Display device having repair structure
A display device having a repair structure that makes a defective pixel operate as a normal pixel in a display panel.
1. A display device comprising:
a display panel in which a plurality of pixels in which a data line and a gate line are formed are defined;
a data driving unit configured to supply a data voltage to the data line; and
a gate driving unit configured to supply a scan signal to the gate line,
wherein a pixel from the plurality of pixels includes:
a first transistor;
a second transistor;
a first welding pattern spaced apart from at least one of a source node and a drain node of the first transistor; and
a second welding pattern spaced apart from at least one of a source node and a drain node of the second transistor.
2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein a gate node of the first transistor and a gate node of the second transistor are connected to each other, and the source node or the drain node of the first transistor and the drain node or the source node of the second transistor are connected to each other, so that the first transistor and the second transistor are connected to each other in series.
3. The display device of claim 2 , wherein the first transistor and the second transistor are connected to each other in series and perform a switching operation together.
4. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the pixel comprises a connection pattern for connecting the source node and the drain node of one of the first transistor and the second transistor.
5. The display device of claim 4 , wherein the connection pattern is formed by welding one of the first welding pattern and the second welding pattern, and one of the first transistor and the second transistor performs a switching operation.
6. The display device of claim 4 , further comprising a compensation circuit unit configured to compensate for a luminance decrease of the pixel due to the connection pattern.
7. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the display device is an Organic Light Emitting display (OLED), the pixel further comprises a driving transistor for driving an organic light emitting diode and a switching transistor for transferring a voltage to a gate node of the driving transistor, and at least one of the driving transistor and the switching transistor comprises the first transistor and the second transistor for a repair process.
8. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the display device is a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), and the pixel further comprises a pixel electrode coupled to the data line in series with the first transistor and the second transistor, and both of gate nodes of the first transistor and the second transistor are connected to the gate line.
9. A display device comprising:
a display panel in which a plurality of pixels in which a data line and a gate line are formed are defined;
a data driving unit configured to supply a data voltage to the data line; and
a gate driving unit configured to supply a scan signal to the gate line,
wherein a pixel from the plurality of pixels comprises:
a first transistor;
a second transistor; and
a welding pattern, and
wherein a drain node of the first transistor is coupled to a drain node of the second transistor, and a source node of the first transistor is coupled to a source node of the second transistor, and the welding pattern is coupled to the second transistor in series to disable current to flow through the second transistor.
10. The display device of claim 9 , wherein the welding pattern is formed at the drain node or the source node of the second transistor.
11. The display device of claim 9 , wherein the welding pattern is a capacitor.
12. The display device as claimed in claim 9 , wherein at least the drain node and the source node of the first transistor is cut, and a connection pattern is formed on the welding pattern to enable the second transistor to conduct current.
13. The display device as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the connection pattern is formed by welding the welding pattern.
14. The display device as claimed in claim 9 , wherein a size of the second transistor is smaller than a size of the first transistor.
15. The display device as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the data driving unit supplies a data voltage compensated according to a size difference between the first transistor and the second transistor, to the pixel.
16. The display device as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the display device is an OLED, the pixel further comprises a driving transistor for driving an organic light emitting diode and a switching transistor for transferring a voltage to a gate node of the driving transistor, and at least one of the driving transistor and the switching transistor comprises the first transistor and the second transistor for a repair process.
17. The display device as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the display device is an LCD, the pixel further comprises a pixel electrode coupled to the data line in series with at least one of the first transistor, and the second transistor and the welding pattern, the first transistor and the second transistor are coupled in parallel, and both of gate nodes of the first transistor and the second transistor are connected to the gate line.