Active matrix liquid crystal display having a spatial coordinates input function
US5550659A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 25, 1994 |
| Grant date | Aug 27, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 25, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0446
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A liquid crystal layer is disposed between a member including a transparent substrate on which pixel electrodes, TFTs, scan lines, and data lines are formed and a member including another transparent substrate over which there are formed two sets of stripe-shaped electrodes to be vertical to each other with an insulating layer inserted therebetween and a uniform transparent conductive layer as an opposing electrode over the stripe-shaped electrodes with an insulating layer inserted therebetween. The stripe-shaped electrodes are arranged, when viewed from above, to occupy gap areas between the pixel electrodes. Sequentially applying voltage pulses to the electrodes beginning at an end portion thereof, a pen input function is achieved according to the electrostatic capacitive-coupling scheme. An active matrix liquid crystal display (AMLCD) having a pen input function is thus obtained at a low cost without deteriorating the display performance.
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