JP2007094337A - Electro-optical device and electronic equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electro-optical device which is capable of relaxing disclination while securing an aperture ratio. <P>SOLUTION: The electro-optical device includes a plurality of scan lines, a plurality of data lines, and a plurality of pixels 57 provided corresponding to intersections between the scan lines and the data lines. Pixels 57 have four kinds of color filters 74R, 74G, 74B, and 74C of red, green, blue, and cyan which are provided corresponding to respective pixels 57 and are different by color. When color filters 74C of cyan are taken as first color filters and color filters 74G and 74B of green and blue are taken as second and third color filters respectively, color filters 74C of cyan as the first color filters assumes a middle color between colors of color filters 74G and 74B of green and blue as second and third color filters. In the electro-optical device, dot inversion drive is performed by a scan line driving circuit and a data line driving circuit. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an electro-optical device and an electronic apparatus.

Conventionally, an active matrix liquid crystal display device is known as an electro-optical device. The active matrix liquid crystal display device includes a plurality of scanning lines, a plurality of data lines substantially orthogonal to the scanning lines, and a plurality of pixel electrodes and switching elements provided corresponding to the intersections of the scanning lines and the data lines. And an opposing substrate provided to face the element substrate, and a liquid crystal that is an electro-optic material provided between the element substrate and the opposing substrate.
In addition, a common electrode is provided on the counter substrate so as to face the pixel electrode.

  The above electro-optical device operates as follows. In other words, all the pixels related to a certain scanning line are selected by supplying the selection voltage to the scanning line line by line. Then, an image signal is supplied to the data line in synchronization with the selection of these pixels. As a result, the image signal is supplied to all the pixels related to the scanning line selected by the selection voltage, and the image data is written into the pixel electrode.

  When an image signal is written to the pixel electrode, a driving voltage is applied to the liquid crystal due to a potential difference between the pixel electrode and the common electrode. Therefore, by changing the voltage level of the image signal, the orientation and order of the liquid crystal are changed, and gradation display is performed by light modulation of each pixel.

  By the way, although there are a DC voltage and an AC voltage as the voltage applied to the liquid crystal, when the DC voltage is applied to the liquid crystal, the liquid crystal is seized, so a driving method is applied in which the AC voltage is applied to the liquid crystal. The

In this AC voltage driving method, with the common electrode potential as a reference potential, a positive image signal that is higher than the common electrode (hereinafter referred to as positive polarity) and a lower potential than the common electrode (hereinafter negative electrode). Negative polarity image signals are alternately written to the pixel electrodes.
As such a driving method, a frame inversion driving method in which a positive image signal and a negative image signal are alternately supplied to each data line every frame, and a line that is supplied to each data line alternately every horizontal line. There are an inversion driving method and a dot inversion driving method in which each data line is alternately supplied to each data line.

  Of these, the frame inversion drive method causes flickering of the screen called flicker, and the line inversion drive method causes display unevenness for each line, so the dot inversion drive method that can reduce flicker and display unevenness is adopted. There are many.

By the way, when an image signal is written to the pixel electrode, lines of electric force are generated between the pixel electrode and the common electrode facing each other. Specifically, the lines of electric force are perpendicular to the element substrate and the counter substrate.
However, when the interval between adjacent pixel electrodes is narrow, the potential between two adjacent pixel electrodes tends to influence each other. In particular, when the polarities of voltages of adjacent pixel electrodes are different, the electric lines of force are distorted in the liquid crystal layer at the end of the pixel electrode, and the component in the direction parallel to the element substrate becomes strong.

When the electric lines of force are thus distorted, the liquid crystal molecules are not normally aligned at the end of the pixel electrode, and disclination occurs. When this disclination occurs, the light control by the liquid crystal molecules is not normally performed at the occurrence location, and light leakage occurs.
The phenomenon as described above is particularly remarkable in the dot inversion driving method in which the polarity to be written for each pixel is inverted.

In order to solve this problem, a liquid crystal device is known in which a convex portion protruding toward an element substrate is provided in a portion facing a gap between adjacent pixel electrodes of a counter substrate (see Patent Document 1).
According to the liquid crystal device disclosed in Patent Document 1, the electric field generated between the pixel electrode and the common electrode is strengthened by the convex portion provided on the counter substrate, and the magnitude of the electric field generated between adjacent pixel electrodes is increased. Relatively small. Therefore, the lines of electric force generated at the end portions of the pixel electrodes are nearly perpendicular to the substrate, and the occurrence of disclination in the display area is prevented.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-11578

  However, the method disclosed in Patent Document 1 has a problem that the aperture ratio of the liquid crystal panel is lowered because a convex portion is provided at the boundary between adjacent pixel electrodes.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide an electro-optical device and an electronic apparatus that can relieve disclination while ensuring an aperture ratio.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides the following.

  The electro-optical device of the present invention includes a plurality of scanning lines, a plurality of data lines, and a plurality of pixels provided corresponding to intersections of the scanning lines and the data lines, and each of the pixels has a color Electro-optical devices having a plurality of types of color filters having different colors, wherein at least one of the plurality of types of color filters is a first color filter, and two colors provided with the first color filter interposed therebetween When the filter is a second color filter and a third color filter, the first color filter is an intermediate color between the second color filter and the third color filter, and the plurality of scanning lines are set to a predetermined color. A scanning line driving circuit that selects and applies a selection voltage in order, and a predetermined voltage is used as a reference during a period in which the selection voltage is applied to each scanning line in accordance with a gradation value of the pixel. Te a voltage of the voltage and the low potential side of the high potential side, characterized in that it comprises a data line driving circuit to be applied to the data line alternately for each of the pixels.

According to the present invention, at least one of the plurality of types of color filters is the first color filter, and the two color filters provided with the first color filter interposed therebetween are the second color filter and the third color filter. A color filter was used, and the first color filter was an intermediate color of the second color filter. Therefore, the light transmission characteristics of the first color filter approximate the light transmission characteristics of the second color filter and the third color filter arranged on both sides of the first color filter. Therefore, even if the polarity written for each pixel is reversed by the scanning line driving circuit and the data line driving circuit and disclination occurs at the end of the pixel electrode and light leakage occurs, the leaked light is approximated Since one of the first, second and third color filters having light transmission characteristics is transmitted, disclination can be relaxed.
Further, since the convex portion is not provided at the boundary between the pixel electrodes as in the prior art, a large aperture ratio can be secured.

  In the electro-optical device described above, it is preferable that at least one of the thickness and area of the first color filter is smaller than that of the second color filter and the third color filter.

By providing the first color filter between the second color filter and the third color filter, it becomes difficult to adjust the balance of display colors compared to the case where the first color filter is not provided.
Therefore, according to the present invention, at least one of the thickness and area of the first color filter is made smaller than those of the second color filter and the third color filter. Therefore, the purity of light emitted from the first color filter can be made lower than the purity of light emitted from the second color filter and the third color filter, and the balance of display colors can be easily achieved. Can be adjusted.
In particular, when a cyan color filter is added to the conventional three types of color filters of red, green, and blue to obtain four types of color filters, the white color becomes greenish, so the display color balance is adjusted. It is necessary.

  In the above electro-optical device, the first color filter is a cyan color filter, the second color filter is a green color filter, and the third color filter is a blue color filter. A filter is preferred.

  According to the present invention, the first color filter is a cyan color filter, the second color filter is a green color filter, and the third color filter is a blue color filter. Since the light transmission characteristic of the cyan color filter approximates the light transmission characteristic of the green and blue color filters, the disclination generated between the green pixel and the blue pixel can be relaxed.

  In the above electro-optical device, the first color filter is a yellow color filter, the second color filter is a red color filter, and the third color filter is a green color filter. A filter is preferred.

  According to this invention, the first color filter is a yellow color filter, the second color filter is a red color filter, and the third color filter is a green color filter. Since the light transmission characteristics of the yellow color filter approximate the light transmission characteristics of the red and green color filters, the disclination generated between the red pixel and the green pixel can be reduced.

  In the above electro-optical device, the first color filter is a magenta color filter, the second color filter is a blue color filter, and the third color filter is a red color filter. A filter is preferred.

  According to the present invention, the first color filter is a magenta color filter, the second color filter is a blue color filter, and the third color filter is a red color filter. The light transmission characteristic of the magenta color filter approximates the light transmission characteristic of the blue and red color filters, so that the disclination generated between the blue pixel and the red pixel can be reduced.

An electronic apparatus according to an aspect of the invention includes the above-described electro-optical device.
According to the present invention, there are effects similar to those described above.

Hereinafter, each embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description of embodiments and modifications, the same constituent elements are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted or simplified.
<First Embodiment>
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an electro-optical device 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
The electro-optical device 1 includes a liquid crystal panel AA having a display area A, a scanning line driving circuit 11, and a data line driving circuit 21.

The liquid crystal panel AA includes a plurality of scanning lines 10, a plurality of data lines 20, and a pixel circuit 50 provided corresponding to the intersection of the scanning lines 10 and the data lines 20.
In the liquid crystal panel AA, a display area A composed of a plurality of pixels provided corresponding to the plurality of pixel circuits 50 described above is formed.
The scanning line driving circuit 11 and the data line driving circuit 21 described above are formed on the element substrate 60 of the liquid crystal panel AA.

  Each pixel circuit 50 includes a TFT 51, a pixel electrode 55 and a storage capacitor 53 provided on an element substrate 60 described later, and a common electrode 56 provided on a counter substrate 70 described later.

  Specifically, the element substrate 60 has a plurality of scanning lines 10 and a common line 30 that are alternately provided at predetermined intervals, and a plurality of data lines that are substantially orthogonal to the scanning lines 10 and are provided at predetermined intervals. 20, a thin film transistor (hereinafter referred to as TFT) 51 as a switching element provided at the intersection of each scanning line 10 and each data line 20, a pixel electrode 55, and one end electrically connected to the pixel electrode 55 And a storage capacitor 53 having the other end electrically connected to the common line 30.

  The scanning line 10 is connected to the gate electrode of the TFT 51, the data line 20 is connected to the source electrode of the TFT 51, and the pixel electrode 55 and the storage capacitor 53 are connected to the drain electrode of the TFT 51. Therefore, when a selection voltage is applied from the scanning line 10, the TFT 51 brings the data line 20, the pixel electrode 55, and the storage capacitor 53 into a conductive state.

A common electrode 56 facing the pixel electrode 55 is provided on the counter substrate 70. The common electrode 56 is connected to the common line 30 via the conduction portions 31 provided at the four corners of the element substrate 60 and the common wiring 32 that connects the conduction portions 31 to each other.
Liquid crystal is sandwiched between the element substrate 60 and the counter substrate 70.

The scanning line driving circuit 11 supplies a selection voltage for turning on the TFT 51 to each scanning line 10 line-sequentially. That is, a plurality of scanning lines 10 are selected in a predetermined order, and a selection voltage is applied to the selected scanning lines 10. For example, when a selection voltage is supplied to a certain scanning line 10, all the TFTs 51 connected to the scanning line 10 are turned on, and all the pixels related to the scanning line 10 are selected.
The data line driving circuit 21 supplies an image signal to each data line 20 and sequentially writes the image data to the pixel electrode 55 of the pixel circuit 50 via the TFT 51 in the on state. Here, the data line driving circuit 21 employs a so-called dot inversion driving method, and supplies an image signal to the data line 20 at a voltage higher than the voltage of the common electrode 56 using the voltage of the common electrode 56 as a reference voltage. The positive polarity writing and the negative polarity writing for supplying the image signal to the data line 20 at a voltage lower than the voltage of the common electrode 56 are alternately performed for each pixel circuit 50. In other words, the data line driving circuit 21 determines the voltage on the high potential side based on the voltage of the common electrode 56 that is a predetermined voltage during the period in which the selection voltage is applied to the scanning line 10 according to the gradation value of the pixel. A voltage on the low potential side is alternately applied to the data line 20 for each pixel circuit 50.

The above electro-optical device 1 operates as follows.
That is, all the pixel circuits 50 related to a certain scanning line 10 are selected by supplying the selection voltage from the scanning line driving circuit 11 line-sequentially. In synchronization with the selection of the pixel circuit 50, an image signal is supplied from the data line driving circuit 21 to the data line 20. As a result, the image signal is supplied to all the pixel circuits 50 selected by the scanning line driving circuit, and the image data is written into the pixel electrode 55.

  Here, in the electro-optical device 1, with the voltage of the common electrode 56 as a reference voltage, positive writing for supplying an image signal to the data line 20 at a voltage higher than the voltage of the common electrode 56, The negative polarity writing for supplying the image signal to the data line 20 at a voltage lower than the voltage is alternately performed.

When image data is written to the pixel electrode 55 of the pixel circuit 50, a driving voltage is applied to the liquid crystal due to a potential difference between the pixel electrode 55 and the common electrode 56. Therefore, by changing the voltage level of the image signal, the orientation and order of the liquid crystal are changed, and gradation display is performed by light modulation of each pixel.
Note that the drive voltage applied to the liquid crystal is held by the storage capacitor 53 for a period that is three orders of magnitude longer than the period during which image data is written.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating the configuration of the electro-optical device 1, and FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line ZZ ′ in FIG.
The electro-optical device 1 includes an element substrate 60 on which a pixel electrode 55 and the like are formed, a counter substrate 70 that is disposed opposite to the element substrate 60 and on which a common electrode 56 and the like are formed, and the element substrate 60 and the counter substrate 70. And a backlight 80 as a light source that is provided on the lower side of the element substrate 60 (on the side opposite to the counter substrate 70) and irradiates the liquid crystal with light.
The element substrate 60 is formed of glass, a semiconductor, or the like, and various circuits and the like are formed on the element substrate 60 using TFTs (Thin Film Transistors). The counter substrate 70 is made of a transparent material such as glass.

  A seal member 71 that seals the gap between the element substrate 60 and the counter substrate 70 is provided on the outer peripheral portion of the counter substrate 70. The seal member 71 together with the element substrate 60 and the counter substrate 70 forms a space in which liquid crystal is sealed. A spacer 72 is mixed in the seal member 71 in order to maintain the distance between the element substrate 60 and the counter substrate 70. Note that an opening for sealing liquid crystal is formed in the seal member 71, and this opening is sealed with a sealing material 73 after the liquid crystal is sealed.

  Here, the data line driving circuit 21 extending in the X direction is formed on the surface on the counter substrate 70 side of the element substrate 60 and outside one side of the seal member 71. Further, a plurality of connection electrodes 211 are formed on one side, and various signals are input through the connection electrodes 211. Further, scanning line driving circuits 11 extending in the Y direction are formed on both sides of the one side of the seal member 71.

  In the display area A of the counter substrate 70, color filters 74R, 74G, 74C, and 74B are formed with a predetermined thickness on the surface facing the element substrate 60. A black matrix is formed around the gaps between these color filters 74R, 74G, 74C, and 74B and the display area A to prevent external light from entering. A protective film (not shown) is formed on the color filters 74R, 74G, 74B, 74C and the black matrix, and the common electrode 56 is formed on the protective film.

FIG. 4 is a schematic plan view of the display area A. FIG.
The display area A is configured by arranging a plurality of pixels 57 in a matrix, and each pixel 57 has four types of different colors of red (R), green (G), blue (B), and cyan (C). Color filters 74R, 74G, 74B, and 74C are included. Specifically, the pixels 57 having these color filters 74R, 74G, 74B, and 74C are arranged in a stripe shape.

  That is, from left to right in FIG. 4, a red (R) color filter 74R, a green (G) color filter 74G, a cyan (C) color filter 74C, and a blue (B) color filter 74B in this order. Has been placed.

  Here, among the four types of color filters 74R, 74G, 74B, and 74C, the cyan (C) color filter 74C is used as the first color filter, and the cyan (C) color filter 74C as the first color filter is used. The two color filters 74B and 74G of green (G) and blue (B) provided in between are referred to as second and third color filters, respectively. Then, the cyan (C) color filter 74C as the first color filter is an intermediate color between the blue (B) and green (G) color filters 74G and 74B as the second and third color filters. .

The thickness and area of the cyan (C) color filter 74C are smaller than those of the blue (B) and green (G) color filters 74G and 74B.
Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, if the width dimension of the color filters 74R, 74B, and 74G of red (R), blue (B), and green (G) is a, the color filter of cyan (C) The width dimension of 74C is a / 2, which is a half area.

  In FIG. 3, the four color filters 74 </ b> R, 74 </ b> G, 74 </ b> B, and 74 </ b> C all appear to have the same thickness, but in reality, the cyan (C) color filter 74 </ b> C has red (R), The thickness is thinner than the blue (B) and green (G) color filters 74R, 74B, and 74G.

According to this embodiment, there are the following effects.
(1) Among the four types of color filters 74R, 74G, 74B, and 74C, the cyan (C) color filter 74C is used as a first color filter, and blue (B) provided with the first color filter in between The green (G) color filters 74G and 74B were the second and third color filters, respectively, and the first color filter was an intermediate color between the second and third color filters. Therefore, the light transmission characteristics of the cyan (C) color filter 74C are the light transmission characteristics of the blue (B) and green (G) color filters 74G and 74B arranged on both sides of the cyan (C) color filter 74C. To approximate. For this reason, the polarity written to each pixel circuit 50 by the scanning line driving circuit 11 and the data line driving circuit 21 is inverted, and even if disclination occurs at the end of the pixel electrode 55 and light leakage occurs, this leakage occurs. Since the light is transmitted through any of the first, second, and third color filters having approximate light transmission characteristics, disclination can be relaxed.
Further, since the convex portion is not provided at the boundary between the pixel electrodes as in the prior art, a large aperture ratio can be secured.

  (2) The thickness and area of the cyan (C) color filter 74C were made smaller than those of the blue (B) and green (G) color filters 74G and 74B. Therefore, the purity of the light emitted from the cyan (C) color filter 74C can be made lower than the purity of the light emitted from the blue (B) and green (G) color filters 74G and 74B. The color balance can be easily adjusted to prevent the white from becoming greenish.

  (3) The color filters are red (R), green (G), blue (B), and cyan (C) color filters 74R, 74G, 74B, 74C. Since the optical device is configured, the color gamut that can be expressed can be expanded as compared with the conventional three-color pixels, so that the color reproducibility can be improved.

Second Embodiment
FIG. 5 is a schematic plan view of a display area A ′ according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
The display area A ′ is configured by arranging a plurality of pixels 57A in a matrix, and each pixel 57A has red (R), yellow (Y), green (G), cyan (C), blue (B), And six types of color filters 75R, 75Y, 75G, 75C, 75B, and 75M having different magenta (M) colors. Specifically, the pixels 57A having these color filters 75R, 75Y, 75G, 75C, 75B, and 75M are arranged in a stripe pattern.

  That is, from left to right in FIG. 5, a red (R) color filter 75R, a yellow (Y) color filter 75Y, a green (G) color filter 75G, a cyan (C) color filter 75C, and a blue ( The color filter 75B of B) and the color filter 75M of magenta (M) are arranged in this order.

  Of the six color filters 75R, 75Y, 75G, 75C, 75B, and 75M, the yellow (Y) color filter 75Y, the cyan (C) color filter 75C, and the magenta (M) color filter 75M are the first ones. 1 color filter.

  Further, the two color filters 75R and 75G of red (R) and green (G) provided with the yellow (Y) color filter 75Y as the first color filter interposed therebetween are respectively the second and third color filters. And Then, the yellow (Y) color filter 75Y as the first color filter is an intermediate color between the red (R) and green (G) color filters 75R and 75G as the second and third color filters. .

  Further, the two color filters 75G and 75B of green (G) and blue (B) provided with the cyan (C) color filter 75C as the first color filter are interposed between the second and third color filters, respectively. And Then, the cyan (C) color filter 75C as the first color filter is an intermediate color between the green (G) and blue (B) color filters 75G and 75B as the second and third color filters. .

  Further, the two color filters 75B and 75R of blue (B) and red (R) provided with the magenta (M) color filter 75M as the first color filter are interposed between the second and third color filters, respectively. And Then, the magenta (M) color filter 75M as the first color filter is an intermediate color between the blue (B) and red (R) color filters 75B and 75R as the second and third color filters. .

The thickness and area of the yellow (Y), cyan (C), and magenta (M) color filters 75Y, 75C, and 75M are red (R), green (G), and blue (B) color filters 75R, It is smaller than 75G and 75B.
Specifically, when the width dimension of the color filters 75R, 75G, and 75B of red (R), green (G), and blue (B) is a, yellow (Y), cyan (C), and magenta (M) The width dimensions of the color filters 75Y, 75C, and 75M are a / 2, which is half the area.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the electro-optical device 1A.
In FIG. 6, the six color filters 75R, 75Y, 75G, 75C, 75B, and 75M all appear to have the same thickness, but in reality, yellow (Y), cyan (C), and magenta (M ) Color filters 75Y, 75C, and 75M are thinner than the red (R), green (G), and blue (B) color filters 75R, 75G, and 75B.

  According to this embodiment, the same effects as the above (1) to (3) are obtained.

<Third Embodiment>
Red (R), blue (B), green (G), and cyan (C) described above are respectively colored in red hue (R) and colored hue in blue hue as described below. You may apply to the coloring area | region (G and C) of 2 types of hues selected among (B) and the hue from blue to yellow.

The four colored areas are the blue hue colored area, the red hue colored area, and the hue from blue to yellow in the visible light area (380 to 780 nm) whose hue changes according to the wavelength. It consists of colored areas of two types of hues selected from among them. Although it is used here as a system, for example, if it is a blue system, it is not limited to a pure blue hue, but includes a bluish purple or a bluish green. If it is a red hue, it is not limited to red but includes orange. These colored regions may be composed of a single colored layer, or may be composed of a plurality of colored layers having different hues. In addition, although these colored regions are described in terms of hue, the hue can be set by changing the saturation and lightness as appropriate.

The specific hue range is
The colored region of the blue hue is from bluish purple to blue-green, and more preferably from indigo to blue.
The colored region of the red hue is orange to red.
One colored region selected with a hue from blue to yellow is blue to green, more preferably blue-green to green.
The other colored region selected with a hue from blue to yellow is from green to orange, more preferably from green to yellow. Or it is green to yellowish green.
Here, the same hue is not used for each colored region. For example, when a green hue is used in two colored regions selected from hues of blue to yellow, the other uses a blue or yellowish green hue for one green.
Thereby, a wider range of color reproducibility than the conventional RGB colored region can be realized.

Although a wide range of color reproducibility has been described in terms of hue, it will be expressed below in terms of wavelengths that pass through the colored region.
The blue colored region is a colored region having a wavelength peak of 415 to 500 nm, preferably a colored region of 435 to 485 nm.
The red colored region is a colored region having a wavelength peak of 600 nm or more, and preferably a colored region having a wavelength peak of 605 nm or more.
One colored region selected with a hue from blue to yellow is a colored region having a wavelength peak at 485-535 nm, preferably a colored region at 495-520 nm.
The other colored region selected with a hue from blue to yellow is a colored region having a wavelength peak at 500-590 nm, preferably a colored region at 510-585 nm, or a colored region at 530-565 nm.

Next, it is expressed by an x, y chromaticity diagram.
The blue colored region is a colored region in which x ≦ 0.151 and y ≦ 0.056, and is preferably a colored region in which 0.134 ≦ x ≦ 0.151 and 0.034 ≦ y ≦ 0.056.
The red coloring region is a coloring region satisfying 0.643 ≦ x and y ≦ 0.333, and preferably a coloring region satisfying 0.643 ≦ x ≦ 0.690 and 0.299 ≦ y ≦ 0.333.
One colored region selected with a hue from blue to yellow is a colored region in which x ≦ 0.164 and 0.453 ≦ y, preferably a colored region in which 0.098 ≦ x ≦ 0.164 and 0.453 ≦ y ≦ 0.759 .
The other colored region selected with a hue from blue to yellow is a colored region in the range of 0.257 ≦ x, 0.606 ≦ y, preferably a colored region in the range of 0.257 ≦ x ≦ 0.357, 0.606 ≦ y ≦ 0.670. .
These four colored areas can be applied within the above-described range when the sub-pixel includes a transmission area and a reflection area.

Examples of the configuration of the four colored regions include the following.
Hue is red, blue, green, cyan (blue green) colored area Hue is red, blue, green, yellow colored area Hue is red, blue, dark green, yellow colored area Hue is red, blue, Emerald, yellow coloring area Hue is red, blue, dark green, yellow green coloring area Hue is red, blue green, dark green, yellow green coloring area

<Modification>
In addition, this invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, The deformation | transformation in the range which can achieve the objective of this invention, improvement, etc. are included in this invention.
For example, in each of the embodiments described above, the color filter types are four types of color filters 74R, 74G, 74C, 74B, or six types of color filters 75R, 75Y, 75G, 75C, 75B, 75M. It is not limited to five types, and may be seven types or more.
Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, the color filters 74R, 74G, 74C, 74B, 75R, 75Y, 75G, 75C, 75B, and 75M are provided on the counter substrate 70. Also good.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, the present invention is applied to the electro-optical device 1 using liquid crystal. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and can be applied to an electro-optical device using an electro-optical material other than liquid crystal. An electro-optical material is a material whose optical characteristics such as transmittance and luminance change when an electric signal (current signal or voltage signal) is supplied. For example, various electro-optical devices such as a display panel using an OLED element such as an organic EL (Electro Luminescent) or a light emitting polymer as an electro-optical material, or a plasma display panel using a high-pressure gas such as helium or neon as an electro-optical material. For the above, the present invention can be applied similarly to the above embodiment.

<Electronic equipment>
Next, electronic devices to which the electro-optical devices 1 and 1A according to the above-described embodiments are applied will be described. FIG. 7 shows a configuration of a mobile phone 3000 to which the electro-optical device 1 is applied. The cellular phone 3000 includes a plurality of operation buttons 3001, scroll buttons 3002, and electro-optical devices 1 and 1A as display units. By operating the scroll button 3002, the screen displayed on the electro-optical devices 1 and 1A is scrolled.

1 is a block diagram of an electro-optical device according to a first embodiment of the invention. FIG. FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a configuration of an electro-optical device according to the embodiment. It is ZZ 'sectional drawing in FIG. FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view of a display area of the electro-optical device according to the embodiment. FIG. 6 is a schematic plan view of a display area of an electro-optical device according to a second embodiment of the invention. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the electro-optical device according to the embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the mobile telephone to which the above-mentioned electro-optical apparatus is applied.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Electro-optical apparatus, 10 ... Scan line, 11 ... Scan line drive circuit, 20 ... Data line, 21 ... Data line drive circuit, 57, 57A ... Pixel, 74R, 74G, 74C, 74B, 75R, 75Y, 75G, 75C, 75B, 75M ... color filters, 3000 ... mobile phones (electronic devices).

Claims (8)

A plurality of scanning lines, a plurality of data lines, and a plurality of pixels provided corresponding to intersections of the scanning lines and the data lines, each pixel including a plurality of types of color filters having different colors. An electro-optical device comprising:
When at least one of the plurality of types of color filters is a first color filter, and two color filters provided with the first color filter interposed therebetween are a second color filter and a third color filter, The first color filter is an intermediate color between the second color filter and the third color filter;
A scanning line driving circuit for selecting the plurality of scanning lines in a predetermined order and applying a selection voltage;
In accordance with the gradation value of the pixel, a high-potential-side voltage and a low-potential-side voltage are alternately switched for each pixel based on a predetermined voltage during a period in which the selection voltage is applied to the scanning line. An electro-optical device comprising: a data line driving circuit that applies to the data line. The electro-optical device according to claim 1.
At least one of the thickness and area of the first color filter is smaller than that of the second color filter and the third color filter. The electro-optical device according to claim 1,
The first color filter is a cyan color filter, the second color filter is a green color filter, and the third color filter is a blue color filter. Optical device. The electro-optical device according to claim 1,
The first color filter is a yellow color filter, the second color filter is a red color filter, and the third color filter is a green color filter. Optical device. The electro-optical device according to claim 1,
The first color filter is a magenta color filter, the second color filter is a blue color filter, and the third color filter is a red color filter. Optical device. A plurality of scanning lines, a plurality of data lines, and a plurality of pixels provided corresponding to intersections of the scanning lines and the data lines, each pixel including a plurality of types of color filters having different colors. An electro-optical device comprising:
When at least one of the plurality of types of color filters is a first color filter, and two color filters provided with the first color filter interposed therebetween are a second color filter and a third color filter, The first color filter is a color filter having a hue between the second color filter and the third color filter;
A scanning line driving circuit for selecting the plurality of scanning lines in a predetermined order and applying a selection voltage;
In accordance with the gradation value of the pixel, a high-potential-side voltage and a low-potential-side voltage are alternately switched for each pixel based on a predetermined voltage during a period in which the selection voltage is applied to the scanning line. An electro-optical device comprising: a data line driving circuit that applies to the data line. The electro-optical device according to claim 6.
The first color filter is a color filter selected from hues of blue to yellow, and the second color filter is a color filter having a colored region of a blue hue, 3. The electro-optical device, wherein the color filter 3 is a color filter having a colored region of a red hue.   An electronic apparatus comprising the electro-optical device according to claim 1.

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