Input sensing panel and display device having the same
A display device includes a display panel and an input sensing panel which includes sensing electrodes disposed on the display panel and which sense an input, sensing lines electrically connected to the sensing electrodes and which include a transparent conductive line disposed on the display panel and a metal line disposed on the transparent conductive line, and an insulating layer disposed between the transparent conductive line and the metal line. A plurality of contact holes are formed which penetrate through the insulating layer and expose the transparent conductive line, and some of the plurality of contact holes are arranged in a widthwise direction of the transparent conductive line.
1. A display device, comprising:
a display panel; and
an input sensing panel which includes
a sensing electrode disposed on the display panel and which senses an input,
a sensing line electrically connected to the sensing electrode and which includes a transparent conductive line disposed on the display panel and a metal line disposed on the transparent conductive line,
an insulating layer disposed between the transparent conductive line and the metal line, and
a plurality of contact holes which penetrate through the insulating layer and expose the transparent conductive line,
wherein the metal line is electrically connected to the transparent conductive line through the plurality of contact holes,
some of the plurality of contact holes are arranged in a widthwise direction of the transparent conductive line, and
the plurality of contact holes overlap each of the transparent conductive line and the metal line, and
the transparent conductive line completely overlaps the metal line when viewed in a plan view.
2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the transparent conductive line has a first thickness which is less than a second thickness of the metal line.
3. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the transparent conductive line has a first width equal to or less than a second width of the metal line.
4. The display device of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of contact holes has a size equal to or greater than about 4 micrometers and equal to or less than about 40 micrometers.
5. The display device of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of contact holes has a circular shape or a polygonal shape when viewed in a plan view.
6. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of contact holes are arranged in a first direction and a second direction which crosses the first direction.
7. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of contact holes comprise first contact holes each having a first size and second contact holes each having a second size different from the first size.
8. The display device of claim 1 , wherein
the sensing line is one of a plurality of sensing lines,
the plurality of sensing lines comprise first sensing lines each having a first width and second sensing lines each having a second width different from the first width, and
a size of each of the plurality of contact holes of the first sensing lines differs from a size of each of the plurality of contact holes of the second sensing lines.
9. The display device of claim 1 , wherein
the sensing line is one of a plurality of sensing lines,
the plurality of sensing lines comprise first sensing lines each having a first width and second sensing lines each having a second width different from the first width, and
a size of each of the plurality of contact holes of the first sensing lines is equal to a size of each of the plurality of contact holes of the second sensing lines.
10. The display device of claim 1 , wherein
the sensing line comprises a first sensing line area and a second sensing line area, and
a number of contact holes per predetermined area in the first sensing line area differs from a number of contact holes per predetermined area in the second sensing line area.
11. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the sensing line comprises
a first area which extends in a predetermined direction which crosses the widthwise direction and
a second area in which an extension direction of the sensing line changes, and
a number of contact holes per predetermined area in the first area differs from a number of contact holes per predetermined area in the second area.
12. The display device of claim 11 , wherein a size of each of the plurality of contact holes disposed in the first area is greater than a size of each of the plurality of contact holes disposed in the second area.
13. The display device of claim 12 , wherein the number of contact holes per predetermined area in the first area is less than the number of contact holes per predetermined area in the second area.
14. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the transparent conductive line includes indium tin oxide, and the metal line includes molybdenum.
15. An input sensing panel, comprising:
a base layer;
a sensing electrode disposed on the base layer and which senses an input;
a transparent conductive line electrically connected to the sensing electrode;
an insulating layer disposed on the transparent conductive line;
a plurality of contact holes formed in the insulating layer which penetrate therethrough and expose the transparent conductive line; and
a metal line disposed on the insulating layer and electrically connected to the transparent conductive line through the plurality of contact holes,
wherein some of the plurality of contact holes are arranged in a widthwise direction of the transparent conductive line when viewed in a plan view,
the plurality of contact holes overlap each of the transparent conductive line and the metal line, and
the transparent conductive line completely overlaps the metal line when viewed in a plan view.
16. The input sensing panel of claim 15 , wherein
the transparent conductive line has a first width equal to or less than a second width of the metal line, and
the transparent conductive line has a first thickness less than a second thickness of the metal line.
17. The input sensing panel of claim 15 , wherein each of the plurality of contact holes has a size equal to or greater than about 4 micrometers and equal to or less than about 40 micrometers.
18. The input sensing panel of claim 15 , wherein the transparent conductive line includes indium tin oxide, and the metal line includes molybdenum.
19. A display device, comprising:
a display panel; and
an input sensing panel which includes
a sensing electrode disposed on the display panel, wherein the sensing electrode senses an input,
a sensing line electrically connected to the sensing electrode and which includes a transparent conductive line disposed on the display panel and a metal line disposed on the transparent conductive line,
an insulating layer disposed between the transparent conductive line and the metal line, and
a plurality of contact holes which penetrate through the insulating layer and expose the transparent conductive line,
wherein the transparent conductive line has a first thickness which is less than a second thickness of the metal line, and a first width equal to or less than a second width of the metal line,
the metal line is electrically connected to the transparent conductive line through the plurality of contact holes,
the plurality of contact holes overlap each of the transparent conductive line and the metal line, and
the transparent conductive line completely overlaps the metal line when viewed in a plan view.
20. The display device of claim 19 , wherein some of the plurality of contact holes are arranged in a widthwise direction of the transparent conductive line.