IP Library Granted Patent US 11,087,661
Granted Patent B2
US 11,087,661 · App. 16/292,327 · Granted Aug 10, 2021

Display device having curved portion

Inventors: Yu-Chia Huang (Miao-Li County, TW); Yuan-Lin Wu (Miao-Li County, TW); Kuan-Feng Lee (Miao-Li County, TW); Tsung-Han Tsai (Miao-Li County, TW)
Assignee: InnoLux Corporation
G09G3/20G09F9/301G09G2300/026G09G2300/0408G09G2300/0426G09G2380/02
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Patent No.
US 11,087,661
App. No.
16/292,327
Granted
Aug 10, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device includes a substrate and a plurality of gate driving units. The substrate has at least one curved portion with a curved side edge, and the plurality of gate driving units are disposed along the curved side edge.

Claims (59)

1. A display device, comprising:

a substrate having:

a top surface being curved;

a first side edge extending in a first extension direction; and

a second side edge extending in a second extension direction different from the first extension direction,

wherein a curvature of the first side edge is greater than a curvature of the second side edge, and the curvature of the second side edge is not equal to zero,

a plurality of gate driving units disposed along the first side edge;

a plurality of source driving units disposed along the second side edge;

a gate line disposed on the substrate and electrically connected to one of the plurality of gate driving units; and

a data line disposed on the substrate and electrically connected to one of the plurality of source driving unit,

wherein a curvature of the gate line is less than a curvature of the data line, and the curvature of the gate line is not equal to zero.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first side edge is in s shape.

3. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first side edge is in m shape or wave shape.

4. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of gate driving units are arranged in a manner having at least two unit distances.

5. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of gate driving units are arranged in a manner having at least two space distances.

6. The display device of claim 1 , wherein one of the plurality of gate driving units is one of integrated circuit, thin film transistor and chip on film structure.

7. The display device of claim 1 , wherein one of the plurality of gate driving units comprises at least one thin film transistor.

8. The display device of claim 1 , wherein one of the plurality of source driving units is one of integrated circuit, thin film transistor and chip on film structure.

9. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the substrate comprises:

a first curved portion having a first curved side edge, wherein the first curved side edge is a portion of the first side edge; and

a second curved portion having a second curved side edge, wherein the first curved portion has a convex surface, the second curved portion has a concave surface, and the second curved side edge is another portion of the first side edge.

10. The display device of claim 9 , comprising:

a first gate driving unit disposed adjacent to the first curved side edge, wherein the first gate driving unit comprising a first transistor; and

a second gate driving unit disposed adjacent to the second curved side edge, wherein the second driving unit comprising a second transistor,

wherein an area of a channel of the first transistor is different from an area of a channel of the second transistor.

11. The display device of claim 10 , wherein the area of the channel of the first transistor is greater than the area of the channel of the second transistor.

12. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the substrate comprises a side surface, and the plurality of gate driving units are disposed on the side surface or the top surface.

13. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the substrate comprises:

a bend portion, wherein a radius of curvature of the first side edge is greater than a radius of curvature of the bend portion.

14. The display device of claim 13 , wherein at least one of the plurality of source driving units is disposed on the bend portion.

15. The display device of claim 13 , further comprising:

a circuit layer disposed on the substrate and extended to the bend portion.

16. A tiled display device, comprising:

a first substrate having:

a first top surface being curved;

a first side edge extending in a first extension direction; and

a second side edge extending in a second extension direction different from the first extension direction,

wherein a curvature of the first side edge is greater than a curvature of the second side edge, and the curvature of the second side edge is not equal to zero;

a second substrate having:

a second top surface being curved;

a third side edge extending in a third extension direction; and

a fourth side edge extending in a fourth extension direction different from the third extension direction,

wherein a curvature of the third side edge is greater than a curvature of the fourth side edge, and the curvature of the fourth side edge is not equal to zero;

a plurality of gate driving units disposed along the first side edge of the first substrate or the third side edge of the second substrate,

a plurality of source driving units disposed along the second side edge of the first substrate or the fourth side edge of the second substrate;

a gate line disposed on the first substrate or the second substrate and electrically connected to one of the plurality of gate driving units; and

a data line disposed on the first substrate or the second substrate and electrically connected to one of the plurality of source driving unit,

wherein a curvature of the gate line is less than a curvature of the data line, and the curvature of the gate line is not equal to zero.

17. A display device, comprising:

a substrate having:

a top surface being curved;

a first side edge extending in a first extension direction; and

a second side edge extending in a second extension direction different from the first extension direction,

wherein a curvature of the first side edge is greater than a curvature of the second side edge, and the curvature of the second side edge is not equal to zero;

a plurality of gate driving units disposed along the first side edge, wherein the plurality of gate driving units are arranged in a manner having at least two unit distances;

a plurality of source driving units disposed along the second side edge;

a gate line disposed on the substrate and electrically connected to one of the plurality of gate driving units; and

a data line disposed on the substrate and electrically connected to one of the plurality of source driving unit,

wherein a curvature of the gate line is less than a curvature of the data line, and the curvature of the gate line is not equal to zero.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 5, 2019
From: HUANG, YU-CHIA; WU, YUAN-LIN; LEE, KUAN-FENG; TSAI, TSUNG-HAN
To: INNOLUX CORPORATION
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Continuity (1)
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