Samsung Display Co., Ltd.

Minhee Choi

Jieun Lee

Ilgoo Youn

Junyoung Jo

Byungsun Kim

Seunghan Jo

Hyunji Cha

Minchae Kwak

Yunkyeong In

Youngsoo Yoon

Wonkyu Kwak

Soyoung Lee

Seungwoo Sung

Chulkyu Kang

Nayun Kwak

Jihyun Ka

Dongsun Lee

Daesuk Kim

Jae Yong Lee

Young-soo Yoon

Jintae Jeong

Hwayoung Song

Ji-Eun Lee

Ji-Hyun Ka

Sungho Kim

Seokje Seong

Yun-kyeong In

Taehoon Kwon

Kyunghoon Kim

Dongeup Lee

Yun-Kyeong In

Jongryuk Park

A display apparatus includes a substrate; a first circuit unit located on the substrate and including a first thin-film transistor (TFT) and a first storage capacitor; a first dummy circuit unit on the substrate, including a first dummy TFT and a first dummy storage capacitor, and in the same layer as the first circuit unit; and a first dummy light-emitting unit on the first dummy circuit unit, connected to the first circuit unit, and configured to be driven by the first circuit unit, wherein the first dummy light-emitting unit overlaps the first dummy circuit unit.

Display apparatus including a pixel defining layer having openings exposing two portions of a pixel electrode

A display apparatus includes a first area including at least one opening, a second area disposed around the first area, and a third area disposed between the first area and the second area. The second area includes a plurality of display elements, and the third area includes a groove. The display apparatus further includes a thin film encapsulation layer covering the plurality of display elements and including an inorganic encapsulation layer and an organic encapsulation layer, a planarization layer disposed over the groove, a first insulating layer disposed over the thin film encapsulation layer, a second insulating layer disposed over the planarization layer, and a cover layer overlapping the first end of the planarization layer and partially overlapping the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer. A first end of the planarization layer overlaps the thin film encapsulation layer, and the second insulating layer includes a first through hole.

Display panel

A display device includes a pixel circuit disposed on a substrate, and a display element on the pixel circuit. The pixel circuit includes a first thin-film transistor comprising a first semiconductor layer and a first gate electrode insulated from the first semiconductor layer, a second thin-film transistor comprising a second semiconductor layer and a second gate electrode insulated from the second semiconductor layer, the second semiconductor layer being connected to the first semiconductor layer and the first gate electrode, a first shielding layer overlapping the second semiconductor layer, and a second shielding layer overlapping the second semiconductor layer and stacked on the first shielding layer.

Display device

Provided is a display apparatus including: a substrate in which a display element is arranged; a first thin film transistor arranged in the display area and including a first semiconductor layer including silicon and a first control electrode insulated from the first semiconductor layer; a first interlayer insulating layer covering the first control electrode; a second thin film transistor arranged on the first interlayer insulating layer and including a second semiconductor layer including an oxide semiconductor and a second control electrode insulated from the second semiconductor layer; a second interlayer insulating layer covering the second control electrode; a node connection line arranged on the second interlayer insulating layer and connected to the first control electrode via a first contact hole; a first planarization layer covering the node connection line; and a shielding electrode arranged on the first planarization layer to overlap the node connection line.

Display Apparatus having shielding electrode overlapping connection line

A display panel includes a first thin-film transistor ('TFT') arranged in a display area of a substrate and including a first semiconductor layer including a silicon semiconductor, a second TFT connected to the first TFT and including a second semiconductor layer including an oxide semiconductor, a voltage line connected to the first TFT, and a shield layer arranged between the substrate and the first semiconductor layer, and including a pattern and a connection line, the pattern overlapping the first semiconductor layer, the connection line extending from the pattern, and a voltage that is a same as a voltage applied to the voltage line being applied to the shield layer.

Display panel including shield layer

A display device includes an electronic panel, a window, an optical sheet, and a stress control member. The electronic panel includes a first non-bending area having a first area overlapping the optical sheet and a second area overlapping at least part of the recessed area, a bending area configured to be bent relative to the first non-bending area, and a second non-bending area extending from the bending area and movable to a position opposing the first non-bending area. The optical sheet is disposed between the electronic panel and the window and having a recessed area defined therein extending toward a center of the optical sheet. The stress control member overlaps with at least a portion of the second area, at least a portion of the bending area, and at least a portion of the second non-bending area, respectively.

Display device including optical sheet and stress control member

A display panel includes a substrate including a first area and a second area that are spaced apart from each other in a first direction; a plurality of display elements located in a display area, the display area being adjacent to the first area and the second area; and a plurality of lines extending in a second direction that intersects the first direction, the plurality of lines being electrically respectively connected to the plurality of display elements, wherein the plurality of lines include: a first line and a second line adjacent to each other and bypassing along an edge of the first area; and a third line and a fourth line adjacent to each other and bypassing along an edge of the second area, wherein the first area and the second area are different from each other in at least one of size or shape.

Display panel including bypassing data and scan lines

A display device includes: a base layer comprising a first portion, a second portion extending from the first portion, and a third portion extending from the second portion; a first light emitting element disposed on the first portion; a first front signal line electrically connected to the first light emitting element and disposed on the first portion; a second front signal line electrically connected to the first front signal line, disposed on the first portion, disposed in a different layer from the first front signal line, and overlapping the first front signal line; a first connection line electrically connected to the first and second front signal lines, disposed on the second portion, and disposed in a different layer from the first and second front signal lines; and a first rear signal line electrically connected to the first connection line and disposed on the third portion.

A display device including: a substrate including a display area and a peripheral area adjacent to the display area; a plurality of data lines extending in a first direction in the display area; a fan-out unit arranged in the peripheral area and connected to the plurality of data lines; a first signal line arranged in the peripheral area; and a common power supply line arranged in the peripheral area and overlapping the fan-out unit.

Display device including a fan-out unit and test line in the peripheral area

A display apparatus includes: a plurality of pixel circuits at a display area, the display area having a non-quadrangular shape; a first signal line extending on the display area in a first direction, and electrically connected to a first pixel circuit from among the plurality of pixel circuits; a first voltage line extending on the display area in the first direction; a first load compensation capacitor adjacent to an end portion of the first signal line and an end portion of the first voltage line; a test circuit outside the display area; an output line electrically connected to the test circuit; and a connection portion configured to electrically connect the output line, the first signal line, and an electrode of the first load compensation capacitor to each other.

Display apparatus with display area having a non-quadrangular shape

A display apparatus includes a display unit having a display area and a non-display area, a first driver in the non-display area, a second driver in the non-display area and space apart from the first driver, a bending portion connected to the display unit, and a connector connected to the bending portion, wherein a first wire part connected to the first driver and a second wire part connected to the second driver are disposed in the non-display area, and the first wire part and the second wire part are connected to each other via a connection wire part.

Display apparatus

A display device includes a fan-out portion including a first fan-out portion including first conductive lines, and a second fan-out portion including second conductive lines. The first conductive lines are apart from each other by a first pitch in a bending area of a substrate of the display device. The second conductive lines are apart from each other by a second pitch in the bending area.

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Minhee Choi