Display apparatus having a non-quadrangular shape

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11217653-B2
Application number	US-202016898232-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 10, 2020
Priority date	Jul 29, 2019
Publication date	Jan 4, 2022
Grant date	Jan 4, 2022

Abstract

A display apparatus includes: a plurality of pixel circuits at a display area, the display area having a non-quadrangular shape; a first signal line extending on the display area in a first direction, and electrically connected to a first pixel circuit from among the plurality of pixel circuits; a first voltage line extending on the display area in the first direction; a first load compensation capacitor adjacent to an end portion of the first signal line and an end portion of the first voltage line; a test circuit outside the display area; an output line electrically connected to the test circuit; and a connection portion configured to electrically connect the output line, the first signal line, and an electrode of the first load compensation capacitor to each other.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display apparatus comprising:
a plurality of pixel circuits at a display area having a non-quadrangular shape;
a first signal line extending on the display area in a first direction, and electrically connected to a first pixel circuit from among the plurality of pixel circuits;
a first voltage line extending on the display area in the first direction;
a first load compensation capacitor adjacent to an end portion of the first signal line and an end portion of the first voltage line;
a test circuit outside the display area;
an output line electrically connected to the test circuit; and
a connection portion configured to electrically connect the output line, the first signal line, and an electrode of the first load compensation capacitor to each other.

2. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the connection portion is between the first pixel circuit and the first load compensation capacitor.

3. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first load compensation capacitor comprises a first electrode and a second electrode that overlap each other, and
one from among the first electrode and the second electrode is electrically connected to the output line and the first signal line via the connection portion.

4. The display apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the other one from among the first electrode and the second electrode is electrically connected to the first voltage line.

5. The display apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the first load compensation capacitor further comprises a third electrode that overlaps the first electrode and the second electrode.

6. The display apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the third electrode is electrically connected to the first voltage line.

7. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first pixel circuit comprises:
a first thin-film transistor comprising a first semiconductor layer and a first gate electrode, a portion of the first gate electrode overlapping the first semiconductor layer;
a first capacitor electrically connected to the first thin-film transistor; and
a second thin-film transistor on the first thin-film transistor, and comprising a second semiconductor layer and a second gate electrode, a portion of the second gate electrode overlapping the second semiconductor layer.

8. The display apparatus of claim 7 , wherein one from among the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer comprises a silicon semiconductor, and the other one from among the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer comprises an oxide semiconductor.

9. The display apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the first load compensation capacitor comprises at least two electrodes, one of the at least two electrodes comprises the same material as that of the first gate electrode or as that of the second gate electrode, and the other one of the at least two electrodes comprises the same material as that of an electrode of the first capacitor.

10. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of pixel circuits have a stepwise configuration at a periphery of the display area.

11. The display apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
a second signal line extending on the display area in the first direction, and electrically connected to a second pixel circuit that is different from the first pixel circuit; and
a second load compensation capacitor adjacent to an end portion of the second signal line, and having a capacitance that is less than that of the first load compensation capacitor.

12. The display apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the second load compensation capacitor is more adjacent to a first virtual line than the first load compensation capacitor, the first virtual line extending through a center of the display area in the first direction.

13. The display apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the display area has a circular shape, an oval shape, or a curved polygonal shape.

14. A display apparatus comprising:
a plurality of pixel circuits at a display area having a non-quadrangular shape;
a first signal line extending on the display area in a first direction;
a load compensation capacitor outside the display area and adjacent to the first signal line, the load compensation capacitor comprising a first electrode and a second electrode;
a connection portion between the first signal line and the load compensation capacitor, the connection portion being configured to connect the first signal line to the load compensation capacitor;
a test circuit outside the display area; and
an output line configured to electrically connect the test circuit to the connection portion.

15. The display apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the connection portion comprises a conductive layer between the second electrode of the load compensation capacitor and the first signal line, or a conductive layer between the second electrode of the load compensation capacitor and the output line.

16. The display apparatus of claim 14 , further comprising a first power supply line adjacent to the first signal line, and extending through the display area,
wherein the first electrode of the load compensation capacitor is electrically connected to the first power supply line.

17. The display apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the load compensation capacitor further comprises a third electrode located opposite the first electrode with the second electrode therebetween.

18. The display apparatus of claim 14 , wherein one of the plurality of pixel circuits comprises:
a first thin-film transistor comprising a first semiconductor layer and a first gate electrode, a portion of the first gate electrode overlapping the first semiconductor layer;
a first capacitor electrically connected to the first thin-film transistor; and
a second thin-film transistor comprising a second semiconductor layer and a second gate electrode, a portion of the second gate electrode overlapping the second semiconductor layer.

19. The display apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the second thin-film transistor is at a different layer from that of the first thin-film transistor.

20. The display apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the first electrode and the second electrode of the load compensation capacitor comprise the same material as that of the first gate electrode, electrodes of the first capacitor, or the second gate electrode.

21. The display apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer comprise different materials from each other.

22. The display apparatus of claim 21 , wherein the first semiconductor layer comprises a silicon semiconductor, and the second semiconductor layer comprises an oxide semiconductor.

23. The display apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the plurality of pixel circuits have a stepwise configuration at a periphery of the display area.

24. The display apparatus of claim 14 , further comprising a pad at one side of the display area,
wherein the load compensation capacitor is located at an opposite side from that of the pad relative to a virtual line that extends through a center of the display area in a second direction that crosses the first direction.

25. The display apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the display area has a circular shape or an oval shape.

Assignees

• Samsung Display Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kwak Minchae
• Youn Ilgoo
• Kim Byungsun
• Lee Jieun
• Jo Seunghan
• Jo Junyoung
• Choi Minhee

Classifications

• G09G2330/12

  Test circuits or failure detection circuits included in a display system, as permanent part thereof · CPC title

• G09G2300/04

  Structural and physical details of display devices · CPC title

• H10K59/131 Primary

  Interconnections, e.g. wiring lines or terminals · CPC title

• H10K50/80

  Constructional details · CPC title

• G09G3/3275

  Details of drivers for data electrodes · CPC title