IP Library Granted Patent US 8,379,003
Granted Patent B2
US 8,379,003 · App. 12/183,959 · Granted Feb 19, 2013

Display device and wiring routing method

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Patent No.
US 8,379,003
App. No.
12/183,959
Granted
Feb 19, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device for displaying an image using matrix driving includes: an emission element corresponding to each pixel to be displayed, disposed on L lines, with the scanning direction as lines; a display portion whereby the M lines worth of the emission elements are simultaneously driven; and a connection unit for connecting an on-substrate wiring line extracted from the emission element of the display portion externally; with the connection units including connection terminals for connecting each of the on-substrate wiring lines externally, and at least a part of the connection terminals being arrayed two-dimensionally so as to make up M columns; and with each of the M columns worth of the connection terminals being connected with the on-substrate wiring lines which are thinned out (M−1) wiring lines at a time.

Claims (73)

1. A display device for displaying an image using matrix driving, comprising:

emission means corresponding to each pixel to be displayed, disposed on L lines, with the scanning direction as lines;

display means whereby a subset of the L lines worth of said emission means are simultaneously driven; and

connection means for externally connecting on-substrate wiring lines extracted from each of said emission means of said display means;

wherein said connection means include connection terminals for connecting each of said on-substrate wiring lines externally, and at least a part of said connection terminals are arranged two-dimensionally so as to make up a plurality of M columns with a plurality of X rows in each column;

wherein the X rows are arranged in a direction orthogonal to the on-substrate wiring lines;

wherein with N as an integer which is 0≦N≦{(number of scanning lines−1)/X} and a as an integer of 1<a≦X, said connection terminals included in the a'th row of the X rows worth of said connection terminals are connected to said emission means on the (XN+a)'th line of the L lines, and

wherein each of the M columns worth of said connection terminals is connected with said on-substrate wiring lines.

2. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein said emission means provided on the same line are connected to said connection terminals on the same row of the X rows worth of said connection terminals.

3. The display device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

scanning driving means configured to scan and drive said emission means; and

X rows worth of data signal driving means configured to drive said emission means to be scanned and driven by said scanning driving means to display a predetermined image;

wherein said connection terminals on the same row of the X rows worth of said connection terminals are connected to said same data signal driving means of said X rows worth of data signal driving means.

4. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein said connection means are connected to a plurality of TAB substrates;

and wherein a single TAB substrate is connected to said connection terminals on the same row of the X rows worth of said connection terminals.

5. A wiring routing method of a display device for displaying an image using matrix driving, said method comprising:

arranging emission means corresponding to each pixel to be displayed by a display means, wherein the emission means are disposed on L lines, with the scanning direction as lines, and a subset of the L lines worth of said emission means are simultaneously driven; and

connecting on-substrate wiring lines extracted from each of said emission means to connection means;

wherein said connection means include connection terminals for connecting each of said on-substrate wiring lines externally, and at least a part of said connection terminals are arrayed two-dimensionally so as to make up a plurality of M columns with a plurality of X rows in each column;

wherein the X rows are arranged in a direction orthogonal to the on-substrate wiring lines;

wherein with N as an integer which is 0≦N≦{(number of scanning lines−1)/X} and a as an integer of 1<a≦X, said connection terminals included in the a'th row of the X rows worth of said connection terminals are connected to said emission means on the (XN+a)'th line of the L lines, and

wherein each of the M columns worth of said connection terminals is connected with said on-substrate wiring lines.

6. A display device for displaying an image using matrix driving, comprising:

emission means corresponding to each pixel to be displayed, disposed on L lines, with the scanning direction as lines;

display means whereby a subset of the L lines worth of said emission means are simultaneously driven; and

connection means for externally connecting on-substrate wiring lines extracted from each of said emission means of said display means;

wherein said connection means include connection terminals for connecting each of said on-substrate wiring lines externally, and at least a part of said connection terminals are arrayed two-dimensionally so as to make up a plurality of M columns with a plurality of X rows in each column;

wherein the X rows are arranged in a direction orthogonal to the on-substrate wiring lines; and

wherein said emission means provided on the same line are connected to said connection terminals on the same row of the X rows worth of said connection terminals, and

wherein with N as an integer which is 0≦N≦{(number of scanning lines−1)/X} and a as an integer of 1<a≦X, said connection terminals included in the a'th row of the X rows worth of said connection terminals are connected to said emission means on the (XN+a)'th line of the L lines.

7. The display device according to claim 6 , further comprising:

scanning driving means configured to scan and drive said emission means; and

X rows worth of data signal driving means configured to drive said emission means to be scanned and driven by said scanning driving means to display a predetermined image;

wherein said connection terminals on the same row of the X rows worth of said connection terminals are connected to said same data signal driving means of said X rows worth of data signal driving means.

8. The display device according to claim 6 , wherein said connection means are connected to a plurality of TAB substrates;

and wherein a single TAB substrate is connected to said connection terminals on the same row of the X rows worth of said connection terminals.

9. A wiring routing method of a display device for displaying an image using matrix driving, said method comprising:

arranging emission means corresponding to each pixel to be displayed within a display means, wherein the emission means are disposed on L lines, with the scanning direction as lines, and a subset of the L lines worth of said emission means are simultaneously driven; and

connecting on-substrate wiring lines extracted from each of said emission means to connection means;

wherein said connection means include connection terminals for connecting each of said on-substrate wiring lines externally, and at least a part of said connection terminals are arrayed two-dimensionally so as to make up a plurality of M columns with a plurality of X rows in each column

wherein the X rows are arranged in a direction orthogonal to the on-substrate wiring lines;

wherein with N as an integer which is 0≦N≦{(number of scanning lines−1)/X} and a as an integer of 1<a≦X, said connection terminals included in the a'th row of the X rows worth of said connection terminals are connected to said emission means on the (XN+a)'th line of the L lines, and

wherein said emission means provided on the same line are connected to said connection terminals on the same row of the X rows worth of said connection terminals.

10. A display device for displaying an image using matrix driving, comprising:

at least one emission element corresponding to each pixel to be displayed, disposed on L lines, with the scanning direction as lines;

a display portion whereby a subset of the L lines worth of said emission elements are simultaneously driven; and

at least one connection unit for externally connecting on-substrate wiring lines, wherein each said on-substrate wiring line is extracted from each said emission element of said display portion;

wherein said connection units include connection terminals for connecting each of said on-substrate wiring lines externally, and at least a part of said connection terminals are arrayed two-dimensionally so as to make up a plurality of M columns with a plurality of X rows in each column;

wherein the X rows are arranged in a direction orthogonal to the on-substrate wiring lines;

wherein with N as an integer which is 0≦N≦{(number of scanning lines−1)/X} and a as an integer of 1<a≦X, said connection terminals included in the a'th row of the X rows worth of said connection terminals are connected to said emission elements on the (XN+a)'th line of the L lines, and

wherein each of the M columns worth of said connection terminals is connected with said on-substrate wiring lines.

11. A wiring routing method of a display device for displaying an image using matrix driving, said method comprising:

arranging at least one emission element corresponding to each pixel to be displayed within a display portion, wherein said emission elements are disposed on L lines, with the scanning direction as lines, and a subset of the L lines worth of said emission elements are simultaneously driven; and

connecting on-substrate wiring lines to at least one connection unit, wherein each said on-substrate wiring line is extracted from each of said emission element;

wherein said connection units include connection terminals for connecting each of said on-substrate wiring lines externally, and at least a part of said connection terminals are arrayed two-dimensionally so as to make up a plurality of M columns with a plurality of X rows in each column

wherein the X rows are arranged in a direction orthogonal to the on-substrate wiring lines;

wherein with N as an integer which is 0≦N≦{(number of scanning lines−1)/X} and a as an integer of 1<a≦X, said connection terminals included in the a'th row of the X rows worth of said connection terminals are connected to said emission elements on the (XN+a)'th line of the L lines, and

wherein each of the M columns worth of said connection terminals is connected with said on-substrate wiring lines.

12. A display device for displaying an image using matrix driving, comprising:

at least one emission element corresponding to each pixel to be displayed, disposed on L lines, with the scanning direction as lines;

a display portion whereby a subset of the L lines worth of said emission elements are simultaneously driven; and

at least one connection unit for externally connecting on-substrate wiring lines, wherein each said on-substrate wiring line is extracted from each said emission element of said display portion;

wherein said connection units include connection terminals for connecting each of said on-substrate wiring lines externally, and at least a part of said connection terminals are arrayed two-dimensionally so as to make up a plurality of M columns with a plurality of X rows in each column;

wherein the X rows are arranged in a direction orthogonal to the on-substrate wiring lines;

wherein with N as an integer which is 0≦N≦{(number of scanning lines−1)/X} and a as an integer of 1<a≦X, said connection terminals included in the a'th row of the X rows worth of said connection terminals are connected to said emission elements on the (XN+a)'th line of the L lines, and

wherein said emission elements provided on the same line are connected to said connection terminals on the same row of the X rows worth of said connection terminals.

13. A wiring routing method of a display device for displaying an image using matrix driving, said method comprising:

arranging at least one emission element corresponding to each pixel to be displayed within a display portion, wherein said emission elements are disposed on L lines, with the scanning direction as lines, and a subset of the L lines worth of said emission elements are simultaneously driven; and

connecting on-substrate wiring lines to at least one connection unit, wherein each said on-substrate wiring line is extracted from each said emission element;

wherein said connection units include connection terminals for connecting each of said on-substrate wiring lines externally, and at least a part of said connection terminals are arrayed two-dimensionally so as to make up a plurality of M columns with a plurality of X rows in each column

wherein the X rows are arranged in a direction orthogonal to the on-substrate wiring lines;

wherein with N as an integer which is 0≦N≦{(number of scanning lines−1)/X} and a as an integer of 1<a≦X, said connection terminals included in the a'th row of the X rows worth of said connection terminals are connected to said emission means on the (XN+a)'th line of the L lines, and

wherein said emission elements provided on the same line are connected to said connection terminals on the same row of the X rows worth of said connection terminals.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 19, 2016
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 040419/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 4, 2008
From: KAWAGUCHI, HIDEHIRO; DOI, MASATO; KANEMITSU, TOSHIAKI; NATORI, MAKOTO
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 021336/0377 →