetween and has a plurality of electrodes; and a counter substrate that is disposed so as to be opposite to the substrate and has a counter electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Japan Display West Inc.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Onodera
  • Patent number: 8467027
    Abstract: A display panel including plural wiring sets is provided. Each of the wiring sets includes plural wires extending substantially along a straight direction. Each of the wiring sets has a first part and a second part respectively located at two opposite sides of a sealant. The first part is located between the sealant and an active region of the display panel, and a shortest distance of two adjacent wire segments of the first part is larger than a shortest distance of two adjacent wire segments of the second part. In addition, the shortest distance of two adjacent wire segments of the first part may be limited from about 15 ?m to about 35 ?m. The configuration of wiring set can reduce crosstalk of electric field between two adjacent wires to prevent light leakage and improve display quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chun-Huan Chang, Chien-Hao Fu, Chun-Kai Chang
  • Patent number: 8462307
    Abstract: A LCD device and its fabrication method as discussed. According to an embodiment, the LCD device includes a plurality of gate lines and data lines arranged on a substrate to define a plurality of unit pixels; thin film transistors (TFTs) each formed at an intersecting region of the gate lines and the data lines; a plurality of gate pad portions and data pad portions formed at end portions of the gate lines and the data lines, respectively, at least one of the gate and data pad portions being made up of at least two pad unit portions, each pad unit portion having at least one contact hole such that the contact holes of one of the plurality of gate or data pad portions are arranged in a zigzag or an oblique line format; and pixel electrodes formed at the unit pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yun-Ho Kook, Soon-Sung Yoo, Youn-Gyoung Chang, Seung-Hee Nam, Nam-Kook Kim
  • Patent number: 8462306
    Abstract: A display device includes: a first line and a second line which are arranged adjacent to and parallel to each other in a spaced-apart manner; a conductive layer which is arranged at a position where the conductive layer overlaps with the first line and the second line; and an insulation layer which is interposed between the first and second lines and the conducive layer. Here, the conductive layer includes a first overlapping portion which overlaps with the first line, a second overlapping portion which overlaps with the second line, and a connecting portion which connects the first overlapping portion and the second overlapping portion between the first overlapping portion and the second overlapping portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuta Funahashi, Tetsuya Kawamura
  • Patent number: 8462094
    Abstract: A display panel including a liquid crystal layer, several driving circuits, several flexible circuit films and at least one printed circuit board is provided. The liquid crystal layer is disposed between a first substrate and a second substrate, wherein the first substrate has a display area and at least one peripheral area adjacent to the display area, the second substrate has at least one common electrode. The driving circuits are disposed on the peripheral area in series. The flexible circuit films are electrically connected to the driving circuits. The printed circuit board is electrically connected to the flexible circuit films, so as to transmit at least two different common voltages to a portion of the common electrode via the flexible circuit films.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Po-Yuan Liu, Sheng-Kai Hsu, Ming-Sheng Lai
  • Publication number: 20130141686
    Abstract: The present invention provides a tape substrate with chip on film (COF) structures for a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel. A plurality of package units with the COF structures are arranged along a longitudinal direction of the tape substrate. In each of the package units, input leads of the package unit are connected to a second side thereof, and the output leads extend from the second side to the package units in a bending manner. The present invention further provides the liquid crystal display panel using the tape substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Poshen Lin, Liangchan Liao, Yong Zhang
  • Patent number: 8456603
    Abstract: The present invention prevents, when a COF which is connected with an external circuit is bent in a flat display device, the disconnection of lines on the COF. At a position where a line of the COF is connected to terminal portions of a TFT, and the line having a large width is branched into lines having a small width T1 to T3 or T4 to T6. By displacing line branching positions from each other as indicated by an arrow A and an arrow B, when the COF is bent or deformed, stress applied to the line branching positions can be dispersed thus preventing the disconnection of lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignees: Hitachi Displays, Ltd., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yuuichi Takenaka
  • Patent number: 8451409
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, liquid crystal disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, an electrode formed over the first substrate, and an alignment film disposed between the electrode and the liquid crystal. The electrode has a pad portion that protrudes from at least part of a side of the electrode and electrically leads out onto the first substrate through a conductive material that is located between the second substrate and the first substrate, and a direction in which at least one side of the pad portion which protrudes from the electrode is set to angle of 15° or more and 35° or less relative to a side of the first substrate which crosses the extended line of the at least one side of the pad portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignees: Hitachi Displays, Ltd., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideyuki Shintani, Shinichi Soto, Hiroshi Saeki, Osamu Nagashima, Tomokazu Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20130128209
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate having a display portion and a peripheral portion surrounding the display portion, and a plurality of pixels formed in the display portion. The plurality of pixels have a switching element, a pixel electrode connected to the switching element, a counter electrode, and a light emitting material layer arranged between the pixel electrode and the counter electrode, respectively, and the counter electrode is arranged in common for the display portion. A bank layer of organic material is arranged between the pixel electrode and the counter electrode and is formed in the display portion and the peripheral portion, with each pixel being divided by the bank layer in the display portion, and the bank layer having at least one opening in the peripheral portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2013
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kawamura, Kazuhiko Yanagawa, Nagatoshi Kurahashi, Tsuyoshi Uchida
  • Patent number: 8446557
    Abstract: The liquid crystal display device according to the present invention is a thin liquid crystal display device where it is easy to position the flexible printed circuit on which light emitting diodes are mounted. In the liquid crystal display device having a liquid crystal display panel and a flexible printed circuit (FPC) that is connected to the liquid crystal display panel and supplies power for driving display pixels, light emitting diodes (LED) are mounted on a portion of the flexible printed circuit, a mold frame MFR is provided to contain the light emitting diodes, and through holes (60, 61) for positioning are created in both the flexible printed circuit and the mold frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignees: Hitachi Displays, Ltd., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Eiji Oohira
  • Patent number: 8446555
    Abstract: A flat panel display device is capable of reducing a resistance difference according to the lengths of signal lines and has a stably designed resistance value of the signal lines arranged in edges of wire groups diverging from a driving circuit unit. The flat panel display device includes a display unit including a plurality of pixels arranged in intersecting regions of signal lines; a driving circuit unit to supply drive signals to the signal lines; and a divergence region having the signal lines diverge into at least two wire groups to connect the driving circuit unit to the pixels, wherein a resistance difference per unit length between the signal lines arranged in a boundary of two wire groups is set to a value that is intermediate of average resistance differences between the adjacent signal lines in the two wire groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Myoung-hoon Jung
  • Patent number: 8446556
    Abstract: Provided are a flexible printed circuit that reduces the chance of the occurrence of short-circuit failures caused by swarf generated from punching out flexible printed circuit, and an electric circuit structure having this flexible printed circuit and an electric circuit substrate to which the flexible printed circuit is connected. A flexible printed circuit (100) has a wiring pattern (2) formed on the flexible base film (1). The flexible printed circuit (100) is individually punched out to be separated in a condition where the wiring pattern (2) is disposed on the base film (1), and the wiring pattern (2) has a narrowed portion (2c) near the edge of the base film (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Teruo Kawamura, Toshio Etoh
  • Patent number: 8446537
    Abstract: In an active matrix type liquid crystal display device, a plurality of pixels connected to thin film transistors (TFTs) are arranged in an active matrix form in a pixel portion, and driven by a driver circuit portion. The pixel portion and the driver circuit portion are formed on one of a pair of insulating substrates. A liquid crystal material is interposed between the insulating substrates. An black matrix material made of an organic resin is formed over the one insulating substrate in which the driver circuit portion has been formed. An flat film is formed on the black matrix material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Takeshi Nishi
  • Patent number: 8441607
    Abstract: A display device which can ensure sufficient adhesive strength between each pair of substrates of a liquid crystal display panel and a sealing material includes: a first substrate having a predetermined integrated circuit; a second substrate on one surface of the first substrate in an overlapping manner; and an adhesive material between the first substrate and the second substrate that has an annular planar shape. The adhesive material adheres the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein an outer periphery of the adhesive material includes a zone which includes a plurality of first portions passing substantially the same position as an outer periphery of the surface of the first substrate and a plurality of second portions each connected with the two neighboring first portions and having a center portion thereof in a peripheral direction retracted toward an inner peripheral side of the adhesive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignees: Hitachi Displays, Ltd., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Aki Tsuchiya, Takashi Yamamoto, Akira Ishii, Naoki Kikuchi, Yoshihiro Arai
  • Patent number: RE44314
    Abstract: In spite of an increase in the size of a liquid crystal display panel, it is possible to prevent the defective connection of a flexible wiring board to a transparent substrate of the liquid crystal display panel. A liquid crystal display device includes a pair of transparent substrates arranged to oppose each other across a liquid crystal, for which they are utilized to form a chamber, a plurality of pixels formed along a spreading direction of the liquid crystal, driving circuits for supplying video signals to the pixels, and a flexible wiring board for supplying signals to the input sides of the driving circuits from a substrate on which a control circuit is mounted, the flexible wiring board being divided into a plurality of portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignees: Hitachi Displays, Ltd., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Mishima, Shunsuke Morishita
  • Patent number: RE44574
    Abstract: Disclosed are a liquid crystal display (LCD) device and a method for assembling the LCD device. The LCD device has a display section for displaying images, a receiving container for receiving the display section, a power supplying section for supplying a power source to the display section, a signal converting section for converting signals from the display section and a securing section for securing the power supplying section and the signal converting section to the receiving container. The power supplying section and the signal converting section are disposed between the display section and the securing section that is directly facing to a rear surface of the receiving container. Accordingly, a total thickness and weight of the LCD device can be minimized and an assembly facility of the LCD device can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-Ho Ha, Se-In Chang