A display device, including a display panel; a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) including a driving integrated circuit (IC) and attached to a rear surface of the display panel; a conductive member at the rear surface of the display panel; an FPCB connection pad connected to the conductive member at the rear surface of the display panel and connected to the FPCB; an FPCB connection terminal connected to the FPCB connection pad and at the FPCB; and a ground at the FPCB.
1. A display device, comprising:
a display panel;
a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) including a driving integrated circuit (IC) and attached to a rear surface of the display panel;
a conductive member at the rear surface of the display panel, the conductive member absorbing and transmitting static electricity generated in the display panel;
an FPCB connection pad connected to the conductive member at the rear surface of the display panel and connected to the FPCB; and
an FPCB connection terminal connected to the FPCB connection pad and at the FPCB, the FPCB connection terminal transmitting transmitted static electricity to a ground at the FPCB.
2. The display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the conductive member is at a circumferential edge of the display panel.
3. The display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the conductive member is a loop shape that is symmetrically divided into two portions.
4. The display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the conductive member includes a plurality of disconnected sections.
5. The display device as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the sections are separated by about 50 micrometers (μm) to 100 micrometers (μm).
6. The display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the conductive member is on a functional tape attached to the rear surface of the display panel.
7. The display device as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the functional tape includes:
an embossed tape attached to the rear surface of the display panel;
an adhesion sheet on the embossed tape; and
a protection tape on the adhesion sheet.
8. The display device as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the conductive member is formed on a same layer and as one body with the protection tape.
9. The display device as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the conductive member has parallel portions protruding from the functional tape with a gap therebetween.
10. The display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the conductive member includes a metal material.
11. The display device as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the metal material includes stainless steel (SUS), copper (Cu), or silver (Ag).
12. The display device as claimed in claim 1 , comprising more than one FPCB connection pad.
13. The display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the display panel is flexible.
14. The display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:
the FPCB is bent toward the display panel; and
the FPCB connection terminal overlaps the FPCB connection pad.