IP Library Granted Patent US 7,719,634
Granted Patent B2
US 7,719,634 · App. 12/045,963 · Granted May 18, 2010

Sensor, thin film transistor array panel, and display panel including the sensor

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Patent No.
US 7,719,634
App. No.
12/045,963
Granted
May 18, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A sensor is provided, which includes a substrate, an insulating layer formed on the substrate, a semiconductor formed on the insulating layer, an ohmic contact formed on the semiconductor, a sensor input electrode and a sensor output electrode formed on the ohmic contact, and a passivation layer formed on the sensor input electrode and the sensor output electrode. A sensor control electrode may also be formed between the substrate and the insulating layer. A thin film transistor array panel including the sensor and a liquid crystal display panel including the sensor are further provided.

Claims (12)

1. A liquid crystal display panel comprising:

a first panel;

a second panel;

a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first panel and the second panel; and,

a temperature sensor formed on a first surface of the first panel, wherein the first surface of the first panel faces the liquid crystal layer, and the temperature sensor comprises a sensor input electrode and a sensor output electrode; and

wherein the sensor input electrode comprises a first branch and the sensor output electrode comprises a second branch, and he first branch faces the second branch in plan view.

2. The liquid crystal display panel of claim 1 , wherein the first panel is a thin film transistor array panel.

3. The liquid crystal display panel of claim 1 , wherein the temperature sensor is formed on a non-display region of the first panel.

4. The liquid crystal display panel of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of temperature sensors formed on the first surface of the first panel.

5. The liquid crystal display panel of claim 1 , wherein the first panel includes at least one data line, and the sensor input electrode and the sensor output electrode are formed within a same layer of the first panel as the data line.

6. The liquid crystal display panel of claim 5 , wherein the first panel includes a substrate and at least one gate line formed on the substrate, and the temperature sensor includes a sensor control electrode formed within the same layer of the first panel as the gate line.

7. The liquid crystal display panel of claim 1 , wherein the first branch is engaged with the second branch through a semiconductor.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 4, 2026
From: TCL CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
To: LONESTAR CRYSTAL DISPLAY LLC
Reel/Frame 074944/0730 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 21, 2022
From: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
To: TCL CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 060778/0487 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 27, 2012
From: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 029093/0177 →