US 9,229,481 B2 · Semiconductor device

Abstract

A highly portable semiconductor device and the like providing improved browsability of display. Provided is a semiconductor device including a flexible display panel, a first housing supporting a first region of the display panel, a second housing supporting a second region of the display panel, and a flexible base material firmly attached to the first housing. The display panel can be deformed into an open position where the first and second regions are substantially on the same plane or into a folded position where the first and second regions overlap with each other. The second housing includes a groove portion where the flexible base material can partly slide. Part of the flexible base material is inserted into the groove portion in the open position. The part of the flexible base material which is inserted into the groove portion is at least partly withdrawn in a deformation into the folded position.

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Dependent claims

A display device comprising:

a flexible display panel;
a first housing that supports a first region of the flexible display panel;
a second housing that supports a second region of the flexible display panel;
and
a first flexible base material that connects the first housing to the second housing,
wherein the display device is configured to be deformed between an opening position and a folded position,
wherein the flexible display panel is flat in the opening position,
wherein parts of the flexible display panel overlap with each other in the folded position,
wherein the first flexible base material is fixed to the first housing, and
wherein the second housing comprises a first groove portion into which the first flexible base material is inserted.

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