IP Library Granted Patent US 9,135,858
Granted Patent B2
US 9,135,858 · App. 12/699,106 · Granted Sep 15, 2015

Image display device

Inventors: Takahide Kuranaga (Tachikawa, JP); Tohru Kohno (Koganei, JP); Hajime Akimoto (Kokubunji, JP); Hiroshi Kageyama (Hachioji, JP)
Assignees: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.; CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
G09G3/325G09G2300/0852G09G2300/0861G09G2320/045G09G2330/045H01L27/3244
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Patent No.
US 9,135,858
App. No.
12/699,106
Granted
Sep 15, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is an image display device, which includes: a display area including a plurality of pixels each of which includes a self light-emitting element; and a plurality of signal lines for inputting an image voltage to each of the plurality of pixels, in which: each of the plurality of pixels includes a field-effect transistor for driving the self light-emitting element based on the image voltage which is input through each of the plurality of signal lines to each of the plurality of pixels; the display area is divided into at least two regions including a first region and a second region; and a (channel width-to-channel length) ratio of the field-effect transistor in the first region is smaller than the ratio of any field-effect transistor in the second region.

Claims (53)

1. An image display device, comprising:

a display area which includes a plurality of pixels each of which includes a self light-emitting element; and

a plurality of signal lines for inputting an image voltage to each of the plurality of pixels, wherein:

each of the plurality of pixels includes a field-effect transistor for driving the self light-emitting element based on the image voltage which is input through each of the plurality of signal lines to each of the plurality of pixels;

the display area is divided into at least two regions including a first region, which is configured of a first group of the plurality of pixels to comprise a still image display region, and a second region, which is configured of a second group of the plurality of pixels to comprise a video image display region, in a plane view so that the first group and second group of pixels do not overlap one another;

a ratio of a channel width to a channel length (channel width/channel length) of the field-effect transistors in the first region is smaller than the ratio of a channel width to a channel length of any field-effect transistor in the second region,

the first region of the display area comprises a plurality of selection switch lines for inputting a selection voltage to each of the plurality of pixels;

each of the plurality of pixels in the first region comprises:

a first holding capacitor element connected between a first electrode and a gate electrode of the field-effect transistor; and

a selection switch element connected between a signal line of the plurality of signal lines and the gate electrode of the field-effect transistor;

the selection switch element is controlled to be turned on and off based on the selection voltage which is input through each of the plurality of selection switch lines to each of the plurality of pixels;

the second region of the display area comprises a plurality of reset lines for inputting a reset voltage to each of the plurality of pixels;

each of the plurality of pixels in the second region comprises:

a second holding capacitor element connected between a signal line of the plurality of signal lines and the gate electrode of the field-effect transistor; and

a reset switch element connected between the gate electrode and a second electrode of the field-effect transistor;

and

the reset switch element is controlled to be turned on and off based on the reset voltage which is input through each of the plurality of reset lines to each of the plurality of pixels.

2. The image display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein:

the first region of the display area includes a plurality of selection switch lines for inputting a selection voltage to each of the plurality of pixels;

each of the plurality of pixels in the first region includes:

a holding capacitor element connected between a first electrode and a gate electrode of the field-effect transistor; and

a selection switch element connected between a signal line of the plurality of signal lines and the gate electrode of the field-effect transistor; and

the selection switch element is controlled to be turned on and off based on the selection voltage which is input through each of the plurality of selection switch lines to each of the plurality of pixels.

3. The image display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein:

the second region of the display area includes a plurality of reset lines for inputting a reset voltage to each of the plurality of pixels;

each of the plurality of pixels in the second region includes:

a holding capacitor element connected between a signal line of the plurality of signal lines and a gate electrode of the field-effect transistor; and

a reset switch element connected between the gate electrode and a second electrode of the field-effect transistor;

the reset switch element is controlled to be turned on and off based on the reset voltage which is input through each of the plurality of reset lines to each of the plurality of pixels.

4. The image display device according to claim 3 , wherein:

the second region of the display area includes a plurality of lighting switch lines for inputting a lighting voltage to each of the plurality of pixels;

each of the plurality of pixels in the second region includes a lighting switch element connected between the second electrode of the field-effect transistor and the self light-emitting element; and

the lighting switch element is controlled to be turned on and off based on the lighting voltage which is input through each of the plurality of lighting switch lines to each of the plurality of pixels.

5. An image display device, comprising:

a display area which includes a plurality of pixels each of which includes a self light-emitting element; and

a plurality of signal lines for inputting an image voltage to each of the plurality of pixels, wherein:

each of the plurality of pixels includes a field-effect transistor for driving the self light-emitting element based on the image voltage which is input to each of the plurality of pixels;

the display area is divided into at least two regions including a first region, which is configured of a first group of the plurality of pixels to comprise a still image display region, and a second region, which is configured of a second group of the plurality of pixels to comprise a video image display region so that the first group and second group of pixels do not overlap one another;

the first region of the display area includes a plurality of selection switch lines for inputting a selection voltage to each of the plurality of pixels;

the second region of the display area includes a plurality of lighting switch lines for inputting a lighting voltage to each of the plurality of pixels and a plurality of reset lines for inputting a reset voltage to each of the plurality of pixels;

each of the plurality of pixels in the first region includes:

a first holding capacitor element connected between a first electrode and a gate electrode of the field-effect transistor; and

a selection switch element connected between a signal line of the plurality of signal lines and the gate electrode of the field-effect transistor;

the selection switch element is configured to be controlled to be turned on and off based on the selection voltage which is input through each of the plurality of selection switch lines to each of the plurality of pixels;

each of the plurality of pixels in the second region includes:

a lighting switch element connected between the second electrode of the field-effect transistor and the self light-emitting element;

a second holding capacitor element connected between a signal line of the plurality of signal lines and the gate electrode of the field-effect transistor; and

a reset switch element connected between the gate electrode and a second electrode of the field-effect transistor;

the lighting switch element is configured to be controlled to be turned on and off based on the lighting voltage which is input through each of the plurality of lighting switch lines to each of the plurality of pixels; and

the reset switch element is configured to be controlled to be turned on and off based on the reset voltage which is input through each of the plurality of reset lines to each of the plurality of pixels.

6. The image display device according to claim 1 , wherein the self light-emitting element comprises an organic electroluminescence (EL) element.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 17, 2014
From: HITACHI DISPLAYS, LTD.
To: JAPAN DISPLAY EAST INC.
Reel/Frame 032086/0815 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 17, 2014
From: JAPAN DISPLAY EAST INC.
To: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
Reel/Frame 032086/0890 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 3, 2010
From: KURANAGA, TAKAHIDE; KOHNO, TOHRU; AKIMOTO, HAJIME; KAGEYAMA, HIROSHI
To: HITACHI DISPLAYS, LTD.; CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 023889/0391 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2009-025833 · Feb 6, 2009 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20100201675A1 · Aug 12, 2010