ARRAY SUBSTRATE, DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME, AND METHOD THEREOF

Abstract

An array substrate includes a base substrate, a dummy circuit section, a dummy pixel portion, an extended line, a common voltage line, and an overlap portion. Pixel portions are formed in a display area. The dummy circuit section is formed in a peripheral area to protect the pixel portions from static electricity. The dummy pixel portion is adjacent to the dummy circuit section. The dummy circuit section is in an electrically floating state. The extended line is extended from the dummy circuit section and electrically open with respect to the dummy pixel portion. The common voltage line is overlapped with the extended line of the dummy circuit section, the extended line being electrically open with respect to the display area, and thus the display area may be protected from the static electricity which flows into the dummy circuit section.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The above and other features and advantages of the present invention will become readily apparent by reference to the following detailed description when considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is a plan view illustrating an exemplary array substrate according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged plan view illustrating a portion of the exemplary array substrate in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged plan view illustrating an exemplary first overlap portion in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line I-I′ in FIG. 3; and

FIG. 5 is a plan view illustrating an exemplary display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Claims

1. An array substrate comprising: a base substrate including a display area having a plurality of pixel portions, and a peripheral area surrounding the display area;a dummy circuit section formed in the peripheral area, the dummy circuit section protecting the pixel portions from static electricity;an extended line extended from the dummy circuit section and formed of a first metal layer in the peripheral area;a metal pattern formed of a second metal layer in the peripheral area, the metal pattern transmitting a common voltage; andan overlap portion in which the extended line and the metal pattern are overlapped with each other.

2. The array substrate of claim 1, wherein the metal pattern is a common voltage line transmitting the common voltage to the pixel portions.

3. The array substrate of claim 1, wherein the metal pattern is a short point transmitting the common voltage to an opposite substrate facing the array substrate.

4. The array substrate of claim 1, further comprising a dummy pixel portion formed in the display area, the dummy pixel portion being in an electrically floating state.

5. The array substrate of claim 4, wherein the extended line is electrically open with respect to the dummy pixel portion.

6. The array substrate of claim 1, wherein the overlap portion comprises a plurality of capacitors.

7. The array substrate of claim 6, wherein the capacitors are formed by the extended line, a channel pattern formed on the extended line, and the metal pattern formed on the channel pattern.

8. The array substrate of claim 1, wherein electrostatic charges flowing into the dummy circuit section are blocked in the overlap portion before being transmitted into the display area.

9. The array substrate of claim 1, wherein the display area includes a plurality of gate lines formed from the first metal layer and a plurality of source lines formed from the second metal layer.

10. An array substrate, comprising: a base substrate including a display area having a plurality of pixel portions, and a peripheral area surrounding the display area;a dummy circuit section formed in the peripheral area, the dummy circuit section protecting the pixel portions from static electricity;a dummy pixel portion formed adjacent to the dummy circuit section and formed in the display area, the dummy pixel portion being in an electrically floating state;an extended line extended from the dummy circuit section and formed of a first metal layer in the peripheral area, the extended line being in an electrically floating state;a common voltage line formed in the peripheral area, the common voltage line transmitting a storage common voltage to the pixel portions; andan overlap portion in which the extended line and the common voltage line are overlapped with each other.

11. The array substrate of claim 10, wherein the overlap portion comprises at least one capacitor formed by the extended line, a channel pattern formed on the extended line, and the common voltage line formed on the channel pattern.

12. A display device comprising: a first substrate;a second substrate facing the first substrate, the second substrate including: a display area having a plurality of pixel portions formed thereon;a dummy circuit section formed in a peripheral area surrounding the display area, the dummy circuit section protecting the pixel portions from static electricity;an extended line extended from the dummy circuit section and formed of a first metal layer;a metal pattern formed of a second metal layer, the metal pattern transmitting a common voltage; andan overlap portion in which the extended line and the metal pattern are overlapped with each other; anda liquid crystal layer disposed between the first and second substrates.

13. The display device of claim 12, wherein the metal pattern is a common voltage line transmitting the common voltage to the pixel portions.

14. The display device of claim 12, wherein the metal pattern is a short point transmitting the common voltage to a common electrode layer formed on the first substrate.

15. The display device of claim 12, wherein the second substrate further comprises a dummy pixel portion formed in the display area adjacent to the dummy circuit section, the dummy pixel portion being in an electrically floating state.

16. The display device of claim 15, wherein the extended line is electrically open with respect to the dummy pixel portion.

17. The display device of claim 12, wherein a plurality of capacitors is formed in the overlap portion.

18. A method of protecting a display area of a display device from static electricity, the method comprising: forming a dummy circuit section in a peripheral area surrounding the display area;forming an extended line from the dummy circuit section from a first metal layer;overlapping the extended line with a metal pattern formed from a second metal layer in an overlap portion in the peripheral area, the metal pattern transmitting a common voltage; and,blocking electrostatic charges flowing into the dummy circuit section in the overlap portion.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising forming electrostatic capacitors in the overlap portion, each electrostatic capacitor including an electrode pattern formed from the extended line, a channel pattern formed on the electrode patterns, and the metal pattern formed on the channel pattern.

20. The method of claim 18, further comprising forming a dummy pixel portion in the display area, wherein the extended line is electrically open with respect to the dummy pixel portion.