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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 1997
Filed:
Sep. 09, 1994
Shunichi Murahashi, Nabari, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A semiconductor device for driving a display element, which has a display plane and is disposed adjacent to the semiconductor device such that the semiconductor device is positioned at the periphery of the display plane, is provided with a substrate having an oblong shape which extends along one side of the display plane opposing to the semiconductor device. The semiconductor device is also provided with a plurality of wiring patterns formed on the substrate. Each of the wiring patterns extends in a direction intersecting the longitudinal direction of the substrate, and is electrically connected to the display element at one end thereof at one side of the substrate opposing to the display element. The semiconductor device is further provided with an IC chip for driving the display element. The IC chip has an oblong shape and is mounted on the substrate, such that the longitudinal direction of the IC chip is parallel to the longitudinal direction of the substrate. The IC chip includes a plurality of pads, which are electrically connected to another end of the wiring patterns to output driving signals via the wiring patterns to the display element and are arranged in a row along the longitudinal direction of the IC chip.