IP Library Granted Patent US 11,715,743
Granted Patent B2
US 11,715,743 · App. 17/191,891 · Granted Aug 1, 2023

Display panel and crack detection method, and display device

Inventors: Zi Xu (Shanghai, CN); Lin Cheng (Shanghai, CN); Xinzhao Liu (Shanghai, CN)
Assignees: WUHAN TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.; WUHAN TIANMA MICROELECTRONICS CO., LTD. SHANGHAI BRANCH
H01L27/124G01R31/2884G02F1/13338G02F1/13629G02F1/136254H10K59/131H10K59/40
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Patent No.
US 11,715,743
App. No.
17/191,891
Granted
Aug 1, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display panel, a crack detection method and a display device are provided. The display panel includes a substrate, a signal wiring disposed over the substrate, and a test wiring insulated from the signal wiring and disposed on a side of the signal wiring facing away from the substrate. An orthographic projection of the test wiring on the substrate overlaps an orthographic projection of the signal wiring on the substrate. The display panel also includes a first test terminal disposed over the substrate and electrically connected with an end of the test wiring, and a second test terminal disposed over the substrate and electrically connected with another end of the test wiring.

Claims (67)

1. A display panel, comprising:

a substrate;

a signal wiring, disposed over the substrate;

a test wiring, insulated from the signal wiring and disposed on a side of the signal wiring facing away from the substrate, wherein an orthographic projection of the test wiring on the substrate overlaps an orthographic projection of the signal wiring on the substrate;

a first test terminal, disposed over the substrate and electrically connected with an end of the test wiring; and

a second test terminal, disposed over the substrate and electrically connected with another end of the test wiring.

2. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein:

a quantity of test wirings is N, and each test wiring is disposed corresponding to at least one signal wiring, wherein N is an integer greater than or equal to one.

3. The display panel according to claim 2 , wherein:

the N test wirings include M first test wirings, and the M first test wirings are connected in parallel between the first test terminal and the second test terminal, wherein M is an integer greater than or equal to two and less than or equal to N.

4. The display panel according to claim 3 , wherein:

the N test wirings include at least one second test wiring, and multiple first test wirings of the M first test wirings are electrically connected to one of the first test terminal and the second test terminal through one second test wiring of the at least one second test wiring.

5. The display panel according to claim 4 , further including:

M diodes, wherein:

each first test wiring of the M first test wirings includes a first section and a second section, wherein:

one of the first section and the second section is connected to an anode of a diode of the M diodes, and

another one of the first section and the second section is connected to a cathode of the diode, and

the M diodes include at least one first diode and at least one second diode, wherein:

an anode of a first diode of the at least one first diode is connected to the first test terminal, and a cathode of the first diode is connected to the second test terminal, and

an anode of a second diode of the at least one second diode is connected to the second test terminal, and a cathode of the second diode is connected to the first test terminal.

6. The display panel according to claim 5 , when M is greater than or equal to three, further including:

one or more transistors and a control signal terminal, wherein:

a gate of each of the one or more transistors is electrically connected to the control signal terminal, and

among the at least one first diode and the at least one second diode, whoever of the first diode or the second diode has a quantity greater than or equal to two is a target diode, and each target diode and at least one transistor of the one or more transistors are connected in series between the first test terminal and the second test terminal.

7. The display panel according to claim 6 , wherein:

an absolute value of a difference between a quantity of the at least one first diode and a quantity of the at least one second diode is less than or equal to one.

8. The display panel according to claim 6 , further including:

a driving device layer, wherein the driving device layer is disposed on a side of the substrate facing away from the signal wiring, and at least one of the diode and the transistor is disposed in the driving device layer.

9. The display panel according to claim 4 , further including:

a signal terminal, wherein the signal terminal is electrically connected to one end of the signal wiring, and

a display region and a non-display region at least partially surrounding the display region, wherein the first test terminal, the second test terminal and the signal terminal are disposed in the non-display region.

10. The display panel according to claim 2 , wherein:

both a quantity of first test terminals and a quantity of second test terminals are N, and each of the N test wirings is connected with each of the N first test terminals and the N second test terminals in a one-to-one correspondence, and

the first test terminal serves as a signal output terminal and a signal receiving terminal, and the second test terminal serves as a capacitance sensing terminal.

11. The display panel according to claim 10 , further including:

a display region and a non-display region at least partially surrounding the display region,

an encapsulation cover, and

an encapsulation adhesive, disposed on a side of the encapsulation cover and in the non-display region, wherein:

an orthographic projection of the second test terminal on the substrate overlaps an orthographic projection of the encapsulation adhesive on the substrate, and

the second test terminal has a hollowed structure.

12. The display panel according to claim 10 , further including:

a first edge and a second edge opposite to the first edge, wherein the first test terminal is disposed adjacent to the first edge, and the second test terminal is disposed adjacent to the second edge.

13. The display panel according to claim 1 , further including:

a display region and a non-display region at least partially surrounding the display region, and

a touch-control electrode, disposed in the display region, wherein the signal wiring is electrically connected to the touch-control electrode.

14. The display panel according to claim 13 , wherein:

the signal wiring is made of a same material and formed in a same layer as the touch-control electrode; or

the display panel further includes a connection part, the connection part including a first connection part electrically connected with the touch-control electrode, wherein:

the first connection part is formed in a layer different from the touch-control electrode, and

the test wiring is made of a same material and formed in a same layer as one of the touch-control electrode and the first connection part.

15. A crack detection method of a display panel, configured to test the display panel, comprising:

providing the display panel, the display panel including:

a substrate,

a signal wiring, disposed over the substrate,

a test wiring, insulated from the signal wiring and disposed on a side of the signal wiring facing away from the substrate, wherein an orthographic projection of the test wiring on the substrate overlaps an orthographic projection of the signal wiring on the substrate,

a first test terminal, disposed over the substrate and electrically connected with an end of the test wiring, and

a second test terminal, disposed over the substrate and electrically connected with another end of the test wiring;

detecting an electrical signal between the first test terminal and the second test terminal, wherein detecting the electrical signal between the first test terminal and the second test terminal includes one of: detecting a resistance value between the first test terminal and the second test terminal, detecting a capacitance value generated by the second test terminal through the first test terminal, and detecting a voltage value between the first test terminal and the second test terminal;

according to the detected electrical signal, determining whether the test wiring has a crack; and

if the test wiring has a crack, determining that the signal wiring is at a risk of having a crack, and if the test wiring does not have a crack, determining that the signal wiring does not have a crack.

16. A display device, comprising:

a display panel, wherein the display panel includes:

a substrate,

a signal wiring, disposed over the substrate,

a test wiring, insulated from the signal wiring and disposed on a side of the signal wiring facing away from the substrate, wherein an orthographic projection of the test wiring on the substrate overlaps an orthographic projection of the signal wiring on the substrate,

a first test terminal, disposed over the substrate and electrically connected with an end of the test wiring, and

a second test terminal, disposed over the substrate and electrically connected with another end of the test wiring.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 4, 2022
From: SHANGHAI TIANMA AM-OLED CO.,LTD.
To: WUHAN TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.; WUHAN TIANMA MICROELECTRONICS CO., LTD. SHANGHAI BRANCH
Reel/Frame 059498/0307 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 4, 2021
From: XU, ZI; CHENG, LIN; LIU, XINZHAO
To: SHANGHAI TIANMA AM-OLED CO.,LTD.
Reel/Frame 055491/0334 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202011526585.2 · Dec 22, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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