IP Library Granted Patent US 7,358,532
Granted Patent B2
US 7,358,532 · App. 11/482,380 · Granted Apr 15, 2008

Electro-optical device and electronic apparatus

Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
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Patent No.
US 7,358,532
App. No.
11/482,380
Granted
Apr 15, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electro-optical device includes first switching elements which are correspondingly provided at intersections of a plurality of scanning lines and a plurality of data lines in a display region, at least three metal layers which are provided in the display region, a wiring line portion which is provided in an adjacent region of the display region and supplies signals to second switching elements through signal lines formed of at least two metal layers of the three metal layers, and an electromagnetic shield which is provided in the adjacent region of the display region. The electromagnetic shield has a first shield portion which covers the wiring line portion using metal layers other than the metal layers forming the signal lines, and a second shield portion which is electrically connected to the first shield portion and is disposed between the signal lines.

Claims (26)

1. An electro-optical device comprising:

first switching elements which are correspondingly provided at intersections of a plurality of scanning lines and a plurality of data lines in a display region; at least three metal layers which are provided in the display region;

a wiring line portion which is provided in an adjacent region of the display region and supplies signals to second switching elements through signal lines formed of at least two metal layers of the three metal layers; and

an electromagnetic shield which is provided in the adjacent region of the display region,

wherein the electromagnetic shield has:

a first shield portion which covers the wiring line portion using metal layers other than the metal layers forming the signal lines, and

a second shield portion which is electrically connected to the first shield portion and is disposed between the signal lines.

2. An electro-optical device comprising:

first switching elements which are correspondingly provided at intersections of a plurality of scanning lines and a plurality of data lines in a display region;

three metal layers which correspond to capacitor electrodes on both sides of each of storage capacitors to be formed in the display region and each of the plurality of data lines;

a wiring line portion which is provided in an adjacent region of the display region and supplies signals to second switching elements through signal lines formed of at least two metal layers of the three metal layers; and

an electromagnetic shield which is provided in the adjacent region of the display region,

wherein the electromagnetic shield has:

a first shield portion which covers the wiring line portion using metal layers other than the metal layers forming the signal lines, and

a second shield portion which is electrically connected to the first shield portion and is disposed between the signal lines.

3. The electro-optical device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the electromagnetic shield is formed to extend to a peripheral region of a display unit which covers a driving circuit of the second switching elements.

4. The electro-optical device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the driving circuit drives the second switching elements in a display unit by phase expansion for every predetermined block, and

the second shield portion is at least disposed between adjacent blocks.

5. The electro-optical device according to claim 1 ,

wherein storage capacitors are provided in the display region, and

the electromagnetic shield is formed of the same metal layer as one electrode forming each of the storage capacitors.

6. The electro-optical device according to claim 5 ,

wherein the electromagnetic shield is electrically connected to a fixed-potential-side electrode of each of the storage capacitors.

7. An electronic apparatus comprising the electro-optical device according to claim 1 as a display unit.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 28, 2019
From: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
To: 138 EAST LCD ADVANCEMENTS LIMITED
Reel/Frame 050197/0212 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 7, 2006
From: NAKAGAWA, MASASHI
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 018051/0442 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2005-225070 · Aug 3, 2005 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20070029644A1 · Feb 8, 2007