Signal transmission apparatus and imaging display system

US8970463B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8970463-B2
Application numberUS-201213468403-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMay 10, 2012
Priority dateMay 23, 2011
Publication dateMar 3, 2015
Grant dateMar 3, 2015

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A signal transmission apparatus including electrostatic discharge protection circuits arranged between a signal line and a wiring line of plural pixel wiring lines, each having a first transistor and a capacitor device; and a first control line connected to the electrostatic discharge protection circuits, wherein, in the electrostatic discharge protection circuit, a gate of the first transistor is connected to the first control line, one of a source and a drain in the first transistor is connected to one signal line and one terminal of the capacitor device as well as the other is connected to another wiring line, and the other terminal of the capacitor device is connected to the gate of the first transistor.

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What is claimed is: 1. A signal transmission apparatus comprising: a plurality of pixels, each pixel of the plurality of pixels configured to perform at least one of an input operation and an output operation; one or more signal lines connected to each pixel of the plurality of pixels; a plurality of wiring lines, wherein the plurality of wiring lines include at least one of a signal line, a power line, and a grounding wire line; one or more electrostatic discharge protectio…

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What does patent US8970463B2 cover?
A signal transmission apparatus including electrostatic discharge protection circuits arranged between a signal line and a wiring line of plural pixel wiring lines, each having a first transistor and a capacitor device; and a first control line connected to the electrostatic discharge protection circuits, wherein, in the electrostatic discharge protection circuit, a gate of the first transistor…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Senda Michiru, Sony Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G09G3/20. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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