Testing circuits of liquid crystal display and the testing method thereof
View Patent ↗A device and method for testing a display panel are disclosed. The display panel includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix. Each of the pixels is controlled by a charging gate line and a sharing gate line. The testing circuit includes a first, second, third data testing pad electrically coupling a plurality of red, green, and blue sub-pixels respectively, and k gate testing pad. The sharing gate line of m-th sub-pixel row electrically connects to the charging gate line of (m+2n)-th sub-pixel row, wherein m is a positive integer, and n is the positive integer not less than 2. A row number of the sub-pixel row is divided by k to obtain a remainder q. The q-th gate testing pad electrically connects to the charging gate lines coupled with the sub-pixel row, and k and q are positive integers. And 2n is not divisible by k.
1. A testing circuit of a display panel, the display panel comprises a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix comprising sub-pixel rows and sub-pixel columns, each of the pixels is controlled by a charging gate line and a sharing gate line, comprising:
a first data testing pad electrically coupling a plurality of red sub-pixels;
a second data testing pad electrically coupling a plurality of green sub-pixels;
a third data testing pad electrically coupling a plurality of black sub-pixels;
the sharing gate line of m-th sub-pixel row electrically connects to the charging gate line of (m+2n)-th sub-pixel row, and wherein m is a positive integer, and n is the positive integer not less than 2;
k gate testing pads, wherein a row number of the sub-pixel row is divided by k to obtain a remainder q, the q-th gate testing pad electrically connects to the charging gate lines coupled with the sub-pixel row, and k and q are positive integers; and
wherein 2n is not divisible by k.
2. The testing circuit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein k is 3, and n is 2.
3. The testing circuit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the sub-pixels comprises two transistors connecting to the charging gate line and the data line, wherein when a turn-on signal is input to one specific charging gate line connected to one corresponding gate testing pad, the transistors coupled with the charging gate line is turn on, and a turn-off signal is input to the charging gate lines coupling with the gate testing pads other than the specific charging gate line, and when data signals are input to the data lines, the gate testing pad controls the sub-pixels to display.
4. The testing circuit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein k is not larger than 2n.
5. The testing circuit as claimed in claim 2 , wherein k is 3, and n is 2.
6. The testing circuit as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the sub-pixel further comprises one transistor electrically connecting to the sharing gate line, the voltage level of the charging gate line and the sharing gate line of the sub-pixel that are controlled by the specific gate testing pad are different.
7. A testing method of a display panel, comprising:
electrically connecting the data lines coupled with red sub-pixels and electrically coupling a first data testing pad;
electrically connecting the data lines coupled with green sub-pixels and electrically coupling a second data testing pad;
electrically connecting the data lines coupled with blue sub-pixels and electrically coupling a third data testing pad;
electrically connecting a sharing gate line of m-th sub-pixel row to a charging gate line of (M+2n)-th sub-pixel row, and wherein m is a positive integer, and n is the positive integer not less than 2;
diving a row number of the sub-pixel row by k to obtain a remainder q, and electrically connecting a q-th gate testing pad to the charging gate line coupled with the sub-pixel row, k and q are positive integers, and 2n is not divisible by k.
8. The testing method as claimed in claim 7 , wherein k is 3, and n is 2.
9. The testing method as claimed in claim 7 , wherein k is not larger than 2n.
10. The testing method as claimed in claim 9 , wherein k is 3, and n is 2.
11. The testing method as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the sub-pixels comprises two transistors connecting to the charging gate line and the data line, wherein when a turn-on signal is input to one specific charging gate line connected to one corresponding gate testing pad, the transistors coupled with the charging gate line is turn on, and a turn-off signal is input to the charging gate lines coupling with the gate testing pads other than the specific charging gate line, and when data signals are input to the data lines, the gate testing pad controls the sub-pixels to display.
12. The testing method as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the sub-pixel further comprises one transistor electrically connecting to the sharing gate line, the voltage level of the charging gate line and the sharing gate line of the sub-pixel that are controlled by the specific gate testing pad are different.