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Granted Patent B2
US 11,387,300 · App. 16/933,523 · Granted Jul 12, 2022

Display apparatus

Inventors: Hyoungsub Lee (Yongin-si, KR); Wooyong Sung (Yongin-si, KR); Junghan Seo (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
H01L27/3246G06F1/1626H01L27/1218H01L51/5203H01L51/5237
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Patent No.
US 11,387,300
App. No.
16/933,523
Granted
Jul 12, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display apparatus includes a thin film transistor disposed in a display area of a substrate and a display device in the display area that is electrically connected to the thin film transistor, an encapsulation layer that protects the display device, at least one through portion formed in the display area that vertically penetrates the substrate and a plurality of layers stacked on the substrate, and a first groove and a second groove that are spaced apart from each other and that surround the at least one through portion. A flow-restriction portion is disposed in a region between the first groove and the second groove that protrudes upwards from the substrate and confines an organic encapsulation layer of the encapsulation layer.

Claims (41)

1. A display apparatus comprising:

a substrate that includes a display area and a peripheral area outside the display area;

a thin film transistor disposed in the display area of the substrate;

a display device disposed in the display area that is electrically connected to the thin film transistor;

an encapsulation layer that protects the display device, wherein the encapsulation includes a first inorganic encapsulation layer, an organic encapsulation layer, and a second inorganic encapsulation layer sequentially stacked on each other;

at least one through portion formed in the display area and that vertically penetrates the substrate and a plurality of layers stacked on the substrate;

a first groove and a second groove that are spaced apart from each other and that surround the at least one through portion, wherein each of the first groove and the second groove penetrates through the plurality of layers stacked on the substrate and into the substrate, and

a protrusion disposed between the first groove and the second groove, wherein the protrusion protrudes upwards from the substrate.

2. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein

the thin film transistor comprises a semiconductor layer, a gate electrode, a source electrode, and a drain electrode, and

the plurality of layers comprise a gate insulating layer disposed between the semiconductor layer and the gate electrode, an interlayer insulating layer disposed between the gate electrode and the source and drain electrodes, a planarization layer on the thin film transistor, and a pixel defining layer disposed on the planarization layer that exposes a center portion of a pixel electrode of the display device,

wherein the plurality of layers are disposed within regions between the display area and the second groove and between the first groove and the at least through portion.

3. The display apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the protrusion comprises a same material as a material included in at least one of the planarization layer and the pixel defining layer.

4. The display apparatus of claim 2 , further comprising a first detection portion disposed on the pixel defining layer between the first groove and the at least through portion that protrudes upwards from an upper surface of the pixel defining layer.

5. The display apparatus of claim 2 , further comprising a second detection portion formed in an upper surface of the pixel defining layer between the first groove and the at least through portion, wherein the second detection portion has a concave shape indented in a thickness direction of the pixel defining layer.

6. The display apparatus of claim 2 , further comprising a third detection portion disposed on the pixel defining layer between the display area and the second groove that protrudes upwards from an upper surface of the pixel defining layer.

7. The display apparatus of claim 2 , further comprising:

a stepped portion formed in an end of the pixel defining layer between the display area and the second groove that lowers a height of the pixel defining layer, and

a fourth detection portion disposed on the stepped portion that protrudes upwards from the pixel defining layer.

8. The display apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the gate insulating layer and the interlayer insulating layer are disposed between the first groove and the second groove.

9. A display apparatus comprising:

a substrate that includes a display area and a peripheral area outside the display area;

a thin film transistor disposed in the display area of the substrate;

a display device disposed in the display area that is electrically connected to the thin film transistor;

an encapsulation layer that protects the display device, wherein the encapsulation includes a first inorganic encapsulation layer, an organic encapsulation layer, and a second inorganic encapsulation layer sequentially stacked on each other;

at least one through portion formed in the display area and that vertically penetrates the substrate and a plurality of layers stacked on the substrate;

a first groove and a second groove that are spaced apart from each other and that surround the at least one through portion, and

a protrusion disposed between the first groove and the second groove, wherein the protrusion protrudes upwards from the substrate, wherein

the organic encapsulation layer fills an inside of the second groove, and

the first inorganic encapsulation layer and the second inorganic encapsulation layer contact each other in the first groove.

10. A display apparatus comprising:

a substrate that includes a display area and a peripheral area outside the display area;

a thin film transistor disposed in the display area of the substrate;

a display device disposed in the display area that is electrically connected to the thin film transistor;

an encapsulation layer that protects the display device, wherein the encapsulation includes a first inorganic encapsulation layer, an organic encapsulation layer, and a second inorganic encapsulation layer sequentially stacked on each other;

at least one through portion formed in the display area and that vertically penetrates the substrate and a plurality of layers stacked on the substrate;

a first groove and a second groove that are spaced apart from each other and that surround the at least one through portion, and

a protrusion disposed between the first groove and the second groove, wherein the protrusion protrudes upwards from the substrate, wherein

the substrate comprises a first base layer, a first barrier layer, a second base layer, and a second barrier layer sequentially stacked on each other,

each of the first groove and the second groove extends from the second barrier layer into a portion of the second base layer, and

a width of an upper portion of the first groove is less than a width of the inside of the first groove, and a width of an upper portion of the second groove is less than a width of an inside of the second groove.

Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2018-0093143 · Aug 9, 2018 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 16386695 · Apr 17, 2019
Related Publication 20200365668A1 · Nov 19, 2020
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