TW201925806A - Method and apparatus for testing a TFT panel - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for testing a thin film transistor panel is disclosed in the invention, wherein the thin film transistor panel includes at least a display area and a peripheral area surrounding the display area, and the peripheral area has a plurality of functional test pads. The method includes: providing a plurality of probes and a sensing unit; disposing the plurality of probes at the plurality of functional test pads to input a group of electrical signals into the plurality of functional test pads respectively; and disposing the sensing unit at a sensing position near an edge of the display area and receiving sensing signals via a non-contact method along the edge.

Description

Method and device for detecting thin film transistor substrate

This case relates to a detection and detection device, especially a method for detecting a thin film transistor substrate and a detection device using the method.

A typical thin film transistor (TFT) liquid crystal display device, as shown in the TFT liquid crystal display device 1 in FIG. 1A, is basically provided with a color filter (Color filter, CF) behind the backlight module 3 ) A piece of CF substrate 5 is in front, and a piece of TFT substrate 10 is arranged in the middle and assembled. The light emitting elements 301/301 at both ends of the backlight module 3 can emit light in different directions at the same time, and after reflection and refraction, they become a plurality of parallel light rays directed upward together, and sequentially pass through the TFT substrate 10 and the CF substrate 5. The TFT substrate 10 is a thin-film transistor array formed by forming a plurality of thin-film transistors connected by a plurality of thin-film transistors by connecting these lines with horizontal and vertical lines on a glass substrate in multiple layers. In order to be able to detect whether there are any defects or defects in each layer of the TFT substrate 10 early in the process, it can be repaired or reworked before the assembly is completed. It is necessary to test the substrate at the front end of the process, such as the so-called short circuit test (Open- short Test). At present, in order to simplify the area occupied by each pixel unit, the mainstream high-density pixel panel on the market does not have any TFT unit to provide testing. Signal input pad space, so the traditional contact test was not feasible in the past, replaced by a non-contact short-circuit test.

Referring to FIG. 1B, it shows an example of performing a non-contact short-circuit test on a TFT substrate 10 having a circuit 12 on the surface as is known in the art. Above the distance DP (for example, 100 to 150 microns) from the surface to be measured of the TFT substrate 10, a signal sensing head 11 for transmitting sensing signals and a signal receiving electrode 13 for receiving signals are arranged (see solid arrows in the figure) The signal transmission direction shown), the test signal (shown as a waveform above the substrate) is transmitted from left to right along the line 12, and the received signal is processed by the amplifier 14 for analysis. As shown in the figure, when the line 12 has the defect 17, the electronic signal transmitted in the line 12 will abnormally change the SC, thereby judging whether the line under test is normal.

The above non-contact signal transmission method is usually carried out by capacitive coupling. However, the capacitive coupling process is easy to attenuate the signal. The two capacitive couplings before and after will cause the signal to be seriously attenuated or even distorted, resulting in subsequent analysis difficult. In addition, this non-contact detection method through capacitive coupling is generally only suitable for testing in the display area, and the testing range is limited. For some circuits such as the drive IC line (Gate drive on array, GOA or Gate drive on panel, GOP) arranged on the periphery of the display area, it is usually necessary to wait for the functional test after assembly to perform quality verification, if it is on the TFT substrate There are any defects in the driver IC circuit. If the circuit cannot be repaired immediately after the circuit is completed, the repair process after assembly is more complicated, and the cost is much higher. The above problems constitute insufficient test quality (recognition of defects) and an increase in the cost of rework, and all have room for improvement.

In view of the shortcomings in the conventional technology, the applicant in this case Heart experiment and research, and a persevering spirit, finally conceived the case, which can overcome the shortcomings of the previous technology. The following is a brief description of the case.

There is a need to develop a method for detecting thin-film transistor substrates and testing equipment using the method to improve the strength of the test signal to improve the ability to detect defects, and the scope of short-circuit detection can cover circuits around the display area such as driver IC circuits .

According to one aspect of the present invention, a method for detecting a thin film transistor substrate is proposed, wherein the thin film transistor substrate includes at least one display area and a peripheral area surrounding the display area, the peripheral area having a plurality of function test signal input pads, The method includes: providing a plurality of probes and a sensing unit; respectively configuring the plurality of probes on the plurality of functional test signal input pads to apply a set of test electrical signals to the plurality of functional test signal input pads; and applying the sense The sensing unit is disposed at a sensing position adjacent to an edge of the display area, and sequentially receives sensing signals along the edge in a non-contact manner.

According to another aspect of the present invention, an apparatus for detecting a thin film transistor substrate is provided, wherein the thin film transistor substrate includes at least one display area and a peripheral area surrounding the display area, the peripheral area having a plurality of functional test signal inputs Pad, the device includes a plurality of probes configured to apply a set of test electrical signals to the plurality of functional test signal input pads; and a sensing unit arranged at a specific sensing position adjacent to an edge of the display area, and A non-contact manner receives the sensing signals sequentially along the edge.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a method for short-circuit detection of a matrix panel is proposed, wherein the matrix panel includes at least one display area and surrounding In a peripheral area of the display area, the display area includes a plurality of vertical wires adjacent to each other in the vertical direction and a plurality of horizontal wires adjacent to each other in the horizontal direction, and the peripheral area has a plurality of function test signal input pads, the The method includes: inputting a set of test electrical signals to the plural function test signal input pads in a contact manner; and receiving a sensing signal in a non-contact manner along a specific position along an edge of the display area.

The method and the device input the test signal in a contact manner, and receive the sensing signal in a non-contact manner, which can be detected in time with the process of the TFT substrate, and has industrial applicability.

1‧‧‧TFT liquid crystal display device

3‧‧‧Backlight module

5‧‧‧CF substrate

10 / 200‧‧‧TFT substrate

12‧‧‧ Line

13‧‧‧Signal receiving electrode

14‧‧‧Amplifier

17‧‧‧ Defect

31‧‧‧First sensing unit

32‧‧‧Second sensing unit

41‧‧‧Probe

61‧‧‧Metal Flat

100‧‧‧Glass base plate

210‧‧‧Display area

213‧‧‧ First display side

215‧‧‧ third display side

217‧‧‧ Second display side

230‧‧‧First peripheral side

231‧‧‧Inner wiring area of the first line

233‧‧‧ First driver IC circuit

235‧‧‧Outline of the first route

250‧‧‧Second peripheral side

251‧‧‧Training area inside the third route

253‧‧‧ Third driver IC circuit 253

255‧‧‧Outside alignment area of the third route

270‧‧‧third peripheral side

271‧‧‧Second line inside routing area

273‧‧‧ Second driver IC circuit

275‧‧‧Second line outside routing area

301 / 302‧‧‧Lighting element

311 / 321‧‧‧First coupling unit

311A‧‧‧coil set

311B / 311C‧‧‧Wire

312 / 322‧‧‧Second coupling unit

2351/2551 / 2751‧‧‧Functional test signal input pad

COM‧‧‧Ground wire

DP‧‧‧Distance to be measured

Data 0‧‧‧odd number data line

Data E‧‧‧Even number data line

E‧‧‧Magnetic field

Gate 0‧‧‧Odd number gate line

Gate E‧‧‧Even number gate line

IEddy‧‧‧Eddy current

Isensor‧‧‧sensing current

S1 / S2 / S3 / S4 / S5 / S6 / S7 / S8‧‧‧ Electrical signal

S9 / S10 / S11 / S12 / S13‧‧‧Electrical signal

SC‧‧‧ abnormal change

V‧‧‧Potential difference

In this case, the following diagrams can be used to get a deeper understanding: Figure 1A is a schematic diagram of the main components of a conventional TFT liquid crystal display device; Figure 1B is a schematic diagram showing a conventional TFT with circuits on the surface An example of performing a non-contact short-circuit test on a substrate; FIG. 2A / 2B is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of the method and device for detecting a thin film transistor substrate of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of the first coupling unit of the present invention sensing electronic signals in a non-contact manner; FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a shorting bar (Shorting Bar) provided on the thin film transistor substrate detected by the present invention.

The invention will be fully demonstrated by the following examples This will enable those skilled in the art to complete it, but the implementation of the present invention is not limited by the following embodiments.

Please refer to FIG. 2A / 2B, which shows an embodiment of the method and device for detecting a thin film transistor substrate of the present invention. FIG. 2B shows an example in which a plurality of locations on a full-surface glass substrate 100 are scheduled to become separate TFT substrates 200 after dicing, simply taking four locations as an example. In different applications, different number of preset TFT substrate 200 fabrication blocks can be designed on the glass substrate 100 according to the required TFT substrate size specifications to form multiple TFT substrates 200 at the same time Circuit.

FIG. 2A shows one of the preset TFT substrate fabrication blocks in FIG. 2B, which is used to introduce the method and device for detecting a thin film transistor substrate 200 of the present invention. As shown, the thin film transistor substrate 200 includes at least a display area 210 and a peripheral area surrounding the display area. The peripheral area has a first peripheral side 230, a second peripheral side 270, and a third peripheral side 250. The first peripheral side 230 includes a first line inner trace area 231, a first driver IC line 233, and a first line outer trace area 235. The first line outer trace area 235 has a plurality of function test signal input pads 2351. Similarly, the second peripheral side 270 includes a second line inner trace area 271, a second driver IC line 273, and a second line outer trace area 275. The second line outer trace area 275 has a plurality of function test signal input pads 2751; the third peripheral side 250 includes a third line inside trace area 251, a third driver IC line 253, and a third line outside trace area 255, the third line outside trace area 255 has a complex function test signal input pad 2551 . According to the initial design, when the assembly of the TFT liquid crystal display device is completed, that is, after the completion of the later stage of the manufacturing process, these functional test signal input pads 2351/2551/2751 are used to provide signal input during the functional test.

Those skilled in the art can understand that the display area 210 of the thin film transistor substrate 200 includes horizontal and vertical interlaced lines and a thin film transistor matrix array formed by connecting many thin film transistors connected by these lines. As shown in FIG. 2A, the display area 210 has a first display side 213, a second display side 217, and a third display side 215. The first display side 213 and the first peripheral side 230 are on the same side, the second display side 217 and the second peripheral side 270 are on the same side, and the third display side 215 and the third peripheral side 250 are on the same side. As mentioned above, the currently known test method is to configure sensing on both opposite sides of the display area 210 (for example, the first display side 213 and the second display side 217 in the figure) with both a signal emitting element and a signal receiving element Device. Taking the first display side 213 and the second display side 217 shown in FIG. 2A as an example, the two sensing elements are arranged at the same horizontal position, that is, both ends of the same horizontal line, in order along the side Test each line from top to bottom or from bottom to top. In order to increase the test efficiency, the signal transmitting element and the signal receiving element in the two sensing elements can be configured into two groups, and the two adjacent lines can be tested at the same time.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the layers of the TFT substrate 200 (such as PEP1, PEP3, or PEP5 layers) can be completed on opposite sides of the display area 210 (first display side 213 and second display side 217) The first sensing unit 31 and the second sensing unit 32 are respectively arranged, and a plurality of probes 41 are respectively arranged on each functional test signal input pad 2351/2751 to apply a test to each functional test signal input pad 2351/2751 Electrical signals S1, S2 ... S13, and then configure the first sensing unit 31 and the second sensing unit 32 to be adjacent to the opposite sides of the display area 210 (the first display side 213 and the second display side 217 sensing positions, to In a non-contact manner, the first sensing unit 31 and the second sensing unit 32 follow the first display side 213 and the second display side 217 Receive the sensing signal in sequence (not shown). As shown in FIG. 2A, a plurality of probes 41 apply a set of electrical signals S1 to S13 to the functional test signal input pad 2351 of the first peripheral side 230 as an example. Those skilled in the art can understand that when using After the first sensing unit 31 moved by the display side 213 receives the sensing signal, the first peripheral side 230 including the first inner circuit trace area 231 and the first driver IC circuit can be measured by analyzing the sensing signal 233, and the manufacturing quality of the lines in the blocks such as the outer trace area 235 of the first line; while the second sensing unit 32 moving along the second display side 217 is used to receive the sensing signal, the display area can be measured The manufacturing quality of 210 mid-level lines. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the electrical signals S1 to S13 may have different contents or configurations, such as: a start signal ST, a clock CK / XCK, a common ground terminal voltage VSS, an operating voltage VDD, and so on. Therefore, in the present invention, the short-circuit detection can be performed immediately after the completion of each layer of the TFT substrate 200. When any defect is found on any line, it can be repaired or reworked immediately. After the steps of the front-end process are completed, immediate inspection and necessary repairs or heavy work can be performed to effectively reduce production costs.

In the above embodiment, the probe 41 applies a set of electrical signals S1 to S13 to the functional test signal input pad 2351 of the first peripheral side 230 respectively. Those skilled in the art can also choose to use multiple probes based on the above concept. The pin 41 sequentially applies the electrical signals S1 to S13 to the functional test signal input pad 2751 of the second peripheral side 270, and then the first sensing unit 31 and the second sensing unit 32 are disposed on opposite sides of the adjacent display area 210 ( The sensing positions of the first display side 213 and the second display side 217) to receive sensing signals (not shown). In order to detect the line in the vertical direction, the electrical signals S1, S2 ... can also be applied to the functional test signal input pad 2551 of the third peripheral side 250, and then the first sensing unit 31 or the second sensing unit 32 can be arranged opposite At the sensing position of the functional test signal input pad 2551 input by the first electrical signal S1, to receive the sensing signal (not shown).

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the first sensing unit 31 may be composed of a first coupling unit 311 and a second coupling unit 312; the second sensing unit 32 may be composed of another set of first coupling unit 321 and a second coupling unit 322 composition. The first coupling unit 311/321 receives the sensing signal through electromagnetic coupling, and the second coupling unit 312/322 receives the sensing signal through capacitive coupling. Due to the different non-contact signal coupling methods used, the element shapes of the first coupling unit 311/321 and the second coupling unit 312/322 are different. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a pair of first and second sensing units 31/32 may be used to sequentially detect the predetermined TFT substrate 200 circuit of each block on the glass substrate 100; according to another embodiment, Multiple sets of the first sensing unit 31 and the second sensing unit 32 may also be configured at the same time to simultaneously detect the lines of the predetermined TFT substrate 200 at different locations, so as to increase efficiency.

Please refer to FIG. 3, which shows a schematic diagram of an embodiment of the first coupling unit of the present invention sensing electronic signals in a non-contact manner. The figure takes the first coupling unit 311 as an example. Those skilled in the art can understand that other first coupling units such as 321 also have the same device structure and features, so it is not necessary to repeat the description. As shown in the figure, the first coupling unit 311 has a coil group 311A configured as a concentric circle, and a wire 311B connecting the outer ring and a wire 311B connecting the inner ring. The first coupling unit 311 is disposed above the metal flat plate 61. When the eddy current IEddy is generated at the position of the metal flat plate 41 relative to the first coupling unit 311, the magnetic field E is formed in the vertical direction, which causes the coil group 311A above the metal flat plate 41 Induced by the magnetic field E, there is a potential difference V between the inner and outer rings, which eventually generates a sense current on the wire 311A or 311B Isensor. The above non-contact electronic signal sensing method is caused by electromagnetic coupling, so the first coupling unit 311/321 belongs to an electromagnetic coupling element. The second coupling unit 312/322 may be configured as an electromagnetic coupling element in the same manner, or may be selected as a different type of coupling element, such as a capacitive coupling or an inductive coupling element. The first coupling unit 311/321 can also be configured with a capacitive coupling or an inductive coupling element.

Since the method for detecting the thin film transistor substrate of the present invention directly inputs the electrical signal for detection in a contact manner, the problem of deviation or distortion in the process of signal coupling is eliminated, and the quality of the electrical signal of the substrate to be tested is input It must be far superior to the electrical signal input to the substrate by the non-contact coupling method used in the prior art described above. Therefore, the method for detecting a thin film transistor substrate of the present invention can obtain better detection efficiency.

Please refer to FIG. 4, which shows a schematic diagram of a shorting bar circuit included in the thin film transistor substrate detected by the present invention. The design of the short-circuit bar circuit generally exists in the current thin film transistor substrate circuit. As shown in the figure, the thin film transistor substrate 401 has a plurality of odd-numbered data lines Data 0 and even-numbered data lines Data E, which are adjacent to each other in the vertical direction. A plurality of odd-numbered gate lines Gate 0 and even-numbered gate lines Gate E and horizontal ground lines COM adjacent to each other in the horizontal direction together constitute a short-circuit bar circuit. Since the short-circuit bar circuit is already a standard circuit design on a typical thin film transistor substrate in the art, the circuit structure can be used for further detection methods.

The multiple data lines in the vertical direction and the gate lines in the horizontal direction in the short-circuit bar circuit shown in FIG. 4 are actually the lines of the display area 210 of the TFT substrate 200 used to connect the thin film transistor array, and the odd numbers (such as serial numbers) Gate O of 1, 3, 5, 7 ...) through the peripheral line In parallel, the same number (for example, serial numbers 2, 4, 6, 8 ...) of multiple gate lines Gate E are connected in parallel with each other through the peripheral lines. If different electrical signals are input to two adjacent gate lines, and there is a phase or voltage difference between the two electrical signal parts, there will be a potential difference between the two gate lines. If two adjacent conductors Between the poor insulation state, or any unexpected small flaws or conductive objects such as dust or particles, this potential difference may cause current. Returning to FIG. 2A, according to an embodiment of the present invention, while the probe 41 applies the electrical signals S1, S2 ... to the functional test signal input pad (such as 2351), the adjacent vertical or horizontal wires under test There is a voltage difference between them. For example, different signal waveforms or phase differences are used to make a voltage difference between the horizontal wire with an odd number and the horizontal wire with an even number. With such a configuration, it is possible to perform short-circuit detection, which greatly increases the defect detection capability of the lines (such as gate lines and data lines) connecting the thin film transistor matrix array in the display area 210 of the TFT substrate 200.

As can be seen from the above description, the sensing signal received by the sensing unit 31/32 is derived from the first electrical signal S1 passing through a peripheral area 230/250/270 and / or through the test line of the display area 210, while receiving The other end of the measuring circuit, that is, the sensing position is obtained through a non-contact method. According to the example shown in FIG. 2A, the sensing signal received by the first sensing unit 31 located closer to the functional test signal input pad 2351 reflects whether the detected horizontal position in the peripheral area 230 has any line defects The same, the sensing signal received by the second sensing sensing unit 32 located farther away from the function test signal input pad 2351 reflects the receiving in the display area 210 Whether the measured horizontal position has any line defects. If a line defect is found in a certain horizontal position, the method and device for detecting a thin film transistor substrate of the present invention can be used with Automatic Optical Inspection to confirm the defect type and the actual location.

Compared with the prior art, a non-contact method is used to input electrical signals for detection. Therefore, if the sensing elements arranged on both sides of the TFT substrate 10 to be tested need both signal emitting elements and signal sensing elements, the present invention is Using relatively inexpensive probes to input electrical signals in a contact manner, the sensing unit 31/32 used only needs to have a signal receiving function, so the manufacturing cost and volume are relatively reduced, which is another advantage of the present invention.

Example:

1. A method for detecting a thin film transistor substrate, wherein the thin film transistor substrate includes at least one display area and a peripheral area surrounding the display area, the peripheral area having a plurality of functional test signal input pads, the method includes: providing Plural probes and a sensing unit; the plural probes are respectively arranged on the plural functional test signal input pads to apply a set of test electrical signals to the plural functional test signal input pads; and the sensing unit is arranged in the vicinity A sensing position at an edge of the display area, and sequentially receiving sensing signals along the edge in a non-contact manner.

2. The method of embodiment 1, wherein the display area has a first display side and a second display side, and the peripheral area has a first peripheral side and a second periphery Side, the first display side and the first peripheral side are on the same side, the second display side and the second peripheral side are on the same side, the non-contact mode includes an electromagnetic coupling or a capacitive coupling, the complex function test The signal input pad is located on the first peripheral side, and the sensing position is located on the first display side.

3. The method of embodiment 2, wherein the peripheral area includes a driver IC line and a line routing area, and the sensing signal reflects a detection result of whether the peripheral area has a line defect location.

4. The method according to any one of the above embodiments, wherein the thin film transistor substrate has a shorting bar circuit covering the display area, the shorting bar circuit includes a plurality of vertical wires adjacent to each other along the vertical direction and A plurality of horizontal wires adjacent to each other in the horizontal direction, when the group of test electrical signals are input to the complex function test signal input pad, there is a voltage difference between the adjacent vertical wires or horizontal wires in the test.

5. A device for detecting a thin film transistor substrate, wherein the thin film transistor substrate includes at least one display area and a peripheral area surrounding the display area, the peripheral area having a plurality of function test signal input pads, the device includes: a plurality of The probe is configured to apply a set of test electrical signals to the complex function test signal input pad; and a sensing unit is disposed at a specific sensing position adjacent to an edge of the display area and follows along in a non-contact manner Receive the sensing signal in sequence along the edge.

6. The device according to embodiment 5, wherein the display area has a first display side and a second display side, the peripheral area has a first peripheral side and a second peripheral side, and the first display side is The first peripheral side belongs to the same side, the second display The display side and the second peripheral side are on the same side, the non-contact method includes an electromagnetic coupling or a capacitive coupling, the complex function test signal input pad is located on the first peripheral side, and the specific sensing position is located on the first display side.

7. The device of embodiment 6, wherein the peripheral area includes a driver IC line and a line routing area, and the sensing signal reflects a detection result of whether the peripheral area has a line defect location.

8. The device according to any one of embodiments 5-7, wherein the thin film transistor substrate has a short-circuit bar circuit covering the display area, the short-circuit bar circuit includes a plurality of adjacent ones extending in a vertical direction A vertical wire and a plurality of horizontal wires adjacent to each other in the horizontal direction, when the set of test electrical signals are input to the complex function test signal input pad, there is a voltage difference between the adjacent vertical wires or horizontal wires under test.

9. A method for short break detection of a matrix panel, wherein the matrix panel includes at least one display area and a peripheral area surrounding the display area, the display area includes a plurality of vertical wires adjacent to each other along the vertical direction and a plurality of vertical wires Horizontal conductors adjacent to each other in the horizontal direction, and the peripheral area has a plurality of function test signal input pads, the method includes: inputting a set of test electrical signals to the plurality of function test signal input pads in a contact manner; and using a In a non-contact manner, a sensing signal is received at a specific position along an edge of the display area.

10. The method of embodiment 9, wherein the display area has a first display side and a second display side, the peripheral area has a first peripheral side and a second peripheral side, the first display side and The first peripheral side belongs to the same side, the second display The display side and the second peripheral side are on the same side, the non-contact method includes an electromagnetic coupling or a capacitive coupling, the complex function test signal input pad is located on the first peripheral side, and the specific position is located on the first display side.

The present invention is disclosed with reference to the above preferred embodiments and examples, and the reader must understand that these examples are for description rather than limitation. Anyone who knows this skill can make various combinations and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, which should still fall within the scope of the patent of the present invention.

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A method for detecting a thin-film transistor substrate, wherein the thin-film transistor substrate includes at least one display area and a peripheral area surrounding the display area, the peripheral area having a plurality of function test signal input pads, the method includes: providing a plurality of probes A needle and a sensing unit; the plural probes are respectively arranged on the plural functional test signal input pads to apply a set of test electrical signals to the plural functional test signal input pads; and the sensing unit is arranged adjacent to the display A sensing position at an edge of one of the zones, and sequentially receiving sensing signals along the edge in a non-contact manner. The method as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the display area has a first display side and a second display side, the peripheral area has a first peripheral side and a second peripheral side, and the first display side It is on the same side as the first peripheral side, the second display side is on the same side as the second peripheral side, the non-contact method includes an electromagnetic coupling or a capacitive coupling, and the complex function test signal input pad is located on the first The peripheral side, and the sensing position is located on the first display side. The method as described in item 2 of the patent application scope, wherein the peripheral area includes a driver IC line and a line routing area, and the sensing signal reflects a detection result of whether the peripheral area has a line defect location. The method as described in any one of items 1 to 3 of the patent application range, wherein the thin film transistor substrate has a short-circuit bar circuit covering the display area, the short-circuit bar circuit includes a plurality of adjacent ones extending in a vertical direction vertical There is a voltage difference between the adjacent vertical wires or horizontal wires under test when the group of test electrical signals are input to the complex function test signal input pads and a plurality of horizontal wires adjacent to each other in the horizontal direction. A device for detecting a thin film transistor substrate, wherein the thin film transistor substrate includes at least a display area and a peripheral area surrounding the display area, the peripheral area has a plurality of functional test signal input pads, the device includes: a plurality of probes , Configured to apply a set of test electrical signals to the complex function test signal input pads; and a sensing unit, disposed at a specific sensing position adjacent to an edge of the display area, and along the non-contact way along the The edge receives the sensing signal in sequence. The device as described in item 5 of the patent application scope, wherein the display area has a first display side and a second display side, the peripheral area has a first peripheral side and a second peripheral side, the first display side It is on the same side as the first peripheral side, the second display side is on the same side as the second peripheral side, the non-contact method includes an electromagnetic coupling or a capacitive coupling, and the complex function test signal input pad is located on the first The peripheral side and the specific sensing position are located on the first display side. The device as described in item 6 of the patent application range, wherein the peripheral area includes a driver IC line and a line routing area, and the sensing signal reflects a detection result of whether the peripheral area has a line defect location. The device as described in any one of claims 5-7, wherein the thin-film transistor substrate has a short-circuit bar circuit covering the display area, the short-circuit bar circuit includes a plurality of adjacent vertical lines vertical There is a voltage difference between the adjacent vertical wires or horizontal wires under test when the group of test electrical signals are input to the complex function test signal input pads and a plurality of horizontal wires adjacent to each other in the horizontal direction. A method for short-circuit detection of a matrix panel, wherein the matrix panel includes at least a display area and a peripheral area surrounding the display area, the display area includes a plurality of vertical wires adjacent to each other along a vertical direction and a plurality of edges Horizontal wires adjacent to each other in the horizontal direction, and the peripheral area has a plurality of functional test signal input pads, the method includes: inputting a set of test electrical signals to the plurality of functional test signal input pads in a contact manner; and using a non-contact To receive a sensing signal at a specific location along an edge of the display area. The method according to item 9 of the patent application scope, wherein the display area has a first display side and a second display side, the peripheral area has a first peripheral side and a second peripheral side, and the first display side It is on the same side as the first peripheral side, the second display side is on the same side as the second peripheral side, the non-contact method includes an electromagnetic coupling or a capacitive coupling, and the complex function test signal input pad is located on the first The peripheral side, and the specific position is located on the first display side.