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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2003
Applicants:
Sung Joon Bae, Kyounggi-do, KR;
Jong Dam Kim, Kyounggi-do, KR;
Hyun Kyu Lee, Seoul, KR;
Yong Jin Cho, Seoul, KR;
See Hwa Jeong, Kyounggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Sung Joon Bae, Kyounggi-do, KR;
Jong Dam Kim, Kyounggi-do, KR;
Hyun Kyu Lee, Seoul, KR;
Yong Jin Cho, Seoul, KR;
See Hwa Jeong, Kyounggi-do, KR;
Assignee:
LG. Philips LCD Co., Ltd., Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/28 (2006.01); G01R 31/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus tests a flat display device to inspect for shorts and open circuits in a signal wire by using a magnetic sensor. The inspection method and apparatus scans the magnetic sensor along signal wires in a scan direction crossing multiple signal wires and detects at least one of a short or an open circuit in the signal wires based on current detected by the magnetic sensor.