Display device

Abstract

Disclosed in one embodiment of the present invention is a display device comprising a display area, and a non-display area comprising a first area disposed on one side of the display area and a second area between the display area and the first area, the display device comprising: a first portion disposed in the first area; a plurality of first island parts disposed in the second area and spaced apart from each other; a plurality of second island parts each arranged across the first area and the second area; and a plurality of bridge parts respectively connecting two adjacent island parts among the plurality of first island parts and the plurality of second island parts, and spaced apart from each other by a plurality of first opening portions, wherein the plurality of second island parts are integrally provided with the first portion.

Description

display device

[0001] Embodiments of the present invention relate to a display device, for example, a flexible display device.

[0002] As display devices that visually display electrical signals evolve, a variety of display devices with superior characteristics, such as thinness, weight reduction, and low power consumption, are being introduced. For example, flexible display devices that can be folded or rolled are being introduced. Recently, active research and development is underway on display devices with diverse structures, such as stretchable display devices capable of transforming into various forms.

[0003] Embodiments of the present invention provide a display device, for example, a flexible display device.

[0004] In one aspect of the present invention, a display device including a display area, a first area disposed on one side of the display area, and a non-display area including a second area between the display area and the first area, the display device including: a first part disposed in the first area; first island portions disposed in the second area and spaced apart from each other; second island portions each disposed in the first area and the second area; and bridge portions connecting two adjacent island portions among the first island portions and the second island portions and spaced apart from each other by first opening portions; wherein the second island portions are provided integrally with the first part.

[0005] In another aspect of the present invention, a display device including a display area, a first area disposed on one side of the display area, and a non-display area including a second area between the display area and the first area, the display device including: a data driving circuit disposed in the first area; a fan-out wiring extending from the data driving circuit in a direction toward the display area; a data line extending from the display area to the second area; a first part disposed in the first area; first island portions disposed in the second area and spaced apart from each other; second island portions each disposed in the first area and the second area; and bridge portions connecting two adjacent island portions among the first island portions and the second island portions and spaced apart from each other by first opening portions; wherein the second island portions are integrally provided with the first part.

[0006] According to one embodiment of the present invention, a display device can be provided that prevents damage due to concentrated stress and can be stretched in various directions. These effects are exemplary, and the scope of the present invention is not limited by the aforementioned effects.

[0007] FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing a display device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0008] Figures 2a and 2b are perspective views showing the display device of Figure 1 extended in the first direction.

[0009] Figure 2c is a perspective view showing the display device of Figure 1 extended in the second direction.

[0010] Figure 2d is a perspective view showing the display device of Figure 1 extended in the first direction and the second direction.

[0011] Figure 2e is a perspective view showing the display device of Figure 1 extended in the third direction.

[0012] FIGS. 3A and 3B are schematic plan views illustrating a display device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0013] FIG. 4a is an enlarged plan view of part IV of FIG. 3 as part of a display device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0014] FIG. 4b is an enlarged plan view of part IV of FIG. 3 as part of a display device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[0015] FIG. 4c is an enlarged plan view of part IV of FIG. 3 as part of a display device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[0016] FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a first island portion and a first bridge portion arranged in a display area of ​​a display device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0017] FIGS. 6A to 6C are equivalent circuit diagrams of subpixels of a display device according to one embodiment of the present invention, respectively.

[0018] FIG. 7a and FIG. 7b are cross-sectional views schematically showing a light-emitting element of a display device according to one embodiment of the present invention, respectively.

[0019] FIG. 8a is an enlarged plan view of a portion V of FIG. 3b as part of a display device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0020] FIG. 8b is an enlarged plan view of part A of FIG. 8a as part of a display device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0021] FIG. 9 is a plan view showing part B of FIG. 8a as part of a display device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0022] FIG. 10 is a plan view showing part B of FIG. 8a as part of a display device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[0023] FIGS. 11A to 11G are perspective views schematically illustrating embodiments of an electronic device including a display device according to one embodiment of the present invention, respectively.

[0024] In one embodiment, the display device may further include a data driving circuit arranged in the first region; and a fan-out wiring extending from the data driving circuit in a direction toward the display region.

[0025] In one embodiment, the display device further includes a data line extending from the display area to the second area; and a connection wire electrically connecting the data line and the fan-out wire; wherein the data line can be connected to the connection wire in the second island portion.

[0026] In one embodiment, the connecting wire is arranged on the same layer as the data line and may be provided as an integral part with the data line.

[0027] In one embodiment, the bridge portions connecting the second island portions among the first portion, the second island portions, and the bridge portions define a second opening therebetween, and the second opening may have a different shape from the first opening.

[0028] In one embodiment, the distance between the bridge portion adjacent to the first portion among the bridge portions and the first portion may be the same as the distance between the bridge portion and the second island portion adjacent to the bridge portion among the second island portions.

[0029] In one embodiment, the length in the first direction from the second region of the second island portion toward the first region may be greater than the length in the first direction of the first island portion.

[0030] In one embodiment, the bridge portion has a winding shape, and a length of the second island portion in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction may be greater than a width of the bridge portion.

[0031] In one embodiment, the data line may be arranged in a straight line or diagonally with respect to a first direction from the second region toward the first region in the second island section.

[0032] In one embodiment, the display device further includes main island portions arranged in the display area; and main bridge portions connecting adjacent main island portions and spaced apart from each other by main openings; at least some of the main island portions include a light-emitting element and a pixel circuit driver electrically connected to the light-emitting element, and the data line can be electrically connected to the pixel circuit driver.

[0033] In one embodiment, the first portion may have an area corresponding to the first region.

[0034] The present invention is capable of various modifications and embodiments. Specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the detailed description. The effects and features of the present invention, as well as the methods for achieving them, will become clearer with reference to the embodiments described in detail below, along with the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below and can be implemented in various forms.

[0035] "Or" means "and / or." The term "and / or" as used herein includes any combination of one or more of the listed items involved. Throughout this disclosure, the expression "a, b, and / or c" refers to a, b, c, a and b, a and c, b and c, or all of a, b, and c, or variations thereof.

[0036] In the examples below, terms such as “first”, “second”, etc. are not used in a limiting sense but are used for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another.

[0037] In the examples below, singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

[0038] In the following examples, terms such as “include” or “have” mean that a feature or component described in the specification is present, and do not preclude the possibility that one or more other features or components may be added.

[0039] In the following examples, when a part such as a film, region, component, etc. is said to be on or above another part, it includes not only a case where it is directly on top of the other part, but also a case where another film, region, component, etc. is interposed in between.

[0040] In this specification, “A and / or B” refers to the case where it is A, or B, or both A and B. In addition, in this specification, “at least one of A and B” refers to the case where it is A, or B, or both A and B.

[0041] In the following embodiments, the meaning of the wiring "extending in the first direction or the second direction" includes not only extending in a straight shape, but also extending in a zigzag or curved shape along the first direction or the second direction.

[0042] In the following examples, when referring to "planar", it means when the target portion is viewed from above, and when referring to "cross-sectional", it means when the target portion is viewed from the side in a cross-section cut vertically. In the following examples, when referring to "overlapping", it includes "planar" and "cross-sectional" overlapping.

[0043] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings, and when describing with reference to the drawings, identical or corresponding components will be given the same drawing reference numerals.

[0044] For convenience of explanation, the sizes of components in the drawings may be exaggerated or reduced. For example, the sizes and thicknesses of each component shown in the drawings are arbitrarily indicated for convenience of explanation, and thus the present invention is not necessarily limited to what is shown.

[0045] In some embodiments, where implementations are otherwise feasible, specific process sequences may be performed in a different order than described. For example, two processes described in succession may be performed substantially simultaneously, or in a reverse order from the described order.

[0046] In this specification, 'A and / or B' indicates the case where it is A, or B, or both A and B. In addition, 'at least one of A or B' indicates the case where it is A, or B, or both A and B.

[0047] In the following examples, when it is said that a film, region, component, etc. are connected, it includes cases where the films, regions, components, etc. are directly connected, and / or cases where other films, regions, components, etc. are interposed between the films, regions, components, etc. and are indirectly connected. For example, when it is said in this specification that a film, region, component, etc. are electrically connected, it refers to cases where the films, regions, components, etc. are directly electrically connected, and / or cases where other films, regions, components, etc. are interposed between them and are indirectly electrically connected.

[0048] The x-axis, y-axis, and z-axis are not limited to the three axes in the Cartesian coordinate system, but can be interpreted in a broader sense that includes them. For example, the x-axis, y-axis, and z-axis may be orthogonal to each other, but they can also refer to different directions that are not orthogonal to each other.

[0049] Fig. 1 is a perspective view schematically illustrating a display device (1) according to one embodiment of the present invention. Figs. 2a and 2b are perspective views illustrating the display device (1) of Fig. 1 in a state extended in a first direction. Fig. 2c is a perspective view illustrating the display device (1) of Fig. 1 in a state extended in a second direction. Fig. 2d is a perspective view illustrating the display device of Fig. 1 in a state extended in the first and second directions. Fig. 2e is a perspective view illustrating the display device (1) of Fig. 1 in a state extended in a third direction.

[0050] Referring to FIG. 1, a display device (1) may include a display area (DA) and a non-display area (NDA). The display area (DA) may include a plurality of pixels. The display device (1) may provide a predetermined image using light emitted from the plurality of pixels. The non-display area (NDA) may be arranged outside the display area (DA). The non-display area (NDA) is an area where pixels are not arranged and may entirely surround the display area (DA).

[0051] The display device (1) can be extended or contracted in various directions. The display device (1) can be extended in a first direction (e.g., in the x-direction and / or in the -x-direction) by an external force applied by an external object or a user. In one embodiment, as illustrated in FIGS. 2A and 2B, the display area (DA) and / or the non-display area (NDA) of the display device (1) can be extended in the first direction (e.g., in the x-direction and / or in the -x-direction). For example, as illustrated in FIG. 2A, the display device (1) can be extended along the x-direction and the -x-direction, or as illustrated in FIG. 2B, one side of the display device (1) can be fixed and the display device (1) can be extended along the x-direction.

[0052] The display device (1) can be extended in a second direction (e.g., the y direction and / or the -y direction) by an external force applied by an external object or a user. In one embodiment, as illustrated in FIG. 2 c, the display area (DA) and / or the non-display area (NDA) of the display device (1) can be extended in the y direction and the -y direction. In another embodiment, one side of the display device (1) can be fixed while being extended in the y direction or the -y direction.

[0053] The display device (1) can be extended in a plurality of directions, for example, a first direction (e.g., the x-direction and / or the -x-direction) and a second direction (e.g., the y-direction and / or the -y-direction) by an external force applied by an external object or a part of a human body. As illustrated in Fig. 2d, the display area (DA) and / or the non-display area (NDA) of the display device (1) can be extended in the ±x-direction and the ±y-direction.

[0054] The display device (1) can be elongated in a third direction (e.g., the z direction or the -z direction) by an external force applied by an external object or a part of a human body. In one embodiment, FIG. 2e illustrates that a part of the display device (1), for example, a part of the display area (DA), protrudes in the z direction. In another embodiment, a part of the display device (1), for example, a part of the display area (DA), can protrude along the -z direction (or be sunken along the z direction).

[0055] Although FIGS. 2A to 2E illustrate the display device (1) extending in the first, second, and / or third directions, the present invention is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the display device (1) may be variously deformed into an irregular shape, such as being bent or twisted along two or more axes.

[0056] Figure 3a is a plan view schematically showing a display device (1) according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0057] A plurality of pixels may be arranged in a display area (DA) of a display device (1). Each pixel may include subpixels that emit light of different colors. A light-emitting element corresponding to each subpixel may be arranged in the display area (DA). A circuit for providing electrical signals to the light-emitting elements arranged in the display area (DA) and to the transistors electrically connected to the light-emitting elements may be located in a non-display area (NDA) surrounding the display area (DA). A gate driving circuit (GDC) may be arranged in a first non-display area (NDA1) and a second non-display area (NDA2) respectively arranged on both sides of the display area (DA). The gate driving circuit (GDC) may include drivers for providing electrical signals to the gate electrodes of the transistors electrically connected to the light-emitting elements. FIG. 3A illustrates that the gate driving circuit (GDC) is arranged in each of the first non-display area (NDA1) and the second non-display area (NDA2), but the present invention is not limited thereto. In another embodiment, the gate drive circuit (GDC) may be placed in either the first non-display area (NDA1) or the second non-display area (NDA2).

[0058] The data driving circuit (DDC) may be disposed in a third non-display area (NDA3) and / or a fourth non-display area (NDA4) connecting the first non-display area (NDA1) and the second non-display area (NDA2). In one embodiment, FIG. 3A illustrates that the data driving circuit (DDC) is disposed in the fourth non-display area (NDA4). In another embodiment, the data driving circuit (DDC) may be disposed in each of the third non-display area (NDA3) and the fourth non-display area (NDA4).

[0059] FIG. 3A illustrates that the data driving circuit (DDC) is arranged in the fourth non-display area (NDA4) of the display device (1), but the present invention is not limited thereto. In another embodiment, the display device (1) may further include a flexible circuit board (not shown) electrically connected through a terminal portion (not shown) arranged in the fourth non-display area (NDA4), and the data driving circuit (DDC) may be arranged on the aforementioned flexible circuit board.

[0060] In some embodiments, the elongation rate of the non-display area (NDA) may be equal to or less than the elongation rate of the display area (DA). In one embodiment, the elongation rates of the non-display areas (NDAs) may be different for each area. For example, the first non-display area (NDA1), the second non-display area (NDA2), and the third non-display area (NDA3) may have substantially the same elongation rates, but the elongation rate of the fourth non-display area (NDA4) may be less than the elongation rates of each of the first non-display area (NDA1), the second non-display area (NDA2), and the third non-display area (NDA3).

[0061] Figure 3b is a plan view schematically showing a display device (1) according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0062] Referring to FIG. 3b, the display device (1) may be defined by a flexible area (FA) and a hard area (HA). The flexible area (FA) may refer to a flexible area with a relatively high elongation in the display device (1), and the hard area (HA) may refer to a rigid area with a relatively low elongation in the display device (1).

[0063] The flexible area (FA) may be a flexible area that can be easily bent, folded, or stretched. The flexible area (FA) may be more easily stretched or contracted than the hard area (HA). In one embodiment, a plurality of openings (not shown) may be defined in the flexible area (FA). The openings may penetrate the display device (1). The openings may be areas where components of the display device (1) are not arranged. For example, a substrate included in the display device (1) may include an opening having the same shape as the opening in the flexible area (FA). Accordingly, the display device (1) may be easily stretched and / or contracted in various directions.

[0064] The hard area (HA) may be a rigid area that is not easily bent. In one embodiment, the hard area (HA) may be an area where an opening (not shown) penetrating the display device (1) is not arranged. For example, the substrate included in the display device (1) may have an area corresponding to the hard area (HA) in the hard area (HA). Accordingly, the hard area may be an area that is not easily stretched and / or shrunk.

[0065] The flexible area (FA) may include at least a portion of the display area (DA) and a non-display area (NDA, FIG. 3a) surrounding the display area (DA). The hard area (HA) may include a portion of the non-display area (NDA). For example, the flexible area (FA) may include a portion of the display area (DA) and first to third non-display areas (NDA1, NDA2, NDA3), and a portion of the fourth non-display area (NDA4). The hard area (HA) may include a portion of the fourth non-display area (NDA4).

[0066] The flexible area (FA) may include a display area (DA) and a first peripheral area (A1), a second peripheral area (A2), a third peripheral area (A3), and a fourth peripheral area (A4) surrounding the display area (DA). For example, the first peripheral area (A1) may be arranged on the left side (e.g., in the -x direction) of the display area (DA), and the second peripheral area (A2) may be arranged on the right side (e.g., in the x direction) of the display area (DA). The third peripheral area (A3) may be arranged on the upper side (e.g., in the y direction) of the display area (DA) and may be arranged between the first peripheral area (A1) and the second peripheral area (A2). The fourth peripheral area (A4) may be arranged on the lower side (e.g., in the -y direction) of the display area (DA) and may be arranged between the first peripheral area (A1) and the second peripheral area (A2).

[0067] In one embodiment, the first peripheral area (A1) and the second peripheral area (A2) correspond to the first non-display area (NDA1) and the second non-display area (NDA2) of the non-display area (NDA), and a gate driving circuit (GDC, FIG. 3a) may be arranged in each of them.

[0068] In one embodiment, a data drive circuit (DDC) may be arranged in the hard area (HA). In another embodiment, a flexible circuit board (not shown) electrically connected through a terminal portion (not shown) arranged in the hard area (HA) may be further included, and a data drive circuit (DDC) may be arranged on the aforementioned flexible circuit board.

[0069] In one embodiment, a fan-out wiring (FWL) may be arranged in a hard area (HA). The fan-out wiring (FWL) may extend in a direction from a data driving circuit (DDC) toward a display area (DA). A plurality of fan-out wirings (FWL) may be provided. In one embodiment, the fan-out wiring (FWL) may be a signal line. The fan-out wiring (FWL) may be electrically connected to a data line (DL, FIG. 6a). The length of the fan-out wiring (FWL) may be formed differently depending on the arrangement position. For example, the farther the fan-out wiring (FWL) is arranged from the center of the data driving circuit (DDC), the more it may extend toward a point of the display area (DA) that is further from the data driving circuit (DDC).

[0070] FIG. 4a is an enlarged plan view of part IV of FIG. 3 as part of a display device (1) according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0071] Referring to FIG. 4a, the display device (1) may include first island portions (11) spaced apart from each other along a first direction (e.g., x direction or -x direction) and a second direction (e.g., y direction or -y direction) in a display area (DA), and first bridge portions (12) connecting adjacent first island portions (11).

[0072] Each first island portion (11) may be connected to a plurality of first bridge portions (12). For example, each first island portion (11) may be connected to four first bridge portions (12). Two first bridge portions (12) may be arranged on both sides of the first island portion (11) along a first direction (e.g., x direction or -x direction), and the remaining two first bridge portions (12) may be arranged on both sides of the first island portion (11) along a second direction (e.g., y direction or -y direction). In one embodiment, four first bridge portions (12) may be connected to four sides of the first island portion (11), respectively. Each of the four first bridge portions (12) may be adjacent to each corner of the first island portion (11).

[0073] The first bridge portions (12) may be spaced apart from each other by first openings (CS1) positioned between the first bridge portions (12). In one embodiment, the first openings (CS1) having an approximately H shape and the first openings (CS1) having an approximately I shape obtained by rotating the aforementioned H shape by 90 degrees may be alternately and repeatedly arranged along the first direction (e.g., the x direction or the -x direction) and the second direction (e.g., the y direction or the -y direction). Both ends of each first bridge portion (12) are connected to each of the adjacent first island portions (11), but one side of each first bridge portion (12) may be spaced apart from one side of the adjacent first island portion (11) and / or one side of another first bridge portion (12) by the first openings (CS1).

[0074] The display device (1) may include second island portions (21) spaced apart from each other in a non-display area, for example, the first non-display area (NDA1) illustrated in FIG. 4a, and second bridge portions (22) connecting adjacent second island portions (21).

[0075] Each second island portion (21) may extend along a first direction (e.g., x-direction or -x-direction). The second island portions (21) may be spaced apart from each other along a second direction (e.g., y-direction or -y-direction) intersecting the first direction (e.g., x-direction or -x-direction). Each second island portion (21) may include drivers of a gate drive circuit (GDC, FIG. 3a) described with reference to FIG. 3a.

[0076] The second bridge portion (22) may have a serpentine shape. The length of the second bridge portion (22) may be greater than the shortest distance between adjacent second island portions (21) along the second direction (e.g., the y direction or the -y direction). In one embodiment, the second bridge portion (22) may have a shape of approximately omega (Ω) that is convex toward the first direction (e.g., the x direction or the -x direction). The second bridge portions (22) may be arranged between adjacent second island portions (21), but may be spaced apart from each other.

[0077] The second bridge portions (22) between adjacent second island portions (21) can be spaced apart from each other by the second opening portions (CS2). Between the adjacent second island portions (21), the second opening portions (CS2) and the second bridge portions (22) can be alternately arranged along the first direction (e.g., the x-direction or the -x-direction). The second opening portions (CS2) can have the same shape. Both ends of each second bridge portion (22) are connected to the adjacent second island portions (21), but one side of each second bridge portion (22) can be spaced apart from the side of the adjacent second island portion (21) and / or one side of another second bridge portion (22) by the second opening portion (CS2).

[0078] Any one of the second island portions (21) arranged in the first non-display area (NDA1) may correspond to the first island portions (11) of a plurality of rows arranged in the display area (DA). For example, any one of the second island portions (21) arranged in the first non-display area (NDA1) may correspond to the first island portions (11) arranged in the (i)th row and the first island portions (11) arranged in the (i+1)th row in the display area (DA) (wherein, i is a positive number greater than 0). Although FIG. 4A illustrates that one second island portion (21) corresponds to two rows of the first island portions (11), the present invention is not limited thereto. In another embodiment, any one of the second island portions (21) arranged in the first non-display area (NDA1) may correspond to n rows of the first island portions (11) arranged in the display area (DA) (where n is a positive integer greater than or equal to 3).

[0079] A non-display area, for example, a first non-display area (NDA1), may include a first sub-non-display area (SNDA1) in which the aforementioned second island portions (21) and second bridge portions (22) are arranged, and a second sub-non-display area (SNDA2) between the first sub-non-display area (SNDA1) and the display area (DA). Third bridge portions (23) may be arranged in the second sub-non-display area (SNDA2) to connect the display area (DA) and the first sub-non-display area (SNDA1). One end of the third bridge portion (23) may be connected to the second island portion (21) and / or the second bridge portion (22), and the other end of the third bridge portion (23) may be connected to the first island portion (11) and / or the first bridge portion (12).

[0080] The third bridge portion (23) may have a serpentine shape. In one embodiment, the shape of the third bridge portion (23) may be different from the shapes of each of the first bridge portion (12) and the second bridge portion (22). In one embodiment, as illustrated in FIG. 4A, the third bridge portion (23) may have a shape of approximately omega (Ω) that is convex in the second direction (e.g., the y direction or the -y direction). Among adjacent third bridge portions (23) arranged along the second direction (e.g., the y direction or the -y direction), one may have a structure that is symmetrical to each other, such as being convex in the y direction and the other being convex in the -y direction. Between the third bridge portions (23), the third opening portions (CS3) and the fourth opening portions (CS4) of different shapes may have a structure in which they are repeated. The width of the third bridge portion (23) may be different from the width of the first bridge portion (12) and the width of the second bridge portion (22). In one embodiment, the width of the third bridge portion (23) may be larger than the width of the first bridge portion (12) and smaller than the width of the second bridge portion (22).

[0081] FIG. 4a shows that the second island portion (21) and the second bridge portion (22) of the non-display area, for example, the first non-display area (NDA1), have different shapes from the first island portion (11) and the first bridge portion (12) of the display area (DA), respectively. In another embodiment of the present invention, the second island portion (21) and the second bridge portion (22) of the non-display area may have the same shapes as the first island portion (11) and the first bridge portion (12) of the display area (DA), respectively.

[0082] FIG. 4b is an enlarged plan view of part IV of FIG. 3 as part of a display device (1) according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[0083] Referring to Fig. 4b, the display device (1) includes first island portions (11) spaced apart from each other in the display area (DA) and first bridge portions (12) connecting adjacent first island portions (11) spaced apart from each other by a first opening (CS1). The structure of the display area (DA) of Fig. 4b may be the same as the structure of the display area (DA) described above with reference to Fig. 4a.

[0084] The display device (1) may include second island portions (21) and second bridge portions (22) arranged in a non-display area, for example, a first non-display area (NDA1). In one embodiment, the second island portions (21) and the second bridge portions (22) may have substantially the same shape as the first island portions (11) and the first bridge portion (12), respectively.

[0085] The second island portions (21) can be spaced apart from each other in a first direction (e.g., x direction or -x direction) and a second direction (e.g., y direction or -y direction) in a non-display area, for example, a first non-display area (NDA1). Each of the second bridge portions (22) can connect adjacent second island portions (21). The second bridge portions (22) can be spaced apart from each other by a second opening (CS2) located between the second bridge portions (22).

[0086] The second opening (CS2) may have substantially the same shape as the first opening (CS1). For example, the second opening (CS2) having an approximately H shape and the second opening (CS2) having an approximately I shape may be alternately and repeatedly arranged in a non-display area, for example, the first non-display area (NDA1). The two ends of each second bridge portion (22) are connected to each of the adjacent second island portions (21), and one side of each second bridge portion (2) may be spaced apart from one side of the adjacent second island portion (21) and / or one side of another second bridge portion (22) by the second opening (CS2).

[0087] Each second island section (21) can be connected to four second bridge sections (22). Each second island section (21) can include drivers of the gate drive circuit (GDC, FIG. 3a) described with reference to FIG. 3a.

[0088] The second island portions (21) of any one row arranged in the first non-display area (NDA1) may correspond to the first island portions (11) of any one row arranged in the display area (DA). For example, the second island portions (21) arranged in the (i)th row along the first direction (e.g., the x-direction or the -x-direction) in the first non-display area (NDA1) may correspond to the first island portions (11) arranged in the same row, e.g., the (i)th row, in the display area (DA) (wherein, i is a positive number greater than 0).

[0089] The display device (1) may include third bridge units (23) arranged in a second sub-non-display area (SNDA2) for connecting a display area (DA) and a first sub-non-display area (SNDA1). The non-display area, for example, the first non-display area (NDA1), may include a first sub-non-display area (SNDA1) in which second island units (21) and second bridge units (22) are arranged, and a second sub-non-display area (SNDA2) including third bridge units (23) and positioned between the first sub-non-display area (SNDA1) and the display area (DA). The third bridge unit (23) may be substantially the same as the first bridge unit (12) and the second bridge unit (22). For example, the width of the third bridge unit (23) may be the same as the width of the first bridge unit (12) and the width of the second bridge unit (22).

[0090] FIG. 4c is an enlarged plan view of part IV of FIG. 3 as part of a display device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[0091] Referring to FIG. 4c, the display device (1) may include first island portions (11) spaced apart from each other in a first direction (e.g., x direction or -x direction) and a second direction (e.g., y direction or -y direction) in the display area (DA), and first bridge portions (12) connecting adjacent first island portions (11).

[0092] The first bridge portions (12) may be arranged to be spaced apart from each other by a first opening (CS1) located between the first bridge portions (12). The first bridge portion (12) may have a winding shape. For example, as illustrated in Fig. 4c, the first bridge portion (12) may have a shape roughly like the letter 'S'.

[0093] Each first island portion (11) may be connected to a plurality of first bridge portions (12). For example, each first island portion (11) may be connected to four first bridge portions (12). Two first bridge portions (12) may be arranged on both sides of the first island portion (11) along a first direction (e.g., x direction or -x direction), and the remaining two first bridge portions (12) may be arranged on both sides of the first island portion (11) along a second direction (e.g., y direction or -y direction). The four first bridge portions (12) may be connected to four sides of the first island portion (11), respectively. Each of the four first bridge portions (12) may be adjacent to each corner of the first island portion (11).

[0094] The display device (1) may include second island portions (21) spaced apart from each other in a first direction (e.g., x direction or -x direction) and a second direction (e.g., y direction or -y direction) in a non-display area, for example, a first non-display area (NDA1) illustrated in FIG. 4c, and second bridge portions (22) connecting adjacent second island portions (21).

[0095] The second bridge portions (22) may be spaced apart from each other by a second opening (CS2) located between the second bridge portions (22). The second bridge portion (22) may have a winding shape. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 4C, the second bridge portion (22) may have a shape roughly like the letter 'S'. The size and / or width of the second bridge portion (22) may be different from the size and / or width of the first bridge portion (12). For example, the size and / or width of the second bridge portion (22) may be larger than the size and / or width of the first bridge portion (12). The radius of curvature of the rounded portion of the second bridge portion (22) may be different from the radius of curvature of the rounded portion of the first bridge portion (12). For example, the radius of curvature of the rounded portion of the second bridge portion (22) may be greater than the radius of curvature of the rounded portion of the first bridge portion (12).

[0096] Each second island portion (21) can be connected to a plurality of second bridge portions (22). Each second island portion (21) can be connected to four second bridge portions (22). Two second bridge portions (22) can be arranged on both sides of the second island portion (21) along a first direction (e.g., x direction or -x direction), and the remaining two second bridge portions (22) can be arranged on both sides of the second island portion (21) along a second direction (e.g., y direction or -y direction). In one embodiment, four second bridge portions (22) can be connected to four sides of the second island portion (21), respectively. Each second bridge portion (22) can be connected to a central portion of each side of the second island portion (21).

[0097] The second island portions (21) of any one row arranged in the first non-display area (NDA1) may correspond to the first island portions (11) of a plurality of rows arranged in the display area (DA). For example, the second island portions (21) of any one row arranged in the first non-display area (NDA1) may correspond to the first island portions (11) arranged in the (i)-th row of the display area (DA) and the first island portions (11) arranged in the (i+1)-th row (here, i is a positive integer greater than 0). In another embodiment, the second island portions (21) of any one row may correspond to n rows of the first island portions (11) (here, n is a positive integer greater than 3).

[0098] A non-display area, for example, a first non-display area (NDA1), may include a first sub-non-display area (SNDA1) in which the aforementioned second island portions (21) and second bridge portions (22) are arranged, and a second sub-non-display area (SNDA2) between the first sub-non-display area (SNDA1) and the display area (DA). Third bridge portions (23) may be arranged in the second sub-non-display area (SNDA2) to connect the display area (DA) and the first sub-non-display area (SNDA1). One end of the third bridge portion (23) may be connected to the second island portion (21), and the other end of the third bridge portion (23) may be connected to the first island portion (11). For example, one end of the third bridge portion (23) may be connected to the central portion of one side of the second island portion (21), and the other end of the third bridge portion (23) may be connected to the central portion of one side of the first island portion (11).

[0099] The third bridge portion (23) may have a serpentine shape. In one embodiment, the shape of the third bridge portion (23) may be different from the shapes of the first bridge portion (12) and the second bridge portion (22). The width of the third bridge portion (23) may be different from the width of the first bridge portion (12) and the width of the second bridge portion (22). The width of the third bridge portion (23) may be larger than the width of the first bridge portion (12) and smaller than the width of the second bridge portion (22). Third openings (CS3) and fourth openings (CS4) of different shapes may be alternately arranged between the third bridge portions (23) in the second direction (e.g., the y direction or the -y direction).

[0100] FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a first island portion (11) and a first bridge portion (12) arranged in a display area (DA) of a display device (1) according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0101] Referring to Fig. 5, the first island portion (11) and the first bridge portion (12) arranged in the display area (DA) may be spaced apart from each other with the first opening (CS1) therebetween. The first island portion (11) includes light-emitting elements (LEDs) and a circuit for driving the light-emitting elements electrically connected thereto, for example, a pixel driving circuit portion (PC), and the first bridge portion (12) may include wiring (WL) electrically connected to pixel driving circuit portions (PC) arranged in each of the adjacent first island portions (11).

[0102] Looking at the first island portion (11), a buffer layer (111) including an inorganic insulator is disposed on a substrate (100), and a pixel driver circuit (PC) may be disposed on the buffer layer (111). An insulating layer (IL) including an inorganic insulator and / or an organic insulator may be disposed between the pixel driver circuit (PC) and the light emitting element (LED). The light emitting element (LED) is disposed on the insulating layer (IL) and may be electrically connected to a corresponding pixel driver circuit (PC). The light emitting elements (LED) may emit light of different colors or the same color. In one embodiment, the light emitting elements (LED) may emit red, green, and blue light, respectively. In some embodiments, the light emitting elements (LED) may emit white light. In another embodiment, the light emitting elements (LED) may emit red, green, blue, and white light, respectively.

[0103] The substrate (100) may include a polymer resin such as polyethersulfone, polyarylate, polyether imide, polyethylene naphthalate, polyethylene terephthalate, polyphenylene sulfide, polyimide, polycarbonate, cellulose triacetate, or cellulose acetate propionate. In one embodiment, the substrate (100) may be a single layer including the aforementioned polymer resin. In another embodiment, the substrate (100) may be a multilayer structure including a base layer including the aforementioned polymer resin and a barrier layer including an inorganic insulating material. The substrate (100) including the polymer resin may have flexible, rollable, and bendable properties.

[0104] In one embodiment, FIG. 5 illustrates three pixel driver circuits (PCs) arranged in each first island portion (11) and three light-emitting elements (LEDs) connected to each pixel driver circuit portion (PC), but the present invention is not limited thereto. In another embodiment, the number of pixel driver circuits (PCs) and light-emitting elements (LEDs) arranged in the first island portion (11) may be one, two, four or more.

[0105] The encapsulation layer (300) may be disposed on a light-emitting element (LED) and may protect the light-emitting element (LED) from external force and / or moisture permeation. The encapsulation layer (300) may include an inorganic encapsulation layer and / or an organic encapsulation layer. In some embodiments, the encapsulation layer (300) may include a structure in which an inorganic encapsulation layer including an inorganic insulating material, an organic encapsulation layer including an organic insulating material, and an inorganic encapsulation layer including an inorganic insulating material are laminated. In other embodiments, the encapsulation layer (300) may include an organic material such as a resin. In some embodiments, the encapsulation layer (300) may include urethane epoxy acrylate. The encapsulation layer (300) may include a photosensitive material, for example, a material such as a photoresist.

[0106] Looking at the first bridge portion (12), an insulating layer (IL) including an organic insulating material may be placed on the substrate (100). When the display device (1) is stretched, the first bridge portion (12), which is relatively subject to a large amount of deformation, may not have a layer including an inorganic insulating material that is prone to cracking, unlike the first island portion (11).

[0107] In one embodiment, the substrate (100) corresponding to the first bridge portion (12) may have the same laminated structure as the substrate (100) corresponding to the first island portion (11). In one embodiment, the substrate (100) corresponding to the first bridge portion (12) and the substrate (100) corresponding to the first island portion (11) may be polymer resin layers formed together in the same process. In another embodiment, the substrate (100) corresponding to the first bridge portion (12) may have a different laminated structure from the substrate (100) corresponding to the first island portion (11). In some embodiments, the substrate (100) corresponding to the first bridge portion (12) may have a multilayer structure including a base layer including a polymer resin and a barrier layer including an inorganic insulating material, and the substrate (100) corresponding to the first bridge portion (12) may have a structure of a polymer resin layer without a layer including an inorganic insulating material.

[0108] The wirings (WL) of the first bridge unit (12) may be signal lines (e.g., gate lines, data lines, etc.) for providing electrical signals to transistors included in the pixel driving circuit unit (PC) of the first island unit (11), as described above, or voltage lines (e.g., driving voltage lines, initialization voltage lines, etc.) for providing voltage. An encapsulation layer (300) may also be arranged in the first bridge unit (12). In another embodiment, the encapsulation layer (300) may not be present in the first bridge unit (12).

[0109] Referring to FIGS. 4A to 4C and FIG. 5, the substrate (100) corresponding to the first island portion (11) and the substrate (100) corresponding to the first bridge portion (12) may be connected to each other. In other words, the plan views illustrated in FIGS. 4A to 4C may be substantially the same as the plan view of the substrate (100) of FIG. 5. In other words, the substrate (100) may include an area corresponding to the first island portion (11), an area corresponding to the first bridge portion (12), and an opening (100OP1) having the same shape as the first opening (CS1).

[0110] Similarly, the sealing layer (300) corresponding to the first island portion (11) and the sealing layer (300) corresponding to the first bridge portion (12) may be connected to each other. For example, the plan views illustrated in FIGS. 4A to 4C above may be substantially identical to the plan views of the sealing layer (300). In other words, the sealing layer (300) may include an area corresponding to the first island portion (11), an area corresponding to the first bridge portion (12), and an opening (300OP1) having the same shape as the first opening portion (CS1).

[0111] The circuit-light-emitting element layer (200) between the substrate (100) and the encapsulation layer (300) may include a buffer layer (111), a pixel driving circuit (PC), a wiring (WL), an insulating layer (IL), and a light-emitting element (LED). Similar to the substrate (100), the plan views illustrated in FIGS. 4A to 4C may be substantially the same as the plan views of the circuit-light-emitting element layer (200). In other words, the circuit-light-emitting element layer (200) may include an opening (200OP1) having the same shape as the first opening (CS1).

[0112] Figures 6a to 6c are equivalent circuit diagrams of subpixels of a display device (1) according to one embodiment of the present invention, respectively.

[0113] Referring to FIG. 6a, a light emitting element (LED) corresponding to a subpixel is electrically connected to a pixel driver circuit (PC), and the pixel driver circuit (PC) may include a first transistor (T1), a second transistor (T2), and a storage capacitor (Cst). The pixel driver circuit (PC) may be electrically connected to a signal line and a voltage line. The signal line may include a gate line such as a first scan line (SL1) and a data line (DL), and the voltage line may include a first voltage line (VDDL).

[0114] The second transistor (T2) can be electrically connected to the first scan line (SL1) and the data line (DL). The first scan line (SL1) can provide a first scan signal (GW) to a gate electrode of the second transistor (T2). The second transistor (T2) can transmit a data signal (Dm) input from the data line (DL) to the first transistor (T1) according to the first scan signal (GW) input from the first scan line (SL1).

[0115] The storage capacitor (Cst) is electrically connected to the second transistor (T2) and the first voltage line (VDDL), and can store a voltage corresponding to the difference between the voltage received from the second transistor (T2) and the first power voltage (VDD) supplied by the first voltage line (VDDL).

[0116] The first transistor (T1) is a driving transistor and can control a driving current flowing through a light-emitting element (LED). The first transistor (T1) can be connected to a first voltage line (VDDL) and a storage capacitor (Cst). The first transistor (T1) can control a driving current flowing through the light-emitting element (LED) from the first voltage line (VDDL) in response to a voltage value stored in the storage capacitor (Cst). The light-emitting element (LED) can emit light having a predetermined brightness by the driving current. A first electrode of the light-emitting element (LED) can be electrically connected to the first transistor (T1), and a second electrode can be electrically connected to a second voltage line (VSSL) that supplies a second power voltage (VSS).

[0117] Although FIG. 6a illustrates that the pixel driver circuit (PC) includes two transistors and one storage capacitor, in other embodiments, the pixel driver circuit (PC) may include three or more transistors.

[0118] Referring to FIG. 6b, the pixel driving circuit unit (PC) may include a first transistor (T1), a second transistor (T2), a third transistor (T3), a fourth transistor (T4), a fifth transistor (T5), a sixth transistor (T6), a seventh transistor (T7), and a storage capacitor (Cst).

[0119] The pixel driver circuit (PC) is electrically connected to signal lines and voltage lines. The signal lines may include gate lines such as a first scan line (SL1), a second scan line (SL2), a third scan line (SL3), and an emission control line (EML), and a data line (DL). The voltage lines may include first and second initialization voltage lines (VIL1, VIL2) and a first voltage line (VDDL).

[0120] The first voltage line (VDDL) can transmit the first power voltage (VDD) to the first transistor (T1). The first initialization voltage line (VIL1) can transmit the first initialization voltage (Vint) that initializes the first transistor (T1) to the pixel driver circuit (PC). The second initialization voltage line (VIL2) can transmit the second initialization voltage (Vaint) that initializes the first electrode of the light-emitting element (LED) to the pixel driver circuit (PC).

[0121] The first transistor (T1) may be electrically connected to the first voltage line (VDDL) via the fifth transistor (T5) and may be electrically connected to the light-emitting element (LED) via the sixth transistor (T6). The first transistor (T1) functions as a driving transistor, and receives a data signal (Dm) according to the switching operation of the second transistor (T2) to supply a driving current to the light-emitting element (LED).

[0122] The second transistor (T2) is a data writing transistor and is electrically connected to the first scan line (SL1) and the data line (DL). The second transistor (T2) is electrically connected to the first voltage line (VDDL) via the fifth transistor (T5). The second transistor (T2) is turned on in response to the first scan signal (GW) received through the first scan line (SL1) and performs a switching operation to transmit the data signal (Dm) transmitted to the data line (DL) to the first node (N1).

[0123] The third transistor (T3) is electrically connected to the first scan line (SL1) and is electrically connected to the light-emitting element (LED) via the sixth transistor (T6). The third transistor (T3) can be turned on in response to the first scan signal (GW) received through the first scan line (SL1) to diode-connect the first transistor (T1).

[0124] The fourth transistor (T4) is a first initialization transistor and is electrically connected to the third scan line (SL3) and the first initialization voltage line (VIL1). The fourth transistor (T4) is turned on according to the third scan signal (GI) received through the third scan line (SL3) and transmits the first initialization voltage (Vint) from the first initialization voltage line (VIL1) to the gate electrode of the first transistor (T1) to initialize the voltage of the gate electrode of the first transistor (T1). The third scan signal (GI) may correspond to the first scan signal of another pixel driver circuit unit arranged in the previous row of the corresponding pixel driver circuit unit (PC).

[0125] The fifth transistor (T5) may be a motion control transistor, and the sixth transistor (T6) may be a light emission control transistor. The fifth transistor (T5) and the sixth transistor (T6) are electrically connected to the light emission control line (EML), and are turned on simultaneously according to the light emission control signal (EM) transmitted through the light emission control line (EML), thereby forming a current path so that a driving current can flow from the first voltage line (VDDL) in the direction of the light emitting element (LED).

[0126] The seventh transistor (T7) is a second initialization transistor and can be electrically connected to the second scan line (SL2), the second initialization voltage line (VIL2), and the sixth transistor (T6). The seventh transistor (T7) is turned on according to the second scan signal (GB) transmitted through the second scan line (SL2), and can transmit the second initialization voltage (Vaint) from the second initialization voltage line (VIL2) to the first electrode of the light-emitting element (LED) to initialize the first electrode of the light-emitting element (LED).

[0127] A storage capacitor (Cst) includes a first electrode (CE1) and a second electrode (CE2). The first electrode (CE1) is electrically connected to the gate electrode of the first transistor (T1), and the second electrode (CE2) is electrically connected to the first voltage line (VDDL). The storage capacitor (Cst) can maintain a voltage applied to the gate electrode of the first transistor (T1) by storing and maintaining a voltage corresponding to a difference between the voltages at both ends of the first voltage line (VDDL) and the gate electrode of the first transistor (T1).

[0128] Referring to FIG. 6c, the pixel driving circuit unit (PC) may include a first transistor (T1), a second transistor (T2), a third transistor (T3), a fourth transistor (T4), a fifth transistor (T5), a sixth transistor (T6), a seventh transistor (T7), an eighth transistor (T8), a ninth transistor (T9), a storage capacitor (Cst), and an auxiliary capacitor (Ca).

[0129] The pixel driver circuit (PC) is electrically connected to signal lines and voltage lines. The signal lines may include gate lines such as a first scan line (SL1), a second scan line (SL2), a third scan line (SL3), and an emission control line (EML), and a data line (DL). The voltage lines may include first and second initialization voltage lines (VIL1, VIL2), a sustain voltage line (VSL), and a first voltage line (VDDL).

[0130] The first voltage line (VDDL) can transmit a first power voltage (VDD) to the first transistor (T1). The first initialization voltage line (VIL1) can transmit a first initialization voltage (Vint) for initializing the first transistor (T1) to the pixel driver circuit (PC). The second initialization voltage line (VIL2) can transmit a second initialization voltage (Vaint) for initializing the first electrode of the light-emitting element (LED) to the pixel driver circuit (PC). The sustain voltage line (VSL) can provide a sustain voltage (VSUS) to the second node (N2), for example, the second electrode (CE2) of the storage capacitor (Cst), during the initialization period and the data writing period.

[0131] The first transistor (T1) may be electrically connected to the first voltage line (VDDL) via the fifth transistor (T5) and the eighth transistor (T8), and may be electrically connected to the light-emitting element (LED) via the sixth transistor (T6). The first transistor (T1) functions as a driving transistor, and may receive a data signal (Dm) according to the switching operation of the second transistor (T2) to supply a driving current to the light-emitting element (LED).

[0132] The second transistor (T2) is electrically connected to the first scan line (SL1) and the data line (DL), and is electrically connected to the first voltage line (VDDL) via the fifth transistor (T5) and the eighth transistor (T8). The second transistor (T2) is turned on in response to the first scan signal (GW) received through the first scan line (SL1) and performs a switching operation to transmit the data signal (Dm) transmitted to the data line (DL) to the first node (N1).

[0133] The third transistor (T3) is electrically connected to the first scan line (SL1) and is electrically connected to the light-emitting element (LED) via the sixth transistor (T6). The third transistor (T3) is turned on in response to the first scan signal (GW) received through the first scan line (SL1), thereby diode-connecting the first transistor (T1), thereby compensating for the threshold voltage of the first transistor (T1).

[0134] The fourth transistor (T4) is electrically connected to the third scan line (SL3) and the first initialization voltage line (VIL1), and is turned on in response to the third scan signal (GI) transmitted through the third scan line (SL3) to transmit the first initialization voltage (Vint) from the first initialization voltage line (VIL1) to the gate electrode of the first transistor (T1) to initialize the voltage of the gate electrode of the first transistor (T1). The third scan signal (GI) may correspond to the first scan signal of another pixel driving circuit unit arranged in the previous row of the corresponding pixel driving circuit unit (PC).

[0135] The fifth transistor (T5), the sixth transistor (T6), and the eighth transistor (T8) are electrically connected to the light emission control line (EML), and are simultaneously turned on in response to the light emission control signal (EM) transmitted through the light emission control line (EML), thereby forming a current path so that a driving current can flow from the first voltage line (VDDL) in the direction of the light emitting element (LED).

[0136] The seventh transistor (T7) is a second initialization transistor and can be electrically connected to the second scan line (SL2), the second initialization voltage line (VIL2), and the sixth transistor (T6). The seventh transistor (T7) is turned on in response to the second scan signal (GB) received through the second scan line (SL2) and transmits the second initialization voltage (Vaint) from the second initialization voltage line (VIL2) to the first electrode of the light-emitting element (LED) to initialize the first electrode of the light-emitting element (LED).

[0137] The ninth transistor (T9) can be electrically connected to the second scan line (SL2), the second electrode (CE2) of the storage capacitor (Cst), and the sustain voltage line (VSL). The ninth transistor (T9) is turned on according to the second scan signal (GB) transmitted through the second scan line (SL2), and can transmit the sustain voltage (VSUS) to the second node (N2), for example, the second electrode (CE2) of the storage capacitor (Cst), during the initialization section and the data writing section.

[0138] The eighth transistor (T8) and the ninth transistor (T9) may be electrically connected to a second node (N2), for example, a second electrode (CE2) of a storage capacitor (Cst), respectively. In some embodiments, the eighth transistor (T8) may be turned off and the ninth transistor (T9) may be turned on in an initialization period and a data writing period, and the eighth transistor (T8) may be turned on and the ninth transistor (T9) may be turned off in an emission period. Since the sustain voltage (VSUS) is transmitted to the second node (N2) in the initialization period and the data writing period, the uniformity of the luminance (e.g., "LRU", Long Range Uniformity) of the display device according to the voltage drop of the first voltage line (VDDL) may be improved.

[0139] The storage capacitor (Cst) includes a first electrode (CE1) and a second electrode (CE2). The first electrode (CE1) is electrically connected to the gate electrode of the first transistor (T1), and the second electrode (CE2) is electrically connected to the eighth transistor (T8) and the ninth transistor (T9).

[0140] The auxiliary capacitor (Ca) can be electrically connected to the sixth transistor (T6), the sustain voltage line (VSL), and the first electrode of the light-emitting element (LED). The auxiliary capacitor (Ca) stores and maintains a voltage corresponding to the voltage difference between the first electrode of the light-emitting element (LED) and the sustain voltage line (VSL) while the seventh transistor (T7) and the ninth transistor (T9) are turned on, thereby preventing the problem of the black luminance increasing when the sixth transistor (T6) is turned off.

[0141] FIG. 7a is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a light-emitting element of a display device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0142] Referring to FIG. 7A, a light-emitting element according to one embodiment of the present invention may include an organic light-emitting diode (220) including an organic material. The organic light-emitting diode (220) may include a first electrode (221) disposed on an insulating layer, a second electrode (225) facing the first electrode (221), and a light-emitting layer (223) interposed between the first electrode (221) and the second electrode (225). A first functional layer (222) may be disposed between the first electrode (221) and the light-emitting layer (223), and a second functional layer (224) may be disposed between the light-emitting layer (223) and the second electrode (225).

[0143] The edge of the first electrode (221) may be covered with a bank layer (BKL) including an insulating material. The bank layer (BKL) may include an opening (B-OP) overlapping the central portion of the first electrode (221).

[0144] The first electrode (221) may include a conductive oxide such as indium tin oxide (ITO), indium zinc oxide (IZO), zinc oxide (ZnO), indium oxide (In2O3), indium gallium oxide (IGO), or aluminum zinc oxide (AZO). In another embodiment, the first electrode (221) may include a reflective layer including silver (Ag), magnesium (Mg), aluminum (Al), platinum (Pt), palladium (Pd), gold (Au), nickel (Ni), neodymium (Nd), iridium (Ir), chromium (Cr), or a compound thereof. In another embodiment, the first electrode (221) may further include a layer formed of ITO, IZO, ZnO, AZO, or In2O3 on or under the aforementioned reflective layer.

[0145] The light-emitting layer (223) may include a polymer or low-molecular organic material that emits light of a predetermined color. The first functional layer (222) may include a hole transport layer (HTL) and / or a hole injection layer (HIL). The second functional layer (224) may include an electron transport layer (ETL) and / or an electron injection layer (EIL).

[0146] The second electrode (225) may be formed of a conductive material having a low work function. For example, the second electrode (225) may include a (semi-)transparent layer including silver (Ag), magnesium (Mg), aluminum (Al), platinum (Pt), palladium (Pd), gold (Au), nickel (Ni), neodymium (Nd), iridium (Ir), chromium (Cr), lithium (Li), calcium (Ca), or an alloy thereof. Alternatively, the second electrode (225) may further include a layer such as ITO, IZO, ZnO, AZO, or In2O3 on the (semi-)transparent layer including the aforementioned material.

[0147] FIG. 7b is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a light-emitting element of a display device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0148] Referring to FIG. 7b, in one embodiment of the present invention, a light-emitting element may include an inorganic light-emitting diode (230) including an inorganic material. The inorganic light-emitting diode (230) may include a first semiconductor layer (231), a second semiconductor layer (232), an intermediate layer (233) between the first semiconductor layer (231) and the second semiconductor layer (232), a first electrode (235) electrically connected to the first semiconductor layer (231), and a second electrode (238) electrically connected to the second semiconductor layer (232). The first electrode (235) and the second electrode (238) of the inorganic light-emitting diode (230) may be electrically connected to a first electrode pad (241) and a second electrode pad (242), respectively, which are disposed on the same layer.

[0149] In some embodiments, the first semiconductor layer (231) may include a p-type semiconductor layer. The p-type semiconductor layer may be In x Al y Ga 1-x-y N A semiconductor material having a composition formula of (0≤x≤1, 0≤y≤1, 0≤x+y≤1) can be selected from among, for example, GaN, AlN, AlGaN, InGaN, InN, InAlGaN, AlInN, etc., and a p-type dopant such as Mg, Zn, Ca, Sr, Ba, etc. can be doped.

[0150] The second semiconductor layer (232) may include, for example, an n-type semiconductor layer. The n-type semiconductor layer may be In x Al y Ga 1-x-y N A semiconductor material having a composition formula of (0≤x≤1, 0≤y≤1, 0≤x+y≤1) can be selected from among, for example, GaN, AlN, AlGaN, InGaN, InN, InAlGaN, AlInN, etc., and an n-type dopant such as Si, Ge, or Sn can be doped.

[0151] The intermediate layer (233) is a region where electrons and holes recombine, and as electrons and holes recombine, they transition to a lower energy level and can generate light with a corresponding wavelength. The intermediate layer (233) is, for example, In x Al y Ga 1-x-y It can be formed by including a semiconductor material having a composition formula of N (0≤x≤1, 0≤y≤1, 0≤x+y≤1), and can be formed as a single quantum well structure or a multi-quantum well structure (MQW: Multi Quantum Well). In addition, it can also include a quantum wire structure or a quantum dot structure.

[0152] Although Fig. 7b illustrates that the first semiconductor layer (231) includes a p-type semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer (232) includes an n-type semiconductor layer, the present invention is not limited thereto. In another embodiment, the first semiconductor layer (231) may include an n-type semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer (232) may include a p-type semiconductor layer.

[0153] Fig. 8a is a plan view schematically illustrating a part included in a display device (1) according to one embodiment of the present invention, and represents part V of Fig. 3b. Fig. 8b is an enlarged view of part A of Fig. 8a, which is a part of a display device (1) according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0154] Referring to FIG. 8A, a hard area (HA) may be arranged on one side of a display area (DA). A fourth peripheral area (A4) may be arranged between the display area (DA) and the hard area (HA). An intermediate area (BA) may be arranged between the display area (DA) and the fourth peripheral area (A4). The intermediate area (BA), the fourth peripheral area (A4), and the hard area (HA) may be included in a non-display area (NDA), for example, a fourth non-display area (NDA4, FIG. 3A). The display area (DA), the intermediate area (BA), and the fourth peripheral area (A4) may be included in a flexible area (FA). In one embodiment, the hard area (HA) may be a first area, and the fourth peripheral area (A4) may be a second area.

[0155] The display device (1) may include main island portions (D11) spaced apart from each other in the display area (DA) and main bridge portions (D12) that connect adjacent main island portions (D11) spaced apart from each other by main opening portions (D13).

[0156] In one embodiment, the structure of the display area (DA) of FIG. 8A may be the same as the structure of the display area (DA) described with reference to FIG. 4C. For example, the main island portion (D11), the main bridge portion (D12), and the main opening portion (D13) of the display area (DA) may correspond to the first island portion (11), the first bridge portion (12), and the first opening portion (CS1) of the display area (DA) described with reference to FIG. 4C.

[0157] The main bridge portion (D12) may have a winding shape. For example, the main bridge portion (D12) may have a shape roughly like the letter 'S'. Each of the main island portions (D11) may be connected to a plurality of main bridge portions (D12). For example, each main island portion (D11) may be connected to two main bridge portions (D12) arranged on both sides of the main island portion (D11) along a first direction (e.g., x direction or -x direction) and two main bridge portions (D12) arranged on both sides of the main island portion (D11) along a second direction (e.g., y direction or -y direction). Each of the four main bridge portions (D12) may be adjacent to each corner of the main island portion (D11).

[0158] As described above with reference to FIG. 5, the main island portions (D11) of the display area (DA) may each include light-emitting elements constituting pixels and pixel driver circuits electrically connected thereto. The pixel driver circuits may include transistors and at least one capacitor. The main bridge portions (D12) may each include wires electrically connected to pixel driver circuits of adjacent main island portions (D11). The wires electrically connected to the pixel driver circuits may be signal lines for providing electrical signals to transistors included in the pixel driver circuits or voltage lines for providing voltage. For example, data lines (DL, FIG. 6a) electrically connected to the pixel driver circuits may be arranged in the main bridge portion (D12).

[0159] The display device (1) may include a first portion (40) in the hard area (HA). The first portion (40) may have an area corresponding to the hard area (HA). For example, the substrate corresponding to the first portion (40) may have an area corresponding to the hard area (HA). The substrate corresponding to the first portion (40) may not have an opening in the hard area (HA).

[0160] As described above with reference to FIG. 3b, a data drive circuit (DDC, FIG. 3b) and fan-out wiring (FWL) may be arranged in the first part (40) of the hard area (HA).

[0161] The display device (1) may include first peripheral island portions (A11), second peripheral island portions (30) spaced apart from each other in the fourth peripheral area (A4), and peripheral bridge portions (A12) each connecting two adjacent island portions among the first peripheral island portions (A11) and the second peripheral island portions (30). Specifically, the peripheral bridge portions (A12) may connect the adjacent first peripheral island portions (A11) and the second peripheral island portions (30), adjacent first peripheral island portions (A11), or adjacent second peripheral island portions (30). The peripheral bridge portions (A12) may be spaced apart from each other by first peripheral openings (A13) between the peripheral bridge portions (A12).

[0162] In one embodiment, FIG. 8A illustrates that two rows of first peripheral islands (A11) and one row of second peripheral islands (30) are arranged in the fourth peripheral area (A4), but the present invention is not limited thereto. In another embodiment, one row of second peripheral islands (30) and one row of first peripheral islands (A11) may be arranged in the fourth peripheral area (A4), or one row of second peripheral islands (30) and three or more rows of first peripheral islands (A11) may be arranged.

[0163] The peripheral bridge portion (A12) may have a curved shape. For example, the peripheral bridge portion (A12) may have a shape roughly like the letter S. The size and / or width of the peripheral bridge portion (A12) may be larger than the size and / or width of the main bridge portion (D12). The radius of curvature of the rounded portion of the peripheral bridge portion (A12) may be different from the radius of curvature of the rounded portion of the main bridge portion (D12). For example, the radius of curvature of the rounded portion of the peripheral bridge portion (A12) may be larger than the radius of curvature of the rounded portion of the main bridge portion (D12).

[0164] The first peripheral island portion (A11) can be connected to two peripheral bridge portions (A12) arranged on both sides of the first peripheral island portion (A11) along a first direction (e.g., x direction or -x direction) and to two peripheral bridge portions (A12) arranged on both sides of the first peripheral island portion (A11) along a second direction (e.g., y direction or -y direction). Each of the four peripheral bridge portions (A12) can be connected to the central portion of each side of the first peripheral island portion (A11).

[0165] The second peripheral island portions (30) can be connected to two peripheral bridge portions (A12) arranged on both sides of the second peripheral island portion (30) along the first direction (e.g., x-direction or -x-direction) and one peripheral bridge portion (A12) arranged on one side of the second peripheral island portion (30) in the second direction (e.g., y-direction). The peripheral bridge portion (A12) arranged on one side of the second peripheral island portion (30) in the second direction (e.g., y-direction) can be connected to the central portion of one side of the second peripheral island portion (30).

[0166] The second peripheral island portions (30) may be arranged across the fourth peripheral area (A4) and the hard area (HA), respectively. The second peripheral island portions (30) may extend from the fourth peripheral area (A4) to the hard area (HA). The second peripheral island portions (30) may include a main portion (MA) corresponding to the first peripheral island portion (A11) and an extension portion (EA) extending in a second direction (e.g., the -y direction) from the main portion (MA) toward the hard area (HA) in the fourth peripheral area (A4). The extension portion (EA) may include a first extension portion (EA1) arranged in the fourth peripheral area (A4) and a second extension portion (EA2) arranged in the hard area (HA). In one embodiment, the first peripheral island portion (A11) and the second peripheral island portion (30) may have a rectangular shape. For example, the first peripheral island portion (A11) and the second peripheral island portion (30) may have a rectangular shape. The length (L1) of the second peripheral island portion (30) in the second direction (e.g., -y direction) may be greater than the length (L2) of the first peripheral island portion (A11) in the second direction (e.g., -y direction). The length (L3) of the second peripheral island portion (30) in the first direction (e.g., x direction or -x direction) may be greater than the width (W1) of the peripheral bridge portion (A12) (see FIG. 9). In one embodiment, the second peripheral island portions (30) may be connected to the first portion (40) and provided as one body.

[0167] The peripheral bridge portions (A12) arranged on both sides along the first direction (e.g., x-direction or -x-direction) of the second peripheral island portion (30) may be spaced apart from the first portion (40) with the second peripheral openings (A14) therebetween. The second peripheral openings (A14) may have a different shape from the first peripheral openings (A13).

[0168] Referring to FIG. 8b, the distance (d3) between the adjacent peripheral bridge portion (A12) and the first portion (40) may be the same as the distance between the adjacent peripheral bridge portion (A12) and the second peripheral island portion (30). For example, the distance (d3) between the adjacent peripheral bridge portion (A12) and the first portion (40) may be the same as the distance (d1) between the second peripheral island portion (30) on the left side (e.g., in the -x direction) of the peripheral bridge portion (A12) and the peripheral bridge portion (A12), and the distance (d2) between the second peripheral island portion (30) on the right side (e.g., in the x direction) of the peripheral bridge portion (A12) and the peripheral bridge portion (A12). However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and in another embodiment, the distance (d3) between the adjacent peripheral bridge portion (A12) and the first portion (40) may be designed differently from the distance (d2) between the second peripheral island portion (30) on the left side (e.g., in the -x direction) of the peripheral bridge portion (A12) and the peripheral bridge portion (A12), and the distance (d1) between the second peripheral island portion (30) on the right side (e.g., in the x direction) of the peripheral bridge portion (A12) and the peripheral bridge portion (A12).

[0169] Here, the separation distance (d3) is defined as the minimum distance between the adjacent peripheral bridge portion (A12) and the first part (40) as shown in FIG. 8b, the separation distance (d2) is defined as the distance between the right side of the second peripheral island portion (30) arranged on the left side (e.g., -x direction) of the peripheral bridge portion (A12) and the left side of the peripheral bridge portion (A12), and the left side (e.g., -x direction) of the peripheral bridge portion (A12) is parallel to the right side of the second peripheral island portion (30) arranged on the left side (e.g., -x direction) of the peripheral bridge portion (A12), and the separation distance (d1) is defined as the distance between the left side of the second peripheral island portion (30) arranged on the right side (e.g., x direction) of the peripheral bridge portion (A12) and the right side of the peripheral bridge portion (A12), and the right side of the peripheral bridge portion (A12) is defined as the distance between the left side of the second peripheral island portion (30) arranged on the right side (e.g., x direction) of the peripheral bridge portion (A12). It is parallel to the left side of the second peripheral island (30).

[0170] At least some of the first peripheral island portions (A11), the second peripheral island portions (30), and the peripheral bridge portions (A12) of the fourth peripheral area (A4) may be dummy island portions and / or dummy bridge portions that do not include driving circuits or wiring. Alternatively, some of the first peripheral island portions (A11), the second peripheral island portions (30), and the peripheral bridge portions (A12) may include wiring. For example, data lines (DL, FIG. 9) extending from the display area (DA) to the fourth peripheral area (A4) may be arranged in some of the first peripheral island portions (A11), the second peripheral island portions (30), and the peripheral bridge portions (A12).

[0171] Referring again to FIG. 8A, intermediate bridge portions (B12) may be arranged in the intermediate area (BA) to connect the display area (DA) and the fourth peripheral area (A4). One end of the intermediate bridge portion (B12) may be connected to the main island portion (D11) and / or the main bridge portion (D12), and the other end of the intermediate bridge portion (B12) may be connected to the first peripheral island portion (A11) and / or the peripheral bridge portion (A12).

[0172] The intermediate bridge portion (B12) may have a serpentine shape. In one embodiment, the shape of the intermediate bridge portion (B12) may be different from the shape of the main bridge portion (D12) and the shape of the peripheral bridge portion (A12). The width of the intermediate bridge portion (B12) may be different from the width of the main bridge portion (D12) and / or the width of the peripheral bridge portion (A12). For example, the width of the intermediate bridge portion (B12) may be larger than the width of the main bridge portion (D12) and smaller than the width of the peripheral bridge portion (A12). First intermediate openings (B13a) and second intermediate openings (B13b) of different shapes may be alternately arranged between the intermediate bridge portions (B12) in a first direction (e.g., in the x-direction or the -x-direction).

[0173] Wires extending from the display area (DA) to the fourth peripheral area (A4) may be arranged in the intermediate bridge portion (B12) of the intermediate area (BA). For example, data lines (DL, FIGS. 6a and 9) extending from the display area (DA) to the fourth peripheral area (A4) may be arranged in the intermediate bridge portion (B12).

[0174] Fig. 9 is an enlarged plan view of part B of Fig. 8a as a part of a display device according to one embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 10 is a plan view showing part B of Fig. 8a as a part of a display device (1) according to another embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 10 is a plan view showing a part of a display device (1) according to one embodiment of the present invention, and illustrates a modified embodiment of Fig. 9. Figs. 9 and 10 show data lines (DL) and fan-out wiring (FWL) included in the display device (1) by extracting them.

[0175] Referring to FIGS. 9 and 10, data lines (DL) extending from the display area (DA) may be arranged in the fourth peripheral area (A4). The data lines (DL) may extend to the second peripheral island area (30) through the first peripheral island areas (A11) and the peripheral bridge areas (A12). FIG. 10 illustrates six data lines (DL) arranged in one peripheral bridge area (A12), but the present invention is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, five or fewer data lines (DL) may be arranged in one peripheral bridge area (A12), or seven or more data lines (DL) may be arranged in one peripheral bridge area (A12).

[0176] Fan-out wirings (FWL) may be arranged in the first portion (40) of the hard area (HA). The fan-out wirings (FWL) may extend from the data drive circuit (DDC, FIG. 3b) toward the display area (DA).

[0177] Since the data lines (DL) extend to the second peripheral island section (30) through the narrow peripheral bridge section (A12), the spacing between the data lines (DL) extending to the second peripheral island section (30) may be smaller than the spacing between the fan-out wirings (FWL) arranged in the first portion (40). For example, the data lines (DL) may include a first data line (DL1) and a second data line (DL2) that are spaced apart from each other. The fan-out wirings (FWL) may include a first fan-out wiring (FWL1) and a second fan-out wiring (FWL2) that are spaced apart from each other. As illustrated in FIG. 9, the spacing between the first data line (DL1) and the second data line (DL2) may be smaller than the spacing between the first fan-out wiring (FWL1) and the second fan-out wiring (FWL2).

[0178] The data line (DL) and the fan-out wiring (FWL) can be electrically connected via a connecting wire (CNL). A plurality of connecting wires (CNL) can be provided. One end of the connecting wire (CNL) can be electrically connected to the fan-out wiring (FWL) in the first section (40). The other end of the connecting wire (CNL) can be connected to the data line (DL) in the extension section (EA) of the second peripheral island section (30).

[0179] For example, the connecting wires (CNL) may include a first connecting wire (CNL1) and a second connecting wire (CNL2). The first connecting wire (CNL1) may electrically connect the first data line (DL1) and the first fan-out wire (FWL1). The second connecting wire (CNL2) may electrically connect the second data line (DL2) and the second fan-out wire (FWL2). The first connecting wire (CNL1) may be connected to the first data line (DL1) at the extension portion (EA) of the second peripheral island portion (30). The second connecting wire (CNL2) may be connected to the second data line (DL2) at the extension portion (EA) of the second peripheral island portion (30).

[0180] In one embodiment, the connecting wire (CNL) may be arranged on the same layer as the data line (DL) and may include the same material. The connecting wire (CNL) may be arranged integrally with the data line (DL). In one embodiment, the connecting wire (CNL) may be arranged on a different layer from the fan-out wire (FWL) and may be electrically connected to the fan-out wire (FWL) through a contact hole.

[0181] In one comparative example, the peripheral bridge section and the first section are connected at the boundary between the flexible region and the hard region, that is, the boundary between the fourth peripheral region and the hard region, and the data lines can be electrically connected to the fan-out wiring of the first section through the peripheral bridge section. In this case, the width of the peripheral bridge section is relatively narrow, and since a plurality of data lines are arranged within the peripheral bridge section and the spacing between the data lines is narrow, there may be insufficient space at the connection between the peripheral bridge section and the first section to connect the data lines and the fan-out wiring. In addition, the length of the connecting wiring for connecting the data line and the fan-out wiring may be formed long, and the resistance of the wiring may also increase.

[0182] However, according to one embodiment of the present invention, the second peripheral island portion (30) of the fourth peripheral area (A4) is connected to the first portion (40) at the boundary between the flexible area (FA) and the hard area (HA), and the data lines (DL) can be electrically connected to the fan-out wirings (FWL) of the first portion (40) through the second peripheral island portion (30). In this case, since the length (L3) of the second peripheral island portion (30) in the first direction (e.g., the x-direction or -x-direction) is greater than the width (W1) of the peripheral bridge portion (A12), there is space available at the connection portion of the data line (DL) and the fan-out wiring (FWL) to connect the data lines (DL) and the fan-out wiring (FWL), so that the bottleneck phenomenon can be reduced. The length of the connection wiring (CNL) can be reduced, and accordingly, the resistance of the wiring can also be effectively reduced.

[0183] In one embodiment, the data lines (DL) may be arranged in a straight line or diagonally with respect to the second direction (e.g., the y-direction and / or the -y-direction) in the second peripheral island portion (30). In FIG. 9, the data lines (DL) are arranged in a straight line in the second peripheral island portion (30), while FIG. 10 illustrates that at least some of the data lines (DL) are arranged diagonally in the second peripheral island portion (30).

[0184] Referring to FIG. 10, for example, the first data line (DL1) may be arranged in a diagonal direction inclined with respect to the second direction (e.g., the y direction and / or the -y direction), while the second data line (DL2) may be arranged in a diagonal direction inclined with respect to the second direction (e.g., the y direction and / or the -y direction). In this case, compared to the case of FIG. 9, the end of the first data line (DL1) may be arranged closer to the end of the first fan-out wiring (FWL1) in the extension portion (EA) of the second peripheral island portion (30). The end of the second data line (DL2) may be arranged closer to the end of the second fan-out wiring (FWL2). In addition, as the first data line (DL1) and the second data line (DL2) extend in opposite diagonal directions, the gap between the first data line (DL1) and the second data line (DL2) may increase. Accordingly, the length of the first connection wire (CNL1) connecting the first data line (DL1) and the first fan-out wire (FWL1) and the length of the second connection wire (CNL2) connecting the second data line (DL2) and the second fan-out wire (FWL2) can be reduced. As the length of the connection wire (CNL) is reduced, the resistance of the entire wire can be reduced. In addition, as the spacing between the data lines (DLs) increases, there is space for connecting the data lines (DLs) and the fan-out wires (FWL), so that the bottleneck phenomenon at the connection part of the data line (DL) and the fan-out wire (FWL) can be further reduced.

[0185] FIGS. 11A to 11G are perspective views schematically illustrating embodiments of an electronic device including a display device according to one embodiment of the present invention, respectively.

[0186] The display device (1) according to the above-described embodiments can be used in various electronic devices capable of providing images. Here, the term "electronic device" refers to a device that uses electricity and can provide a predetermined image.

[0187] Referring to FIG. 11A, a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention may be utilized in a wearable electronic device (3100) that can be worn on a part of a user's body. The wearable electronic device (3100) may include a body portion (3110) and a display portion (3120) provided on the body portion (3110). The display device according to embodiments of the present invention may be utilized as the display portion (3120) of the wearable electronic device (3100). As illustrated in FIG. 11A, the wearable electronic device (3100) may be deformable. In one embodiment, it may be utilized as a smart watch or a smartphone, depending on the user's selection.

[0188] FIG. 11B illustrates a medical electronic device (3200). In one embodiment, the medical electronic device (3200) may include a body portion (3210) and a light-emitting portion (3220). A display device according to embodiments of the present invention may be used as the light-emitting portion (3220) of the medical electronic device (3200). The light-emitting portion (3220) may emit light of a certain wavelength band (e.g., infrared, visible light, etc.) to the patient's body. In one embodiment, the body portion (3210) may have a stretchable fiber material and may have a structure that allows the light-emitting portion to be worn on the body of a user.

[0189] FIG. 11C illustrates an educational electronic device (3300). In one embodiment, the educational electronic device may include a display unit (3320) provided within a frame (3310). The display unit (3320) may use a display device according to embodiments of the present invention. The display unit (3320) may provide an image such as a sea with waves, a snow-covered mountain, or a volcano with flowing lava, wherein the display unit (3320) may expand in the height direction (e.g., the z direction) to reflect the height of the wave, mountain, or volcano. In some embodiments, a portion of the display unit (3320) may sequentially vary in height along the direction of flowing lava to show the movement of lava in three dimensions. The educational electronic device (3300) may include a plurality of pins (or stroke units, 3330) arranged on the back surface of the display unit (3320) so that the display unit (3320) expands in the height direction. The pins (3330) can be implemented to move along a third direction (e.g., the z direction or the -z direction) so that the image displayed on the display unit (3320) has a three-dimensional height. Fig. 11c describes an educational electronic device (3300), but its use is not limited to providing certain image information.

[0190] While the electronic devices illustrated in FIGS. 11A to 11C are described as electronic devices whose shapes can be varied, the present invention is not limited thereto. As described in the embodiments below, display devices according to embodiments of the present invention can be used in electronic devices in which a portion capable of displaying an image (e.g., a screen) is fixed.

[0191] FIG. 11D illustrates a robot (3400) as another electronic device according to one embodiment of the present invention. The robot (3400) can recognize movement or objects using a camera unit (3440) and display a predetermined image to a user through a display unit (3420, 3430). In some embodiments, since the display devices according to one embodiment of the present invention can extend in various directions as described above, they can be assembled into a body frame having a hemispherical shape, and thus the robot (3400) can include a hemispherical display unit (3420, 3430).

[0192] FIG. 11E illustrates a vehicle display device (3500) as another electronic device according to one embodiment of the present invention. The vehicle display device (3500) may include a cluster (3510), a center information display (CID) (3520), and / or a co-driver display (3530). Since the display device according to the embodiment of the present invention can be extended in various directions, it may be used in the cluster (3510), the center information display (CID) (3520), and / or the co-driver display (3530) regardless of the shape of the internal frame of the vehicle.

[0193] Although FIG. 11e illustrates that the cluster (3510), the Center Information Display (CID) (3520), and / or the co-driver display (3530) are each separate, the present invention is not limited thereto. In another embodiment, two or more selected from the cluster (3510), the Center Information Display (CID) (3520), and the co-driver display (3530) may be connected integrally.

[0194] In some embodiments, a vehicle display device (3500) may include a button (3540) capable of displaying a predetermined image. Referring to the enlarged view of FIG. 11E, the hemispherical button (3540) may include an object (3542) that provides a button usability by moving in the z-direction or -z-direction, and a display device positioned on the object (3542). In some embodiments, when the object (3542) has a three-dimensionally rounded surface, the display device may also have a three-dimensionally rounded surface.

[0195] FIG. 11F illustrates an electronic device according to one embodiment of the present invention, which is an electronic device (3600) for advertising or display purposes. In some embodiments, the electronic device (3600) for advertising or display purposes may be installed on a fixed structure (3610), such as a wall or a pillar. If the structure (3610) includes a recessed surface as illustrated in FIG. 11F, the electronic device (3600) for advertising or display purposes may also be positioned along the recessed surface of the structure (3610). In some embodiments, the electronic device (3600) for advertising or display purposes may be installed on the structure (3610) using a heat shrink film or the like.

[0196] FIG. 11G illustrates an electronic device according to one embodiment of the present invention as a controller (3700). The controller (3700) may include an image-type button. For example, the controller (3700) may include first to third button areas (3720, 3730, 3740) in which a portion of the display unit (3710) protrudes in the z direction or protrudes in the -z direction (or is sunken in the z direction). In some embodiments, the first and third button areas (3720, 3740) may protrude in the z direction, and the second button area (3730) may protrude in the -z direction (or is sunken in the z direction).

[0197] While the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments illustrated in the drawings, these are merely exemplary, and those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications and variations of the embodiments are possible. Therefore, the true scope of technical protection of the present invention should be determined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

Claims

1. A display device including a display area, a first area arranged on one side of the display area, and a non-display area including a second area between the display area and the first area, A first part arranged in the first area above; A plurality of first island sections arranged in the second area and spaced apart from each other; A plurality of second island sections each arranged in the first area and the second area; and A plurality of bridge sections, each of which connects two adjacent island sections among the plurality of first island sections and the plurality of second island sections, and is separated from each other by a plurality of first opening sections; A display device in which the above plurality of second island sections are provided integrally with the above first section.

2. In paragraph 1, A data driving circuit arranged in the first region; and A display device further comprising a fan-out wiring extending from the data driving circuit in a direction toward the display area.

3. In paragraph 2, A data line extending from the above display area to the second area; and Further comprising a connecting wire electrically connecting the above data line and the above fan-out wire; The above data line is a display device connected to the above connection wiring in the second island section.

4. In paragraph 3, The above connecting wire is arranged on the same layer as the above data line, and is a display device provided integrally with the above data line.

5. In paragraph 1, Among the first part, the plurality of second island parts, and the plurality of bridge parts, the bridge parts connecting the plurality of second island parts define a plurality of second openings therebetween, A display device, wherein the plurality of second openings have a different shape from the plurality of first openings.

6. In paragraph 1, A display device, wherein the distance between the bridge portion adjacent to the first portion among the plurality of bridge portions and the first portion is the same as the distance between the bridge portion and the second island portion adjacent to the bridge portion among the plurality of second island portions.

7. In paragraph 1, A display device, wherein the length of each of the second island sections in the first direction toward the first area is greater than the length of each of the first island sections in the first direction.

8. In paragraph 7, Each of the above multiple bridge sections has a winding shape, A display device, wherein the length of each of the plurality of second island sections in the second direction perpendicular to the first direction is greater than the width of each of the plurality of bridge sections.

9. In paragraph 3, A display device in which the above data line is arranged in a straight line or diagonally with respect to a first direction from the second area to the first area in the second island section.

10. In paragraph 3, A plurality of main island sections arranged in the above display area; and It further includes a plurality of main bridge sections, each of which connects adjacent main island sections among the above-mentioned plurality of main island sections and is separated from each other by a plurality of main openings; At least some of the above plurality of main island sections each include a light-emitting element and a pixel circuit driver electrically connected to the light-emitting element, A display device in which the above data line is electrically connected to the above pixel circuit driver.

11. In paragraph 1, A display device, wherein the first portion has an area corresponding to the first region.

12. A display device including a display area, a first area arranged on one side of the display area, and a non-display area including a second area between the display area and the first area, A data driving circuit arranged in the first region; A fan-out wiring extending from the above data driving circuit in a direction toward the display area; A data line extending from the above display area to the second area; A first part arranged in the first area above; A plurality of first island sections arranged in the second area and spaced apart from each other; A plurality of second island sections each arranged in the first area and the second area; and A plurality of bridge sections, each of which connects two adjacent island sections among the plurality of first island sections and the plurality of second island sections, and is separated from each other by a plurality of first opening sections; A display device in which the above plurality of second island sections are provided integrally with the above first section.

13. In paragraph 12, Further comprising a connecting wire electrically connecting the above data line and the above fan-out wire; The above data line is a display device connected to the above connection wiring in the second island section.

14. In paragraph 12, Among the first part, the plurality of second island parts, and the plurality of bridge parts, the bridge parts connecting the plurality of second island parts define a plurality of second openings therebetween, A display device, wherein the plurality of second openings have a different shape from the plurality of first openings.

15. In paragraph 12, A display device, wherein the distance between the bridge portion adjacent to the first portion among the plurality of bridge portions and the first portion is the same as the distance between the bridge portion and the second island portion adjacent to the bridge portion among the plurality of second island portions.

16. In paragraph 12, A display device, wherein the length of each of the plurality of second island sections in the first direction toward the first area is greater than the length of each of the plurality of first island sections in the first direction.

17. In paragraph 16, The above multiple bridge sections have a winding shape, A display device, wherein the length of each of the plurality of second island sections in the second direction perpendicular to the first direction is greater than the width of each of the plurality of bridge sections.

18. In paragraph 12, A display device in which the above data line is arranged in a straight line or diagonally with respect to a first direction from the second area to the first area in the second island section.

19. In paragraph 12, A plurality of main island sections arranged in the above display area; and It further includes a plurality of main bridge sections, each of which connects adjacent main island sections among the above-mentioned plurality of main island sections and is separated from each other by a plurality of main openings; At least some of the above plurality of main island sections each include a light-emitting element and a pixel circuit driver electrically connected to the light-emitting element, A display device in which the above data line is electrically connected to the above pixel circuit driver.

20. In paragraph 12, A display device, wherein the first portion has an area corresponding to the first region.

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