Patent ID: 7948177
Filing Date: 2011-05-24
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
1. A display device comprising: a first substrate; a second substrate opposing the first substrate; a frit seal interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate; a conductive line generally extending in a first direction and comprising a first portion which is interposed between the first substrate and the frit seal, wherein the conductive line has a width in the first portion thereof measured in a second direction, the second direction being perpendicular to the first direction, wherein the frit seal overlaps with the first portion when viewed in a third direction from the first substrate, the third direction being perpendicular to the first and second directions, wherein the first portion comprises a first layer and a second layer formed on the first layer; and a protective layer comprising a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion of the protective layer is interposed between the frit seal and the first portion of the conductive line, wherein the second portion of the protective layer is interposed between the frit seal and the first substrate while not interposed between the frit seal and the first portion of the conductive line, wherein the protective layer comprises a first surface contacting the frit in the first portion thereof, the first surface facing the second substrate, wherein the protective layer comprises a second surface contacting the frit in the second portion thereof, the second surface facing the second substrate, wherein the protective layer has a first thickness in the first portions thereof, and wherein a distance between the first surface and the second surface in the third direction is about equal to or less than the first thickness.