Flexible display device

1. A flexible display device, comprising:

a flexible display panel;

a printed circuit board attached to the flexible display panel; and

a flexible printed circuit film,

wherein the printed circuit board is non-overlapping with the flexible display panel,

wherein the printed circuit board comprises a flexible area attached to a portion of the flexible display panel,

wherein the flexible area of the printed circuit board and the portion of the flexible display panel are configured to be deformed together,

wherein the printed circuit board is attached to the flexible display panel via the flexible printed circuit film, and

wherein the printed circuit board is electrically connected to the flexible display panel via the flexible printed circuit film.

2. The flexible display device of claim 1 , wherein the printed circuit board further comprises a plurality of circuitry areas.

3. The flexible display device of claim 2 , wherein the flexible area comprises a plurality of flexible areas.

4. The flexible display device of claim 1 , wherein the flexible area is formed at least partially of polyimide.

5. The flexible display device of claim 4 , wherein the flexible area comprises a polyimide layer and a coating layer formed on a surface of the polyimide layer.

6. The flexible display device of claim 5 , wherein the coating layer is formed on opposing surfaces of the polyimide layer.

7. The flexible display device of claim 2 , wherein the circuitry areas are rigid.

8. The flexible display device of claim 2 , wherein the printed circuit board comprises an integrated circuit configured to drive the flexible display and wherein the integrated circuit is formed in the circuitry areas.

9. The flexible display device of claim 2 , wherein the thickness of the flexible area is less than that of each of the circuitry areas.

10. The flexible display device of claim 1 , wherein the flexible display panel is an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display panel.

11. A flexible display device, comprising:

a flexible substrate including a display area; and

a printed circuit board attached to the flexible substrate adjacent to the display area, wherein the printed circuit board comprises:

a plurality of rigid areas each including a plurality of integrated circuits; and

at least one flexible area formed between neighboring rigid areas,

wherein each of the rigid areas further comprises a flexible printed circuit film including at least one second integrated circuit,

wherein the printed circuit board is attached to the flexible display panel via the flexible printed circuit film, and

wherein each of the first integrated circuits is electrically connected to the flexible substrate via the second integrated circuit.

12. The flexible display device of claim 11 , wherein the flexible area comprises a polyimide layer and a coating layer formed on opposing surfaces of the polyimide layer.

13. The flexible display device of claim 11 , wherein the thickness of the flexible area is less than that of each of the rigid areas.

14. The flexible display device of claim 11 , wherein the flexible area comprises a plurality of flexible areas each respectively formed between neighboring rigid areas.

15. The flexible display device of claim 11 , wherein the printed circuit board and the flexible substrate are configured to be deformed together.

16. The flexible display device of claim 11 , further comprising:

another flexible substrate opposing the flexible substrate; and

a plurality of pixels formed between the flexible substrate and the other flexible substrate, wherein the pixels are formed in the display area.

17. The flexible display device of claim 11 , wherein the flexible area comprises a wiring pattern electrically connecting the integrated circuits of the rigid areas.

18. A flexible display device, comprising:

a flexible display panel;

a printed circuit board having a flexible portion; and

a flexible printed circuit film,

wherein the printed circuit board is non-overlapping with the flexible display panel,

wherein the flexible display panel and the flexible portion are configured to bend together along a common axis,

wherein the printed circuit board is attached to the flexible display panel via the flexible printed circuit film, and

wherein the printed circuit board is electrically connected to the flexible display panel via the flexible printed circuit film.

19. The flexible display device of claim 18 , wherein the flexible printed circuit board comprises a plurality of rigid portions and a plurality of flexible portions and wherein the rigid portions and the flexible portions are alternately formed.