Display device having film-chip complex including a film having a connection region along one side
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorGyu-su Lee
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Abstract
A film-chip complex includes a film which includes a connection region along one side, a chip which is mounted on the film, a gate signal line which is disposed on the film, wherein the gate signal line includes a gate lead which is disposed in the connection region and a gate main line which connects the chip with the gate lead and a signal line which is disposed on the film, wherein the signal line includes a signal lead which is disposed in the connection region, a signal main line which extends substantially toward an exterior of the connection region and a signal pad which is connected with the signal main line.
Claims10
A display device comprising:
- a substrate which includes a gate line and a data line, the gate line intersects with and is insulated from the data line;
- a plurality of film-chip complexes which is attached to a first side of the substrate, and the plurality of film-chip complexes drives the gate line;
- a connection circuit substrate which connects at least two film-chip complexes with each other;
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- a data driver which is attached to a second side of the substrate and the data driver drives the data line, a film-chip complex of the plurality of film-chip complexes comprising:
- a film, which includes a first connection region and a second connection region, attached to the substrate;
- a chip which is mounted on the film;
- a gate signal line which is disposed on the film, the gate signal line comprises a gate lead provided in the first connection region and a gate main line which connects the chip with the gate lead;
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- a signal line disposed on the film, the signal line comprises signal leads provided in the first connection region, a signal main line extending toward the first connection region and a signal pad connected with the signal main line, wherein the signal pad is provided in the second connection region and is connected with the connection circuit substrate,
- wherein the connection circuit substrate electrically connects a signal line of respectively connected film-chip complexes of the plurality of film-chip complexes,
- wherein the film-chip complexes comprise a connection film-chip complex which is connected with the connection circuit substrate, and a non-connection film-chip complex which is not directly connected with any connection circuit substrates, and
- wherein the first connection region faces the second connection region with reference to the chip.
A display device comprising:
- a substrate comprising a gate line and a data line;
- a plurality of film-chip complexes attached to a first side of the substrate, the plurality of film-chip complexes driving the gate line;
- a connection circuit substrate connecting at least two film-chip complexes with each other;
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- a data driver attached to a second side of the substrate, the data driver driving the data line,
- wherein the connection circuit substrate electrically connects a signal line of respectively connected film-chip complexes of the plurality of film-chip complexes, and
- wherein the film-chip complexes comprise a connection film-chip complex which is connected with the connection circuit substrate, and a non-connection film-chip complex which is not directly connected with any connection circuit substrates.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.