Samsung Display Co., Ltd.

Cheolsu Kim

Yoonsun Choi

Wonsuk Choi

Sangjo Lee

Sangmin Kim

Sunghoon Kim

Mijin Yoon

Youn Joon Kim

Injun Bae

Dong-Hwi Kim

Jiwon Han

Woori Seo

Youngtaek Oh

Na-young Kim

Young Sik Yoon

A display device includes a substrate, a first barrier layer on the substrate, a lower pattern on the first barrier layer and having a mesh shape defining a disconnection area, a second barrier layer on the first barrier layer, covering the lower pattern, and contacting the first barrier layer in the disconnection area, and a first active pattern on the second barrier layer and overlapping the lower pattern, a gate electrode on the first active pattern and overlapping the lower pattern, a first gate line on the first active pattern extending in a first direction, a second active pattern on the first gate line, a second gate line on the second active pattern extending in the first direction, and a data line on the second gate line extending in a second direction crossing the first direction.

Display panel including lower pattern on first barrier layer and display device including the same

A display device is disclosed. The display device includes a substrate including a first area, a second area, and a first bending area located between the first and second areas. The first bending area is bent about a first bending axis extending in a first direction. The display device also includes a first inorganic insulating layer arranged over the substrate and having a first opening or a first groove at least in the first bending area, an organic material layer filling at least a part of the first opening or the first groove, and a first conductive layer extending from the first area to the second area across the first bending area and located over the organic material layer.

Display device

A display apparatus may include a substrate having a first bending area between a first area and a second area, the first bending area to be bent with a first bending axis that extends along a first direction, as a center; a first inorganic insulating layer on the substrate and having a first opening corresponding to the first bending area; a first organic material layer filling at least a portion of the first opening; and a first conductive layer that extends from the first area to the second area through the first bending area and is on the first organic material layer. The first organic material layer may have a concavo-convex surface at least in a portion of an upper surface thereof. At least a portion of the first conductive layer may extend along a third direction forming an angle of about 0&#xb0; to about 90&#xb0; with the first direction.

Display apparatus having inorganic insulating layers with contact holes and grooves

A display device is disclosed, The display device includes a substrate including a first area, a second area, and a first bending area located between the first and second areas. The first bending area is bent about a first bending axis extending in a first direction. The display device also includes a first inorganic insulating layer arranged over the substrate and having a first opening or a first groove at least in the first bending area, an organic material layer filling at least a part of the first opening or the first groove, and a first conductive layer extending from the first area to the second area across the first bending area and located over the organic material layer.

A display apparatus includes: a substrate having a bending area between a first area and a second area; an inorganic insulating layer arranged on the substrate, the inorganic insulating layer having an opening or a groove corresponding to the bending area; a wiring unit extending to the second area through the bending area, the wiring unit arranged on the inorganic insulating layer and at least a portion thereof overlapping the opening or the groove; and an organic material layer between the inorganic insulating layer and the wiring unit, the organic material layer configured to fill the opening or the groove, wherein the wiring unit comprises a first wire and a second wire that are adjacent to each other, and a width in which the opening or the groove overlaps the first wire is different from the width in which the opening or the groove overlaps the second wire.

Display apparatus

A display apparatus including a substrate having a display area in which a display device is provided to display an image, and a non-display area around the display area. The non-display area includes a bending area that is bent about a bending axis; an encapsulation layer arranged above the display area; a touch electrode arranged above the encapsulation layer; a touch wire connected to the touch electrode and extending to the non-display area; and a fan-out wiring connected to a signal wiring that applies electric signals to the display area. At least a portion of the fan-out wiring is arranged in the bending area, and the fan-out wiring includes the same material as the touch wire.

Display apparatus and method of manufacturing the same

A display device includes a substrate including a bending area located between a first region and a second region, and bent around a bending axis extending in a first direction, a first conductive layer above the substrate, and extending from the first region to the second region through the bending area, a second conductive layer above the first conductive layer, and extending from the first region to the second region through the bending area, and an organic insulating layer between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer.

Bendable display apparatus

A display device includes: a substrate including a bending area located between a first region and a second region; an organic layer disposed over the substrate, an upper surface of the organic layer including an uneven surface in the bending area, the uneven surface including a plurality of protrusions; and a conductive layer extending from the first region to the second region across the bending area, the conductive layer being located over the organic layer and including a plurality of through holes.

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Yongin-si, South Korea

Cheolsu Kim