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Active matrix color display screen without crossing of address line conductors and command column conductors

Assignee: Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et Aux Énergies Alternatives
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Filing: 1989-01-05
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Granted: 1990-08-21
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Expires: 2009-01-05
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Abstract

Abstract The elemental image points of color red, green blue forming a color image point are disposed in a triangle. An elemental image point is comprised of a thin film transistor connected to an electrode of a condenser, this electrode facing a second, colored electrode. The electrodes connected to a transistor are arrayed in lines, the other in columns. Each column of electrodes corresponding to a color successively red, green, blue. Three electrodes connected to three thin film transistors and forming a color image point are connected to one and the same address line conductor.

Inventors

  • 👤 Bernard Diem
  • 👤 Thierry Leroux

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 17:08
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02F; G02F1/00; G02F1/01; G02F1/13; G02F1/133; G02F1/1333; G02F1/1335; G02F1/133509; G02F1/133514; G02F1/136; G02F1/1362; G02F1/1368; G02F2201/00; G02F2201/12; G02F2201/122; G02F2201/52

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 315 words
Active matrix color display screen without crossing of address line conductors (Li, Li-1) and signal column conductors (Cj-1; Cj; Cj+2), comprising: a first surface and a second transparent surface; a liquid crystal interposed between the first and second surfaces; a plurality of color image points, each color image point being formed of three elemental image points (20, 22, 24) of the color red, green and blue disposed in a triangle in the plane of the display screen; each elemental image point (20, 22, 24) comprising a liquid crystal cell being formed of a first electrode on the first surface, a second electrode (R, G, B) on the second surface, the liquid crystal contained between the first and second electrodes, and a thin film transistor being located on the first surface, said transistor being connected at its base to an address line conductor (Li, Li-1), at its collector to a reference potential conductor (Vref), and at its emitter to the first electrode of the liquid crystal cell; the first electrodes of the first surface being arranged in a plurality of lines of first electrodes; the second electrodes (R, G, B) of the second surface being arranged in a plurality of columns of second electrodes, each column of second electrodes corresponding to a color successively red, green, blue, and the second electrodes (R, G, B) of a column being connected between themselves by a signal column conductor (Cj-1; Cj; Cj+1); each address line conductor (Li, Li-1) being common to two adjacent lines of first electrodes, each reference potential conductor (Vref) being common to two adjacent lines of first electrodes, whereby at one side of a given line of first electrodes and paralleling that given line there is an address line conductor (Li, Li-1) and on the other side of that given line of first electrodes and paralleling that given line there is a reference potential conductor (Vref).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 315 words
Active matrix color display screen without crossing of address line conductors (Li, Li-1) and signal column conductors (Cj-1; Cj; Cj+2), comprising: a first surface and a second transparent surface; a liquid crystal interposed between the first and second surfaces; a plurality of color image points, each color image point being formed of three elemental image points (20, 22, 24) of the color red, green and blue disposed in a triangle in the plane of the display screen; each elemental image point (20, 22, 24) comprising a liquid crystal cell being formed of a first electrode on the first surface, a second electrode (R, G, B) on the second surface, the liquid crystal contained between the first and second electrodes, and a thin film transistor being located on the first surface, said transistor being connected at its base to an address line conductor (Li, Li-1), at its collector to a reference potential conductor (Vref), and at its emitter to the first electrode of the liquid crystal cell; the first electrodes of the first surface being arranged in a plurality of lines of first electrodes; the second electrodes (R, G, B) of the second surface being arranged in a plurality of columns of second electrodes, each column of second electrodes corresponding to a color successively red, green, blue, and the second electrodes (R, G, B) of a column being connected between themselves by a signal column conductor (Cj-1; Cj; Cj+1); each address line conductor (Li, Li-1) being common to two adjacent lines of first electrodes, each reference potential conductor (Vref) being common to two adjacent lines of first electrodes, whereby at one side of a given line of first electrodes and paralleling that given line there is an address line conductor (Li, Li-1) and on the other side of that given line of first electrodes and paralleling that given line there is a reference potential conductor (Vref).

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