Display device
A display device includes a display panel comprising two pixels spaced apart from each other and a transmission area between the two pixels. An input sensing section is disposed on the display panel and comprises sensing electrodes and trace lines electrically connected to the sensing electrodes. A metal layer is on the display panel. The metal layer is disposed between the two pixels and surrounds the transmission area. The metal layer comprises a first hole located in the transmission area. The first hole has a first width. An optical functional section is on the metal layer. The optical functional section includes a second hole that overlaps the first hole. The second hole has a second width that is greater than the first width.
1. A display device comprising:
a substrate;
a buffer layer on the substrate;
a plurality of thin film transistors on the buffer layer, each of the plurality of thin film transistors comprising an active layer and a gate electrode overlapping a portion of the active layer;
a first area in which a plurality of pixels are arranged, the plurality of pixels comprising a plurality of light emitting diodes electrically connected to the plurality of thin film transistors, the plurality of light emitting diodes each comprising a lower electrode and a light emission layer disposed between the lower electrode and an upper electrode;
at least one insulating layer disposed between the buffer layer and lower electrodes of the plurality of light emitting diodes arranged in a first area of the display device;
an encapsulation layer on the upper electrode of the plurality of light emitting diodes;
a touch sensor section in the first area, the touch sensor section comprising:
a plurality of touch sensor electrodes; and
a plurality of connection lines each connecting two adjacent touch sensor electrodes in the first area;
a second area disposed between two adjacent pixels in the first area, the second area including a transmission area,
a third area disposed between the first area and the second area;
a metal layer in the third area, the metal layer having a first hole corresponding to the transmission area, the first hole having a first width; and
an optical functional section on the metal layer,
wherein:
the at least one insulating layer has a second hole corresponding to the transmission area and having a second width that is less than the first width,
the optical functional section has a third hole that overlaps the first and second holes, the third hole having a third width that is greater than the first width, and
the metal layer is disposed on a same layer as one selected from the plurality of touch sensor electrodes and the plurality of connection lines.
2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the buffer layer has a hole corresponding to the transmission area.
3. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the optical functional section comprises at least one selected from a polarizer, a retarder, a destructive interference structure, or a structure of a color filter and a black matrix.
4. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the optical functional section covers only a partial portion of the metal layer.
5. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the metal layer comprises at least one compound selected from molybdenum (Mo), magnesium (Mg), silver (Ag), titanium (Ti), copper (Cu), aluminum (Al), and an alloy of these materials.
6. The display device of claim 1 , wherein an upper surface of the substrate and a lower surface of the encapsulation layer face each other with a gap therebetween.
7. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a window on the optical functional section.
8. A display device comprising:
a substrate;
a first area in which a plurality of pixels are arranged, the plurality of pixels comprising a plurality of light emitting diodes electrically connected to a plurality of thin film transistors, the plurality of light emitting diodes each comprising a lower electrode and a light emission layer disposed between the lower electrode and an upper electrode;
at least one insulating layer disposed between the substrate and lower electrodes of the plurality of light emitting diodes arranged in a first area of the display device;
an encapsulation section on the upper electrode of the plurality of light emitting diodes;
a touch sensor section in the first area, the touch sensor section comprising a plurality of touch sensor electrodes;
a second area disposed between two adjacent pixels in the first area, the second area including a transmission area,
a third area disposed between the first area and the second area;
a metal layer disposed on the encapsulation section in the third area, the metal layer having a first hole corresponding to the transmission area, the first hole having a first width; and
an optical functional section on the metal layer,
wherein:
the at least one insulating layer has a second hole corresponding to the transmission area and having a second width that is less than the first width,
the optical functional section has a third hole that overlaps the first and second holes, the third hole having a third width that is greater than the first width.
9. The display device of claim 8 , wherein the touch sensor section further comprises a plurality of connection lines each connecting two adjacent touch sensor electrodes in the first area, and
wherein the metal layer is disposed on a same layer as one selected from the plurality of touch sensor electrodes and the plurality of connection lines.
10. The display device of claim 8 , wherein the buffer layer has a hole corresponding to the transmission area.
11. The display device of claim 8 , wherein the optical functional section comprises at least one selected from a polarizer, a retarder, a destructive interference structure, or a structure of a color filter and a black matrix.
12. The display device of claim 11 , wherein the polarizer covers only a partial portion of the metal layer.
13. The display device of claim 8 , wherein the metal layer comprises at least one compound selected from molybdenum (Mo), magnesium (Mg), silver (Ag), titanium (Ti), copper (Cu), aluminum (Al), and an alloy of these materials.
14. The display device of claim 8 , wherein an upper surface of the substrate and a lower surface of the encapsulation section face each other with a gap therebetween.
15. The display device of claim 8 , further comprising:
a window on the optical functional section.
16. An electronic device, comprising:
a display device, comprising:
a substrate;
a first area in which a plurality of pixels are arranged, the plurality of pixels comprising a plurality of light emitting diodes electrically connected to a plurality of thin film transistors, the plurality of light emitting diodes each comprising a lower electrode and a light emission layer disposed between the lower electrode and an upper electrode;
at least one insulating layer disposed between the substrate and lower electrodes of the plurality of light emitting diodes arranged in a first area of the display device;
an encapsulation section on the upper electrode of the plurality of light emitting diodes;
a touch sensor section in the first area, the touch sensor section comprising:
a plurality of touch sensor electrodes; and
a plurality of connection lines each connecting two adjacent touch sensor electrodes in the first area;
a second area disposed between two adjacent pixels in the first area, the second area including a transmission area,
a third area disposed between the first area and the second area;
a metal layer disposed on the encapsulation section in the third area, the metal layer having a first hole corresponding to the transmission area, the first hole having a first width;
an optical functional section on the metal layer; and
a component disposed under the substrate, the component being arranged in the second area;
wherein:
the at least one insulating layer has a second hole corresponding to the transmission area and having a second width that is less than the first width,
the optical functional section has a third hole that overlaps the first and second holes, the third hole having a third width that is greater than the first width.
17. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the metal layer is disposed on a same layer as one selected from the plurality of touch sensor electrodes and the plurality of connection lines.
18. The electronic device of claim 16 , further comprising:
a buffer layer between the substrate and the plurality of thin film transistors, wherein the buffer layer has a hole corresponding to the transmission area.
19. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the polarizer covers only a partial portion of the metal layer.
20. The electronic device of claim 19 , wherein the optical functional section comprises at least one selected from a polarizer, a retarder, a destructive interference structure, or a structure of a color filter and a black matrix.
21. The electronic display device of claim 16 , wherein the metal layer comprises at least one compound selected from molybdenum (Mo), magnesium (Mg), silver (Ag), titanium (Ti), copper (Cu), aluminum (Al), and an alloy of these materials.
22. The electronic display device of claim 16 , wherein an upper surface of the substrate and a lower surface of the encapsulation section face each other with a gap therebetween.
23. The electronic display device of claim 16 , further comprising:
a window on the optical functional section.
24. The electronic display device of claim 16 , wherein the component comprises a sensor or a camera.
25. A display device comprising:
two pixels spaced apart from each other and a transmission area between the two pixels;
an input sensing section on the two pixels and comprising sensing electrodes and trace lines electrically connected to the sensing electrodes;
a metal layer on the two pixels, wherein the metal layer has a closed loop shape including an inner edge defining a first hole and an outer edge surrounding the transmission area in a plan view, the first hole of the metal layer is located in the transmission area, the outer edge of the metal layer is disposed between the two pixels, and an entirety of the metal layer does not overlap light-emission areas of the two pixels in the plan view; and
an optical functional section on the metal layer, wherein the optical functional section including an edge defining a second hole that overlaps the first hole, wherein the edge of the optical functional section is between the inner edge of the metal layer and the outer edge of the metal layer in the plan view,
wherein a maximum width of the second hole in the plan view is greater than a maximum width of the first hole in the plan view.
26. The display device of claim 25 , the optical functional section covers only a partial portion of the metal layer.
27. The display device of claim 26 , wherein the optical functional section comprises at least one selected from a polarizer, a retarder, a destructive interference structure, or a structure of a color filter and a black matrix.
28. The display device of claim 25 , wherein the metal layer comprises at least one compound selected from molybdenum (Mo), magnesium (Mg), silver (Ag), titanium (Ti), copper (Cu), aluminum (Al), and an alloy of these materials.
29. An electronic device comprising:
a display device, comprising:
two pixels spaced apart from each other and a transmission area between the two pixels;
an input sensing section on the two pixels and comprising sensing electrodes and trace lines electrically connected to the sensing electrodes;
a metal layer on the two pixels, wherein the metal layer is disposed between the two pixels and surrounding the transmission area in a plan view, an entirety of the metal layer does not overlap light-emission areas of the two pixels in the plan view, the metal layer has a first hole located in the transmission area; and
an optical functional section on the metal layer, wherein the optical functional section has a second hole that overlaps the first hole, wherein the first hole and the second hole are concentric with each other and the second hole surrounds the first hole in the plan view,
wherein a maximum width of the second hole in the plan view is greater than a maximum width of the first hole in the plan view.
30. The electronic device of claim 29 , wherein the optical functional section comprises a polarizer that covers only a partial portion of the metal layer.