Display with inactive area surrounded by active area
US9853096B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 6, 2016 |
| Grant date | Dec 26, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 6, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10K77/10
Abstract
A display may have an active area with an array of pixels to display images. An inactive area in the display may be formed from an opening in the active area. The inactive area may be enclosed by the pixels in the active area. An inactive border may run along an edge of the inactive area. A grid of positive power supply lines may be used to supply power to the pixels. Initialization voltage lines may be used to distribute initialization voltages to the pixels for use during transistor threshold voltage compensation operations. The inactive border may be free of positive power supply lines and initialization voltages lines. Control signal lines and data lines may pass through the inactive border to supply control signals and data signals respectively to the pixels. The display may have thin-film transistor circuitry with multiple layers of data lines.
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