Active matrix liquid crystal display system using complementary thin film transistors
First Claim
1. A thin film transistor active matrix display system comprising:
- a plurality of liquid crystal display picture elements arranged in rows and columns and divided into groups;
each said group of said pixels containing two said pixels,a plurality of scan lines;
a plurality of data lines;
each said group addressed by the same scan line and the same data line,two switches for connecting said pixels of one of said group with said data line, each one of said switches connected only to one of said pixels,a n-channel thin film transistor (TFT) serving as one of said switches,a p-channel TFT serving as another one of said switches,said two TFTs having common gates connected to said scan line, common drains connected to said data line, and separate sources connected two said pixels in the same group.
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Abstract
A matrix display system includes an active matrix display device having an array of liquid crystal picture elements (pixel) with associated switches using thin film transistors (TFT). The pixels are arranged in groups, each having two pixels and switched by two complementary TFTs. The n-channel TFTs are switched on by a positive pulse and the p-channel TFTs are switched on by a negative pulse. The two switching signals are alternately fed from a row conductor which feeds both the n-channel TFTs and the p-channel TFTs on the same row. Each group of the two TFTs are addressed via the same row conductor and the same column conductor, which carries the data signal. In this way, either the number of row conductors are reduced by one half or the number of column conductors are reduced by one half.
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1. A thin film transistor active matrix display system comprising:
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a plurality of liquid crystal display picture elements arranged in rows and columns and divided into groups; each said group of said pixels containing two said pixels, a plurality of scan lines; a plurality of data lines; each said group addressed by the same scan line and the same data line, two switches for connecting said pixels of one of said group with said data line, each one of said switches connected only to one of said pixels, a n-channel thin film transistor (TFT) serving as one of said switches, a p-channel TFT serving as another one of said switches, said two TFTs having common gates connected to said scan line, common drains connected to said data line, and separate sources connected two said pixels in the same group. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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