Display apparatus
A display apparatus includes: a substrate including a first area and a second area, the second area including a transmission area; main pixels on the first area, each of the main pixels including a first pixel electrode, a first opposite electrode, and a first intermediate layer between the first pixel electrode and the first opposite electrode; auxiliary pixels on the second area, each of the auxiliary pixels including a second pixel electrode, a second opposite electrode, and a second intermediate layer between the second pixel electrode and the second opposite electrode; and a metal pattern layer on the second area and surrounding the transmission area.
1 . A display apparatus comprising:
a substrate comprising a first area and a second area, wherein the second area includes a plurality of transmission areas;
a first semiconductor layer on the first area;
a first gate electrode on the first semiconductor layer;
a first source electrode and a first drain electrode on the first gate electrode; and
a metal pattern layer on the second area,
wherein the plurality of transmission areas are defined by the metal pattern layer, and the metal pattern layer that defines the plurality of transmission areas is integrally formed.
2 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the metal pattern layer is disposed on a same layer as the first source electrode and the first drain electrode.
3 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
a second semiconductor layer on the second area;
a second gate electrode on the second semiconductor layer; and
a second source electrode and a second drain electrode on the second gate electrode.
4 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
a first gate insulating layer between the first semiconductor layer and the first gate electrode;
a first upper electrode on the first gate electrode;
a second gate insulating layer between the first gate electrode and the first upper electrode; and
an interlayer insulating layer between the first upper electrode and the first source electrode.
5 . The display apparatus of claim 4 , further comprising:
a first conductive layer on the second gate insulating layer; and
a second conductive layer on the interlayer insulating layer.
6 . The display apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the metal pattern layer is integrally provided with the second conductive layer as a single unitary unit.
7 . The display apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the second conductive layer comprises a driving voltage line.
8 . The display apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the metal pattern layer is integrally provided with the first conductive layer as a single unitary unit.
9 . The display apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the metal pattern layer and the first conductive layer are spaced apart from each other in a same layer.
10 . The display apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the metal pattern layer is electrically connected to the second conductive layer via a first contact hole defined in the interlayer insulating layer.
11 . The display apparatus of claim 5 , further comprising:
main pixels on the first area, wherein each of the main pixels comprises a first pixel electrode, a first opposite electrode, and a first intermediate layer between the first pixel electrode and the first opposite electrode; and
auxiliary pixels on the second area, wherein each of the auxiliary pixels comprises a second pixel electrode, a second opposite electrode, and a second intermediate layer between the second pixel electrode and the second opposite electrode.
12 . The display apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the metal pattern layer is integrally provided with the second pixel electrode as a single unitary unit.
13 . The display apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the metal pattern layer at least partially overlaps the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer.
14 . The display apparatus of claim 11 , further comprising:
a third pixel electrode on the first area and spaced apart from the first pixel electrode; and
a fourth pixel electrode on the second area and spaced apart from the second pixel electrode.
15 . The display apparatus of claim 14 , wherein
a first distance is defined as a shortest distance from the first pixel electrode to the third pixel electrode,
a second distance is defined as a shortest distance from the second pixel electrode to the fourth pixel electrode, and
the first distance is greater than the second distance.
16 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of transmission areas has a circular shape or an elliptical shape.
17 . The display apparatus of claim 11 , further comprising:
an optical device under the substrate and corresponding to the second area, wherein the optical device overlaps with auxiliary pixels.
18 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of transmission areas are regions overlapping the substrate and corresponding to openings in the metal pattern layer.