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G09G 3/20 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix 29
G09G 3/36 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix by control of light from an independent source using liquid crystals 28
H01L 29/786 - Thin-film transistors 26
G02F 1/1368 - Active matrix addressed cells in which the switching element is a three-electrode device 23
H01L 21/336 - Field-effect transistors with an insulated gate 17
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1.

PANEL DEVICE AND WINDOW MATERIAL, METHOD FOR INSTALLING PANEL DEVICE, AND DIMMING CONTROL SYSTEM

      
Application Number JP2020045345
Publication Number 2021/171726
Status In Force
Filing Date 2020-12-04
Publication Date 2021-09-02
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Suga, Yasuyuki
  • Kuno, Masashi
  • Hirata, Masafumi

Abstract

A panel device (1) is provided with a functional panel (10) that is electrically controlled, an attachment member (20) having a fitted part (23) and fixed to a window frame, and a fitting member (30) having a fitting part (33) that is fit with the fitted part (23), wherein the functional panel (10) includes a panel body (11) and a frame body (12) fixed to the panel body (11) along the outer perimeter of the panel body (11), and the fitting member (30) is pivotally supported by the frame body (12).

IPC Classes  ?

  • E06B 9/24 - Screens or other constructions affording protection against light, especially against sunshine; Similar screens for privacy or appearance
  • E06B 3/54 - Fixing of glass panes or like plates
  • E06B 3/64 - Fixing of more than one pane to a frame
  • G02F 1/15 - Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour based on an electrochromic effect
  • G02F 1/1506 - Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour based on an electrochromic effect based on electrodeposition, e.g. electrolytic deposition of an inorganic material on or close to an electrode
  • G02F 1/163 - Operation of electrochromic cells, e.g. electrodeposition cells; Circuit arrangements therefor

2.

LIGHT CONTROL PANEL AND PANEL DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2020045347
Publication Number 2021/171727
Status In Force
Filing Date 2020-12-04
Publication Date 2021-09-02
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Hirata, Masafumi
  • Imaoku, Takao

Abstract

This light control panel (1) is provided with: a first substrate (10) that has light transmitting properties; a second substrate (20) that is arranged so as to face the first substrate (10), while having light transmitting properties; a relief layer (60) that is provided on a second substrate (20)-side main surface (11) of the first substrate (10), while having a relief surface (62) on the second substrate (20) side; a first electrode layer (30) that is provided on the relief surface (62), while having light transmitting properties; a second electrode layer (40) that is provided on a first substrate (10)-side main surface (21) of the second substrate (20), while having light transmitting properties; and an electrochromic layer (50) that is arranged between the first electrode layer (30) and the second electrode layer (40) so as to extend along the relief surface (62).

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02F 1/155 - Electrodes
  • G02F 1/15 - Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour based on an electrochromic effect
  • G02F 1/1514 - Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour based on an electrochromic effect characterised by the electrochromic material, e.g. by the electrodeposited material
  • G02F 1/153 - Constructional details
  • G02F 1/163 - Operation of electrochromic cells, e.g. electrodeposition cells; Circuit arrangements therefor

3.

LIGHT CONTROL PANEL

      
Application Number JP2020045346
Publication Number 2021/166379
Status In Force
Filing Date 2020-12-04
Publication Date 2021-08-26
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kato, Takahiro
  • Hirata, Masafumi
  • Imaoku, Takao

Abstract

This light control panel (1) is provided with: a first substrate (10) that has light transmitting properties; a second substrate (20) that is arranged so as to face the first substrate (10), while having light transmitting properties; an electrochromic layer (50) that is arranged between the first substrate (10) and the second substrate (20); a first electrode layer (30) that is arranged between the electrochromic layer (50) and the first substrate (10), while having light transmitting properties; a second electrode layer (40) that is arranged between the electrochromic layer (50) and the second substrate (20), while having light transmitting properties; a first auxiliary electrode (60) that is arranged between the first electrode layer (30) and the first substrate (10), while containing a metal; and a first insulating layer (80) that is arranged between the first auxiliary electrode (60) and the first electrode layer (30), while having light transmitting properties. The first insulating layer (80) has a plurality of first through holes (81). The first electrode layer (30) is electrically connected to the first auxiliary electrode (60) via the plurality of first through holes (81).

IPC Classes  ?

4.

WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION UNIT, WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, INSTALLATION METHOD FOR WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION UNIT

      
Application Number JP2020043033
Publication Number 2021/111880
Status In Force
Filing Date 2020-11-18
Publication Date 2021-06-10
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor Suga, Yasuyuki

Abstract

A wireless power transmission unit (1) that: is to be installed in a room (100) that has a wall (110), a ceiling (120), and a floor (130); and comprises light control glass (10), power reception coils (21), and power transmission coils (31) that wirelessly transmit power for driving the light control glass (10) to the power reception coils (21). The light control glass (10) is attached to the wall (110), the power reception coils (21) are installed in the wall (110), and all or a portion of the power transmission coils (31) are installed behind the ceiling (120) and/or under the floor (130).

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01F 38/14 - Inductive couplings
  • H02J 50/10 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power using inductive coupling
  • H02J 50/40 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power using two or more transmitting or receiving devices
  • H02J 7/00 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries

5.

ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2020037141
Publication Number 2021/066006
Status In Force
Filing Date 2020-09-30
Publication Date 2021-04-08
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Suga, Yasuyuki
  • Hirata, Masafumi
  • Imaoku, Takao
  • Kuno, Masashi

Abstract

This electrochromic device (1) comprises: a first electrode layer (30) having translucency; a second electrode layer (40) having translucency; an electrochromic layer (50) disposed between the first electrode layer (30) and the second electrode layer (40); a first bus bar (60) connected to parts (31, 32) at the end of the first electrode layer (30); and a second bus bar (70) connected to parts (41, 42) at the end of the second electrode layer (40), wherein a connection resistance between the first bus bar (60) and the part (31) is larger than a connection resistance between the first bus bar (60) and the part (32), and a connection resistance between the second bus bar (70) and the part (41) is larger than a connection resistance between the second bus bar (70) and the part (42).

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02F 1/155 - Electrodes
  • G02F 1/15 - Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour based on an electrochromic effect
  • G02F 1/1506 - Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour based on an electrochromic effect based on electrodeposition, e.g. electrolytic deposition of an inorganic material on or close to an electrode
  • G02F 1/1523 - Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour based on an electrochromic effect characterised by the electrochromic material, e.g. by the electrodeposited material comprising inorganic material
  • G02F 1/1524 - Transition metal compounds
  • G02F 1/161 - Gaskets; Spacers; Sealing of cells; Filling or closing of cells
  • G09F 9/30 - Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements in which the desired character or characters are formed by combining individual elements
  • G09G 3/12 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of a single character by selection from a plurality of characters, or by composing the character by combination of individual elements, e.g. segments using controlled light sources using electroluminescent elements
  • G09G 3/19 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of a single character by selection from a plurality of characters, or by composing the character by combination of individual elements, e.g. segments by control of light from an independent source using electrochromic devices

6.

ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2020037143
Publication Number 2021/066007
Status In Force
Filing Date 2020-09-30
Publication Date 2021-04-08
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor Hirata, Masafumi

Abstract

An electrochromic device (1) is provided with a translucent first electrode layer (30), a translucent second electrode layer (40), an electrochromic layer (50) arranged between the first electrode layer (30) and the second electrode layer (40), an elongate first bus bar (60) connected to an end portion of the first electrode layer (30), and an elongate second bus bar (70) connected to an end portion of the second electrode layer (40), wherein the first electrode layer (30) includes a region in which the electrical resistance decreases with increasing distance from the first bus bar (60) in a plan view.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02F 1/155 - Electrodes
  • G02F 1/15 - Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour based on an electrochromic effect
  • G02F 1/1506 - Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour based on an electrochromic effect based on electrodeposition, e.g. electrolytic deposition of an inorganic material on or close to an electrode
  • G02F 1/1523 - Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour based on an electrochromic effect characterised by the electrochromic material, e.g. by the electrodeposited material comprising inorganic material
  • G02F 1/1524 - Transition metal compounds
  • G09G 3/04 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of a single character by selection from a plurality of characters, or by composing the character by combination of individual elements, e.g. segments
  • G09G 3/19 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of a single character by selection from a plurality of characters, or by composing the character by combination of individual elements, e.g. segments by control of light from an independent source using electrochromic devices

7.

LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2018046209
Publication Number 2019/117310
Status In Force
Filing Date 2018-12-14
Publication Date 2019-06-20
Owner
  • PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
  • NITTO DENKO CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Imaoku, Takao
  • Imajo, Ikuko
  • Uchida, Tsuyoshi
  • Kikuchi, Katsuhiro
  • Tsuda, Kazuhiko
  • Omine, Toshiki
  • Kato, Megumi

Abstract

A liquid crystal display device (1) is provided with: a first display panel (100) including a first liquid crystal cell (10); a second display panel (200) including a second liquid crystal cell (20); a joining member (500) for joining the first display panel (100) and the second display panel (200); a first polarizing plate (31) provided to a front surface of the first liquid crystal cell (10); a second polarizing plate (32) provided to a back surface of the second liquid crystal cell (20); and a third polarizing plate (33) disposed between the first liquid crystal cell (10) and the joining member (500), the moisture content per unit area of the third polarizing plate being 6 g/m2 or less; the third polarizing plate (33) having a polarizer (33a) comprising a polyvinyl-alcohol-based film having a thickness of 26-30 µm and containing iodine, and a first transparent film (33b) provided to a front surface of the polarizer (33a) and comprising a triacetyl-cellulose-based film not containing a phosphoric-acid-based plasticizer.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02F 1/1335 - Structural association of cells with optical devices, e.g. polarisers or reflectors
  • G02F 1/13363 - Birefringent elements, e.g. for optical compensation
  • G02F 1/1347 - Arrangement of liquid crystal layers or cells in which the final condition of one light beam is achieved by the addition of the effects of two or more layers or cells
  • G09F 9/46 - Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements in which the desired character is selected from a number of characters arranged one behind the other

8.

DISPLAY DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2018003188
Publication Number 2018/173494
Status In Force
Filing Date 2018-01-31
Publication Date 2018-09-27
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kawachi, Genshirou
  • Amano, Kuniaki
  • Oke, Ryutaro
  • Kajita, Daisuke

Abstract

This display device includes: a plurality of source lines; a plurality of gate lines; a source driver; a gate driver; a plurality of pixel transistors electrically connected to the source lines and the gate lines, respectively; a monitor transistor wherein the drain electrode is electrically connected to a first external terminal, the gate electrode is electrically connected to a second external terminal, and the source electrode is electrically connected to a third external terminal; a reference transistor wherein the drain electrode is electrically connected to a fourth external terminal, the gate electrode is electrically connected to a fifth external terminal, and the source electrode is electrically connected to a sixth external terminal; and a detection unit, which is electrically connected to the third external terminal and the sixth external terminal, and which detects the shift quantity of a threshold voltage of the monitor transistor.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G09G 3/36 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix by control of light from an independent source using liquid crystals
  • G02F 1/133 - Constructional arrangements; Operation of liquid crystal cells; Circuit arrangements
  • G02F 1/1343 - Electrodes
  • G02F 1/1368 - Active matrix addressed cells in which the switching element is a three-electrode device
  • G09G 3/20 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix

9.

DISPLAY DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2018003181
Publication Number 2018/150875
Status In Force
Filing Date 2018-01-31
Publication Date 2018-08-23
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Goto, Hiroaki
  • Hirata, Masafumi
  • Kurahashi, Nagatoshi
  • Ooishi, Yoshihisa

Abstract

This display device of a gate selector-type includes: a gate line; a selection transistor having a first conductive electrode connected to the gate line; selection signal supply wiring connected to a control electrode of the selection transistor; gate voltage supply wiring connected to a second conductive electrode of the selection transistor; a gate driver electrically connected to the selection signal supply wiring and the gate voltage supply wiring; a failure detection transistor having a control electrode connected to the gate line; a plurality of monitor input signal lines connected to a first conductive electrode of the failure detection transistor; and a plurality of monitor output signal lines connected to a second conductive electrode of the failure detection transistor.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G09G 3/36 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix by control of light from an independent source using liquid crystals
  • G09G 3/20 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix

10.

LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2016004953
Publication Number 2018/096569
Status In Force
Filing Date 2016-11-24
Publication Date 2018-05-31
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yasui, Yoichi
  • Imaoku, Takao
  • Kikuchi, Katsuhiro
  • Tsuda, Kazuhiko

Abstract

This liquid crystal display device (1) is provided with: a first liquid crystal cell (10) which is arranged at a position close to the viewer; a second liquid crystal cell (20) which is arranged at a position farther from the viewer than the first liquid crystal cell (10); and a first optical sheet (30) and a second optical sheet (40), which are the same components, and each of which is obtained by laminating a polarizing plate and a retardation plate. Each of the first liquid crystal cell (10) and the second liquid crystal cell (20) has a front surface that is on the viewer side and a back surface that is on the reverse side of the front surface. The first optical sheet (30) is arranged on the front surface side of the first liquid crystal cell (10) and the second optical sheet (40) is arranged on the back surface side of the second liquid crystal cell (20); or alternatively, the first optical sheet (30) is arranged on the back surface side of the first liquid crystal cell (10) and the second optical sheet (40) is arranged on the front surface side of the second liquid crystal cell (20).

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02F 1/1347 - Arrangement of liquid crystal layers or cells in which the final condition of one light beam is achieved by the addition of the effects of two or more layers or cells
  • G02F 1/13363 - Birefringent elements, e.g. for optical compensation

11.

DISPLAY DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2017011639
Publication Number 2018/092326
Status In Force
Filing Date 2017-03-23
Publication Date 2018-05-24
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor Fukami, Tetsuo

Abstract

This display device has a display panel in which a plurality of pixels are arranged in a matrix. The plurality of pixels include a plurality of first pixels and a plurality of second pixels aligned at a pitch that differs from the alignment pitch of the plurality of first pixels, the number of the plurality of first pixels being different from the number of the plurality of second pixels.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G09F 9/302 - Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements in which the desired character or characters are formed by combining individual elements characterised by the form or geometrical disposition of the individual elements
  • G02F 1/1343 - Electrodes
  • G02F 1/1368 - Active matrix addressed cells in which the switching element is a three-electrode device
  • G09F 9/46 - Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements in which the desired character is selected from a number of characters arranged one behind the other

12.

LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2017033571
Publication Number 2018/083897
Status In Force
Filing Date 2017-09-15
Publication Date 2018-05-11
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor Ono, Kikuo

Abstract

This liquid crystal display device includes a first display panel that displays a color image, and a second display panel that displays a black-and-white image. The first display panel includes: a first substrate; a second substrate disposed at a position closer to the second display panel than the first substrate; a first liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate; and a first black matrix disposed between the first substrate and the first liquid crystal layer. The second display panel includes: a third substrate; a fourth substrate disposed at a position closer to the first display panel than the third substrate; a second liquid crystal layer disposed between the third substrate and the fourth substrate; and a second black matrix disposed between the third substrate and the second liquid crystal layer.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02F 1/1347 - Arrangement of liquid crystal layers or cells in which the final condition of one light beam is achieved by the addition of the effects of two or more layers or cells
  • G02F 1/1335 - Structural association of cells with optical devices, e.g. polarisers or reflectors
  • G02F 1/1368 - Active matrix addressed cells in which the switching element is a three-electrode device

13.

LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND FAILURE INSPECTION METHOD

      
Application Number JP2017038616
Publication Number 2018/079636
Status In Force
Filing Date 2017-10-26
Publication Date 2018-05-03
Owner
  • PANASONIC CORPORATION (Japan)
  • PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Suzuki Jun
  • Yoshizawa Akihiro
  • Nozaki Hideki
  • Endou Satoshi
  • Fukuta Kenji
  • Goto Hiroaki

Abstract

This liquid crystal display device has an active matrix type liquid crystal panel. The liquid crystal display device has source lines and gate lines, pixel electrodes, switching elements, a source driver, a gate driver, and a failure inspection circuit. The source lines and the gate lines are disposed in a grid configuration. The pixel electrodes are disposed in pixel regions defined by the source lines and the gate lines. The switching elements are disposed so as to correspond to the pixel electrodes. The source driver drives the source lines. The gate driver drives the gate lines. The failure inspection circuit is connected to the source lines and the gate lines, and inspects the source lines and the gate lines. The failure inspection circuit has monitor input signal lines, monitor output signal lines, determination circuits that detect the voltage levels of output signals from the monitor output signal lines, and expected value comparison circuits that compare outputs from the determination circuits with expected values.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02F 1/1368 - Active matrix addressed cells in which the switching element is a three-electrode device
  • G01R 31/00 - Arrangements for testing electric properties; Arrangements for locating electric faults; Arrangements for electrical testing characterised by what is being tested not provided for elsewhere
  • G02F 1/13 - Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour based on liquid crystals, e.g. single liquid crystal display cells
  • G02F 1/133 - Constructional arrangements; Operation of liquid crystal cells; Circuit arrangements
  • G09G 3/20 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix
  • G09G 3/36 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix by control of light from an independent source using liquid crystals

14.

DISPLAY DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2016003331
Publication Number 2018/011831
Status In Force
Filing Date 2016-07-14
Publication Date 2018-01-18
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Koudo, Toshikazu
  • Fukami, Tetsuo

Abstract

Disclosed is a display device that is configured by stacking a plurality of display panels, said display device eliminating a display abnormality at an end portion of a display image. This display device has a plurality of display panels that are disposed by being stacked, and displays images on the display panels, respectively. In a first display panel disposed at a position close to an observer, and a second display panel disposed at a position farther from the observer than the first display panel, the image display region of the second display panel is larger than the image display region of the first display panel.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G09F 9/46 - Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements in which the desired character is selected from a number of characters arranged one behind the other
  • G02F 1/1347 - Arrangement of liquid crystal layers or cells in which the final condition of one light beam is achieved by the addition of the effects of two or more layers or cells
  • G02F 1/1368 - Active matrix addressed cells in which the switching element is a three-electrode device

15.

DISPLAY DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2017004400
Publication Number 2017/169137
Status In Force
Filing Date 2017-02-07
Publication Date 2017-10-05
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Hirata, Masafumi
  • Goto, Hiroaki

Abstract

A display device of the present invention, said display device having a curved display surface, includes: a first substrate bent in the first direction; a second substrate, which is bent in the first direction, and is disposed facing the first substrate; a plurality of spacers disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate; and a plurality of seats that hold the spacers, respectively. The first substrate includes a plurality of data lines and a plurality of gate lines, the seats include a center seat disposed on the center side of the display surface, an end portion seat disposed on the display surface end portion side in the first direction, and a middle seat disposed between the center seat and the end portion seat, and the middle seat width in the first direction is more than the center seat width in the first direction.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02F 1/1333 - Constructional arrangements
  • G02F 1/1339 - Gaskets; Spacers; Sealing of cells
  • G02F 1/1368 - Active matrix addressed cells in which the switching element is a three-electrode device
  • G09F 9/30 - Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements in which the desired character or characters are formed by combining individual elements

16.

METAL LAYER STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME

      
Application Number JP2017004399
Publication Number 2017/169136
Status In Force
Filing Date 2017-02-07
Publication Date 2017-10-05
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Watanabe, Kunihiko
  • Nishida, Kenichirou

Abstract

The metal layer structure according to the present invention includes: a first metal layer formed on a substrate; a first protective layer comprising an oxide layer, a nitride layer, a carbide layer, or a fluoride layer, the first protective layer being formed on the first metal layer; a second metal layer comprising the same material as the first metal layer, the second metal layer being formed on the first protective layer; and a second protective layer comprising an oxide layer, a nitride layer, a carbide layer, or a fluoride layer, the second protective layer being formed on the second metal layer.

IPC Classes  ?

  • C23C 28/00 - Coating for obtaining at least two superposed coatings either by methods not provided for in a single one of main groups , or by combinations of methods provided for in subclasses and
  • B32B 9/00 - Layered products essentially comprising a particular substance not covered by groups
  • B32B 15/04 - Layered products essentially comprising metal comprising metal as the main or only constituent of a layer, next to another layer of a specific substance
  • C23C 8/12 - Oxidising using elemental oxygen or ozone
  • C23C 14/14 - Metallic material, boron or silicon
  • C23C 14/58 - After-treatment
  • H01L 21/3205 - Deposition of non-insulating-, e.g. conductive- or resistive-, layers, on insulating layers; After-treatment of these layers
  • H01L 21/768 - Applying interconnections to be used for carrying current between separate components within a device
  • H01L 23/532 - Arrangements for conducting electric current within the device in operation from one component to another including external interconnections consisting of a multilayer structure of conductive and insulating layers inseparably formed on the semiconductor body characterised by the materials

17.

CURVED SURFACE DISPLAY AND ON-VEHICLE DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2017006594
Publication Number 2017/169328
Status In Force
Filing Date 2017-02-22
Publication Date 2017-10-05
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Nakano, Yoshiki
  • Isikawa, Akira
  • Hirata, Masafumi
  • Abe, Tsutomu
  • Sumiya, Naotoshi
  • Aramaki, Takeshi
  • Kuno, Masashi

Abstract

A curved surface display (1) includes: a first substrate (100) curved so that a part positioned at the center in a first direction is projected or recessed more on a display surface side than parts positioned at both ends in the first direction; a second substrate (200) curved along the first substrate (100) and arranged oppositely to the first substrate (100); and a sealing material (60) that sticks the first substrate (100) and the second substrate (200) together. The sealing material (60) includes: a first sealing section (61) that extends in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction; and a second sealing section (63) that extends in the first direction, and the width of the first sealing section (61) in the first direction is larger than that of the second sealing section (63) in the second direction.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02F 1/1333 - Constructional arrangements
  • G02F 1/13 - Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour based on liquid crystals, e.g. single liquid crystal display cells
  • G02F 1/1339 - Gaskets; Spacers; Sealing of cells
  • G09F 9/30 - Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements in which the desired character or characters are formed by combining individual elements

18.

TOUCH PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2017004401
Publication Number 2017/154443
Status In Force
Filing Date 2017-02-07
Publication Date 2017-09-14
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Koudo, Toshikazu
  • Shiiba, Ken

Abstract

A touch panel that includes multiple first electrodes each extending in a first direction and arranged in a second direction intersecting the first direction, multiple second electrodes each extending in the second direction and arranged in the first direction, and an insulation film arranged between the multiple first electrodes and the multiple second electrodes. Each first electrode and each second electrode comprises multiple mesh-like conductive wires. Each first electrode is formed such that multiple wide sections and multiple narrow sections having a narrower width (which is their length in the second direction) than the wide sections are arranged alternately side by side in the first direction. The wide sections and the narrow sections of the endmost first electrodes, which are the first electrodes that are formed at the ends among the multiple first electrodes, have narrower widths respectively than the wide sections and the narrow sections of the inside first electrodes, which are located farther inward than the endmost first electrodes.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 3/041 - Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
  • G06F 3/044 - Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means by capacitive means

19.

DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INSPECTING DISPLAY DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2017005336
Publication Number 2017/150175
Status In Force
Filing Date 2017-02-14
Publication Date 2017-09-08
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Goto, Hiroaki
  • Hirata, Masafumi

Abstract

This display device comprises: a plurality of signal lines which are arranged in a display region of a display panel; a plurality of transistors for inspection, which are electrically connected to the plurality of signal lines; an inspection wiring line which supplies an inspection signal to the plurality of transistors for inspection; and an abnormality determination unit which determines the presence or absence of an abnormality of the display panel. The signal lines are electrically connected to the gate electrodes of the transistors for inspection; the inspection wiring line is electrically connected to the drain electrodes of the transistors for inspection; and the abnormality determination unit determines the presence or absence of an abnormality of the display panel on the basis of the voltage level of the inspection signal at the source electrodes of the transistors for inspection.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G09G 3/36 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix by control of light from an independent source using liquid crystals
  • G02F 1/1368 - Active matrix addressed cells in which the switching element is a three-electrode device
  • G09F 9/00 - Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements
  • G09G 3/20 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix

20.

DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREFOR

      
Application Number JP2015005780
Publication Number 2017/085753
Status In Force
Filing Date 2015-11-18
Publication Date 2017-05-26
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Nakanishi, Hideyuki
  • Ooishi, Yoshihisa

Abstract

Provided is a display device that comprises: a plurality of data lines; a plurality of gate lines; a source driver that supplies a data signal to the plurality of data lines; a gate driver that supplies a gate signal to the plurality of gate lines; and a timing controller that determines a scanning order of the plurality of gate lines, and that outputs, on the basis of the scanning order, image data to the source driver. The timing controller determines the scanning order of the plurality of gate lines on the basis of an input image corresponding to input image data that was input from the outside, and switches between a first scanning order and a second scanning order, which are different scanning orders, for multiple frames.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G09G 3/20 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix
  • G09G 3/36 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix by control of light from an independent source using liquid crystals

21.

DISPLAY DEVICE, BRIGHTNESS DEFECT CORRECTION METHOD FOR DISPLAY DEVICE, AND BRIGHTNESS DEFECT CORRECTION DEVICE FOR DISPLAY DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2016003875
Publication Number 2017/043029
Status In Force
Filing Date 2016-08-25
Publication Date 2017-03-16
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Mori, Masahiro
  • Mori, Shigeyuki
  • Tanaka, Takao
  • Nakamura, Kazuya

Abstract

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a display device that can suppress reductions in display quality that arise from brightness defects. The purpose of the present invention is also to provide a production method and a production device for the display device. This display device includes: a first substrate (SUB1) wherein a gate line (GL), a data line (DL), a pixel electrode (PIT), and a common electrode (CIT) are formed on a first glass substrate (GB1); and a second substrate (SUB2) wherein a plurality of light-transmitting parts (CF) and light-blocking parts (BM) are formed on a second glass substrate (GB2). A light-reducing part (10) that comprises a plurality of light-reducing regions (20) that reduce transmission of light is formed inside the first glass substrate (GB1) or the second glass substrate (GB2). The light-reducing part (10), which, as seen in plan view, is formed so as to overlap a foreign object (33) that has infiltrated the display device, suppresses reductions in display quality by reducing transmission of light from brightness defects.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02F 1/13 - Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour based on liquid crystals, e.g. single liquid crystal display cells
  • G02F 1/1368 - Active matrix addressed cells in which the switching element is a three-electrode device
  • G09F 9/00 - Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements

22.

DRIVE CIRCUIT, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND DRIVE METHOD

      
Application Number JP2016003752
Publication Number 2017/033433
Status In Force
Filing Date 2016-08-17
Publication Date 2017-03-02
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Imajo, Yoshihiro
  • Inoue, Kazunori
  • Endou, Kenta

Abstract

The present invention facilitates reduction in power consumption of a display device without complicating the circuit configuration thereof. This drive circuit includes: an output circuit that outputs a gate-ON voltage and a gate-OFF voltage to a plurality of gate lines provided on a display panel; first transistors each having one conductive electrode electrically coupled to a first gate line and the other conductive electrode electrically coupled to a second gate line which is disposed in the scanning direction with respect to the first gate line; and a first control line electrically coupled to control electrodes of the first transistors. While the output circuit is outputting the gate-ON voltage to the first gate line, the first transistors are turned on so as to electrically couple the first gate line to the second gate line.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G09G 3/20 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix

23.

DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING TOUCH DETECTION FUNCTION

      
Application Number JP2016003188
Publication Number 2017/013844
Status In Force
Filing Date 2016-07-04
Publication Date 2017-01-26
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor Ono, Kikuo

Abstract

Provided is a display device having a touch detection function, said display device being capable of detecting a touch position even in a peripheral region. The display device having a touch detection function includes: a first substrate including a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of data lines, a plurality of pixel electrodes, and a plurality of touch sensor electrodes; and a second substrate disposed to face the first substrate. The first substrate is disposed on the touch operation side, and some of the touch sensor electrodes are disposed in a peripheral region positioned outside of the image display region.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 3/041 - Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
  • G02F 1/1333 - Constructional arrangements
  • G02F 1/1335 - Structural association of cells with optical devices, e.g. polarisers or reflectors
  • G02F 1/1343 - Electrodes
  • G06F 3/044 - Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means by capacitive means

24.

DRIVE CIRCUIT AND DISPLAY DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2016003231
Publication Number 2017/006566
Status In Force
Filing Date 2016-07-07
Publication Date 2017-01-12
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Imajo, Yoshihiro
  • Ishii, Masahiro
  • Endou, Kenta
  • Fukami, Tetsuo

Abstract

The present invention improves the display quality of a display device by equalizing the resistances of leader lines connected to a drive circuit. The drive circuit includes an output circuit for outputting a signal to a leader line electrically connected to a signal line provided on a display panel, and an output transistor provided in the output circuit and connected to the output terminal of the output circuit, the on-resistance value of the output transistor being set in accordance with the resistance value of the leader line electrically connected to the output transistor.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G09G 3/20 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix
  • G02F 1/133 - Constructional arrangements; Operation of liquid crystal cells; Circuit arrangements
  • G09F 9/30 - Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements in which the desired character or characters are formed by combining individual elements
  • G09G 3/36 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix by control of light from an independent source using liquid crystals

25.

LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME

      
Application Number JP2015003262
Publication Number 2017/002144
Status In Force
Filing Date 2015-06-29
Publication Date 2017-01-05
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor Ono, Kikuo

Abstract

Disclosed is a liquid crystal display device wherein: a pair of substrates are included; one substrate includes a plurality of gate signal lines, a plurality of data signal lines, a plurality of pixel electrodes, a plurality of thin film transistors, a first insulating film formed between the pixel electrodes and the thin film transistors, and a common electrode; the pixel electrodes are directly formed on a transparent substrate; in each pixel, the pixel electrode is electrically connected to a conductive electrode of the thin film transistor via a first contact hole formed in the first insulating film; and the conductive electrode and the pixel electrode overlap each other in plan view in the region where the first contact hole is formed.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02F 1/1343 - Electrodes
  • G02F 1/1368 - Active matrix addressed cells in which the switching element is a three-electrode device

26.

LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2016003056
Publication Number 2016/208199
Status In Force
Filing Date 2016-06-24
Publication Date 2016-12-29
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Shiiba, Ken
  • Mimura, Koji

Abstract

Provided is a liquid crystal display device capable of eliminating display quality deterioration due to deformation of a display panel. This liquid crystal display device includes: a first substrate including a data line and a gate line; a second substrate, which is disposed to face the first substrate, and which includes a black matrix; and a liquid crystal layer that is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The black matrix has an opening at a position overlapping the data line and/or the gate line in plan view, and a wall, which is, in plan view, in contact with the first substrate and the second substrate, and overlapping the opening, is formed in the liquid crystal layer.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02F 1/1368 - Active matrix addressed cells in which the switching element is a three-electrode device
  • G02F 1/1333 - Constructional arrangements
  • G02F 1/1339 - Gaskets; Spacers; Sealing of cells

27.

LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2016001070
Publication Number 2016/194270
Status In Force
Filing Date 2016-02-26
Publication Date 2016-12-08
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor Mimura, Koji

Abstract

An in-plane switching liquid crystal display device that improves viewing angle characteristics and response speed. The liquid crystal display device includes: a first substrate including a first display electrode and a second display electrode arranged facing the first display electrode via an insulating film; a second substrate arranged facing the first substrate; and a liquid crystal layer arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate. In each pixel, the first display electrode includes a plurality of first openings and the second display electrode includes a plurality of second openings arranged corresponding to the position of the plurality of first openings.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02F 1/1343 - Electrodes
  • G02F 1/1337 - Surface-induced orientation of the liquid crystal molecules, e.g. by alignment layers
  • G02F 1/1368 - Active matrix addressed cells in which the switching element is a three-electrode device

28.

DRIVE CIRCUIT AND DISPLAY DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2016002669
Publication Number 2016/194376
Status In Force
Filing Date 2016-06-02
Publication Date 2016-12-08
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ishii, Masahiro
  • Imajo, Yoshihiro
  • Endou, Kenta
  • Fukami, Tetsuo

Abstract

The present invention improves display qualities of a display device by uniformizing the resistance of lead-out wires connected to a drive circuit. The drive circuit includes: output circuits that output signals to the lead-out wires electrically connected to signal lines provided on a display panel; and a resistor electrically connected to an output terminal of at least one output circuit among the output circuits. The resistance value of the resistor is set corresponding to the resistance value of the lead-out wire electrically connected to the resistor.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G09F 9/00 - Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements
  • G02F 1/133 - Constructional arrangements; Operation of liquid crystal cells; Circuit arrangements
  • G02F 1/1345 - Conductors connecting electrodes to cell terminals
  • G09G 3/20 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix
  • G09G 3/36 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix by control of light from an independent source using liquid crystals

29.

LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2016001068
Publication Number 2016/194269
Status In Force
Filing Date 2016-02-26
Publication Date 2016-12-08
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor Mimura, Koji

Abstract

An in-plane switching liquid crystal display device that improves viewing angle characteristics and response speed. The liquid crystal display device includes: a first substrate including a first display electrode and a second display electrode arranged facing the first display electrode via an insulating film; a second substrate arranged facing the first substrate; and a liquid crystal layer arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate. In each pixel, the first display electrode includes a plurality of first openings and each of the plurality of first openings have at least one peak internal angle constituting the first opening that is different from another peak internal angle.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02F 1/1343 - Electrodes
  • G02F 1/1337 - Surface-induced orientation of the liquid crystal molecules, e.g. by alignment layers
  • G02F 1/1368 - Active matrix addressed cells in which the switching element is a three-electrode device

30.

DISPLAY PANEL

      
Application Number JP2016001069
Publication Number 2016/185642
Status In Force
Filing Date 2016-02-26
Publication Date 2016-11-24
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Seto, Nobuyuki
  • Kurahashi, Nagatoshi
  • Kanemoto, Daisuke
  • Hirata, Masafumi
  • Shirai, Norimichi

Abstract

In this display panel having a frame region in which inspection transistors and inspection wirings are arranged, the area of the frame region is reduced and inspection of the display panel can be reliably conducted. The display panel includes: a plurality of data lines; a plurality of gate lines divided into a plurality of groups; a plurality of selection transistors; a plurality of selection signal supply wirings that supply control signals to control electrodes of the selection transistors; a plurality of gate signal supply wirings that sequentially supply gate signals in the respective groups; a plurality of first inspection transistors; a plurality of second inspection transistors provided to the respective groups; a plurality of inspection selection signal supply wirings that supply control signals to the second inspection transistors; and inspection control signal supply wirings that supply control signals to the first and second inspection transistors, wherein the selection transistors and the second inspection transistors are arranged in the row direction on one side of a display region.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G09F 9/00 - Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements
  • G02F 1/1368 - Active matrix addressed cells in which the switching element is a three-electrode device

31.

DISPLAY PANEL

      
Application Number JP2016001071
Publication Number 2016/185643
Status In Force
Filing Date 2016-02-26
Publication Date 2016-11-24
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Hirata, Masafumi
  • Kurahashi, Nagatoshi

Abstract

Provided is a display panel having an irregular outer shape, and allowing infiltration of outside moisture to be prevented. The display panel with the irregular outer shape comprises: a first substrate; a second substrate disposed to face the first substrate; a liquid crystal sealed between the first substrate and the second substrate; a seal comprising a photo-cured material and provided outside a display region, said seal being for bonding the first substrate and the second substrate so as to seal the liquid crystal; and a metal pattern provided on the first substrate or the second substrate, and having a plurality of slits for allowing light to pass therethrough and irradiate the seal. The plurality of slits is formed along the contour of the display panel in at least a portion corresponding to the irregular outer shape.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02F 1/1339 - Gaskets; Spacers; Sealing of cells
  • G02F 1/1335 - Structural association of cells with optical devices, e.g. polarisers or reflectors

32.

DISPLAY PANEL WITH TOUCH DETECTION FUNCTION

      
Application Number JP2016001054
Publication Number 2016/136272
Status In Force
Filing Date 2016-02-26
Publication Date 2016-09-01
Owner
  • PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
  • PANASONIC CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Fukami, Tetsuo
  • Kajita, Daisuke
  • Aoyama, Toshiyuki
  • Takagi, Kazushige

Abstract

This display panel comprises a plurality of gate signal lines, a plurality of data signal lines, a plurality of sensor electrode lines, a plurality of pixel electrodes, which are divided into a plurality of groups of pixel electrodes, and a plurality of common electrodes, disposed in a proportion of one common electrode for the pixel electrodes of a respective one of the plurality of groups of pixel electrodes, wherein: the plurality of sensor electrode lines are disposed in the same layer as the plurality of data signal lines; each of the plurality of common electrodes overlaps the plurality of sensor electrode lines, as viewed in plan, and at least one sensor electrode line is electrically connected to each of the plurality of common electrodes; and at least one layer of insulating film is formed between the plurality of data signal lines and the plurality of sensor electrode lines, between the plurality of sensor electrode lines and the plurality of common electrodes, and between the plurality of common electrodes and the plurality of pixel electrodes.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 3/041 - Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
  • G06F 3/044 - Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means by capacitive means

33.

DISPLAY PANEL WITH TOUCH DETECTION FUNCTION

      
Application Number JP2016001053
Publication Number 2016/136271
Status In Force
Filing Date 2016-02-26
Publication Date 2016-09-01
Owner
  • PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
  • PANASONIC CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Fukami, Tetsuo
  • Kajita, Daisuke
  • Aoyama, Toshiyuki
  • Takagi, Kazushige

Abstract

This display panel comprises a plurality of gate signal lines, a plurality of data signal lines, a plurality of sensor electrode lines, a plurality of pixel electrodes, which are divided into a plurality of groups of pixel electrodes, and a plurality of common electrodes, disposed in a proportion of one common electrode for the pixel electrodes of a respective one of the plurality of groups of pixel electrodes, wherein: each of the plurality of sensor electrode lines overlaps a respective one of the plurality of data signal lines, as viewed in plan; the plurality of sensor electrode lines overlap each of the plurality of common electrodes, as viewed in plan, and at least one sensor electrode line is electrically connected to each of the plurality of common electrodes; and at least one layer of insulating film is formed between the plurality of data signal lines and the plurality of sensor electrode lines, between the plurality of sensor electrode lines and the plurality of common electrodes, and between the plurality of common electrodes and the plurality of pixel electrodes.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 3/041 - Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
  • G06F 3/044 - Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means by capacitive means

34.

LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME

      
Application Number JP2015006153
Publication Number 2016/098318
Status In Force
Filing Date 2015-12-09
Publication Date 2016-06-23
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Nishitani, Seiji
  • Mimura, Koji

Abstract

This IPS type liquid crystal display device using an optical alignment film and negative liquid crystal suppresses the occurrence of luminescent spots by performing a predetermined temperature cycle. This display device comprises: a first substrate including gate lines, data lines, pixel electrodes, common electrodes and an optical alignment film; a second substrate including an optical alignment film; a liquid crystal layer including negative liquid crystal molecules; and a spacer for maintaining a uniform gap between the two substrates, the first and second substrates being formed such that a change ratio, which represents the ratio of the amount of change to a reference height in the spacer, is greater than 6.25%, where the reference height represents the original height of the spacer before the first and second substrates are bonded to each other, and the amount of change represents the difference between the reference height and a height of the spacer after the first and second substrates are pushed together to be bonded to each other.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02F 1/1337 - Surface-induced orientation of the liquid crystal molecules, e.g. by alignment layers
  • G02F 1/1339 - Gaskets; Spacers; Sealing of cells

35.

DISPLAY DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2014005454
Publication Number 2016/067317
Status In Force
Filing Date 2014-10-28
Publication Date 2016-05-06
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Awazu, Katsuyuki
  • Kikuchi, Hidenori
  • Sato, Hiroaki

Abstract

A liquid crystal display device of the present invention includes a display panel (120), an intermediate frame (130) that holds the display panel (120), and an upper frame (110) that covers the display panel (120) from the display surface side. The intermediate frame (130) includes a placing section where a peripheral end section of the display panel (120) is placed, the upper frame includes a frame end section (115) that is disposed to face the peripheral end section of the display panel (120), and a distance (t12) between the frame end section (115) and the placing section disposed to face the corner section of the display panel (120) is larger than a distance between the frame end section (115) and the placing section disposed to face the center section of the display panel (120).

IPC Classes  ?

  • G09F 9/00 - Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements
  • G02F 1/1333 - Constructional arrangements

36.

DISPLAY DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2014005531
Publication Number 2016/067324
Status In Force
Filing Date 2014-10-31
Publication Date 2016-05-06
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Sato, Takeki
  • Fujimoto, Makoto
  • Shimano, Ryouhei

Abstract

A liquid crystal display device (100) is provided with: a display panel (110); a backlight unit (120); a double-sided adhesive tape (141) for bonding and fixing the display panel (110) and the backlight unit (120) to each other; and a tab (151) connected to the double-sided adhesive tape (141). At least a part of the tab (151) is protruding further toward the outside than an end section of the display panel (110) in a plan view.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02F 1/13357 - Illuminating devices
  • G02F 1/1333 - Constructional arrangements
  • G02F 1/1335 - Structural association of cells with optical devices, e.g. polarisers or reflectors
  • G09F 9/00 - Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements

37.

LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2014002478
Publication Number 2015/170369
Status In Force
Filing Date 2014-05-09
Publication Date 2015-11-12
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor Iwato, Hiroaki

Abstract

Provided is a liquid crystal display device wherein a first substrate includes: a first metal layer (M1) that includes a plurality of scanning signal lines (GL); a first insulating layer (PAS1) that covers the first metal layer (M1); a second metal layer (M2) that includes a plurality of image signal lines (DL) that are disposed above the first insulating layer (PAS1); a second insulating layer (PAS2) that covers the second metal layer (M2); a third metal layer (M3) that includes a plurality of common wiring lines (CL) that are disposed above the second insulating layer (PAS2); a third insulating layer (PAS3) that covers the third metal layer (M3); and an alignment film that is disposed above the third insulating layer (PAS3) such that the alignment film is in contact with a liquid crystal. One or a plurality of alignment film regulation trenches (GT), which have the bottom surface position thereof on the upper surface of the second insulating layer (PAS2) or above the upper surface of the second insulating layer (PAS2), are disposed in a third insulating layer (PAS3) region between a display region (DA) for displaying an image, and a seal region for disposing a seal material (SL), thereby suppressing wet-spreading of an alignment film material as far as to the seal material disposing region.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02F 1/1339 - Gaskets; Spacers; Sealing of cells
  • G02F 1/1337 - Surface-induced orientation of the liquid crystal molecules, e.g. by alignment layers
  • G02F 1/1343 - Electrodes

38.

DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREFOR

      
Application Number JP2014001385
Publication Number 2015/136569
Status In Force
Filing Date 2014-03-11
Publication Date 2015-09-17
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Onishi, Toshiki
  • Ichiyama, Iwane
  • Inuzuka, Tatsuhiro

Abstract

A luminance control unit (16) adjusts a display luminance, which is based on internal image data corresponding to a final frame (said final frame being the frame immediately before switching from a first mode, in which an image is displayed on the basis of internal image data stored in as storage unit (13), to a second mode, in which an image is displayed on the basis of image data transferred from a reception unit (11)), so as to be higher than a display luminance which is based on the internal image data corresponding to the other frames in the first display mode. In the final frame, the image is displayed on the basis of the internal image data the display luminance of which has been adjusted by the luminance adjustment unit (16).

IPC Classes  ?

  • G09G 3/36 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix by control of light from an independent source using liquid crystals
  • G09G 3/20 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix

39.

DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREFOR

      
Application Number JP2014001386
Publication Number 2015/136570
Status In Force
Filing Date 2014-03-11
Publication Date 2015-09-17
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Onishi, Toshiki
  • Ichiyama, Iwane
  • Inuzuka, Tatsuhiro

Abstract

A display device equipped with: a calculation unit that calculates a blanking interval, which is the interval from the endpoint of the writing of internal image data corresponding to a final frame immediately before switching from a page self-refresh (PSR) mode to a normal mode to the beginning point of the writing of image data corresponding to the first frame immediately after switching from the PSR mode to the normal mode; and an adjustment unit that, in accordance with the blanking interval, adjusts the vertical blanking interval and/or the horizontal blanking interval and/or the clock frequency corresponding to the internal image data.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G09G 3/36 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix by control of light from an independent source using liquid crystals
  • G09G 3/20 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix

40.

DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREFOR

      
Application Number JP2014001387
Publication Number 2015/136571
Status In Force
Filing Date 2014-03-11
Publication Date 2015-09-17
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Onishi, Toshiki
  • Ichiyama, Iwane
  • Inuzuka, Tatsuhiro

Abstract

A luminance control unit (16) adjusts a display luminance, which is based on internal image data corresponding to a final frame (said final frame being the frame immediately before switching from a first mode, in which an image is displayed on the basis of internal image data stored in as storage unit (13), to a second mode, in which an image is displayed on the basis of image data transferred from a reception unit (11)), so as to be lower than a display luminance which is based on the internal image data corresponding to the other frames in the first display mode. In the final frame, the image is displayed on the basis of the internal image data the display luminance of which has been adjusted by the luminance adjustment unit (16).

IPC Classes  ?

  • G09G 3/36 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix by control of light from an independent source using liquid crystals
  • G09G 3/20 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix

41.

LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME

      
Application Number JP2014001225
Publication Number 2015/132819
Status In Force
Filing Date 2014-03-05
Publication Date 2015-09-11
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor Ono, Kikuo

Abstract

A second transparent substrate (SUB2) on a rear surface side of a liquid crystal display apparatus has formed thereon: a gate signal line (GL); a data signal line (DL); a pixel electrode (PIT); a common electrode (CIT) that is disposed to face the rear surface side of the pixel electrode (PIT); and a capacitance electrode (CE1) that is disposed to face the rear surface side of the common electrode (CIT). The capacitance electrode (CE1) is electrically connected to the pixel electrode (PIT), a part of the capacitance electrode (CE1) overlaps a gate signal line (GL2) of a next stage in a planar view, and the data signal line (DL) and the capacitance electrode (CE1) overlap the common electrode (CIT) in a planar view.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02F 1/1368 - Active matrix addressed cells in which the switching element is a three-electrode device

42.

DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR

      
Application Number JP2014001102
Publication Number 2015/128904
Status In Force
Filing Date 2014-02-28
Publication Date 2015-09-03
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yabuki, Hiroyuki
  • Inoue, Toshikazu

Abstract

This liquid-crystal display device is provided with the following: a slope-signal generation unit that generates a gate slope signal (Vgs) for generating a trailing-edge waveform for a gate signal (Vg), where said trailing-edge waveform comprises a first drop-off period in which the waveform drops off from a first voltage (Vgh) that turns a thin-film transistor on to a second voltage (Vgm) and a second drop-off period in which the waveform drops off from said second voltage (Vgm) to a third voltage (Vgl); and a voltage adjustment unit that adjusts the second voltage (Vgm).

IPC Classes  ?

  • G09G 3/36 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix by control of light from an independent source using liquid crystals
  • G09G 3/20 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix

43.

DISPLAY DEVICE WITH BUILT-IN TOUCH DETECTION FUNCTION

      
Application Number JP2014000931
Publication Number 2015/125176
Status In Force
Filing Date 2014-02-21
Publication Date 2015-08-27
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Oke, Ryutaro
  • Maruyama, Junichi

Abstract

Provided is a thin display device with a built-in touch detection function having high detection accuracy. This display device with a built-in touch detection function is characterized by comprising: a plurality of source lines and a plurality of detection lines, which extend in a first direction; a plurality of common lines and a plurality of gate lines, which extend in a second direction different from the first direction; a plurality of pixels to which image signals corresponding to an image to be displayed are supplied from the source lines; a plurality of control devices which supply, to the pixels, voltages that are based on the image signals and the potentials of the common lines; a common line drive circuit which includes a pulse generation unit that generates first pulse signals for sequentially driving the common lines, and which further includes a pulse compensation unit that, on the basis of the first pulse signals and the potentials received from all or some of the common lines, generates second pulse signals for reducing changes in the potentials of the common lines due to the potentials of the source lines and outputs each second pulse signal to a corresponding one of the common lines; and a touch detection unit which detects a pointed-to position in response to each second pulse.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 3/041 - Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
  • G02F 1/133 - Constructional arrangements; Operation of liquid crystal cells; Circuit arrangements
  • G09F 9/00 - Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements
  • G09G 3/20 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix
  • G09G 3/36 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix by control of light from an independent source using liquid crystals

44.

LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2014000490
Publication Number 2015/114683
Status In Force
Filing Date 2014-01-30
Publication Date 2015-08-06
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor Kumagai, Toshiyuki

Abstract

This liquid crystal display device is provided with: a plurality of source drivers that supply data signals to a plurality of source lines; a gate driver that supplies scanning signals to a plurality of gate lines; and a timing controller (14) that controls drive of the source drivers and the gate driver. The timing controller (14) includes: an image determining section (14b) that determines whether a specific pattern image is included or not in an input image inputted from the outside; and a polarity signal generating section (14c) that generates polarity signals (POL) for each of the source drivers on the basis of determination results obtained from the image determining section (14b). The polarity signal generating section (14c) outputs each of the generated polarity signals (POL) to each of the corresponding source drivers.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G09G 3/36 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix by control of light from an independent source using liquid crystals
  • G09G 3/20 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix

45.

DISPLAY APPARATUS

      
Application Number JP2014000278
Publication Number 2015/111093
Status In Force
Filing Date 2014-01-21
Publication Date 2015-07-30
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor Yaguchi, Takenori

Abstract

Disclosed is a display apparatus wherein: a lower frame (F1) and a holding frame (F2) are fixed to each other by screwing; each of the frames (F1, F2) has screw holes for fixing the frames (F1, F2) to each other, said screw holes being formed, in a planar view, at positions that are point-symmetrical with respect to the center of each of the frames (F1, F2); the lower frame (F1) has cutout sections (14); the holding frame has protruding sections (24) that fit in the cutout sections (14), respectively; the cutout sections (14) are formed at positions that are non point-symmetrical with respect to the center of the lower frame (F1); the protruding sections (24) are formed at positions that are non point-symmetrical with respect to the center of the holding frame (F2).

IPC Classes  ?

  • G09F 9/00 - Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements
  • G02F 1/1333 - Constructional arrangements
  • G02F 1/13357 - Illuminating devices

46.

DISPLAY DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2014000937
Publication Number 2015/092945
Status In Force
Filing Date 2014-02-21
Publication Date 2015-06-25
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kawamura, Tetsuya
  • Izawa, Tetsurou

Abstract

This display device (100) has a plurality of source drivers, namely a first source driver (210) and a second source driver (220) that is positioned so as to be offset from the first source driver in a first direction. Said display device outputs gate signals from a gate driver (300) to a plurality of gate lines through a plurality of lead lines and via a plurality of contact points (CP). In the aforementioned first direction, the gate driver is positioned between the first source driver and the second source driver.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G09F 9/30 - Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements in which the desired character or characters are formed by combining individual elements
  • G02F 1/1343 - Electrodes
  • G02F 1/1368 - Active matrix addressed cells in which the switching element is a three-electrode device
  • G09F 9/00 - Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements

47.

DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2014000936
Publication Number 2015/092944
Status In Force
Filing Date 2014-02-21
Publication Date 2015-06-25
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kawamura, Tetsuya
  • Izawa, Tetsurou

Abstract

This display device, which displays video on a display surface in accordance with a video signal, contains an insulating substrate, gate lines that extend along said insulating substrate in a first direction, source lines that extend along the insulating substrate in a second direction that is different from the first direction, lead lines that extend in said second direction and transmit gate signals to the gate lines, first conductive sections that at least partially cover the gate lines and the lead lines, gate contact sections that connect to the gate lines from the first conductive sections, and lead contact sections that connect to the lead lines from the first conductive sections.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G09F 9/30 - Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements in which the desired character or characters are formed by combining individual elements
  • G02F 1/1343 - Electrodes
  • G02F 1/1368 - Active matrix addressed cells in which the switching element is a three-electrode device
  • G09F 9/00 - Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements

48.

DISPLAY DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2014000617
Publication Number 2015/075844
Status In Force
Filing Date 2014-02-05
Publication Date 2015-05-28
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kawachi, Genshiro
  • Kita, Kazuo
  • Ooishi, Yoshihisa
  • Nakanishi, Hideyuki
  • Koudo, Toshikazu

Abstract

This invention achieves a reduction in display-device bezel width without compromising resolution. In this display device, the number of scan connection lines (61) is greater than the number of switch elements (63) connected to a single selection signal line (62), and during a first selection period in which a gate-on voltage is applied to selection signal line (62) CK1, a scan-signal drive circuit sequentially outputs a pulse signal to scan connection lines (61) #1 through #30 connected to the switch elements (63) connected to selection signal line (62) CK1. Before the end of said first selection period, the scan-signal drive circuit starts a second selection period, in which a gate-on voltage is applied to selection signal line (62) CK2, and outputs a pulse signal to scan connection line (61) #31, which is not connected to a switch element (63) connected to selection signal line (62) CK1.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G09G 3/36 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix by control of light from an independent source using liquid crystals
  • G09G 3/20 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix

49.

DISPLAY DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2014000740
Publication Number 2015/075845
Status In Force
Filing Date 2014-02-13
Publication Date 2015-05-28
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ooishi, Yoshihisa
  • Kawachi, Genshiro
  • Kita, Kazuo
  • Koudo, Toshikazu
  • Nakanishi, Hideyuki

Abstract

The purpose of the present invention is to achieve a display device with a narrower frame while maintaining resolution. A scan signal drive circuit in a display device according to the present invention provides scanning connection lines (61, VG) with pulse signals sequentially during a selection period when applying gate-on voltage to a selection signal line (62, VCK) in a normal scanning mode. In the normal scanning mode, the fall-off of the gate-on voltage is different from the falling timing of the pulse signal.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G09G 3/36 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix by control of light from an independent source using liquid crystals
  • G09G 3/20 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix

50.

DISPLAY DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2014005659
Publication Number 2015/075900
Status In Force
Filing Date 2014-11-11
Publication Date 2015-05-28
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kawachi, Genshiro
  • Kita, Kazuo
  • Ooishi, Yoshihisa
  • Nakanishi, Hideyuki
  • Koudo, Toshikazu

Abstract

The purpose of this invention is to reduce the bezel width of a display device without compromising resolution. In this display device, scan connection lines (61), selection signal lines (62), and switch elements (63) are each provided on both sides of a scan-signal line (X). During a selection period in which a gate-on voltage is applied to one of the selection signal lines (62) on one side, a scan-signal drive circuit executes a normal scan operation in which a pulse signal is sequentially applied to the scan connection lines (61) on that side, and on the other side, the scan-signal drive circuit executes a reset operation in which a low voltage is applied to the scan connection lines (61) and a gate-on voltage is applied to selection signal lines (62) other than the one corresponding to the selection signal line (62) on the one side to which the abovementioned gate-on voltage is being applied.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G09G 3/36 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix by control of light from an independent source using liquid crystals
  • G02F 1/133 - Constructional arrangements; Operation of liquid crystal cells; Circuit arrangements
  • G09G 3/20 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix

51.

DISPLAY DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2014000934
Publication Number 2015/056363
Status In Force
Filing Date 2014-02-21
Publication Date 2015-04-23
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Nakanishi, Hideyuki
  • Maruyama, Junichi
  • Koudo, Toshikazu

Abstract

This display device is provided with the following: a display unit that has gate-signal lines, source-signal lines, and a plurality of pixels; a gate-driving circuit that outputs gate signals; a source-driving circuit that outputs voltages based on pixel signals; and a control unit that displays a frame image on the display unit. In a base control mode, the control unit makes the gate-driving circuit scan all N gate-signal lines in order within a given period of time. In a low-power control mode, the control unit makes the gate-driving circuit perform interlaced scanning on W (W being an integer greater than or equal to 2 but less than N) of the gate-signal lines, namely every Kth (K being an integer, namely N/W) gate-signal line, within the aforementioned period of time. In a first transitional control mode, the control unit makes the gate-driving circuit scan Z1 (Z1 being an integer satisfying the relation W < Z1 < N) of the gate-signal lines within the abovementioned period of time. This display device passes through said first transitional control mode when transitioning from the base control mode to the low-power control mode.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G09G 3/36 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix by control of light from an independent source using liquid crystals
  • G09G 3/20 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix

52.

DISPLAY DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2014000932
Publication Number 2015/056362
Status In Force
Filing Date 2014-02-21
Publication Date 2015-04-23
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Nakanishi, Hideyuki
  • Maruyama, Junichi
  • Koudo, Toshikazu

Abstract

This display device is provided with the following: a display unit that has gate-signal lines, source-signal lines, and a plurality of pixels; a gate-driving circuit that outputs gate signals; a source-driving circuit that outputs voltages based on pixel signals; and a control unit that displays a frame image on the display unit. In a low-frequency control mode, when a region signal that is on in a specific frame-image region corresponding to a specific gate-signal line is off, the control unit displays a subframe image on the display unit by making the gate-driving circuit perform interlaced scanning of every Kth gate-signal line at a first frequency (F1) and repeats this a total of K times so as to display, on the display unit, a frame image comprising K subframe images. When the aforementioned region signal is on, each time a subframe image is displayed, the control unit makes the gate-driving circuit scan the gate-signal lines in order.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G09G 3/36 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix by control of light from an independent source using liquid crystals
  • G09G 3/20 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix

53.

LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME

      
Application Number JP2014001417
Publication Number 2014/181494
Status In Force
Filing Date 2014-03-12
Publication Date 2014-11-13
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ono, Kikuo
  • Kajita, Daisuke
  • Oke, Ryutaro

Abstract

In this liquid crystal display device, a pair of edges extending in the longitudinal direction of a slit formed in a transparent shared electrode (CIT) intersect in plan view with an outer edge of a transparent pixel electrode (PIT), and in a transparent storage capacitor electrode (MIT), a portion positioned further to the outside than an outer edge of the pair of edges, and a portion positioned between a pair of edges among outer edges overlap in plan view.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02F 1/1368 - Active matrix addressed cells in which the switching element is a three-electrode device
  • G02F 1/1335 - Structural association of cells with optical devices, e.g. polarisers or reflectors
  • G02F 1/1343 - Electrodes
  • G02F 1/1345 - Conductors connecting electrodes to cell terminals

54.

DISPLAY DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2014000314
Publication Number 2014/167760
Status In Force
Filing Date 2014-01-22
Publication Date 2014-10-16
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor Kawamura, Tetsuya

Abstract

A display device is provided with a display surface on which a plurality of source lines to which an image signal is inputted are arrayed, and a test wiring portion for transmitting a test signal to the plurality of source lines, the test wiring portion comprising a first conductive layer (210) connected to some of the plurality of source lines and a second conductive layer (220) connected to other of the plurality of source lines, the test wiring portion being able to attain high testing accuracy by having an insulating portion (201) for insulating the first conductive layer (210) and the second conductive layer (220).

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02F 1/1345 - Conductors connecting electrodes to cell terminals
  • G02F 1/13 - Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour based on liquid crystals, e.g. single liquid crystal display cells
  • G02F 1/133 - Constructional arrangements; Operation of liquid crystal cells; Circuit arrangements
  • G02F 1/1343 - Electrodes
  • G02F 1/1368 - Active matrix addressed cells in which the switching element is a three-electrode device
  • G09F 9/30 - Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements in which the desired character or characters are formed by combining individual elements
  • G09G 3/20 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix
  • G09G 3/36 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix by control of light from an independent source using liquid crystals

55.

DISPLAY DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2013007602
Publication Number 2014/155458
Status In Force
Filing Date 2013-12-25
Publication Date 2014-10-02
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kawamura, Tetsuya
  • Izawa, Tetsurou

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a display device for displaying images on a display surface in response to image signals. The display device is provided with: a plurality of gate lines (GL) extending in a first direction along the display surface; a plurality of source lines (SL) extending in a second direction different from the a first direction along the display surface; a plurality of leader lines (GD) extending in the second direction, for transmission of a gate signal to each of the plurality of gate lines (GL); a first insulating layer (220) formed between the plurality of leader lines (GD) and the plurality of gate lines (GL); and a plurality of contact point portions (222) electrically connecting the plurality of leader lines (GD) and the plurality of gate lines (GL). The plurality of contact point portions (222) traverse the first insulating layer (220) at each of a plurality of connection points selected from a plurality of intersection points of the plurality of leader lines (GD) and the plurality of gate lines (GL) in a plane defined by the first direction and the second direction.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G09F 9/30 - Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements in which the desired character or characters are formed by combining individual elements
  • G02F 1/1345 - Conductors connecting electrodes to cell terminals
  • G02F 1/1368 - Active matrix addressed cells in which the switching element is a three-electrode device

56.

DISPLAY DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2013006762
Publication Number 2014/147684
Status In Force
Filing Date 2013-11-18
Publication Date 2014-09-25
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Katagiri, Yusuke
  • Tsubokura, Masaki

Abstract

The purpose of the present invention is to secure space in the width direction on a printed substrate in a display device. The display device comprises: a TFT substrate (102) including a plurality of source drivers (104) arranged side by side in a first direction along a display region and a plurality of gate drivers (106) arranged side by side in a second direction along the display region; a printed substrate (304) including a timing controller (701) for controlling the plurality of source drivers and the plurality of gate drivers; and a plurality of flexible substrates arranged extending from the end of the TFT substrate towards the printed substrate to connect the TFT substrate and the printed substrate. The plurality of flexible substrates includes: a plurality of first flexible substrates (301) extending diagonally toward one side relative to the second direction and a plurality of second flexible substrates (302) extending diagonally toward the other side relative to the second direction.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G09F 9/00 - Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements
  • G02F 1/1345 - Conductors connecting electrodes to cell terminals
  • G09G 3/20 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix
  • G09G 3/36 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix by control of light from an independent source using liquid crystals

57.

DISPLAY DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2013006917
Publication Number 2014/118841
Status In Force
Filing Date 2013-11-25
Publication Date 2014-08-07
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor Maeyama, Tomohiro

Abstract

In the case where a heat release plate or the like is provided around a light source, heat emitted by the light source causes convection around the light source, which adversely affects the characteristics and lifetime of the light source. A display device is characterized in including: a lower frame that is arranged on a side opposite to a display surface of a display panel and that includes a bottom wall part and a side wall part formed at ends of the bottom wall part so as to surround the bottom wall part; a plurality of light sources arranged along the side wall part of the lower frame; and a heat radiator that releases heat from the light sources, wherein the heat radiator includes a plurality of grooves formed in a direction extending from the light sources, along the bottom wall part.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02F 1/13357 - Illuminating devices
  • F21S 2/00 - Systems of lighting devices, not provided for in main groups  or , e.g. of modular construction
  • F21V 29/00 - Protecting lighting devices from thermal damage; Cooling or heating arrangements specially adapted for lighting devices or systems
  • G02F 1/1333 - Constructional arrangements
  • G09F 9/00 - Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements

58.

DISPLAY APPARATUS

      
Application Number JP2013007554
Publication Number 2014/108972
Status In Force
Filing Date 2013-12-24
Publication Date 2014-07-17
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kakinuma, Norihisa
  • Nakagawa, Teruhisa
  • Ishii, Masahiro
  • Kajita, Daisuke

Abstract

There have been cases where an alignment film is unevenly applied to the TFT substrate side of a display apparatus, and as a result, luminance unevenness of the display apparatus is generated. This display apparatus is characterized in having a substrate that has: a pixel electrode; a common electrode laminated on an organic insulating film with an insulating layer therebetween such that the common electrode faces the pixel electrode; a common signal line connected to the common electrode; and a transistor that applies, to the pixel electrode, voltage signals inputted to the signal line. The pixel electrode is connected to a source electrode of the transistor via a through hole formed in the organic insulating film, and the through hole includes a step portion formed by laminating a part of the common signal line, said step portion being formed at least at one extending portion formed by having the organic insulating film retracted toward the outer side of the through hole.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02F 1/1368 - Active matrix addressed cells in which the switching element is a three-electrode device
  • G02F 1/1337 - Surface-induced orientation of the liquid crystal molecules, e.g. by alignment layers

59.

METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY APPARATUS

      
Application Number JP2013005302
Publication Number 2014/083731
Status In Force
Filing Date 2013-09-06
Publication Date 2014-06-05
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yasukawa, Hironori
  • Kawachi, Genshiro
  • Kato, Tomoya
  • Kita, Kazuo

Abstract

When forming a display panel using a TFT with an oxide semiconductor, ensuring uniformity and reliability of TFT characteristics is difficult. This method for manufacturing a display apparatus is characterized by including: a step for forming a gate electrode on a substrate; a step for forming a gate insulating film; a step for forming an oxide semiconductor; a step for forming a source electrode and a drain electrode; a step for forming a passivation film; a step for forming a common electrode; a step for forming an interlayer insulating film; a step for forming a pixel electrode; a step for forming an oriented film; a step for irradiating ultraviolet rays on the oxide semiconductor; and a step for heat-treating the oxide semiconductor irradiated with ultraviolet rays; the step for irradiating ultraviolet rays being performed after the step for forming an oxide semiconductor, and the step for heat-treating being performed after the step for forming the passivation film.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02F 1/1368 - Active matrix addressed cells in which the switching element is a three-electrode device
  • G02F 1/1337 - Surface-induced orientation of the liquid crystal molecules, e.g. by alignment layers
  • G09F 9/30 - Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements in which the desired character or characters are formed by combining individual elements
  • H01L 21/336 - Field-effect transistors with an insulated gate
  • H01L 29/786 - Thin-film transistors

60.

LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2013005683
Publication Number 2014/073143
Status In Force
Filing Date 2013-09-25
Publication Date 2014-05-15
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Sato, Takeki
  • Tsubokura, Masaki

Abstract

Provided is a liquid crystal display device that does not require fixing of a circuit board to a backlight unit, said circuit board being provided with a drive circuit for driving the liquid crystal display, in a step for fixing the circuit board. A liquid crystal display device (1000) has: a liquid crystal display (1200); a circuit board (1209), which includes a drive circuit that drives the liquid crystal display (1200); and a flexible circuit board (1206), which connects the liquid crystal display (1200) and the circuit board (1209) to each other. One end of the flexible circuit board (1206) is connected to the liquid crystal display (1200), the other end of the flexible circuit board (1206) is connected to a first surface of the circuit board (1209), the flexible circuit board (1206) has a folded back shape such that a second surface of the circuit board (1209) faces the flexible circuit board (1206), and the second surface of the circuit board (1209) is fixed to the flexible circuit board (1206).

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02F 1/1345 - Conductors connecting electrodes to cell terminals
  • G02F 1/1333 - Constructional arrangements
  • G09F 9/00 - Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements

61.

DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVE METHOD FOR DISPLAY DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2013003999
Publication Number 2014/033999
Status In Force
Filing Date 2013-06-26
Publication Date 2014-03-06
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Nakai, Takashi
  • Oke, Ryutaro
  • Onishi, Toshiki
  • Maruyama, Junichi

Abstract

Conventionally, when divided drive of a panel is carried out, image quality for a boundary between a display area for the upper half and a display area for the lower half is reduced. This display device includes: a divided display area; a plurality of gate drivers that scan each of a plurality of gate lines included in the divided display area in order; a plurality of source drivers that output an image signal in order from a corresponding gate driver side according to various delay quantities set in advance for each group of a plurality of data lines; and a register unit that holds the various delay quantities. When the gate drivers scan in order from the edge toward the center of divided display area, the register unit holds the various delay quantities set such that an image signal corresponding to a plurality of pixels positioned on the centermost side of the display area out of the plurality of gate lines which the gate drivers scan includes vertical blanking time following completion of the time for one frame and is output to the plurality of pixels.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G09G 3/36 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix by control of light from an independent source using liquid crystals
  • G02F 1/133 - Constructional arrangements; Operation of liquid crystal cells; Circuit arrangements
  • G09G 3/20 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix

62.

LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2013003997
Publication Number 2014/030286
Status In Force
Filing Date 2013-06-26
Publication Date 2014-02-27
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Oke, Ryutaro
  • Maruyama, Junichi
  • Nakai, Takashi
  • Onishi, Toshiki

Abstract

In this liquid crystal display device in which horizontally divided display regions are driven, the image quality is prevented from degrading due to insufficient writing of pixel voltage at the end row of vertical scanning of each display region. A scanning line driving circuit for driving gate lines in an upper-side display region sequentially outputs a scanning pulse Pk for selecting the k-th row of an image. An image line driving circuit for driving source lines in the upper-side display region outputs a pixel voltage corresponding to data Dk during the period of the scanning pulse Pk. A pixel voltage application end timing with respect to the application of the scanning pulse Pk is set to a later timing for the n-th row set as the end row during the effective scanning period TEFF than that of the previous row.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G09G 3/36 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix by control of light from an independent source using liquid crystals
  • G02F 1/133 - Constructional arrangements; Operation of liquid crystal cells; Circuit arrangements
  • G09G 3/20 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix

63.

THIN FILM TRANSISTOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME

      
Application Number JP2013004593
Publication Number 2014/020892
Status In Force
Filing Date 2013-07-29
Publication Date 2014-02-06
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor Kato, Tomoya

Abstract

In TFTs with Cu wiring, said TFTs having oxide semiconductor used therein as a channel layer, it is required to laminate an oxidation-resistant material on Cu, since protection films are formed in an oxidizing atmosphere. Therefore, it is necessary to devise not only laminating material but also manufacturing process. Furthermore, in the cases where amorphous silicon is used as the channel layer, disconnection failures and the like due to Cu corrosion in the process are the issues to be solved. As source and drain wiring, a base layer (13) and a cap layer (15) are formed of an MoNiNb alloy film, and a low resistive layer (14) is formed of Cu. The laminated metal film is patterned by one-time wet etching, and a drain electrode (16) and a source electrode (17) are formed. Since the main wiring layer is covered with the highly corrosive-resistant MoNiNb alloy, Cu in the main wiring layer does not corrode, and even if an insulating protection film (18) composed of oxide is formed in an oxidizing atmosphere by means of plasma CVD, Cu is not oxidized. The side wall taper angle of the laminated metal film can be controlled to 20 degrees or more but less than 70 degrees by means of wet etching.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01L 29/786 - Thin-film transistors
  • H01L 21/28 - Manufacture of electrodes on semiconductor bodies using processes or apparatus not provided for in groups
  • H01L 21/336 - Field-effect transistors with an insulated gate
  • H01L 29/417 - Electrodes characterised by their shape, relative sizes or dispositions carrying the current to be rectified, amplified or switched
  • H01L 29/423 - Electrodes characterised by their shape, relative sizes or dispositions not carrying the current to be rectified, amplified or switched
  • H01L 29/49 - Metal-insulator semiconductor electrodes

64.

LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS

      
Application Number JP2013003072
Publication Number 2013/183230
Status In Force
Filing Date 2013-05-14
Publication Date 2013-12-12
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor Kawachi, Genshiro

Abstract

This liquid crystal display apparatus has: an array substrate (2); a plurality of pixels demarcated by means of image signal lines (Y) and scanning signal lines (X), which are formed on the array substrate (2); a TFT (51), which is disposed on each of the pixels; and a pixel electrode, which is disposed in each of the pixels. A channel semiconductor layer of the TFT (51), and the pixel electrode are formed of one continuous oxide semiconductor layer (6), and in a state wherein a gate voltage is not applied, electric conductivity of the pixel electrode is higher than that of the channel semiconductor layer.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02F 1/1368 - Active matrix addressed cells in which the switching element is a three-electrode device
  • G02F 1/13 - Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour based on liquid crystals, e.g. single liquid crystal display cells
  • H01L 21/336 - Field-effect transistors with an insulated gate
  • H01L 29/786 - Thin-film transistors

65.

LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2013001727
Publication Number 2013/179537
Status In Force
Filing Date 2013-03-14
Publication Date 2013-12-05
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kawachi, Genshiro
  • Kita, Kazuo

Abstract

The purpose of the present invention is to maintain resolution and achieve a thinner frame in a liquid crystal display device. This liquid crystal display device comprises: a plurality of scanning signal lines; an image display area having a plurality of pixels divided by a plurality of video signal lines; a scanning signal drive circuit provided on at least one side of a side parallel to the scanning signal lines in the image display area; a plurality of scanning connection lines provided on at least one side of a side parallel to the video signal lines in the image display area, and connecting the scanning circuit and the scanning signal lines; a selection circuit provided so as to be interposed between the scanning connection lines and the scanning signal lines, and which selectively shorts one among the plurality of scanning signal lines, relative to one scanning connection line, in accordance with a selection signal; and a selection signal line connected to the selection circuit and which transmits selection signals to a connected circuit.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02F 1/133 - Constructional arrangements; Operation of liquid crystal cells; Circuit arrangements
  • G02F 1/1345 - Conductors connecting electrodes to cell terminals
  • G02F 1/1368 - Active matrix addressed cells in which the switching element is a three-electrode device
  • G09G 3/20 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix
  • G09G 3/36 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix by control of light from an independent source using liquid crystals

66.

EMBEDDED TOUCH SCREEN

      
Application Number JP2013003142
Publication Number 2013/179598
Status In Force
Filing Date 2013-05-17
Publication Date 2013-12-05
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kawachi, Genshiro
  • Kita, Kazuo
  • Ono, Kikuo

Abstract

An embedded touch screen (100) comprising: a first substrate (2) comprising a plurality of detection electrodes extending in a second direction on a front surface or a rear surface; pixel electrodes having arranged in an image area a plurality of pixels divided in a lattice shape by a plurality of scanning signal lines extending in a first direction and a plurality of video signal lines extending in the second direction, said pixel electrodes being connected to the video signal lines via a switching element connected to the scanning signal lines at each pixel; a second substrate (3) having a common electrode on the front surface thereof; a liquid crystal layer (4) sandwiched between the first substrate (2) and the second substrate (3); an applying circuit that applies alternating signals to either the detection electrodes or the pixel electrodes; a detection circuit that detects signals excited by the other of either the detection electrodes or the pixel electrodes; and a scanning circuit that scans the pixel electrodes in at least the second direction, during detection by the detection circuit. As a result, an embedded touch screen is provided that is unrestricted by common electrode shape or signals for contact detection.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 3/044 - Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means by capacitive means
  • G02F 1/1333 - Constructional arrangements
  • G06F 3/041 - Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means

67.

LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2013003000
Publication Number 2013/175721
Status In Force
Filing Date 2013-05-10
Publication Date 2013-11-28
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kita, Kazuo
  • Kawachi, Genshiro

Abstract

The purpose of the present invention is to improve the time and position resolution and the detection accuracy of an in-cell touch sensor built into the liquid crystal panel of a liquid crystal display device. A drive electrode (34) of the touch sensor is formed in the boundary region separating pixel electrodes (40) on the surface of the TFT substrate on the side of the liquid crystals (84), and a detector electrode (36) is formed in the regions of an opposing substrate opposite of said boundary region. A drive signal is supplied to the drive electrode (34) to produce a voltage change. On the basis of the thusly-produced voltage change in a detection electrode (36), a change in capacitance is detected in the opposite portions of the drive electrode (34) and the detection electrode (36), and it is detected that an object has contacted the display surface near said opposite portion of the liquid crystal panel (4).

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02F 1/1333 - Constructional arrangements
  • G02F 1/1343 - Electrodes
  • G06F 3/041 - Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
  • G06F 3/044 - Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means by capacitive means
  • G09F 9/00 - Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements
  • G09F 9/30 - Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements in which the desired character or characters are formed by combining individual elements

68.

LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2013003022
Publication Number 2013/175726
Status In Force
Filing Date 2013-05-10
Publication Date 2013-11-28
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor Kita, Kazuo

Abstract

The purpose of the present invention is to improve the time and position resolution and the detection accuracy of an in-cell touch sensor built into the liquid crystal panel of a liquid crystal display device. A drive electrode (34) of the touch sensor is formed from a transparent conductor layer laminated, below the pixel electrode (40), on the surface of a TFT substrate facing the liquid crystals (84), and is arranged in a region between the gate wires. A detection electrode (36) is formed from a transparent conductor layer laminated on the outward-facing surface of the TFT substrate. A drive signal is supplied to the drive electrode (34) to produce a voltage change. On the basis of the thusly-produced voltage change in the detection electrode (36), a change in capacitance is detected in the opposite portions of the drive electrode (34) and the detection electrode (36), and it is detected that an object has contacted the display surface near said opposite portion of the liquid crystal panel (4).

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02F 1/1333 - Constructional arrangements
  • G02F 1/1343 - Electrodes
  • G06F 3/041 - Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means

69.

DISPLAY CONTROL SYSTEM, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND DISPLAY PANEL

      
Application Number JP2013002671
Publication Number 2013/161246
Status In Force
Filing Date 2013-04-19
Publication Date 2013-10-31
Owner
  • PANASONIC CORPORATION (Japan)
  • PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yamada, Kazuhiro
  • Tanaka, Yasuhiro
  • Ishii, Masahiro
  • Tanaka, Takeshi

Abstract

A display control system (100) is provided with the following: a display device (20) having a display unit (21) that is provided with a plurality of pixels (40) and displays images; and a digital pen (10) that indicates positions on said display unit (21). This display control system (100) controls the display in accordance with positions indicated by the digital pen (10). The display unit (21) is provided with a dot pattern. The digital pen (10) optically reads the dot pattern at an indicated position on the display unit (21). Each pixel (40) has subpixels (41) of three different colors. The dot pattern comprises a set of a plurality of dots (33). At least half of said dots (33) are provided in red subpixels (41r).

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 3/042 - Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means by opto-electronic means
  • G02F 1/1333 - Constructional arrangements
  • G09F 9/00 - Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements
  • G09F 9/30 - Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements in which the desired character or characters are formed by combining individual elements

70.

LEVEL CONVERTER CIRCUIT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE USING SAME

      
Application Number JP2013002094
Publication Number 2013/161184
Status In Force
Filing Date 2013-03-27
Publication Date 2013-10-31
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor Kita, Kazuo

Abstract

The objective of the invention is to acquire a level converter circuit, the amplification rate of which is large, by use of a single conductivity type of transistors. A level converter circuit (34) consists of series-connected level converter units (50A, 50B). The level converter unit (50A) consists of circuit blocks (52A, 54A). The circuit block (52A) inverts an input signal (SIN). The circuit block (54A) comprises: a transistor (M2A) connected between a power supply (VLOW) and a connection node (N3A); a transistor (M3A) connected between N3A and a power supply (VHIGH); a transistor (M4A) connected between the gate of M3A and VHIGH; and a capacitor (C1A) connected between NOUT and the gate of M3A. The circuit block (54A) performs, in accordance with both an operation of M2A responsive to a signal applied to the gate thereof from an input node (NIN) and an operation of M4A that the on/off states of M4A are switched by applying an output of the circuit block (52A) to the gate of M4A, a level conversion and outputs a potential change of N3A.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H03K 19/0185 - Coupling arrangements; Interface arrangements using field-effect transistors only

71.

LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2013000501
Publication Number 2013/121720
Status In Force
Filing Date 2013-01-30
Publication Date 2013-08-22
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Oke, Ryuutarou
  • Imajo, Ikuko
  • Maruyama, Junichi

Abstract

In a liquid crystal device in which horizontally divided display regions are driven, insufficient writing of pixel voltage occurs at the head row of vertical scanning of each display region, and especially if the head row is located at the screen center, a dark line is displayed, degrading image quality. For example, a scanning line driving circuit for driving the gate lines in a lower-side display region sequentially outputs a scanning pulse (Pk) for selecting the (n+k)-th row of an image. An image line driving circuit for driving the source lines in the lower-side display region outputs a pixel voltage corresponding to data (Dn+k) during the period of the scanning pulse (Pk). A pixel voltage application start timing with respect to the application of the scanning pulse (Pk) is set to an earlier timing for the (n+1)-th row set as the head row during the effective scanning period (TEFF) than that of the following row.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G09G 3/36 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix by control of light from an independent source using liquid crystals
  • G02F 1/133 - Constructional arrangements; Operation of liquid crystal cells; Circuit arrangements
  • G09G 3/20 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix

72.

THIN FILM SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME

      
Application Number JP2011006407
Publication Number 2013/072966
Status In Force
Filing Date 2011-11-17
Publication Date 2013-05-23
Owner
  • PANASONIC CORPORATION (Japan)
  • PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Hayashi, Hiroshi
  • Kawashima, Takahiro
  • Kawachi, Genshiro

Abstract

A semiconductor layer (4) that is formed on a gate insulating film (3) has a band gap energy of 1.6 eV or less. An insulating layer (5) that is formed on the semiconductor layer (4) has: a first insulating layer region (5a) that is positioned on the outer side of a first contact opening (8); and a second insulating layer region (5b) that is positioned on the outer side of a second contact opening (9). The first insulating layer region (5a) is positioned above one end of a gate electrode (2), and the second insulating layer region (5b) is positioned above the other end of the gate electrode (2).

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01L 29/786 - Thin-film transistors
  • G09F 9/30 - Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements in which the desired character or characters are formed by combining individual elements
  • H01L 21/336 - Field-effect transistors with an insulated gate
  • H01L 29/41 - Electrodes characterised by their shape, relative sizes or dispositions
  • H01L 29/423 - Electrodes characterised by their shape, relative sizes or dispositions not carrying the current to be rectified, amplified or switched
  • H01L 29/49 - Metal-insulator semiconductor electrodes
  • H01L 51/50 - Solid state devices using organic materials as the active part, or using a combination of organic materials with other materials as the active part; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment of such devices, or of parts thereof specially adapted for light emission, e.g. organic light emitting diodes (OLED) or polymer light emitting devices (PLED)

73.

THIN FILM SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME

      
Application Number JP2011006050
Publication Number 2013/061383
Status In Force
Filing Date 2011-10-28
Publication Date 2013-05-02
Owner
  • PANASONIC CORPORATION (Japan)
  • PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Hayashi, Hiroshi
  • Kawashima, Takahiro
  • Kawachi, Genshiro

Abstract

This method for producing a thin film semiconductor device (10) includes: a first step for preparing a substrate (1); a second step for forming a gate electrode (2) on the substrate (1); a third step for forming a gate insulating film (3) as a first insulating film on the gate electrode (2); a fourth step for forming an amorphous semiconductor thin film (4a) that is to be a channel layer (4) on the gate insulating film (3); a fifth step for forming a channel protecting film (5) as a second insulating film on the amorphous semiconductor thin film (4a); a sixth step for increasing the transmittance of the channel protecting film (5) by radiating laser light at the channel protecting film (5); and a seventh step for forming a source electrode (7S) and a drain electrode (7D) above the channel layer (4).

IPC Classes  ?

74.

THIN-FILM SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME

      
Application Number JP2012006699
Publication Number 2013/061553
Status In Force
Filing Date 2012-10-19
Publication Date 2013-05-02
Owner
  • PANASONIC CORPORATION (Japan)
  • PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ootaka, Sei
  • Yoshioka, Hiroshi
  • Kawashima, Takahiro
  • Nishitani, Hikaru

Abstract

This method for manufacturing a thin-film semiconductor device (100) includes: a step in which a substrate (1) is prepared; a step in which a gate electrode (2) is formed above the substrate (1); a step in which a gate insulating film (3) is formed above the substrate (1); a step in which an amorphous film (an amorphous silicon film (4a)) is formed above the substrate (1); a step in which the amorphous film is crystallized, a plurality of subgrains formed with different crystal orientations is enclosed inside a single crystal, and a crystalline film (a crystalline silicon film (4C)), which has first crystals (41C) that have subgrain boundaries formed by a plurality of crystal planes between the plurality of subgrains, and second crystals (42C) that have an average grain size smaller than the average grain size of the first crystals, are formed; a step in which the thickness of the crystalline film is thinned; and a step in which a source electrode (7S) and a drain electrode (7D) are formed above the substrate (1).

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01L 21/336 - Field-effect transistors with an insulated gate
  • H01L 21/20 - Deposition of semiconductor materials on a substrate, e.g. epitaxial growth
  • H01L 29/786 - Thin-film transistors
  • H01L 51/50 - Solid state devices using organic materials as the active part, or using a combination of organic materials with other materials as the active part; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment of such devices, or of parts thereof specially adapted for light emission, e.g. organic light emitting diodes (OLED) or polymer light emitting devices (PLED)
  • H05B 33/08 - Circuit arrangements for operating electroluminescent light sources
  • H05B 33/10 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted to the manufacture of electroluminescent light sources

75.

METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING RUBBING CLOTH, RUBBING CLOTH, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2012006405
Publication Number 2013/051278
Status In Force
Filing Date 2012-10-04
Publication Date 2013-04-11
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Tabira, Hayami
  • Takezawa, Hiroyoshi

Abstract

Provided is a method for manufacturing a rubbing cloth, the method enabling a uniform pile length. This method for manufacturing a rubbing cloth is provided with: a cleaning step (S3) for cleaning the rubbing cloth; a drying step (S4) for drying the rubbing cloth after the cleaning step (S3); a main shearing step (S5) for shearing pile on the surface of the rubbing cloth after the drying step (S4); and a reinforcing film forming step (S6) for forming a reinforcing film on the back surface of the rubbing cloth after the main shearing step (S5).

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02F 1/1337 - Surface-induced orientation of the liquid crystal molecules, e.g. by alignment layers

76.

DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY METHOD, PROGRAM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM

      
Application Number JP2012075571
Publication Number 2013/051586
Status In Force
Filing Date 2012-10-02
Publication Date 2013-04-11
Owner
  • SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
  • PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
  • SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kishimoto, Kazuyuki
  • Shinomiya, Tokihiko
  • Kubota, Satoru
  • Takemoto, Masanori
  • Imabayashi, Kenta
  • Igarashi, Youichi
  • Nakatsue, Takehiro
  • Haga, Shuichi
  • Matsumoto, Tatsuhiko

Abstract

A display device (100) is provided with a display (1), a screen brightness detector (5), an average luminance level computation unit (9), and a luminance controller (6), the luminance controller (6) being provided with: a maximum suitable display luminance determination unit (21) for determining the maximum suitable display luminance for each observer age group from the horizontal viewing angle, the screen brightness, the average luminance level, and the age group of each observer; and a weighted average luminance computation unit (22) for calculating the weighted average luminance obtained by taking the weighted average of the maximum suitable display luminance levels according to the proportion of number of people in each age group.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G09G 5/10 - Intensity circuits
  • G09G 5/00 - Control arrangements or circuits for visual indicators common to cathode-ray tube indicators and other visual indicators
  • H04N 5/57 - Control of contrast or brightness

77.

THIN FILM TRANSISTOR ARRAY DEVICE, EL DISPLAY PANEL, EL DISPLAY APPARATUS, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THIN FILM TRANSISTOR ARRAY DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING EL DISPLAY PANEL

      
Application Number JP2011005534
Publication Number 2013/046280
Status In Force
Filing Date 2011-09-30
Publication Date 2013-04-04
Owner
  • PANASONIC CORPORATION (Japan)
  • PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ono, Shinya
  • Kanegae, Arinobu
  • Kawachi, Genshirou

Abstract

This thin film transistor array device includes: bottom gate-type first and second transistors; a passivation film; a conductive oxide film laminated under the passivation film; and a relay electrode (55), which performs relaying between a first conductive member (53), which is a part of a layer where the first electrode (42) is formed, and a second conductive member of an EL layer. First wiring (21) is wiring disposed in a layer lower than the passivation film, and second wiring (22) is wiring disposed on the passivation film. A terminal section having external signals inputted thereto is disposed at the peripheral portion of the substrate, said portion being a part of the layer where the first electrode (42) is formed, the conductive oxide film covers the upper surface of the terminal section, and is disposed between the relay electrode (55) and the first conductive member (53), and the relay electrode (55) is formed as a part of the layer where the second wiring (22) is formed, and is composed of a material same as that of the second wiring (22).

IPC Classes  ?

  • G09F 9/30 - Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements in which the desired character or characters are formed by combining individual elements
  • H01L 27/32 - Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate including components using organic materials as the active part, or using a combination of organic materials with other materials as the active part with components specially adapted for light emission, e.g. flat-panel displays using organic light-emitting diodes

78.

DISPLAY PANEL, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND DISPLAY CONTROL SYSTEM

      
Application Number JP2012005618
Publication Number 2013/035319
Status In Force
Filing Date 2012-09-05
Publication Date 2013-03-14
Owner
  • PANASONIC CORPORATION (Japan)
  • PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yamada, Kazuhiro
  • Tanaka, Yasuhiro
  • Shimada, Isao
  • Tanaka, Takeshi
  • Ishi, Masahiro

Abstract

A display control system (100) is provided with a display device (20) comprising a display unit (21) on which a plurality of pixels (40) are provided to display an image, and a digital pen (10) for indicating a position on the display unit (21). The display unit (21) is provided with position information patterns representing positions on the display unit (21). The digital pen (10) is configured to optically read the position information pattern for the position being indicated on the display unit (21). The display device (20) controls the display unit (21) to change the display content at the position corresponding to the position information pattern read by the digital pen (10).

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 3/042 - Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means by opto-electronic means
  • G06F 3/041 - Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
  • G09F 9/00 - Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements
  • G09F 9/30 - Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements in which the desired character or characters are formed by combining individual elements
  • G09G 5/00 - Control arrangements or circuits for visual indicators common to cathode-ray tube indicators and other visual indicators

79.

LIQUID-CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND TELEVISION RECEIVER

      
Application Number JP2012063940
Publication Number 2013/031319
Status In Force
Filing Date 2012-05-30
Publication Date 2013-03-07
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor Imajo, Ikuko

Abstract

A liquid-crystal display device provided with a backlight unit that uses light-emitting diodes arranged in a concentrated manner to illuminate an entire image-formation region, wherein heat from said light-emitting diodes is dissipated efficiently. This liquid-crystal display device is provided with the following: a liquid-crystal panel; a reflective sheet that is disposed on the rear-surface side of the liquid-crystal panel and curved such that the surface thereof that faces the liquid-crystal panel is concave; and a light-emitting-diode substrate (7) that has a row of light-emitting diodes (13) arranged lengthwise and electrodes (21L, 21H) connected to said light-emitting diodes (13). For a given light-emitting diode (13), within a circle (23) that is centered on said light-emitting diode (13) and has a diameter equal to the separation between said light-emitting diode (13) and the adjacent light-emitting diodes (13), the surface area of the electrode (21H) connected to the high-temperature-side electrode of said light-emitting diode (13) is larger than the surface area of the electrode (21L) connected to the low-temperature-side electrode of said light-emitting diode (13).

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02F 1/13357 - Illuminating devices
  • F21S 2/00 - Systems of lighting devices, not provided for in main groups  or , e.g. of modular construction
  • F21Y 101/02 - Miniature, e.g. light emitting diodes (LED)

80.

THIN FILM SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THIN FILM SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2011004503
Publication Number 2013/021416
Status In Force
Filing Date 2011-08-09
Publication Date 2013-02-14
Owner
  • PANASONIC CORPORATION (Japan)
  • PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Hayashi, Hiroshi
  • Kawashima, Takahiro
  • Kawachi, Genshirou

Abstract

A thin film semiconductor device (10) of the present invention is provided with: a substrate (1); a gate electrode (2) formed above the substrate; a gate insulating film (3) formed on the gate electrode; a channel layer composed of a polycrystal semiconductor layer (4) formed on the gate insulating film; an amorphous semiconductor layer (5), which is formed on the channel layer and has a protruding surface shape; and a source electrode (8S) and a drain electrode (8D), which are formed above the amorphous semiconductor layer. The resistivity of a first portion (51) of the amorphous semiconductor layer (5), said first portion being on the channel layer side, is smaller than the resistivity of the second portion (52) of the amorphous semiconductor layer (5), said second portion being on the side of the source electrode and the drain electrode.

IPC Classes  ?

81.

THIN FILM TRANSISTOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME

      
Application Number JP2011004353
Publication Number 2013/018126
Status In Force
Filing Date 2011-07-29
Publication Date 2013-02-07
Owner
  • PANASONIC CORPORATION (Japan)
  • PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Hayashi, Hiroshi
  • Kawashima, Takahiro
  • Kawachi, Genshirou

Abstract

The purpose of this thin film transistor is to provide a thin film transistor that can establish both superior ON characteristics and superior OFF characteristics. The thin film transistor is provided with: a substrate (100); a gate electrode (110); a gate insulating layer (120); a crystalline silicon layer (131) formed on the gate insulating layer (120) and above the gate electrode (110); a non-crystalline silicon layer (130) formed on the gate insulating layer (120) and on both sides of the crystalline silicon layer (131); and a source electrode (171) and drain electrode (172). The crystalline silicon layer (131) and noncrystalline silicon layer (130) are formed by irradiating a noncrystalline silicon layer with laser light.

IPC Classes  ?

82.

THIN FILM TRANSISTOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME

      
Application Number JP2011004350
Publication Number 2013/018123
Status In Force
Filing Date 2011-07-29
Publication Date 2013-02-07
Owner
  • PANASONIC CORPORATION (Japan)
  • PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Hayashi, Hiroshi
  • Kawashima, Takahiro
  • Kawachi, Genshirou

Abstract

The purpose of this thin film transistor is to provide a thin film transistor that can establish both superior ON characteristics and superior OFF characteristics and in which the electrical characteristics are symmetrical for interchanging the source electrode and drain electrode. The thin film transistor is provided with: a substrate (100); a gate electrode (110); a gate insulating layer (120); a crystalline silicon layer (131) formed on the gate insulating layer (120) and above the gate electrode (110); a noncrystalline silicon layer (130) formed on the gate insulating layer (120) and on both sides of the crystalline silicon layer (131); a channel protective layer (140) formed on the crystalline silicon layer (131); and a source electrode (171) and drain electrode (172). The thicknesses of the crystalline silicon layer (131) film and the noncrystalline silicon layer (130) film are the same.

IPC Classes  ?

83.

THIN-FILM TRANSISTOR, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS

      
Application Number JP2011003845
Publication Number 2013/005250
Status In Force
Filing Date 2011-07-05
Publication Date 2013-01-10
Owner
  • PANASONIC CORPORATION (Japan)
  • PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Hayashi, Hiroshi
  • Kawashima, Takahiro
  • Kawachi, Genshirou

Abstract

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a thin-film transistor which can have both an excellent ON characteristic and an excellent OFF characteristic, and electric characteristics of which will be symmetrical even when exchanging the source electrode and drain electrode thereof. The thin-film transistor is provided with: a substrate (100); a gate electrode (110); a gate insulation layer (120); a crystalline silicon layer (131) formed on the gate insulation layer (120) that is above the gate electrode (110); an amorphous silicon layer (131) that is formed on the gate insulation layer (120) at both sides of the crystalline silicon layer (131), and the film thickness of which is smaller than the film thickness of the crystalline silicon layer (131); a channel protection layer (140) that is formed on the crystalline silicon layer (131); and a source electrode (171) and a drain electrode (172).

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01L 21/336 - Field-effect transistors with an insulated gate
  • H01L 21/20 - Deposition of semiconductor materials on a substrate, e.g. epitaxial growth
  • H01L 29/786 - Thin-film transistors

84.

THIN FILM TRANSISTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THIN FILM TRANSISTOR DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2011003749
Publication Number 2013/001579
Status In Force
Filing Date 2011-06-30
Publication Date 2013-01-03
Owner
  • PANASONIC CORPORATION (Japan)
  • PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kanegae, Arinobu
  • Kawashima, Takahiro
  • Hayashi, Hiroshi
  • Kawachi, Genshirou

Abstract

This thin film transistor device (10) is equipped with: a gate electrode (2) formed on a substrate (1); a gate insulating film (3) formed on the gate electrode (2); a crystalline silicon thin film (4) formed on the gate insulating film (3) and having a channel region; a plurality of semiconductor films formed on at least the channel region; an insulating film (7) comprising an organic material formed above the channel region; a source electrode (9S) formed at one end of the insulating film (7); and a drain electrode (9D) formed at the other end of the insulating film (7) in a manner so as to face the source electrode (9S). The plurality of semiconductor films comprise a first semiconductor film (5) and a second semiconductor film (6) formed on the first semiconductor film (5), and if the energy level of the bottom end of the conduction band of the crystalline silicon thin film (4) and the first semiconductor film (5) are respectively ECP and EC1, then ECP < EC1.

IPC Classes  ?

85.

THIN FILM TRANSISTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THIN FILM TRANSISTOR DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2011003754
Publication Number 2013/001580
Status In Force
Filing Date 2011-06-30
Publication Date 2013-01-03
Owner
  • PANASONIC CORPORATION (Japan)
  • PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kanegae, Arinobu
  • Kawashima, Takahiro
  • Hayashi, Hiroshi
  • Kawachi, Genshirou

Abstract

This thin film transistor device (10) is equipped with: a gate electrode (2) formed on a substrate (1); a gate insulating film (3) formed on the gate electrode (2); a crystalline silicon thin film (4) formed on the gate insulating film (3) and having a channel region; a semiconductor layer (5) formed on the channel region; an insulating film (7) that is formed at a region on the semiconductor layer (5) and corresponding to the channel region, and that comprises an organic material; an intrinsic amorphous silicon thin film (6) formed on the semiconductor layer (5) at both sides of the insulating film (7); a source electrode (9S) formed above one of the intrinsic amorphous silicon thin films (6); and a drain electrode (9D) formed above the other of the intrinsic amorphous silicon thin films (6). The local energy-level density of the semiconductor layer (5) is lower than that of the intrinsic amorphous silicon thin films (6), and the band gap of the semiconductor layer (5) is smaller than that of the intrinsic amorphous silicon thin films (6).

IPC Classes  ?

86.

THIN FILM TRANSISTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THIN FILM TRANSISTOR DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2012000765
Publication Number 2013/001676
Status In Force
Filing Date 2012-02-06
Publication Date 2013-01-03
Owner
  • PANASONIC CORPORATION (Japan)
  • PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kanegae, Arinobu
  • Kawashima, Takahiro
  • Hayashi, Hiroshi
  • Kawachi, Genshirou

Abstract

Provided is a thin film transistor device that has a suppressed kink phenomenon and superior TFT characteristics. The thin film transistor device is equipped with: a gate electrode (2) formed on a substrate (1); a gate insulating film (3) formed on the gate electrode (2); a crystalline silicon thin film (4) formed on the gate insulating film (3); a first semiconductor film (5) formed on the crystalline silicon thin film (4); a pair of second semiconductor films (6) formed on the first semiconductor film (5); a source electrode (8S) formed above one of the pair of second semiconductor films (6); and a drain electrode (8D) formed above the other of the pair of second semiconductor films (6). If the energy level of the bottom end of the conduction band of the crystalline silicon thin film (4) and of the first semiconductor film (5) is respectively ECP and EC1, then ECP < EC1.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01L 29/786 - Thin-film transistors
  • H01L 21/20 - Deposition of semiconductor materials on a substrate, e.g. epitaxial growth
  • H01L 21/205 - Deposition of semiconductor materials on a substrate, e.g. epitaxial growth using reduction or decomposition of a gaseous compound yielding a solid condensate, i.e. chemical deposition
  • H01L 21/336 - Field-effect transistors with an insulated gate

87.

THIN-FILM TRANSISTOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THIN-FILM TRANSISTOR

      
Application Number JP2011003471
Publication Number 2012/172617
Status In Force
Filing Date 2011-06-17
Publication Date 2012-12-20
Owner
  • PANASONIC CORPORATION (Japan)
  • PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kishida, Yuji
  • Kawashima, Takahiro
  • Kanegae, Arinobu
  • Kawachi, Genshirou

Abstract

A thin-film transistor (10) according to the present invention is provided with: a substrate (1); a gate electrode (2) formed on the substrate; a gate insulation film (3) formed on the gate electrode; a crystalline silicon semiconductor layer (4) formed on the gate insulation film (3); an amorphous silicon semiconductor layer (5) formed on the crystalline silicon semiconductor layer; an organic protection film (6) comprising organic material formed on the amorphous silicon semiconductor layer; and a source electrode (8S) and a drain electrode (8D) formed on the amorphous silicon semiconductor layer, with the organic protection film interposed therebetween. The density of negative charge carriers contained in the amorphous silicon semiconductor layer (5) is not less than 3×1011 cm-2.

IPC Classes  ?

88.

DISPLAY DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2012003301
Publication Number 2012/164862
Status In Force
Filing Date 2012-05-21
Publication Date 2012-12-06
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Onishi, Toshiki
  • Nakanishi, Hideyuki
  • Kobayashi, Takahiro

Abstract

A display device (100) is provided with: a display unit (110) that includes a light emission unit (112); a luminance distribution storage unit (150) that stores luminance distribution information showing the luminance distribution and the target luminance distribution of the light emission unit; first feature amount calculation units (130, 140) that calculate a first feature amount of a video for determining a correctable amount for enhancement from video signals of a plurality of pixels; and luminance-enhancing processing units (160, 180) that correct the display luminance data for enhancement of the pixels on the basis of the luminance distribution information and the first feature amount. The luminance-enhancing processing units determine the correctable amount for enhancement of the display luminance of each pixel on the basis of the first feature amount, and correct for enhancement the display luminance data of each pixel corresponding to a low-luminance area where the luminance distribution of the display unit is lower than the target luminance distribution on the basis of the correctable amount for enhancement.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G09G 3/36 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix by control of light from an independent source using liquid crystals
  • G02F 1/133 - Constructional arrangements; Operation of liquid crystal cells; Circuit arrangements
  • G09G 3/20 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix
  • G09G 3/34 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix by control of light from an independent source

89.

DISPLAY DEVICE THIN FILM SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME

      
Application Number JP2011002037
Publication Number 2012/137251
Status In Force
Filing Date 2011-04-06
Publication Date 2012-10-11
Owner
  • PANASONIC CORPORATION (Japan)
  • PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Hayashi, Hiroshi
  • Kawashima, Takahiro
  • Kawachi, Genshirou

Abstract

A display device thin film semiconductor device (10) according to the present invention comprises: a substrate (1); a gate electrode (2) formed upon the substrate; a gate insulator film (3) formed upon the gate electrode; a channel layer (4), having a protrusion shape formed on the surface thereof, and which is formed upon the gate insulator film; a channel protection layer (5), further comprising an organic material which includes silicon, oxygen, and carbon, and which is formed upon the protrusion shape of the channel layer; an interface layer (6), including carbon as a primary constituent thereof, which is formed on the interface between the upper face of the protrusion shape of the channel layer and the channel protection layer, and wherein the carbon which is the primary constituent thereof is carbon which originates in the organic material; and a source electrode (8s) and a drain electrode (8d), which are formed along the upper part and the lateral parts of the end parts of the channel protection layer, the lateral parts of the interface layer which range along the lateral parts of the channel protection layer, the lateral parts of the protrusion shape of the channel layer which range along the lateral parts of the interface layer, and the upper part of the channel layer which ranges along the lateral parts of the protrusion shape of the channel layer.

IPC Classes  ?

90.

CRYSTALLINE EVALUATION METHOD, CRYSTALLINE EVALUATION DEVICE, AND COMPUTER SOFTWARE

      
Application Number JP2012000752
Publication Number 2012/120775
Status In Force
Filing Date 2012-02-03
Publication Date 2012-09-13
Owner
  • PANASONIC CORPORATION (Japan)
  • PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kawashima, Takahiro
  • Kawachi, Genshiro
  • Oda, Tomohiko
  • Nishitani, Hikaru

Abstract

This crystalline evaluation method or the like includes: a first step of measuring a peak waveform of a Raman band corresponding to a phonon mode specific to a semiconductor film by Raman spectroscopy; a second step of generating a first fitting waveform, which is a waveform fitted by a Gaussian function, by fitting the measured peak waveform of the Raman band by the use of the Gaussian function; a third step of extracting a peak value of the first fitting waveform; a fourth step of generating a second fitting waveform, which is a waveform fitted by a Lorentz function, by fitting the peak waveform of the Raman band by the Lorentz function with the use of the extracted peak value; a fifth step of outputting a half value width or the like of the second fitting waveform; and a sixth step of evaluating crystalline of the semiconductor film on the basis of the half value width output in the fifth step.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G01N 21/65 - Raman scattering
  • H01L 21/20 - Deposition of semiconductor materials on a substrate, e.g. epitaxial growth
  • H01L 21/336 - Field-effect transistors with an insulated gate
  • H01L 29/786 - Thin-film transistors

91.

THIN-FILM SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR

      
Application Number JP2012001332
Publication Number 2012/117718
Status In Force
Filing Date 2012-02-27
Publication Date 2012-09-07
Owner
  • PANASONIC CORPORATION (Japan)
  • PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kawashima, Takahiro
  • Nagai, Hisao
  • Satoh, Eiichi
  • Kishida, Yuji
  • Kawachi, Genshirou

Abstract

The following are included: a gate electrode (2) formed on a substrate (1); a gate-insulating film (3) formed covering the gate electrode (2); a semiconductor layer (4) that is formed on the gate-insulating film (3) and has a channel region; a channel-protection layer (5) that contains an organic material containing silicon, oxygen, and carbon and is formed above the semiconductor layer (4); an interface layer (6) that consists primarily of carbon derived from the organic material constituting the channel-protection layer (5) and is formed at the interface between the semiconductor layer (4) and the channel-protection layer (5); and a source electrode (8s) and drain electrode (8d) electrically connected to the semiconductor layer (4).

IPC Classes  ?

92.

THIN-FILM SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR

      
Application Number JP2011001157
Publication Number 2012/117439
Status In Force
Filing Date 2011-02-28
Publication Date 2012-09-07
Owner
  • PANASONIC CORPORATION (Japan)
  • PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kawashima, Takahiro
  • Nagai, Hisao
  • Kishida, Yuji
  • Satoh, Eiichi
  • Kawachi, Genshirou

Abstract

The following are included: a gate electrode (2) formed on a substrate (1); a gate-insulating film (3) formed covering the substrate (1) on which the gate electrode (2) is formed; a semiconductor layer (4) that is formed on the gate-insulating film (3) and comprises a crystalline-silicon thin film that has a prescribed channel region; a channel-protection layer (5) that contains an organic material containing silicon, oxygen, and carbon and is formed on the semiconductor layer (4) containing a channel region; an interface layer (6) that consists primarily of carbon derived from the organic material constituting the channel-protection layer (5) and is formed at the interface between the channel region of the semiconductor layer (4) and the channel-protection layer (5); a source electrode (8s) formed above the channel region with the channel-protection layer (5) interposed therebetween; and a drain electrode (8d) disposed, opposite the source electrode (8s), above the channel region with the channel-protection layer (5) interposed therebetween.

IPC Classes  ?

93.

DISPLAY DEVICE AND VIDEO VIEWING SYSTEM

      
Application Number JP2011007161
Publication Number 2012/090444
Status In Force
Filing Date 2011-12-21
Publication Date 2012-07-05
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kobayashi, Takahiro
  • Umeda, Yoshio

Abstract

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a video viewing system and a display device capable of suppressing crosstalk between a preceding and a succeeding frame image. This display device is provided with: a liquid crystal panel having a display surface containing a plurality of pixels aligned in a matrix shape in the main scanning direction and the sub-scanning direction; a generation unit; and a liquid crystal drive unit which drives the liquid crystal panel. On the basis of a frame image signal the generation unit displays an image having a lower resolution than the frame image signal, and generates first image signals (I1, I3, I5…) which contain data which is stored in all of the pixels of the display surface, and second image signals (I2, I4, I6…) which contain data which is stored in some of the pixels among the pixels of the display surface, and do not contain data which is stored in the remaining pixels which are not the abovementioned some of the pixels. The liquid crystal drive unit carries out a first scanning operation which scans the first image signals across the display surface, and then carries out, at least once, a second scanning operation which scans the second image signals across the display surface. In the second scanning operation, the data (I1, I3, I5…) which has been stored for the remaining pixels is preserved.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G09G 3/36 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix by control of light from an independent source using liquid crystals
  • G02F 1/133 - Constructional arrangements; Operation of liquid crystal cells; Circuit arrangements
  • G09G 3/20 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix
  • H04N 13/04 - Picture reproducers

94.

DISPLAY DEVICE AND VIDEO VIEWING SYSTEM

      
Application Number JP2011007160
Publication Number 2012/090443
Status In Force
Filing Date 2011-12-21
Publication Date 2012-07-05
Owner PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kobayashi, Takahiro
  • Umeda, Yoshio

Abstract

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a video viewing system and a display device capable of suppressing crosstalk. This display device (10) is provided with: a liquid crystal panel (231), which includes a display surface whereon a frame image is displayed; a generation unit (210) which, on the basis of a frame image signal for displaying the frame image, generates a plurality of write-image signals which represent images of different resolutions; and a liquid crystal drive unit (220) which carries out N repetitions (N is an integer of 2 or more) of a scanning operation which scans the plurality of write-image signals across the display surface, and drives the liquid crystal panel. The write-image signals which have been scanned by n (n is an integer which is at least equal to 1 but is less than N) repetitions of the scanning operation comprise at least one write-image signal which represents an image having a low resolution in comparison with a write-image signal which has been scanned by the (n+1)th scanning operation.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G09G 3/36 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix by control of light from an independent source using liquid crystals
  • G02F 1/133 - Constructional arrangements; Operation of liquid crystal cells; Circuit arrangements
  • G09G 3/20 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix
  • H04N 13/04 - Picture reproducers

95.

DISPLAY DEVICE, BRIGHTNESS CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM

      
Application Number JP2011071397
Publication Number 2012/043309
Status In Force
Filing Date 2011-09-20
Publication Date 2012-04-05
Owner
  • SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
  • SONY CORPORATION (Japan)
  • Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kishimoto, Kazuyuki
  • Gohshi, Seiichi
  • Kubota, Satoru
  • Kubota, Yuhta
  • Igarashi, Youichi
  • Nakatsue, Takehiro
  • Haga, Shuichi
  • Matsumoto, Tatsuhiko

Abstract

A brightness control unit (6) in a display device (100) is provided with: an average brightness level computation unit (21) that computes the average brightness level from a video signal, which is the video source of a video to be displayed on a display screen; a setting reception unit (22) that receives arbitrarily-defined settings associated with multiple brightness control levels obtained by splitting a value between a first maximum display brightness and a second maximum display brightness which are regarded as a lower limit and an upper limit; a maximum display brightness computation unit (23) that determines the maximum display brightness of the display screen from the screen illuminance, the average brightness level and the abovementioned settings; and a light source output computation unit (24) that determines the output value to be provided to a light source (3) in such a manner that the maximum display brightness of the display screen from the maximum display brightness determined by the maximum display brightness computation unit (23) becomes the maximum display brightness determined by the maximum display brightness computation unit (23).

IPC Classes  ?

  • G09G 5/10 - Intensity circuits
  • G09G 3/20 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix
  • G09G 3/34 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix by control of light from an independent source
  • G09G 3/36 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix by control of light from an independent source using liquid crystals
  • G09G 5/00 - Control arrangements or circuits for visual indicators common to cathode-ray tube indicators and other visual indicators
  • H04N 5/57 - Control of contrast or brightness
  • H04N 5/66 - Transforming electric information into light information

96.

THIN-FILM TRANSISTOR ARRAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THIN-FILM TRANSISTOR ARRAY DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2010005717
Publication Number 2012/038999
Status In Force
Filing Date 2010-09-21
Publication Date 2012-03-29
Owner
  • PANASONIC CORPORATION (Japan)
  • PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kanegae, Arinobu
  • Kawachi, Genshiro

Abstract

Provided is a thin-film transistor array device equipped with bottom-gate first and second transistors. Gate wiring (21) is disposed on a passivation film that is a separate layer from a first-gate electrode (41) included in the first transistor, and is electrically connected to the first gate electrode (41) via a second hole disposed in the passivation film. An electroconductive oxide film layered on the passivation film covers an end of source wiring exposed from an opening. The electroconductive oxide film is interposed between the passivation film, and the gate wiring (21) and a relay electrode (55), and is electrically not connected between the gate wiring (21) and the relay electrode (55). The electroconductive oxide film is interposed between the relay electrode (55) and a source electrode (53) and is electrically connected to the relay electrode (55) and the source electrode (53). The relay electrode (55) is formed in the same layer as the gate wiring (21) on the passivation film and is composed of the same material as the gate wiring (21).

IPC Classes  ?

  • G09F 9/30 - Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements in which the desired character or characters are formed by combining individual elements
  • H01L 27/32 - Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate including components using organic materials as the active part, or using a combination of organic materials with other materials as the active part with components specially adapted for light emission, e.g. flat-panel displays using organic light-emitting diodes
  • H01L 29/786 - Thin-film transistors
  • H01L 51/50 - Solid state devices using organic materials as the active part, or using a combination of organic materials with other materials as the active part; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment of such devices, or of parts thereof specially adapted for light emission, e.g. organic light emitting diodes (OLED) or polymer light emitting devices (PLED)

97.

THIN FILM TRANSISTOR ARRAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THIN FILM TRANSISTOR ARRAY DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2010005719
Publication Number 2012/039000
Status In Force
Filing Date 2010-09-21
Publication Date 2012-03-29
Owner
  • PANASONIC CORPORATION (Japan)
  • PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kanegae, Arinobu
  • Kawachi, Genshiro

Abstract

A thin film transistor array device (20) is provided with bottom gate-type first and second transistors, and source wiring (22) is disposed on a passivation film, which is a layer different from a first source electrode (42) included in the first transistor, and the source wiring is electrically connected to the first source electrode (42) via a second hole provided in the passivation film. A conductive oxide film laminated on the passivation film covers an end portion of gate wiring (21), said end portion being exposed from the opening, and the conductive oxide film is formed between the passivation film and the source wiring (22), and between the passivation film and a relay electrode (55), and is not electrically connected between the source wiring (22) and the relay electrode (55). The conductive oxide film is formed between the relay electrode (55) and a source electrode (53), and electrically connects the relay electrode (55) and the source electrode (53) to each other. The relay electrode (55) is formed in the same layer where the source wiring (22) on the passivation film is formed, and the relay electrode is composed of the material same as that of the source wiring (22).

IPC Classes  ?

  • G09F 9/30 - Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements in which the desired character or characters are formed by combining individual elements
  • H01L 27/32 - Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate including components using organic materials as the active part, or using a combination of organic materials with other materials as the active part with components specially adapted for light emission, e.g. flat-panel displays using organic light-emitting diodes
  • H01L 29/786 - Thin-film transistors
  • H01L 51/50 - Solid state devices using organic materials as the active part, or using a combination of organic materials with other materials as the active part; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment of such devices, or of parts thereof specially adapted for light emission, e.g. organic light emitting diodes (OLED) or polymer light emitting devices (PLED)

98.

METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CRYSTALLINE SEMICONDUCTOR FILM AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING CRYSTALLINE SEMICONDUCTOR FILM

      
Application Number JP2011003642
Publication Number 2012/008103
Status In Force
Filing Date 2011-06-27
Publication Date 2012-01-19
Owner
  • PANASONIC CORPORATION (Japan)
  • PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Saito, Toru
  • Yoshioka, Hiroshi
  • Hotta, Sadayoshi

Abstract

The present invention includes: a first step wherein a metal layer is formed above a substrate; a second step wherein a gate electrode is formed in each pixel of a plurality of pixels (20) by patterning the metal layer; a third step wherein a gate insulating film is formed on the gate electrode; a fourth step wherein an amorphous semiconductor film is formed on the gate insulating film; and a fifth step wherein the amorphous semiconductor film is crystallized by radiating a laser beam. The laser radiation width of the laser beam corresponds to n (n is an integer of 2 or more) times the width of the pixel (20), the laser energy intensity at one end of the laser radiation width of the laser beam is higher than the laser energy intensity at the other end, and in the fifth step, the laser energy intensities of the laser beam is configured in such a manner that the laser energy intensities at one end and the other end of the laser radiation width of the laser beam invert every n pixels.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01L 21/20 - Deposition of semiconductor materials on a substrate, e.g. epitaxial growth
  • H01L 21/336 - Field-effect transistors with an insulated gate
  • H01L 29/786 - Thin-film transistors

99.

LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND TELEVISION RECEIVER

      
Application Number JP2011057752
Publication Number 2012/002010
Status In Force
Filing Date 2011-03-29
Publication Date 2012-01-05
Owner
  • PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
  • HITACHI DISPLAYS, LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Baba, Masashi
  • Imajo, Ikuko
  • Matsuda, Isao

Abstract

Disclosed is a liquid crystal display device wherein countermeasures against heat of a backlight are taken. The liquid crystal display device has a liquid crystal display panel (10), and the backlight (14). The backlight (14) has: a plurality of light emitting diodes (16), each of which has the anode and the cathode; and a first substrate (18-1) and a second substrate (18-2), each of which has the light emitting diodes (16) mounted thereon. The first substrate (18-1) and the second substrate (18-2) are disposed adjacent to each other, and the light emitting diodes (16), which are adjacent to each other by sandwiching a boundary between the first substrate (18-1) and the second substrate (18-2), are disposed such that the anodes of the light emitting diodes face each other and that the light emitting diodes are arranged with a pitch equivalent to or smaller than the pitch with which other adjacent light emitting diodes (16) are disposed.

IPC Classes  ?

  • F21S 2/00 - Systems of lighting devices, not provided for in main groups  or , e.g. of modular construction
  • F21V 19/00 - Fastening of light sources or lamp holders
  • G02F 1/13357 - Illuminating devices
  • H01L 33/64 - Heat extraction or cooling elements
  • F21Y 101/02 - Miniature, e.g. light emitting diodes (LED)

100.

LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2011064680
Publication Number 2012/002321
Status In Force
Filing Date 2011-06-27
Publication Date 2012-01-05
Owner
  • PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD. (Japan)
  • HITACHI DISPLAYS, LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Imajo, Ikuko
  • Baba, Masashi
  • Yamazaki, Sachiko

Abstract

Disclosed is a liquid crystal display device wherein heat generated by a plurality of LED elements disposed on the bottom portion of the concave reflecting surface is efficiently dissipated. The liquid crystal display device has: a liquid crystal panel (PNL) having a display region; and a backlight (BL) disposed on the lower side of the liquid crystal panel (PNL). The backlight (BL) has: one or a plurality of mounting substrates (LPB) having a plurality of light emitting diodes (LD) mounted thereon, respectively; a heat sink (HS); and a reflecting member (RM). The reflecting member (RM) has the reflecting surface forming a concave shape on the lower side of the liquid crystal panel (PNL), the light emitting diodes (LD) on each of the mounting substrates (LPB) are disposed on the bottom portion of the concave reflecting surface, and each of the mounting substrates (LPB) is disposed at a position on the lower side of the bottom portion. The heat sink (HS) is disposed on the lower side of the one or the plurality of mounting substrates (LPB), and the heat sink (HS) has, in planar view, an area larger than that of the one or the plurality of mounting substrates (LPB) but smaller than the display region.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02F 1/13357 - Illuminating devices
  • F21S 2/00 - Systems of lighting devices, not provided for in main groups  or , e.g. of modular construction
  • F21V 29/00 - Protecting lighting devices from thermal damage; Cooling or heating arrangements specially adapted for lighting devices or systems
  • G02F 1/1333 - Constructional arrangements
  • H01L 33/60 - Reflective elements
  • H01L 33/64 - Heat extraction or cooling elements
  • F21Y 101/02 - Miniature, e.g. light emitting diodes (LED)
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