Display devices with integrated timing controllers
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsCheng-Hua Yu, Feng-Cheng Lin, Shan-Chih Chen, Chih-Ting Lai
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Abstract
In one example, a display device may include a display panel having a light guide plate, a printed circuit board (PCB) to generate a driving signal to drive the display panel, a driving integrated circuit (IC) mounted on the display panel to process the driving signal, a timing controller (TCON) integrated into the driving IC to control driving of the display panel, and a flexible printed circuit to electrically connect the driving IC and the PCB. The PCB may be disposed behind the driving IC.
Claims14
A display device comprising:
- a display panel having a light guide plate;
- a printed circuit board (PCB) to generate a driving signal to drive the display panel;
- a driving integrated circuit (IC) mounted on the display panel to process the driving signal;
- a timing controller (TCON) integrated into the driving IC to control driving of the display panel;
- a flexible printed circuit to electrically connect the driving IC and the PCB, wherein the PCB is disposed behind the driving IC;
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- a rear cover to house the light guide plate therein, wherein the rear cover includes a first portion, a second portion perpendicular to the first portion, and a third portion perpendicular to the second portion in a direction away from the first portion, and wherein the PCB is mounted on the display panel below a side surface of the light guide plate with the second portion in-between.
A display device comprising:
- a display panel comprising:
- a light guide plate;
- a side-mount light source to emit light towards a side surface of the light guide plate;
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- display layers to cover the display panel;
- a driving integrated circuit (IC) mounted on the display panel;
- a timing controller (TCON) integrated into the driving IC;
- a printed circuit board (PCB) connected to the driving IC, wherein the PCB is disposed below the side surface of the light guide plate and behind the driving IC;
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- a rear cover to house the light guide plate therein, wherein the rear cover includes a first portion, a second portion perpendicular to the first portion, and a third portion perpendicular to the second portion in a direction away from the first portion, and wherein the PCB is mounted on the display panel below the side surface of the light guide plate with the second portion in-between.
An electronic device comprising:
- a processor to generate image data;
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- a display unit, communicatively coupled to the processor, to receive the image data and display an image, wherein the display unit comprises:
- a display panel including a backlight assembly, wherein the backlight assembly comprises:
- a side-mount light emitting diode (LED) module to generate light;
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- a light guide plate to receive the light and display the image;
- a printed circuit board (PCB) to generate a driving signal to drive the display panel;
- a driving integrated circuit (IC) mounted on the display panel to process the driving signal, wherein the driving IC includes multiple ICs integrated therein;
- a timing controller (TCON) integrated into the driving IC to control driving of the display panel;
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- a rear cover to house the light guide plate therein, wherein the rear cover includes a first portion, a second portion perpendicular to the first portion, and a third portion perpendicular to the second portion in a direction away from the first portion, and wherein the PCB is mounted on the display panel below a side surface of the light guide plate with the second portion in-between.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.