Display substrate, method of testing the same, and display device including the same
A display substrate including a base substrate having a display area and a non-display area around the display area, a plurality of gate lines disposed in the display area and extending in a first direction, a plurality of data lines disposed in the display area, insulated from the gate lines, and extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, and a plurality of data line extension portions extending from the data lines to the non-display area, in which each of the data line extension portions includes a first portion and a second portion disposed at a higher position than the first portion.
1. A display substrate comprising:
a base substrate having a display area and a non-display area around the display area;
a plurality of gate lines disposed in the display area and extending in a first direction;
a plurality of data lines disposed in the display area, insulated from the gate lines, and extending in a second direction crossing the first direction; and
a plurality of data line extension portions extending from the data lines to the non-display area,
wherein each of the data line extension portions includes a first portion disposed on a same layer as the data lines and a second portion disposed at a higher position than the first portion and the data lines.
2. The display substrate of claim 1 , wherein the second portions of the data line extension portions are disposed to be staggered with each other.
3. The display substrate of claim 2 , further comprising a dummy pattern portion disposed between the base substrate and the second portion.
4. The display substrate of claim 3 , wherein the dummy pattern portion includes:
a plurality of first dummy pattern portions disposed between the second portions of odd-numbered data line extension portions and the base substrate; and
a plurality of second dummy pattern portions disposed between the second portions of even-numbered data line extension portions and the base substrate.
5. The display substrate of claim 4 , wherein the first dummy pattern portions are spaced apart from the second dummy pattern portions in the second direction.
6. The display substrate of claim 3 , wherein the dummy pattern portion includes:
a first dummy pattern portion disposed between the second portions of (3K-2) th data line extension portions and the base substrate;
a second dummy pattern portion disposed between the second portions of (3K-1) th data line extension portions and the base substrate; and
a third dummy pattern portion disposed between the second portions of 3K th data line extension portions and the base substrate, “K” is a natural number, and
wherein the first dummy pattern portion, the second dummy pattern portion, and the third dummy pattern portion are spaced apart from each other in the second direction.
7. The display substrate of claim 3 , wherein the dummy pattern portion is disposed on the same layer as the gate lines.
8. The display substrate of claim 3 , further comprising an insulating layer disposed between the first portions of the data line extension portions and the base substrate, and between the second portions of the data line extension portions and the dummy pattern portion.
9. The display substrate of claim 3 , wherein the dummy pattern portion and the gate lines comprise substantially the same material.
10. The display substrate of claim 1 , wherein a difference in height between the first portions and the second portions of the data line extension portions is equal to or less than about 7500 angstroms.
11. The display substrate of claim 1 , wherein a distance between the data line extension portions is equal to or less than about 50 micrometers.
12. The display substrate of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of output selection (OS) pads disposed under the data line extension portions and contacting the data line extension portions.
13. A method of testing a display substrate, comprising:
preparing a display substrate including a plurality of gate lines extending in a first direction, a plurality of data lines extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, and a plurality of data line extension portions extending from one sides of the data lines;
applying a test signal to the data line extension portions; and
measuring the test signal applied to the data line extension portions at the other sides of the data lines,
wherein each of the data line extension portions includes a first portion disposed on a same layer as the data lines and a second portion disposed higher position than the first portion and the data lines.
14. The method of claim 13 , wherein:
the second portions of the data line extension portions are disposed to be staggered with each other; and
the display substrate further includes a dummy pattern portion disposed between the display substrate and the second portions.
15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the dummy pattern portion comprises:
a first dummy pattern portion disposed between the second portions of odd-numbered data line extension portions and the display substrate; and
a second dummy pattern portion disposed between the second portions of even-numbered data line extension portions and the display substrate, and spaced apart from the first dummy pattern portion in the second direction.
16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the dummy pattern portion is disposed on the same layer as the gate lines.
17. The method of claim 13 , further comprising repairing a data line having a defect after the measuring of the test signal at the other sides of the data lines.
18. A display device comprising:
a first base substrate having a display area and a non-display area around the display area;
a plurality of gate lines disposed in the display area and extending in a first direction;
a plurality of data lines disposed in the display area, insulated from the gate lines, and extending in a second direction crossing the first direction;
a plurality of pixels connected to the gate lines and the data lines; and
a plurality of data line extension portions extending from the data lines to the non-display area,
wherein each of the data line extension portions includes a first portion disposed on a same layer as the data lines and a second portion disposed at a higher position than the first portion and the data lines.
19. The display device of claim 18 , further comprising:
a second base substrate facing the first base substrate; and
a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first base substrate and the second base substrate.
20. The display device of claim 18 , wherein each of the pixels includes:
a transistor connected to a corresponding gate line and a corresponding date line; and
organic light emitting element connected to the transistor.