Display device having multi-section fan-out portion
A display device includes a fan-out portion including a first fan-out portion including first conductive lines, and a second fan-out portion including second conductive lines. The first conductive lines are apart from each other by a first pitch in a bending area of a substrate of the display device. The second conductive lines are apart from each other by a second pitch in the bending area.
1. A display device comprising:
a substrate including:
a display area;
a non-display area including a first non-display area adjacent to the display area, and a second non-display area; and
a bending area disposed between the first non-display area and the second non-display area;
a display part disposed in the display area;
a driving circuit disposed in the non-display area; and
a fan-out portion arranged in the first non-display area, the bending area and the second non-display area, wherein
the first non-display area, the bending area, and the second non-display area are disposed between the display part and the driving circuit,
the fan-out portion delivers to the display part a data signal applied from the driving circuit,
the fan-out portion comprises:
a first fan-out portion comprising first conductive lines;
a second fan-out portion comprising second conductive lines; and
a third fan-out portion comprising third conductive lines,
the first conductive lines are apart from each other by a first pitch in the bending area,
the second conductive lines are apart from each other by a second pitch in the bending area,
the third conductive lines are apart from each other by a third pitch in the bending area,
the third pitch is greater than the first pitch, and
the third pitch is less than or equal to the second pitch.
2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first fan-out portion and the second fan-out portion are apart from each other in the bending area.
3. The display device of claim 2 , wherein
the first conductive lines comprise a first line to an n-th line,
the second conductive lines comprise a first line to an m-th line, and
the n-th line of the first conductive lines and the first line of the second conductive lines are disposed closest to each other among the first to n-th lines of the first conductive lines and the first to m-th lines of the second conductive lines.
4. The display device of claim 3 , wherein the first pitch is less than the second pitch.
5. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the third pitch is less than the second pitch.
6. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the third pitch is equal to the second pitch.
7. The display device of claim 1 , wherein, in a plan view, the first conductive lines and the second conductive lines are bent two or more times.
8. The display device of claim 7 , wherein the first conductive lines and the second conductive lines are not bent in the bending area.
9. The display device of claim 1 , wherein
a portion of the first conductive lines and the second conductive lines disposed in the bending area is disposed on a different insulating film from a portion of the first conductive lines and the second conductive lines disposed in the first non-display area and the second non-display area, and
a portion of the fan-out portion corresponding to the bending area is disposed on a different insulating film than a portion of the fan-out portion corresponding to the first non-display area and the second non-display area.
10. The display device of claim 9 , wherein
the display part comprises:
a thin-film transistor; and
a light-emitting element electrically connected to the thin-film transistor,
the thin-film transistor comprises a semiconductor layer, a gate electrode, and a connection electrode electrically connected to the semiconductor layer,
the portion of the fan-out portion corresponding to the bending area and the connection electrode comprise a same material, and
the portion of the fan-out portion corresponding to the first non-display area and the second non-display area and the gate electrode comprise a same material.
11. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising an insulating layer disposed on the substrate,
wherein the insulating layer comprises an opening corresponding to the bending area.
12. The display device of claim 11 , further comprising an organic insulating layer disposed in the opening of the insulating layer.
13. The display device of claim 12 , wherein a portion of the fan-out portion corresponding to the bending area is disposed on the organic insulating layer.
14. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first conductive lines and the second conductive lines include data lines.
15. A display device comprising:
a substrate including:
a display area,
a first non-display area adjacent to the display area;
a second non-display area; and
a bending area disposed between the first non-display area and the second non-display area; and
fan-out portion arranged over the first non-display area, the bending area, and the second non-display area, the fan-out portion comprising conductive lines disposed in the bending area with a separation area between the conductive lines, wherein
the conductive lines include:
first conductive lines that are apart from each other by a first pitch in the bending area;
second conductive lines that are apart from each other by a second pitch in the bending area; and
third conductive lines that are apart from each other by a third pitch in the bending area,
the third pitch is greater than the first pitch, and
the third pitch is less than or equal to the second pitch.
16. The display device of claim 15 , wherein
the conductive lines disposed in an outer portion of the fan-out portion are apart from each other by the first pitch, and
the conductive lines disposed in a central portion of the fan-out portion are apart from each other by the second pitch.
17. The display device of claim 16 , wherein the first pitch is less than the second pitch.