Matrix Including Additional Element (s) Which Correct Or Compensate For Electrical Fault Patents (Class 349/54)
  • Patent number: 11882740
    Abstract: A display device includes a first substrate where a display area and a non-display are defined, wherein a plurality of pixels are arranged at the display area and the non-display area surrounds the display area; a dam surrounding the display area and arranged at the non-display area; an organic light emitting diode provided in the display area; an encapsulation film disposed on the organic light emitting diode; a buffer layer disposed on the encapsulation film; an insulating film disposed on the buffer layer; a pad area arranged outside the dam, wherein the buffer layer and the insulating film extend from the display area to the pad area; a link line disposed between the dam and the first substrate; and a routing line provided on the insulating layer between the display area and the pad area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sanghyuk Won, MinJoo Kim, JaeWon Lee, SangHoon Pak, Byonghoo Kim, Sangheun Lee, Hyangmyoung Gwon, Jeonghoon Lee, Sungjin Kim, Jaehyung Jang, Yuna Lee
  • Patent number: 11844205
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: first and second active regions extending in a first direction and separated by a gap relative to a second direction; and gate structures correspondingly over the first and second active regions, the gate structures extending in the second direction; and for each active region, a portion of each of some but not all of the gate structures (gate extension) extending partially into the gap; and when viewing the gate structures as a group, the group having a notched profile relative to the second direction, where notches in the notched profile correspond to ones of the gate structures which are substantially free of extending into the gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yu-Jen Chen, Wen-Hsi Lee, Ling-Sung Wang, I-Shan Huang, Chan-yu Hung
  • Patent number: 11818910
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display device is disclosed, which comprises an anode electrode provided in a light emitting area on a substrate having a plurality of pixels, each pixel including a light emitting area and a transmissive area; an organic light emitting layer on the anode electrode; a cathode electrode on the organic light emitting layer; an auxiliary electrode connected with the cathode electrode; and a connection electrode connected with the anode electrode and provided in the transmissive area of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joonsuk Lee, SeJune Kim, JeongHyeon Choi
  • Patent number: 11803088
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to the technical field of display, and discloses an electrode structure, a capacitor, a GOA circuit, an array substrate, a display panel and a display device, wherein the electrode structure includes a body and a first opening formed in the body, the first opening has a half-enclosed shape, and a part, enclosed by the first opening, of the body has a tip structure. Each of the capacitor, the GOA circuit, the array substrate, the display panel and the display device includes the above-mentioned electrode structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignees: Beijing BOE Technology Development Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hongfei Cheng, Jianbo Xian, Hui Li
  • Patent number: 11737328
    Abstract: A display device including: a first data line arranged in a display area of a substrate and extending in a first direction; a second data line arranged in the display area and extending in the first direction; a connecting line arranged in the display area and including a first portion parallel to the first data line, a third portion parallel to the second data line, and a second portion between the first portion and the third portion, wherein the connecting line is electrically connected to the second data line; and an auxiliary line overlapping the first data line or the second data line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kinyeng Kang, Hyun Kim, Seungmin Song, Taehoon Yang, Seunghwan Cho, Seonbeom Ji, Jonghyun Choi
  • Patent number: 11735600
    Abstract: A pixel layout and a display panel having the pixel layout are provided. The pixel layout includes a plurality of pixel repeating groups, and each of the pixel repeating groups is formed by two adjacent pixels. Two through-holes are positioned between the two pixels, and first ends of the two through-holes are respectively connected to pixel electrodes of the pixels. When one of the pixel electrodes of the two pixels has a voltage loss and the pixel thereof presents a dark spot, second ends of the two through-holes are connected to allow the pixel having the dark spot to display normally with help of the other pixel, thereby repairing the dark spot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Suping Xi
  • Patent number: 11645985
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel configured to display an image. The display panel includes a plurality of display areas. A display panel driver is configured to output a driving signal to the display panel. A backlight unit is configured to provide light to the display panel. A luminance compensating part is configured to generate a backlight compensating signal having different compensating values according to a distance between the display panel driver and the display areas of the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun-Seok Jeong, Yeon-Sung Kim, Hyoung-Wook Kim, Choongseob Oh, Okyi Lee, JinHo Cho
  • Patent number: 11615750
    Abstract: A display device including a display panel including pixels, a data driver configured to apply a data voltage to the pixels, a sensing driver configured to receive a sensing voltage from the pixels, a gate driver configured to apply a gate signal to the pixels, and a driving controller configured to control the gate driver, the sensing driver, and the data driver. The sensing driver generates leakage sensing data for current leakage characteristic of the pixels based on the sensing voltage received in a first sensing period, and generates threshold voltage sensing data for a threshold voltage of a driving transistor of the pixels based on the sensing voltage received in a second sensing period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Boyoung An
  • Patent number: 11600686
    Abstract: A display device includes a first substrate where a display area and a non-display are defined, wherein a plurality of pixels are arranged at the display area and the non-display area surrounds the display area; a dam surrounding the display area and arranged at the non-display area; an organic light emitting diode provided in the display area; an encapsulation film disposed on the organic light emitting diode; a buffer layer disposed on the encapsulation film; an insulating film disposed on the buffer layer; a pad area arranged outside the dam, wherein the buffer layer and the insulating film extend from the display area to the pad area; a link line disposed between the dam and the first substrate; and a routing line provided on the insulating layer between the display area and the pad area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sanghyuk Won, MinJoo Kim, JaeWon Lee, SangHoon Pak, Byonghoo Kim, Sangheun Lee, Hyangmyoung Gwon, Jeonghoon Lee, Sungjin Kim, Jaehyung Jang, Yuna Lee
  • Patent number: 11587937
    Abstract: A method (of manufacturing a semiconductor device) includes: forming active regions including spacing apart neighboring active regions resulting in corresponding gaps; forming gate structures (overlying the active regions and the gaps) including locating intra-gap segments of the gate structures over the gaps, arranging each intra-gap segment to include two end regions separated by a central region, and at intersections between active regions and gate structures that is designated to be non-functional (flyover intersection), preventing formation of a functional connection between the two; and removing selected portions of at least some of the intra-gap segments including removing central regions of first selected intra-gap segments substantially without removing portions of corresponding end regions of the first selected intra-gap segments, and removing central regions and portions of end regions of second selected intra-gap segments for which corresponding end regions of the second intra-gap segments abut fl
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yu-Jen Chen, Wen-Hsi Lee, Ling-Sung Wang, I-Shan Huang, Chan-Yu Hung
  • Patent number: 11561430
    Abstract: Provided are a display device and a control method thereof. The polarizer is disposed on a light-emitting side of the display panel, and the imaging module is disposed on a non-light-emitting side of the display panel. The display panel includes a first display region, and in a direction perpendicular to the polarizer, the polarizer covers the first display region and the imaging module at least partially overlaps the first display region. The polarizer includes a polarized state and an unpolarized state, and a light transmittance of the polarizer in the unpolarized state is greater than a light transmittance in the polarized state. The first reaction light emitting unit emits a first reaction light to the first display region. The polarizer includes a light sensitive structure, and the light sensitive structure adjusts the polarizer from the polarized state to the unpolarized state under the action of the first reaction light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Xiamen Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhaodi Yin, Yangzhao Ma, You Gao, Jian Wu, Kaen Jiang, Zhenkai Yang
  • Patent number: 11545627
    Abstract: A test device includes: a plurality of signal test pads electrically connected to pads of an input sensing unit; a power test pad electrically connected to a power pattern of a display unit; a test circuit configured to apply a test signal to the signal test pads; a voltage generator configured to generate a sensing power voltage; and a ripple controller configured to change a voltage level of the sensing power voltage to apply the sensing power voltage to the power test pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daeyoun Cho, Jongwoo Park, Youngtae Choi, Jiho Moon, Ju hee Lee, Younjae Jung
  • Patent number: 11515336
    Abstract: An array substrate, a display device, and a method for repairing a broken wire of an array substrate are disclosed. The array substrate includes a substrate, a plurality of sub-pixel units on the substrate, and a wire and a first conductive light-blocking pattern between two adjacent sub-pixel units of the plurality of sub-pixel units. The first conductive light-blocking pattern is electrically insulated from the wire, and the first conductive light-blocking pattern includes two first regions. Orthographic projections of the two first regions on the substrate overlap with an orthographic projection of the wire on the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignees: FUZHOU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shanshan Xu, Wenchao Wang, Xu Xu, Baoqiang Wang
  • Patent number: 11513406
    Abstract: The present application provides a display panel, a display device and a repairing method of the display panel, the display panel includes: a color filter substrate; an array substrate opposite to the color filter substrate and provided with a plurality of pixel areas at intervals, and each of the pixel areas including a signal line and a light-emitting diode electrically connected with the signal line; a liquid crystal layer located between the array substrate and the color filter substrate; a common electrode located on a surface of the color filter substrate facing the liquid crystal layer; and a plurality of compensation electrodes arranged at intervals and located on a surface of the array substrate facing the liquid crystal layer, the common electrode is opposite to the compensation electrodes, and the plurality of compensation electrodes corresponding to the plurality of light-emitting diodes one by one.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: HKC CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Hung-chun Lin, Junfei Zhang, Yubo Gu
  • Patent number: 11417253
    Abstract: The present application provides an array substrate and a display device. The array substrate includes: a sub-pixel and a data line; a data signal transmission line; a test circuit, in the peripheral region and at a side, away from the display region, of the data signal transmission line, and including a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion and the second portion respectively comprise at least one test sub-circuit, and at least a part of the test sub-circuits are electrically connected to the data signal transmission line; a first signal access terminal group, at a side, away from the second portion, of the first portion; a second signal access terminal group, between the first portion and the second portion; and a third signal access terminal group, in the peripheral region and at a side, away from the first portion, of the second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yao Huang, Weiyun Huang, Yue Long, Chao Zeng, Meng Li
  • Patent number: 11402709
    Abstract: A repairing method for an array substrate is provided. The array substrate includes at least one defective signal line, which is a data line or a gate line having a breakpoint. The defective signal line is divided by the breakpoint into a first portion and a second portion. The repairing method includes disconnecting a connection between a first thin film transistor and a data line or a gate line to which the first thin film transistor is connected, the first thin film transistor being a thin film transistor closest to the breakpoint among thin film transistors connected to the first portion; electrically connecting a first terminal of the first thin film transistor to the first portion; and taking a common electrode line segment from a common electrode line to which the first pixel electrode corresponds as a repair line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignees: CHONGQING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lang Hu, Yaohua Jiang, Yang Yu, Kaiqiang Li, Chaolei Wang, Nannan Rong, Yan Yang
  • Patent number: 11342397
    Abstract: An array substrate and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The array substrate includes a flexible substrate, a plurality of thin film transistors, a plurality of replacement units, an organic filling layer, a source and drain layer, a planarization layer, an anode layer, and a pixel definition layer. The organic filling layer is made of a flexible material which has good bendability. Thus, a risk of breakage or crack during a bending process is reduced, thereby realizing a dynamic folding of the array substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Quan Hu, Songshan Li
  • Patent number: 11308913
    Abstract: The present application provides a display driving circuit and display panel, including a drive, which includes a driving signal output terminal and an enable signal input terminal, the driving signal output terminal being electrically connected with a data line of the display panel; and a detector, which includes a detection signal input terminal and an enable signal output terminal, the detection signal input terminal is electrically connected with a gate signal terminal of a preset row of the display panel, and the enable signal output terminal is electrically connected with the enable signal input terminal of the drive; the detector is for detecting a gate signal of the preset row, and output a corresponding enable signal according to a detection result, and the drive is for outputting different driving signals according to different enable signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignees: CHONGQING HKC OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., HKC CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Mingliang Wang, Lidan Ye
  • Patent number: 11276353
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a display and a non-display area, data lines, driving lines, power lines, and pixels connected to said lines being at the display area, a data driver for generating data signals supplied to the pixels, a power supply for generating a power signal supplied to the pixels, and a driving circuit at the non-display area and for generating driving signals supplied to the pixels, the driving circuit including stages for providing the driving signals to at least two of the driving lines, wherein data fan-out lines connected to the data driver are connected to the data lines, a power supply line connected to the power supply is connected to the power lines, and the driving circuit is connected to the driving lines, through a first connection line, a second connection line, a third connection line, and a fourth connection line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junhyun Park, Bon-Yong Koo, Yu-Jin Lee
  • Patent number: 11270610
    Abstract: A display panel inspecting apparatus includes a first inspecting transistor including a control electrode for receiving a first test gate signal, an input electrode for receiving a first voltage and an output electrode connected to an outermost data line disposed in an outermost area of a display region of a display panel, a second inspecting transistor including a control electrode for receiving the first test gate signal, an input electrode for receiving a second voltage and an output electrode connected to a normal data line disposed out of the outermost area of the display region, and a third inspecting transistor including a control electrode for receiving the first test gate signal, an input electrode for receiving a third voltage and an output electrode connected to a module crack inspecting data line disposed out of the outermost area of the display region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chan Wook Shim, Ji Ho Moon, In Cheol Song, Chang Gil Oh, Seong Keun Cho, Sae Mi Han
  • Patent number: 11264408
    Abstract: An array substrate includes a substrate, a barrier layer disposed on the substrate, a buffer layer disposed on the barrier layer, a first insulating layer disposed on the buffer layer, a second insulating layer disposed on the first insulating layer, a plurality of wiring patterns disposed between the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer and/or on the second insulating layer. In addition, the wiring patterns are separated from each other, and extend toward a side of the substrate. The array substrate further includes a recess pattern disposed adjacent the wiring patterns and recessed from a top surface of the second insulating layer to expose at least part of a top surface of the substrate, and an organic insulating layer disposed on the second insulating layer and exposing at least part of a portion of the top surface of the substrate which is exposed by the recess pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Won Kyu Kwak
  • Patent number: 11264444
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a base substrate. A first data line is disposed on the base substrate. A first insulating layer is disposed on both the data line and the base substrate. An amorphous silicon conductive layer is disposed on the first insulating layer. A second insulating layer is disposed on the amorphous silicon conductive layer. A second data line is disposed on the second insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Injun Bae, Junhee Lee, Woori Seo
  • Patent number: 11256308
    Abstract: A wiring substrate includes an insulating base that has a plate surface; a first circuit that is provided on the plate surface; a first terminal that is provided on the plate surface, and to which a mounting member is attached; a second terminal that is provided on the plate surface; a first wiring that connects the first circuit and the first terminal to each other; and a second wiring that connects the first terminal and the second terminal to each other, is electrically connected to the first wiring in the first terminal, and has a parallel section in which the second wiring is disposed close to and parallel to the first wiring without being electrically connected to the first wiring outside the first terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yohsuke Fujikawa
  • Patent number: 11257883
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting diode display may have thin-film transistor circuitry formed on a substrate. The display and substrate may have rounded corners. A pixel definition layer may be formed on the thin-film transistor circuitry. Openings in the pixel definition layer may be provided with emissive material overlapping respective anodes for organic light-emitting diodes. A cathode layer may cover the array of pixels. A ground power supply path may be used to distribute a ground voltage to the cathode layer. The ground power supply path may be formed from a metal layer that is shorted to the cathode layer using portions of a metal layer that forms anodes for the diodes, may be formed from a mesh shaped metal pattern, may have L-shaped path segments, may include laser-deposited metal on the cathode layer, and may have other structures that facilitate distribution of the ground power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Chin-Wei Lin, Stephen S. Poon, Warren S. Rieutort-Louis, Cheng-Ho Yu, ChoongHo Lee, Doh-Hyoung Lee, Ting-Kuo Chang, Tsung-Ting Tsai, Vasudha Gupta, Younggu Lee
  • Patent number: 11251204
    Abstract: An array substrate includes: a base substrate; one or more first signal lines provided on the base substrate; a plurality of repair line sets also provided on the base substrate and configured to repair the first signal lines, each of the repair line sets comprising one or more repair lines which intersect with and are insulated from at least one of the first signal lines; and one or more second signal lines also provided on the base substrate, at least one of the one or more second signal lines having one end which is arranged to intersect with and be insulated from the one or more repair lines, and the other end which is connected to a driving circuit for supplying an electrical signal to the one or more first signal lines. The second signal line is different from the first signal line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chunping Long
  • Patent number: 11201311
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display device is disclosed, which comprises an anode electrode provided in a light emitting area on a substrate having a plurality of pixels, each pixel including a light emitting area and a transmissive area; an organic light emitting layer on the anode electrode; a cathode electrode on the organic light emitting layer; an auxiliary electrode connected with the cathode electrode; and a connection electrode connected with the anode electrode and provided in the transmissive area of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joonsuk Lee, SeJune Kim, JeongHyeon Choi
  • Patent number: 11088238
    Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of electrode pads which are arranged in a non-display region having a side line of a substrate; a circuit film which includes a plurality of output pads contacting the plurality of electrode pads and extending in a direction, and on which a driving IC is mounted; a plurality of test lines that extend in the direction from the side line; and a plurality of connection lines which connect the plurality of test lines to corresponding electrode pads, wherein each test line is located in a separate region between two output pads adjacent to both sides of each test line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Woo-Sung Shim, Hyun-Soo Lim, Dong-Geun Bae, Young-Kyun Kim, Jeong-Hwan Park, Chang-Heon Kang, Kyeong-Taek Min
  • Patent number: 11075231
    Abstract: Provided is a display apparatus including a substrate and a semiconductor layer including first and second semiconductor layers. A first gate insulating layer is formed on the semiconductor layer. A first gate wiring overlapping the first semiconductor layer is formed on the first gate insulating layer. A second gate insulating layer is formed on the first gate wiring. A second gate wiring overlapping the second semiconductor layer is formed on the second gate insulating layer. A third gate insulating layer covers the second gate wiring. A driving voltage line intersecting the first and second gate wirings is formed on the third gate insulating layer. A data line intersecting the first and second gate wirings is formed on the third gate insulating layer. A short circuit protection area is formed between the first gate wiring, the second gate wiring, the driving voltage line and the data line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyo Jin Kim, Won Kyu Lee, Seung Gyu Tae
  • Patent number: 11048118
    Abstract: A display panel and a display device. The display panel includes a backlight module, a first polarizer, and a thin film transistor substrate, a liquid crystal layer, a color filter, and a second polarizer are sequentially stacked on the backlight module. A first via hole is defined in the backlight module, and a functional device is disposed in the first via hole. a plurality of first color resists are disposed on a side of the color filter adjacent to the liquid crystal layer, and a third via hole is defined in a portion of the plurality of first color resists corresponding to the first via hole, wherein third polarizers are disposed between the functional device and the color filter and correspond to the first via hole, and a polarization direction of the third polarizer is same as the polarization direction of the second polarizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Fancheng Liu
  • Patent number: 11049925
    Abstract: A display device comprises a first electrode of a (1-1)-th subpixel, a first electrode of a (1-2)-th subpixel, a first electrode of a (2-1)-th subpixel, and a first electrode of a (2-2)-th subpixel; a (1-1)-th welding electrode connected to the first electrode of the (1-1)-th subpixel, a (1-2)-th welding electrode connected to the first electrode of the (1-2)-th subpixel, a (2-1)-th welding electrode connected to the first electrode of the (2-1)-th subpixel, and a (2-2)-th welding electrode connected to the first electrode of the (2-2)-th subpixel; and a first repair line overlapping the (1-1)-th welding electrode and the (2-1)-th welding electrode and a second repair line overlapping the (1-2)-th welding electrode and the (2-2)-th welding electrode, wherein the first repair line and the second repair line are disposed on different layers with at least one insulating layer interposed therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoohwan Kim, Sungho Cho, Hyunjae Yoo
  • Patent number: 11016353
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes thin-film transistors respectively provided for pixels arranged in a matrix form, one or more driving circuits provided at a side of one end of the display panel, a plurality of signal lines to each connect more than one of the plurality of thin-film transistors arranged in one line in the matrix form to the driving circuit, a plurality of spare lines formed to be connectable to any of the plurality of signal lines in an outer area of a display panel, and arranged separated from one another in an opposing region in the outer area, the opposing region being opposed to the driving circuits across the display area, and a metal pattern overlapping a first spare line and a second spare line with an insulating layer therebetween, so as to be connectable to the first spare line arranged in a first region and the second spare line arranged in a second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Sakai Display Products Corporation
    Inventor: Hidetoshi Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 11017703
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method for manufacturing a display device, a method for repairing a display device, and a display device. The display device includes a display panel and a driver chip and the display panel includes: gate lines, and a first screen gate driver circuit and a second screen gate driver circuit that correspond to a same group of gate lines. Detecting whether the first screen gate driver circuit and the second screen gate driver circuit are normal; and when a detection result is “normal”, connecting the first screen gate driver circuit and/or the second screen gate driver circuit to the driver chip; or when a detection result is “damaged”, physically disconnecting the first screen gate driver circuit and/or the second screen gate driver circuit from the driver chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: HKC CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Feilin Ji, Wei Chen
  • Patent number: 11016622
    Abstract: A display device includes: a first touch electrode; a first touch pad electrically connected to the first touch electrode by a touch wire; and a first dummy pad not connected to the touch wire, and disposed adjacent to the first touch pad, wherein a width of the first touch pad is greater than a width of the first dummy pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hyo-Sang Yang
  • Patent number: 10989971
    Abstract: An array substrate and a maintenance method therefor, and a display apparatus are provided. The array substrate includes: a plurality of data signal lines, wherein each of the data signal lines includes a plurality of data signal line sub-segments corresponding to a plurality of pixel units on a one-to-one basis, and each of the pixel units includes a light-shielding metal strip, wherein an orthographic projection of an input end of the data signal line sub-segment on a base substrate and an orthographic projection of the light-shielding metal strip on the base substrate have a first overlapping region used as a first maintenance site, and an orthographic projection of an output end of the data signal line sub-segment on the base substrate and an orthographic projection of the light-shielding metal strip on the base substrate have a second overlapping region used as a second maintenance site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignees: CHONGQING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaoyuan Wang, Ni Yang, Wu Wang, Kui Zhang, Yan Fang
  • Patent number: 10971070
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a driver circuit and its working method and a display device. The driver circuit includes: a driver chip coupled with a plurality of signal lines; a plurality of signal line leads that are corresponding to the plurality of signal lines in a one-to-one manner; and a plurality of short-circuit shielding circuits that are corresponding to the plurality of signal line leads in a one-to-one manner. Each of the plurality of short-circuit shielding circuits is coupled between corresponding one of the plurality of signal line leads and corresponding one of the plurality of signal lines, and is configured to turn on or off a connection between the corresponding one of the plurality of signal line leads and the corresponding one of the plurality of signal lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lianbin Liu, Hengzhen Liang, Chuanyan Lan, Xu Lu, Hui Wen, Shihao Wang
  • Patent number: 10971058
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes pixels, each of which includes first and second pixel driver circuits, first and second driver pads electrically connected to the first and second pixel driver circuits, respectively, a first LED element, first and second connection lines electrically connected to the first and second pixel driver circuits, respectively, and first and second repair pads electrically connected to the first and second connection lines, respectively. A first electrode of the first LED element is electrically connected to the first driver pad. The first repair pad, the second repair pad, the first driver pad, and the second driver pad are structurally separated. A first pixel of the pixels further includes a second LED element overlapping the first and second repair pads of the first pixel, and a first electrode of the second LED element is electrically connected to the second repair pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: He-Yi Cheng, Yu-Chieh Kuo, Shang-Jie Wu, Che-Chia Chang, Yi-Fan Chen, Yi-Jung Chen, Yu-Hsun Chiu, Mei-Yi Li, Hsin-Chun Huang
  • Patent number: 10928692
    Abstract: A thin film transistor substrate of reduced repaired line length and capacitance includes first repairing lines, data lines and second repairing lines insulated from each other. When one of the data lines is broken, the first repairing lines is electrically coupled to the input end of the broken data line, the second repairing line is electrically coupled to the output end of the broken data line, and the first repairing is electrically coupled to the second repairing line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Century Technology (Shenzhen) Corporation Limited
    Inventors: Ning Fang, Chih-Chung Liu, Meng-Chieh Tai
  • Patent number: 10928693
    Abstract: An array substrate, a repair method of the array substrate, a display panel and a display device are provided. The array substrate includes a base substrate, and a common electrode layer, a common electrode line mesh, a first metal layer and a second metal layer which are on the base substrate, and the common electrode line mesh is electrically connected with the common electrode layer. The first metal layer includes a first signal line extending along a first direction; the second metal layer includes a second signal line extending along a second direction and a plurality of repair connection portions; and each repair connection portion has a first overlap portion overlapping the first signal line and a second overlap portion overlapping the common electrode line mesh.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignees: Hefei Xinsheng Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lu Che, Qiangqiang Ji, Guoquan Liu, Qiang Zhou, Xiaomei Wei
  • Patent number: 10910409
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate that includes a display area and a pad area, and a plurality of data pads that are provided on the pad area of the substrate and arranged along a first direction and a second direction, where the plurality of data pads includes a first data pad, a second data pad that is disposed adjacent to the first data pad along the first direction, a third data pad that is disposed adjacent to the first data pad along the second direction, and a fourth data pad that is disposed adjacent to the second data pad along the second direction, and the first data pad and the second connection wire are respectively disposed in different layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: So Young Lee, Dae-Hyun Noh, Hyun-Chol Bang, Sang Won Seo, Ju Hee Hyeon
  • Patent number: 10859884
    Abstract: The present application discloses a liquid crystal display panel and a liquid crystal display device, wherein the liquid crystal display panel comprises an array substrate, a sealed plastic frame, and a repair line including a connecting line located on a side of the sealed plastic frame facing away from the display region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: HKC Corporation Limited
    Inventor: Beizhou Huang
  • Patent number: 10852608
    Abstract: A display panel includes an array substrate, a first pixel unit, a first data line, a common line, a first fanout line, and an opposite substrate. The array substrate includes a substrate including a first display region, a second display region, and a non-display region. The second display region includes a first side and a second side connected to the first side. The non-display region is adjacent connected to the first side. The first display region is adjacent connected to the second side. The first display region has a third side opposite to the second side. The third side is substantially aligned with an edge of the substrate. A first fanout line is disposed on the non-display region and connected to the first data line. The first fanout line has an end substantially aligned with the edge of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ping-Hung Shih, Meng-Ting Hsieh
  • Patent number: 10847099
    Abstract: Disclosed are an array substrate, a display panel and a display apparatus. Two adjacent pixel electrodes of the array substrate are spaced from each other by a data line, and a spare element strides across the data line and is connected with at least one pixel electrode in an insulated manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignees: HKC Corporation Limited, Chongqing HKC Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Zhongnian Liu
  • Patent number: 10679538
    Abstract: A haptic display device is disclosed. In one aspect, the device includes a plurality of scan lines disposed over a substrate and configured to transfer a scan signal and a plurality of data lines electrically insulated from the scan lines and configured to transfer a data signal, wherein the data lines cross the scan lines. The device also includes a plurality of haptic control lines electrically insulated from the scan lines or the data lines and configured to transfer a haptic signal and a thin film transistor electrically connected to the scan lines and the data lines, wherein the thin film transistor is formed in each of a plurality of pixels. The device further includes a first electrode electrically connected to the thin film transistor, a second electrode facing the first electrode and an optical adjustment member disposed between the first and second electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-Seok Yeo, Yi-Joon Ahn
  • Patent number: 10622385
    Abstract: A display device includes a first substrate and a flexible circuit board. Data lines, scan lines, thin film transistors, gate contacts, and source contacts are disposed on the first substrate. The scan lines are intersected with the data lines. The thin film transistors are respectively connected to the data lines and the scan lines. The gate contacts are connected to the scan lines. The source contacts are connected to the data lines. The display device further includes first conductive patterns disposed on a side of the first substrate, and the first conductive patterns are connected to at least some of the gate contacts on the side of the first substrate. First pads of the flexible circuit board are connected to the first conductive patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hao-An Chuang, Wen-Fang Sung
  • Patent number: 10613401
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an array substrate and a method for repairing broken lines thereof, and a display device. The array substrate includes: a base substrate; a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines located on the base substrate, the plurality of gate lines intersecting with the plurality of data lines to define a plurality of pixel units arranged in an array; a thin film transistor and a pixel electrode located in each pixel unit; a plurality of extension sections connected to at least one of the gate lines; the pixel electrodes being in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of extension sections, and an orthographic projection of each of the plurality of extension sections on the base substrate at least partially overlapping an orthographic projection of a corresponding pixel electrode on the base substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., HEFEI XINSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Lei Han
  • Patent number: 10559598
    Abstract: A protective circuit includes a non-linear element which includes a gate electrode, a gate insulating layer covering the gate electrode, a first oxide semiconductor layer overlapping with the gate electrode over the gate insulating layer, and a first wiring layer and a second wiring layer whose end portions overlap with the gate electrode over the first oxide semiconductor layer and in which a conductive layer and a second oxide semiconductor layer are stacked. Over the gate insulating layer, oxide semiconductor layers with different properties are bonded to each other, whereby stable operation can be performed as compared with Schottky junction. Thus, the junction leakage can be reduced and the characteristics of the non-linear element can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Kengo Akimoto, Shigeki Komori, Hideki Uochi, Tomoya Futamura, Takahiro Kasahara
  • Patent number: 10541296
    Abstract: A display device for increasing a repair success rate by easily cutting signal lines in a repair process of subpixels and preventing a short circuit of the signal lines is disclosed. The display device includes subpixels positioned on a first substrate, each subpixel including an emission area, in which a light emitting element is disposed, and a circuit area in which a circuit for driving the light emitting element is disposed, and a first power connection line, a sensing connection line, and at least one gate line positioned in the circuit area and connected to the subpixels. A number of stacked layers of a portion of at least one of the first power connection line and the sensing connection line is less than a number of stacked layers of the gate line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Heedong Choi
  • Patent number: 10522063
    Abstract: In a display period, a display device applies a voltage of a level for turning a state of an inspection switching element to an OFF state to a gate electrode of the inspection switching element. Moreover, in a vertical blanking period while a state of a switching element is the OFF state, the display device performs voltage application processing for applying a voltage, which indicates an ON level, or a voltage, which indicates a level between the ON level and an OFF level, to the gate electrode of the switching element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Manabu Tanahara
  • Patent number: 10503030
    Abstract: A pixel structure includes a substrate, a scan line disposed on the substrate, and a common electrode and a data line both disposed on a side of the pixel electrode. The substrate includes a sub pixel, which includes a pixel electrode and an active element. The common electrode includes a first connection segment connecting a first segment and a second segment. The data line includes a second connection segment connecting a first section and a second section. The first segment and the second segment, as well as the first section and the second section, extend in a first direction and are alternately arranged in a second direction. The first direction intersects with the second direction. The first connection segment mutually intersects with the second connection segment. The pixel electrode overlaps with a part of the common electrode and a part of the data line in a perpendicular projection direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wei-Hsun Liu, Kuei-Bai Chen
  • Patent number: 10497721
    Abstract: An array substrate, a manufacturing method and a maintenance method thereof, and a display device. The array substrate includes a base substrate, a signal line layer, a color filter layer, and a common line layer. The signal line layer includes multiple signal lines. The common line layer includes a plurality of first common lines and second common lines. An orthographic projection of each signal line on the base substrate is substantially parallel to an orthographic projection of each second common line on the base substrate. An orthographic projection of each signal line on the base substrate and orthographic projections of the plurality of first common lines on the base substrate have overlapping areas. A via hole penetrates the color filter layer, and an orthographic projection of the via hole on the base substrate at least partially overlaps the overlapping area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., HEFEI XINSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shiju Zhang, Guoquan Liu