Samsung Display Co., Ltd.

Samsung Displayco., Ltd.

Innovation Counsel Llp

Seunghwa Ha

Byoungyong Kim

Seung-Ho Jung

Jeongho Hwang

Sanghyeon Song

Jungyun Jo

Seungsoo Ryu

Jeongdo Yang

Sangjae Kim

In-Woo Jeong

Hyeong-Jun Kim

Sang Wol Lee

Juyeop Seong

Jae-Soo Jang

Hee-Kwon Lee

Sungyeon Cho

Jonghyuk Lee

Euiyun Jang

Jihoon Oh

Doyoub Kim

Donghee Park

Jiwoo Son

Provided is a display device including a display module having a first non-folding region, a second non-folding region, and a folding region disposed between the first non-folding region and the second non-folding region, and a plate disposed below the display module, and having a folding part overlapping the folding region and to be folded with respect to a folding axis extending in a first direction and first and second support parts spaced apart from each other with the folding part disposed therebetween. The folding part includes a first curved portion and second curved portions spaced apart from the first curved portion and disposed between the first curved portion and the first support part and between the first curved portion and the second support part, and the first curved portion has openings passing therethrough and the second curved portions each have at least first groove by being partially recessed.

Display device

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.

A circuit board includes a base substrate including a first portion extending in a first direction and including a plurality of holes, and a second portion extending from the first portion in a second direction intersecting the first direction.

Circuit board and display device including the same

An electronic device includes a display panel including non-folding areas and a folding area disposed between the non-folding areas, a lower protective film disposed below the display panel, an external light reflective member disposed below the lower protective film, a lower member disposed below the external light reflective member, and cushion members disposed below the lower member. The display panel is foldable along a folding axis. The cushion members are spaced apart from each other and define a cushion hole in the folding area.

Electronic device

A display device includes a plate including a first area and a second area adjacent to the first area and including pattern portions defining an opening pattern and segment portions disposed between the pattern portions, respectively, a display module including a flat portion disposed in the first area on the plate, and a bendable portion extending from the flat portion and disposed in the second area on the plate, segment members disposed in the second area under the plate and respectively overlapping the segment portions in a direction, first filling members disposed under the plate, disposed between the segment members, respectively overlapping the pattern portions in the direction, and having a first elastic modulus and second filling members respectively disposed under the first filling members, respectively overlapping the first filling members in the direction, and having a second elastic modulus different from the first elastic modulus.

Display device and method of manufacturing the same

An electronic device includes a display panel including a folding area and a non-folding area which is adjacent to the folding area along a first direction, and a support member facing the display panel. The support member includes in order from the display panel, an upper plate which faces the folding area and the non-folding area, has a thickness and in which are defined a plurality of openings corresponding to the folding area, and a lower plate having a thickness which is greater than the thickness of the upper plate and including a first lower plate and a second lower plate each corresponding to the folding area and the non-folding area. At the folding area, the second lower plate is spaced apart from the first lower plate by a gap along the first direction.

A display device includes a display panel including a first non-folding part, a folding part, and a second non-folding part which are arranged in a first direction, a first support part disposed below the display panel, a groove is defined in a top surface of a portion of the first support part overlapping the folding part, and the first support part being foldable about the folding part, a second support part disposed in the groove, and a cover layer disposed in the groove and below the second support part.

A display apparatus includes a display panel having a display substrate on which a plurality of pad terminals is disposed, and a driving unit having a plurality of driving terminals electrically connected to the plurality of pad terminals. Each of the plurality of pad terminals includes a stepped groove that faces a corresponding driving terminal of the plurality of driving terminals or each of the plurality of pad terminals includes an opening hole that faces the corresponding driving terminal of the plurality of driving terminals.

Display apparatus having grooved terminals

A display device includes a first non-folding area, a second non-folding area, and a folding area, which are disposed in a first direction includes a display panel including first to third pixel areas, which are spaced apart from each other on a plane defined in the first direction and a second direction crossing the first direction and a window layer disposed on the display panel. The window layer includes a first rigid part, a second rigid part, and a first soft part, a first interface and a second interface overlaps at least one area of first to third pixel areas on the plane, and an absolute value of a difference in refractive index between the first rigid part and the first soft part is 0.02 or less, and an absolute value of a difference in refractive index between the second rigid part and the first soft part is 0.02 or less.

A display device according to an embodiment includes a digitizer, a display module disposed on the digitizer, and a support plate disposed between the digitizer and the display module, the support plate including an amorphous nickel alloy, and a range of about 50 wt % to about 95 wt % of nickel is included in the amorphous nickel alloy based on a total weight of the amorphous nickel alloy. The support plate has a non-magnetic property and a flexible property.

A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a display substrate and a plurality of pads arranged above the display substrate. Each of the plurality of pads includes a first conductive layer, at least a portion of which is covered by an insulating film, a second conductive layer arranged above the first conductive layer, and a clamping portion formed in the second conductive layer.

Display apparatus

The present disclosure describes a flexible display apparatus that includes a display substrate including a light-emitting area, and a non-emitting area including a bending area foldable in a folding direction outside of the light-emitting area, and a pad area outside of the bending area, a thin film encapsulation layer over the light-emitting area, and a driver inside a curvature portion of the display substrate at the bending area, and including a plurality of driving terminals electrically connected to a plurality of pad terminals in the pad area through penetration wirings in via holes defined by the display substrate to provide a new, thinner flexible display apparatus.

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Yongin-si, South Korea

Seunghwa Ha