Liquid crystal display capable of being repaired for defects in data lines and method for repairing the same

A method for repairing a liquid crystal display with defects in data lines, the liquid crystal display comprising:

• a plurality of scan lines and a plurality of data lines, the scan lines intersecting the data lines so as to define a plurality of pixel regions, each of the pixel regions being defined by a pair of the scan lines and a pair of the data lines;
• a plurality of first storage capacitors and a plurality of second storage capacitors, each of the first storage capacitors being disposed within one of the pixel regions, each of the first storage capacitors including a first common electrode, each of the second storage capacitors including a second common electrode;
• and
• a plurality of first ring-type conductors and a plurality of second ring-type conductors, each of the first ring-type conductors and each of the second ring-type conductors being disposed between two adjacent scan lines of the scan lines, wherein each of the first ring-type conductors is coupled to the first common electrode of two corresponding adjacent pixel regions of the pixel regions, and insulatingly intersects corresponding data lines at a first intersection and a second intersection in perpendicular substantially, each of the second ring-type conductors is coupled to the second common electrode of two corresponding adjacent pixel regions of the pixel regions, and insulatingly intersects corresponding data lines at a third intersection and a fourth intersection in perpendicular substantially;
• the method comprising the steps of:
• when one of the data lines has a defect, selecting the first ring-type conductor that surrounds the defect;
• coupling the first ring-type conductor that surrounds the defect to the data line at the first and second intersections corresponding to the data line and the first ring-type conductor that surrounds the defect;
• and
• isolating a portion, between the first and second intersections corresponding to the data line and the first ring-type conductor that surrounds the defect, of the first ring-type conductor that surrounds the defect from the other portion thereof, the first ring-type conductors other than the first ring-type conductor that surrounds the defect, and the second ring-type conductors.

A method of repairing a liquid crystal display with defects in storage capacitors, the liquid crystal display comprising:

• a plurality of scan lines and a plurality of data lines, the scan lines intersecting the data lines in perpendicular substantially so as to define a plurality of pixel regions, each of the pixel regions being defined by a pair of the scan lines and a pair of the data lines;
• a plurality of first storage capacitors and a plurality of second storage capacitors, each of the first storage capacitors being disposed within one of the pixel regions, each of the first storage capacitors including a first common electrode, each of the second storage capacitors including a second common electrode;
• and
• a plurality of first ring-type conductors and a plurality of second ring-type conductors, each of the first ring-type conductors and each of the second ring-type conductors being disposed between two adjacent scan lines of the scan lines, wherein each of the first ring-type conductors is coupled to the first common electrode of two corresponding adjacent pixel regions of the pixel regions, and insulatingly intersects corresponding data lines at a first intersection and a second intersection in perpendicular substantially, each of the second ring-type conductors is coupled to the second common electrode of two corresponding adjacent pixel regions of the pixel regions, and insulatingly intersects corresponding data lines at a third intersection and a fourth intersection in perpendicular substantially;
• the method comprising the step of:
• when one of the first storage capacitor has a defect, isolating the first common electrode of the first storage capacitor that has the defect from the first ring-type conductors and the second ring-type conductors.