IP Library Granted Patent US 7,301,598
Granted Patent B2
US 7,301,598 · App. 11/015,414 · Granted Nov 27, 2007

Electro-optical device and electronic apparatus

Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
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Patent No.
US 7,301,598
App. No.
11/015,414
Granted
Nov 27, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

To realize a high performance display at a low cost and a high mounting yield of the driving circuit. An electro-optical device according to the present invention comprises an element substrate having a plurality of pixels and a plurality of data lines electrically connected to the plurality of pixels, a circuit substrate piece mounted on the element substrate and having a first circuit which is connected to the plurality of data lines and has a plurality of thin film transistors, and an integrated circuit mounted on the circuit substrate piece and having a second circuit which is connected to the first circuit for driving the plurality of pixels via the first circuit and the plurality of data lines.

Claims (14)

1. An electro-optical device comprising:

an element substrate having a plurality of pixels and a plurality of data lines electrically connected to the plurality of pixels;

a circuit substrate piece mounted on the element substrate and having a first circuit which is connected to the plurality of data lines and has a plurality of thin film transistors; and

an integrated circuit mounted on the circuit substrate piece and having a second circuit, which is connected to the first circuit, for driving the plurality of pixels via the first circuit and the plurality of data lines.

2. The electro-optical device according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of thin film transistors are formed by low-temperature polysilicon.

3. The electro-optical device according to claim 1 , further comprising a data line driving circuit having the first circuit and the integrated circuit.

4. The electro-optical device according to claim 1 , wherein the first circuit has a selector circuit formed by some of the plurality of thin film transistors, and output ends of the some of the plurality of thin film transistors are connected to the plurality of data lines.

5. The electro-optical device according to claim 1 , wherein the first circuit further has a precharge circuit for precharging each of the data lines at a predetermined potential.

6. The electro-optical device according to claim 1 , wherein the first circuit further has an electrostatic protective circuit.

7. The electro-optical device according to claim 1 , wherein the integrated circuit is COG-mounted on the circuit substrate piece.

8. The electro-optical device according to claim 1 , wherein the integrated circuit is connected to the circuit substrate piece after being mounted on a wiring substrate having an FPC.

9. The electro-optical device according to claim 1 , wherein the pixels have pixel-switching thin film transistors formed by using amorphous silicon or low-temperature polysilicon.

10. The electro-optical device according to claim 1 , wherein the first circuit is connected to the plurality of data lines by a conductive adhesive having conductive beads.

11. An electro-optical apparatus comprising an electro-optical device according to claim 1 .

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 11, 2016
From: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
To: INTELLECTUALS HIGH-TECH KFT
Reel/Frame 039300/0295 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 11, 2016
From: INTELLECTUALS HIGH-TECH KFT
To: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 039301/0043 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 20, 2004
From: KOIDE, SHIN
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 016113/0349 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2003-424708 · Dec 22, 2003 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20050194657A1 · Sep 8, 2005