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US 7,248,238 · App. 10/913,433 · Granted Jul 24, 2007

Electro-optical device, method of manufacturing the same, and electronic apparatus

Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
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Patent No.
US 7,248,238
App. No.
10/913,433
Granted
Jul 24, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

Aspects of the invention provide an electro-optical device including first pixel portions each including an active element and second pixel portions each not including any active element, the first and second pixel portions being provided in an image display region of a substrate, a first driving device for driving the first pixel portions in an active driving method and a second driving device for driving the second pixel portions in a passive driving method. Accordingly, the invention can realize a display by using both an active driving method and a passive driving method with a simple structure.

Claims (18)

1. An electro-optical device, comprising:

first pixel portions each including an active element and second pixel portions each not including any active element, the first and second pixel portions being provided in an image display region on a substrate;

a first driving device that drives the first pixel portions; and

a second driving device that drives the second pixel portions.

2. The electro-optical device according to claim 1 ,

wiring lines corresponding to the first pixel portions and the second pixel portions being provided on the substrate; and

each of the fist pixel portions having a connecting electrode that electrically couples the corresponding wiring line to the active element.

3. The electro-optical device according to claim 1 ,

the first pixel portions and the second pixel portions each including a light-emitting element as a display element.

4. The electro-optical device according to claim 1 ,

the image display region including a region in which the first pixel portions or the second pixel portions are aligned in a matrix, and a region in which they are aligned in a segment arrangement.

5. The electro-optical device according to claim 4 ,

the first pixel portions being provided in the region that is in the matrix, and the second pixel portions are provided in the region that is in the segment arrangement.

6. The electro-optical device according to claim 1 ,

both the first pixel portions and the second pixel portions being aligned in a matrix.

7. The electro-optical device according to claim 1 ,

in the image display region, image display being performed on a vehicle instrument panel in response to a first driving signal output from the first driving device and a second driving signal output from the second driving device.

8. An electronic apparatus, comprising the electro-optical device according to claim 1 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 7, 2004
From: SAKURAI, KAZUNORI
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 015433/0139 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2003-372592 · Oct 31, 2003 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20050093784A1 · May 5, 2005