ACTIVE-MATRIX DISPLAYS WITH COMMON PIXEL CONTROL
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1. An active-matrix system, comprising:
- a system substrate having an active area;
pixel elements disposed on, in, over, or under the system substrate, the pixel elements arranged in the active area in a pixel element array having pixel rows and pixel columns, wherein each pixel element in the pixel element array is in one of the pixel rows and one of the pixel columns;
pixel circuits disposed on, in, over, or under the system substrate in the active area in a pixel circuit array having circuit rows and circuit columns, wherein each of the pixel circuits is in one of the circuit rows or one of the circuit columns and is independent of each other of the pixel circuits, each of the pixel circuits is electrically connected to and controls two or more of the pixel elements, and the pixel circuits number less than the pixel elements;
row lines disposed on, in, over, or under the system substrate in the active area, wherein for each of the row lines, the row line is electrically connected to all of the pixel circuits in one of the circuit rows to provide information in common to all of the pixel circuits in the one circuit row, or receive information in common from all of the pixel circuits in the one circuit row, through the row line; and
column lines electrically separate from the row lines disposed on, in, over, or under the system substrate in the active area, wherein for each of the column lines, the column line is electrically connected to all of the pixel circuits in one of the circuit columns to provide information in common to all of the pixel circuits in the one circuit column, or receive information in common from all of the pixel circuits in the one circuit column, through the column line,wherein (i) the row lines number less than the pixel rows, (ii) the column lines number less than the pixel columns, or (iii) the row lines number less than the pixel rows and the column lines number less than the pixel columns, andwherein each of the pixel circuits comprises a pixel storage element that stores information in response to signals communicated on the row line and the column line to which the pixel circuit is connected.
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Abstract
An exemplary active-matrix system comprises a system substrate with pixel elements disposed in pixel rows and pixel columns, pixel circuits each controlling two or more of the pixel elements, and row and column lines, at least one of each of which is electrically connected to each pixel circuit. The number of row lines is less than the number of pixel rows, the number of column lines is less than the number of pixel columns, or the number of row lines is less than the number of pixel rows and the number of column lines is less than the number of pixel columns.
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24 Claims
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1. An active-matrix system, comprising:
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a system substrate having an active area; pixel elements disposed on, in, over, or under the system substrate, the pixel elements arranged in the active area in a pixel element array having pixel rows and pixel columns, wherein each pixel element in the pixel element array is in one of the pixel rows and one of the pixel columns; pixel circuits disposed on, in, over, or under the system substrate in the active area in a pixel circuit array having circuit rows and circuit columns, wherein each of the pixel circuits is in one of the circuit rows or one of the circuit columns and is independent of each other of the pixel circuits, each of the pixel circuits is electrically connected to and controls two or more of the pixel elements, and the pixel circuits number less than the pixel elements; row lines disposed on, in, over, or under the system substrate in the active area, wherein for each of the row lines, the row line is electrically connected to all of the pixel circuits in one of the circuit rows to provide information in common to all of the pixel circuits in the one circuit row, or receive information in common from all of the pixel circuits in the one circuit row, through the row line; and column lines electrically separate from the row lines disposed on, in, over, or under the system substrate in the active area, wherein for each of the column lines, the column line is electrically connected to all of the pixel circuits in one of the circuit columns to provide information in common to all of the pixel circuits in the one circuit column, or receive information in common from all of the pixel circuits in the one circuit column, through the column line, wherein (i) the row lines number less than the pixel rows, (ii) the column lines number less than the pixel columns, or (iii) the row lines number less than the pixel rows and the column lines number less than the pixel columns, and wherein each of the pixel circuits comprises a pixel storage element that stores information in response to signals communicated on the row line and the column line to which the pixel circuit is connected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An active-matrix system, comprising:
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a system substrate; pixel elements disposed in pixel rows and pixel columns on the system substrate; pixel circuits disposed in circuit rows and circuit columns on the system substrate, each pixel circuit controlling two or more of the pixel elements; and a row line and a column line electrically connected to each pixel circuit, wherein the number of row lines is less than the number of pixel rows, the number of column lines is less than the number of pixel columns, or the number of row lines is less than the number of pixel rows and the number of column lines is less than the number of pixel columns. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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