公开(公告)号：US11289679B2

公开(公告)日：2022-03-29

申请号：US16732689

申请日：2020-01-02

Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.

Inventor： Kinyeng Kang ,  Jonghyun Choi

IPC: H01L51/52 ,  H01L27/32

Abstract: A flexible display apparatus includes: a substrate; a gate insulating layer including an inorganic layer disposed on the substrate; a gate line disposed on the gate insulating layer; an inter-insulating layer including an inorganic layer and covering the gate line; and a data line disposed on the inter-insulating layer, where the flexible display apparatus has a first region which is bendable and second regions at opposite sides of the first region, respectively, portions of the gate insulating layer and the inter-insulating layer in the first region are removed, and the gate insulating layer and the inter-insulating layer in the second region have a patterned structure.

公开(公告)号：US20210202908A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-01

申请号：US17180622

申请日：2021-02-19

Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.

Inventor： Jonghyun Choi ,  Kinyeng Kang ,  Suyeon Sim

IPC: H01L51/52 ,  G04B19/04 ,  G04B19/12 ,  H01L27/32 ,  H01L51/56

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a display apparatus includes providing a substrate, forming a display unit defining an opening portion in a display region over the substrate, forming a thin film encapsulation layer to seal the display unit, forming a touch electrode over the thin film encapsulation layer, forming a touch insulating film covering the touch electrode such that the thin film encapsulation layer and the touch insulating film are sequentially stacked and formed over the substrate in the opening portion, forming a touch contact hole by removing a portion of the touch insulating film to expose a portion of the touch electrode, and removing a portion of the touch insulating film and a portion of the thin film encapsulation layer formed in the opening portion to expose a portion of the substrate during the forming of the touch contact hole.

公开(公告)号：US20210193746A1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-24

申请号：US16907476

申请日：2020-06-22

Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Sanghoon Lee ,  Kinyeng Kang ,  Taewoo Kim ,  Taehoon Yang ,  Jonghyun Choi

IPC: H01L27/32 ,  G09G3/3266

Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate including a display area including first and second pixels in a first row, and third and fourth pixels arranged in a second row parallel to the first row; a light-transmitting non-display area within the display area; first and second columns parallel to and spaced apart from each other, and each crossing the non-display area; and a plurality of lines including: first and second lines extending along the first row and connected to the first and second pixels, respectively, a first disconnection point where the first and second lines are spaced apart from each other, third and fourth lines extending along the second row and connected to the third and fourth pixels, respectively, and a second disconnection point where the third and fourth lines are spaced apart from each other, where the first and second disconnection points respectively correspond to the first and second columns.

公开(公告)号：US11018210B2

公开(公告)日：2021-05-25

申请号：US17019152

申请日：2020-09-11

Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.

Inventor： Jonghyun Choi ,  Kinyeng Kang ,  Sunkwang Kim ,  Joosun Yoon

IPC: H01L27/32 ,  G09G3/20 ,  G09G3/3225 ,  H01L21/28 ,  H01L51/52 ,  G04C17/00

Abstract: A display device includes a substrate including a first surface, and a second surface opposite the first surface, and defining a through portion passing therethrough, a pixel array including a plurality of pixels surrounding the through portion at the first surface, a plurality of scan lines extending along a first direction for providing scan signals to the pixels, and a plurality of data lines extending along a second direction crossing the first direction for providing data signals to the pixels, the plurality of data lines including first and second data lines adjacent the through portion at different layers, and having at least a portion thereof curved along a perimeter of the through portion.

公开(公告)号：US10985233B2

公开(公告)日：2021-04-20

申请号：US16846170

申请日：2020-04-10

Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Kinyeng Kang ,  Taewoo Kim ,  Taehoon Yang ,  Seunghwan Cho ,  Jonghyun Choi

IPC: H01L27/32

Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate comprising a display area and a peripheral area outside the display area; a first connection line in the display area, the first connection line comprising a first portion extending along a first column of the display area and in the first column, a third portion extending along a second column of the display area and in the second column, and a second portion connecting the first portion to the third portion; and a second connection line in the peripheral area and connected to the third portion of the first connection line and a data line in a third column of the display area.

公开(公告)号：US10978674B2

公开(公告)日：2021-04-13

申请号：US16894621

申请日：2020-06-05

Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.

Inventor： Jonghyun Choi ,  Kinyeng Kang ,  Suyeon Sim

IPC: H01L51/52 ,  G04B19/12 ,  H01L27/32 ,  H01L51/56 ,  G04B19/04

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a display apparatus includes providing a substrate, forming a display unit defining an opening portion in a display region over the substrate, forming a thin film encapsulation layer to seal the display unit, forming a touch electrode over the thin film encapsulation layer, forming a touch insulating film covering the touch electrode such that the thin film encapsulation layer and the touch insulating film are sequentially stacked and formed over the substrate in the opening portion, forming a touch contact hole by removing a portion of the touch insulating film to expose a portion of the touch electrode, and removing a portion of the touch insulating film and a portion of the thin film encapsulation layer formed in the opening portion to expose a portion of the substrate during the forming of the touch contact hole.

公开(公告)号：US10714707B2

公开(公告)日：2020-07-14

申请号：US16734275

申请日：2020-01-03

Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.

Inventor： Sunkwang Kim ,  Kinyeng Kang ,  Suyeon Sim ,  Jonghyun Choi

IPC: H01L51/52 ,  H01L51/00 ,  H01L27/32

Abstract: An organic light-emitting display apparatus includes a display substrate and a thin film encapsulation layer on the display substrate. The display substrate includes at least one hole, a thin film transistor, a light-emitting portion electrically connected to the thin film transistor, and a plurality of insulating layers. The light-emitting portion includes a first electrode, an intermediate layer, and a second electrode. The display substrate includes an active area, an inactive area between the active area and the hole, and a plurality of insulating dams. Each insulating dam includes at least one layer. The inactive area includes a first area different from a laser-etched area and a second laser-etched area.

公开(公告)号：US10431772B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-01

申请号：US16273042

申请日：2019-02-11

Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.

Inventor： Jonghyun Choi ,  Kinyeng Kang ,  Suyeon Sim

IPC: H01L51/52 ,  H01L27/32 ,  G04B19/12 ,  H01L51/56

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a display apparatus includes providing a substrate, forming a display unit defining an opening portion in a display region over the substrate, forming a thin film encapsulation layer to seal the display unit, forming a touch electrode over the thin film encapsulation layer, forming a touch insulating film covering the touch electrode such that the thin film encapsulation layer and the touch insulating film are sequentially stacked and formed over the substrate in the opening portion, forming a touch contact hole by removing a portion of the touch insulating film to expose a portion of the touch electrode, and removing a portion of the touch insulating film and a portion of the thin film encapsulation layer formed in the opening portion to expose a portion of the substrate during the forming of the touch contact hole.

公开(公告)号：US20190196661A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-27

申请号：US16230108

申请日：2018-12-21

Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Yeonha Baek ,  Kinyeng Kang ,  Hyuk-Jin Kim ,  Minhwan Choi

IPC: G06F3/042 ,  G09G3/3225 ,  G06F3/047 ,  G06K9/03

CPC classification number: G06F3/0428 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/047 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F2203/04103 ,  G06F2203/04111 ,  G06F2203/04112 ,  G06K9/03 ,  G09G3/3225 ,  G09G2330/08 ,  H01L27/323

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: a first sensor pattern including having a first peripheral area extending in a first direction; a second sensor pattern spaced apart from the first sensor pattern and having a second peripheral area, the second peripheral area extending in the first direction and facing the first peripheral area in a second direction intersecting the first direction to form a boundary between the first and second sensor patterns; first and second connection patterns connected to the first and second sensor patterns, respectively, and disposed on layers different from the first connection pattern; and a first pattern overlapping the first peripheral area in a plan view and spaced apart from the second sensor pattern to increase visibility of the boundary, and wherein each of the first sensor pattern and the second sensor pattern includes a plurality of mesh lines defining a plurality of openings.

公开(公告)号：US20190122608A1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-25

申请号：US16223054

申请日：2018-12-17

Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Kinyeng Kang ,  Jonghyun Choi ,  Sunkwang Kim ,  Suyeon Sim ,  Joosun Yoon

IPC: G09G3/3225 ,  H01L27/32 ,  H01L51/52 ,  G09G3/3233

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a substrate, a display unit on the substrate and including a display region including a first display region having a plurality of first pixel circuits configured to drive a plurality of first light-emitting devices, and a second display region having a plurality of second pixel circuits configured to drive a plurality of second light-emitting devices, a plurality of scan lines crossing the display region in a first direction, and a plurality of data lines crossing the display region in a second direction, wherein resolutions of the first and second display regions are different, wherein a total number of the first light-emitting devices driven by one of the first pixel circuits is different from a total number of the second light-emitting devices driven by one of the second pixel circuits, and wherein the display unit and the substrate define at least one through portion in the second display region.