Display Test Pad Routing for Uniform Lighting Inspection Signals

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Solution Overview

Problem

In related-art display apparatuses, inaccurate lighting inspection results occur due to different electrical signals being transmitted to display elements when the test pad is connected to only one end of a line connected to a plurality of test transistors, leading to unreliable defect detection during the manufacturing process.

Innovation Solution

The display apparatus is designed with a substrate featuring a first area, a second area, and a bending area, including a first line connected through connection lines to a test pad, with test transistors connected to a specific portion of the line, and the second line spaced apart in a different direction, ensuring balanced signal transmission for accurate inspection.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Device complexity

If the test pad is connected to only one end of a line connected to test transistors, then the device complexity is reduced, but the measurement precision of lighting inspection becomes inaccurate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveconnection structure complexityVSAvoidlighting inspection accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent divides the connection structure into multiple segments: a first line extending in a first direction, a second line extending in a second direction, and connection lines connecting them. The test transistors are connected to the first line, while the test pad is connected to the second line through the connection lines. This segmentation allows the signal to be transmitted uniformly to all test transistors through the distributed connection structure, resolving the contradiction between structural simplicity and inspection accuracy.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces a dimensional change by extending the connection structure from a single-line configuration to a two-dimensional grid-like arrangement. The first line and second line extend in different directions (first direction and second direction respectively), creating a spatial distribution that ensures uniform signal transmission to all test transistors, thereby improving measurement precision without significantly increasing overall device complexity.

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

2Ease of manufacture

If the test pad is connected to only one end of the line, then the ease of manufacture is improved, but the reliability of defect detection deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveassembly simplicityVSAvoiddefect detection reliability
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The connection structure is segmented into multiple functional parts: the first line for transistor connections, the second line for test pad connections, and the connection lines as intermediaries. This segmentation maintains ease of manufacture by allowing modular assembly while ensuring reliable defect detection through uniform signal distribution to all test transistors via the distributed connection architecture.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The connection lines serve as intermediary elements between the first line (connected to test transistors) and the second line (connected to test pad). These intermediaries ensure that electrical signals are transmitted uniformly and reliably to all test transistors, improving defect detection reliability while maintaining manufacturing simplicity through standardized connection structures.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Device complexity

If a single-line connection is used for test transistors, then the device complexity is minimized, but the homogeneity of electrical signal transmission becomes non-uniform

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveconnection structure complexityVSAvoidsignal transmission uniformity
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent transitions from a one-dimensional single-line connection to a two-dimensional distributed connection structure. The first line extends in a first direction with test transistors connected along its length, while the second line extends in a second direction connected to the test pad. This dimensional expansion ensures uniform electrical signal transmission to all test transistors by distributing the signal path, achieving homogeneity without excessive complexity.

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

Solution Approach 2:

The connection structure implements local quality by providing different connection characteristics at different locations. The first line provides local connections to test transistors at various positions along the first direction, while the second line provides the terminal connection to the test pad along the second direction. This localized optimization ensures uniform signal transmission to all transistors while maintaining overall structural efficiency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentUS20260047287A1Display apparatus and electronic device having the same
Publication Date: 2026.02.12 SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO LTD
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AI summary

A display apparatus includes a substrate including a first area, a second area, and a bending area between the first area and the second area; a plurality of test transistors on the second area; a first line extending in a first direction; a second line connected to the first line through a first connection line and a second connection line; and a test pad connected to the second line, wherein the first line includes a first-1 portion connected to the first connection line, a first-2 portion connected to the second connection line, and a first-3 portion between the first-1 portion and the first-2 portion, and wherein the plurality of test transistors are connected to the first-3 portion.