Samsung Display Co., Ltd.

Joonhyuk Jang

Munsik Ham

Yunjae Kim

Bugyoon Yoo

Jin Yong Sim

Minseop Kim

Hoseung Kang

Hosung Nam

A display module includes: a display unit to be folded along a virtual folding axis, and including: a front surface; and a rear surface opposite to the front surface; a protection cover on the front surface of the display unit; a cover member on the rear surface of the display unit, and including a cutting part to be separable from the cover member and overlapping with a portion of the folding axis; and a cover pad below the cover member.

Display module including cover member

A release film includes: a first release film; and a second release film below the first release film, wherein the second release film comprises: a first sub release film below the first release film; and a second sub release film below the first sub release film and comprising a first portion and a second portion around the first portion, wherein the first portion is attached to and detached from the first sub release film.

Release film and hole inspection method using the same

A display device includes a display panel including a first area, a bending area, and a second area, and comprising a plurality of pixels disposed in the first area, a driving chip disposed on an upper surface of the second area of the display panel and electrically connected to the plurality of pixels, a support layer disposed on a lower surface of the first area of the display panel, and a spacer disposed on the lower surface of the first area and overlapping the support layer in a plan view, wherein the spacer comprises an upper layer, a lower layer, and a base layer having a thermal conductivity greater than a thermal conductivity of the upper layer and a thermal conductivity of the lower layer, and in case that the bending area of the display panel is folded, the spacer overlaps the driving chip in a plan view.

Display device

A display device includes: a display panel in which a first panel region, a bending region, and a second panel region are arranged along a first direction; a support layer below the first panel region of the display panel, wherein the bending region of the display panel is bent toward a lower portion of the support layer; a portion of the support layer is between the first panel region and the second panel region; a first alignment mark in the first panel region; and a first alignment opening overlapping the first alignment mark in the support layer, wherein in a thickness direction of the display panel, the first alignment opening is spaced apart from the second panel region, the first alignment opening is spaced apart from an edge of the support layer, and the first alignment opening is completely surrounded by the support layer.

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Seoul, South Korea

Joonhyuk Jang