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Granted Patent B2
US 7,286,122 · App. 10/773,139 · Granted Oct 23, 2007

Electronic device, element substrate, electro-optical device, method of producing the electro-optical device, and electronic apparatus

Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
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Patent No.
US 7,286,122
App. No.
10/773,139
Granted
Oct 23, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

To provide an electronic circuit, an element substrate, an electronic device, an electro-optical device, and an electronic apparatus, which make it possible to perform a precise controlling operation even if manufacturing variations occur, a circuit formation area is an annular formation area of a pixel of a display panel, and does not include a substantially central portion of the pixel. A light emission area is provided in the substantially central portion. One drive circuit is formed in the circuit formation area, and four organic elements OLED are formed in the light emission area. The drive circuit and the organic elements OLED are connected parallel to each other with wirings.

Claims (31)

1. An electro-optical device, comprising:

a plurality of pixel circuits in correspondence with intersections of a plurality of scanning lines and a plurality of data lines,

each pixel circuit including electro-optical elements and active elements, each electro-optical element having a first terminal and a second terminal and being driven by a drive voltage applied to the first terminal or by a drive current flowing through the first terminal and the second terminal, each active element controlling the drive voltage or the drive current, and

the plurality of pixel circuits including a pixel circuit in which at least two electro-optical elements are electrically connected in parallel with an active element.

2. The electro-optical device according to claim 1 , each electro-optical element being an electroluminescence element.

3. The electro-optical device according to claim 2 , each electroluminescence element being an organic electroluminescence element.

4. An electro-optical device as claimed in claim 1 ,

each pixel circuit having a plurality of electro-optical material placement areas where electro-optical material is placed, and

the plurality of pixel circuits including a pixel circuit having at least one electro-optical material placement area in which the electro-optical material does not operate, among the plurality of operational electro-optical material placement areas.

5. The electro-optical device according to claim 4 , the electro-optical material being an organic material.

6. An electronic apparatus including the electro-optical device of claim 1 .

7. An electro-optical device, comprising:

a plurality of unit pixels in correspondence with intersections of a plurality of scanning lines and a plurality of data lines,

each unit pixel including a plurality of electro-optical elements and a plurality of control electronic elements to control a drive voltage or a drive current supplied to the electro-optical elements, and

the plurality of unit pixels each including a control electronic element which is electrically disconnected from the electro-optical elements.

8. An electronic device, comprising:

a plurality of unit circuits in correspondence with intersections of a plurality of first signal lines and a plurality of second signal lines,

each unit circuit including electronic elements and active elements, each electronic element having a first terminal and a second terminal and being driven by a drive voltage applied to the first terminal or by a drive current flowing through the first terminal and the second terminal, each active element controlling the drive voltage or the drive current, and

the plurality of unit circuits including a unit circuit in which at least two active elements are electrically connected in parallel with an electronic element.

9. An electronic device, comprising:

a plurality of unit circuits in correspondence with intersections of a plurality of first signal lines and a plurality of second signal lines,

each unit circuit including electronic elements and active elements, each electronic element having a first terminal and a second terminal and being driven by a drive voltage applied to the first terminal or by a drive current flowing through the first terminal and the second terminal, each active element controlling the drive voltage or the drive current, and

the plurality of unit circuits including a unit circuit in which at least two electronic elements electrically connected in parallel are disposed in accordance with at least two active elements electrically connected in parallel.

10. An electro-optical device, comprising:

a plurality of pixel circuits in correspondence with intersections of a plurality of scanning lines and a plurality of data lines,

each pixel circuit including electronic elements and active elements, each electro-optical element having a first terminal and a second terminal and being driven by a drive voltage applied to the first terminal or by a drive current flowing through the first terminal and the second terminal, each active element controlling the drive voltage or the drive current, and

the plurality of pixel circuits including a pixel circuit in which at least two active elements are electrically connected in parallel with an electro-optical element.

11. An electro-optical device, comprising:

a plurality of pixel circuits in correspondence with intersections of a plurality of scanning lines and a plurality of data lines,

each pixel circuit including electro-optical elements and active elements, each electro-optical element having a first terminal and a second terminal and being driven by a drive voltage applied to the first terminal or by a drive current flowing through the first terminal and the second terminal, each active element controlling the drive voltage or the drive current, and

the plurality of pixel circuits including a pixel circuit in which at least two electro-optical elements electrically connected in parallel are disposed in accordance with at least two active elements electrically connected in parallel.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 14, 2004
From: JO, HIROAKI
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2003-097504 · Mar 31, 2003 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20040233140A1 · Nov 25, 2004