ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE ARRANGEMENT FOR AN ACTIVE MATRIX DISPLAY

摘要

An electrostatic discharge structure for a light transmissive panel and method of fabricating same. A light transmissive conductive area extends across a light transmissive panel, where the light transmissive conductive area is separate from a static discharge potential. At least one conductive area spark gap point, conductively coupled to an outside perimeter of the light transmissive conductive area. At least one discharge spark gap point is conductively coupled to a static discharge potential, where each discharge spark gap point is located in proximity to a respective conductive area spark gap point so as to support electrostatic breakdown at less than a determined voltage between the each discharge spark gap point and the respective conductive area spark gap point.