Display apparatus including a second display area having second holes corresponsing to spaces between second pixels
A display apparatus including a substrate including a display area including a first display area, and a second display area, first pixel electrodes disposed over the substrate in the first display area, second pixel electrodes disposed over the substrate in the second display area, and a pixel-defining layer including first pixel openings in the first display area and corresponding to the first pixel electrodes, second pixel openings in the second display area and corresponding to the second pixel electrodes, first holes in the first display area and corresponding to spaces between the first pixel electrodes, and second holes in the second display area and corresponding to spaces between the second pixel electrodes.
1 . A display apparatus comprising:
a substrate comprising a display area comprising:
a first display area; and
a second display area;
first pixel electrodes disposed over the substrate in the first display area;
second pixel electrodes disposed over the substrate in the second display area; and
a pixel-defining layer contacting the first pixel electrodes and the second pixel electrodes and comprising:
first pixel openings in the first display area and corresponding to the first pixel electrodes;
second pixel openings in the second display area and corresponding to the second pixel electrodes;
first holes in the first display area and corresponding to spaces between the first pixel electrodes; and
second holes in the second display area and corresponding to spaces between the second pixel electrodes.
2 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
first color filters disposed over the first pixel electrodes;
a first black matrix contacting the first color filters and comprising first through holes corresponding to the first pixel openings and the first holes;
second color filters disposed over the second pixel electrodes; and
a second black matrix contacting the second color filters and comprising second through holes corresponding to the second pixel openings.
3 . The display apparatus of claim 2 , wherein in plan view:
a subset of the first through holes overlap the first pixel openings,
another subset of the first through holes overlap the first holes, and
the second through holes overlap the second pixel openings.
4 . The display apparatus of claim 2 , wherein in plan view, the second black matrix overlaps the second holes.
5 . The display apparatus of claim 2 , wherein in plan view, the second holes are in the second black matrix.
6 . The display apparatus of claim 2 , wherein in plan view, a subset of the second color filters are disposed over portions of the second black matrix overlapping the second holes.
7 . The display apparatus of claim 2 , wherein in plan view, portions of the second black matrix overlapping the second holes are covered by the second color filters.
8 . The display apparatus of claim 2 , wherein, in plan view, the second color filters completely cover the second holes.
9 . The display apparatus of claim 2 , wherein an area of each of first through holes corresponding to the first holes from among the first through holes is greater than an area of a corresponding one among the first holes.
10 . The display apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the first color filters fill the first through holes.
11 . The display apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the first black matrix and the second black matrix are integrally formed as a single body.
12 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein an area of each of the first holes is identical to an area of each of the second holes.
13 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a shape of each of the first holes is identical to a shape of each of the second holes.
14 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
sensors disposed under the substrate to correspond to the first holes.
15 . The display apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the sensors are illuminance sensors.
16 . The display apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the sensors are infrared sensors.
17 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the display apparatus is one of smartphones, mobile phones, navigation devices, game consoles, TVs, vehicle head units, notebook computers, laptop computers, tablet computers, personal media players (PMP), or personal digital assistants (PDA).
18 . A display apparatus comprising:
a first display area of a substrate;
a second display area of the substrate;
first pixel electrodes disposed in the first display area;
second pixel electrodes disposed in the second display area;
at least one of an illuminance sensor and an infrared sensor disposed in the first display area; and
a pixel-defining layer contacting the first pixel electrodes and the second pixel electrodes and including:
first pixel openings in the first display area and corresponding to the first pixel electrodes;
second pixel openings in the second display area and corresponding to the second pixel electrodes;
first holes in the first display area and corresponding to spaces between the first pixel electrodes; and
second holes in the second display area and corresponding to spaces between the second pixel electrodes.
19 . The display apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the display apparatus is one of smartphones, mobile phones, navigation devices, game consoles, TVs, vehicle head units, notebook computers, laptop computers, tablet computers, personal media players (PMP), or personal digital assistants (PDA).