Display Panel Bezel Wiring Layout for Narrow 8K Sealant Curing

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Solution Overview

Problem

8K display products face challenges with narrow bezels and high requirements for aperture ratio and conductivity, leading to incomplete sealant curing and uneven brightness due to conventional gate drive circuit wiring designs that are not suitable for small-sized products with limited space and high via hole requirements.

Innovation Solution

The display panel design includes a bezel region with first and second wires arranged side by side, connected via first and second via holes, and a transparent conductive block, allowing for efficient space utilization in the second direction, reducing space in the first direction, and ensuring adequate aperture ratios for complete sealant curing.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Length of stationary object

If sealant is placed directly on buslines of gate drive circuits to save space, then the bezel width is reduced, but the aperture ratio becomes insufficient causing incomplete sealant curing and mura

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebezel widthVSAvoidsealant curing completeness
Core Design Contradiction:
Length of stationary objectVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the wiring arrangement from conventional horizontal layout to a layout that充分利用 the second direction (vertical direction in bezel region). First wires and second wires are arranged side by side along the second direction, with via holes distributed in both first and second directions. This dimensional optimization allows adequate aperture ratio while maintaining narrow bezel width.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

2Manufacturing precision

If conventional wiring design with sufficient vertical space is used, then the aperture ratio is adequate for sealant curing, but the space in horizontal direction is wasted and it is not suitable for 8K products with small sizes

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesealant curing completenessVSAvoidspace utilization in bezel region
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSArea of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent optimizes the wiring layout to fully utilize the second direction (vertical direction) by arranging first wires and second wires side by side, and distributing via holes in both first and second directions. This allows adequate aperture ratio while minimizing horizontal space occupation, making it suitable for narrow bezel 8K displays.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the arrangement parameters of wires and via holes. First wires extend along first direction and are arranged side by side along second direction. Second wires similarly extend along first direction and are arranged side by side along second direction. Via holes are distributed in both directions to ensure adequate aperture ratio and conductivity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Reliability

If the number of via holes is reduced to simplify manufacturing, then the conductivity requirement is not met, but increasing via holes complicates the structure

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveconductivityVSAvoidvia hole arrangement complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the connection path into multiple via holes distributed in both first and second directions. First via holes connect first wires to transparent conductive block, and second via holes connect second wires to transparent conductive block. This segmentation ensures adequate conductivity while maintaining manageable structural complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS11874575B2Display panel having first and second wires extended and arranged in the same direction in the bezel region
Publication Date: 2024.01.16 SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICON DISPLAY TECH CO LTD
  • US11874575B2 patent drawing
  • US11874575B2 patent drawing
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AI summary

A display panel is provided. At least two first wires in a second direction are electrically connected to each other and at least two second wires in the second direction are electrically connected to each other. The space in the second direction is fully used to arrange the first wires and the second wires to ensure the number of first via holes disposed corresponding to the first wires and the number of second via holes disposed corresponding to the second wire, thereby ensuring the connectivity of a transparent conductive block that bridges the first wires and the second wires through the first via holes and the second via holes.