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Granted Patent B2
US 9,634,272 · App. 14/959,864 · Granted Apr 25, 2017

Foldable display

Inventors: Yang-Hwa Choi (Yongin-si, KR); Keum Nam Kim (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
H01L51/055H01L27/3262H01L51/0097H01L2251/5338
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Patent No.
US 9,634,272
App. No.
14/959,864
Granted
Apr 25, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A foldable display according to the present disclosure includes: a substrate having a folding portion which is folded; and a plurality of transistors in the substrate each of the transistors including: a gate electrode on the substrate; a channel overlapping the gate electrode; and a source electrode and a drain electrode positioned at respective sides of the channel, wherein the gate electrode is divided into a plurality of sub-gate electrodes by at least one gate cutout.

Claims (50)

1. A foldable display comprising:

a substrate comprising a folding portion configured to be folded; and

a plurality Of transistors on the substrate, each of the transistors comprising:

a gate electrode on the substrate;

a channel overlapping the gate electrode; and

a source electrode and a drain electrode positioned at respective sides of the channel,

wherein the gate electrode is divided into a plurality of sub-gate electrodes by at least one gate cutout.

2. The foldable display of claim 1 ,

wherein a portion of the plurality of transistors is positioned on a folding line configured to be folded in the folding portion.

3. The foldable display of claim 2 ,

wherein the portion of the gate cutout is parallel to the folding line.

4. The foldable display of claim 2 , further comprising:

a scan line on the substrate and configured to transmit a scan signal; and

a data line and a driving voltage line crossing the scan line and respectively configured to transmit a data voltage and a driving voltage,

wherein the transistor comprises:

a switching transistor connected to the scan line and the data line and comprising a switching drain electrode for outputting the data voltage, and

a driving transistor comprising a driving source electrode connected to the switching drain electrode, and

wherein a driving gate electrode of the driving transistor is divided into a plurality of sub-driving gate electrodes by at least one driving gate cutout.

5. The foldable display of claim 4 ,

wherein a switching gate electrode of the switching transistor is divided into a plurality of sub-switching gate electrodes by at least one switching gate cutout.

6. The foldable display of claim 5 ,

wherein the driving gate electrode or the switching gate electrode is positioned on the folding line that is folded in the folding portion.

7. The foldable display of claim 4 , further comprising:

an organic light emitting diode electrically connected to a driving drain electrode of the driving transistor.

8. A foldable display comprising:

a substrate comprising a folding portion as a portion that is folded; and

a transistor on the substrate comprising:

a gate electrode on the substrate;

a channel overlapping the gate electrode; and

a source electrode and a drain electrode positioned at respective sides of the channel,

wherein the channel is divided into a plurality of sub-channels by at least one channel cutout.

9. The foldable display of claim 8 ,

wherein the transistor is positioned on a folding line as a reference line that is folded in the folding portion.

10. The foldable display of claim 9 ,

wherein a portion of the channel cutout is parallel to the folding line.

11. The foldable display of claim 9 , further comprising:

a scan line on the substrate and configured to transmit a scan signal; and

a data line and a driving voltage line crossing the scan line and respectively configured to transmit a data voltage and a driving voltage,

wherein the transistor comprises:

a switching transistor connected to the scan line and the data line and comprising a switching drain electrode outputting the data voltage, and

a driving transistor comprising a driving source electrode connected to the switching drain electrode, and

wherein a driving channel of the driving transistor is divided into a plurality of sub-driving channels by at least one driving channel cutout.

12. The foldable display of claim 11 ,

wherein a switching channel of the switching transistor is divided into a plurality of sub-switching channels by at least one switching channel cutout.

13. The foldable display of claim 12 ,

wherein the driving channel or the switching channel is positioned on the folding line as a reference line that is folded in the folding portion.

14. The foldable display of claim 11 , further comprising:

an organic light emitting diode electrically connected to a driving drain electrode of the driving transistor.

15. The foldable display of claim 11 ,

wherein the driving channel is curved in a plan view.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 13, 2016
From: CHOI, YANG-HWA; KIM, KEUM NAM
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2015-0016350 · Feb 2, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20160225836A1 · Aug 4, 2016