Display device and method of manufacturing the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10476032-B2
Application number	US-201916239920-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 4, 2019
Priority date	Jan 5, 2018
Publication date	Nov 12, 2019
Grant date	Nov 12, 2019

Abstract

A display device includes a substrate including a display region, a first non-display region in the display region and a second non-display region outside the display region. A pixel array layer is disposed on the display region of the substrate. An encapsulation layer is disposed on the display region. The encapsulation layer is disposed on the first and second non-display regions of the substrate. The first non-display region includes a through hole penetrating the pixel array layer and the substrate. An encapsulation groove is spaced apart from the through hole. An inner wall of the through hole and an inner wall of the encapsulation groove are at least partially covered with the encapsulation layer. An end face of the encapsulation layer facing away from the pixel array layer has an irregular shape when viewed from a side of the substrate opposite the pixel array layer.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display device comprising:
a substrate including a display region, a first non-display region in the display region and a second non-display region outside the display region;
a pixel array layer disposed on the display region of the substrate; and
an encapsulation layer disposed on the display region, wherein the encapsulation layer is disposed on the first and second non-display regions of the substrate,
wherein the first non-display region includes a through hole penetrating the pixel array layer and the substrate; and
an encapsulation groove spaced apart from the through hole,
wherein an inner wall of the through hole and an inner wall of the encapsulation groove are each at least partially covered with the encapsulation layer, and
an end face of the encapsulation layer facing away from the pixel array layer has an irregular shape when viewed from a side of the substrate opposite the pixel array layer.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the substrate is a flexible substrate.

3. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the pixel array layer includes a pixel array in which a plurality of pixels are connected between a plurality of scan lines and a plurality of data lines, and each of the plurality of pixels includes a light emitting element and at least one transistor.

4. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the encapsulation groove includes a plurality of slits and inner walls of each of the plurality of slits are at least partially covered with the encapsulation layer.

5. The display device of claim 4 , wherein widths and depths of the plurality of slits are increased as a distance from the display region increases.

6. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the encapsulation layer includes a first inorganic encapsulation layer, an organic encapsulation layer and a second inorganic encapsulation layer, and
wherein the inner wall of the through hole is in direct contact with the first inorganic encapsulation layer.

7. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the irregular shape includes a zigzag pattern.

8. A method of manufacturing a display device, the method comprising:
providing a first substrate;
providing a second substrate on the first substrate, the second substrate including a display region, a first non-display region in the display region and a second non-display region outside the display region;
forming a pixel array layer on the display region of the second substrate;
forming a separation hole and an encapsulation groove in the first non-display region of the second substrate;
forming an encapsulation layer on the display region and the first and second non-display regions of the second substrate, wherein an inner wall of the separation hole and an inner wall of the encapsulation groove are at least partially covered with the encapsulation layer; and
separating the first substrate from the second substrate;
wherein in the separating of the first substrate from the second substrate, the pixel array layer and the second substrate inside the separation hole are separated together with the first substrate, and a remaining through hole is formed in the second substrate, and
an end face of the encapsulation layer formed on the inner wall of the separation hole when the first substrate is separated from the second substrate has an irregular shape.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the first substrate includes glass, quartz, metal or plastic.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the second substrate is a flexible substrate.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the second substrate includes a first organic layer, a first inorganic layer, a second organic layer and a second inorganic layer, and the encapsulation layer is formed to contact with the first and second inorganic layers on the inner wall of the separation hole and the inner wall of the encapsulation groove.

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the encapsulation groove is spaced apart from the separation hole.

13. The method of claim 8 , wherein the encapsulation groove is formed to include a plurality of slits, and the encapsulation layer is formed to at least partially cover inner walls of the plurality of slits.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the plurality of slits is formed so that widths and depths of each of the plurality of slits increase as a distance from the display region increases.

15. The method of claim 8 , wherein in the forming of the separation hole and the encapsulation groove, the separation hole is formed to penetrate the pixel array layer and the second substrate, and the encapsulation groove is formed to a predetermined depth of the second substrate through the pixel array layer.

16. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
forming an adhesive layer on the second substrate in an area corresponding to the through hole.

17. A display device, comprising:
a first substrate;
a second substrate comprising an organic layer and an inorganic layer disposed on the first substrate;
an encapsulation groove formed in the second substrate, wherein the encapsulation groove comprises a plurality of holes formed in the second substrate;
a through hole penetrating the second substrate, wherein the through hole has a greater depth than a depth of the encapsulation groove toward the first substrate, and wherein the through hole is spaced apart from the encapsulation groove; and
an encapsulation layer formed on an inner sidewall of the encapsulation groove and on an inner sidewall of the through hole.

18. The display device of claim 17 , wherein a lowermost level of the through hole is aligned with an upper surface of the first substrate facing the second substrate.

19. The display device of claim 17 , further comprising an adhesive layer immediately adjacent to the through hole, wherein the adhesive layer is spaced apart from the encapsulation groove, and wherein the adhesive layer is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate.

20. The display device of claim 17 , wherein the encapsulation layer comprises at least one organic layer and at least one inorganic layer.

Assignees

• Samsung Display Co Ltd

Inventors

• Park Gyung Soon
• Kim Sang Woo
• Kim Il Joo
• Shin Jae Min
• Jeong Jun Ki

Classifications

• G09G3/3266

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• G09G3/3275

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• G09G2310/08

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• H01L51/0097

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• H01L2227/323

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