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US 12,484,308 · App. 18/520,338 · Granted Nov 25, 2025

Display device with reduced dead space, photomask, and manufacturing method of display device

Inventor: Sun Kwun Son (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
H10D86/60G02F1/136286H05K1/189H10D86/441H10K59/131
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Patent No.
US 12,484,308
App. No.
18/520,338
Granted
Nov 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device includes a substrate, a first wiring layer, a second wiring layer, a data fan-out, and a data flexible printed circuit board. The substrate has a display area and a peripheral area. The first wiring layer transfers a gate signal in the display area. The second wiring layer transfers a data voltage in the display area. The data fan-out has a first data fan-out wire connected to the second wiring layer. The data flexible printed circuit board is electrically connected to the first data fan-out wire in the peripheral area. The first data fan-out wire includes a first zigzag portion having a zigzag shape and a first straight portion that extends from the first zigzag portion. A width of the first straight portion is larger than a width of the first zigzag portion.

Claims (27)

1 . A photomask comprising:

a transmissive portion configured to transmit light; and

a blocking portion configured to block light,

wherein the blocking portion comprises a first zigzag portion and a first portion extending from the first zigzag portion,

wherein the first portion comprises a first vertical portion and a first oblique portion directly extending obliquely from the first vertical portion,

wherein the entirety of the first portion including the first vertical portion and the first oblique portion has the same constant width,

wherein the constant width of the entirety of the first portion includes widths that are perpendicular to extending directions of the first vertical portion and the first oblique portion, and

wherein the constant width of the first vertical portion and the first oblique portion is greater than a width of the first zigzag portion.

2 . The photomask of claim 1 , wherein the blocking portion further comprises a first slit that extends from the first zigzag portion to the first portion.

3 . The photomask of claim 2 , wherein the first slit is disposed along a center with respect to a width direction of the blocking portion.

4 . The photomask of claim 1 , wherein the first vertical portion extends in a vertical direction from the first zigzag portion.

5 . The photomask of claim 1 , wherein the blocking portion further comprises:

a second zigzag portion adjacent to the first zigzag portion in a horizontal direction; and

a second portion extending from the second zigzag portion,

wherein each of the first zigzag portion and the second zigzag portion comprises portions extending in the horizontal direction and portions extending in a vertical direction, and

wherein a distance between the first zigzag portion and the second zigzag portion is greater than a distance between the portions extending in the horizontal direction in the first zigzag portion.

6 . The photomask of claim 5 , wherein the distance between the first zigzag portion and the second zigzag portion is smaller than a distance between the portions extending in the vertical direction in the first zigzag portion.

7 . The photomask of claim 5 , wherein the second portion comprises a second vertical portion and a second oblique portion extending obliquely from the second vertical portion,

wherein the entirety of the second portion including the second vertical portion and the second oblique portion has the same constant width,

wherein the constant width of the entirety of the second portion includes widths that are perpendicular to extending directions of the second vertical portion and the second oblique portion, and

wherein the constant width of the second portion is greater than a width of the second zigzag portion.

8 . The photomask of claim 7 , wherein the constant width of the first portion is greater than the width of the second zigzag portion, and

wherein the constant width of the second portion is greater than the width of the first zigzag portion.

9 . The photomask of claim 5 , wherein a length of the second zigzag portion is longer than a length of the first zigzag portion.

10 . The photomask of claim 9 , wherein a length of the first portion is longer than a length of the second portion.

11 . The photomask of claim 5 , wherein the blocking portion further comprises a second slit that extends from the second zigzag portion to the second portion.

12 . The photomask of claim 11 , wherein the second slit is disposed along a center with respect to a width direction of the blocking portion.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 11, 2025
From: SON, SUN KWUN
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 072431/0935 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0038044 · Apr 1, 2019 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 17588115 · Jan 28, 2022
Continuation 16684384 · Nov 14, 2019
Related Publication 20240096906A1 · Mar 21, 2024
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