Stretchable display device and method of manufacturing stretchable display device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10310560-B2
Application number	US-201715675096-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 11, 2017
Priority date	Aug 11, 2016
Publication date	Jun 4, 2019
Grant date	Jun 4, 2019

Abstract

A stretchable display device includes a substrate having a plurality of islands spaced apart from each other, and a plurality of bridges connecting each of the plurality of islands. A plurality of display units is disposed above the plurality of islands, respectively. A plurality of metal wirings are electrically connected to each of the plurality of display units. The plurality of metal wirings are disposed above the plurality of bridges. Each of the plurality of bridges includes a first region curved convexly in a first direction on a plane, and a second region curved concavely in the first direction. The second region is connected to the first region. Each of the plurality of metal wirings has a first width, and each of the plurality of bridges have a second width that is greater than the first width.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A stretchable display device comprising:
a substrate comprising a plurality of islands spaced apart from each other, and a plurality of bridges connecting each of the plurality of islands;
a plurality of display units disposed above the plurality of islands, respectively; and
a plurality of metal wirings electrically connected to each of the plurality of display units, the plurality of metal wirings being disposed above the plurality of bridges,
wherein each of the plurality of bridges comprises a first region curved convexly in a first direction on a plane, and a second region curved concavely in the first direction, the second region being connected to the first region,
wherein each of the plurality of metal wirings has a first width, and each of the plurality of bridges have a second width that is greater than the first width, and
wherein each of the plurality of display units comprises a display area, a non-display area that is outside of the display area, and a dam portion arranged within the non-display area, the dam portion surrounding the display area.

2. The stretchable display device of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of metal wirings is arranged along an outer edge having a convex shape in the first region and the second region, and is spaced apart from an inner edge having a concave shape in the first region and the second region.

3. The stretchable display device of claim 2 , wherein the first width is from about 40% to about 70% of the second width.

4. The stretchable display device of claim 2 , wherein each of the plurality of bridges comprises a third region connecting one end of the first region to one end of the second region above the plane, and a corresponding metal wiring of the plurality of metal wirings obliquely crosses a width of the bridge in the third region.

5. The stretchable display device of claim 4 , wherein the first region, the second region, and the third region are sequentially arranged.

6. The stretchable display device of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of display units comprises at least one organic light-emitting diode emitting red light, blue light, green light, or white light.

7. The stretchable display device of claim 6 , wherein each of the plurality of display units comprises at least one pixel, and the at least one pixel comprises a red organic light-emitting diode emitting the red light, a blue organic light-emitting diode emitting the blue light, and a green organic light-emitting diode emitting the green light.

8. The stretchable display device of claim 7 , wherein the at least one pixel comprises a plurality of pixels.

9. The stretchable display device of claim 6 , wherein each of the plurality of display units comprises at least one thin film transistor electrically connected to the at least one organic light-emitting diode, and the plurality of metal wirings comprise a first metal wiring and a second metal wiring each of which is electrically connected to the at least one thin film transistor.

10. The stretchable display device of claim 9 , wherein the at least one thin film transistor comprises an active layer, a gate electrode, a source electrode, and a drain electrode, the first metal wiring is connected to the gate electrode, and the second metal wiring is connected to the source electrode.

11. The stretchable display device of claim 10 , wherein the first metal wiring comprises a same material as that of the gate electrode, and the second metal wiring comprises a same material as that of the source electrode and the drain electrode.

12. The stretchable display device of claim 1 , further comprising: a thin film encapsulation layer disposed above the plurality of display units, the thin film encapsulation layer sealing the plurality of display units.

13. The stretchable display device of claim 12 , wherein the thin film encapsulation layer is separately arranged above each of the plurality of display units.

14. The stretchable display device of claim 12 , wherein the thin film encapsulation layer comprises at least one organic layer and at least one inorganic layer.

15. The stretchable display device of claim 14 , wherein the at least one inorganic layer has an area greater than that of the at least one organic layer, and the at least one inorganic layer covers the dam portion.

16. The stretchable display device of claim 1 , further comprising: a first protective filial disposed above the plurality of display units, and a second protective film disposed on a bottom surface of the substrate, the first protective film and the second protective film comprising a stretched sheet.

17. The stretchable display device of claim 16 , further comprising: a functional layer disposed above the first protective film, the functional layer comprising a polarization layer or a touchscreen layer.

18. A display device, comprising:
a plurality of display substrates spaced apart from each other;
a plurality of display units, each of the plurality of display units being disposed on a corresponding display substrate of the plurality of display substrates;
a plurality of bridges interconnecting the plurality of display substrates; and
a plurality of wirings electrically connecting the plurality of display units, each of the plurality of wirings being disposed on a corresponding bridge of the plurality of bridges,
wherein each of the plurality of bridges is twisted or curved, and
wherein each of the plurality of display units comprises a display area, a non-display area that is outside of the display area, and a dam portion arranged within the non-display area, the dam portion surrounding the display area.

19. The display device of claim 18 , wherein each of the plurality of bridges comprises a first region curved convexly and a second region curved concavely, the second region being connected to the first region.

20. The display device of claim 18 , wherein each of the plurality of metal wirings has a first width, and each of the plurality of bridges have a second width that is greater than the first width.

21. The display device of claim 18 , wherein the display device comprises a plurality of pixels and each of the plurality of display units includes a distinct subset of the plurality of pixels.

Assignees

• Samsung Display Co Ltd

Inventors

• Choi Jinwoo
• Jang Youngse
• Choi Haeyun
• Park Sungkook
• Lim Jaeik

Classifications

• G06F1/1637 Primary

  Details related to the display arrangement, including those related to the mounting of the display in the housing · CPC title

• Y02E10/549

  Organic PV cells · CPC title

• G06F1/1652 Primary

  the display being flexible, e.g. mimicking a sheet of paper, or rollable · CPC title

• H05B33/14

  characterised by the chemical or physical composition or the arrangement of the electroluminescent material {, or by the simultaneous addition of the electroluminescent material in or onto the light source} · CPC title

• H05B33/22

  characterised by the chemical or physical composition or the arrangement of auxiliary dielectric or reflective layers · CPC title