IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,309,380
Granted Patent B2
US 11,309,380 · App. 16/880,459 · Granted Apr 19, 2022

Display device

Inventors: Ki Wook Kim (Hwaseong-si, KR); Joong-Soo Moon (Hwaseong-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
H01L27/3276H01L27/326H05K1/189H05K2201/10128
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Patent No.
US 11,309,380
App. No.
16/880,459
Granted
Apr 19, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display panel includes pixels and a driver IC pad area; a driver IC on the driver IC pad area of the display panel; first input pads and first output pads that overlap the driver IC pad area; a flexible printed circuit adjacent to the driver IC pad area on the display panel; first output test pads that overlap the flexible printed circuit, and are respectively extended to the first output pads; and first input extending wires that overlap the flexible printed circuit, are respectively extended to the first input pads, and are between the first output test pads.

Claims (75)

1. A display device comprising:

a display panel including pixels and a driver IC pad area;

a driver IC disposed on the driver IC pad area of the display panel;

first input pads and first output pads that overlap the driver IC pad area;

a flexible printed circuit disposed adjacent to the driver IC pad area on the display panel;

first output test pads that overlap the flexible printed circuit, and are respectively connected to the first output pads; and

first input extending wires that overlap the flexible printed circuit, are respectively extended to the first input pads, and are disposed between the first output test pads.

2. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising second input pads and second output pads that overlap the driver IC pad area, wherein

the first input pads and the second input pads are symmetric with respect to an imaginary line disposed between the first input pads and the second input pads, and

the first output pads and the second output pads are symmetric with respect to an imaginary line disposed between the first output pads and the second output pads.

3. The display device of claim 2 , wherein

the first input pads and the second input pads are linearly arranged and adjacent to the flexible printed circuit, and

the first output pads and the second output pads are linearly arranged at a distance from the first input pads and the second input pads.

4. The display device of claim 2 , comprising:

second output test pads that overlap the flexible printed circuit, and are respectively connected to the second output pads; and

second input extending wires that overlap the flexible printed circuit, and are extended to the second input pads and disposed between the second output test pads.

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

first output extending wires that are respectively connected to the first output pads and the first output test pads; and

second output extending wires that are respectively connected to the second output pads and the second output test pads.

6. The display device of claim 2 , comprising:

second input test pads that overlap the flexible printed circuit, and are respectively connected to the second input pads; and

second output extending wires that overlap the flexible printed circuit, and are respectively extended to the second output pads and are disposed between the second input test pads.

7. The display device of claim 6 , further comprising:

first output extending wires that are respectively connected to the first output pads and the first output test pads; and

second input extending wires that are respectively connected to the second input pads and the second input test pads.

8. The display device of claim 1 , wherein a constant voltage is applied to the first output test pads.

9. A display device comprising:

a display panel including pixels;

a driver IC pad area including a drive IC disposed on the display panel;

first input pads and first output pads that overlap the driver IC pad area;

a flexible printed circuit disposed adjacent to the driver IC pad area on the display panel;

first input test pads that overlap the flexible printed circuit, and are respectively connected to the first input pads; and

first output extending wires that overlap the flexible printed circuit, and are respectively connected to the first output pads and are disposed between the first input test pads.

10. The display device of claim 9 , further comprising second input pads and second output pads that overlap the driver IC pad area, wherein

the first input pads and the second input pads are symmetric with respect to an imaginary line disposed between the first input pads and the second input pads, and

the first output pads and the second output pads are symmetric with respect to an imaginary line disposed between the first output pads and the second output pads.

11. The display device of claim 10 , wherein

the first input pads and the second input pads are disposed linearly and adjacent to the flexible printed circuit, and

the first output pads and the second output pads are linearly arranged at a distance from the first input pads and the second input pads.

12. The display device of claim 10 , comprising:

second input test pads that overlap the flexible printed circuit, and are respectively connected to the second input pads; and

second output extending wires that overlap the flexible printed circuit, and are respectively extended to the second output pads and disposed between the second input test pads.

13. The display device of claim 12 , further comprising:

first input extending wires that are respectively connected to the first input pads and the first input test pads; and

second input extending wires that are respectively connected to the second input pads and the second input test pads.

14. The display device of claim 10 , comprising:

second output test pads that overlap the flexible printed circuit, and are respectively connected to the second output pads; and

second input extending wires that overlap the flexible printed circuit, and are respectively extended to the second input pads and are disposed between the second output test pads.

15. The display device of claim 14 , further comprising:

first input extending wires that are respectively connected to the first input pads and the first input test pads; and

second output extending wires that are respectively connected to the second output pads and the second output test pads.

16. The display device of claim 9 , wherein a constant voltage is applied to the first input test pads.

17. A display device comprising:

a display panel including pixels;

first pads disposed on the display panel;

second pads disposed apart from the first pads on the display panel;

first test pads respectively connecting to the first pads;

second test pads respectively connecting to the second pads;

first extending wires connecting to the first pads and the first test pads; and

second extending wires connecting to the second pads and the second test pads,

wherein the second test pads are disposed at an edge of the display panel, and

the second extending wires are disposed between the first test pads.

18. The display device of claim 17 , wherein

the first test pads are linearly arranged along a first direction, and

the second test pads are linearly arranged along the first direction at a distance from the first test pads.

19. The display device of claim 18 , wherein the display panel includes a cutting line between the first test pads and the second test pads.

20. The display device of claim 18 , wherein

the first test pads are symmetric with respect to an imaginary line that extends in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and

the second test pads are symmetrical with respect to the imaginary line.

21. The display device of claim 18 , wherein

the first pads are linearly arranged along the first direction, and

the second pads are linearly arranged along the first direction at a distance from the first pads.

22. The display device of claim 21 , wherein

the first pads are symmetric with respect to an imaginary line that extends in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and

the second pads are symmetric with respect to the imaginary line.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 21, 2020
From: KIM, KI WOOK; MOON, JOONG-SOO
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 052727/0880 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0118133 · Sep 25, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210091162A1 · Mar 25, 2021