IP Library Granted Patent US 7,151,536
Granted Patent B2
US 7,151,536 · App. 10/683,347 · Granted Dec 19, 2006

Electronic circuit, electro-optical unit, and electronic apparatus

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Patent No.
US 7,151,536
App. No.
10/683,347
Granted
Dec 19, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention provides an electronic circuit, an electro-optical unit, and an electronic apparatus with a reduced data writing time. A final current-conversion circuit segment includes a first driving transistor and a first current-supply transistor with a gain factor k times that of the first driving transistor. Further, a current-conversion circuit segment includes a second driving transistor and a second current-supply transistor with a gain factor k times that of the second driving transistor. An intermediate current that is k times the data current Idata generated in the second driving transistor included in the current-conversion circuit segment is supplied to the first current-supply transistor in the final current-conversion circuit segment.

Claims (29)

1. An electronic circuit, comprising:

a first current converter that converts a first current signal input to a second current signal having a value different from the first current signal;

a second current converter that converts a third current signal input to a fourth current signal having a value different from the third current signal; and

an electronic device to which the second current signal is input;

the fourth current signal being the first current signal.

2. The electronic circuit according to claim 1 , the first current converter having a current storage to retain at least one of the first current signal and the second current signal.

3. The electronic circuit according to claim 1 , the first current converter having a plurality of transistors with different gains.

4. The electronic circuit according to claim 1 , the second current converter having a plurality of transistors with different gains.

5. The electronic circuit according to claim 1 , the electronic device being a current drive device.

6. The electronic circuit according to claim 5 , the current drive device being an electroluminescent device.

7. An electronic apparatus, comprising:

the electronic circuit according to claim 1 .

8. The electronic circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the second current converter includes two MOSFET transistors configured as a current-mirror.

9. An electro-optical unit, comprising:

a plurality of data lines;

a plurality of scan lines;

a plurality of electro-optical devices; and

a plurality of unit electronic circuits, each unit electronic circuit including:

a first current converter that is connected to the plurality of scan lines and converts a first current signal input to a second current signal having a value different from the first current signal; and

a second current converter that is connected to one of the plurality of data lines and converts a third current signal input to a fourth current signal having a value different from the third current signal;

the second current signal being input to the electro-optical devices; and

the fourth current signal being the first current signal.

10. The electro-optical unit according to claim 9 , the second current converter having a plurality of transistors with different gains.

11. The electro-optical unit according to claim 9 , the electro-optical device being an organic electroluminescent device.

12. The electro-optical unit according to claim 9 , the first current converter having a storage to retain at least one of the first current signal and the second current signal.

13. An electronic apparatus, comprising:

the electro-optical unit according to claim 9 .

14. The electro-optical unit according to claim 9 , the first current converter having a plurality of transistors with different gains.

15. The electro-optical unit according to claim 9 , wherein the second current converter includes two MOSFET transistors configured as a current-mirror.

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 Feb 2, 2004
From: KASAI, TOSHIYUKI
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 014297/0788 →