Patent ID: 7522247

Claim:
An active matrix display, comprising: an array of pixels provided over a common substrate each pixel comprising a display element and a switching device and the array of pixels defining a display area and the pixels being formed from a plurality of thin film layers; column driver circuitry for providing signals to the pixels for driving the display elements; and row driver circuitry for providing signals to the pixels for controlling the switching devices of the pixels, wherein the display further comprises at least one conductor line extending along an edge of the display over the common substrate and outside the display area, the at least one conductor line comprising at least one layer additional to the plurality of thin film layers defining the array of pixels, and wherein the row driver circuitry and the column driver circuitry are provided on the common substrate outside the display area and at least one of the row driver circuitry and the column driver circuitry connects to the at least one conductor line through spurs extending from the at least one conductor line, wherein the at least one conductor line extends between the portion and the display area.