Display Panel Grading Wiring Design for Capacitance Control

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Solution Overview

Problem

As display panels increase in size and resolution, the increased width and number of signal lines lead to elevated cross-over capacitance, causing operation temperature rises and delayed output signals, posing a challenge for practitioners to inhibit capacitance growth without compromising circuit layout space.

Innovation Solution

The display panel design incorporates a grading wiring structure with different widths for signal lines, where a first portion overlapped with other signal lines has a first width, and a second portion not overlapped has a third width larger than the first, effectively inhibiting cross-over capacitance and maintaining good gate driving circuit performance.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If the width and number of signal lines are increased to reduce resistance and maintain scan frequency, then the resistance decreases and charging capability improves, but the cross-over capacitance between signal lines increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecharging capabilityVSAvoidcross-over capacitance
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by varying the width of first signal lines at different locations. Specifically, in regions where first signal lines overlap with second signal lines (forming cross-overs), the first signal lines are designed with a first width. In non-overlapping regions, the same first signal lines are designed with a second width that is larger than the first width. This local differentiation reduces cross-over capacitance in overlapping regions while maintaining sufficient signal transmission capability in non-overlapping regions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Area of stationary object

If the cross-over capacitance between signal lines is increased, then the circuit layout space is reduced, but the operation temperature rises and output signal is delayed

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecircuit layout spaceVSAvoidoperation temperature
Core Design Contradiction:
Area of stationary objectVSTemperature

Solution Approach 1:

The patent reduces cross-over capacitance by implementing different width designs for first signal lines in overlapping versus non-overlapping regions. By minimizing the width in overlapping regions, the cross-over capacitance is reduced, which prevents excessive operation temperature rise and signal delay. Meanwhile, the overall circuit layout space is optimized by allowing larger widths in non-overlapping regions where space is more available.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

3Reliability

If the width of first signal lines is uniformly increased to reduce resistance, then the resistance decreases, but the cross-over capacitance increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesignal transmissionVSAvoidcross-over capacitance
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

Instead of uniformly increasing the width of first signal lines, the patent implements a localized width adjustment strategy. The width is increased only in non-overlapping regions where it contributes to reducing resistance without increasing cross-over capacitance. In overlapping regions, the width is kept at a smaller value to minimize cross-over capacitance. This local differentiation resolves the contradiction between reducing resistance and minimizing cross-over capacitance.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentUS10784288B2Display panel having a grading wiring design
Publication Date: 2020.09.22 AU OPTRONICS CORP
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AI summary

A display panel has a display region, an external circuit region located at an edge of the display panel, and a first and second wiring regions. The first wiring region is located between the second wiring region and the external circuit region. The display panel includes a pixel array, gate driving circuit groups disposed between the second wiring region and the display region, first signal line groups extended from the external circuit region to the first and second wiring region, and second signal line groups extended from the second wiring region and connected to the corresponding gate driving circuit groups. In the second wiring region, a first portion of the first signal line groups overlapped with the second signal line groups has a first width, and a second portion thereof not overlapped with the second signal line groups has a third width which is larger than the first width.