Display panel and electronic device including the same

An electronic device comprising:

• a display panel;
• and
• a lower cover forming an exterior of the display panel and having an opening exposing a portion of the display panel to a front surface of the electronic device,
• wherein the display panel comprises:
• a support layer comprising a lower elastomer layer and a stretch control layer on the lower elastomer layer, the support layer having a display area and a non-display area around the display area, in a plan view;
• and
• a display layer comprising a pixel circuit in the display area of the support layer and a light-emitting element electrically connected to the pixel circuit,
• wherein the stretch control layer comprises an auxetic structure comprising a first sub-unit structure and a second sub-unit structure having a smaller planar area than the first sub-unit structure,
• wherein the first sub-unit structure comprises a plurality of first sub-unit structures, and the plurality of first sub-unit structures are continuously arranged in a first row in a first direction,
• wherein the second sub-unit structure comprises a plurality of second sub-unit structures, and the plurality of second sub-unit structures are continuously arranged in a second row in the first direction, and
• wherein the first row and the second row are repeatedly arranged along a second direction crossing the first direction.