Patent ID: 7034775
Filing Date: 2006-04-25
Classification: G02F,G09G

Abstract:
1. A display device, comprising: a display section that includes pixels arrayed at respective intersections of data electrodes and address electrodes disposed in a grid; data electrode driving circuits that drive the data electrodes; address electrode driving circuits that drive the address electrodes; signal control circuits that generate signals necessary to drive the data electrode driving circuits and the address electrode driving circuits and that supply the signals to the data electrode driving circuits and the address electrode driving circuits; and signal transmission lines that transmit signals between the signal control circuits and the data electrode driving circuits, and between the signal control circuits and the address electrode driving circuits, the signal transmission lines being optical transmission lines capable of transmitting optical signals; light-emitting elements that convert electrical signals into optical signals being provided between the signal control circuits and the signal transmission lines; and light-receiving elements that convert the optical signals into electrical signals being provided between the signal transmission lines and the data electrode driving circuits, and between the signal transmission lines and the address electrode driving circuits, the optical transmission lines each having mirrors positioned at opposing longitudinal ends to deflect light, entering and leaving the optical transmission lines, in perpendicular directions, and the light-emitting elements being vertically displaced from the light-receiving elements in a thickness direction of a first substrate in which the light-emitting elements and the light-receiving elements are disposed.