Patent ID: 7636145

Claim:
A display apparatus comprising: a display panel comprising: a substrate having a display area to display an image in response to an image signal and a peripheral area adjacent to the display area; a plurality of signal transmitting lines to transmit the image signal, the signal transmitting lines being formed on the substrate and having pads formed at ends thereof, respectively; an organic insulating layer formed on the substrate to cover the signal transmitting lines, the organic insulating layer being partially removed from a corresponding area between the pads so as to form a first via hole; and a signal generator to apply the image signal to the signal transmitting lines, the signal generator being disposed in the peripheral area and electrically connected to the pad, wherein the peripheral area includes a first peripheral area in which the pads are arranged and a second peripheral area situated on an edge of the first peripheral area, the pads being not formed in the second peripheral area, wherein a portion of the organic insulating layer in the second peripheral area is removed along an arranged direction of the pads, and a length of the removed organic insulating layer in the second peripheral area is longer than an interval between at least three adjacent pads.