Patent ID: 6011530
Filing Date: 2000-01-04
Classification: G02F,G09G

Abstract:
A liquid crystal display comprising:a plurality of scanning lines and a plurality of signal lines arranged to form a matrix;a plurality of control lines provided alternately with and in parallel with said signal lines;a first switching device disposed in each of a plurality of image display units, said image display units formed in all regions enclosed by one of said signal lines, one of said control lines adjacent to said signal line and adjacent scanning lines, said first switching device supplying each image display unit with a signal from each signal line defining each image display unit, said first switching device being switched on or off by a driving signal supplied to one of said adjacent scanning lines so as to supply each image display unit with a driving signal supplied to each signal line; anda second switching device connected in series with said first switching device, said second switching device being switched on or off by a driving signal supplied to each control line so that the supply of said driving signal supplied to each control line for each image display unit is controlled;wherein control signals supplied to control lines controlling second switching devices contained in adjacent image display units bounded by the same scanning lines are turned on or off by said control signals, said control signals supplied at different times between one image display unit and said adjacent image display unit.