US 7,474,516 B2
Electrostatic discharge guide and liquid crystal display utilizing same
Han-Chung Lai, Taoyuan County (Taiwan)
Assigned to AU Optronics Corp., Hsinchu (Taiwan)
Filed on Oct. 02, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/865,933.
Application 11/865933 is a continuation of application No. 10/875339, filed on Jun. 24, 2004, granted, now 7,317,602.
Claims priority of application No. 93103611 A (TW), filed on Feb. 16, 2004.
Prior Publication US 2008/0024947 A1, Jan. 31, 2008
Int. Cl. G02F 1/1333 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 361—56  [349/40] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electrostatic discharge guide device comprising:
a first data line;
a second data line adjacent to the first data line; and
a ground wire, comprising:
at least one main ground segment, isolated from and intersecting the first data line;
at least one electrostatic discharge triggering segment, connected to the main ground segment, isolated from and intersecting the first data line; and
an opening substantially surrounded by the main ground segment and the electrostatic discharge guide, intersecting the first data line, wherein the opening does not extend to the second data line.