Mask assembly, apparatus and method of manufacturing display device using the same, and display device
Provided are a display device, a mask assembly, and an apparatus and a method for manufacturing the display device. The mask assembly includes: a mask frame; at least two mask sheets installed on the mask frame, each of the mask sheets including a plurality of openings; and at least two thin shielding plates installed on the mask frame such that the thin shielding plates are spaced apart from each other and shield a portion of the plurality of openings of each mask sheet, wherein one of the mask sheets and the thin shielding plates includes a shielding portion between the thin shielding plates spaced apart from each other, the shielding portion selectively blocking at least portions of the openings so as to form a deposition region having a shape other than a rectangle or a square.
1. A display device comprising:
a display substrate including a display area and a non-display area surrounding the display area;
a pixel-defining layer disposed over the display substrate in the display area and the non-display area, a portion of the pixel-defining layer being open;
an intermediate layer disposed at the open portion of the pixel-defining layer in the display area, the intermediate layer including an organic emission layer which is configured to emit light; and
a dummy intermediate layer disposed directly on the pixel-defining layer in the non-display area and not disposed on the pixel-defining layer in the display area,
wherein the intermediate layer and the dummy intermediate layer comprise the same material,
wherein the display area includes light emitting structures each of which includes the intermediate layer and the non-display area is defined as an outer area of the light emitting structures disposed at the outermost edge of the display area, and
wherein the dummy intermediate layer is provided in plurality with plurality of different shapes and at least one of the plurality of dummy intermediate layers has the same area as that of the intermediate layer in a plan view.
2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of dummy intermediate layers are arranged in a non-emission region.
3. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the intermediate layer is provided in plurality and the plurality of intermediate layers are spaced apart from each other and forming the display area having a shape other than a rectangle or a square.
4. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the intermediate layer further includes a functional layer.
5. The display device of claim 4 , wherein the functional layer includes at least one of a hole injection layer (HIL), a hole transport layer (HTL), an electron transport layer (ETL), and an electron injection layer (EIL).
6. A display device comprising:
a display substrate including a display area and a non-display area surrounding the display area;
a pixel-defining layer disposed over the display substrate in the display area and the non-display area, a portion of the pixel-defining layer being open;
an intermediate layer disposed at the open portion of the pixel-defining layer in the display area; and
a dummy intermediate layer disposed directly on the pixel-defining layer in the non-display area and not disposed on the pixel-defining layer in the display area,
wherein the intermediate layer and the dummy intermediate layer comprise the same material, and
wherein the dummy intermediate layer is provided in plurality with plurality of different shapes and at least one of the plurality of dummy intermediate layers has the same area as that of the intermediate layer in a plan view.
7. A display device comprising:
a display substrate including a display area and a non-display area surrounding the display area;
a pixel-defining layer disposed over the display substrate in the display area and the non-display area, a portion of the pixel-defining layer being open;
an intermediate layer disposed at the open portion of the pixel-defining layer in the display area; and
a dummy intermediate layer disposed directly on the pixel-defining layer in the non-display area and not disposed on the pixel-defining layer in the display area,
wherein the display area has a shape other than a rectangle or a square in a plan view, and
wherein the dummy intermediate layer is provided in plurality with plurality of different shapes and at least one of the plurality of dummy intermediate layers has the same area as that of the intermediate layer in a plan view.
8. The display device of claim 7 , wherein the display area includes curved edge.
9. The display device of claim 8 , wherein the intermediate layer comprises a plurality of intermediate layers, some of the plurality of intermediate layers disposed at the curved edge is arranged in a step shape.
10. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one of the plurality of dummy intermediate layers has a shape of a partial portion of the intermediate layer.
11. The display device of claim 6 , wherein the at least one of the plurality of dummy intermediate layers has a shape of a partial portion of the intermediate layer.
12. The display device of claim 7 , wherein the at least one of the plurality of dummy intermediate layers has a shape of a partial portion of the intermediate layer.