Display device including touch sensing sensor

1. A display device, comprising:

a substrate comprising a display area and a peripheral area outside the display area;

pixel electrodes disposed on the substrate in the display area;

a first transistor connected to a first pixel electrode among the pixel electrodes;

an encapsulation layer disposed on the first transistor;

a touch sensing layer disposed on the encapsulation layer, the touch sensing layer comprising touch electrodes;

a contact electrode disposed on the substrate in the peripheral area;

a second transistor disposed in the peripheral area, the second transistor being configured to apply a signal to the touch electrodes via the contact electrode;

a contact wire extending from a touch electrode among the touch electrodes, the contact wire being connected to the second transistor via the contact electrode;

a first passivation layer disposed on the substrate, the first passivation layer comprising a first contact hole disposed in the peripheral area; and

a second passivation layer disposed between the first passivation layer and the substrate, the second passivation layer comprising a second contact hole,

wherein:

the first transistor and the second transistor are disposed in the same layer on the substrate;

materials of the pixel electrode and the contact electrode are equivalent;

materials of the contact wire and the contact electrode are different;

the contact electrode is at least partially disposed in the first contact hole;

the first contact hole exposes a portion of an electrode of the second transistor;

the electrode of the second transistor is at least partially disposed in the second contact hole;

the first contact hole is spaced apart from the second contact hole;

the contact wire overlaps the contact electrode and the second transistor; and

the contact wire is directly connected to the contact electrode.

2. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising: touch wires disposed on the substrate, the touch wires comprising end portions, wherein the end portions form a pad portion.

3. The display device of claim 2 , wherein:

the touch electrodes comprise:

first touch electrodes; and

second touch electrodes spaced apart from the first touch electrodes, the first touch electrodes and the second touch electrodes being alternately arranged on the substrate;

the first touch electrodes are arranged in a first direction and are electrically connected to each other via first connecting portions; and

the second touch electrodes are arranged in a second direction different from the first direction, the second touch electrodes being connected to each other via second connecting portions.

4. The display device of claim 3 , further comprising:

an insulating layer disposed between the first connecting portions and the second connecting portions.

5. The display device of claim 4 , wherein:

the second connecting portions are disposed in the same layer as the second touch electrodes such that the second connecting portions are integrally formed with the second touch electrodes; and

the first connecting portions are disposed in a different layer than the first touch electrodes.

6. The display device of claim 5 , wherein the insulating layer is disposed between the first connecting portions and the substrate.

7. A method of driving the display device of claim 1 , the method comprising:

applying a driving signal to a driving signal line connected to the first pixel electrode via the first transistor, a touch electrode among the touch electrodes overlapping the driving signal line; and

applying the driving signal to the touch electrodes, the touch electrodes being, in a view normal to the substrate, spaced apart from the driving signal line.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

applying the driving signal to the touch electrode overlapping the driving signal line during a period when the driving signal is not applied to the driving signal line.

9. A method of manufacturing a display device, the method comprising:

forming a first transistor in a display area on a substrate and a second transistor in a peripheral area on the substrate, the peripheral area being outside the display area;

forming a pixel electrode electrically connected to the first transistor and a contact electrode electrically connected to the second transistor;

forming an encapsulation layer on the first transistor; and

forming touch electrodes and contact wires on the encapsulation layer, a first touch electrode among the touch electrodes being electrically connected to the second transistor via a first contact wire among the contact wires,

wherein forming the first transistor, the second transistor, the pixel electrode, the contact electrode, and the first contact wire comprises:

forming an active layer on the substrate;

forming a gate electrode on the active layer;

forming a gate insulating layer on the gate electrode;

forming contact holes in the gate insulating layer;

forming a passivation layer on the gate insulating layer;

forming contact holes in the passivation layer;

forming a source electrode on the gate insulating layer and in a contact hole among the contact holes in the passivation layer, and forming a drain electrode in a contact hole among the contact holes in the passivation layer, the source electrode contacting the active layer via a first contact hole among the contact holes in the gate insulating layer, the drain electrode contacting the active layer via a second contact hole among the contact holes in the gate insulating layer;

forming an organic insulating layer on the source electrode and the drain electrode;

forming contact holes in the organic insulating layer;

forming the pixel electrode in a first contact hole among the contact holes in the organic insulating layer and the contact electrode in a second contact hole among the contact holes in the organic insulating layer, materials of the pixel electrode and the contact electrode being equivalent; and

forming the first contact wire on the contact electrode in the peripheral area, the first contact wire being formed of a different material than the contact electrode, and

wherein:

a first contact hole among the contact holes of the passivation layer exposes a portion of an electrode of the second transistor;

the electrode of the second transistor is at least partially disposed in the first contact hole the passivation layer and a first contact hole among the contact holes of the gate insulating layer;

the first contact hole of the passivation layer is spaced apart from the second contact hole of the organic insulating layer;

the contact wire overlaps the contact electrode and the second transistor; and

the contact wire is directly connected to the contact electrode.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein forming the touch electrodes comprises:

forming first touch electrodes extending in a first direction, the first touch electrodes comprising the first touch electrode;

forming second touch electrodes extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, the second touch electrodes being electrically connected to each other through second connecting portions; and

forming first connecting portions connecting adjacent first touch electrodes to each other.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein forming the first connecting portions comprises:

forming an insulating layer on the second connecting portions; and

forming, after forming the insulating layer, the first connecting portions on the insulating layer, opposite ends of the first connecting portions electrically contacting the adjacent first touch electrodes.