IP Library Granted Patent US 10,600,856
Granted Patent B2
US 10,600,856 · App. 15/724,571 · Granted Mar 24, 2020

Display device with a flexible substrate

Inventors: Eunah Kim (Chungcheongnam-do, KR); Sangcheon Youn (Seoul, KR); Saemleenuri Lee (Seoul, KR); Mireum Lee (Gyeongsangnam-do, KR)
Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
H01L27/3262H01L27/1218H01L27/1266H01L27/3253H01L27/3258H01L51/0097H01L51/5218H01L51/5253H01L2227/326H01L2251/5338
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Patent No.
US 10,600,856
App. No.
15/724,571
Granted
Mar 24, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device includes a first flexible substrate; a low reflection layer on the first flexible substrate; a second flexible substrate on the low reflection layer; a thin film transistor and an organic light emitting diode on the second flexible substrate; an upper protective member configured to encapsulate the thin film transistor and the organic light emitting diode; and an electrically conductive interconnection configured to electrically connect the low reflection layer with a surface of the upper protective member.

Claims (52)

1. A display device, comprising:

a first flexible substrate;

a low reflection layer on the first flexible substrate;

a second flexible substrate on the low reflection layer;

a thin film transistor and an organic light emitting diode on the second flexible substrate;

an upper protective member configured to encapsulate the thin film transistor and the organic light emitting diode; and

an electrically conductive interconnection configured to electrically connect the low reflection layer with a surface of the upper protective member,

wherein the low reflection layer is provided between the first flexible substrate and the second flexible substrate, and the low reflection layer is formed of a conductive material, and

wherein the low reflection layer is exposed through at least one exposure hole disposed in an inorganic insulating layer.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the electrically conductive interconnection includes a silver dot electrically connecting the low reflection layer with the surface of the upper protective member.

3. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the electrically conductive interconnection directly contacts each of the low reflection layer and the upper protective member.

4. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising a back cover configured to accommodate the first flexible substrate, the low reflection layer, the second flexible substrate, the thin film transistor, the organic light emitting diode, and the upper protective member, wherein the back cover directly contacts the electrically conductive interconnection and the back cover directly contacts the upper protective member to electrically connect the low reflection layer with a surface of the upper protective member.

5. The display device of claim 1 , wherein an area occupied by the low reflection layer is less than a surface area of the first flexible substrate and is greater than a surface area of the second flexible substrate.

6. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the low reflection layer is formed of at least one of molybdenum (Mo), titanium (Ti), zirconium (Zr), hafnium (Hf), tantalum (Ta), chromium (Cr), tungsten (W), neodymium (Nd), iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), cobalt (Co), nickel (Ni), copper (Cu), or an alloy thereof.

7. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the electrically conductive interconnection includes a silver dot filled in the exposure hole in direct contact with the low reflection layer.

8. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the upper protective member includes a metal thin film.

9. A display device, comprising:

a first flexible substrate;

a low reflection layer on the first flexible substrate;

a second flexible substrate on the low reflection layer;

a thin film transistor and an organic light emitting diode on the second flexible substrate;

an upper protective member configured to encapsulate the thin film transistor and the organic light emitting diode; and

an electrically conductive interconnection configured to electrically connect the low reflection layer with a surface of the upper protective member,

wherein the low reflection layer is between the first flexible substrate and the second flexible substrate, the low reflection layer is formed of a conductive material,

wherein the low reflection layer is exposed through at least one exposure hole disposed in an inorganic insulating layer on the second flexible substrate, and

wherein the low reflection layer is exposed outside at least one side of the second flexible substrate.

10. A display device, comprising:

a first flexible substrate;

a low reflection layer on the first flexible substrate;

a second flexible substrate on the low reflection layer;

a thin film transistor and an organic light emitting diode on the second flexible substrate;

an upper protective member configured to encapsulate the thin film transistor and the organic light emitting diode; and

a silver dot configured to electrically connect the low reflection layer with a surface of the upper protective member,

wherein the low reflection layer is provided between the first flexible substrate and the second flexible substrate, and the low reflection layer is formed of a conductive material, and

wherein the low reflection layer is exposed through at least one exposure hole disposed in an inorganic insulating layer.

11. The display device of claim 10 , wherein an area of the low reflection layer is less than an area of the first flexible substrate and is greater than an area of the second flexible substrate, and wherein the low reflection layer is exposed outside at least one side of the second flexible substrate.

12. A display device, comprising:

a first flexible substrate;

a low reflection layer on the first flexible substrate;

a second flexible substrate on the low reflection layer;

a thin film transistor and an organic light emitting diode on the second flexible substrate;

an upper protective member configured to encapsulate the thin film transistor and the organic light emitting diode;

a back cover formed of an electrically conductive material and configured to accommodate the first flexible substrate, the low reflection layer, the second flexible substrate, the thin film transistor, the organic light emitting diode, and the upper protective member; and

a silver dot configured to directly contact the low reflection layer and the back cover such that the low reflection layer is electrically connected with a surface of the upper protective member,

wherein the low reflection layer is provided between the first flexible substrate and the second flexible substrate, and the low reflection layer is formed of a conductive material.

13. The display device of claim 12 , wherein an area of the low reflection layer is less than an area of the first flexible substrate and is greater than an area of the second flexible substrate.

14. The display device of claim 13 , wherein the low reflection layer is exposed outside at least one side of the second flexible substrate.

15. The display device of claim 12 , wherein the low reflection layer is formed of at least one of molybdenum (Mo), titanium (Ti), zirconium (Zr), hafnium (Hf), tantalum (Ta), chromium (Cr), tungsten (W), neodymium (Nd), iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), cobalt (Co), nickel (Ni), copper (Cu), or an alloy thereof.

16. The display device of claim 12 , wherein the low reflection layer is exposed through at least one exposure hole disposed in an inorganic insulating layer.

17. The display device of claim 16 , wherein the silver dot is filled in the exposure hole and directly contacts the low reflection layer.

18. The display device of claim 12 , further comprising a lower protective member attached to a lower surface of the first flexible substrate through an adhesive layer.

19. The display device of claim 18 , wherein the back cover surrounds at least one side of the lower protective member.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 4, 2017
From: KIM, EUNAH; YOUN, SANGCHEON; LEE, SAEMLEENURI; LEE, MIREUM
To: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2016-0161543 · Nov 30, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180151655A1 · May 31, 2018
Cited By (1)
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