# US 11,079,638 B2 · Display devices with integrated timing controllers > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,079,638 B2 - Document ID: US11079638B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/982,175 - Filed: 2018-06-13 - Published: 2021-04-29 - Granted: 2021-08-03 - Earliest claimed: 2018-06-13 - Assignees: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Applicants: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Inventors: Cheng-Hua Yu; Feng-Cheng Lin; Shan-Chih Chen; Chih-Ting Lai - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11079638B2 ## CPC - G02B 6/0083: {Details of electrical connections of light sources to drivers, circuit boards, or the like} - G02F 1/13452: {Conductors connecting driver circuitry and terminals of panels} - G02F 1/133308: {Support structures for LCD panels, e.g. frames or bezels} - G02F 1/133603: {with LEDs} - G02F 1/13454: {Drivers integrated on the active matrix substrate (G02F1/136277 takes precedence)} - G02F 1/136222: {Colour filters incorporated in the active matrix substrate} - G02F 1/1368: in which the switching element is a three-electrode device {(G02F1/136277 takes precedence)} - G09G 3/20: 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 {no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters} - G09G 3/2096: {Details of the interface to the display terminal specific for a flat panel (suitable for both CRT and flat panel G09G5/006; specific for a CRT G09G1/167)} - G09G 2310/08: Details of timing specific for flat panels, other than clock recovery - G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS - G02F: OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS - G09G: ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION (arrangements for transferring data between digital computers and displays G06F3/14; static indicating arrangements comprising an association of a number of separate sources or light control cells G09F9/00; static indicating arrangements comprising integral associations of a number of light sources H01J, H01K, H10H, H05B33/12; scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission, details thereof H04N1/00) ## 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. ## Claims ### Claim 1 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; and 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. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The display device of claim 1, wherein the PCB is bent to a rear plane of the display panel below a side surface of the light guide plate and behind the driving IC via the flexible printed circuit. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The display device of claim 1, wherein the driving IC is a one-chip driving package integrating gate driving ICs and data driving ICs. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The display device of claim 1, wherein the display panel further comprises: a light source disposed along a side surface of the light guide plate, wherein the light source comprises a side-mount light emitting diode (LED) package. ### Claim 5 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; and 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; and 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. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The display device of claim 5, wherein the PCB is disposed below the side surface of the light guide plate and behind the driving IC by bending the PCB. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The display device of claim 5, wherein the driving IC is a one-chip driving package integrating gate driving ICs and data driving ICs. ### Claim 8 (depends on 5) The display device of claim 5, wherein the display panel comprises: an optical film disposed between the display layers and the light guide plate, wherein the display layers include a thin-film-transistor layer and a color filter layer, and wherein the light guide plate comprises a surface from which a backlight illumination is provided to the display layers. ### Claim 9 (depends on 5) The display device of claim 5, wherein the side-mount light source comprises: a base; a flexible printed circuit (FPC) bar; a light emitting diode (LED) package provided on the FPC bar; and a bonding material to secure a side-mounting surface of the LED package to the base. ### Claim 10 An electronic device comprising: a processor to generate image data; and 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; and 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; and 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. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The electronic device of claim 10, further comprising: a flexible printed circuit including wirings to electrically connect the driving IC and the PCB. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the PCB is connected to the driving IC and bent to a rear plane of the display panel below the side surface of the light guide plate via the flexible printed circuit. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the side-mount LED module comprises: a base; a flexible printed circuit (FPC) bar; a LED package provided on the FPC bar; and a bonding material to secure a side-mounting surface of the LED package to the base. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the display panel comprises: display layers including a thin-film-transistor layer and a color filter layer to cover a display area and a non-display area of the display panel, wherein the driving IC and the PCB are disposed in the non-display area; and an optical film disposed between the display layers and the light guide plate.