Display panel with test shorting bar
A display panel including a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer. The first substrate comprises a display region and a peripheral circuit region adjacent to the display region, and the first 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 are disposed in the peripheral circuit region and electrically connected with the pixel array. Moreover, at least one wire and one of the test shorting bars respectively share a part for connecting with each other and forming a common trace. Additionally, the second substrate is disposed opposite to the first substrate. The liquid crystal layer is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate.
1. A display panel, comprising:
a first substrate having a display region and a peripheral circuit region adjacent to the display region, the first substrate comprising:
a pixel array disposed in the display region;
a common trace, disposed in the peripheral circuit and being a continuous conductor;
a first trace, disposed in the peripheral circuit and connected with a first end of the common trace to form a first type test shorting bar;
a plurality of first signal source connection wires, wherein one of the plurality of first signal source connection wires is connected with the first end of the common trace through a contact window, and a material of the one of the first signal source connection wires is different from that of the common trace; and
a plurality of pixel array connection wires, wherein one of the plurality of pixel array connection wires is connected with a second end of the common trace such that the one of the first signal connection wires, the one of the pixel array connection wires and the common trace together form one of a plurality of wires disposed in the peripheral region and the wires are respectively electrically connected with the pixel array;
a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate; and
a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate.
2. The display panel as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a data driving circuit connected with the first signal source connection wires, and the data driving circuit being adapted for transmitting a driving signal.
3. The display panel as claimed in claim 1 , 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.
4. The display panel as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a dummy test pad connected with a dummy first trace, the first trace and the dummy first trace 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.
5. The display panel 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 first test shorting bars.
6. The display panel as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a second type test shorting bar not connected with any one of first signal source connection wires and any one of pixel array connection wires.
7. The display panel as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first trace of the first type test shorting bars is connected with the one of the first signal source connection wires and the one of the pixel array connection wires through the common trace such that the common trace is used for transmitting driving signals and test signals.