Samsung Display Co., Ltd.

Hanhee Yoon

Yujin Kim

Jeehoon Kim

Shinhyuk Yang

Donghan Kang

Soonwook Hong

A display apparatus includes: a substrate including a display area, and a peripheral area; and a pad unit at the peripheral area, the pad unit including: a first conductive layer; a second conductive layer on the first conductive layer, and having a first opening; a third conductive layer on the second conductive layer, and having a second opening overlapping with the first opening, the second opening having an area less than an area of the first opening at a top surface of the second conductive layer; an organic protective layer filling the first opening, and having a third opening overlapping with the second opening; and an additional metal layer covering a top surface of the first conductive layer exposed through the first opening, an inner surface of the second opening, an inner surface of the third opening, and a portion of a top surface of the third conductive layer.

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Yongin-si, South Korea

Hanhee Yoon