IP Library Granted Patent US 7,301,514
Granted Patent B2
US 7,301,514 · App. 10/452,201 · Granted Nov 27, 2007

Electronic circuit, electronic device, electro-optical device, and electronic apparatus

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Patent No.
US 7,301,514
App. No.
10/452,201
Granted
Nov 27, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention provides an electronic circuit, an electronic device and an electronic apparatus, which are capable of forming a simple circuit. A first buffer circuit is formed of second, third and sixth transistors and a first capacitor. A second buffer circuit is formed of fourth, fifth and seventh transistors and a second capacitor. The drain of the second transistor of the first buffer circuit and the drain of the fourth transistor of the second buffer circuit are connected to the first transistor. Furthermore, the drain of the sixth transistor of the first buffer circuit is connected to the drain of the seventh transistor of the second buffer circuit through an analog output terminal.

Claims (23)

1. An electronic circuit provided for each of a plurality of data lines directly connected to pixel circuits, the pixel circuits positioned corresponding to portions where a plurality of scanning lines intersects the plurality of data lines, the electronic circuit comprising:

a first circuit; and

a second circuit;

each of the first circuit and the second circuit including:

a capacitive element to store a quantity of electric charge corresponding to an input electrical current signal;

a first transistor having a conduction state that is set in accordance with the quantity of electric charge stored by the capacitive element;

a second transistor to control a connection of the capacitive element to an input signal line for transmitting the input electrical current signal supplied from the input signal line connected to an electrical current generating circuit; and

a third transistor to control a connection of the first transistor to a corresponding data line among the plurality of data lines, and to output to the corresponding data line an output electrical current signal in accordance with the quantity of electric charge stored by the capacitive element,

when either the first circuit or the second circuit accepts the input electrical current signal, the other outputting to the corresponding data line the output electrical current signal,

the third transistors of the first circuit and the second circuit being directly connected to the same data line of the plurality of data lines.

2. The electronic circuit according to claim 1 , the capacitive element of the second circuit not being connected to the input signal line when the input signal line is connected to the capacitive element of the first circuit through the second transistor of the first circuit.

3. The electronic circuit according to claim 1 , the first transistor of the second circuit not being connected to the corresponding data line when the first transistor of the first circuit is connected to the corresponding data line through the third transistor of the first circuit.

4. The electronic circuit according to claim 1 , further comprising a common fourth transistor for forming a current mirror circuit for both the first transistor of the first circuit and the first transistor of the second circuit.

5. The electronic circuit according to claim 1 , further comprising a fourth transistor to form a current mirror circuit for each of the first transistors of the first circuit and the second circuit.

6. The electronic circuit according to claim 1 , the electrical current generating circuit generating analog electrical current based on image data output from a corresponding controller.

7. An electro-optical device, comprising:

a plurality of electro-optical elements; and

an electronic circuit according to claim 1 as a driving circuit for driving the plurality of electro-optical elements.

8. The electro-optical device according to claim 7 , the plurality of electro-optical elements being electro-luminescent (EL) elements.

9. The electro-optical device according to claim 8 , the El elements having light-emitting layers formed of an organic material.

10. The electro-optical device according to claim 7 , the electrical current generating circuit generating analog electrical current based on image data output from a corresponding controller.

11. An electronic apparatus, comprising:

the electronic circuit according to claim 1 .

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 17, 2022
From: EL TECHNOLOGY FUSION GODO KAISHA
To: ELEMENT CAPITAL COMMERCIAL COMPANY PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 059912/0458 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 31, 2018
From: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
To: EL TECHNOLOGY FUSION GODO KAISHA
Reel/Frame 047998/0879 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 6, 2003
From: KASAI, TOSHIYUKI
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 014026/0208 →