Printed circuit board and display device including the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12408271-B2
Application number	US-202318098374-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 18, 2023
Priority date	Mar 15, 2022
Publication date	Sep 2, 2025
Grant date	Sep 2, 2025

Abstract

A printed circuit board includes: a base member, a first line and a second line disposed on the base member, and a plurality of pad portions disposed on the base member. Each of the plurality of pad portions includes: a first input pad and a second input pad connected to the first line, respectively, and which receives an electrical signal or voltage. Each of the plurality of pad portions includes a first output pad and a second output pad connected to the second line, respectively, and which provide the electrical signal or the voltage to a display panel.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A printed circuit board comprising:
a base member;
a first line and a second line disposed on the base member; and
a plurality of pad portions disposed on the base member, each of the pad portions including:
a first input pad and a second input pad connected to the first line, respectively, and which receive an electrical signal or voltage; and
a first output pad and a second output pad connected to the second line, respectively, and which provide the electrical signal or the voltage to a display panel,

wherein the first line, the second line, the first input pad, the second input pad, the first output pad, and the second output pad are disposed on a common surface of the base member, and
wherein the first input pad is disposed in a first row and a first column, the first output pad is disposed in a second row adjacent to the first row and the first column, the second input pad is disposed in the second row and a second column adjacent to the first column, and the second output pad is disposed in the first row and the second column.

2. The printed circuit board of claim 1 , wherein each of the first input pad, the second input pad, the first output pad, and the second output pad has a rectangular shape in a plan view.

3. The printed circuit board of claim 1 , wherein each of the first input pad, the second input pad, the first output pad, and the second output pad has any one of a triangular shape, a square shape, and an L-shape in a plan view.

4. The printed circuit board of claim 1 , wherein the first input pad and the second input pad are spaced apart from each other in a first diagonal direction between a first direction and a second direction orthogonal to the first direction in a plan view, and
wherein the first output pad and the second output pad are spaced apart from each other in a second diagonal direction between the first direction and a direction opposite to the second direction in the plan view.

5. The printed circuit board of claim 1 , wherein the first line is monolithic with the first input pad and the second input pad, and the second line is monolithic with first output pad and the second output pad.

6. A printed circuit board comprising:
a base member;
a first line and a second line disposed on the base member;
a connection layer disposed on the base member and including a metal material; and
a plurality of pad portions disposed on the base member, each of the pad portions including:
a first input pad and a second input pad connected to the first line, respectively, and which receive an electrical signal or voltage; and
a first output pad and a second output pad connected to the second line, respectively, and which provide the electrical signal or the voltage to a display panel,

wherein the first line, the second line, the first input pad, the second input pad, the first output pad, and the second output pad are disposed on a common surface of the base member.

7. The printed circuit board of claim 6 , wherein the first input pad is disposed in a first row and a first column, the first output pad is disposed in a second row adjacent to the first row and the first column, the second input pad is disposed in the second row and a second column adjacent to the first column, and the second output pad is disposed in the first row and the second column.

8. The printed circuit board of claim 6 , wherein the metal material includes lead (Pb).

9. The printed circuit board of claim 6 , wherein the connection layer is in contact with the first input pad and the first output pad, respectively.

10. The printed circuit board of claim 6 , wherein the connection layer is in contact with the second input pad and the second output pad, respectively.

11. The printed circuit board of claim 6 , wherein the connection layer is in contact with the first input pad and the second output pad, respectively.

12. A printed circuit board comprising:
a base member;
a first line and a second line disposed on the base member; and
a plurality of pad portions disposed on the base member, each of the pad portions including:
a first input pad and a second input pad connected to the first line, respectively, and which receive an electrical signal or voltage; and
a first output pad and a second output pad connected to the second line, respectively, and which provide the electrical signal or the voltage to a display panel,

wherein the first line, the second line, the first input pad, the second input pad, the first output pad, and the second output pad are disposed on a common surface of the base member, and
wherein the first line includes:
a first connection line electrically connected to the first input pad; and
a first bridge line disposed between the first input pad and the second input pad in a plan view, and electrically connected to each of the first input pad and the second input pad through a first through hole.

13. A printed circuit board comprising:
a base member;
a first line and a second line disposed on the base member; and
a plurality of pad portions disposed on the base member, each of the pad portions including:
a first input pad and a second input pad connected to the first line, respectively, and which receive an electrical signal or voltage; and
a first output pad and a second output pad connected to the second line, respectively, and which provide the electrical signal or the voltage to a display panel,

wherein the second line includes:
a second connection line electrically connected to the second output pad; and
a second bridge line disposed between the first output pad and the second output pad in a plan view, and electrically connected to each of the first output pad and the second output pad through a second through hole.

14. A display device comprising:
a display panel including a display area, a bending area, and a pad area; and
a printed circuit board disposed in the pad area on the display panel,
wherein the printed circuit board including:
a base member;
a first line and a second line disposed on the base member; and
a plurality of pad portions disposed on the base member, each of the pad portions including:
a first input pad and a second input pad connected to the first line, respectively, and which receive an electrical signal or voltage; and
a first output pad and a second output pad connected to the second line, respectively, and which provides the electrical signal or the voltage to a display panel,

wherein the first line, the second line, the first input pad, the second input pad, the first output pad, and the second output pad are disposed on a common surface of the base member, and
wherein the first line includes:
a first connection line electrically connected to the first input pad; and
a first bridge line disposed between the first input pad and the second input pad in a plan view, and electrically connected to each of the first input pad and the second input pad through a first through hole.

15. The display device of claim 14 , wherein each of the first input pad, the second input pad, the first output pad, and the second output pad has any one of a triangular shape, a square shape, and an L-shape in a plan view.

16. The display device of claim 14 , wherein the first input pad and the second input pad are spaced apart from each other in a first diagonal direction between a first direction and a second direction orthogonal to the first direction in a plan view, and
wherein the first output pad and the second output pad are spaced apart from each other in a second diagonal direction betwe

Assignees

• Samsung Display Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Jooyoung
• Shin Kihae
• Park Youngjin
• Song Hyunseop
• Shin Byungchul

Classifications

• G09F9/301 Primary

  flexible foldable or roll-able electronic displays, e.g. thin LCD, OLED · CPC title

• H05K2201/10128

  Display · CPC title

• H05K2201/09418

  Special orientation of pads, lands or terminals of component, e.g. radial or polygonal orientation · CPC title

• H05K2201/09381

  Shape of non-curved single flat metallic pad, land or exposed part thereof; Shape of electrode of leadless component · CPC title

• H05K1/09

  Use of materials for the {conductive, e.g. } metallic pattern · CPC title