IP Library Granted Patent US 9,910,331
Granted Patent B2
US 9,910,331 · App. 14/844,464 · Granted Mar 6, 2018

Display device

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Patent No.
US 9,910,331
App. No.
14/844,464
Granted
Mar 6, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device is provided with a pixel and a dummy pixel including a gate line and a signal line. The dummy pixel includes the gate line and a dummy semiconductor layer crossing the gate line through an insulating layer. The dummy semiconductor layer is electrically separated from the dummy semiconductor layer of the dummy pixel adjacent in the Y direction dummy pixel. The dummy pixel further includes a dummy signal line extending in the Y direction. The dummy signal line is connected to the dummy semiconductor layer through a plurality of contact holes. The contact holes are arranged with the gate line interposed between them in plan view.

Claims (49)

1. A display device comprising:

a display area including a plurality of pixels; and

a dummy pixel area including a plurality of dummy pixels, which is arranged outside of the display area,

wherein the pixel includes

a thin film transistor including a first semiconductor layer,

a gate line connected to a gate electrode of the thin film transistor, and

a signal line connected to a drain electrode of the thin film transistor,

wherein the dummy pixel includes

the gate line,

a plurality of second semiconductor layers crossing the gate line, and

a plurality of dummy signal lines crossing the gate line,

wherein the dummy signal lines are arranged on the second semiconductor layer,

wherein an insulating layer is formed between the dummy signal lines and the second semiconductor layer,

wherein an interval of the dummy signal lines is narrower than an interval of the signal lines, and

wherein the dummy signal line is connected to the second semiconductor layer through a contact hole.

2. The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the contact hole has two contact holes, and

the two contact holes are arranged with the gate line interposed between the two in plan view.

3. The display device according to claim 2 ,

wherein the second semiconductor layer is formed in the same layer with the same width as the first semiconductor layer in an intersection portion with the gate line.

4. The display device according to claim 2 ,

wherein the dummy signal line is formed in the same layer with the same width as the signal line.

5. The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first and the second semiconductor layers are formed in a lower layer than the gate line.

6. The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first and the second semiconductor layers are formed in an upper layer than the gate line.

7. The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first and the second semiconductor layers are formed of low-temperature polycrystalline silicon or amorphous silicon.

8. The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the pixel includes a pixel electrode and a common electrode.

9. A display device comprising:

a display area including a plurality of pixels; and

a dummy pixel area including a plurality of dummy pixels, which is arranged outside of the display area,

wherein the pixel includes

a thin film transistor including a first semiconductor layer,

a gate line connected to a gate electrode of the thin film transistor, and

a signal line connected to a drain electrode of the thin film transistor,

wherein the dummy pixel includes

the gate line,

a plurality of second semiconductor layer crossing the gate line, and

a plurality of dummy signal line crossing the gate line,

wherein the dummy signal lines are arranged on the second semiconductor layer,

wherein an insulating layer is formed between the dummy signal lines and the second semiconductor layer,

wherein the dummy signal line is connected to the second semiconductor layer through a plurality of a contact holes, and

wherein one of the plurality of the contact holes is arranged along the dummy signal line crossing the gate line and on an opposite side from the other one of the plurality of the contact holes with respect to the gate line in plan view.

10. The display device according to claim 9 ,

wherein the second semiconductor layer is formed in the same layer as the first semiconductor layer with a larger width than the width of the first semiconductor layer in the intersection portion with the gate line.

11. The display device according to claim 10 ,

wherein the dummy signal line is formed in the same layer as the signal line with a larger width than the width of the signal line.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 22, 2025
From: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
To: MAGNOLIA WHITE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 072130/0313 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 3, 2015
From: MIYAMOTO, MOTOHARU; YAMADA, TEPPEI; KANAYA, YASUHIRO
To: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
Reel/Frame 036489/0295 →