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US9047799B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9047799-B2
Application numberUS-201313864752-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateApr 17, 2013
Priority dateMay 2, 2009
Publication dateJun 2, 2015
Grant dateJun 2, 2015

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Abstract

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An e-book reader in which destruction of a driver circuit at the time when a flexible panel is handled is inhibited. In addition, an e-book reader having a simplified structure. A plurality of flexible display panels each including a display portion in which display control is performed by a scan line driver circuit and a signal line driver circuit, and a binding portion fastening the plurality of display panels together are included. The signal line driver circuit is provided inside the binding portion, and the scan line driver circuit is provided at the edge of the display panel in a direction perpendicular to the binding portion.

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The invention claimed is: 1. An electronic device comprising: a first display portion over a first flexible substrate, the first display portion comprising a pixel including an EL element; a second display portion over a second flexible substrate, the second display portion comprising a pixel including an EL element; and a binding portion electrically connected to the first display portion and the second display portion, wherein the first display portion and the second displ…

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What does patent US9047799B2 cover?
An e-book reader in which destruction of a driver circuit at the time when a flexible panel is handled is inhibited. In addition, an e-book reader having a simplified structure. A plurality of flexible display panels each including a display portion in which display control is performed by a scan line driver circuit and a signal line driver circuit, and a binding portion fastening the plurality…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Semiconductor Energy Lab
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G09G5/003. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jun 02 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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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).