Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid-crystal display device in which a pixel defect does not occur even when an electrode becomes disconnected. The liquid-crystal display device according to the present invention comprises a liquid crystal layer and a pair of substrates between which the liquid crystal layer is interposed. At least one of the pair of substrates includes an electrode that applies a voltage to the liquid crystal layer. The electrode that applies the voltage to the liquid crystal layer includes two or more linear portions. The substrate comprising the electrode that applies the voltage to the liquid crystal layer, from among the pair of substrates, includes a floating electrode that overlaps at least two of the two or more linear portions via an insulating film.

Abstract: An active device array substrate including a substrate, a plurality of pixels, a plurality of signal lines, and a repairing structure is provided. The substrate has a display region and a periphery region. The pixels are arranged on the display region of the substrate as an array. The signal lines are electrically connected to the pixels and are respectively extended from the display region to the periphery region. The repairing structure is disposed at the periphery region, and which includes a first repairing line, a second repairing line, an electrostatic discharge (ESD) releasing line, and an ESD protector. The first repairing line is intersected with one ends of the signal lines and is electrically floated. The ESD protector is connected between the second repairing line and the ESD releasing line, and the ESD protector is overlapped with and electrically insulated from the first repairing line.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of repairing a display panel and signal lines of the display panel. The method comprises: arranging a repairing line in a different layer with the signal line; arranging a transparent conductive layer above an intersectionally-overlapped area of the repairing line and the signal line, a melting point of the transparent conductive layer is lower than that of the signal line and the repairing line, and using laser beams to melt the transparent conductive layer to connect the signal line and the repairing line when repairing the broken signal line. The present invention arranges an additional transparent conductive layer with a lower melting point on an overlapped area of a repairing line and a signal line and uses the laser beams to melt the transparent conductive layer to connect the repairing line and the signal line, thereby increasing repairing possibility as repairing the signal line.

Abstract: A capacitor unit in a display device includes: a capacitor element having a first capacitor electrode connected to a power line and provided in a GM electrode layer and a second capacitor electrode connected to a line and provided in an SD electrode layer; a backup capacitor element having a first backup capacitor electrode provided in the GM electrode layer and a second backup capacitor electrode connected to the power line and provided in the SD electrode layer; a disconnect-able portion at which a connection between the second capacitor electrode and the line can be disconnected; and a connectable portion at which the first backup capacitor electrode and the line can be connected, and the disconnect-able portion and the connectable portion are arranged at a position in which the disconnect-able portion and the connectable portion overlap in a stacking direction.

Abstract: A display device includes a substrate, a display region having a pixel switch, and a transparent common electrode, a peripheral region having a gate signal line connected to the pixel switch, and a common connection line connected to the transparent common electrode, an insulating layer, a conductive layer, a first semiconductor film disposed between the insulating layer and the conductive layer, and a second semiconductor film disposed between the insulating layer and the conductor layer and separated from the first semiconductor film. The conductor layer is connected to the gate signal line, and the gate signal line is arranged in the display region and the peripheral region. The common connection line is arranged in the peripheral region and is connected to the transparent common electrode in the peripheral region, and the transparent common electrode is arranged in the display region.

Abstract: To prevent an electrostatic damage on a display device formed with a driving circuit. Protective circuits are provided not only at input terminal parts, but also at intermediate parts of a circuit or at the ends of wiring lines. Otherwise, the protective circuits are provided at the ends of the wiring lines and at the places immediately before and after the input terminals, respectively, and then the circuit is interposed therebetween. Further, the protective circuits are provided around a circuit with a large current consumption.

Abstract: A flat display apparatus has a flat display panel; a frame that is installed on a rear face side of the display panel; a cover that covers at least a rear face side of the frame; and a high-voltage power supply that applies high voltage to the display panel. The high-voltage power supply has a plurality of cases, each of which encloses one or more transformers and rectifier circuits, and obtains high voltage by connecting the plurality of cases in series, and the plurality of cases are arranged in a space created between the frame and the cover so as to be disposed on a plane in parallel with a screen of the display panel.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a rescue circuit of display panel and a rescue method thereof. The rescue circuit includes an amplifier, a first conductive line, a second conductive line, and a third conductive line. The amplifier has an input end and an output end. The first conductive line and the second conductive line intersect and are isolated from signal input terminals of the plurality of signal lines. The first conductive line is electrically connected to the input end and the second conductive line is electrically connected through an electrical resistor to the output end. The third conductive line intersects and is isolated from signal distal ends of the signal lines and is electrically connected to the output end. The rescue method includes performing a welding operation and performing a cutting operation. With such a rescue, a broken signal line may effectively overcome the problem of weak line with the electrical resistor connected to the second conductive line.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a detection circuit in the assembly process of an LCD panel. Through the testing pad collection and the switch collection, the signal line of each of the panel units connects to the corresponding testing signal pad of the testing pad collection respectively through the input terminal and the output terminal of the control switch of the switch collection, and the control terminal of the control switch electrically connects to the control signal pad in order to selectively apply an individual testing to one of the panel units. The present invention also provides a manufacturing method for an LCD panel. Accordingly, the present invention can simplify the detection circuit and reduce the load of the detection circuit.

Abstract: A display panel includes; a lower substrate including a display area which includes a pixel and a peripheral area surrounding the display area, the peripheral area including a first peripheral area, a second peripheral area, a third peripheral area and a fourth peripheral area, the lower substrate including; a signal line electrically connected to the pixel, an electrostatic control pattern disposed in the first peripheral area and which provides an electrostatic dissipation path, and a repair line disposed between the display area and the electrostatic control pattern and which is vertically aligned with the signal line, an upper substrate facing the lower substrate and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the lower substrate and the upper substrate.

Abstract: A mother substrate for a display device includes a display cell, a test pad, an electrostatic preventing pattern and a connecting line. The display cell includes a pad and a signal line. The signal line is extended from the pad and is electrically connected to a pixel. The test pad is disposed out of the display cell and is electrically connected to the signal line of the display cell and receives a test signal. The electrostatic preventing pattern electrically connected to the test pad is disposed adjacent to the test pad and includes a plurality of edges. The electrostatic preventing pattern is formed from a metal pattern. The connecting line is extended from the electrostatic preventing pattern and is electrically connected to the pad of the display cell.

Abstract: An LCD device is disclosed. The LCD device includes: a gate line and a gate electrode formed on a substrate; a common line formed in the same layer as the gate line; a gate insulation film entirely formed on the substrate with the gate line; a data line formed on the gate insulation film opposite to the common line and configured to cross with the gate line and to define a pixel region; a source electrode formed to protrude from the data line; a drain electrode separated by a first distance from the source electrode; a passivation film entirely formed on the substrate with the data line; and a pixel electrode formed on the passivation film and connected to the drain electrode. The common line includes first and second common lines separated by a second distance from each other, and a third common line formed within the second distance between the first and second common lines and used as a repair pattern during a repairing process.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes: a first substrate; a second substrate which faces the first substrate; and a liquid crystal which is interposed between the first and second substrates. A plurality of scanning lines and signal lines arranged in a matrix shape, a plurality of switching elements arranged in the vicinities of intersections of the scanning lines and the signal lines in a display area, a plurality of pixel electrodes electrically connected to the switching elements, and a plurality of dummy pixels formed in a non-display area located in the periphery of the display area are formed on the first substrate close to a liquid crystal layer. Each of the plurality of dummy pixels is provided with a plurality of switching elements connected to the scanning line or the signal line, the plurality of switching elements are connected to each other in parallel, and one electrode of each of the switching elements is connected to a wiring to be supplied with a common potential.

Abstract: A display device displays images with a plurality of signal lines and includes spare lines, each being arranged to be connectable to the signal lines so as to be used for recovery of the signal lines from disconnection. Each of the spare lines has constricted sections for cutting. With this arrangement, it is possible to easily and properly recover the signal lines from disconnection.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a liquid crystal display (LCD) and a broken line repairing method. The LCD comprises multiple data lines, a data driven chip connected to the data lines, and a sequence control circuit connected to the data driven chip. The LCD is provided with at least one broken data line; the broken data line is provided with connection points on the end away from the data driven chip; and each connection point is connected and conducted to a vacant channel of the data driven chip and simultaneously transmits data information of the broken data line to the corresponding vacant channel to be output. The method can drive the data lines on both sides of the breakpoint and does not require an additional OP buffer. A repairing line need not to be reserved on PCBA; and one broken line only has one welding spot, which decreases the production procedure, increases the yield rate of TFT-LCD, and reduces the material and production cost.

Abstract: A display panel is disclosed, which includes a substrate, a shift register array, plural scan lines, a compensating circuit, a first repair line, and a second repair line. The shift register array having plural shift registers is disposed on a non-display area of the substrate. The scan lines connect to the shift registers respectively to drive plural display units. The first repair line and the second repair line are connected to the compensating circuit and bridged over two ends of each scan line in the non-display area, respectively.

Abstract: Each of spare lines (EL1 through ELn) is provided, for a corresponding one of source lines (SL1 through SLn), at one end of a pixel (PIX) on the side facing a source line SL of the pixel (PIX). A source line (SLi) and a spare line (ELi) are connected via a connection line (61). This makes it possible to realize a display panel in which a data signal line and a corresponding spare line are unlikely to have a breaking that causes their electrical connections not to be kept up to their ends, in an arrangement in which spare lines are provided for respective data signal lines.

Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device and methods for repairing defects in the same. The liquid crystal display includes a display driver, an active area of the display panel, and a first signal line. The first signal line, connected to the display driver and the active area, has a defect. A repair line is disposed above the first signal line between the display driver and the active area, wherein the repair line and the first signal line have at least two overlaps without electrical connection there between. The repair line is continuous between two overlaps which are located at the two sides of the defect. Then the repair line and the first signal line are shorted at the two overlaps. And the first signal line is cut at the locations between the defect and the two overlaps.

Abstract: A flat display panel is provided. The flat display panel includes a substrate, a first driving line, a second driving line, and an ESD protection circuit. The ESD protection circuit includes a first crossing line, a second crossing line, and a first ESD protection device. The first crossing line crosses over the first driving line in a first crossing place. The second crossing line crosses over the second driving line in a second crossing place. The first ESD protection device is electrically connected to the first crossing line and to the second crossing line. Therefore, the flat display panel can avoid current leakage occurring when the first crossing place or the second crossing place is damaged.

Abstract: Provided are an active matrix substrate including plural pixel electrodes in a pixel region and a liquid crystal display device (pixel division mode) using the same. Proposed is a configuration of the liquid crystal display device of the capacitor-coupled pixel division mode which hardly causes reduction in display quality due to image-sticking of sub-pixels.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel including an active device matrix substrate, an opposite substrate, and a liquid crystal layer is provided. The active device matrix substrate includes a first substrate, an active device array, a padding device, first connecting electrodes, and shielding electrodes. The padding device is disposed on active devices and data lines of the active device array. The first connecting electrodes are located above the active devices and electrically connected to the active devices. The shielding electrodes are located above the data lines and electrically connected to a common voltage. The opposite substrate includes a second substrate, first electrodes, an insulating layer, second electrodes having slits and opposite to the first electrodes, spacers corresponding to the active devices, and second connecting electrodes covering the spacers to directly contact with the first connecting electrodes and electrically connected to the first electrodes or the second electrodes.

Abstract: This present invention discloses a pixel array substrate including a substrate, a plurality of scan lines, a plurality of data lines, a plurality of active elements, a plurality of pixel electrodes, a plurality of first patterned floating lines, and a plurality of first patterned connecting wires. A plurality of pixel fields are formed by the cross scan lines and data lines, and each active element is electrically connected with the corresponding scan line, data line and pixel electrode. Each first patterned floating line is overlapped with some data lines. Each first patterned connecting wire is disposed across some scan lines, and disposed overlapped the first patterned floating lines disposed on the two sides of the scan line.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel having a plurality of pixels; a detector included in an interior of the liquid crystal display panel for detecting a variance of a kickback voltage; and a compensation common voltage generator reflects the variance of the kickback voltage detected by the detector and controls a common voltage to be supplied to the liquid crystal display panel. The detector includes at least one or more detection pixels, and the detection pixels are electrically connected to a gate line arranged in the liquid crystal display panel and to a detection line which is arranged neighboring to the data line disposed close to the edge of the liquid crystal display panel.

Abstract: Array substrates for liquid crystal display (LCD) devices are formed on a substrate with first and second gate lines crossing a data line to define first and second pixel regions. A thin film transistor includes a source electrode and a drain electrode. A metal pattern overlaps a common line and makes up a portion of the drain electrode. A passivation layer is disposed on the source and drain electrodes and on the metal pattern. A first pixel electrode is connected to the metal pattern and a common electrode is connected to the common line. Various repair patterns are formed to define one or more repairing portions that enable connection of the drain electrode or metal pattern to a second pixel electrode of the second pixel region if the cut line is cut in the event the first pixel electrode fails to display an image.

Abstract: In a display device having a plurality of scan signal line driving circuits, its display quality is improved. The display device comprises a plurality of scan signal lines, a plurality of image signal lines, and a plurality of scan signal line driving circuits for generating scan signals for driving the scan signal lines. Each of the scan signal line driving circuit internally generates a driving signal having the waveform of such potential variation that the potential decreases with a slope from a high potential to an intermediate potential between the high potential and a low potential. Each of the scan signal line driving circuits further includes a signal wiring for connecting the scan signal line driving circuits to one another and applying the driving signal.

Abstract: A display device and a repairing method for the same are disclosed. The display device includes a substrate, a pixel array, at least one gate driver unit, at least one source driver unit, a first repair line, a second repair line, a first dummy line, and a second dummy line. The first repair line is disposed between the pixel array and the source driver unit. The second repair line is disposed opposite to the first repair line on the pixel array. The first dummy line and the second dummy line are respectively disposed at two sides of the pixel array and crossing the gate lines, the first repair line, and the second repair line. A signal transmission is not required to go around the outmost periphery of the gate driver unit in a repairing process. As a result, the signal attenuation can be decreased effectively.

Abstract: Retention capacitor upper electrodes and wires are provided facing a retention capacitor line across an insulating film so as to form a retention capacitor. The retention capacitor line includes a slit penetrating the retention capacitor line in a direction perpendicular to a substrate. The slit is formed so as to overlap regions facing regions in which both wires are formed. This allows for provision of an active matrix substrate capable of repairing defects so that they are less visible, without decreasing an aperture ratio of each pixel.

Abstract: The present invention provides a pixel structure of a display panel and a method for manufacturing the same. The method comprises the following steps: forming a first transistor and a second transistor on a substrate, wherein the first transistor is connected between the second transistor and a data line, wherein the second transistor is connected to a first gate line and a second gate line; and forming a pixel electrode, wherein the pixel electrode is connected to the first transistor. The present invention can improve a deformation problem of signal waveforms due to delay.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device and a method of repairing bad pixels thereof, in which the bad pixels can be efficiently and easily repaired, includes a first insulating substrate, a gate wiring and a storage wiring arranged substantially parallel to each other in a first direction on the first insulating substrate, a data wiring intersecting the gate and storage wirings in an insulated manner and arranged substantially in a second direction, and a pixel electrode formed on a pixel area defined by the gate and data wirings. The storage wiring includes a horizontal portion arranged substantially in the first direction and at least a part of which does not overlap the pixel electrode, and a vertical portion branching off substantially in the second direction from the horizontal portion and overlapping the data wiring.

Abstract: An electronic device having a liquid crystal shutter is disclosed. A liquid crystal shutter is provided in an area formed by expanding a liquid crystal display. The liquid crystal shutter includes a rear polarizer, a rear glass substrate, a segmented electrode, a liquid crystal, a counter electrode, a front glass substrate, a shutter aperture, and a front polarizer. A camera module is disposed behind the rear polarizer. A voltage applied to the segmented electrode can be controlled to visually expose or hide the lens of the camera module from a shutter aperture.

Abstract: A shorting bar assembly is disclosed. The shorting bar assembly comprises signal lines and shorting bars. Each of the signal lines has one end connected to a wiring in a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel via a pad and the other end connected to one of the shorting bars. Each of the signal lines has a width smaller than that of the wiring and has a bent section. A liquid crystal display (LCD) panel comprising the shorting bar assembly and an LCD comprising the LCD panel are also disclosed. According to the shorting bar assembly, the LCD panel and the LCD of the present disclosure, both the width and the area of the signal lines for connecting the short bars with the wirings in the LCD panel are reduced, so the production efficiency of LCD panels can be improved and the production cost can be lowered.

Abstract: A display device includes a substrate, a display region having a pixel switch, a pixel electrode which is connected to the pixel switch, and a transparent common electrode formed over the substrate, a peripheral region having a gate signal line which is connected to the pixel switch, and a common connection line which is connected to the transparent common electrode, an insulating layer which is disposed on the gate signal line and the common connection line, a conductive layer which is disposed on the insulating layer and crosses the gate signal line and crosses the common connection line in the peripheral region, a first semiconductor film which is disposed between the insulating layer and the conductive layer, and a second semiconductor film which is disposed between the insulating layer and the conductive layer and is separated from the first semiconductor film.

Abstract: A repair method for an array substrate of a liquid crystal display device includes, providing an array substrate for a liquid crystal display device, detecting a line defect of a signal transmitting wire and locating the line defect, performing a removal process to remove a shielding layer covering two ends of the line defect and the shielding layer extending to a common line adjacent to the line defect, performing a deposition process to deposit a connecting metal layer the region where the shielding layer is removed, and performing a cutting process to cut outer ends of the common line adjacent to the line defect to form a common line section. The signal transmitting wire forms an electrical circuit with the common line section.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display uses a pixel division method by which the size of a defect can be reduced much more than conventionally possible, and a defect correcting method for the liquid crystal display. The liquid crystal display is provided with an active matrix array substrate including a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of source lines arranged on a transparent substrate to intersect with each other, and a plurality of pixel electrodes arranged in a matrix, each pixel electrode including an assembly of a plurality of sub-pixel electrodes, separate TFTs respectively connected to the sub-pixel electrodes in the vicinity of an intersection portion of the gate line and the source line, the TFTs being driven by the common gate line and the common source line, and at least one opening portion being formed in a lower-layer side line placed in a lower layer at the intersection portion.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel and the method for manufacturing the same. A transparent electrode layer serving as a pixel electrode is laid out and simultaneously, a transparent electrode layer is laid out on top of a thin-film transistor (TFT) acting as a shift register. The transparent electrode layer can mask the influence of the common voltage of the common voltage electrode layer on the TFT. Therefore, the shift in the I-V characteristics of the TFT can be prevented due to the common voltage of the common voltage electrode layer. In this way, not only power consumption of the TFT in operation can be reduced to increase the life span of the TFT, but also power chips can be prevented from malfunctioning due to an overabundant flow of electric current which causes display abnormality.

Abstract: An array substrate of a LCD and a method for repairing a broken line thereof are provided. The array substrate comprises pixel regions defined by the gate lines and the data lines, and each of the pixel regions comprises a thin film transistor and a pixel electrode. At least two overlapping strips are formed between two adjacent pixel regions, one end of the overlapping strip overlap the pixel electrode within one the pixel regions, the other end thereof overlaps the pixel electrode within the other pixel regions, and the central portion thereof overlaps the gate line and/or the data line. The repairing method comprises connecting two parts of the broken gate line and/or data line on both sides of the breaking point again through the overlapping strip and the pixel electrode, and disabling the TFT corresponding to the pixel electrode by laser cutting.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display panel and a method for testing the same. The liquid crystal display panel includes at least one testing signal supply line having first and second horizontal portions spaced from each other for applying a testing signal to the liquid crystal display panel, first and second electrolytic corrosion blocking patterns connected to ends of the first and second horizontal lines respectively on a substrate and isolated from each other for prevention of transmission of the electrolytic corrosion from the first horizontal portion to the second horizontal portion, and a connection pattern formed of a material resistant to the electrolytic corrosion for connecting the first horizontal portion to the second horizontal portion, electrically.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD), an array substrate of the LCD and a method for repairing a broken line are disclosed. According to the present disclosure, a detection line and a repairing line are disposed on an array substrate of the LCD, the detection line is connected to a non-defective scan line and the repairing line is connected to a broken line; and when a scan signal is detected by the repairing IC via the detection line, a repairing signal is outputted at an appropriate time to repair the broken line via the repairing line. With this arrangement of the LCD and the method for repairing a broken line of the present disclosure, broken scan lines that are detected in the LCD after the cell process can still be repaired. This reduces the reject ratio, avoids unnecessary waste and lowers the manufacturing cost.

Abstract: Electrical conductor patterns (20) are provided so as to face respective source lines (SL). In each of the electrical conductor patterns (20), a plurality of electrical conductor islands (21) line up. With a source line (SL) being broken at points P1 and P2, an electrical conductor island (21-j) is connected via point Q1a and Q1b, and an electrical conductor island (21j) is connected via points Q2a and Q2b, by carrying out laser welding. This realizes a display panel including spare lines for respective data signal lines, in which display panel it is possible to increase a probability that a supply failure of a data signal can be avoided, even in a case where a data signal line is broken.

Abstract: An active array substrate for a flat panel display is disclosed. The active array substrate includes a substrate, a plurality of first conductive lines, a plurality of second conductive lines, a plurality of first repair lines, a plurality of second repair lines, a plurality of third repair lines. The substrate has a display area. The first repair lines cross and are electrically separated from the second conductive lines. The second repair lines cross and are electrically separated from the second conductive lines. Each of the third repair lines is in electrical connection respectively with one of the first repair lines and one of the second repair lines. The second conductive lines are divided into a plurality of second conductive line groups and each of the second conductive line groups respectively corresponds to one of the third repair lines.

Abstract: Disclosed are a display device and a driving method thereof. The display device includes: a display panel including a plurality of pixels, a plurality of gate lines, and a plurality of data lines; a first gate driver and a second gate driver which each transmit a gate signal to the gate lines and are at edge regions of the display panel; and a data driver which transmit data voltages to the data lines. The pixels include a plurality of first color pixels which display a first color and are connected to the first gate driver, a plurality of second color pixels which display a second color and are connected to the second gate driver, and a plurality of third color pixels which display a third color and comprise at least a pixel connected to the first gate driver and at least a pixel connected to the second gate driver.

Abstract: A display panel having a repair structure utilizes floating repair lines integrated into the display panel. Each of the floating repair lines bridges across each of any two adjacent pixels so as to be used for the repair of open lines on scan lines, data lines and common lines in the display panel as required. The display panel of the present invention having a repair structure integrates each of the floating repair lines between each of any two adjacent pixels so as to form new substitutional signal transmission routes of various types of open lines. The substitutional signal transmission route is able to reduce the resistive-capacitive delay of the repaired display panel and the impedance of repaired lines, and avoid signal decay and distortion.

Abstract: There is provided a condensing film for an LCD backlight unit. The condensing film includes a base member unit; a condenser unit disposed in an upper surface of the base member unit and having unit lens groups sequentially arranged thereon, each of the unit lens group being composed of a combination of at least two lenses that are different in shape; and a reflector unit disposed in a lower surface of the base member unit and composed of an opening through which light passes and a reflective surface from which the light reflects. The condensing film configured thus may be useful to solve the problems regarding the viewing angle and the uniformity in brightness of a screen since the condensing film has a more moderate distribution of emitted light than the conventional condensing films.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device and its fabricating method are discussed. According to an embodiment, the liquid crystal display at least one signal line disposed in a display area and extending to a non-display area located outside the display area, a common line crossing the signal line in the non-display area, at least one static electricity preventing element connected between the common line and the signal line in the non-display area, and at least one static electricity preventing auxiliary electrode projected towards the signal line from the static electricity preventing element in the non-display area.

Abstract: A TFT (5) includes: a gate electrode (12a); a first semiconductor portion (14a) that overlaps the gate electrode (12a) having the gate insulating film (13) interposed therebetween; a source electrode (15a) and a drain electrode (15b) that overlap the gate electrode (12a) having the gate insulating film (13) and the first semiconductor portion (14a) interposed therebetween; a second semiconductor portion (14b) that overlaps the gate electrode (12a) between the gate insulating film (13) and the source electrode (15a); and a conductive portion (15c) that overlaps the gate electrode (12a) having the gate insulating film (13) and the second semiconductor portion (14b) interposed therebetween. The TFT (5) brings the source line (15a) and the pixel electrode (17) into conduction by a switching element that includes short-circuit portion at the source electrode (15a) and the drain electrode (15b), the second semiconductor portion (14b) and the conductive portion (15c).

Abstract: There is provided a method for correcting a defect of a first wiring of a plurality of wirings in a display device, the display device including: a plurality of wirings extending in parallel to one another in a same layer in one gap region sandwiched between two adjacent picture element electrodes; and an upper insulating layer provided to cover the plurality of wirings, the method including the steps of: boring a first through hole and a second through hole in the upper insulating layer in a first portion and a second portion located to sandwich a break area that is the defect, respectively; and forming a repairing conductive film so as to electrically connect a portion of the first wiring exposed in the first through hole and a portion of the first wiring exposed in the second through hole.

Abstract: An active device array substrate including a first patterned conductive layer, a dielectric layer, a second patterned conductive layer, a passivation layer and pixel electrodes is provided. The first patterned conductive layer includes scan lines, common lines, gates and strip floating shielding patterns. The dielectric layer covering the first patterned conductive layer has first contact holes which expose a portion of the common lines, respectively. The second patterned conductive layer includes data lines, sources, drains and strip capacitance electrodes. Each strip capacitance electrode is electrically connected to one of the common lines through one of the first contact holes. A gap is formed between each data line and one strip capacitance electrode, and the strip floating shielding patterns are disposed under the data lines, the gap and the strip capacitance electrodes. Each pixel electrode is electrically connected to one of the drains through one of the second contact holes.

Abstract: One aspect of the present disclosure relates to a common repair structure for repairing scanning and/or data line defects in a liquid crystal display panel. In one embodiment, the common repair structure includes a plurality of “H” shaped structures, where each “H” shaped structure is placed over a corresponding segment of two neighboring scanning lines located between and associated with two neighboring pixels along the second direction or a corresponding segment of two neighboring data lines located between and associated with two neighboring pixels along the first direction.

Abstract: A repairing structure of an LCD is provided, which includes at least a first conductive layer, an insulating layer located on the first conductive layer, at least a second conductive layer located on the insulating layer, and an opening located on the first conductive layer in a crossing region where the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer are overlapped. A repairing method of the repairing structure is further provided.

Abstract: A display panel including a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer. The first substrate comprises a display region and a peripheral circuit region adjacent to the display region, and the first substrate includes a pixel array, a plurality of test shorting bars, and a plurality of wires. The pixel array is disposed in the display region. The test shorting bars are disposed in the peripheral circuit region. The wires are disposed in the peripheral circuit region and electrically connected with the pixel array. Moreover, at least one wire and one of the test shorting bars respectively share a part for connecting with each other and forming a common trace. Additionally, the second substrate is disposed opposite to the first substrate. The liquid crystal layer is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate.