DISPLAY DEVICE, ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF

• US 20190033647A1
• Filed: 09/21/2017
• Published: 01/31/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. (TCL Technology Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. (TCL Technology Group Corp.)
• Inventors: YANG, Chengao
• Granted Patent: US 10,459,298 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133345 Insulating layers G02F1/1335, G02F1/1337, G02F1/135, G02F1/136 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/13439 characterised by their electrical, optical, physical properties; materials therefor; method of making
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/13454 Drivers integrated on the active matrix substrate G02F1/136277 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/136286 Wiring, e.g. gate line, drain line
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/136295 Materials; Compositions; Manufacture processes
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 27/124 with a particular composition, shape or layout of the wiring layers specially adapted to the circuit arrangement, e.g. scanning lines in LCD pixel circuits wiring structures per se H01L23/52
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 27/1244 for preventing breakage, peeling or short circuiting
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 27/1248 with a particular composition or shape of the interlayer dielectric specially adapted to the circuit arrangement
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 27/1262 with a particular formation, treatment or coating of the substrate

Abstract

A display device, array substrate and manufacturing method thereof are provided. The array substrate includes an active area and a non-active area, and the active area includes a plurality of scan lines and a plurality of data lines intersecting with the plurality of scan lines, and a plurality of pixel units formed by the intersecting plurality of scan lines and plurality of data lines; the non-active area includes a driving circuit providing scan signals to the scan lines, and the driving circuit is located along an extension direction of the data lines so as to reduce area size of the non-active area along an extension direction of the scan lines to achieve narrowing border size. As such, the ultra-narrow border for display device is achieved.

Claims

1. An array substrate, comprising:

an active area and a non-active area, wherein the active area being disposed with a plurality of scan lines and a plurality of data lines intersecting with the plurality of scan lines, and a plurality of pixel units formed by the intersecting plurality of scan lines and plurality of data lines;

the non-active area being disposed with a driving circuit providing scan signals to the scan lines, wherein the driving circuit being disposed along an extension direction of the data lines so as to reduce area size of the non-active area along an extension direction of the scan lines to achieve narrowing border size.

2. The array substrate as claimed in claim 1, wherein the array substrate further comprises a plurality of first connection lines, for connecting the driving circuit and the scan lines.

3. The array substrate as claimed in claim 2, wherein the first connection lines and the scan lines are disposed at the same layer, and the first connection lines and the data lines are disposed in parallel;

the array substrate further comprises second connection lines, and the second connection lines are dispose above the scan lines and the first connection lines;

each first connection line is electrically connected to a pre-set scan line;

except the scan line farthest away from the driving circuit, the other scan lines are broken at the crossing with the first connection lines not connected to the scan lines themselves, and the two ends of the broken scan lines are connected by the second connection lines.

4. The array substrate as claimed in claim 3, wherein the data lines are disposed above the scan lines and the first connection lines;

the first connection lines have projections overlap projections of the date lines.

5. The array substrate as claimed in claim 4, wherein the second connection lines are disposed above the data lines.

6. The array substrate as claimed in claim 1, wherein the array substrate further comprises:

a first insulation layer, disposed between the scan lines and first connection lines and the data lines;

a second insulation layer, disposed between the data lines and the second connection lines, and the second insulation layer being disposed with vias;

the vias penetrating the second insulation layer and the first insulation layer to expose the two ends, the second connection lines being electrically connected to the two ends through the vias;

a third insulation layer, disposed above the second connection lines; and

a pixel electrode, disposed above the third insulation layer.

7. A manufacturing method of array substrate, wherein the array substrate comprising an active area and a non-active area, and the manufacturing method comprising:

disposing in the active area with a plurality of scan lines and a plurality of data lines intersecting with the plurality of scan lines, and a plurality of pixel units formed by the intersecting plurality of scan lines and plurality of data lines;

disposing in the non-active area with a driving circuit providing scan signals to the scan lines, wherein the driving circuit being disposed along an extension direction of the data lines.

8. The manufacturing method of array substrate as claimed in claim 7, wherein the step of disposing a plurality of scan lines and a plurality of data lines intersecting with the plurality of scan lines comprises:

providing a glass substrate;

disposing a plurality of scan lines and a plurality of first connection lines on the glass substrate, the first connection lines being for connecting the driving circuit and the scan lines;

disposing a first insulation layer above the scan lines and the first connection lines;

disposing a plurality of data lines above the first insulation layer.

9. The manufacturing method of array substrate as claimed in claim 8, wherein the step of disposing a plurality of scan lines and a plurality of first connection lines on the glass substrate comprises:

each first connection line being connected to a pre-set scan line;

except the scan line farthest away from the driving circuit, the other scan lines being broken at the crossing with the first connection lines not connected to the scan lines themselves;

the step of disposing a plurality of data lines above the first insulation layer comprises;

the first connection lines having projections overlapping projections of the data lines;

the manufacturing method further comprises;

disposing a second insulation layer, disposing the second insulation layer with vias;

the vias penetrating the second insulation layer and the first insulation layer to expose the two ends;

disposing second connection lines above the second insulation layer, the second connection lines being electrically connected to the two ends through the vias;

disposing a third insulation layer above the second connection lines; and

disposing a pixel electrode above the third insulation layer.

10. A display device, comprising:

an array substrate, the array substrate further comprising;

an active area and a non-active area, wherein the active area being disposed with a plurality of scan lines and a plurality of data lines intersecting with the plurality of scan lines, and a plurality of pixel units formed by the intersecting plurality of scan lines and plurality of data lines;

the non-active area being disposed with a driving circuit providing scan signals to the scan lines, wherein the driving circuit being disposed along an extension direction of the data lines so as to reduce area size of the non-active area along an extension direction of the scan lines to achieve narrowing border size.

11. The display device as claimed in claim 10, wherein the array substrate further comprises a plurality of first connection lines, for connecting the driving circuit and the scan lines.

12. The display device as claimed in claim 11, wherein the first connection lines and the scan lines are disposed at the same layer, and the first connection lines and the data lines are disposed in parallel;

the array substrate further comprises second connection lines, and the second connection lines are dispose above the scan lines and the first connection lines;

each first connection line is electrically connected to a pre-set scan line;

except the scan line farthest away from the driving circuit, the other scan lines are broken at the crossing with the first connection lines not connected to the scan lines themselves, and the two ends of the broken scan lines are connected by the second connection lines.

13. The display device as claimed in claim 12, wherein the data lines are disposed above the scan lines and the first connection lines;

the first connection lines have projections overlap projections of the date lines.

14. The display device as claimed in claim 13, wherein the second connection lines are disposed above the data lines.

15. The array substrate as claimed in claim 10, wherein the array substrate further comprises:

a first insulation layer, disposed between the scan lines and first connection lines and the data lines;

a second insulation layer, disposed between the data lines and the second connection lines, and the second insulation layer being disposed with vias;

the vias penetrating the second insulation layer and the first insulation layer to expose the two ends, the second connection lines being electrically connected to the two ends through the vias;

a third insulation layer, disposed above the second connection lines; and

a pixel electrode, disposed above the third insulation layer.