Display device and method for manufacturing same

A display device comprising:

• a display panel that comprises:
• a first area;
• a bending area extending from the first area;
• and
• a second area extending from the bending area;
• a driving IC (integrated circuit) disposed on the second area of the display panel;
• an anti-reflection layer disposed on the first area of the display panel, extending to the bending area and the second area of the display panel, and spaced apart from the driving IC;
• and
• a cover tape disposed on the driving IC and a first section of the anti-reflection layer that overlaps the second area of the display panel.

A method for manufacturing a display device, the method comprising:

• preparing a display panel that comprises a first area, a bending area extending from the first area, and a second area extending from the bending area;
• disposing, on the display panel, a carrier film that comprises an anti-reflection layer and a first releasing film disposed on the anti-reflection layer;
• cutting a first boundary between a first removal section of the first releasing film overlapping the second area of the display panel in a plan view and a second removal section of the first releasing film overlapping both the first area and the bending area of the display panel in a plan view by irradiating a laser beam to the first boundary;
• removing the first removal section;
• providing a cover tape onto a first section of the anti-reflection layer that overlaps the second area of the display panel in a plan view;
• removing the second removal section of the first releasing film;
• and
• providing a window onto a second section of the anti-reflection layer that overlaps the first area of the display panel in a plan view.