Display device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12112666-B2
Application number	US-202318228244-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 31, 2023
Priority date	Dec 1, 2022
Publication date	Oct 8, 2024
Grant date	Oct 8, 2024

Abstract

A display device includes: a substrate including a display area, a peripheral area surrounding the display area, a hole area positioned inside the display area, and a pad area; a crack detection line including a first part in the pad area and extending to the peripheral area and a second part connected to the first part, disposed to surround the hole area, and extending to the pad area; a printed circuit board in the pad area; first transistors in the pad area and connected in series between the printed circuit board and the first part, where each of gate electrodes of the first transistors is connected to a first signal line; and second transistors in the pad area and connected in series between a constant voltage line and the first part, where each of gate electrodes of the second transistors is connected to a second signal line.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display device comprising:
a substrate comprising a display area on which a plurality of pixels are disposed, a peripheral area surrounding the display area, a hole area positioned inside the display area, a pad area, and a bending area positioned between the peripheral area and the pad area in a plan view;
a crack detection line comprising a first part disposed on the substrate in the pad area and extending to the bending area and the peripheral area and a second part connected to the first part, disposed to surround the hole area, and extending to the peripheral area, the bending area and the pad area;
a printed circuit board disposed on the substrate in the pad area;
a plurality of first transistors disposed on the substrate in the pad area and connected in series between the printed circuit board and the first part of the crack detection line, wherein each of gate electrodes of the first transistors is connected to a first signal line to receive a first signal; and
a plurality of second transistors disposed on the substrate in the pad area and connected in series between a constant voltage line for applying a constant voltage and the first part of the crack detection line, wherein each of gate electrodes of the second transistors is connected to a second signal line to receive a second signal.

2. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a driving chip disposed on the substrate in the pad area,
wherein the driving chip is connected to each of the first signal line and the second signal line, configured to provide the first signal to the first signal line, and configured to provide the second signal to the second signal line.

3. The display device of claim 1 , wherein when the display device is driven in an inspection mode,
the first signal having a high level is applied to each of the gate electrodes of the first transistors through the first signal line such that each of the first transistors is turned off, and
the second signal having a low level is applied to each of the gate electrodes of the second transistors through the second signal line such that each of the second transistors is turned on.

4. The display device of claim 3 , wherein when the display device is driven in the inspection mode, the constant voltage is applied to the first part of the crack detection line through the constant voltage line.

5. The display device of claim 1 , wherein when the display device is driven in a normal mode,
the first signal having a low level is applied to each of the gate electrodes of the first transistors through the first signal line such that each of the first transistors is turned on, and
the second signal having a high level is applied to each of the gate electrodes of the second transistors through the second signal line such that each of the second transistors is turned off.

6. The display device of claim 5 , wherein the first transistors are connected to a ground of the printed circuit board and
when the display device is driven in the normal mode, a ground voltage is applied to the first part of the crack detection line through the printed circuit board.

7. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a semiconductor element comprising an active layer disposed on the substrate in the display area, a gate electrode overlapping a channel area of the active layer in the plan view, a source electrode connected to a source area of the active layer, and a drain electrode connected to a drain area of the active layer;
a connection electrode disposed on the semiconductor element and connected to the semiconductor element; and
a touch sensing structure comprising a sensing connection pattern disposed on the semiconductor element and a sensing electrode pattern disposed on the sensing connection pattern.

8. The display device of claim 7 , wherein the crack detection line comprises:
a first conductive pattern disposed on the substrate in the pad area;
a second conductive pattern disposed on the substrate in the bending area, extending to a part of the peripheral area and a part of the pad area, and connected to the first conductive pattern; and
a touch conductive pattern disposed on the substrate in the peripheral area and connected to the second conductive pattern.

9. The display device of claim 8 , wherein the first conductive pattern is disposed in a same layer as the source electrode and the drain electrode, the second conductive pattern is disposed in a same layer as the connection electrode, and the touch conductive pattern is disposed in a same layer as the sensing electrode pattern.

10. A display device comprising:
a substrate comprising a display area on which a plurality of pixels are disposed, a peripheral area surrounding the display area, a hole area positioned inside the display area, a pad area, and a bending area positioned between the peripheral area and the pad area in a plan view;
a crack detection line comprising a first part disposed on the substrate in the pad area and extending to the bending area and the peripheral area and a second part connected to the first part, disposed to surround the hole area, and extending to the peripheral area, the bending area and the pad area;
a printed circuit board disposed on the substrate in the pad area;
a first transistor disposed on the substrate in the pad area, wherein a gate electrode of the first transistor is connected to a signal line to receive a signal, a first electrode of the first transistor is connected to the printed circuit board, and a second electrode of the first transistor is connected to the first part of the crack detection line; and
a second transistor disposed on the substrate in the pad area, wherein a gate electrode of the second transistor is connected to the signal line to receive the signal, a first electrode of the second transistor is connected to a constant voltage line for applying a constant voltage, and a second electrode of the second transistor is connected to the first part of the crack detection line.

11. The display device of claim 10 , further comprising:
a driving chip disposed on the substrate in the pad area,
wherein the driving chip is connected to the signal line and configured to provide the signal to the signal line.

12. The display device of claim 11 , wherein the gate electrode of the first transistor and the gate electrode of the second transistor are connected to each other.

13. The display device of claim 12 , wherein the first transistor comprises a (1-1)-th transistor and a (1-2)-th transistor,
the (1-1)-th transistor and the (1-2)-th transistor are connected in series with each other,
the second transistor comprises a (2-1)-th transistor and a (2-2)-th transistor, and
the (2-1)-th transistor and the (2-2)-th transistor are connected in series with each other.

14. The display device of claim 12 , wherein when the display device is driven in an inspection mode,
the signal having a low level is applied to the gate electrode of the first transistor through the signal line such that the first transistor is turned off, and
the signal having the low level is applied to the gate electrode of the second transistor through the signal line such that the second transistor is turned on.

15. The display device of claim 14 , wherein when the display device is driven in the inspection mode, the constant voltage is applied to the first part of the crack detection line through the constant voltage line.

16. The display device of claim 12 , wherein when the display device is driven in a normal mode,
the signal having a hi

Assignees

• Samsung Display Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Hae-Yeon
• Kim Sukyoung
• Song Hwayoung
• Lee Kwangsae
• Kim Il-Joo

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