Patent ID: 7250636

Claim:
A display apparatus comprising: an array of fiber-type semiconductor light-emitting elements, each of the fiber-type semiconductor light-emitting elements including a layered structure having a first electrode layer, a second electrode layer, and a semiconductor light-emitting layer at least part of which is sandwiched by the first and second electrode layers, and a fiber for supporting the layered structure and for propagating light emitted from the light-emitting layer; and a plurality of driving connectors electrically connected to at least one of the plurality of first and second electrode layers for connecting the array of fiber-type semiconductor light-emitting elements to a driving circuit; wherein the layered structure is arranged around the fiber so as to surround the fiber; the plurality of driving connectors includes a plurality of first conductive lines electrically connected to the first electrode layers and a plurality of second conductive lines electrically connected to the second electrode layers; and the fiber-type semiconductor light-emitting elements are arranged in a matrix of rows and columns, each of the plurality of first conductive lines mutually connects the first electrode layers of a plurality of fiber-type semiconductor light-emitting elements belonging to a corresponding row, and each of the plurality of second conductive lines mutually connects the second electrode layers of a plurality of fiber-type semiconductor light-emitting elements belonging to a corresponding column.