Samsung Display Co., Ltd.

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Hee-Kwon Lee

Jae-Soo Jang

Seungkyun Hong

Juyeop Seong

Sungyeon Cho

Sungun Park

Seunghwa Ha

Jeongil Yoo

Ju Yeop Seong

Sungu Kim

Cheol-Ho Lee

Ki Hyuk Kim

Youngjoo Lee

Jaewon Jeong

Donghyeon Kim

Man Sik Myung

Seuk Whan Lee

Yeongheon Kim

A display device includes a display module including a first area and a second area extending from at least one side of the first area, wherein a portion of the display module is curved in the second area to have a constant curvature, a first plate disposed under the display module in the first area, a second plate disposed under the display module in the second area, extending from the first plate, and including a plurality of pattern portions defining an opening pattern having an edge of a closed curve and a plurality of segment portions disposed between the plurality of pattern portions, wherein a portion of the second plate overlapping the portion of the display module is curved to have a constant curvature, and a plurality of supporting elements disposed under the plurality of segment portions.

Display device

A display device includes: a display module including a first display region and a second display region extending from a side of the first display region, where one portion having a curved shape is defined in a portion of the second display region; a support layer disposed on a bottom surface of the display module; and a plurality of segment members, each including a center part, a support part extending from the center part and making direct contact with a bottom surface of the support layer in a region overlapping the second display region, an extension part extending from the center part in a direction intersecting an extension direction of the support part and defining a coupling groove together with the support part, and a coupling part extending from the center part in a direction opposite to the coupling groove.

Slidable display device

A display device includes a display panel having a first display area and a second display area adjacent to the first display area. A first support member is disposed under the display panel and includes a first support layer overlapping the first display area and a second support layer overlapping the second display area. The second support layer has a thickness different from a thickness of the first support layer. A second support member is movable under the first support member from the first display area to the second display area or from the second display area to the first display area.

A slidable display device includes: a display panel; and a support member supporting the display panel. The support member includes a first portion maintaining a form and a second portion adjacent to the first portion and being transformable, the second portion includes a plurality of bars, and each of the plurality of bars includes an edge side including a first side, a second side connected to the first side and being inclined from the first side, a third side including two sides forming a step, a fourth side connecting between the two sides of the third side, a fifth side including two sides facing the third side and forming a step, and a sixth side connecting between the two sides of the fifth side.

A chip-on-film package includes a base substrate on which a first pad region, a second pad region, and a third region located between the first pad region and the second pad region are defined, a dummy pad disposed on the first pad region, input pads disposed on the first pad region, output pads disposed on the second region, a first detection line disposed on the base substrate, and a second detection line disposed on the base substrate. The first detection line is connected to a first input pad and a second input pad via the second pad region to form a first loop between the first input pad and the second input pad, and the second detection line is connected to the dummy pad and the first detection line via the third region to form a second loop between the dummy pad and the first input pad.

Chip-on-film package, display panel, and display device

A display device including: a display module including a display panel for displaying an image and a circuit board connected to the display panel; a support plate disposed on a surface of the display module; and a conductive adhesive film disposed between the circuit board and the support plate, the conductive adhesive film including: a double-sided adhesive film fixed to a surface of the support plate and a surface of the circuit board; and a single-sided adhesive film fixed to one of the surface of the support plate and the surface of the circuit board.

A display device includes a display panel and a pressure sensor. The display panel displays a pressure sensing image which induces a user to apply a pressure in a specific situation. The pressure sensor is disposed under the display panel, and a portion of the pressure sensor overlaps with the pressure sensing image. An opening portion is defined in a part of an electrode of the pressure sensor that does not overlap with the pressure sensing image.

Display device including a pressure sensor with an opening in the electrode

A display device includes: a display panel; a shielding layer positioned under the display panel, the shielding layer including a first antenna pattern; a pressure sensor electrode positioned under the shielding layer; an elastic layer positioned under the pressure sensor electrode, the elastic layer including a piezoelectric effect material; and a ground layer positioned under the elastic layer, wherein the pressure sensor electrode, the elastic layer, and the ground layer are configured to operate as a pressure sensor.

A display device having a display panel, a conductive shielding film disposed on a surface of the display panel, and a flexible circuit unit connected to another surface of the display panel and configured to provide a driving signal to the display panel, wherein the shielding film has at least one protrusion disposed adjacent the flexible circuit unit.

A flexible printed circuit board including a body portion, a connector, and a protrusion. The body portion has a circuit area with a circuit pattern and a peripheral area adjacent to the circuit area. The connector is for an external device and is coupled to a first side of the body portion. The protrusion protrudes from a second side of the body portion and includes an exposed part of a metal layer.

Flexible printed circuit board

Provided is a display device including: a display panel; a chip on film (COF) coupled to the display panel; a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) coupled to the chip on film, the flexible printed circuit board including a plurality of conductive layers and a plurality of insulating layers, the insulating layers being interposed between the conductive layers or being located at opposite sides of the flexible printed circuit board; and a protecting sheet at one side of the display panel and including a conductive region. One of the insulating layers at one side of the flexible printed circuit board is an opening region of the one of the insulating layers and exposes a corresponding one of the conductive layers to at least partially contact the conductive region.

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Asan-si, South Korea

Hee-Kwon Lee