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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2016
Samsung Display Co., Ltd., Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Youngji Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Jungsu Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Dongmyung Shin, Yongin-si, KR;
Jonggil Ryu, Yongin-si, KR;
Sohra Han, Yongin-si, KR;
Samsung Display Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
A curved display device is disclosed. In one aspect, the display device includes a substrate comprising a flat portion and at least one curved portion, a display unit comprising a first display area on the flat portion, and a second display area on the curved portion, and a thin-film encapsulating layer sealing the display unit, and comprising at least one organic layer and at least one inorganic layer. The display device also includes a functional layer over the thin-film encapsulating layer, wherein the thin-film encapsulating layer comprises a first region overlapping the curved portion, and a second region overlapping the flat portion. The inorganic layer contacts the functional layer, and wherein the inorganic layer has a first surface roughness in the first region different from a second surface roughness in the second region.