IP Library Granted Patent US 10,396,311
Granted Patent B2
US 10,396,311 · App. 15/945,492 · Granted Aug 27, 2019

Display device and method of manufacturing the same

Inventors: Kwang Soo Lee (Gwangmyeong-si, KR); Jong Hyun Yun (Gwangmyeong-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO. LTD.
H01L51/5253H01L51/0097H01L51/56
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Patent No.
US 10,396,311
App. No.
15/945,492
Granted
Aug 27, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device includes: an insulating substrate, where a through hole is defined through the insulating substrate; and an organic layer which covers the insulating substrate. In the display device, a barrier area surrounding the through hole is defined in the insulating substrate, and an interruption portion, at which the organic layer is interrupted, is defined in the barrier area.

Claims (55)

1. A display device comprising:

an insulating substrate, wherein a through hole is defined through the insulating substrate; and

an organic layer which covers the insulating substrate,

wherein

a barrier area surrounding the through hole is defined in the insulating substrate, and

an interruption portion, at which the organic layer is interrupted, is defined in the barrier area.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein

a groove is defined on the insulating substrate in the barrier area.

3. The display device of claim 2 , wherein

the groove comprises a first sidewall and a second sidewall spaced apart from each other, and

the interruption portion is defined by the first sidewall.

4. The display device of claim 3 , wherein a slope of the first sidewall and a slope of the second sidewall are substantially the same as each other.

5. The display device of claim 3 , further comprising:

an electrode which covers the organic layer,

wherein the electrode is interrupted at the interruption portion.

6. The display device of claim 5 , wherein the electrode contacts the first sidewall and does not contact the second sidewall.

7. The display device of claim 2 , wherein

a display area, which displays an image, and a non-display area, which is disposed outside the display area, are defined in the insulating substrate, and

the through hole is defined in the display area.

8. The display device of claim 2 , wherein

the insulating substrate comprises a first substrate, an inorganic layer and a second substrate, which are stacked sequentially one on another, and

the groove is defined in the second substrate.

9. The display device of claim 2 , wherein a planar shape of the groove is a ring shape surrounding the through hole.

10. The display device of claim 1 , wherein

a dam area surrounding the barrier area is defined in the insulating substrate outside the barrier area, and

a dam is disposed on the insulating substrate in the dam area.

11. The display device of claim 10 , wherein

the dam is provided in plural, and

the dams comprise a first dam, and a second dam spaced apart from the first dam.

12. The display device of claim 1 , wherein

a display area, which displays an image, and a non-display area, which is disposed outside the display area, are defined in the insulating substrate, and

the through hole is defined in the display area.

13. The display device of claim 12 , wherein

the display area comprises a first electrode, and a second electrode opposite to the first electrode, and

the organic layer is disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode.

14. The display device of claim 12 , wherein the organic layer comprises an organic light emitting layer.

15. The display device of claim 1 , wherein

a display area, which displays an image, and a non-display area, which is disposed outside the display area, are defined in the insulating substrate, and

the through hole is defined in the non-display area.

16. A method of manufacturing a display device, the method comprising:

providing a dam on a first area of an insulating substrate, wherein the insulating substrate is disposed on a carrier substrate, and the first area, a second area and a third area are defined in the insulating substrate;

forming a laser cutting portion by irradiating a laser beam to the third area in a first direction;

forming a groove in the insulating substrate by irradiating a laser beam to the second area in a second direction different from the first direction; and

providing an organic layer on the insulating substrate to at least partially cover the groove,

wherein an interruption portion, at which the organic layer is interrupted, is formed in the second area.

17. The method of claim 16 , further comprising:

detaching the carrier substrate from the insulating substrate; and

attaching a protective film to a lower surface of the insulating substrate.

18. The method of claim 17 , further comprising:

forming a through hole by cutting off a portion of the protective film corresponding to the third area.

19. The method of claim 16 , wherein

the groove comprises a first sidewall and a second sidewall, which are spaced apart from each other, and

the interruption portion is defined by the first sidewall.

20. The method of claim 16 , further comprising:

providing an electrode on the insulating substrate to cover the organic layer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 4, 2018
From: LEE, KWANG SOO; YUN, JONG HYUN
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO. LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2017-0112640 · Sep 4, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190074479A1 · Mar 7, 2019