Display device and method of fabricating the same

An electronic device comprising:

• a substrate including a display area and a non-display area, the display area including a pixel area including an emission area and a non-emission area, and the non-display area including a dummy pixel area and a pad area, the non-display area being located on at least one side of the display area;
• a pixel circuit layer in the pixel area and including at least one transistor;
• a pad in the pad area, and electrically connected to a pixel;
• one or more banks on the pixel circuit layer, the one or more banks corresponding to the non-emission area of the pixel area and the non-display area;
• at least one light emitting element on the pixel circuit layer, the light emitting element corresponding to the emission area and electrically connected to the transistor;
• a first electrode and a second electrode in at least the emission area and electrically connected to the light emitting element;
• a color conversion layer on the first and the second electrodes, the color conversion layer being located in the emission area and corresponding to the light emitting element, the color conversion layer comprising color conversion particles;
• a first capping layer in the display area, the dummy pixel area, and the pad area, the first capping layer being directly on the color conversion layer in the display area;
• a first layer in the display area and located directly on the first capping layer;
• a second capping layer in the display area, the dummy pixel area, and the pad area, the second capping layer being directly on the first layer and the first capping layer;
• a second layer on the second capping layer in the display area, the dummy pixel area, and the pad area, the second layer including a pad opening exposing at least a portion of the pad;
• and
• a color filter on the second layer and corresponding to the emission area,
• wherein the first layer is spaced from the pad opening and covered with the second layer, and
• wherein the second layer covers a first area of the pad and exposes a second area of the pad.

A method of fabricating a display device, comprising:

• preparing a substrate including a display area including an emission area and a non-emission area, and a non-display area including a pad area;
• forming a pixel circuit layer including at least one transistor on the substrate in the display area, and forming a pad on the substrate in the non-display area, the pad being electrically connected to the pixel circuit layer;
• forming a bank on the pixel circuit layer in the non-emission area;
• disposing, on the pixel circuit layer in the emission area, a light emitting element electrically connected to the transistor;
• forming a first electrode and a second electrode that are electrically connected to the light emitting element;
• forming a color conversion layer comprising color conversion particles on the first and the second electrodes;
• forming a first capping layer on the color conversion layer and the bank;
• forming a first layer on the first capping layer on the color conversion layer;
• forming a second capping layer on the first layer and the first capping layer;
• and
• forming, on the second capping layer, a second layer including a pad opening exposing at least a portion of the pad,
• wherein the first layer is spaced from the pad opening and covered with the second layer, and
• wherein the second layer covers a first area of the pad and exposes a second area of the pad.