Display and mobile terminal
A display includes a display panel and at least one display driver chip. The display panel includes a display area and a non-display area surrounding the display area. The display area includes a planar area and a curved bending area located on at least one side of the planar area, where a longitudinal direction of each data signal line is perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the side of the planar area on which the curved bending area is arranged, and each data signal line extends to a non-display area on the side of the curved bending area of the display area. The display driver chip is connected to data signal lines by using a chip-on-film, and the display driver chip is located in concave space.
1. A display, comprising:
data signal lines;
gate scanning lines;
a display panel, wherein the data signal lines and the gate scanning lines are crossed and are arranged in a grid shape on the display panel, and wherein the display panel comprises:
a display area comprising:
a planar area;
a curved bending area located on at least one of two longitudinal sides of the planar area, wherein the curved bending area is curved to define a concave space, and wherein a longitudinal direction of each of the data signal lines is perpendicular to a direction of one longitudinal side of the planar area on which the curved bending area is arranged;
an outer face; and
an inner face located opposite of the outer face and defining the concave space; and
a non-display area surrounding an outer end of the curved bending area, wherein a portion of the non-display area overlaps at least a portion of the outer face, and wherein each of the data signal lines extends to the non-display area on a side of the curved bending area; and
a display driver chip coupled to the data signal lines on the display panel using a chip-on-film, wherein the chip-on-film is bent in the concave space, and wherein the display driver chip is located in the concave space.
2. The display of claim 1 , wherein the display area comprises two curved bending areas, and wherein the two curved bending areas are arranged on two opposite sides of the planar area.
3. The display of claim 2 , further comprising two display driver chips, wherein one of the two display driver chips is connected to part of the data signal lines using a first chip-on-film, and wherein the other one of the two display driver chips is connected to remaining data signal lines by a second chip-on-film.
4. The display of claim 1 , wherein the chip-on-film comprises a connecting portion connected to the data signal lines, wherein a first bending portion is connected to the connecting portion, and wherein the first bending portion is located in the concave space.
5. The display of claim 4 , wherein the display driver chip is disposed at the first bending portion.
6. The display of claim 4 , wherein the chip-on-film further comprises a second bending portion connected to the first bending portion, wherein the second bending portion is located in the concave space, and wherein the display driver chip is disposed at the second bending portion.
7. The display of claim 1 , wherein the chip-on-film is a single-layer chip-on-film, and wherein the display driver chip is located on one side of the chip-on-film that faces away from the display panel.
8. The display of claim 1 , wherein the chip-on-film is a double-layer chip-on-film, and wherein the display driver chip is located on one side of the chip-on-film that faces toward or away from the display panel.
9. A mobile terminal, comprising:
a housing;
a middle frame disposed in the housing;
a mainboard disposed on the middle frame; and
a display disposed on the middle frame and comprising:
data signal lines;
gate scanning lines;
a display panel, wherein the data signal lines and the gate scanning lines are crossed and arranged in a grid shape on the display panel, and wherein the display panel comprises:
a display area comprising:
a planar area; and
a curved bending area located on at least one of two longitudinal sides of the planar area, wherein the curved bending area is curved to define a concave space, and wherein a longitudinal direction of each of the data signal lines is perpendicular to a direction of one longitudinal side of the planar area on which the curved bending area is arranged;
an outer face; and
an inner face located opposite of the outer face and defining the concave space; and
a non-display area surrounding an outer end of the curved bending area, wherein a portion of the non-display area overlaps at least a portion of the outer face, and wherein each of the data signal lines extends to the non-display area on a side of the curved bending area of the display area; and
a display driver chip connected to the mainboard using a flexible circuit board and connected using a chip-on-film to the data signal lines that extend to the non-display area, wherein the chip-on-film is bent in the concave space, and wherein the display driver chip is located in the concave space.
10. The mobile terminal of claim 9 , wherein the middle frame comprises a groove configured to accommodate the chip-on-film.
11. The mobile terminal of claim 9 , wherein the display area comprises two curved bending areas, and wherein the two curved bending areas are arranged on two opposite sides of the planar area.
12. The mobile terminal of claim 11 , further comprising two display driver chips, wherein one of the two display driver chips is connected to part of the data signal lines by a first chip-on-film, and wherein the other one of the two display driver chips is connected to remaining data signal lines by a second chip-on-film.
13. The mobile terminal of claim 9 , wherein the chip-on-film comprises a connecting portion connected to the data signal lines, wherein a first bending portion is connected to the connecting portion, and wherein the first bending portion is located in the concave space.
14. The mobile terminal of claim 13 , wherein the display driver chip is disposed at the first bending portion.
15. The mobile terminal of claim 13 , wherein the chip-on-film further comprises a second bending portion connected to the first bending portion, wherein the second bending portion is located in the concave space, and wherein the display driver chip is disposed at the second bending portion.
16. The mobile terminal of claim 9 , wherein the chip-on-film is a single-layer chip-on-film, and wherein the display driver chip is located on one side of the chip-on-film that faces away from the display panel.
17. The mobile terminal of claim 9 , wherein the chip-on-film is a double-layer chip-on-film, and wherein the display driver chip is located on one side of the chip-on-film that faces toward or away from the display panel.
18. The mobile terminal of claim 9 , wherein the chip-on-film is a double layer chip-on-film, and wherein the display driver chip is located on one side of the double layer chip-on film that faces toward the display panel.
19. The mobile terminal of claim 9 , wherein the chip-on-film is a double layer chip-on-film, and wherein the display driver chip is located on one side of the double layer chip-on film that faces away from the display panel.
20. The mobile terminal of claim 9 , wherein the display further comprises gate on array (GOA) circuits coupled to the display driver chip.