Patent ID: 8686409
Filing Date: 2014-04-01
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
1. A method of repairing a defective pixel in a display apparatus, the display apparatus including a plurality of pixels that are each defined by one of a plurality of first signal wires and one of a plurality of second signal wires, the second signal wires intersecting the first signal wires, the defective pixel having a short circuit defect and being connected to a corresponding first signal wire and a corresponding second signal wire, the method comprising: forming an insulating layer to cover the plurality of second signal wires; cutting both sides of a region of the corresponding second signal wire of the defective pixel and the insulating layer to form both sides of a cut region; forming contact holes adjacent to the both sides of the cut region, respectively, such that an upper portion of the corresponding second signal wire is exposed; forming a repair metal layer on the insulating layer to contact the contact holes and the second signal wire; and forming a repair insulating layer to cover the repair metal layer.