IP Library Granted Patent US 7,385,665
Granted Patent B2
US 7,385,665 · App. 11/553,274 · Granted Jun 10, 2008

Display device

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Patent No.
US 7,385,665
App. No.
11/553,274
Granted
Jun 10, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device includes a display panel which includes an effective display section, a flexible board which supplies a driving signal to the effective display section, a connection part at which the display panel and the flexible board are connected, and a plurality of connection wiring lines which connect the connection part and the effective display section. The connection part includes a first connection section including at least two connection pad groups, which are composed of connection pads that are connected to the effective display section via the connection wiring lines, and a dummy pad group which is disposed between the connection pad groups, and is composed of dummy pads, and a second connection section including connection terminal groups, which are composed of connection terminals corresponding to the connection pads, and a dummy terminal group which is composed of dummy terminals corresponding to the dummy pads.

Claims (12)

1. A display device comprising:

a display panel which includes an effective display section on which an image is displayed;

a driving signal source which supplies a driving signal to the effective display section;

a connection part at which the display panel and the driving signal source are connected; and

a plurality of connection wiring lines which connect the connection part and the effective display section,

the connection part comprising:

a first connection section including at least two connection pad groups which are composed of connection pads that are connected to the effective display section via the connection wiring lines, and a dummy pad group which is disposed between the at least two connection pad groups and is composed of dummy pads; and

a second connection section including connection terminal groups which are composed of connection terminals corresponding to the connection pads, and a dummy terminal group which is composed of dummy terminals corresponding to the dummy pads.

2. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein a pitch of arrangement of the dummy pads is equal to, or greater than, a pitch of arrangement of the connection pads.

3. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the effective display section includes a plurality of signal supply lines which supply signals to display pixels, and a switch circuit which switches and connects the plurality of signal supply lines to the connection wiring lines, and

the switch circuit includes switching elements which are formed by using polysilicon.

4. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the display panel includes a pair of mutually opposed substrates, and a liquid crystal composition which is held between the pair of substrates.

Assignments (7)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 22, 2025
From: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
To: MAGNOLIA WHITE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 072130/0313 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 12, 2020
From: JAPAN DISPLAY EAST, INC.
To: JAPAN DISPLAY, INC.
Reel/Frame 053465/0807 →
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Aug 12, 2020
From: JAPAN DISPLAY, INC.
To: JAPAN DISPLAY, INC.
Reel/Frame 053465/0864 →
MERGER Recorded Aug 12, 2020
From: JAPAN DISPLAY CENTRAL, INC.
To: JAPAN DISPLAY EAST, INC
Reel/Frame 053465/0503 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 8, 2012
From: TOSHIBA MATSUSHITA DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
To: TOSHIBA MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 028339/0273 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 8, 2012
From: TOSHIBA MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
To: JAPAN DISPLAY CENTRAL INC.
Reel/Frame 028339/0316 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 15, 2006
From: MATSUMOTO, TOMOHIRO
To: TOSHIBA MATSUSHITA DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 018714/0137 →