US 12,411,372 B2
Display device
Gen Koide, Tokyo (JP); Shimpei Noshita, Tokyo (JP); and Junichi Kitamura, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to Magnolia White Corporation, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by Magnolia White Corporation, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Apr. 16, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/636,726.
Application 18/636,726 is a continuation of application No. 18/169,391, filed on Feb. 15, 2023, granted, now 11,988,911.
Application 18/169,391 is a continuation of application No. 17/365,591, filed on Jul. 1, 2021, granted, now 11,609,445, issued on Mar. 21, 2023.
Application 17/365,591 is a continuation of application No. 16/879,257, filed on May 20, 2020, granted, now 11,086,153, issued on Aug. 10, 2021.
Application 16/879,257 is a continuation of application No. 15/908,940, filed on Mar. 1, 2018, granted, now 10,698,239, issued on Jun. 30, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 2017-043028 (JP), filed on Mar. 7, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2024/0264477 A1, Aug. 8, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G09G 3/30 (2006.01); G02F 1/133 (2006.01); G02F 1/1335 (2006.01); G02F 1/1337 (2006.01); G02F 1/1343 (2006.01); G02F 1/1345 (2006.01); G09G 3/3225 (2016.01); G09G 3/3266 (2016.01); G09G 3/3275 (2016.01); G02F 1/1362 (2006.01); G09G 3/3233 (2016.01)
CPC G02F 1/13306 (2013.01) [G02F 1/133514 (2013.01); G02F 1/1337 (2013.01); G02F 1/1343 (2013.01); G02F 1/13454 (2013.01); G09G 3/3225 (2013.01); G09G 3/3266 (2013.01); G09G 3/3275 (2013.01); G02F 1/136286 (2013.01); G02F 2201/56 (2013.01); G09G 3/3233 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A display device comprising:
a plurality of pixels in a display area;
a plurality of signal lines arrayed in a first direction in the display area;
a plurality of scanning lines arrayed in a second direction crossing the first direction in the display area; and
a scanning line driver in a peripheral area outside of the display area,
wherein
the display area includes a corner portion,
pixels in the corner portion are arranged in a stepped pattern,
the scanning line driver includes a plurality of shift register units and a plurality of switch groups,
each of the plurality of switch groups includes plural switches,
each of the plural switches is connected to a respective one of the plurality of shift register units,
each of the plural switches is connected to a respective one of the scanning lines,
the plurality of shift register units are arranged along the stepped pattern of the pixels,
the plurality of switch groups are arranged along the stepped pattern of the pixels,
an A number of the plural switches of one of the switch groups are arrayed along the first direction,
a B number of the plural switches of other one of the switch groups are arrayed along the second direction,
the other one of the switch groups is a next switch group of the one of the switch groups, and
the A number and the B number are integers greater than 2.