Protection tape for printed circuit board and display device including the same

A protection tape for a printed circuit board (PCB), the protection tape comprising:

• an insulating base plate;
• a conductive layer over the insulating base plate;
• and
• an adhesive layer over the conductive layer, the adhesive layer including a main part having a first thickness and a subsidiary part having a second thickness less than the first thickness, the main part corresponding to at least a center portion of the insulating base plate and the subsidiary part being arranged at an outside of the main part, wherein
• the conductive layer includes a center part having a third thickness, and an edge part having a fourth thickness greater than the third thickness, the center part of the conductive layer corresponding to the main part of the adhesive layer and the edge part corresponding to the subsidiary part of the adhesive layer,
• the subsidiary part includes a first subsidiary part positioned at one side of the main part and a second subsidiary part positioned at another side of the main part, the first subsidiary part and the second subsidiary part being spaced apart from the main part,
• and wherein:
• the main part includes a groove in an upper surface of the main part, the groove extending in a direction between the second subsidiary part and the first subsidiary part, or
• the main part includes an opening in the upper surface of the main part, the opening extending in the direction between the second subsidiary part and the first subsidiary part in an upper surface of the main part.

A protection tape for a printed circuit board (PCB), the protection tape comprising:

• an insulating base plate;
• a conductive layer over the insulating base plate;
• and
• an adhesive layer over the conductive layer, the adhesive layer being a pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) and including a main part having a first thickness and a subsidiary part having a second thickness less than the first thickness, the main part corresponding to at least a center portion of the insulating base plate and the subsidiary part being arranged at an outside of the main part, wherein
• the subsidiary part includes a first subsidiary part positioned at one side of the main part and a second subsidiary part positioned at another side of the main part, the first subsidiary part and the second subsidiary part being spaced apart from the main part,
• the conductive layer has an integral one-piece form consisting of a common material and includes a center part having a third thickness, and a first and second edge parts having a fourth thickness greater than the third thickness, the center part of the conductive layer corresponding to the main part of the adhesive layer and the first and second edge parts corresponding to the first and second subsidiary parts of the adhesive layer.

A display device, comprising:

• a display panel bending at an end part of the display panel;
• a printed circuit board (PCB) connected to the display panel, the PCB including a first surface attached to the display panel and a second surface facing the first surface;
• and a protection tape covering the second surface of the PCB, wherein the protection tape comprises:
• an adhesive layer attached to the PCB, the adhesive layer including a main part having a first thickness and a subsidiary part having a second thickness less than the first thickness, and the subsidiary part being positioned outside the main part and surrounding the main part;
• a conductive layer over the adhesive layer, the conductive layer including a center part having a third thickness and an edge part having a fourth thickness greater than the third thickness, the center part of the conductive layer corresponding to the main part of the adhesive layer and the edge part corresponding to the subsidiary part of the adhesive layer;
• and an insulating base plate over the conductive layer.