Display device
View Patent ↗According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first flexible substrate including an insulating substrate with a first area, a second area adjacent to the first area, and a through hole, and a pad electrode, a second flexible substrate including a connection line, the second flexible substrate disposed below the first flexible substrate, and an anisotropy conductive film which electrically connects the pad electrode and the connection line, wherein the anisotropy conductive film is disposed between the second area and the second flexible substrate, and has a first film thickness in a first position and a second film thickness in a second position, where the first film thickness is greater than the second film thickness.
1. A display device comprising:
a first flexible substrate including an insulating substrate including a first area, a second area adjacent to the first area, and a through hole formed in the second area, and a pad electrode disposed above the through hole;
a second flexible substrate including a connection line disposed to be opposed to the through hole, the second flexible substrate disposed below the first flexible substrate; and
an anisotropy conductive film which electrically connects the pad electrode and the connection line; wherein
the anisotropy conductive film is disposed between the second area and the second flexible substrate, and has a first film thickness in a first position which is adjacent to the first area and a second film thickness in a second position which is closer to the through hole than is the first position, where the first film thickness is greater than the second film thickness.
2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the second area is thinner than the first area.
3. The display device of claim 2 , wherein the anisotropy conductive film is disposed between the first area and the second flexible substrate and covers a surface between the first area and the second area.
4. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the insulating substrate has a first lower surface in the first area and a second lower surface in the second area, and
the anisotropy conductive film is apart from the first lower surface and contacts the second lower surface.
5. The display device of claim 4 , wherein the second flexible substrate is inclined with respect to the second lower surface and has a flat surface or a curved surface from the first position to the second position.
6. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the connection line is inclined with respect to the pad electrode.
7. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising a protection member disposed below the first flexible substrate.
8. The display device of claim 7 , wherein the insulating substrate includes a first lower surface in the first area and a second lower surface in the second area, and
the protection member contacts the first lower surface.
9. The display device of claim 1 , wherein an end of the second flexible substrate is positioned below the second area.
10. A display device comprising:
a first flexible substrate including an insulating substrate including a first area, a second area adjacent to the first area, and a through hole formed in the second area, and a pad electrode disposed above the through hole;
a second flexible substrate including a connection line disposed to be opposed to the through hole, the second flexible substrate disposed below the first flexible substrate; and
an anisotropy conductive film which electrically connects the pad electrode and the connection line, wherein
the second area has a fourth film thickness in a fourth position which is adjacent to the first area and a fifth film thickness in a fifth position which is closer to the through hole than is the fourth position, where the fourth film thickness is greater than the fifth film thickness.
11. The display device of claim 10 , wherein the insulating substrate includes a first lower surface in the first area and a second lower surface in the second area, and
the second lower surface is inclined with respect to the first lower surface.
12. The display device of claim 11 , further comprising a first protection member disposed below the first flexible substrate and contacting the first lower surface and a second protection member disposed below the first protection member, wherein
the second lower surface contacts the anisotropy conductive film.
13. The display device of claim 12 , wherein the first protection member has a first end surface which is inclined and contacts the anisotropy conductive film.
14. The display device of claim 13 , wherein the first end surface is curved.
15. The display device of claim 12 , wherein the second protection member is formed of aluminum or an aluminum alloy.
16. The display device of claim 12 , wherein the first protection member includes a third lower surface contacting the second protection member and a projection contacting the anisotropy conductive film and projecting in the second flexible substrate side than does the third lower surface.
17. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising a counter substrate opposed to the first flexible substrate and disposed above the first flexible substrate, and
an adhesive layer which adheres the first flexible substrate and the counter substrate, wherein
the through hole is formed in a position overlapping the adhesive layer.