Display device
AssigneeSamsung Display Co., Ltd.
InventorsMyoung Geun Cha, Sang Gun Choi, Ji Yeong Shin, Yong Su Lee
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Abstract
A display device includes a substrate including a display area including a plurality of pixels, a peripheral area around the display area, and a bending area disposed in the peripheral area. A plurality of transistors is disposed in each pixel; a driving voltage line is disposed in the display area and transmits a driving voltage; a driving voltage transmission line is disposed in the peripheral area and is connected to the driving voltage line; and a conductive overlap layer overlaps at least one of the plurality of transistors.
Claims20
A display device comprising:
- a substrate including a display area including a plurality of pixels, a peripheral area at least partially surrounding the display area, and a bending area disposed in the peripheral area;
- a plurality of transistors disposed in each pixel of the plurality of pixels;
- a driving voltage line is disposed in the display area, the driving voltage line configured to transmit a driving voltage,
- a driving voltage transmission line disposed in the peripheral area and connected to the driving voltage line;
- and
- an overlap layer that is conductive and at least partially overlaps at least one of the plurality of transistors,
- wherein the overlap layer is disposed in a layer between the substrate and the transistors,
- wherein the Overlap layer in chides a first portion disposed in the display area and a second portion disposed in the peripheral area,
- wherein the second portion overlaps the driving voltage transmission line,
- wherein the second portion contacts the driving voltage transmission line through a contact hole provided in a plurality of insulating layers disposed between the second portion and the driving voltage transmission line, and
- wherein the contact hole is disposed m the peripheral area between the display area and the bending area.
A display device comprising:
- a substrate including a display area including a plurality of pixels and a peripheral area at least partially surrounding the display area;
- an overlap layer that is conductive and disposed on the substrate;
- a buffer layer disposed on the overlap layer;
- an active pattern layer disposed on the buffer layer and including a semiconductor material;
- a first conductive layer disposed on the active pattern layer;
- a first insulating layer disposed on the first conductive layer;
- and
- a second conductive layer disposed on the first insulating layer,
- wherein the overlap layer comprises a first portion disposed in the display area, and a second portion disposed in the peripheral area,
- wherein the second conductive layer comprises a driving voltage line disposed in the display area and transmitting a driving voltage, and a driving voltage transmission line disposed in the peripheral area and connected to the driving voltage line,
- wherein the buffer layer has a first hole disposed on the second portion,
- wherein the first insulating layer has a second hole disposed on the second portion and overlapping the first hole,
- wherein the driving voltage transmission line contacts the second portion through the first hole and the second hole in the peripheral area, and
- wherein planar sizes of the first hole and the second hole are different from each other.
A display device comprising:
- a substrate including a display area including a plurality of pixels, a peripheral area at least partially surrounding the display area, and a bending area that is disposed in the peripheral area;
- an overlap layer that is conductive and disposed on the substrate;
- a buffer layer disposed on the overlap layer;
- an active pattern layer disposed on the buffer layer and including a semiconductor material;
- a first conductive layer disposed on the active pattern layer;
- a first insulating layer disposed on the first conductive layer;
- and
- a second conductive layer disposed on the first insulating layer,
- wherein the overlap layer comprises a first portion disposed in the display area, at d a second portion disposed in the peripheral area,
- wherein the second conductive layer comprises a driving voltage line disposed in the display area and transmitting a driving voltage, and a driving voltage transmission line disposed in the peripheral area and connected to the driving voltage line,
- wherein the buffer layer has a first hole disposed on the second portion,
- wherein the first insulating layer has a second hole disposed on the second portion and overlapping the first hole,
- wherein the driving voltage transmission line contacts the second portion through the first hole and the second hole in the peripheral area, and
- wherein a contact hole including the first hole and the second hole is disposed in the peripheral area between the display area and the bending area.
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