IP Library Granted Patent US 7,701,431
Granted Patent B2
US 7,701,431 · App. 11/396,527 · Granted Apr 20, 2010

Display device with divided display regions

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Patent No.
US 7,701,431
App. No.
11/396,527
Granted
Apr 20, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device having gate signal lines, a scanning signal driving circuit which supplies scanning signals to respective gate signal lines, drain signal lines, and a video signal driving circuit which supplies video signals to respective drain signal lines formed on one surface of an insulating substrate. The display device includes a first thin film transistor which is driven by the scanning signals, a pixel electrode to which the video signals are supplied through the first thin film transistor in each pixel region. The video signal driving circuit includes a dynamic memory which is comprised of a plurality of other thin film transistors formed in parallel with the first thin film transistor, and at least one thin film transistor among the plurality of other thin film transistors is covered with a conductive film having a potential which is fixed through an insulation film.

Claims (14)

1. A display device being characterized in that gate signal lines which are extended in the x direction and are arranged in parallel in the y direction, a scanning signal driving circuit which supplies scanning signals to respective gate signal lines, drain signal lines which are extended in the y direction and are arranged in parallel in the x direction, and a video signal driving circuit which supplies video signals to respective drain signal lines are formed on one surface of an insulating substrate,

the display device includes a first thin film transistor which is driven by the scanning signals from one side of the gate signal line and a pixel electrode to which the video signals from one side of the drain signal line are supplied through the first thin film transistor in each pixel region which is surrounded by the respective signal lines,

the video signal driving circuit includes a dynamic memory which is comprised of a plurality of other thin film transistors formed in parallel with the first thin film transistor,

wherein each of the plurality of other thin film transistors includes a gate electrode, a first electrode and a second electrode,

wherein the plurality of other thin film transistors include a second thin film transistor, a third thin film transistor and a fourth thin film transistor,

wherein the first electrode of the second thin film transistor is electrically connected with one of the drain signal lines,

wherein the second electrode of the second thin film transistor electrically is connected with the gate electrode of the third thin film transistor,

wherein the first electrode of the third thin film transistor is electrically connected with the second electrode of the fourth thin film transistor,

wherein the second electrode of the third thin film transistor is electrically connected with the gate electrode of the fourth thin film transistor,

wherein the first electrode of the fourth thin film transistor is electrically connected with the one of the drain signal lines, and

wherein the third thin film transistor is covered with a conductive film having a potential which is fixed through an insulation film.

2. A display device according to claim 1 , wherein the conductive film is formed of material equal to material of the pixel electrodes.

3. A display device according to claim 1 , wherein the conductive film covers a gate region of the second thin film transistor.

4. A display device according to claim 1 , wherein the conductive film covers a gate region of the fourth thin film transistor.

Assignments (3)
COMPANY SPLIT PLAN TRANSFERRING FIFTY (50) PERCENT SHARE OF PATENTS AND PATENT APPLICATIONS Recorded Dec 12, 2011
From: HITACHI DISPLAYS, LTD.
To: IPS ALPHA SUPPORT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 027362/0466 →
COMPANY SPLIT PLAN TRANSFERRING ONE HUNDRED (100) PERCENT SHARE OF PATENT AND PATENT APPLICATIONS Recorded Dec 12, 2011
From: HITACHI, LTD.
To: HITACHI DISPLAYS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 027362/0612 →
MERGER/CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 12, 2011
From: IPS ALPHA SUPPORT CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 027363/0315 →