IP Library Granted Patent US 10,128,276
Granted Patent B2
US 10,128,276 · App. 15/819,682 · Granted Nov 13, 2018

Display panel

Inventors: Nobuyuki Seto (Osaka, JP); Nagatoshi Kurahashi (Hyogo, JP); Daisuke Kanemoto (Hyogo, JP); Masafumi Hirata (Hyogo, JP); Norimichi Shirai (Hyogo, JP)
Assignee: Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
H01L27/124G02F1/1368G02F1/136286H01L27/1251G02F2001/136254H01L27/3272
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Patent No.
US 10,128,276
App. No.
15/819,682
Granted
Nov 13, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display panel includes selection transistors connected to ends of gate lines, first inspection transistors connected to data lines, second inspection transistors provided in each group, a first conductive electrode of each of second inspection transistors being connected to the control electrode of each of the selection transistors, inspection selection signal supply wirings connected to a second conductive electrode of each of second inspection transistors, each of inspection selection signal supply wirings supplying a control signal for turning on or off the second inspection transistor; and an inspection control signal supply wiring connected to a control electrode of each of first inspection transistors and a control electrode of each of the second inspection transistors, the inspection control signal supply wiring supplying a control signal for turning on or off the first and second inspection transistors. The selection transistors and the second inspection transistors are arranged in a display region.

Claims (29)

1. A display panel comprising:

a plurality of data lines extending in a row direction;

a plurality of gate lines extending in a column direction, each of the plurality of gate lines adjacent in the row direction being grouped into one group;

a plurality of selection transistors connected to ends of the plurality of gate lines, respectively;

a plurality of selection signal supply wirings provided in each group, each of the plurality of selection signal supply wirings supplying a control signal for turning on or off the selection transistor to a control electrode of each of the plurality of the selection transistors corresponding to the group;

a plurality of gate signal supply wirings that sequentially supply a gate signal to the plurality of gate lines included in the group;

a plurality of first inspection transistors connected to the plurality of data lines, respectively;

a plurality of second inspection transistors provided in each group, a first conductive electrode of each of the plurality of second inspection transistors being connected to the control electrode of each of the plurality of the selection transistors corresponding to the group;

a plurality of inspection selection signal supply wirings connected to a second conductive electrode of each of the plurality of second inspection transistors, each of the plurality of inspection selection signal supply wirings supplying a control signal for turning on or off the second inspection transistor; and

an inspection control signal supply wiring connected to a control electrode of each of the plurality of first inspection transistors and a control electrode of each of the plurality of second inspection transistors, the inspection control signal supply wiring supplying a control signal for turning on or off the first and second inspection transistors,

wherein the plurality of selection transistors and the plurality of second inspection transistors are arranged in the row direction on one side in a display region.

2. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of second inspection transistors is disposed between the two selection transistors, which are adjacent to each other in the row direction and provided corresponding to the two groups adjacent to each other in the row direction.

3. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the adjacent second inspection transistors are arranged in the row direction, and disposed between the two selection transistors, which are adjacent to each other in the row direction and provided corresponding to the two groups adjacent to each other in the row direction.

4. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the adjacent second inspection transistors are arranged in the column direction, and disposed between the two selection transistors, which are adjacent to each other in the row direction and provided corresponding to the two groups adjacent to each other in the row direction.

5. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein a semiconductor layer constituting a channel portion of each of the plurality of selection transistors and the plurality of second inspection transistors is divided into a plurality of pieces in the column direction.

6. The display panel according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a plurality of inspection gate signal supply wirings that supply an inspection gate signal to the plurality of gate lines; and

a plurality of third inspection transistors, in each of which a first conductive electrode is connected to the inspection gate signal supply wiring, a second conductive electrode is electrically connected to the selection transistor, and a control electrode is connected to the inspection control signal supply wiring.

7. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein

the plurality of inspection selection signal supply wirings include a first inspection selection signal supply wiring and a second inspection selection signal supply wiring,

the first inspection selection signal supply wiring is electrically connected to the second conductive electrode of the second inspection transistor provided corresponding to an odd-numbered group, and

the second inspection selection signal supply wiring is electrically connected to the second conductive electrode of the second inspection transistor provided corresponding to an even-numbered group.

8. The display panel according to claim 6 , wherein

the plurality of inspection gate signal supply wirings include a first inspection gate signal supply wiring and a second inspection gate signal supply wiring,

the first inspection gate signal supply wiring is electrically connected to a plurality of odd-numbered gate lines, and

the second inspection gate signal supply wiring is electrically connected to a plurality of even-numbered gate lines.

9. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein

the plurality of gate lines are electrically connected to each of the gate signal supply wirings, and

the plurality of gate lines are electrically connected to the gate signal supply wirings different from each other in each group.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 18, 2023
From: PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
Reel/Frame 064292/0775 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 21, 2017
From: SETO, NOBUYUKI; KURAHASHI, NAGATOSHI; KANEMOTO, DAISUKE; HIRATA, MASAFUMI; SHIRAI, NORIMICHI
To: PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 044467/0603 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-103738 · May 21, 2015 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2016001069 · Feb 26, 2016
Related Publication 20180122828A1 · May 3, 2018