Display device comprising plurality of light emitting elements overlapping with contact electrodes

A method for repairing a display device, the display device including a plurality of inorganic light emitting elements arranged in a matrix, an insulator arranged around the plurality of inorganic light emitting elements, and a counter cathode electrode covering upper surfaces of the plurality of inorganic light emitting elements, the method comprising steps of:

• detecting a defective inorganic light emitting element as the inorganic light emitting element having a defect;
• removing a portion of the counter cathode electrode over the defective inorganic light emitting element and a portion of the insulator around the defective inorganic light emitting element while the defective inorganic light emitting element remains without being removed by irradiating the insulator around the defective inorganic light emitting element with irradiation light;
• removing the defective inorganic light emitting element after the portion of the insulator therearound has been removed;
• mounting an inorganic light emitting element in a space from which the defective inorganic light emitting element is removed in the display device, and
• connecting an electrode on an upper surface of the inorganic light emitting element mounted on the space and the counter cathode electrode around the inorganic light emitting element by an alternative conductor.