Samsung Display Co., Ltd.

Samsung Displayco., Ltd.

Hojin Yoon

Daewoo Lee

Ilhun Seo

Minseong Yi

Miyeon Cho

Yun-Mo Chung

Yunmo Chung

Byoungki Kim

Tak-Young Lee

Jae-Wook Kang

Dae Woo Lee

Younjoon Kim

Jongsung Bae

Takyoung Lee

A display apparatus including a first thin film transistor including a first active layer, and a second thin film transistor disposed on the first thin film transistor and including a second active layer, in which a material of the first active layer is different from a material of the second active layer, and a channel area of the second active layer overlaps a channel area of the first active layer.

Display apparatus and method of manufacturing the same

A unit pixel includes a circuit structure, first and second wiring patterns, an interlayer insulating layer, a planarization layer, and a light emission structure. The first wiring pattern disposed on the circuit structure has a first bump structure. The interlayer insulating layer covers the circuit structure and the first wiring pattern. The second wiring pattern disposed on the interlayer insulating layer overlaps the first wiring pattern and has a second bump structure. The planarization layer covers the interlayer insulating layer and the second wiring pattern and includes a via-hole exposing at least a portion of the second wiring pattern. The light emission structure contacts the second wiring pattern through the via-hole. The first and second wiring patterns and the interlayer insulating layer form a capacitor, the light emission structure includes an OLED, and the capacitor is directly connected to an anode of the OLED.

Unit pixel and organic light emitting display device including the same

A display apparatus including a first thin film transistor disposed on a substrate and including a first gate electrode and a first active layer including a silicon semiconductor, and a second thin film transistor disposed on the first thin film transistor and including a second gate electrode and a second active layer overlapping the first thin film transistor, the second active layer including an oxide semiconductor.

A display apparatus and a method of manufacturing a display apparatus, the display apparatus including a first area, the first area including a structure of thin layers on a substrate; a second area, the second area including a structure of thin layers on the substrate; a planarization layer that planarizes the first area and the second area; and a step-height compensation layer, wherein the structure of thin layers of the first area is different from the structure of thin layers of the second area, the step-height compensation layer compensates for a height difference between the first area and the second area due to the different structures of thin layers, and the step-height compensation layer is between the substrate and the planarization layer and in the first area or the second area.

Display apparatus having level compensation layers and method of manufacturing the same

A display device includes a display panel and at least one electronic component connected to the display panel. The display panel includes a display area and a non-display area disposed around the display area on a plane. The non-display area has a first bending line and a second bending line intersecting the first bending line. The display panel includes a circuit layer and a display element layer including display elements. The circuit layer is disposed in the display area, disposed on a different layer than pixel circuits, and electrically connects the at least electronic component and the driving circuit.

Display device

A method of manufacturing a display device including forming a display unit in a central area of a flexible substrate; forming a pattern portion comprising a metallic material in a peripheral area of the flexible substrate; forming an insulating layer covering the pattern portion; forming an encapsulation layer including at least one inorganic layer and at least one organic layer over the display unit; and irradiating a laser beam at a portion of the insulating layer corresponding to the pattern portion to form a recess in the insulating layer and melt at least a part of the pattern portion.

Flexible display device with metallic material portion including recess and method of manufacturing the same

A unit pixel includes a circuit structure, first and second wiring patterns, an interlayer insulating layer, a planarization layer, and a light emission structure. The first wiring pattern disposed on the circuit structure has a first bump structure. The interlayer insulating layer covers the circuit structure and the first wiring pattern. The second wiring pattern disposed on the interlayer insulating layer overlaps the first wiring pattern and has a second bump structure. The planarization layer covers the interlayer insulating layer and the second wiring pattern and includes a via-hole exposing at least a portion of be second wiring pattern. The light emission structure contacts the second wiring pattern through the via-hole. The first and second wiring patterns and the interlayer insulating layer form a capacitor, the light emission structure includes an OLED, and the capacitor is directly connected to an anode of the OLED.

A display apparatus including a first thin film transistor disposed on a substrate and including a first active layer, a second thin film transistor disposed on the first thin film transistor and including a second active layer overlapping the first thin film transistor, a first planarization layer disposed between the first thin film transistor and the second thin film transistor, the first planarization layer including a first insulating layer and a second insulating layer disposed on the first insulating layer, and a first buffer layer disposed between the first planarization layer and the second thin film transistor, in which an upper surface of the second insulating layer and an upper surface of the first insulating layer are substantially flush with each other.

A display module including a display panel, a supporting member, a first circuit board, and a light blocking member. The display panel includes a display area and a non-display area. The non-display area is bent. The supporting member includes a first surface overlapping the display area; a second surface opposite to the first surface; and a third surface configured to connect the first surface to the second surface. The first circuit board faces the second surface and is electrically connected to the non-display area. The light blocking member contacts a bent area of the non-display area.

Display module and a display device including the same

A display device and method of manufacturing the device that facilitates exposing a pad includes a flexible substrate including a central area and a peripheral area surrounding the central area, a display unit in the central area, an encapsulation layer covering the display unit and including at least one inorganic layer and at least one organic layer, an insulating layer disposed in the peripheral area defining a recess having a bottom and side portions, and a reinforcing portion disposed inside the recess, including a metallic material, and covering at least a part of the bottom and side portions of the recess.

A display device may include a light-emitting element and a controllable element. The light-emitting element may emit a light. The controllable element may neighbor the light-emitting element in a plan view of the display device and may include a fluid set. The fluid set may include at least one of a light-reflecting element set and a black element set. The controllable element may have a first average reflectance value in a first direction if the controllable element receives no voltage or receives a first voltage. The controllable element may have a second average reflectance value in the first direction if the controllable element receives a second voltage. The second voltage may be unequal to the first voltage. The second average reflectance value may be unequal to the first average reflectance value.

Provided is a display apparatus capable of minimizing defect occurrences during manufacturing of the display apparatus while securing a long lifespan of the display apparatus. The display apparatus includes a substrate comprising a bent area between a first area and a second area and bent about a bending axis, display devices on the first area, a scan driving circuit unit on the second area, a first encapsulation layer configured to cover the display devices, and a second encapsulation layer apart from the first encapsulation layer and configured to cover the scan driving circuit unit.

Bendable display apparatus

A display apparatus includes: a first area; a first bent area outside the first area, the first bent area being bent about a first bending axis; and a second bent area outside the first area, the second bent area being adjacent to an edge of the first area extending in a direction crossing the first bending axis, and being bent about a second bending axis that is parallel with an imaginary line extending in a direction crossing the first bending axis. A cut-off portion extends into the first area, the cut-off portion being at a portion where a first line crosses a second line, the first line being parallel with the first bending axis and passing through the first bent area, and the second line being parallel with the second bending axis and passing through the second bent area.

Display apparatus

A display device includes a display panel, and a protective member disposed outside the display panel. The circuit layer includes a display area and a non-display area, and a first bending line and a second bending line crossing the first bending line are defined are defined in the non-display area. The non-display area includes: a first non-display area bent from the display area with respect to the first bending line; a second non-display area bent from the display area with respect to the second bending line; and a corner non-display area bent from the second non-display area with respect to the first bending line and bent from the first non-display area with respect to the second bending line. A slit is defined in the protective member, and the slit overlap at least a part of the first bending line and the second bending line.

A mirror display device includes a mirror module and a display module. The mirror module includes a transparent substrate and a plurality of first mirror patterns. The transparent substrate has a first region and a second region adjacent to the first region. The first mirror patterns are disposed on a surface of the transparent substrate in the first region. The display module includes a display part that emits a light and a plurality of second mirror patterns. The display module is combined with the mirror module on the surface of the transparent substrate in the second region.

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Hojin Yoon