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Granted Patent B2
US 11,043,550 · App. 16/708,104 · Granted Jun 22, 2021

Display device

Inventors: Kyong Tae Park (Suwon-si, KR); Chul-Hwan Park (Asan-si, KR); Sun-Kyo Jung (Cheonan-si, KR); Sung Ho Cho (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
H01L27/3276H01L51/0031H01L51/5253H01L51/5256H01L27/323H01L2251/5338
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Patent No.
US 11,043,550
App. No.
16/708,104
Granted
Jun 22, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device includes a substrate, a display area disposed on the substrate and including a plurality of pixels and data lines, a peripheral area disposed outside the display area of the substrate, a pad portion disposed in the peripheral area, an encapsulation layer disposed in the peripheral area and the display area, and disposed on the plurality of pixels of the display area, a crack detection circuit disposed in the peripheral area, and a first crack detection line connected with the pad portion and the crack detection circuit. The first crack detection line is disposed on the encapsulation layer.

Claims (30)

1. A display device comprising:

a substrate;

a display area including a plurality of pixels on the substrate;

a peripheral area disposed adjacent to the display area on the substrate;

an encapsulation layer disposed on the peripheral area and the display area,

a buffer layer disposed on the encapsulation layer;

a first crack detection line disposed on the buffer layer;

an insulating layer disposed on the first crack detection line;

at least one dam portion disposed in the peripheral area; and

a plurality of data lines for driving the pixels, wherein

the first crack detection line is electrically connected to a first data line of the plurality of data lines, and

the first crack detection line is disposed between the at least one dam portion and an edge of the substrate.

2. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of touch conductors that are disposed on the buffer layer,

wherein the first crack detection line is disposed at a same layer as at least one of the plurality of touch conductors.

3. The display device of claim 2 , wherein the first crack detection line comprises a same material as the touch conductors.

4. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising a second crack detection line disposed in the peripheral area and electrically connected to a second data line of the plurality of data lines, wherein the encapsulation layer covers the second crack detection line.

5. The display device of claim 4 , wherein the encapsulation layer is disposed between the first crack detection line and the second crack detection line in a sectional view.

6. The display device of claim 5 , further comprising:

a crack detection circuit including a first switch and a second switch, wherein

the first switch comprises an input terminal electrically connected to the first crack detection line, and an output terminal electrically connected to the first data line, and

the second switch comprises an input terminal electrically connected to the second crack detection line, and an output terminal electrically connected to the second data line.

7. The display device of claim 4 , wherein

the peripheral area includes a bending area, and

each of the first crack detection line and the second detection line comprises a portion crossing the bending area.

8. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the insulating layer covers the at least one dam portion.

9. The display device of claim 8 , wherein the buffer layer covers the at least one dam portion.

10. The display device of claim 9 , wherein the first crack detection line is enclosed by the insulating layer and the buffer layer and contacts the insulating layer and the buffer layer.

11. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the encapsulation layer comprises an organic layer and a first inorganic layer, and

the first inorganic layer covers the at least one dam portion.

12. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the encapsulation layer further comprises a second inorganic layer disposed between an organic layer and the substrate, and the second inorganic layer covers the at least one dam portion.

Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2016-0165137 · Dec 6, 2016 · national
Continuity (2)
Division 15831893 · Dec 5, 2017
Related Publication 20200111862A1 · Apr 9, 2020
Cited By (1)
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