Display device and testing method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10134646-B2
Application number	US-201615385255-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 20, 2016
Priority date	Aug 31, 2016
Publication date	Nov 20, 2018
Grant date	Nov 20, 2018

Abstract

A display device and a testing method thereof are disclosed, in which a defect caused by an overflow of an organic film constituting an encapsulation film can be detected. The display device comprises a substrate including a display area where pixels are arranged, and a pad area including a plurality of pads formed outside the display area; an encapsulation film covering the display area, including at least one inorganic film and at least one organic film; a dam arranged between the display area and the pad area; and a conductive testing line arranged between the dam and the pad area and not electrically connected with another conductive line or electrode arranged on the substrate.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display device comprising:
a substrate including a display area where pixels are arranged, and a pad area including a plurality of pads formed outside the display area;
an encapsulation film covering the display area, the encapsulation film including at least one inorganic film and at least one organic film;
a first dam arranged between the display area and the pad area; and
a conductive testing line arranged between the first dam and the pad area,
wherein the conductive testing line is electrically isolated from any other conductive lines or electrodes formed on the substrate.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the encapsulation film includes:
a first inorganic film covering the display area;
an organic film covering the first inorganic film; and
a second inorganic film covering the organic film,
wherein the first inorganic film does not cover the conductive testing line.

3. The display device of claim 2 , wherein the second inorganic film covers the first dam and the conductive testing line.

4. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first dam and the conductive testing line are arranged to surround the display area.

5. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first dam is arranged to surround four sides of the display area, the conductive testing line includes first, second, third and fourth conductive testing lines respectively arranged along the four sides of the display area, and the first, second, third and fourth conductive testing lines are arranged to be spaced apart from one another and electrically isolated with respect to one another.

6. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising a second dam arranged between the first dam and the pad area.

7. The display device of claim 6 , wherein the conductive testing line is arranged between the first dam and the second dam.

8. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the conductive testing line is arranged between the first dam and the display area.

9. The display device of claim 1 , wherein each of the pixels includes an organic light emitting diode that includes an anode electrode and a cathode electrode, and the conductive testing line is made of the same material as that of at least one of the anode electrode and the cathode electrode.

Assignees

• Lg Display Co Ltd

Inventors

• Byun Hyuntae
• Song Eunah
• Kim Junggi
• Cho Kwang Nam

Classifications

• H10P74/273

  Interconnections for measuring or testing, e.g. probe pads · CPC title

• H10P74/207

  Electrical properties, e.g. testing or measuring of resistance, deep levels or capacitance-voltage characteristics · CPC title

• H01L27/326

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01L27/3246

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01L22/32 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic