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Driving circuit of a liquid crystal display panel which equivalently reduces picture defects

Assignee: NEC Corp
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Filing: 1984-11-02
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Granted: 1988-10-04
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Expires: 2004-11-02
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Abstract

Abstract A driving circuit of a liquid crystal display panel comprises a plurality of scanning lines, a plurality of signal lines arranged orthogonally to the scanning lines and a plurality of switching elements disposed at each of crossing points of the scanning lines and the signal lines, and liquid crystal display elements coupled to the respective switching elements, the switching elements being switched by signals at said scanning lines to drive the associated liquid crystal display elements.

Inventors

  • 👤 Takeshi Saito

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 12:35
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02F; G02F1/00; G02F1/01; G02F1/13; G02F1/133; G02F1/136; G02F1/1362; G02F1/13624; G09; G09G; G09G3/00; G09G3/20; G09G3/34; G09G3/36; G09G3/3611; G09G3/3648; G02F1/1333; G02F1/1343; G02F1/134309; G02F1/134345; G09G2300/00; G09G2300/08; G09G2300/0809; G09G2330/00; G09G2330/08

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim 143 words
A liquid crystal display panel comprising: a plurality of scanning lines arranged in parallel and each receiving a scanning signal; a plurality of signal lines arranged in parallel and crossing said scanning lines perpendicularly to form a matrix of crossing points, each of said signal lines receiving a driving signal; a plurality of switching elements disposed at said crossing points such that at least a pair of switching elements are disposed at every crossing point and simultaneously switched by the same scanning and signal lines at each of said crossing points; and a plurality of liquid crystal display elements coupled with said switching elements, each one of said liquid crystal display elements being associated with one of said switching elements, and said plurality of swtiching elements, when all are non-defective, driving simultaneously all the associated liquid crystal display elements with each driving signal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 143 words
A liquid crystal display panel comprising: a plurality of scanning lines arranged in parallel and each receiving a scanning signal; a plurality of signal lines arranged in parallel and crossing said scanning lines perpendicularly to form a matrix of crossing points, each of said signal lines receiving a driving signal; a plurality of switching elements disposed at said crossing points such that at least a pair of switching elements are disposed at every crossing point and simultaneously switched by the same scanning and signal lines at each of said crossing points; and a plurality of liquid crystal display elements coupled with said switching elements, each one of said liquid crystal display elements being associated with one of said switching elements, and said plurality of swtiching elements, when all are non-defective, driving simultaneously all the associated liquid crystal display elements with each driving signal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 49 words
A liquid crystal display panel as claimed in claim 1, wherein said switching elements are thin film transistors having a control electrode connected to said scanning line, a common electrode connected to said signal line and an output electrode connected to an electrode of the liquid crystal display element.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 31 words
A liquid crystal display panel as claimed in claim 2, wherein the numbers of said transistors and said liquid crystal display elements at each of said crossing points are respectively two.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 31 words
A liquid crystal display panel as claimed in claim 2, wherein the numbers of said transistors and said liquid crystal display elements at each of said crossing points are respectively four.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 45 words
A liquid crystal display panel as claimed in claim 2, wherein said thin film transistors are MOS field efect transistors having a gate connected to said scanning line, a source connected to said signal line and a drain connected to the liquid crystal display element.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 27 words
A liquid crystal display panel as claimed in claim 5, wherein the number of said MOS field effect transistors at each of said crossing points is two.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 27 words
A liquid crystal display panel as claimed in claim 5, wherein the number of said MOS field effect transistors at each of said crossing point is four.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 185 words
A driving circuit of a liquid crystal display panel comprising: a substrate having an insulative surface; a plurality of scanning lines disposed on said substrate; a plurality of signal lines disposed on said substrate and crossing said scanning lines orthogonally forming a matrix of crossing points; a plurality of sets of four thin film transistors, one of said sets being disposed adjacent each crossing point of said scanning lines and said signal lines such that each of said thin film transistors are arranged on every quartered plane defined by said scanning and signal lines, each set of said four thin film transistors having control electrodes commonly connected to one of said scanning lines, electrodes commonly connected to one of said signal lines and output electrodes such that each transistor in said set of four thin film transistors is driven by the same scanning and signal lines; and a plurality of electrode pads connected to said output electrodes of said thin film transistors, respectively, to apply driving voltages to liquid crystal through said thin film transistors in response to signals at said scanning and signal lines.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 185 words
A driving circuit of a liquid crystal display panel comprising: a substrate having an insulative surface; a plurality of scanning lines disposed on said substrate; a plurality of signal lines disposed on said substrate and crossing said scanning lines orthogonally forming a matrix of crossing points; a plurality of sets of four thin film transistors, one of said sets being disposed adjacent each crossing point of said scanning lines and said signal lines such that each of said thin film transistors are arranged on every quartered plane defined by said scanning and signal lines, each set of said four thin film transistors having control electrodes commonly connected to one of said scanning lines, electrodes commonly connected to one of said signal lines and output electrodes such that each transistor in said set of four thin film transistors is driven by the same scanning and signal lines; and a plurality of electrode pads connected to said output electrodes of said thin film transistors, respectively, to apply driving voltages to liquid crystal through said thin film transistors in response to signals at said scanning and signal lines.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 191 words
A driving circuit of a liquid crystal display panel comprising: a substrate having an insulative surface; a plurality of scanning lines disposed on said substrate in parallel; a plurality of signal lines disposed on said substrate in parallel, said signal lines perpendicularly crossing said scanning lines to form a matrix of crossing points; a plurality of pairs of thin film transistors, two of said pairs being disposed adjacent each one of said crossing points, one of said pair of thin film transistors being on one side of each of said signal lines, the other of said pair of thin film transistors being on the other side of each of said signal lines, and each of said pairs of thin film transistors having control electrodes connected to the same scanning lines at each of said crossing points, common electrodes connected to the same signal lines at each of said crossing points and output electrodes; and electrode pads respectively connected to said output electrodes of said thin film transistors, said electrode pads applying driving voltages to liquid crystal through said thin film transistors in response to signals at said scanning and signal lines.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 191 words
A driving circuit of a liquid crystal display panel comprising: a substrate having an insulative surface; a plurality of scanning lines disposed on said substrate in parallel; a plurality of signal lines disposed on said substrate in parallel, said signal lines perpendicularly crossing said scanning lines to form a matrix of crossing points; a plurality of pairs of thin film transistors, two of said pairs being disposed adjacent each one of said crossing points, one of said pair of thin film transistors being on one side of each of said signal lines, the other of said pair of thin film transistors being on the other side of each of said signal lines, and each of said pairs of thin film transistors having control electrodes connected to the same scanning lines at each of said crossing points, common electrodes connected to the same signal lines at each of said crossing points and output electrodes; and electrode pads respectively connected to said output electrodes of said thin film transistors, said electrode pads applying driving voltages to liquid crystal through said thin film transistors in response to signals at said scanning and signal lines.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 191 words
A driving circuit of a liquid crystal display panel comprising; a substrate having an insulative surface; a plurality of scanning lines disposed on said substrate in parallel; a plurality of signal lines disposed on said substrate in parallel, said signal lines perpendicularly crossing said scanning lines to form a matrix of crossing points; a plurality of pairs of thin film transistors, one of said pairs being disposed adjacent each one of said crossing points, one of said pairs of thin film transistors being on one side of each of said scanning linses, the other of said pairs of thin film transistors being on the other side of each of said scanning lines, and each of said pairs of thin film transistors having control electrodes connected to the same scanning lines at each of said crossing points, common electrodes connected to the same signal lines at each of said crossing points and output electrodes; and electrode pads respectively connected to said output electrodes of said thin film transistors, said electrode pads applying driving voltages to liquid crystal through said thin film transistors in response to signals at said scanning and signal lines.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 191 words
A driving circuit of a liquid crystal display panel comprising; a substrate having an insulative surface; a plurality of scanning lines disposed on said substrate in parallel; a plurality of signal lines disposed on said substrate in parallel, said signal lines perpendicularly crossing said scanning lines to form a matrix of crossing points; a plurality of pairs of thin film transistors, one of said pairs being disposed adjacent each one of said crossing points, one of said pairs of thin film transistors being on one side of each of said scanning linses, the other of said pairs of thin film transistors being on the other side of each of said scanning lines, and each of said pairs of thin film transistors having control electrodes connected to the same scanning lines at each of said crossing points, common electrodes connected to the same signal lines at each of said crossing points and output electrodes; and electrode pads respectively connected to said output electrodes of said thin film transistors, said electrode pads applying driving voltages to liquid crystal through said thin film transistors in response to signals at said scanning and signal lines.

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