Signal transmission film and a liquid crystal display panel having the same

Abstract

A liquid crystal display of compact size is disclosed. The liquid crystal display has a signal transmission film and a single integrated PCB for processing a gate driving signal and data driving signal. The signal transmission film includes a base substrate, a gate driver IC formed on said base substrate, an input pattern formed on said base substrate that applies gate driving signals input from an external device to the gate driver IC, a first output pattern formed on said base substrate that outputs a first gate driving signal processed in said gate driver IC, and a second output pattern formed on said base substrate, that outputs a second gate driving signal bypassing the gate driver IC among the gate driving signals.

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       29 . A liquid crystal display panel assembly, comprising:
 an integrated PCB processing gate and data driving signals;   an LCD panel comprising:
 a color filter substrate, and 
 a TFT substrate facing the color filter substrate, the TFT substrate including:
 a plurality of gate line groups, each having a plurality of gate lines extending to a first edge of the TFT substrate, 
 a plurality of data line groups, each having a plurality of data lines extending to a second edge adjacent to the first edge, and 
 a gate driving signal line disposed between the gate line groups and the data line groups, and transferring the gate driving signal; 
 
   a first flexible film electrically connecting the integrated PCB to the TFT substrate, including a data driving IC processing the data driving signal applied from the integrated PCB, applying an image signal processed by the data driving IC to the data lines, and applying the gate driving signal to the gate lines;   a second flexible film electrically connecting the gate driving signal line to the gate lines, including a gate driving IC processing the gate driving signal applied through the first flexible film from the integrated PCB, and applying a scanning signal processed by the gate driving IC to the gate lines; and   a gate driving signal transmission line formed on a portion of the TFT substrate between adjacent second flexible films, and transmitting the gate driving signal to the portion between adjacent second flexible films.   
   
   
       30 . The liquid crystal display panel assembly of  claim 29 , wherein the gate driving signal line comprises a plurality of signal transferring lines formed in a non-effective display region. 
   
   
       31 . The liquid crystal display panel assembly of  claim 29 , wherein the gate driving signal line comprises thin metal film or indium tin oxide (ITO). 
   
   
       32 . The liquid crystal display panel assembly of  claim 29 , wherein the first flexible film comprises:
 a gate driving signal pattern applying the gate driving signal from the integrated PCB to the gate driving signal line; and   a data driving signal pattern applying the data driving signal from the integrated PCB to the data lines.   
   
   
       33 . The liquid crystal display panel assembly of  claim 29 , wherein the first flexible film comprises:
 a base substrate;   a gate driving signal transmission pattern formed on one sided face of the base substrate; and   a data driving signal transmission pattern including a data driving signal input pattern connected to an input terminal of the data driving IC and a data driving signal output pattern connected to an output terminal of the data driving IC, the data driving signal transmission pattern being formed on the one sided face of the base substrate,   wherein the data driving IC is formed on the one sided face of the base substrate.   
   
   
       34 . The liquid crystal display panel assembly of  claim 29 , wherein the second flexible film comprises:
 a base substrate;   a gate driving signal transmission pattern including a gate driving signal input pattern, a first gate driving signal output pattern, a second gate driving signal output pattern, the gate driving signal transmission pattern being formed on the one sided face of the base substrate,   wherein the gate driving IC is formed on the one sided face of the base substrate,   the gate driving signal input pattern is connected to an input terminal of the gate driving IC,   the first gate driving signal output pattern is connected to the gate driving signal transmission line via bypassing the gate driving IC,   the second gate driving signal output pattern is connected to an output terminal of the gate driving IC.