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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2008
Akihisa Iwamoto, Osaka, JP;
Hideki Morii, Osaka, JP;
Takayuki Mizunaga, Osaka, JP;
Masahiro Hirokane, Osaka, JP;
Yuuki Ohta, Osaka, JP;
Akihisa Iwamoto, Osaka, JP;
Hideki Morii, Osaka, JP;
Takayuki Mizunaga, Osaka, JP;
Masahiro Hirokane, Osaka, JP;
Yuuki Ohta, Osaka, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A display device, in at least one embodiment, includes: a gate driver including a plurality of shift register stages each provided so as to correspond to each row, the gate driver outputting a gate signal for turning on switching elements in the each row; and a source driver outputting a data signal in accordance with an image to be displayed. For a row (first row) located at an outermost position from which scanning by use of the gate signal starts, a dummy line is provided. The dummy line is driven by a gate start pulse inputted into a shift register in the first row.