Protection circuit, substrate for electro-optical device, electro-optical device, electrophoretic display device, electronic apparatus, and manufacturing method of electro-optical device
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorYukimasa Ishida
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Abstract
A protection circuit includes: a first electrode; a second electrode; and an ionic material which comes into contact with the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein when a given difference in potential is generated between the first electrode and the second electrode, an electric current flows between the first electrode and the second electrode through the ionic material.
Claims9
A substrate for an electro-optical device provided with a protection circuit, comprising:
- a substrate;
- a pixel circuit arranged and formed on the substrate;
- a wiring connected to the pixel circuit;
- and
- a protection circuit connected to the wiring, the protection circuit comprising:
- a first electrode;
- a second electrode;
- and
- an ionic material which comes into contact with the first electrode and the second electrode,
- wherein when a given difference in a potential is generated between the first electrode and the second electrode, an electric current flows between the first electrode and the second electrode through the ionic material.
An electro-optical device provided with a protection circuit, comprising:
- a substrate;
- an electro-optical material layer formed on the substrate;
- a pixel circuit arranged and formed on the substrate;
- a wiring connected to the pixel circuit;
- and
- a protection circuit connected to the wiring, the protection circuit comprising:
- a first electrode;
- a second electrode;
- and
- an ionic material which comes into contact with the first electrode and the second electrode,
- wherein at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode is connected to the wiring, and
- when a given difference in a potential is generated between the first electrode and the second electrode, an electric current flows between the first electrode and the second electrode through the ionic material.
An electrophoretic display device having an electrophoretic element sandwiched in between a pair of substrates, the device comprising:
- on one side of the substrate,
- a plurality of pixel circuits,
- a wiring connected to the respective pixel circuits, and
- a protection circuit connected to the wiring,
- wherein the protection circuit includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and an ionic material which comes into contact with the first electrode and the second electrode, and when a given difference in potential is generated between the first electrode and the second electrode, an electric current flows between the first electrode and the second electrode through the ionic material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.