Display device having particular pixels and signal wiring internal circuits
In a display device of built-in driver circuit type including a non-rectangular image display area, the frame area surrounding the display area is reduced and the wiring delay is reduced. The image display device includes a plurality of pixels arranged in an orthogonal matrix form, a plurality of scanning wiring lines connected to the plural pixels, a plurality of signal wiring lines connected to the plural pixels, the signal wiring lines being disposed to construct an orthogonal matrix form with the plural scanning wiring lines; signal wiring internal circuits for driving the plural signal wiring lines, and an image display area including a plurality of pixels, the image display area having a non-rectangular outer contour. The signal wiring internal circuits are separated from each other in an extending direction of the signal wiring lines in a unit of length of the pixel.
1. An image display device, comprising:
a plurality of pixels arranged in an orthogonal matrix form;
a plurality of scanning wiring lines connected to the plural pixels;
a plurality of signal wiring lines connected to the plural pixels, the signal wiring lines being disposed to construct an orthogonal matrix form with the plural scanning wiring lines;
signal wiring internal circuits for driving the plural signal wiring lines; and
an image display area including a plurality of pixels, the image display area having a non-rectangular outer contour, wherein
the signal wiring internal circuits are separated from each other in an extending direction of the signal wiring lines in a unit of length of the pixel.
2. An image display device according to claim 1 , including a leader line for each of the scanning wiring lines, the leader line being arranged between the signal wiring internal circuits separated in a unit of length of the pixel.
3. An image display device according to claim 1 , wherein the signal wiring internal circuits are configured in modules in an extending direction of the signal wiring lines in a unit of length of the pixel.
4. An image display device according to claim 3 , wherein each of the modules of the signal wiring internal circuits comprises a circuit section, an input/output wiring section, a detour wiring section to detour the input/output wiring section, and a reserved area to arrange additional wiring other than detouring wiring of the detour wiring section.
5. An image display device according to claim 3 , wherein a plurality of the modules of the signal wiring internal circuits are combined in use with each other in an extending direction of the signal wiring lines.
6. An image display device according to claim 5 , wherein the number of the modules combined with each other is variable in association with the number of pixels connected to the signal wiring lines.
7. An image display device according to claim 3 , wherein a plurality of the modules of the signal wiring internal circuits are combined in use with each other in an extending direction of the scanning wiring lines.
8. An image display device according to claim 7 , wherein the number of the modules combined with each other is substantially equal to a maximum number of pixels in an extending direction of the scanning wiring lines.
9. An image display device according to claim 1 , wherein the signal wiring internal circuits are arranged along the outer contour of the image display area.
10. An image display device, comprising:
a plurality of pixels arranged in an orthogonal matrix form;
a plurality of scanning wiring lines connected to the plural pixels;
a plurality of signal wiring lines connected to the plural pixels, the signal wiring lines being disposed to construct an orthogonal matrix form with the plural scanning wiring lines; and
signal wiring internal circuits for driving the plural signal wiring lines, wherein:
the plural pixels occupy an area in which the number of columns of the orthogonal matrix of pixels varies for each row thereof and an area in which the number of rows of the orthogonal matrix of pixels varies for each column thereof; and
the signal wiring internal circuits are separated from each other in an extending direction of the signal wiring lines in a unit of length of the pixel.
11. An image display device according to claim 10 , including a leader line for each of the scanning wiring lines, the leader line being arranged between the signal wiring internal circuits separated in a unit of length of the pixel.
12. An image display device according to claim 10 , wherein the signal wiring internal circuits are configured in modules in an extending direction of the signal wiring lines in a unit of length of the pixel.
13. An image display device according to claim 12 , wherein each of the modules of the signal wiring internal circuits comprises a circuit section, an input/output wiring section, a detour wiring section to detour the input/output wiring section, and a reserved area to arrange additional wiring other than detouring wiring of the detour wiring section.
14. An image display device according to claim 12 , wherein a plurality of the modules of the signal wiring internal circuits are combined in use with each other in an extending direction of the signal wiring lines.
15. An image display device according to claim 14 wherein the number of the modules combined with each other is variable in association with the number of pixels connected to the signal wiring lines.
16. An image display device according to claim 12 , wherein a plurality of the modules of the signal wiring internal circuits are combined in use with each other in an extending direction of the scanning wiring lines.
17. An image display device according to claim 16 , wherein the number of the modules combined with each other is substantially equal to a maximum number of pixels in an extending direction of the scanning wiring lines.
18. An image display device according to claim 10 , wherein the signal wiring internal circuits are arranged along the outer contour of the image display area.