US5583347A
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Liquid crystal device
Assignee: Seiko Epson Corp
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Filing: 1995-03-13
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Granted: 1996-12-10
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Expires: 2015-03-13
Abstract
Abstract An active matrix panel including a matrix of driving electrodes couples through thin film transistor switches to a corresponding source line and gate line and at least one of a driver circuit including complementary thin film transistors for driving the source and/or gate lines of the picture elements on the substrate. The thin film transistors of the active matrix have the same cross-sectional structure as the P-type or the N-type thin film transistors forming the driver circuit and are formed during the same patterning process.
Inventors
- 👤 Toshiyuki Misawa
- 👤 Hiroyuki Oshima
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 17:26
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D84/00; H10D84/80; H10D84/82; H10D84/83; H10D84/85; H10D84/859; G; G02; G02F; G02F1/00; G02F1/01; G02F1/13; G02F1/133; G02F1/1333; G02F1/1345; G02F1/13454; G09; G09G; G09G3/00; G09G3/001; G09G3/002; G09G3/003; G09G3/20; G09G3/34; G09G3/36; G09G3/3611; G09G3/3648; G09G3/3674; G09G3/3677; G09G3/3685; G09G3/3688; H10D84/01; H10D84/0123; H10D84/0126; H10D84/0165; H10D84/0191; H10D86/00; H10D86/40; H10D86/441; H10D86/60; H10W; H10W20/00; H10W20/40; G02F1/133345; G02F1/136; G02F1/1362; G02F1/136213; G02F1/136254; G09G2300/00; G09G2300/04; G09G2300/0404; G09G2300/0408; G09G2300/08; G09G2300/0809; G09G2330/00; G09G2330/12; G09G3/006; G09G3/2007; G09G3/2011; G09G3/3659; H10D30/00; H10D30/60; H10D30/67; H10D30/6704; H10D30/6713; H10W72/00; H10W72/01; H10W72/015; H10W72/01515; H10W72/071; H10W72/075; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S257/00; Y10S257/923; Y10S345/00; Y10S345/904
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
184 words
A liquid crystal device for an electro-optical device, the liquid crystal device including a plurality of liquid crystal cells wherein data signals are supplied to the liquid crystal cells through a plurality of field effect transistors arranged in a plurality of picture elements, the liquid crystal device comprising: a substrate having a pixel region and at least one driver region; driving means formed in the at least one driver region for driving said field effect transistors, the driving means including at least a shift register having CMOS thin film transistors, the CMOS thin film transistors comprising first conductive type thin film transistors and second conductive type thin film transistors, wherein said field effect transistors arranged in the plurality of picture elements are first conductive type thin film transistors and are formed in the pixel region, wherein the driving means further comprises sample holding circuits including first conductive type thin film transistors, the gate length of the first conductive type thin film transistors of the CMOS thin film transistors being greater than the gate length of the thin film transistors of the sample holding circuits.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
184 words
A liquid crystal device for an electro-optical device, the liquid crystal device including a plurality of liquid crystal cells wherein data signals are supplied to the liquid crystal cells through a plurality of field effect transistors arranged in a plurality of picture elements, the liquid crystal device comprising: a substrate having a pixel region and at least one driver region; driving means formed in the at least one driver region for driving said field effect transistors, the driving means including at least a shift register having CMOS thin film transistors, the CMOS thin film transistors comprising first conductive type thin film transistors and second conductive type thin film transistors, wherein said field effect transistors arranged in the plurality of picture elements are first conductive type thin film transistors and are formed in the pixel region, wherein the driving means further comprises sample holding circuits including first conductive type thin film transistors, the gate length of the first conductive type thin film transistors of the CMOS thin film transistors being greater than the gate length of the thin film transistors of the sample holding circuits.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
228 words
A liquid crystal device for an electro-optical device, the liquid crystal device including a plurality of liquid crystal cells wherein data signals are supplied to the liquid crystal cells through a plurality of field effect transistors arranged in a plurality of picture elements, the liquid crystal device comprising: a substrate having a pixel region and at least one driver region; driving means formed in the at least one driver region for driving said field effect transistors, the driving means including at least a shift register having CMOS thin film transistors and a sample holding circuit having thin film transistors, the CMOS thin film transistors comprising first conductive type thin film transistors and second conductive type thin film transistors, wherein said field effect transistors arranged in the plurality of picture elements are first conductive type thin film transistors and are formed in the pixel region, the thin film transistors of the sample holding circuit are first conductive type thin film transistors, and wherein an ON resistance of the first conductive type thin film transistors of the CMOS thin film transistors is less than an ON resistance of the thin film transistors of the picture elements, and an ON resistance of the thin film transistors of the sample holding circuit is less than the ON resistance of the first conductive type thin film transistors of the CMOS thin film transistors.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
228 words
A liquid crystal device for an electro-optical device, the liquid crystal device including a plurality of liquid crystal cells wherein data signals are supplied to the liquid crystal cells through a plurality of field effect transistors arranged in a plurality of picture elements, the liquid crystal device comprising: a substrate having a pixel region and at least one driver region; driving means formed in the at least one driver region for driving said field effect transistors, the driving means including at least a shift register having CMOS thin film transistors and a sample holding circuit having thin film transistors, the CMOS thin film transistors comprising first conductive type thin film transistors and second conductive type thin film transistors, wherein said field effect transistors arranged in the plurality of picture elements are first conductive type thin film transistors and are formed in the pixel region, the thin film transistors of the sample holding circuit are first conductive type thin film transistors, and wherein an ON resistance of the first conductive type thin film transistors of the CMOS thin film transistors is less than an ON resistance of the thin film transistors of the picture elements, and an ON resistance of the thin film transistors of the sample holding circuit is less than the ON resistance of the first conductive type thin film transistors of the CMOS thin film transistors.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
The liquid crystal device of claim 2, wherein the first conductive type thin film transistors are N-type thin film transistors and the second conductive type thin film transistors are P-type thin film transistors.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
229 words
A liquid crystal device for an electro-optical device, the liquid crystal device including a plurality of liquid crystal cells wherein data signals are supplied to the liquid crystal cells through a plurality of field effect transistors arranged in a plurality of picture elements, the liquid crystal device comprising: a substrate having a pixel region and at least one driver region; driving means formed in the at least one driver region for driving said field effect transistor, the driving means including at least a shift register having CMOS thin film transistors and a sample holding circuit having thin film transistors, the CMOS thin film transistors comprising first conductive type thin film transistors and second conductive type thin film transistors, wherein said field effect transistors arranged in the plurality of picture elements are first conductive type thin film transistors and are formed in the pixel region and the thin film transistors of the sample holding circuit are first conductive type thin film transistors, and wherein a gate length of the first conductive type thin film transistors of the CMOS thin film transistors is less than a gate length of the thin film transistors of the picture elements and a gate length of the thin film transistors of the sample holding circuit is less than the gate length of the first conductive type thin film transistors of the CMOS thin film transistors.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
229 words
A liquid crystal device for an electro-optical device, the liquid crystal device including a plurality of liquid crystal cells wherein data signals are supplied to the liquid crystal cells through a plurality of field effect transistors arranged in a plurality of picture elements, the liquid crystal device comprising: a substrate having a pixel region and at least one driver region; driving means formed in the at least one driver region for driving said field effect transistor, the driving means including at least a shift register having CMOS thin film transistors and a sample holding circuit having thin film transistors, the CMOS thin film transistors comprising first conductive type thin film transistors and second conductive type thin film transistors, wherein said field effect transistors arranged in the plurality of picture elements are first conductive type thin film transistors and are formed in the pixel region and the thin film transistors of the sample holding circuit are first conductive type thin film transistors, and wherein a gate length of the first conductive type thin film transistors of the CMOS thin film transistors is less than a gate length of the thin film transistors of the picture elements and a gate length of the thin film transistors of the sample holding circuit is less than the gate length of the first conductive type thin film transistors of the CMOS thin film transistors.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
The liquid crystal device of claim 4, wherein the first conductive type thin film transistors are N-type thin film transistors and the second conductive type thin film transistors are P-type thin film transistors.
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