Interconnection line device, image display apparatus, and method for manufacturing interconnection line device

• US 8,416,223 B2
• Filed: 09/17/2009
• Issued: 04/09/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/17/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NLT Technologies, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: NLT Technologies, Ltd.
• Inventors: Yajima, Akihiro
• Primary Examiner(s): PARDO, THUY N
• Application Number:
  US12/561,343
• Publication Number:
  US 20100066709A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,300 Days
• Field of Search: 345/77, 345/204, 345/205, 349/12, 349/141, 349/149, 349/152, 349/158
• US Class Current: 345/204
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/1345 Conductors connecting electrodes to cell terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 1/0263 High current adaptations, e.g. printed high current conductors or using auxiliary non-printed means; Fine and coarse circuit patterns on one circuit board H05K1/0293 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 1/117 Pads along the edge of rigid circuit boards, e.g. for pluggable connectors
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/0784 Uniform resistance, i.e. equalizing the resistance of a number of conductors
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/09263 Meander
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/09481 Via in pad; Pad over filled via if used for surface mounting H05K1/113
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/09727 Varying width along a single conductor; Conductors or pads having different widths
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49147 Assembling terminal to base

Abstract

An interconnection line device includes an insulating layer for electrical insulation; an external connection terminal which is formed on one surface of the insulating layer: an interconnection line which is formed on another surface of the insulating layer and whose one end portion area is connected to a predetermined signal line; and a connection portion which is arranged so as to penetrate through the insulating layer and connects another end portion area of the interconnection line to the external connection terminal.

Claims

1. An image display apparatus, comprising:

a driving circuit which outputs control signals;

a display panel having pixels which are controlled by said control signals transmitted via predetermined signal lines for a display of an image; and

a plurality of interconnection line devices which include an insulating layer, external connection terminals which are formed on one surface of said insulating layer and connected to said driving circuit, interconnection lines which are formed on another surface of said insulating layer and which are connected to said signal lines at first end portion areas of said interconnection lines, and connection portions which are arranged so as to penetrate through said insulating layer and which connect second end portion areas of said interconnection lines to said external connection terminals,

wherein positions of one or more of the connection portions and widths of the interconnection lines are determined such that resistance values of the interconnection lines are approximately equal to each other.

2. The image display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said display panel includes

a display area in which an image is displayed,

a frame area which is an area around said display area and in which said interconnection lines are formed, and

a terminal area which is around said frame area and in which said external connection terminals are formed,

wherein said connection portions are formed in said terminal area to connect said external connection terminals to said interconnection lines.

3. The image display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said connection portions are formed at positions predetermined distances away from the end portions of said external connection terminals.

4. The image display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a line width of at least one of said interconnection lines is changed at an intermediate point thereof.

5. The image display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said interconnection lines are formed in straight lines.

6. The image display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein at least one of said interconnection lines is formed in a meandering shape.

7. A method for manufacturing an interconnection line device, comprising the steps of:

forming interconnection lines;

forming an insulating layer on said interconnection lines;

forming connection portions so as to penetrate through said insulating layer; and

forming external connection terminals on said insulating layer and electrically connecting said external connection terminals to said interconnection lines with said connection portions,

wherein positions of one or more of the connection portions and widths of the interconnection lines are determined such that resistance values of the interconnection lines are approximately equal to each other.

8. The method for manufacturing an interconnection line device according to claim 7, wherein, in the step of forming connection portions, said connection portions are formed at positions predetermined distances away from the end portions of said external connection terminals.

9. The method for manufacturing an interconnection line device according to claim 7, wherein, in the step of forming interconnection lines, a line width of at least one of said interconnection lines is changed at an intermediate point of said one interconnection line.

10. The method for manufacturing an interconnection line device according to claim 7, wherein, in the step of forming said interconnection lines, said interconnection lines are formed in straight lines.

11. The method for manufacturing an interconnection line device according to claim 7, wherein, in the step of forming said interconnection lines, at least one of said interconnection lines is formed in a meandering shape.