ACTIVE-MATRIX SUBSTRATE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ACTIVE-MATRIX SUBSTRATE, AND DISPLAY PANEL

摘要

An objective is to provide a technique for reducing the size of the picture-frame region of the active-matrix substrate and improve the freedom of design, such as the freedom in designing the active-matrix substrate. An active-matrix substrate includes a group of gate lines and a group of source lines crossing the gate lines. At least some of the gate lines have a length that is smaller than the maximum value of the width of the active-matrix substrate as measured in the direction in which the gate lines extend. The active-matrix substrate further includes pixel electrodes connected with the gate lines and source lines, and gate line driving units (11) provided in the display region for switching the gate lines to the selected or non-selected state in response to a supplied control signal. First terminals (12s) for providing data signals from the source driver and second terminals (12g) for providing control signals from the display control circuit are provided in the portion of the picture-frame region that is adjacent a side of the display region.

主权项

1. An active-matrix substrate comprising:
a display region having a gate line group including a plurality of gate lines and a source line group including a plurality of source lines arranged in a matrix, pixel electrodes being connected with the gate lines and the source lines; a first terminal provided in a portion of a picture-frame region outside the display region that is adjacent a side thereof for supplying a data signal to the source line group; a second terminal provided adjacent the same side as the first terminal for supplying a control signal; and a gate line driving unit provided for each gate line inside the display region for providing a selection signal for switching the gate line to a selected or non-selected state in response to the control signal, wherein at least one gate line of the gate line group has a length smaller than the maximum value of a width of the display region as measured in a first direction in which the gate lines extend.