Samsung Display Co., Ltd.

Gil Jae Choi

Jinho Kim

Jai Ku Shin

Chang Min Park

Man Sik Myeong

Mansik Myeong

Sung-Hwan Cho

Jae Young Jang

Wonho Jang

Heung Seok Go

Seung Kyun Hong

Dongsoup Noh

Inchan Kim

Byung Hoon Chae

Ye Chan Goh

A display device having a display area and a non-display area disposed in the vicinity of the display area and including a bending area, the display device includes: a substrate; a first organic insulating layer disposed on the substrate; and a trench structure disposed in the non-display area, the trench structure including sidewalls formed by the first organic insulating layer and a bottom surface located in the bending area, wherein the bending area is disposed on a side of the display area.

Display device

A display apparatus includes a display panel which is foldable at a folding area thereof; a foldable support which faces the display panel and is foldable together with the display panel; an elastic sheet between the foldable support and the display panel; a lower adhesive layer which is between the foldable support and the elastic sheet, and attaches the foldable support to the elastic sheet; and an upper adhesive layer which is between the elastic sheet and the display panel and attaches the elastic sheet to the display panel. Each of the foldable support, the elastic sheet, the lower adhesive layer and the upper adhesive layer is disconnected at the folding area.

Display apparatus

A display device includes a display panel including a first area and a second area, a first end of the display panel being in the first area and a second end of the display panel being in the second area, wherein the second area extends away from the first area in a first direction, and the second end of the display panel protrudes from the first end of the display panelin a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. a polarizing plate on the display panel, a first end of the polarizing plate being located in the first area overlapping the first end of the display panel in a plan view and an organic layer on the display panel in the second area, the organic layer extending away from the polarizing plate in the second direction, an end of the organic layer overlapping the second end of the display panel in a plan view.

Display panel and device including protruding end overlapping ends of organic layer and polarizing plate

A foldable display device includes: a flexible display module including a bendable area having a folding axis and substantially planar members respectively located at opposite sides of the bendable area; and a support disposed on the flexible display module and including a hinge portion and support members, each of the support members being rotatably supported by one of opposite sides of the hinge portion, wherein at least a portion of the folding axis overlaps at least one of the support members in a plan view.

Foldable display device

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Cheonan-si, South Korea

Gil Jae Choi