Display device and method of manufacturing the same
A display device includes: an insulating substrate, where a through hole is defined through the insulating substrate; and an organic layer which covers the insulating substrate. In the display device, a barrier area surrounding the through hole is defined in the insulating substrate, and an interruption portion, at which the organic layer is interrupted, is defined in the barrier area.
1. A display device comprising:
a substrate comprising an active area and a through hole defined through the substrate;
lower layers on the substrate;
an first electrode on the lower layers;
an organic layer on the first electrode; and
a second electrode on the organic layer,
wherein at least one groove is between the active area and the through hole, the at least one groove including a first side wall, a second side wall facing the first side wall and closer to the through hole than the first side wall, and a bottom portion directly connected to the first side wall and the second side wall,
the first side wall and the second side wall comprise same stacked layers,
one portion of the organic layer directly on the bottom surface is disconnected to another portion of the organic layer out of the at least one groove, and
a distance from a bottom surface of the substrate to an upper surface of the one portion of the organic layer on the bottom portion is smaller than a distance from the bottom surface of the substrate to an upper surface of the another portion of the organic layer out of the at least one groove.
2. The display device of claim 1 ,
wherein the lower layers comprise:
a semiconductor layer;
a gate insulating layer on the semiconductor layer;
a gate electrode on the gate insulating layer;
an interlayer insulating layer on the gate electrode; and
a source electrode and a drain electrode on the interlayer insulating layer.
3. The display device of claim 2 ,
wherein the first electrode is electrically connected to the drain electrode, and
the organic layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode in the active area.
4. The display device of claim 3 , further comprising an encapsulation film disposed on the second electrode,
wherein the encapsulation film comprises a first inorganic film, a first organic film disposed on the first inorganic film, and a second inorganic film disposed on the first inorganic film.
5. The display device of claim 4 ,
wherein the first organic film does not overlap the at least one groove.
6. The display device of claim 4 ,
wherein the second electrode is disconnected by the at least one groove.
7. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising a dam area between the active area and the at least one groove.
8. The display device of claim 1 ,
wherein the at least one groove comprises a first groove and a second groove spaced apart from the first groove, and
the organic layer on a bottom surface of the first groove and the organic layer on a bottom surface of the second groove are disconnected to each other.
9. A display device comprising:
a substrate comprising an active area and a through hole defined through the substrate;
lower layers on the substrate;
an first electrode on the lower layers;
an organic layer on the first electrode; and
a second electrode on the organic layer,
wherein at least one groove between the active area and the through hole is defined by the substrate or at least one of the lower layers, the at least one groove including a first side wall, a second side wall facing the first side wall and closer to the through hole than the first side wall, and a bottom portion directly connected to the first side wall and the second side wall,
wherein the first side wall and the second side wall comprise same stacked layers,
wherein the organic layer is disposed on the first side wall and the second side wall and on the bottom portion, and
wherein the organic layer directly on the bottom portion is disconnected to the organic layer out of the at least one groove.
10. The display device of claim 9 ,
wherein a distance from a bottom surface of the substrate to an upper surface the organic layer on the bottom portion is smaller than a distance from the bottom surface of the substrate to an upper surface of the organic layer out of the at least one groove.
11. The display device of claim 9 ,
wherein the lower layers comprise:
a semiconductor layer;
a gate insulating layer on the semiconductor layer;
a gate electrode on the gate insulating layer;
an interlayer insulating layer on the gate electrode; and
a source electrode and a drain electrode on the interlayer insulating layer.
12. The display device of claim 11 ,
wherein the first electrode is electrically connected to the drain electrode, and
the organic layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode in the active area.
13. The display device of claim 12 , further comprising an encapsulation film disposed on the second electrode,
wherein the encapsulation film comprises a first inorganic film, a first organic film disposed on the first inorganic film, and a second inorganic film disposed on the first inorganic film.
14. The display device of claim 13 ,
wherein the first organic film does not overlap the at least one groove.
15. The display device of claim 13 ,
wherein the second electrode is disconnected by the at least one groove.
16. The display device of claim 9 , further comprising a dam area between the active area and the at least one groove.
17. The display device of claim 9 ,
wherein the at least one groove comprises a first groove and a second groove spaced apart from the first groove, and
the organic layer on a bottom surface of the first groove and the organic layer on a bottom surface of the second groove are disconnected to each other.
18. The display device of claim 9 ,
wherein the organic layer on the bottom portion is located at a lower level than the organic layer out of the at least one groove.
19. The display device of claim 9 ,
wherein the first side wall and the second side wall are inclined in a same direction.
20. A display panel comprising:
a substrate comprising an active area and a through hole defined through the substrate;
lower layers on the substrate;
an first electrode on the lower layers;
an organic layer on the first electrode; and
a second electrode on the organic layer,
wherein at least one groove is between the active area and the through hole, the at least one groove including a first side wall, a second side wall facing the first side wall and closer to the through hole than the first side wall, and a bottom portion directly connected to the first side wall and the second side wall,
the first side wall and the second side wall comprise same stacked layers,
one portion of the organic layer directly on the bottom surface is disconnected to another portion of the organic layer out of the at least one groove, and
a distance from a bottom surface of the substrate to an upper surface of the one portion of the organic layer on the bottom portion is smaller than a distance from the bottom surface of the substrate to an upper surface of the another portion of the organic layer out of the at least one groove.
21. A display panel comprising:
a substrate comprising an active area and a through hole defined through the substrate;
lower layers on the substrate;
an first electrode on the lower layers;
an organic layer on the first electrode; and
a second electrode on the organic layer,
wherein at least one groove between the active area and the through hole is defined by the substrate or at least one of the lower layers, the at least one groove including a first side wall, a second side wall facing the first side wall and closer to the through hole than the first side wall, and a bottom portion directly connected to the first side wall and the second side wall,
wherein the first side wall and the second side wall comprise same stacked layers,
wherein the organic layer is disposed on the first side wall and the second side wall and on the bottom portion, and
wherein the organic layer directly on the bottom portion is disconnected to the organic layer out of the at least one groove.