Display device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018166019-A1
Application number	US-201715782658-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 12, 2017
Priority date	Dec 12, 2016
Publication date	Jun 14, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

A display device includes a substrate including a bent area, and a flat area including a plurality of pixels, a plurality of island-shaped inorganic insulating patterns arranged on the substrate in the bent area to be separate from each other, an organic insulating layer including a concavo-convex surface covering the inorganic insulating patterns in the bent area, and wiring lines arranged on the organic insulating layer and overlapping the inorganic insulating patterns.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A display device comprising:
a substrate including a bent area, and a flat area including a plurality of pixels; a plurality of island-shaped inorganic insulating patterns arranged on the substrate in the bent area to be separate from each other; an organic insulating layer including a concavo-convex surface covering the inorganic insulating patterns in the bent area; and wiring lines arranged on the organic insulating layer and overlapping the inorganic insulating patterns.

2 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the wiring lines have a concavo-convex part over the concavo-convex surface of the organic insulating layer.

3 . The display device of claim 2 , wherein the inorganic insulating patterns comprise at least two sequentially stacked inorganic insulating layers.

4 . The display device of claim 3 ,
wherein each of the plurality of pixels comprises a transistor on the substrate and an emission element connected to the transistor, wherein the transistor comprises:
a buffer layer on the substrate;
an active pattern on the buffer layer;
a gate electrode on a gate insulating layer on the active pattern;
an interlayer insulating layer on the gate electrode;
an insulating layer on the interlayer insulating layer; and
a source electrode and a drain electrode on the insulating layer, and
wherein the buffer layer, the gate insulating layer, and the interlayer insulating layer comprise openings that expose the substrate in the bent area.

5 . The display device of claim 4 , wherein the inorganic insulating patterns provided in the openings comprise:
a first inorganic insulating layer on the substrate; and a second inorganic insulating layer on the first inorganic insulating layer.

6 . The display device of claim 5 ,
wherein the first inorganic insulating layer comprises a same material as the buffer layer, and wherein the second inorganic insulating layer comprises a same material as the gate insulating layer.

7 . The display device of claim 6 , wherein the inorganic insulating patterns further comprise a third inorganic insulating layer on the second inorganic insulating layer.

8 . The display device of claim 7 , wherein the third inorganic insulating layer comprises a same material as the interlayer insulating layer.

9 . The display device of claim 8 , wherein the organic insulating layer extends from the insulating layer and fills the openings.

10 . The display device of claim 8 , wherein the insulating layer comprises an inorganic material and exposes the substrate to correspond to the openings.

11 . The display device of claim 10 , wherein the organic insulating layer is a fill insulating layer including an organic material which fills the openings.

12 . The display device of claim 10 , wherein the inorganic insulating patterns further comprise a fourth inorganic insulating layer on the third inorganic insulating layer.

13 . The display device of claim 12 , wherein the fourth inorganic insulating layer comprises a same material as the insulating layer.

14 . The display device of claim 3 , wherein, in a direction vertical to a direction in which the wiring lines extend, a width of the inorganic insulating patterns is not more than a width of the wiring lines.

15 . The display device of claim 14 , wherein, in the direction in which the wiring lines extend, a first distance between adjacent inorganic insulating patterns of the inorganic insulating patterns is not more than 50% of a sum of the width of the wiring lines in the direction vertical to the direction in which the wiring lines extend and the width of the inorganic insulating patterns.

16 . The display device of claim 15 , wherein, in the direction vertical to the direction in which the wiring lines extend, a second distance between the adjacent inorganic insulating patterns is substantially equal to the first distance.

17 . The display device of claim 15 , wherein a thickness of the organic insulating layer is not more than 1.5 times a thickness of the inorganic insulating patterns.

18 . The display device of claim 17 , wherein the thickness of the inorganic insulating patterns is not less than 10% of the width of the wiring lines and the width of the inorganic insulating patterns.

19 . The display device of claim 17 , wherein the thickness of the inorganic insulating patterns is not less than 8,000 Å.

20 . The display device of claim 2 , wherein, in a direction in which the wiring lines extend, each of the inorganic insulating patterns overlaps one of the wiring lines.

21 . The display device of claim 20 , wherein, in a direction vertical to the direction in which the wiring lines extend, each of the inorganic insulating patterns overlaps one of the wiring lines.

22 . The display device of claim 20 , wherein, in a direction vertical to the direction in which the wiring lines extend, each of the inorganic insulating patterns overlaps a plurality of the wiring lines.

23 . The display device of claim 20 , wherein the inorganic insulating patterns comprise:
a first inorganic insulating pattern on the substrate; and at least one second inorganic insulating pattern on the first inorganic insulating pattern.

24 . The display device of claim 23 ,
wherein the at least one second inorganic insulating pattern comprises at least two second inorganic insulating patterns, and wherein, in the direction in which the wiring lines extend, the at least two second inorganic insulating patterns are separate from each other.

25 . The display device of claim 23 , wherein the at least one second inorganic insulating pattern comprises at least two inorganic insulating layers.

26 . A display device comprising:
a substrate including a bent area and a flat area; a buffer layer on the substrate; an active pattern on the buffer layer in the flat area; a gate insulating layer on the active pattern; a gate electrode on the gate insulating layer in the flat area; an interlayer insulating layer on the gate electrode; a first insulating layer on the interlayer insulating layer; a source electrode and a drain electrode arranged on the first insulating layer to be separate from each other and connected to the active pattern in the flat area; a second insulating layer on the drain electrode and including an organic material; an emission element on the second insulating layer and connected to the drain electrode in the flat area; an opening through areas of the buffer layer, the gate insulating layer, and the interlayer insulating layer, which correspond to the bent area; a plurality of island-shaped inorganic insulating patterns arranged in the opening to be separate from each other; an organic insulating layer covering the inorganic insulating patterns; and wiring lines arranged on the organic insulating layer, wherein the organic insulating layer comprises a concavo-convex surface, and wherein the wiring lines comprise a concavo-convex part over the concavo-convex surface of the organic insulating layer.

27 . The display device of claim 26 , wherein the inorganic insulating patterns comprise at least two sequentially stacked inorganic insulating layers.

28 . The display device of claim 27 , wherein the inorganic insulating patterns comprise:
a first inorganic insulating layer on the substrate; an

Assignees

• Samsung Display Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Hae Yeon
• Kwak Won Kyu
• Moon Joong Soo
• Jin Chang Kyu

Classifications

• G09G3/3225

  using an active matrix · CPC title

• G02F1/136227

  Through-hole connection of the pixel electrode to the active element through an insulation layer · CPC title

• G09G2300/0426

  Layout of electrodes and connections · CPC title

• H01L51/56

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01L2251/5338

  Electricity · mapped topic