Patent ID: 7518572

Claim:
An apparatus for a display panel, comprising: a display panel having a first substrate including a plurality of first electrodes in a first direction and a second substrate having a plurality of second electrodes in a second direction, a plurality of cells provided in areas where the first and second electrodes cross one another, wherein the first and second substrate are attached to each other such that a surface of the first substrate is a front surface of the display panel and a surface of the second substrate is a rear surface of the display panel; a plate provided on the rear surface of the display panel, the plate being made from a heat conductive material; a non-flexible printed circuit board of a first prescribed shape and having a temperature sensor and a connector, wherein a gap is provided between the plate and the printed circuit board, and the temperature sensor is provided in the gap; and a controller to control an operation of the display panel, the controller receives at least one signal indicative of a temperature detected by the temperature sensor via the connector and at least one signal line, and the controller is provided separately from the non-flexible printed circuit board on which the temperature sensor is provided.