Display apparatus and method of manufacturing the same

A method of manufacturing a display apparatus, the method comprising:

• preparing a substrate having a display portion on an upper surface of the substrate;
• attaching a protection film having an opening to a lower surface of the substrate so that the protection film overlaps the display portion, wherein the protection film comprises a protection film base and a first adhesive layer;
• attaching a support film to the lower surface so that the support film is disposed within the opening of the protection film, wherein the support film comprises a support film base and a second adhesive layer;
• attaching a driving circuit chip to the upper surface of the substrate so that the driving circuit chip is spaced apart from the display portion and the opening;
• removing the support film to expose the second adhesive layer so that the second adhesive layer is exposed through the opening of the protection film;
• bending the substrate along a longitudinal direction of the opening so that the substrate has a curved surface overlapping the opening of the protection film;
• and
• performing a first hardening process on the exposed second adhesive layer.

A method of manufacturing a display apparatus, the method comprising:

• preparing a substrate having a display portion on an upper surface of the substrate;
• attaching a protection film having an opening to a lower surface of the substrate so that the protection film overlaps the display portion;
• attaching a driving circuit chip to the upper surface so that the driving circuit chip is spaced apart from the display portion and the opening;
• applying a liquid phase filler in the opening, wherein the liquid phase filler extends across the opening in a first direction;
• and
• bending the substrate along a longitudinal direction of the opening substantially perpendicular to the first direction.