Display apparatus
A display apparatus includes a substrate, a first data line in a display area, a first input line in a peripheral area, and a first connecting wire electrically connected to the first input line in a peripheral area of the substrate. The first connecting wire transfers a first input signal from the first input line to the first data line. The first connecting wire includes a first connecting line disposed in a display area of the substrate and extending in the first direction, and a second connecting line electrically connected to the first connecting line and extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction. The first connecting line and the second connecting line are disposed on different layers.
1. A display apparatus comprising:
a substrate; comprising a display area, the display area including pixels capable of displaying an image, and a peripheral area outside the display area, the peripheral area spaced apart from the pixels and all areas between the pixels in a plan view;
a switching thin film transistor disposed in the display area and comprising a semiconductor layer and a gate electrode:
a first data line disposed in the display area and extending in a first direction, the first data line electrically connected to the switching thin film transistor;
a first insulating layer between the switching thin film transistor and the first data line;
a second insulating layer between the first insulating layer and the first data line;
a first input line disposed in the peripheral area; and
a first connecting wire electrically connecting the first input line to the first data line, wherein
the first connecting wire comprises:
a first connecting line disposed in the display area and extending in the first direction; and
a second connecting line disposed in the display area and extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction, wherein
the first connecting line and the second connecting line are electrically connected to each other via a first contact hole defined in the second insulating layer between the first connecting line and the second connecting line.
2. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first data line and the first connecting line of the first connecting wire are disposed in a same layer.
3. The display apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
a first pixel circuit, wherein
the first pixel circuit includes:
the switching thin film transistor;
a driving thin film transistor electrically connected to the switching thin film transistor;
a compensation thin film transistor including a semiconductor layer and a gate electrode; and
a node connecting line electrically connecting a driving gate electrode of the driving thin film transistor to the semiconductor layer of the compensation thin film transistor.
4. The display apparatus of claim 3 , further comprising:
a conductive layer overlapping the node connecting line.
5. The display apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the conductive layer and the second connecting line of the first connecting wire are disposed in a same layer.
6. The display apparatus of claim 4 , further comprising:
a power voltage line extending in the first direction in the display area,
wherein the conductive layer has a same voltage level as that of the power voltage line.
7. A display apparatus comprising:
a substrate, comprising a display area, the display area including pixels capable of displaying an image and a peripheral area outside the display area, the peripheral area spaced apart from the pixels and all areas between the pixels in a plan view;
a first data line disposed in the display area and extending in a first direction;
a first input line disposed in the peripheral area;
a first connecting wire electrically connecting the first input line to the first data line, wherein
the first connecting wire comprises:
a first connecting line disposed in the display area and extending in the first direction; and
a second connecting line disposed in the display area and extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction, wherein the first connecting line and the second connecting line are electrically connected to each other via a first contact hole defined in an insulating layer between the first connecting line and the second connecting line;
a first pixel circuit that includes:
a switching thin film transistor electrically connected to the first data line;
a driving thin film transistor electrically connected to the switching thin film transistor;
a compensation thin film transistor including a semiconductor layer and a gate electrode; and
a node connecting line electrically connecting a driving gate electrode of the driving thin film transistor to the semiconductor layer of the compensation thin film transistor; and
an initialization voltage line extending in the second direction in the display area,
wherein the second connecting line of the first connecting wire overlaps the initialization voltage line.
8. The display apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the initialization voltage line and the node connecting line are in a same layer.
9. The display apparatus of claim 7 , further comprising:
a first dummy line extending in the first direction, wherein the first dummy line and the first connecting line of the first connecting wire are arranged along a same line with a first gap therebetween; and
a second dummy line extending in the second direction, wherein the second dummy line and the second connecting line of the first connecting wire are arranged along a same line with a second gap therebetween.
10. The display apparatus of claim 9 , wherein
the first dummy line and the first connecting line of the first connecting wire are in a same layer, and
the second dummy line and the second connecting line of the first connecting wire are in a same layer.
11. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein
the first connecting wire further comprises a third connecting layer disposed in the display area, and
a first portion of the second connecting line is electrically connected to the first connecting line, and a second portion of the second connecting line opposite the first portion is electrically connected to the third connecting layer via a second contact hole defined in the second insulating layer.
12. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a first portion of the second connecting line is electrically connected to the first connecting line via the first contact hole, and a second portion of the second connecting line opposite the first portion is electrically connected to the first data line via a second contact hole in the insulating layer.
13. A display apparatus comprising:
a substrate comprising a display area and a peripheral area outside the display area;
a switching thin film transistor disposed in the display area and including a semiconductor layer and a gate electrode;
a first data line disposed in the display area and extending in a first direction, the first data line electrically connected to the switching thin film transistor;
a first insulating layer between the switching thin film transistor and the first data line;
a second insulating layer between the first insulating layer and the first data line;
a first input line disposed in the peripheral area;
a first connecting wire electrically connecting the first input line to the first data line, wherein the first connecting wire has a substantially bent shape in the display area and comprises:
a first connecting line disposed in the display area and extending in the first direction; and
a second connecting line disposed in the display area and extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction, the second connecting line being electrically connected to the first connecting line, wherein one of the first and second connecting lines is between the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer, and the second insulating layer is between the first connecting line and the second connecting line;
a first dummy line extending in the first direction in the display area, wherein the first dummy line and the first connecting line of the first connecting wire are arranged along a same line with a first gap therebetween; and
a second dummy line extending in the second direction, wherein the second dummy line and the second connecting line of the first connecting wire are arranged along a same line with a second gap therebetween.
14. The display apparatus of claim 13 , wherein
the first dummy line and the first connecting line of the first connecting wire are in a same layer, and
the second dummy line and the second connecting line of the first connecting wire are in a same layer.
15. The display apparatus of claim 13 , wherein a first portion of the second connecting line of the first connecting wire is electrically connected to the first connecting line via a first contact hole defined in the second insulating layer between the first connecting line and the second connecting line.
16. The display apparatus of claim 15 , wherein a second portion of the second connecting line opposite the first portion is electrically connected to the first data line via a second contact hole defined in the second insulating layer.
17. The display apparatus of claim 15 , wherein
the first connecting wire further comprises a third connecting layer disposed in the display area, and
a second portion of the second connecting line opposite the first portion is electrically connected to the third connecting layer via a second contact hole defined in the second insulating layer.
18. The display apparatus of claim 13 , further comprising:
a first pixel circuit,
wherein the first pixel circuit includes:
the switching thin film transistor;
a driving thin film transistor electrically connected to the switching thin film transistor;
a compensation thin film transistor including a semiconductor layer and a gate electrode;
a node connecting line electrically connecting a driving gate electrode of the driving thin film transistor to the semiconductor layer of the compensation thin film transistor; and
a conductive layer overlapping the node connecting line.
19. The display apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the conductive layer and the second connecting line of the first connecting wire are disposed in a same layer.
20. The display apparatus of claim 18 , further comprising:
a power voltage line extending in the first direction in the display area,
wherein the conductive layer has a same voltage level as a voltage level of the power voltage line.
21. The display apparatus of claim 13 , wherein
the first gap extends in the first direction directly between a distil end of the first dummy line and a distil end of the first connecting line, and
the second gap ends in the second direction directly between a distil end of the second dummy line and a distil end of the second connecting line.
22. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the second connecting line is electrically connected to the first connecting line at the first contact hole, the first contact hole being located in the display area.