Patent 10923038 was granted and assigned to LG on February, 2021 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A display device comprises a display panel in which a plurality of subpixels are disposed, wherein the plurality of subpixels include a first subpixel, a second subpixel, a third subpixel, and a fourth subpixel that are sequentially disposed in a single row or column; a gate driver disposed on the display panel and supplying a scanning signal to the plurality of subpixels; a first island pattern disposed in each area of the first subpixel and the third subpixel; a second island pattern disposed in each area of the second subpixel and the fourth subpixel; a first connection line electrically connecting the first island pattern disposed in the area of the first subpixel and the first island pattern disposed in the area of the third subpixel; and a second connection line electrically connecting second island pattern disposed in the area of the second subpixel and the second island pattern disposed in the area of the fourth subpixel, wherein the first connection line and the second connection line are electrically disconnected from each other, and the gate driver independently drives the first connection line and the second connection line.