CONDUCTIVE LAYER STRUCTURES FOR SUBSTRATES
An example substrate includes a surface, a plurality of thin film layers disposed on the surface, and a conductive layer disposed on the surface. The conductive layer includes a bending structure. The bending structure includes a plurality of openings, where a shape of at least one opening of the plurality of openings has a first curved portion.
1 . A display device, comprising:
a substrate including a surface;
a thin film transistor layer disposed on the surface;
a light emitting unit disposed on the surface and electrically connected to the thin film transistor layer; and
a conductive layer disposed on the surface, the conductive layer including a bending structure, the bending structure including a plurality of openings, where a shape of at least one opening of the plurality of openings has a first curved portion, wherein the conductive layer includes a first layer and a second layer disposed on the first layer, and a thickness of the first layer is different than a thickness of the second layer.
2 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one opening has an area between 5 μm 2 and 500 μm 2 .
3 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one opening further includes a second curved portion, where a curvature of the first curved portion is different than a curvature of the second curved portion.
4 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the bending structure further includes an undulating edge.
5 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the conductive layer further includes:
a conductive line extending along a first direction, the conductive line including a wiring portion, a connecting portion, and the bending structure, the connecting portion disposed between the bending structure and the wiring portion, the connecting portion having a first width along a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction, the wiring portion having a second width along the second direction, and the first width being greater than the second width.
6 . The display device of claim 5 , wherein the thin film transistor layer includes a thin film transistor having a source contact and a drain contact, where a material of the conductive line, and a material of at least one of the source contact and the drain contact, are the same.
7 . The display device of claim 5 , wherein the thin film transistor layer includes a thin film transistor having a gate electrode, where a material of the conductive line and a material of the gate electrode are the same.
8 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the conductive layer includes a first layer and a second layer disposed on the first layer, a material of the first layer being different than a material of the second layer.
9 . (canceled)
10 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the conductive layer includes a touch signal line, the touch signal line including the bending structure.
11 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the conductive layer includes a touch electrode, the touch electrode including the bending structure.
12 . A substrate, comprising:
a surface;
a plurality of thin film layers disposed on the surface; and
a conductive layer disposed on the surface, the conductive layer including a bending structure, the bending structure including a plurality of openings, where a shape of at least one opening of the plurality of openings has a first curved portion, wherein the conductive layer includes a first layer and a second layer disposed on the first layer, and a thickness of the first layer is different than a thickness of the second layer.
13 . The substrate of claim 12 , wherein the at least one opening has an area between 5 μm 2 and 500 μm 2 .
14 . The substrate of claim 12 , wherein the at least one opening further includes a second curved portion, where a curvature of the first curved portion is different than a curvature of the second curved portion.
15 . The substrate of claim 12 , wherein the bending structure further includes an undulating edge.
16 . The substrate of claim 12 , wherein the conductive layer further includes:
a conductive line extending along a first direction, the conductive line including a wiring portion, a connecting portion, and the bending structure, the connecting portion disposed between the bending structure and the wiring portion, the connecting portion having a first width along a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction, the wiring portion having a second width along the second direction, and the first width being greater than the second width.
17 . The substrate of claim 16 , wherein the plurality of thin film layers includes a first patterned metal layer, where a material of the conductive line and a material of the first patterned metal layer are the same.
18 . The substrate of claim 12 , wherein the conductive layer includes a first layer and a second layer disposed on the first layer, a material of the first layer being different than a material of the second layer.
19 . (canceled)
20 . The substrate of claim 12 , wherein the conductive layer includes an electrode, the electrode including the bending structure.