Samsung Display Co., Ltd.

Won Kyun Kwak

Seung-Kyu Lee

Kwang-Min Kim

A display device includes a substrate includes a display area having a plurality of pixels, a pad area including a plurality of input pads, and a circuit area positioned between the pad area and the display area; a crack sensor having a first end and a second end, the first end being connected to a first input pad of the plurality of input pads; a first shorting element extending through the pad area, the first shorting element being connected to the second end and extending to an edge of the substrate; a plurality of data lines connected to the plurality of pixels; and a crack sensing circuit including a first switching element having an input terminal connected to the first end and an output terminal connected to a first data line of the plurality of data lines, and a second switching element having an input terminal connected to the second end and an output terminal connected to a second data line of the plurality of data lines.

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Seongnam-si, South Korea

Won Kyun Kwak