IP Library Granted Patent US 8,208,084
Granted Patent B2
US 8,208,084 · App. 12/369,748 · Granted Jun 26, 2012

Array substrate with test shorting bar and display panel thereof

Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
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Patent No.
US 8,208,084
App. No.
12/369,748
Granted
Jun 26, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

An array substrate having a display region and a peripheral circuit region adjacent to the display region is provided. The array substrate includes a pixel array, a plurality of test shorting bars and a plurality of wires. The pixel array is disposed in the display region. The test shorting bars are disposed in the peripheral circuit region. The wires electrically connected with the pixel array are disposed in the peripheral circuit region. Specially, at least one wire and the test shorting bar share a part for connecting each other and the part forms a common trace.

Claims (14)

1. An array substrate having a display region and a peripheral circuit region adjacent to the display region, the array substrate comprising:

a pixel array disposed in the display region;

a plurality of test shorting bars disposed in the peripheral circuit region, wherein the test shorting bars comprises a first type test shorting bar and a second type test shorting bar, and wherein the first type test shorting bar comprises a first trace and a common trace; and

a plurality of wires disposed in the peripheral circuit region and electrically connected with the pixel array, wherein each wire comprises a first signal source connection wire, the common trace and a pixel array connection wire, wherein the first trace of the first type test shorting bar is connected with one of first signal source connection wires and one of pixel array connection wires through the common trace, which is used for transmitting driving signals and test signals, and wherein the second type test shorting bar is not connected with any one of first signal source connection wire and any one of pixel array connection wire.

2. The array substrate as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the common trace connects the first signal source connection wire with the pixel array connection wire.

3. The array substrate as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a data driving circuit connected with the first signal source connection wire, and the data driving circuit being adapted for transmitting a driving signal.

4. The array substrate as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a material of the first signal source connection wire, the common trace, and the pixel array wire is the same as that of the test shorting bars.

5. The array substrate as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the first signal source connection wire is connected with the common trace through a contact window.

6. The array substrate as claimed in claim 5 , wherein a material of the first signal source connection wire is different from that of the common trace.

7. The array substrate as claimed in claim 2 , wherein each wire comprises a second signal source connection wire, the second signal source connection wire is electrically connected with a gate driving circuit, and the gate driving circuit is adapted for transmitting a driving signal.

8. The array substrate as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first trace is connected with the common trace.

9. The array substrate as claimed in claim 8 , further comprising a dummy test pad connected with a dummy first trace, the first trace and the dummy first trace correspondingly disposed in the periphery circuit region respectively adjacent to two sides of the display region, and the first trace is insulated from the dummy first trace.

10. The array substrate as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of second traces, a plurality of dummy second traces, and a plurality of gate driving circuits, wherein the second traces and the dummy second traces are respectively electrically connected with the test shorting bars and the gate driving circuits, the second traces and the dummy second traces are correspondingly disposed in periphery circuit region respectively adjacent to two sides of the display region, and the second traces are insulated from the dummy second traces.

11. The array substrate as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising an electrostatic protection shorting bar disposed in the peripheral circuit region, and the electrostatic protection shorting bar is insulated from the test shorting bars.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 21, 2023
From: AUO CORPORATION
To: OPTRONIC SCIENCES LLC
Reel/Frame 064658/0572 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 25, 2023
From: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
To: AUO CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 063785/0830 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 20, 2009
From: LIN, JIAN-HONG
To: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 022286/0294 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 97126985 A · Jul 16, 2008 · national
Continuity (1)
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