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US 11,170,697 · App. 16/865,936 · Granted Nov 9, 2021

Electro-optical module, power supply substrate, wiring substrate, and electronic apparatus

Inventor: Tadashi Yamada (Shiojiri, JP)
Assignee: 138 EAST LCD ADVANCEMENTS LIMITED
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Patent No.
US 11,170,697
App. No.
16/865,936
Granted
Nov 9, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

This invention provides an electro-optical module with reduced noise in driving voltage. The invention can include a power supply substrate that is arranged separately from the flexible substrate having a driver, so that the noise of the driving voltage supplied from the power supply substrate is reduced.

Claims (47)

1. An electro-optical display panel device comprising:

a display panel;

a flexible wiring substrate connected to the display panel, a bend of approximately 180 degrees being formed in the flexible wiring substrate back towards the display panel;

a driver integrated circuit; and

a power supply substrate electrically connected to the flexible wiring substrate, the power supply substrate also being approximately parallel to a rear side of the display panel, the power supply substrate comprising a plurality of conductive layers, each respective pair of conductive layers separated by an insulating layer in at least some regions,

wherein the electro-optical display panel device is configured such that at least a first driving voltage passes from the power supply substrate through a connector to the flexible wiring substrate, further wherein the first driving voltage passes through a wiring in the flexible wiring substrate, further wherein the first driving voltage does not pass through the driver integrated circuit, the driver integrated circuit driving a data line on the display panel, wherein the display panel includes a scanning line driving circuit, and wherein the first driving voltage is supplied to the scanning line driving circuit.

2. The electro-optical display panel device of claim 1 , wherein the display panel is a liquid crystal display panel.

3. The electro-optical display panel device of claim 1 , wherein the driver integrated circuit is physically positioned between a portion of the flexible wiring substrate and the display panel.

4. The electro-optical display panel device of claim 1 , wherein the connector is a detachable connector.

5. The electro-optical display panel device of claim 1 , wherein the first driving voltage is also supplied to one or more electro-optical elements.

6. The electro-optical display panel device of claim 1 , wherein the driver integrated circuit is on the flexible wiring substrate.

7. The electro-optical display panel device of claim 1 , wherein a second driving voltage to the display panel passes through a wiring in the flexible wiring substrate which does not pass through the driver integrated circuit.

8. The electro-optical display panel device of claim 7 , wherein the second driving voltage is supplied to the scanning line driving circuit.

9. The electro-optical display panel device of claim 8 , wherein the second driving voltage is also supplied to one or more electro-optical elements.

10. The electro-optical display panel device of claim 1 , wherein the first driving voltage is one of a power supply voltage or a ground potential.

11. The electro-optical display panel device of claim 7 , wherein the second driving voltage is one of a power supply voltage or a ground potential.

12. The electro-optical display panel device of claim 1 , wherein the power supply substrate is not directly attached to the flexible wiring substrate, but is electrically connected to the flexible wiring substrate via the connector.

13. The electro-optical display panel device of claim 12 , wherein the connector is a detachable connector.

14. The electro-optical display panel device of claim 1 , further comprising a personal computer apparatus incorporating the display panel.

15. The electro-optical display panel device of claim 1 , further comprising a picture telephone apparatus incorporating the display panel.

16. An electro-optical display panel device comprising:

display panel;

a flexible wiring substrate connected to the display panel;

a driver integrated circuit on the flexible wiring substrate; and

a power supply substrate electrically connected to the flexible wiring substrate, the power supply substrate also being approximately parallel to a rear side of the display panel, the power supply substrate comprising a plurality of conductive layers, each respective pair of conductive layers separated by an insulating layer in at least some regions,

wherein the electro-optical display panel device is configured such that at least a first driving voltage passes from the power supply substrate through a connector to the flexible wiring substrate and does not pass through the driver integrated circuit to a scanning line driving circuit on the display panel, the driver integrated circuit driving a data line on the display panel, and wherein the first driving voltage is supplied to the scanning line driving circuit.

17. The electro-optical display panel device of claim 16 , wherein the connector is a detachable connector.

18. The electro-optical display panel device of claim 16 , wherein the first driving voltage is also supplied to one or more electro-optical elements.

19. The electro-optical display panel device of claim 16 , wherein a second driving voltage to the display panel passes through a wiring in the flexible wiring substrate which does not pass through the driver integrated circuit.

20. The electro-optical display panel device of claim 19 , wherein the second driving voltage is supplied to the scanning line driving circuit.

21. The electro-optical display panel device of claim 20 , wherein the second driving voltage is also supplied to one or more electro-optical elements.

22. The electro-optical display panel device of claim 16 , wherein the first driving voltage is one of a power supply voltage or a ground potential.

23. The electro-optical display panel device of claim 19 , wherein the second driving voltage is one of a power supply voltage or a ground potential.

24. The electro-optical display panel device of claim 16 , wherein the power supply substrate is not directly attached to the flexible wiring substrate, but is electrically connected to the flexible wiring substrate via the connector.

25. The electro-optical display panel device of claim 24 , wherein the connector is a detachable connector.

26. The electro-optical display panel device of claim 16 , wherein the power supply substrate is fixed to a frame above the rear side of the display panel via a hole formed in a protrusion of the frame which extends above a nearby surface of the frame.

27. The electro-optical display panel device of claim 16 , further comprising a television apparatus incorporating the display panel.

28. The electro-optical display panel device of claim 16 , further comprising a personal computer apparatus incorporating the display panel.

29. An electro-optical display panel device comprising:

a display panel;

a flexible wiring substrate connected to the display panel, a bend of approximately 180 degrees being formed in the flexible wiring substrate back towards the display panel;

a driver integrated circuit; and

a power supply substrate electrically connected to the flexible wiring substrate, the power supply substrate also being approximately parallel to a rear side of the display panel, the power supply substrate comprising a plurality of conductive layers, each respective pair of conductive layers separated by an insulating layer in at least some regions,

wherein the electro-optical display panel device is configured such that at least a first driving voltage passes from the power supply substrate through a connector to the flexible wiring substrate, further wherein the first driving voltage passes through a wiring in the flexible wiring substrate, further wherein the first driving voltage does not pass through the driver integrated circuit, the driver integrated circuit driving a data line on the display panel, and wherein the first driving voltage is supplied to a scanning line driving circuit.

30. The electro-optical display panel device of claim 1 , wherein the display panel is an organic light emitting display panel.

31. The electro-optical display panel device of claim 16 , wherein the display panel is an organic light emitting display panel.

32. The electro-optical display panel device of claim 29 , wherein the display panel is an organic light emitting display panel.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 8, 2020
From: YAMADA, TADASHI
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 053144/0419 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 8, 2020
From: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
To: 138 EAST LCD ADVANCEMENTS LIMITED
Reel/Frame 053144/0498 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2003-157390 · Jun 2, 2003 · national
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