Display devices and integrated circuits
First Claim
1. A display device comprising:
- an array of display drivers, said display drivers including a first plurality of display drivers, wherein said display drivers control the display of a plurality of pixels in a display area and wherein said display drivers are located within said display area which is viewable;
said first plurality of display drivers comprising a first serial shift register having a first plurality of memory elements each corresponding to and coupled to one display driver of said first plurality of display drivers.
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Abstract
Integrated circuits, assemblies with integrated circuits, display devices and electrical circuits. There are various different aspects and embodiments of these apparatuses described herein. According to one aspect, a display device includes a plurality of display drivers which includes a serial shift register, wherein the display drivers are located in the display area of the display device which is viewable. According to another aspect, an integrated circuit, which has a plurality of functionally symmetric interface pads, includes an instruction decoder which decodes instructions received through at least one of the pads. In another aspect, an integrated circuit (IC) includes a position detector which detects a position of the IC relative to a receptor substrate and provides a signal which is determined by the position; this IC may be used in an assembly which includes the receptor substrate. In another aspect, an IC includes a position detector which detects a position of the IC relative to a receptor substrate and also includes a configurable pad which is configurable, depending upon the position as one of at least two of the following: an input pad, an output pad, or a no-operation pad. According to another aspect, a layout of an IC has a plurality of functionally symmetric interface pads wherein two such pads are configurable pads. According to another aspect, an assembly includes a receptor substrate and an IC attached to the substrate, and the IC includes a first logic circuit which provides a first function, a second logic circuit which provides a second function, and a selector which selects between the two functions such that the IC performs only the selected function. Other aspects and methods are also described.
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83 Claims
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1. A display device comprising:
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an array of display drivers, said display drivers including a first plurality of display drivers, wherein said display drivers control the display of a plurality of pixels in a display area and wherein said display drivers are located within said display area which is viewable;
said first plurality of display drivers comprising a first serial shift register having a first plurality of memory elements each corresponding to and coupled to one display driver of said first plurality of display drivers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An integrated circuit (IC) device comprising:
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a substrate which includes an integrated circuit;
a plurality of functionally symmetric interface pads coupling said integrated circuit to a receptor site of an electronic device, said plurality of interface pads being arranged in said substrate such that said electronic device operates with said substrate mounted to the receptor site in any one of a plurality of orientations relative to said receptor site, and wherein said integrated circuit comprises;
an instruction decoder coupled to at least one of said plurality of interface pads, said instruction decoder decoding an instruction received through said at least one of said plurality of interface pads and causing an operation of said integrated circuit. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An integrated circuit (IC) comprising:
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a semiconductor substrate having a plurality of pads for electrical interconnect to other circuitry;
a position detector coupled to at least one of said pads of said plurality of pads, said position detector detecting a position of said IC relative to a receptor substrate and providing a signal, internally within said semiconductor substrate, which is determined by said position. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 40)
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28. An integrated circuit (IC) comprising:
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a semiconductor substrate having a plurality of pads for electrical interconnection to other circuitry;
a position detector coupled to at least a first pad of said plurality of pads, said position detector detecting a position of said IC relative to a receptor substrate, wherein said first pad is configurable as at least one of the following;
an input pad or output pad or a no-operation pad as determined by said position. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31)
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32. An assembly comprising:
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a receptor substrate having a conductive layer disposed over at least a portion of said receptor substrate;
an integrated circuit (IC) having a plurality of pads for electrical interconnect to other circuitry, said IC having a position detector coupled to at least one of said pads which is coupled to said conductive layer, said position detector detecting a position of said IC relative to said receptor substrate and providing a signal which is determined by said position. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 41)
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42. An integrated circuit device comprising:
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a substrate which includes an integrated circuit (IC);
a plurality of functionally symmetric interface pads coupling said IC to a receptor site of an electronic device, said plurality of interface pads being arranged in said substrate such that said electronic device operates with said substrate mounted to the receptor site in any one of a plurality of orientations relative to said receptor site, wherein said plurality of interface pads comprises;
a reference voltage pad for receiving a reference voltage signal;
a power supply pad for receiving a power supply signal;
at least four output pads;
a first configurable pad which is configurable as one of at least two of the following;
an input pad or an output pad or a no-operation pad;
a second configurable pad which is configurable as one of at least two of the following;
an input pad or an output pad or a no-operation pad. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44)
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52. An assembly comprising:
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a receptor substrate having an opening and a substantially planar region surrounding said opening and having a plurality of conductive layers attached over said substantially planar region;
an integrated circuit (IC) attached to said opening in said receptor substrate, said IC having electrical interface pads on a substantially planar surface which is substantially co-planar with said substantially planar region, said IC further comprising;
a first logic circuit coupled to a first set of said electrical interface pads and providing a first function;
a second logic circuit coupled to a second set of said electrical interface pads and providing a second function which is different than said first function. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55)
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56. An integrated circuit (IC) comprising:
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an instruction data logic coupled to an electrical interface pad, said instruction data logic receiving instruction commands to cause said IC to perform a particular function depending on a received instruction command;
a clocked logic circuit coupled to said electrical interface pad, said clocked logic circuit receiving a clock signal through said electrical interface pad which also provides said instruction commands to said IC. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59)
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60. A circuit comprising:
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an input which receives a signal having first edges and second edges;
a pulse generation circuit which generates a pulse nested in time between consecutive first and second edges;
a power derivation circuit coupled to said input and coupled to said pulse generation circuit, said power derivation circuit generating a voltage value which is used by logic within said circuit. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67)
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68. A display device comprising:
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a two-dimensional (2-D) array of pixels;
an array of display drivers which are coupled to and which control said 2-D array of pixels, each of said display drivers receiving a clock signal and a data signal, wherein said clock signal and said data signal are bussed only substantially parallel to one axis of said display. - View Dependent Claims (69, 70)
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71. A circuit for shifting a voltage level of a signal, said circuit comprising:
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a first input to receive a clocked signal having a pulse during each clock cycle;
a second input to receive a first voltage signal;
a current mirror circuit coupled to said first input and coupled to said second input, said current mirror controlling a state of a node;
an output driver coupled to said node, said output driver shifting said first voltage signal to a second voltage signal when said node is at a first state. - View Dependent Claims (72, 73, 74)
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75. A method for operating a circuit for shifting a voltage level of a signal, said method comprising:
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receiving a first voltage signal;
receiving a clocked signal having a pulse during each clock cycle;
passing current through a first current path and a second current path which together form a current mirror, said current being passed when said pulse is present, said second current path comprises a node which is set to a first state when current is passed through said second current path;
driving an output to a second voltage signal from said first state of said node.
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76. A method for operating a circuit for shifting a voltage level of a signal, said method comprising:
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receiving a first voltage signal;
receiving a clocked signal having repetitive clock cycles, each clock cycle having a corresponding pulse;
passing a current through a node during a first pulse of a first clock cycle to set said node at a first state, said node floating at substantially said first state during said first clock cycle after said first pulse;
driving an output to a second voltage signal from said first state of said node. - View Dependent Claims (77, 78)
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79. A circuit for shifting a voltage level of a signal, said circuit comprising:
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a first input to receive a clocked signal having a pulse during each clock cycle;
a second input to receive a first voltage signal;
a driving node coupled to said first input and coupled to said second input, said driving node floating when said pulse is not present in a corresponding clock cycle;
an output driver coupled to said driving node, said output driver shifting said first voltage signal to a second voltage signal when said node is at a first state. - View Dependent Claims (80, 81)
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82. A display device comprising:
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a two-dimensional (2-D) array of pixels;
an array of display drivers which are coupled to and which control said 2-D array of pixels, each of said display drivers receiving a data signal, wherein said data signal is bussed only substantially parallel to one axis of said display and wherein said display device comprises an active matrix backplane which includes said array of display drivers and wherein circuitry in said active matrix backplane including said array of display drivers, are interconnected with only a single interconnection layer which is attached to and disposed over said active matrix backplane. - View Dependent Claims (83)
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