Non rectangular display device
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips Electronics N. V.
InventorStephen J. Battersby
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Abstract
A display device has an array 40 of pixels and row and column driver circuitry comprising row driver circuit portions R and column driver circuit portions C, each pixel being addressed by a row driver circuit portion R and a column driver circuit portion C which connect to respective row and column conductor lines. The array of pixels has a non-rectangular outer shape, and the device comprises at least three row driver circuit portions R and at least three column driver circuit portions C disposed alternately around the outer periphery of the array. This arrangement enables row and column drivers to be divided into portions which are arranged in such a way that addressing can be provided for complicated display shapes.
Claims20
A display device comprising:
- an array of pixels, and
- row and column cover circuitry that includes:
- row driver circuit portions, and
- column driver circuit portions,
- each pixel being addressed by a row driver circuit portion and a column driver circuit portion that connect to respective row and column conductor lines,
- the array of pixels having a non-rectangular outer shape,
- wherein;
- the device includes at least three row driver circuit portions and at least three column driver circuit portions disposed around the outer periphery of the array, and
- the row and column driver circuit portions alternate around the outer periphery.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.