Display device
AssigneeSharp Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsTakao Saitoh, Masahiko Miwa, Masaki Yamanaka, Yi Sun, Yohsuke Kanzaki, Seiji Kaneko
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Abstract
A TEG near the perimeter of a frame region is away from a TFT, which is disposed in a display region and is actually used for screen display. Hence, the characteristics of the TEG can change in a manner different from that in the characteristics of the TFT within the display region. Accordingly, provided is a display device that includes a TEG pattern disposed between the display region and a trench, and includes a dummy pixel circuit disposed between the display region and a barrier wall. The TEG pattern is outside the display region and is adjacent to at least the dummy pixel circuit.
Claims16
A display device comprising:
- a substrate;
- a stack of a flattening film, a first electrode, an edge cover, and a second electrode, the stack being disposed on the substrate;
- a sealing layer disposed on the second electrode, the sealing layer including a first insulating sealing film, an organic film, and a second insulating sealing film;
- a display region;
- and
- a frame region surrounding the display region,
- wherein the display region includes a pixel circuit including a plurality of transistors,
- the frame region includes
- a trench disposed in the flattening film so as to surround the display region,
- a first conductive film electrically connected to the second electrode in the trench, the first conductive film being made of a material identical to a material of the first electrode, the first conductive film being disposed in a layer identical to a layer where the first electrode is disposed,
- a barrier wall defining an end of the organic film so as to surround an outside of the trench,
- a TEG pattern disposed between the display region and the trench, and
- a dummy pixel circuit disposed between the display region and the barrier wall, the dummy pixel circuit having a configuration identical to a configuration of the pixel circuit, the dummy pixel circuit including a transistor, and
- the TEG pattern is adjacent to at least the dummy pixel circuit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.