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US 12,216,878 B2Granted
Display device and electronic device having the same
AssigneeSamsung Display Co., Ltd.
InventorsBugyoon Yoo, Yunjae Kim, Chang-Kil Lee
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Abstract
A display device includes a display panel and a lower member disposed under the display panel. The lower member includes a support layer, a digitizer, a flexible circuit board, and a metal layer. The digitizer is disposed under the support layer having an insulating property. The flexible circuit board is connected to the digitizer. The metal layer is disposed under the digitizer, and an opening is defined through the metal layer to correspond to the flexible circuit board.
Claims20
A foldable display device comprising:
- a display panel comprising a first non-folding area, a second non-folding area, and a folding area disposed between the first non-folding area and the second non-folding area;
- and
- a lower member disposed under the display panel,
- wherein the lower member comprises:
- a support layer under the display panel;
- a digitizer disposed under the support layer, wherein the digitizer has a digitizer opening overlapping the first non-folding area;
- a metal layer disposed under the digitizer, wherein the metal layer has a first metal opening, through which the digitizer is exposed, and a second metal opening which overlaps the digitizer opening, and
- wherein the first metal opening is spaced apart from the second metal opening in a plan view.
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A foldable phone comprising:
- a display panel comprising a first non-folding area, a second non-folding area, and a folding area disposed between the first non-folding area and the second non-folding area;
- a lower member disposed under the display panel, and
- a camera module disposed under the lower member;
- wherein the lower member comprises:
- a support layer overlapping the first non-folding area;
- a digitizer disposed under the support layer in the first non-folding area;
- and
- a metal layer disposed under the digitizer, wherein the metal layer has a metal opening through the digitizer is exposed,
- wherein an opening is defined to pass through at least a portion of the lower member, and
- the opening overlaps the camera module and is spaced apart from the metal opening in a plan view.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.