U.S. patent application number 15/880089 was filed with the patent office on 2018-12-20 for display apparatus.
The applicant listed for this patent is Samsung Display Co., Ltd.. Invention is credited to Yunkyeong In, Kwangmin Kim, Jieun Lee, Wonse Lee, Joongsoo Moon, Ae Shin.
Application Number | 20180366494 15/880089 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 61132112 |
Filed Date | 2018-12-20 |
United States Patent
Application |
20180366494 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Lee; Wonse ; et al. |
December 20, 2018 |
DISPLAY APPARATUS
Abstract
A display apparatus is provided that includes a substrate having
a display area and a peripheral area located outside the display
area. A first part of an edge of the display area has a round shape
and the peripheral area includes a pad area. The display apparatus
further includes a first wiring extending in a direction toward the
first part from the pad area, and having a first discontinuous
point at which the first wiring is physically discontinuous; and a
first bridge wiring allowing the first wiring to be electrically
continuous at the first discontinuous point.
Inventors: |
Lee; Wonse; (Yongin-si,
KR) ; In; Yunkyeong; (Yongin-si, KR) ; Kim;
Kwangmin; (Yongin-si, KR) ; Moon; Joongsoo;
(Yongin-si, KR) ; Shin; Ae; (Yongin-si, KR)
; Lee; Jieun; (Yongin-si, KR) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
Samsung Display Co., Ltd. |
Yongin-si |
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KR |
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Family ID: |
61132112 |
Appl. No.: |
15/880089 |
Filed: |
January 25, 2018 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
1/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
H01L 27/3246 20130101;
H01L 27/124 20130101; H01L 27/1218 20130101; H01L 2227/323
20130101; H01L 27/3258 20130101; H01L 27/3276 20130101; H01L
27/3262 20130101; H01L 27/1259 20130101 |
International
Class: |
H01L 27/12 20060101
H01L027/12 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Jun 16, 2017 |
KR |
10-2017-0076813 |
Claims
1. A display apparatus comprising: a substrate comprising a display
area and a peripheral area located outside the display area,
wherein a first part of an edge of the display area has a curved
shape and the peripheral area includes a pad area; a first wiring
extending in a direction toward the first part such that a first
one end of the first wiring is located in the pad area and a first
other end of the first wiring is located in the peripheral area; a
first additional wiring extending in a direction toward the display
area such that a first additional one end of the first additional
wiring is electrically connected to the first other end of the
first wiring and a first additional other end of the first
additional wiring is located in the peripheral area; and a first
signal line extending in a direction toward an inside of the
display area and having one end electrically connected to the first
additional other end.
2. The display apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a first
bridge wiring connecting the first other end of the first wiring to
the first additional one end of the first additional wiring.
3. The display apparatus of claim 2, wherein the first wiring and
the first additional wiring comprise a same material, the first
bridge wiring comprises a same material as the first signal line,
and wherein the first bridge wiring is arranged on a same layer as
the first signal line.
4. The display apparatus of claim 3, wherein the first wiring and
the first additional wiring are arranged on a same layer.
5. The display apparatus of claim 3, further comprising a first
additional bridge wiring located over the first bridge wiring and
having both ends connected to the first bridge wiring.
6. The display apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a thin film
transistor located in the display area and comprising a gate
electrode, a source electrode, and a drain electrode, the source
and drain electrodes being located on an interlayer insulating film
covering the gate electrode, wherein the first wiring and the first
additional wiring comprise a same material as the gate electrode
and are arranged on a same layer as the gate electrode, and the
first signal line comprises a same material as the source electrode
and the drain electrode and is arranged on a same layer as the
source electrode and the drain electrode.
7. The display apparatus of claim 6, further comprising a first
bridge wiring connecting the first other end of the first wiring
and the first additional one end of the first additional wiring,
wherein the first bridge wiring comprises a same material as the
first signal line, and the first bridge wiring is arranged on a
same layer as the first signal line.
8. The display apparatus of claim 7, further comprising: a pixel
electrode electrically connected to one of the source electrode and
the drain electrode; and a first additional bridge wiring having
both ends connected to the first bridge wiring, wherein the first
additional bridge wiring comprises a same material as the pixel
electrode, and the first additional bridge wiring is arranged on a
same layer as the pixel electrode.
9. The display apparatus of claim 6, further comprising: a pixel
electrode electrically connected to one of the source electrode and
the drain electrode; and a first additional bridge wiring
connecting the first other end of the first wiring and the first
additional one end of the first additional wiring, the first
additional bridge wiring comprising a same material as the pixel
electrode, and the first additional bridge wiring arranged on a
same layer as the pixel electrode.
10. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first other end
of the first wiring is closer to the display area than the first
additional one end of the first additional wiring.
11. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the display area
comprises a first edge and a second edge facing each other, and a
third edge and a fourth edge facing each other and being arranged
between the first edge and the second edge, the first part
connecting the first edge and the fourth edge, and the pad area is
closer to the fourth edge among the first edge and the fourth
edge.
12. The display apparatus of claim 11, further comprising: a second
wiring extending in a direction toward the first part such that a
second one end of the second wiring is located in the pad area and
a second other end of the second wiring is located in the
peripheral area, and arranged closer to the first edge than the
first wiring; a second additional wiring extending in a direction
toward the display area such that a second additional one end of
the second additional wiring is electrically connected to the
second other end of the second wiring and a second additional other
end of the second additional wiring is located in the peripheral
area, and arranged closer to the first edge than the first
additional wiring; and a second signal line having one end
electrically connected to the second additional other end and
extending in a direction toward the inside of the display area.
13. The display apparatus of claim 12, wherein a shortest distance
from an imaginary straight line including the fourth edge to a
second position at which the second other end of the second wiring
and the second additional one end of the second additional wiring
are connected to each other is greater than a shortest distance
from the imaginary straight line to a first position where the
first other end of the first wiring and the first additional one
end of the first additional wiring are connected to each other.
14. The display apparatus of claim 12, further comprising: a first
bridge wiring connecting the first other end of the first wiring
and the first additional one end of the first additional wiring;
and a second bridge wiring connecting the second other end of the
second wiring and the second additional one end of the second
additional wiring.
15. The display apparatus of claim 14, further comprising: a first
thin film transistor located in the display area and comprising a
first gate electrode, a first source electrode, and a first drain
electrode; and a second thin film transistor located in the display
area and comprising a second gate electrode, a second source
electrode, and a second drain electrode, wherein the first gate
electrode and the second gate electrode are located on different
layers, and the first source electrode, the first drain electrode,
the second source electrode, and the second drain electrode are
located on an interlayer insulating film covering the first gate
electrode and the second gate electrode, and wherein the first
wiring and the first additional wiring comprise a same material as
the first gate electrode and are arranged on a same layer as the
first gate electrode, and the second wiring and the second
additional wiring comprise a same material as the second gate
electrode and are arranged on a same layer as the second gate
electrode.
16. The display apparatus of claim 14, further comprising: a first
thin film transistor located in the display area and comprising a
first gate electrode, a first source electrode, and a first drain
electrode; and a second thin film transistor located in the display
area and comprising a second gate electrode, a second source
electrode, and a second drain electrode, wherein the first gate
electrode and the second gate electrode are located on different
layers, and the first source electrode, the first drain electrode,
the second source electrode, and the second drain electrode are
located on an interlayer insulating film covering the first gate
electrode and the second gate electrode, and wherein the first
wiring and the second additional wiring comprise a same material as
the first gate electrode and are arranged on a same layer as the
first gate electrode, and the second wiring and the first
additional wiring comprise a same material as the second gate
electrode and are arranged on a same layer as the second gate
electrode.
17. The display apparatus of claim 14, further comprising: a first
thin film transistor located in the display area and comprising a
first gate electrode, a first source electrode, and a first drain
electrode; and a second thin film transistor located in the display
area and comprising a second gate electrode, a second source
electrode, and a second drain electrode, wherein the first source
electrode and the first drain electrode are located on a different
layer from the second source electrode and the second drain
electrode, and wherein the first signal line and the first bridge
wiring comprise a same material as the first source electrode and
the first drain electrode, and are arranged on a same layer as the
first source electrode and the first drain electrode, and the
second signal line and the second bridge wiring comprise a same
material as the second source electrode and the second drain
electrode, and are arranged on a same layer as the second source
electrode and the second drain electrode.
18. The display apparatus of claim 14, further comprising: a first
thin film transistor located in the display area and comprising a
first gate electrode, a first source electrode, and a first drain
electrode; a second thin film transistor located in the display
area and comprising a second gate electrode, a second source
electrode, and a second drain electrode; a first additional bridge
wiring located over the first bridge wiring and having both ends
connected to the first bridge wiring; and a second additional
bridge wiring located over the second bridge wiring and having both
ends connected to the second bridge wiring, wherein the first
source electrode and the first drain electrode are located on a
different layer from the second source electrode and the second
drain electrode, the first bridge wiring and the second bridge
wiring comprise a same material as the first source electrode and
the first drain electrode, and are arranged on a same layer as the
first source electrode and the first drain electrode, and the first
additional bridge wiring and the second additional bridge wiring
comprise a same material as the second source electrode and the
second drain electrode, and are arranged on a same layer as the
second source electrode and the second drain electrode.
19. A display apparatus comprising: a substrate comprising a
display area and a peripheral area located outside the display
area, wherein a first part of an edge of the display area has a
curved shape and the peripheral area includes a pad area; a first
wiring extending in a direction toward the first part from the pad
area, and having a first discontinuous point at which the first
wiring is physically discontinuous; and a first bridge wiring
allowing the first wiring to be electrically continuous at the
first discontinuous point.
20. The display apparatus of claim 19, further comprising: a second
wiring extending in a direction toward the first part from the pad
area and having a second discontinuous point at which the second
wiring is physically discontinuous; and a second bridge wiring
allowing the second wiring to be electrically continuous at the
second discontinuous point; wherein the second bridge wiring is
located farther from the pad area than the first bridge wiring, and
the second bridge wiring is located closer to an edge of the
substrate than the first bridge wiring.
21. A display apparatus comprising: a substrate comprising a
display area and a peripheral area located outside the display
area, wherein a first part of an edge of the display area has a
curved shape and the peripheral area includes a pad area; a first
wiring extending in a direction toward the first part such that a
first one end of the first wiring is located in the pad area and a
first other end of the first wiring is located in the peripheral
area; a first additional wiring extending in a direction toward the
display area such that a first additional one end of the first
additional wiring is electrically connected to the first other end
of the first wiring and a first additional other end of the first
additional wiring is located in the peripheral area; and a first
bridge wiring connecting the first other end of the first wiring to
the first additional one end of the first additional wiring.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This U.S. application claims the benefit of priority under
35 U.S.C. .sctn. 119 to Korean Patent Application No.
10-2017-0076813, filed on Jun. 16, 2017, in the Korean Intellectual
Property Office, the disclosure of which is incorporated by
reference in its entirety herein.
BACKGROUND
1. Technical Field
[0002] The present disclosure relates to a display apparatus, and
more particularly, to a display apparatus which may reduce
generation of defects in pixels at an edge of a display area during
a manufacturing process.
2. Discussion of Related Art
[0003] A display apparatus has a display area including several
pixels. When some of the pixels located in the display area are
defective, quality of an image produced by the display apparatus
may deteriorate. Accordingly, it is necessary to prevent generation
of defective pixels during a manufacturing process or to reduce an
incidence rate of defective pixels.
[0004] However, it can be difficult to prevent defective pixels
from being formed at an edge of a display area during the
manufacturing process.
SUMMARY
[0005] At least one embodiment of the inventive concept includes a
display apparatus which may reduce generation of defective pixels
in an edge of a display area during a manufacturing process.
[0006] According to an exemplary embodiment of the inventive
concept, a display apparatus includes a substrate having a display
area and a peripheral area disposed outside the display area. A
first part of an edge of the display area has a curved shape and
the peripheral area includes a pad area. The display apparatus
further includes a first wiring extending in a direction toward the
first part such that a first one end of the first wiring is located
in the pad area and a first other end of the first wiring is
located in the peripheral area, a first additional wiring extending
in a direction toward the display area such that a first additional
one end of the first additional wiring is electrically connected to
the first other end of the first wiring and a first additional
other end of the first additional wiring is located in the
peripheral area, and a first signal line extending in a direction
toward an inside of the display area and having one end
electrically connected to the first additional other end.
[0007] The display apparatus may further include a first bridge
wiring connecting the first other end of the first wiring to the
first additional one end of the first additional wiring.
[0008] The first wiring and the first additional wiring may include
the same material, and the first bridge wiring may include the same
material as the first signal line and may be arranged on the same
layer as the first signal line.
[0009] The first wiring and the first additional wiring may be
arranged on the same layer.
[0010] The display apparatus may further include a first additional
bridge wiring located over the first bridge wiring and having both
ends connected to the first bridge wiring.
[0011] The display apparatus may further include a thin film
transistor located in the display area and comprising a gate
electrode, a source electrode, and a drain electrode, the source
and drain electrodes being located on an interlayer insulating film
covering the gate electrode, wherein the first wiring and the first
additional wiring include the same material as the gate electrode
and are arranged on the same layer as the gate electrode, and the
first signal line may include the same material as the source
electrode and the drain electrode and may be arranged on the same
layer as the source electrode and the drain electrode.
[0012] The display apparatus may further include a first bridge
wiring connecting the first other end of the first wiring and the
first additional one end of the first additional wiring, including
the same material as the first signal line, and arranged on the
same layer as the first signal line.
[0013] The display apparatus may further include a pixel electrode
electrically connected to one of the source electrode and the drain
electrode, and a first additional bridge wiring having both ends
connected to the first bridge wiring, comprising the same material
as the pixel electrode, and arranged on the same layer as the pixel
electrode.
[0014] The display apparatus may further include a pixel electrode
electrically connected to one of the source electrode and the drain
electrode, and a first additional bridge wiring connecting the
first other end of the first wiring and the first additional one
end of the first additional wiring, including the same material as
the pixel electrode, and arranged on the same layer as the pixel
electrode.
[0015] The first other end of the first wiring may be closer to the
display area than the first additional one end of the first
additional wiring.
[0016] The display area may include a first edge and a second edge
facing each other, and a third edge and a fourth edge facing each
other and being arranged between the first edge and the second
edge, the first part connecting the first edge and the fourth edge,
and the pad area may be close to the fourth edge among the first
edge to the fourth edge.
[0017] The display apparatus may further include a second wiring
extending in a direction toward the first part such that a second
one end of the second wiring is located in the pad area and a
second other end of the second wiring is located in the peripheral
area, and arranged closer to the first edge than the first wiring,
a second additional wiring extending in a direction toward the
display area such that a second additional one end of the second
additional wiring is electrically connected to the second other end
of the second wiring and a second additional other end of the
second additional wiring is located in the peripheral area, and
arranged closer to the first edge than the first additional wiring,
and a second signal line having one end electrically connected to
the second additional other end and extending in a direction toward
the inside of the display area.
[0018] A shortest distance from an imaginary straight line
including the fourth edge to a second position at which the second
other end of the second wiring and the second additional one end of
the second additional wiring are connected to each other may be
greater than a shortest distance from the imaginary straight line
to at a first position where the first other end of the first
wiring and the first additional one end of the first additional
wiring are connected to each other.
[0019] The display apparatus may further include a first bridge
wiring connecting the first other end of the first wiring and the
first additional one end of the first additional wiring, and a
second bridge wiring connecting the second other end of the second
wiring and the second additional one end of the second additional
wiring.
[0020] The display apparatus may further include a first thin film
transistor located in the display area and comprising a first gate
electrode, a first source electrode, and a first drain electrode,
and a second thin film transistor located in the display area and
comprising a second gate electrode, a second source electrode, and
a second drain electrode, wherein the first gate electrode and the
second gate electrode are located on different layers, and the
first source electrode, the first drain electrode, the second
source electrode, and the second drain electrode are located on an
interlayer insulating film covering the first gate electrode and
the second gate electrode, and wherein the first wiring and the
first additional wiring comprise the same material as the first
gate electrode and are arranged on the same layer as the first gate
electrode, and the second wiring and the second additional wiring
comprise the same material as the second gate electrode and are
arranged on the same layer as the second gate electrode.
[0021] The display apparatus may further include a first thin film
transistor located in the display area and comprising a first gate
electrode, a first source electrode, and a first drain electrode,
and a second thin film transistor located in the display area and
comprising a second gate electrode, a second source electrode, and
a second drain electrode, wherein the first gate electrode and the
second gate electrode are located on different layers, and the
first source electrode, the first drain electrode, the second
source electrode, and the second drain electrode are located on an
interlayer insulating film covering the first gate electrode and
the second gate electrode, and wherein the first wiring and the
second additional wiring comprise the same material as the first
gate electrode and are arranged on the same layer as the first gate
electrode, and the second wiring and the first additional wiring
comprise the same material as the second gate electrode and are
arranged on the same layer as the second gate electrode.
[0022] The display apparatus may further include a first thin film
transistor located in the display area and comprising a first gate
electrode, a first source electrode, and a first drain electrode,
and a second thin film transistor located in the display area and
comprising a second gate electrode, a second source electrode, and
a second drain electrode, wherein the first source electrode and
the first drain electrode are located on a different layer from the
second source electrode and the second drain electrode, and wherein
the first signal line and the first bridge wiring comprise the same
material as the first source electrode and the first drain
electrode, and are arranged on the same layer as the first source
electrode and the first drain electrode, and the second signal line
and the second bridge wiring comprise the same material as the
second source electrode and the second drain electrode, and are
arranged on the same layer as the second source electrode and the
second drain electrode.
[0023] The display apparatus may further include a first thin film
transistor located in the display area and comprising a first gate
electrode, a first source electrode, and a first drain electrode, a
second thin film transistor located in the display area and
comprising a second gate electrode, a second source electrode, and
a second drain electrode, a first additional bridge wiring located
over the first bridge wiring and having both ends connected to the
first bridge wiring, and a second additional bridge wiring located
over the second bridge wiring and having both ends connected to the
second bridge wiring, wherein the first source electrode and the
first drain electrode are located on a different layer from the
second source electrode and the second drain electrode, the first
bridge wiring and the second bridge wiring comprise the same
material as the first source electrode and the first drain
electrode, and are arranged on the same layer as the first source
electrode and the first drain electrode, and the first additional
bridge wiring and the second additional bridge wiring comprise the
same material as the second source electrode and the second drain
electrode, and are arranged on the same layer as the second source
electrode and the second drain electrode.
[0024] According to an exemplary embodiment of the inventive
concept, a display apparatus includes a substrate having a display
area and a peripheral area located outside the display area. A
first part of an edge of the display area has a curved shape and
the peripheral area includes a pad area. The display apparatus
further includes a first wiring extending in a direction toward the
first part from the pad area, and having a first discontinuous
point at which the first wiring is physically discontinuous, and a
first bridge wiring allowing the first wiring to be electrically
continuous at the first discontinuous point.
[0025] The display apparatus may further include a second wiring
extending in a direction toward the first part from the pad area
and having a second discontinuous point at which the second wiring
is physically discontinuous, and a second bridge wiring allowing
the second wiring to be electrically continuous at the second
discontinuous point, wherein the second bridge wiring is located
farther from the pad area than the first bridge wiring, and the
second bridge wiring is closer to an edge of the substrate than the
first bridge wiring.
[0026] According to an exemplary embodiment of the inventive
concept, a display apparatus includes a substrate having a display
area and a peripheral area disposed outside the display area. A
first part of an edge of the display area has a curved shape and
the peripheral area includes a pad area. The display apparatus
further includes a first wiring extending in a direction toward the
first part such that a first one end of the first wiring is located
in the pad area and a first other end of the first wiring is
located in the peripheral area, a first additional wiring extending
in a direction toward the display area such that a first additional
one end of the first additional wiring is electrically connected to
the first other end of the first wiring and a first additional
other end of the first additional wiring is located in the
peripheral area, and first bridge wiring connecting the first other
end of the first wiring to the first additional one end of the
first additional wiring.
[0027] The display apparatus may further include a first signal
line extending in a direction toward an inside of the display area
and having one end electrically connected to the first additional
other end.
[0028] In an embodiment, the first bridge wiring is arranged on a
same layer as the first signal line, and the first wiring and the
first additional wiring are arranged on a same layer.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0029] The inventive concept will become apparent and more readily
appreciated from the following description of the embodiments,
taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:
[0030] FIG. 1 is a conceptual view schematically illustrating one
aspect of a manufacturing process of a display apparatus, according
to an embodiment;
[0031] FIG. 2 is a conceptual view schematically illustrating a
portion A of FIG. 1;
[0032] FIG. 3 is a conceptual view schematically illustrating a
portion B of FIG. 2;
[0033] FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view schematically illustrating
portions of FIG. 3;
[0034] FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view schematically illustrating
portions of a display apparatus according to an exemplary
embodiment of the inventive concept;
[0035] FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view schematically illustrating
portions of a display apparatus according to an exemplary
embodiment of the inventive concept;
[0036] FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view schematically illustrating
portions of a display apparatus according to an exemplary
embodiment of the inventive concept;
[0037] FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view schematically illustrating
portions of a display apparatus according to an exemplary
embodiment of the inventive concept;
[0038] FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view schematically illustrating
portions of a display apparatus according to an exemplary
embodiment of the inventive concept;
[0039] FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view schematically illustrating
portions of a display apparatus according to an exemplary
embodiment of the inventive concept;
[0040] FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view schematically illustrating
portions of a display apparatus according to an exemplary
embodiment of the inventive concept;
[0041] FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view schematically illustrating
portions of a display apparatus according to an exemplary
embodiment of the inventive concept;
[0042] FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view schematically illustrating
portions of a display apparatus according to an exemplary
embodiment of the inventive concept;
[0043] FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view schematically illustrating
portions of a display apparatus according to an exemplary
embodiment of the inventive concept;
[0044] FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view schematically illustrating
portions of a display apparatus according to an exemplary
embodiment of the inventive concept;
[0045] FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view schematically illustrating
portions of a display apparatus according to an exemplary
embodiment of the inventive concept;
[0046] FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view schematically illustrating
portions of a display apparatus according to an exemplary
embodiment of the inventive concept;
[0047] FIG. 18 is a cross-sectional view schematically illustrating
portions of a display apparatus according to an exemplary
embodiment of the inventive concept;
[0048] FIG. 19 is a cross-sectional view schematically illustrating
portions of a display apparatus according to an exemplary
embodiment of the inventive concept; and
[0049] FIG. 20 is a cross-sectional view schematically illustrating
portions of a display apparatus according to an exemplary
embodiment of the inventive concept.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0050] As the disclosure allows for various changes and numerous
embodiments, embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and
described in detail in the written description. However, this is
not intended to limit the present disclosure to particular modes of
practice, and it is to be appreciated that all changes,
equivalents, and substitutes that do not depart from the spirit and
technical scope of the present disclosure are encompassed in the
present disclosure.
[0051] Like reference numerals in the drawings denote like
elements.
[0052] It will be understood that when a component, such as a
layer, a film, a region, or a plate, is referred to as being "on"
another component, the component can be directly on the other
component or intervening components may be present thereon.
[0053] In the following examples, the x-axis, the y-axis and the
z-axis are not limited to three axes of the rectangular coordinate
system, and may be interpreted in a broader sense. For example, the
x-axis, the y-axis, and the z-axis may be perpendicular to one
another, or may represent different directions that are not
perpendicular to one another.
[0054] FIG. 1 is a conceptual view schematically illustrating one
aspect of a manufacturing process of a display apparatus according
to an exemplary embodiment of the inventive concept. FIG. 2 is a
conceptual view schematically illustrating a portion A of FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is a conceptual view schematically illustrating a portion B
of FIG. 2. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view schematically
illustrating portions of FIG. 3.
[0055] As illustrated in FIG. 1, the display apparatus according to
the present embodiment includes a display area DA in which a
plurality of pixels are located and a peripheral area PA located
outside the display area DA. In other words, a substrate 100 has
the display area DA and the peripheral area PA. The peripheral area
PA includes a pad area PADA that is an area where various electric
elements or printed circuit boards are electrically attached.
[0056] FIG. 1 may be interpreted to be a plan view illustrating a
shape of a substrate in a manufacturing process. In a final display
apparatus or an electronic apparatus such as a smartphone including
the display apparatus, the substrate 100 may be partially bent in
order to reduce the area of the peripheral area PA recognized by a
user. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 2, the peripheral area PA
may include a bending area BA, and the bending area BA may be
located between the pad area PADA and the display area DA. In this
case, in order to allow a substrate to be bent in the bending area
BA, at least a part of the pad area PADA is located overlapping the
display area DA. A bending direction is set such that the pad area
PADA does not cover the display area DA but is located behind the
display area DA. Accordingly, the user may recognize that the
display area DA takes up most of the display apparatus.
[0057] The substrate 100 may include various materials having
flexible or bendable characteristics, for example, a polymer resin
such as polyethersulphone (PES), polyacrylate, polyetherimide
(PEI), polyethylene naphthalate (PEN), polyethylene terephthalate
(PET), polyphenylene sulfide (PPS), polyallylate (PAR), polyimide
(PI), polycarbonate (PC), or cellulose acetate propionate (CAP).
The substrate 100 may be variously modified, for example, may have
a multilayer structure of two layers each including the above
polymer resin and one barrier layer including an inorganic material
such as silicon oxide, silicon nitride, silicon oxynitride,
etc.
[0058] In an embodiment, the edge of the display area DA has a
shape similar to a rectangle or a square as a whole. However, as
illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2, a first part P1 at the edge of the
display area DA has a curved or round shape. As shown in FIG. 1,
the display area DA includes a first edge E1 and a second edge E2
facing each other, and a third edge E3 and a fourth edge E4 facing
each other and located between the first edge E1 and the second
edge E2. The pad area PADA is adjacent the fourth edge E4. The
first part P1 having a round shape connects the first edge E1 to
the fourth edge E4. In addition to the first part P1, a second part
P2 at the edge of the display area DA may have a round shape. The
second part P2 connects the second edge E2 to the fourth edge E4.
Furthermore, the other portion at the edge of the display area DA
may have a round shape.
[0059] For reference, FIG. 3 is a conceptual view schematically
illustrating a portion B of FIG. 2, showing a part of the first
part P1. As illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2, when observed by a user
using the display apparatus according to the present embodiment or
an electronic apparatus including the display apparatus in a
general use environment, the first part P1 is recognized to have a
round shape, that is, a curved shape. However, in an environment in
which wirings having a width of several micrometers or several tens
of micrometers are observed by magnifying the first part P1, as
illustrated in FIG. 3, the first part P1 appears to have multiple
bent linear shapes. Even when the first part P1 appears to have
multiple bent linear shapes as illustrated in FIG. 3 by magnifying
the first part P1, since in the general use environment the first
part P1 is recognized to have a round shape, that is, a curved
shape, in the following description, the first part P1 is described
to have a round shape. A plurality of pixels PX1, PX1-1, PX1-2,
PX2, and PX3 are located in the display area DA along the first
part P1 having a round shape. For reference, in FIG. 3, only some
of the pixels in the display area DA are displayed for convenience
of explanation.
[0060] A variety of signals may be applied to the display area DA.
For example, a data signal to adjust brightness of each pixel may
be applied to the display area DA. To this end, various wirings
such as data wirings may be located inside and outside of the
display area DA. Such wirings are described in the following
description.
[0061] The display apparatus according to a present exemplary
embodiment includes a first wiring W1, a first additional wiring
AW1, and a first signal line S1. The first wiring W1 extends in a
direction toward the first part P1 such that a first one end
thereof is located in the pad area PADA and a first other end
thereof is located in the peripheral area PA. Although FIG. 3
illustrates only a part of the first wiring W1, since the first one
end of the first wiring W1 is located in the pad area PADA as
illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2, the first wiring W1 may be a long
wiring. In addition, since the first wiring W1 has a long shape
extending in the direction toward the first part P1 in the pad area
PADA, the first wiring W1 may have a multiple bent shapes as
illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2.
[0062] The first additional wiring AW1 extends toward the display
area DA such that a first additional one end of the first
additional wiring AW1 is electrically connected to the first other
end of the first wiring W1 and a first additional other end thereof
is located in the peripheral area PA. Since both of the first
additional one end and the first additional other end of the first
additional wiring AW1 are located in the peripheral area PA, the
first additional wiring AW1 is located in the peripheral area PA,
not in the display area DA. Since the first additional wiring AW1
extends toward the display area DA, the first additional other end
of the first additional wiring AW1 is located around the display
area DA. To electrically connect the first additional one end of
the first additional wiring AW1 to the first other end of the first
wiring W1, the display apparatus may further include a first bridge
wiring BW1 contacting each of the first additional one end of the
first additional wiring AW1 and the first other end of the first
wiring W1.
[0063] The first signal line Si is mostly located in the display
area DA. However, since one end of the first signal line Si is
located in the peripheral area PA and electrically connected to the
first additional other end of the first additional wiring AW1, the
first signal line Si is not located only in the display area DA. In
other words, it may be understood that the one end of the first
signal line Si is electrically connected to the first additional
other end of the first additional wiring AW1 and the first signal
line Si extends into the inside of the display area DA. The first
signal line Si may be, for example, a data wiring for transmitting
a data signal to the pixels located in the display area DA.
[0064] In the display apparatus according to the present embodiment
configured as discussed above, generation of defects in the pixels
at the edge of the display area in the manufacturing process may be
reduced. In the manufacturing process, not all of the first wiring
W1, the first additional wiring AW1, and the first signal line Si
are formed at the same time. For example, while the first wiring W1
and the first additional wiring AW1 are formed of the same material
at the same time, the first signal line Si and the first bridge
wiring BW1 may be formed after the first wiring W1 and the first
additional wiring AW1 are formed. In other words, the first signal
line S1 and the first bridge wiring BW1 may be located in a layer
different from a layer where the first wiring W1 and the first
additional wiring AW1 are formed.
[0065] The first wiring W1 and the first additional wiring AW1 are
formed of, for example, metal such as molybdenum or aluminum, in a
method such as sputtering. For example, sputtering may include a
process whereby particles are ejected from a solid target material
due to bombardment of the target by energetic particles. When a
first interlayer insulating film 131 (see FIG. 4) is formed after
the first wiring W1 and the first additional wiring AW1 are formed,
a method such as a plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition
(PECVD) method may be used. For example, PECVD may include a
chemical vapor deposition process using to deposit thin films from
a gas state to a solid state on a substrate. In this case, electric
charges may be accumulated in the first wiring W1 and the first
additional wiring AW1 that were previously formed. In particular,
since plasma is used when an insulating layer is formed by the
PECVD method after the first wiring W1 and the first additional
wiring AW1 are formed, electric charges may be accumulated in the
first wiring W1 and the first additional wiring AW1 in such a
process. Since the first wiring W1 is relatively longer than the
first additional wiring AW1 between the first wiring W1 and the
first additional wiring AW1, the total amount of electric charges
accumulated in the first wiring W1 is greater than the total amount
of electric charges accumulated in the first additional wiring
AW1.
[0066] Instead of forming the first additional wiring AW1, the
first wiring W1 may be formed relatively long such that the first
other end of the first wiring W1 is located around the display area
DA, and that one end of the first signal line S1 is connected to
the first other end of the first wiring W1. In this case, before
the first signal line S1 is formed, the first wiring W1 is formed
such that the first one end of the first wiring W1 is located in
the pad area PADA and the first other end thereof is located around
the display area DA to have a long shape. Accordingly, in the
process of forming the insulating layer after the first wiring W1
is formed, a very large amount of electric charges is accumulated
in the first wiring W1.
[0067] A semiconductor layer that is a constituent element of a
thin film transistor and an insulating layer covering the
semiconductor layer are formed in the display area DA. In this
state, such a long first wiring W1 is formed. Accordingly, in this
case, a strong electromagnetic field may be formed due to a large
electric potential difference between the first other end of the
first wiring W1 located around the display area DA and the
semiconductor layer that is to be a constituent element of a thin
film transistor in a pixel in the display area DA. This is possible
because a large amount of electric charges are accumulated in the
first wiring W1. Then, due to the strong electromagnetic field, a
phenomenon such as insulation breakdown (dielectric breakdown) may
occur in the insulating layer covering the semiconductor layer.
Even when a thin film transistor is completed later, the thin film
transistor may not operate properly. As a result, the pixel may
become a defective pixel.
[0068] The display apparatus according to the present embodiment
may prevent or reduce the occurrence of such a problem. In other
words, the first wiring W1 that is relatively longer between the
first wiring W1 and the first additional wiring AW1 is located such
that the first other end of the first wiring W1 is not located
close to the display area DA, but is located spaced apart by a
certain distance from the display area DA. Accordingly, even when a
large amount of electric charges are accumulated in the first
wiring W1 in the manufacturing process, insulation breakage may not
occur between the first wiring W1 and the insulating layer covering
the semiconductor layer in the display area DA. Accordingly, in the
display apparatus according to the present embodiment, the
generation of a defective pixel in the manufacturing process may be
prevented or reduced. Although the first additional other end of
the first additional wiring AW1 is located around the display area
DA, the first additional wiring AW1 is shorter than the first
wiring W1 and thus the amount of electric charge accumulated in the
first additional wiring AW1 in the manufacturing process is not
large. Accordingly, the insulation breakage may not occur between
the insulating layer covering the semiconductor layer in the
display area DA and the first additional other end of the first
additional wiring AW1.
[0069] The first wiring W1 and the first additional wiring AW1 are
electrically connected to each other by forming the first bridge
wiring BW1 after the first wiring W1 and the first additional
wiring AW1 are formed. In this case, however, when the first bridge
wiring BW1 is formed, the first signal line Si electrically
connected to the first additional wiring AW1 is formed of the same
material at the same time, and thus a large amount of electric
charges accumulated in the first wiring W1 may be moved not only
toward the first additional wiring AW1, but also toward the first
signal line S1, through the first bridge wiring BW1. The first
signal line S1 extends long in a y-axis direction to pass through
the pixels PX1, PX1-1, PX1-2, and PX1-3 in the display area DA. For
example, the first signal line S1 has a long shape extending from
the vicinity of the fourth edge E4 toward the vicinity of the third
edge E3. Accordingly, the electric charges accumulated in the first
wiring W1 spread along the first additional wiring AW1 and the
first signal line S1, not forming a locally strong electromagnetic
field at a particular location. Accordingly, insulation breakage in
the insulating layer may not occur. For reference, the first signal
line S1 may include metal such as titanium or aluminum or may have
a single layer or a multilayer. For example, the first signal line
S1 may have a trilayer structure of titanium/aluminum/titanium.
[0070] In the above described display apparatus, the first other
end of the first wiring W1 may be closer to the display area DA in
an x-axis direction than the first additional one end of the first
additional wiring AW1. Although only the first wiring W1 is
described in the above description, as described below, a second
wiring W2 and a third wiring W3 are present, and the first wiring
W1 to the third wiring W3 have a shape extending from the pad area
PADA in a direction toward the display area DA. In this state, the
first wiring W1 to the third wiring W3 have a shape of gradually
spreading from the pad area PADA in the direction toward the
display area DA. Considering the layout of the first wiring W1 to
the third wiring W3 having a spread-out shape and the first
additional wiring AW1 to the third additional wiring AW3 connected
thereto, the first other end of the first wiring W1 may be closer
to the display area DA in the x-axis direction than the first
additional one end of the first additional wiring AW1. That is, the
first additional one end of the first additional wiring AW1 may be
farther away from the display area DA in the x-axis direction than
the first other end of the first wiring W1.
[0071] The first wiring W1 connected to the first signal line Si
may transmit electrical signals such as data signals to the pixels
PX1, PX1-1, PX1-2, and PX1-3 of a first row. The electrical signals
such as data signals should be transmitted to the pixels of a row
other than the first row. To this end, other wirings may be
arranged in the peripheral area PA. For example, as illustrated in
FIG. 3, the second wiring W2 may be arranged in the peripheral area
PA. In FIG. 3, the second wiring W2 extends in the direction toward
the first part P1 such that a second one end of the second wiring
W2 is located in the pad area PADA and a second other end of the
second wiring W2 is located in the peripheral area PA. The second
wiring W2 is illustrated to be arranged closer to the first edge E1
(see FIG. 1) than the first wiring W1. The second wiring W2
transmits an electrical signal to the pixel PX2. To this end, the
second wiring W2 is electrically connected to a second signal line
S2 via a second bridge wiring BW2 and a second additional wiring
AW2.
[0072] The second additional wiring AW2 extends toward the display
area DA such that a second additional one end of the second
additional wiring AW2 is electrically connected to the second other
end of the second wiring W2 via the second bridge wiring BW2, and a
second additional other end of the second additional wiring AW2 is
located in the peripheral area PA. The second additional wiring AW2
as well is arranged closer to the first edge E1 than the first
additional wiring AW1. The second additional other end of the
second additional wiring AW2 is electrically connected to one end
of the second signal line S2, and the second signal line S2 extends
in the y-axis direction toward the inside of the display area DA
and transmits an electrical signal to the pixel PX2.
[0073] The above description about the positional relationship
among the first wiring W1, the first bridge wiring BW1, the first
additional wiring AW1, and the first signal line S1 may be applied,
without change, to the positional relationship among the second
wiring W2, the second bridge wiring BW2, the second additional
wiring AW2, and the second signal line S2. In this state, a second
position where the second other end of the second wiring W2 and the
second additional one end of the second additional wiring AW2 are
connected to each other, that is, a position where the second
bridge wiring BW2 is located, may be located farther away from the
pad area PADA than a first position where the first other end of
the first wiring W1 and the first additional one end of the first
additional wiring AW1 are connected to each other, that is, a
position where the first bridge wiring BW1 is located. In FIG. 3,
the position of the second bridge wiring BW2 is illustrated to be
located farther away from the pad area PADA in a +y direction than
the position of the first bridge wiring BW1. Assuming an imaginary
straight line including the fourth edge E4 (see FIG. 2), the
shortest distance of the second bridge wiring BW2 from the
imaginary straight line is greater than the shortest distance of
the first bridge wiring BW1 from the imaginary straight line.
[0074] As illustrated in FIG. 3, the third wiring W3 is arranged
closer to the first edge E1 (see FIG. 2) than the first wiring W1
and the second wiring W2. The third wiring W3 is electrically
connected to a third signal line S3 via a third bridge wiring BW3
and the third additional wiring AW3 and applies an electrical
signal to the pixel PX3. In this case, the third bridge wiring BW3
is located farther from the pad area PADA than the position where
the second bridge wiring BW2 is located. This is because the first
part P1 of the edge of the display area DA has a round shape and
thus there is a need to adjust the positions of the first bridge
wiring BW1 relative to the third bridge wiring BW3 according to the
shape of the first part P1. In an embodiment, the second bridge
wiring BW2 is located between the first and third bridge wirings
BW1 and BW3.
[0075] As the length of each of the first additional wiring AW1 to
the third additional wiring AW3 increases, the amount of electric
charges accumulated in the wirings increases as well. Accordingly,
a possibility of occurrence of defects in the pixels of an adjacent
display area may increase. Thus, it is necessary to prevent the
length of each of the first additional wiring AW1 to the third
additional wiring AW3 from being increased.
[0076] To this end, the length of each of the first additional
wiring AW1 to the third additional wiring AW3 is prevented from
being increased by adjusting the positions of the first bridge
wiring BW1 to the third bridge wiring BW3 according to the shape of
the first part P1 having a round shape. The adjusted positions of
the first bridge wiring BW1 to the third bridge wiring BW3 are the
same as those described above. In other words, the third bridge
wiring BW3 may be located farther from the pad area PADA than the
position where the second bridge wiring BW2 is located, and the
second bridge wiring BW2 may be located farther from the pad area
PADA than the position where the first bridge wiring BW1 is
located.
[0077] As described above, since the first wiring W1 and the first
additional wiring AW1 are formed of the same material at the same
time in the manufacturing process, the first wiring W1 and the
first additional wiring AW1 may include the same material. The
first wiring W1 and the first additional wiring AW1 may be located
on the same layer. As described above, since the first signal line
Si and the first bridge wiring BW1 are formed of the same material
at the same time, the first signal line Si and the first bridge
wiring BW1 may include the same material. The first signal line S1
and the first bridge wiring BW1 may be located on the same layer.
If necessary, a first additional bridge wiring located above the
first bridge wiring BW1 and having both ends connected to the first
bridge wiring BW1 may be further provided. In this case, since the
first bridge wiring BW1 and the first additional bridge wiring are
parallelly connected to each other, an effect of reducing total
resistance may be obtained considering the first bridge wiring BW1
and the first additional bridge wiring.
[0078] In the following description, the present embodiment is
described in detail with reference to FIG. 4 that is a
cross-sectional view schematically illustrating portions of FIG. 3.
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating portions spaced apart
from one another in FIG. 3, which does not illustrate constituent
elements adjacent to one another. For example, FIG. 4 illustrates a
pixel PX1 and a pixel PX2. As illustrated in FIG. 3, the pixel PX1
and the pixel PX2 are not the pixels located adjacent each other.
Furthermore, FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating portions
spaced apart from one another in FIG. 3, in which cross-sections at
the portions spaced apart from one another are not taken in the
same direction. For example, in the case of a cross-section
illustrating the first signal line S1 and the first additional
wiring AW1 altogether, the cross-section is taken in a direction
(y-axis direction) in which the first signal line Si extends, and
in the case of a cross-section illustrating the first additional
wiring AW1, the first wiring W1, and the first bridge wiring BW1
altogether, the cross-section is taken in a direction (x-axis
direction) in which the first bridge wiring BW1 extends.
[0079] As illustrated in FIG. 4, in the display area DA of the
substrate 100, in addition to first and second display elements 310
and 320, a first thin film transistor 210 is disposed electrically
connected to the first display element 310 and a second thin film
transistor 320 is disposed electrically connected to the second
display element 320. FIG. 4 illustrates that organic light-emitting
elements such as the first and second display elements 310 and 320
are located in the display area DA. The electrical connection of
the organic light-emitting elements to the first and second thin
film transistors 210 and 220 may be understood to be a first pixel
electrode 311 electrically connected to the first thin film
transistor 210 and a second pixel electrode 321 electrically
connected to the second thin film transistor 220.
[0080] For reference, in FIG. 4, the first thin film transistor 210
is located at the pixel PX1, the second thin film transistor 220 is
located at the pixel PX2, the first display element 310 is
electrically connected to the first thin film transistor 210, and
the second display element 320 is electrically connected to the
second thin film transistor 220. In the following description, for
convenience of explanation, the first thin film transistor 210 and
the first display element 310 are described, and the description
thereof may be applied to the second thin film transistor 220 and
the second display element 320. In other words, descriptions of a
second semiconductor layer 221, a second gate electrode 223, a
second source electrode 225a, and a second drain electrode 225b of
the second thin film transistor 220, and descriptions of the pixel
electrode 321, an opposite electrode 325, and an intermediate layer
323 of the second display element 320, are omitted. For reference,
the opposite electrode 325 of the second display element 320 may be
integrally formed with an opposite electrode 315 of the first
display element 310.
[0081] The first thin film transistor 210 includes a first
semiconductor layer 211. The first semiconductor layer 211 may
include amorphous silicon, polycrystalline silicon, or an organic
semiconductor material. The first thin film transistor 211 further
includes a first gate electrode 213, a first source electrode 215a,
and a first drain electrode 215b. To secure insulation between the
first semiconductor layer 211 and the first gate electrode 213, a
first gate insulating film 121 including an inorganic material such
as silicon oxide, silicon nitride, and/or silicon oxynitride may be
interposed between the first semiconductor layer 211 and the first
gate electrode 213. The first interlayer insulating film 131 may
include an inorganic material such as silicon oxide, silicon
nitride, and/or silicon oxynitride. In an embodiment, the first
interlayer insulating film 131 is arranged over the first gate
electrode 213, and the first source electrode 215a and the first
drain electrode 215b is arranged on the first interlayer insulating
film 131. The insulating film including the inorganic material
(e.g., the first gate insulating film 121) may be formed by a
chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method or an atomic layer
deposition (ALD) method. For example, the CVD method may include
exposing a substrate to one or more volatile precursor, which react
and/or decompose one the substrate surface to produce a desired
deposit. The ALD method may include a thin film deposition
technique that is based on sequential use of a gas phase chemical
process.
[0082] A buffer layer 110 may include an inorganic material such as
silicon oxide, silicon nitride, and/or silicon oxynitride. The
buffer layer 110 may be interposed between the first thin film
transistor 210 and the substrate 100 having the above structure.
The buffer layer 110 may improve smoothness of an upper surface of
the substrate 100, or prevent or reduce intrusion of impurities
from the substrate 100 into the first semiconductor layer 211 of
the first thin film transistor 210.
[0083] A planarization layer 140 may be arranged on the first thin
film transistor 210. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 4, when an
organic light-emitting element is arranged over the first thin film
transistor 210, the planarization layer 140 may roughly planarize
an upper surface of a protection film covering the first thin film
transistor 210. The planarization layer 140 may be formed of an
organic material, for example, acryl, benzocyclobutene (BCB), or
hexamethyldisiloxane (HMDSO). Although the planarization layer 140
is illustrated to be a single layer in FIG. 4, in an alternate
embodiment the planarization layer 140 is a multilayer.
[0084] In an embodiment of the display area DA of the substrate
100, the first display element 310 is located on the planarization
layer 140. The first display element 310 may be, for example, an
organic light-emitting element including the pixel electrode 311,
the opposite electrode 315, and an intermediate layer 313
interposed therebetween and having a light-emitting layer. In an
embodiment, the pixel electrode 311 is electrically connected to
the first thin film transistor 210 by contacting any one of the
first source electrode 215a and the first drain electrode 215b via
an opening portion formed in the planarization layer 140. For
example, while FIG. 4 shows the pixel electrode 311 being
electrically connected to the first drain electrode 215b via the
opening, in an alternate embodiment, the pixel electrode 311 is
instead electrically connected to the first source electrode 215a
through the opening.
[0085] A pixel defining layer 150 may be arranged over the
planarization layer 140. The pixel defining layer 150 has an
opening corresponding to each of sub-pixels, that is, an opening to
have at least a center portion of the pixel electrode 311 exposed,
thereby defining a pixel. Furthermore, as illustrated in FIG. 4,
the pixel defining layer 150 prevents generation of an arc at an
edge of the pixel electrode 311 by increasing a distance between
the edge of the pixel electrode 311 and the opposite electrode 315
over the pixel electrode 311. The pixel defining layer 150 may be
formed of, for example, an organic material such as polyimide or
HMDSO.
[0086] The intermediate layer 313 of the organic light-emitting
element may include a low molecular or polymer material. When the
intermediate layer 313 includes a low molecular material, the
intermediate layer 313 may have a structure in which a hole
injection layer (HIL), a hole transport layer (HTL), an emission
layer (EML), an electron transport layer (ETL), and an electron
injection layer (EIL) are stacked in a single or composite
structure, and may be formed by a vacuum deposition method. When
the intermediate layer 313 includes a polymer material, the
intermediate layer 313 may have a structure including the HTL and
the EML. In this state, the HTL may include PEDOT, and the EML may
include a polymer material such as a poly-phenylenevinylene (PPV)
base and a polyfluorene base. In an embodiment, PEDOT is
poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) polystyrene sulfonate. The
intermediate layer 313 may be formed by a screen printing method,
an inkjet printing method, or a laser induced thermal imaging
(LITI) method. The intermediate layer 313 is not necessarily
limited thereto and may have various structures. The intermediate
layer 313 may include a layer that is integrally arranged across
the pixel electrodes 311 and 321, or may include a layer patterned
corresponding to each of the pixel electrodes 311 and 321.
[0087] The opposite electrode 315 may be arranged over the display
area DA to cover the display area DA. In an embodiment, the
opposite electrode 315 is integrally formed with respect to a
plurality of organic light-emitting elements and corresponds to the
pixel electrodes 311 and 321.
[0088] Since the organic light-emitting element may be damaged by
external moisture or oxygen, in an exemplary embodiment, an
encapsulation layer (not shown) is provided to protect the organic
light-emitting element by covering the organic light-emitting
element. The encapsulation layer covers the display area DA and may
extend to at least a part of the peripheral area PA. The
encapsulation layer may include a first inorganic encapsulation
layer, an organic encapsulation layer, and a second inorganic
encapsulation layer.
[0089] As described above, since the first wiring W1 and the first
additional wiring AW1 are formed of the same material at the same
time in the manufacturing process, the first wiring W1 and the
first additional wiring AW1 may include the same material. In an
exemplary embodiment, when the first gate electrode 213 is formed,
the first wiring W1 and the first additional wiring AW1 are
simultaneously formed of the same material on the first gate
insulating film 121. Accordingly, the first wiring W1 and the first
additional wiring AW1 include the same material as the first gate
electrode 213 and are arranged on the same layer. As described
above, the first signal line Si and the first bridge wiring BW1 are
formed of the same material at the same time. In an embodiment,
when the first source electrode 215a and the first drain electrode
215b are formed, the first signal line Si and the first bridge
wiring BW1 are simultaneously formed of the same material on the
first interlayer insulating film 131. Accordingly, the first signal
line Si and the first bridge wiring BW1 include the same material
as the first source electrode 215a and the first drain electrode
215b, and are arranged on the same layer.
[0090] Considering the manufacturing process, after the first gate
electrode 213, the first wiring W1, and the first additional wiring
AW1 are formed, the first interlayer insulating film 131 covering
them is formed. Even when a large amount of electric charges are
accumulated in the first wiring W1 in the process of forming other
insulating layers after the first wiring W1 is formed, since the
first one end of the first wiring W1 is located in the pad area
PADA and the first other end thereof is located spaced apart by a
certain distance from the display area DA, the generation of the
above-described defect in the display area DA by a large amount of
electric charges accumulated in the first wiring W1 may be
prevented. Although the first additional one end of the first
additional wiring AW1 is located close to the first other end of
the first wiring W1 and the first additional other end thereof is
located close to the display area DA, since the amount of
accumulated electric charges in the first additional wiring AW1 is
not large due to the short length of the first additional wiring
AW1, no defect is generated in the display area DA due to the
accumulated electric charges.
[0091] In an embodiment, a plurality of contact holes are then
formed in the first interlayer insulating film 131, and the first
source electrode 215a, the first drain electrode 215b, the first
signal line S1, and the first bridge wiring BW1 are simultaneously
formed. Accordingly, the first signal line S1 contacts the first
additional other end of the first additional wiring AW1 via one of
the contact holes, and the first bridge wiring BW1 contacts each of
the first additional one end of the first additional wiring AW1 and
the first other end of the first wiring W1 via the one or more of
the contact holes. As such, since the first signal line Si and the
first bridge wiring BW1 are simultaneously formed, the electric
charges accumulated in the first wiring W1 instantly spread along
the first additional wiring AW1 and the first signal line S1,
Accordingly, no locally strong electromagnetic field is formed and
thus a defect is not generated in the display area DA.
[0092] FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view schematically illustrating
portions of a display apparatus according to an exemplary
embodiment of the inventive concept. Different from the display
apparatus described in FIG. 4, the display apparatus of FIG. 5
further includes a first additional bridge wiring ABW1.
[0093] In the manufacturing process, after the planarization layer
140 covering the first source electrode 215a, the first drain
electrode 215b, the first signal line Si, and the first bridge
wiring BW1 is formed, and contact holes to connect the pixel
electrodes 311 and 321 respectively to the first thin film
transistor 210 and the second thin film transistor 220 are formed
in the planarization layer 140, the pixel electrodes 311 and 321
are formed on the planarization layer 140. When the contact holes
are formed, contact holes to expose the first bridge wiring BW1 are
simultaneously formed, and when the pixel electrodes 311 and 321
are formed, the first additional bridge wiring ABW1 having both
ends connected to the first bridge wiring BW1 via the contact holes
may be formed of the same material at the same time. In this case,
since the first bridge wiring BW1 and the first additional bridge
wiring ABW1 are parallelly connected to each other, considering the
first bridge wiring BW1 and the first additional bridge wiring
ABW1, total resistance may be reduced.
[0094] However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto. For
example, the cross-sectional view of FIG. 6 schematically
illustrates portions of a display apparatus according to another
exemplary embodiment where only the first additional bridge wiring
ABW1 is present without the first bridge wiring BW1. In other
words, since the first additional bridge wiring ABW1 contacts the
first other end of the first wiring W1 and the first additional one
end of the first additional wiring AW1, the first wiring W1 and the
first additional wiring AW1 become electrically connected to each
other. The first additional bridge wiring ABW1 may be formed of the
same material at the same time when the pixel electrodes 311 and
321 are formed.
[0095] In the display apparatus according to the present
embodiment, since the first one end of the first wiring W1 in which
a large amount of electric charges are accumulated is located in
the pad area PADA, and the first other end thereof is located
spaced apart by a certain distance from the pad area PADA, the
generation of a defect in the display area DA by the large amount
of electric charges accumulated in the first wiring W1 may be
prevented. In addition, the first wiring W1 in which a large amount
of electric charges are accumulated is electrically connected to
the first additional wiring AW1 and the first signal line Si by the
first additional bridge wiring ABW1 after the thin film transistors
210 and 220 are completely formed in the display area DA.
Accordingly, the generation of a defect in the thin film
transistors 210 and 220 in the manufacturing process may be
effectively prevented or reduced.
[0096] The cross-sectional view of FIG. 7 schematically illustrates
portions of a display apparatus according to an exemplary
embodiment of the inventive concept where the first additional
bridge wiring ABW1 is indirectly connected to the first other end
of the first wiring W1 and the first additional one end of the
first additional wiring AW1. In other words, connection layers BW1'
that include the same material as the first source electrode 215a
and the first drain electrode 215b, are located on the same layer,
and are spaced apart from each other. One of the connection layers
BW1' is interposed between the first additional wiring AW1 and an
additional bridge wiring ABW1, and the one of the connection layers
BW1' is interposed between the first wiring W1 and the additional
bridge wiring ABW1. Thus, the first additional bridge wiring ABW1
may be electrically connected to the first other end of the first
wiring W1 and the first additional one end of the first additional
wiring AW1. The connection layers BW1' that are spaced apart from
each other may be formed at the same time when the first source
electrode 215a and the first drain electrode 215b are formed.
[0097] FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view schematically illustrating
portions of a display apparatus according to an exemplary
embodiment of the inventive concept. Different from the display
apparatus of FIG. 4, the display apparatus of FIG. 8 further
includes a second gate insulating film 122 covering the first gate
electrode 213 of the first thin film transistor 210, in addition to
the first gate insulating film 121, and the second gate electrode
223 of the second thin film transistor 220 being located on the
second gate insulating film 122. In other words, the first gate
electrode 213 and the second gate electrode 223 are located at
different layers. The first source electrode 215a, the first drain
electrode 215b, the second source electrode 225a, and the second
drain electrode 225b are located on the first interlayer insulating
film 131 covering the first gate electrode 213 and the second gate
electrode 223.
[0098] The second gate insulating film 122 extends toward the
peripheral area PA and covers the first wiring W1 and the first
additional wiring AW1. Even in this state, the first signal line Si
contacts the first additional wiring AW1 via a contact hole that
penetrates through the second gate insulating film 122 and the
first interlayer insulating film 131, and the first bridge wiring
BW1 also contacts the first additional wiring AW1 and the first
wiring W1 via a contact hole that penetrates through the second
gate insulating film 122 and the first interlayer insulating film
131.
[0099] In the case of the display apparatus according to the
present embodiment, the locations of the second wiring W2 and the
second additional wiring AW2 may be different from those of the
first wiring W1 and the first additional wiring AW1. In other
words, while the first wiring W1 and the first additional wiring
AW1 are located on the first gate insulating film 121 like the
first gate electrode 213, the second wiring W2 and the second
additional wiring AW2 may be located on the second gate insulating
film 122 like the second gate electrode 223. In this case, the
first wiring W1 and the first additional wiring AW1 include the
same material as the first gate electrode 213, and the second
wiring W2 and the second additional wiring AW2 include the same
material as the second gate electrode 223. In the manufacturing
process, the first wiring W1 and the first additional wiring AW1
may be simultaneously formed with the first gate electrode 213, and
the second wiring W2 and the second additional wiring AW2 may be
simultaneously formed with the second gate electrode 223.
[0100] As the resolution of a display apparatus increases, an
interval between the first wiring W1 and the second wiring W2
decreases as well. If the first wiring W1 and the second wiring W2
are located on the same layer, to prevent them from being
electrically connected to each other, the width of each of the
first wiring W1 and the second wiring W2 decreases, which may
result in a resistance increase in the first wiring W1 and the
second wiring W2. However, in the case of the display apparatus
according to the present embodiment, since the first wiring W1 and
the second wiring W2 are located on different layers, even when
each of the first wiring W1 and the second wiring W2 has a
sufficient width, the first wiring W1 and the second wiring W2 are
not electrically connected to each other. This is applied to the
first additional wiring AW1 and the second additional wiring
AW2.
[0101] Although FIG. 8 illustrates that the first wiring W1 and the
first additional wiring AW1 which are electrically connected to the
pixel PX1 are located on the same layer as the first gate electrode
213, and that the second wiring W2 and the second additional wiring
AW2 which are electrically connected to the pixel PX2 are located
on the same layer as the second gate electrode 223, the present
disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, unlike the
illustration in FIG. 8, the first wiring W1 and the first
additional wiring AW1 which are electrically connected to the pixel
PX1 may be located on the same layer as the second gate electrode
223, and the second wiring W2 and the second additional wiring AW2
which are electrically connected to the pixel PX2 may be located on
the same layer as the first gate electrode 213.
[0102] However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto. For
example, the cross-sectional view of FIG. 9 schematically
illustrates portions of a display apparatus according to an
exemplary embodiment where the first wiring W1 and the second
additional wiring AW2 are located on the same layer as the first
gate electrode 213, and the second wiring W2 and the first
additional wiring AW1 are located on the same layer as the second
gate electrode 223. In this case, the first wiring W1 and the
second additional wiring AW2 may include the same material as the
first gate electrode 213, and the second wiring W2 and the first
additional wiring AW1 may include the same material as the second
gate electrode 223.
[0103] The cross-sectional view of FIG. 10 illustrates portions of
a display apparatus according to another embodiment where the
second wiring W2 and the first additional wiring AW1 are located on
the same layer as the first gate electrode 213, and the first
wiring W1 and the second additional wiring AW2 are located on the
same layer as the second gate electrode 223. In this case, the
second wiring W2 and the first additional wiring AW1 may include
the same material as the first gate electrode 213, and the first
wiring W1 and the second additional wiring AW2 may include the same
material as the second gate electrode 223.
[0104] Although FIGS. 8 to 10 illustrate that the first thin film
transistor 210 is located at the pixel PX1 and the second thin film
transistor 220 is located at the pixel PX2, the present disclosure
is not limited thereto. As illustrated in FIGS. 11 to 13 that are
cross-sectional views schematically illustrating portions of each
of display apparatuses according to other embodiments, the second
thin film transistor 220 as well as the first thin film transistor
210 may belong to the pixel PX1. In other words, in the first thin
film transistor 210 and the second thin film transistor 220 which
belong to one pixel, that is, the pixel PX1, the first gate
electrode 213 of the first thin film transistor 210 and the second
gate electrode 223 of the second thin film transistor 220 may be
located on different layers. The pixel PX2 may also have a thin
film transistor having the same structure as the first thin film
transistor 210 and the second thin film transistor 220 which belong
to the pixel PX1. The descriptions about the first wiring W1, the
second wiring W2, the first additional wiring AW1, the second
additional wiring AW2, the first signal line S1, and the second
signal line S2 in the embodiments described with reference to FIGS.
8 to 10 may be applied to the display apparatuses illustrated in
FIGS. 11 to 13.
[0105] FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view schematically illustrating
portions of a display apparatus according to an exemplary
embodiment of the inventive concept. Different from the display
apparatus of FIG. 4, the display apparatus of FIG. 14 further
includes a second interlayer insulating film 132 covering the first
source electrode 215a and the first drain electrode 215b of the
first thin film transistor 210, in addition to the first interlayer
insulating film 131, and the second source electrode 225a and the
second drain electrode 225b of the second thin film transistor 220
being located on the second interlayer insulating film 132. In
other words, the first source electrode 215a and the first drain
electrode 215b are located on a different layer from the second
source electrode 225a and the second drain electrode 225b.
[0106] The second interlayer insulating film 132 extends toward the
peripheral area PA and covers the first signal line S1 and the
first bridge wiring BW1. However, the second signal line S2 and the
second bridge wiring BW2 are located on the second interlayer
insulating film 132. Even in this state, the second signal line S2
contacts the second additional wiring AW2 via a contact hole that
penetrates through the first interlayer insulating film 131 and the
second interlayer insulating film 132, and the second bridge wiring
BW2 also contacts the second additional wiring AW2 and the second
wiring W2 via contact holes that penetrate through the first
interlayer insulating film 131 and the second interlayer insulating
film 132.
[0107] Although FIG. 14 illustrates that the first thin film
transistor 210 is located at the pixel PX1 and that the second thin
film transistor 220 is located at the pixel PX2, the present
disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, the cross-sectional
view of FIG. 15 schematically illustrates portions of a display
apparatus according to another embodiment where the second thin
film transistor 220 as well as the first thin film transistor 210
belong to the pixel PX1. In other words, in the first thin film
transistor 210 and the second thin film transistor 220 which belong
to one pixel, that is, the pixel PX1, the first source electrode
215a and the first drain electrode 215b of the first thin film
transistor 210 are located on a different layer from the second
source electrode 225a and the second drain electrode 225b of the
second thin film transistor 220. To this end, the display apparatus
according to the present embodiment further includes the second
interlayer insulating film 132 covering the first source electrode
215a and the first drain electrode 215b of the first thin film
transistor 210, and the second source electrode 225a and the second
drain electrode 225b of the second thin film transistor 220 are
located on the second interlayer insulating film 132. The pixel PX2
may also include thin film transistors having the same structure as
the first thin film transistor 210 and the second thin film
transistor 220 which belong to the pixel PX1.
[0108] The second interlayer insulating film 132 extends toward the
peripheral area PA, and covers the first signal line S1 and the
first bridge wiring BW1. However, the second signal line S2 and the
second bridge wiring BW2 are located on the second interlayer
insulating film 132. Even in this state, the second signal line S2
contacts the second additional wiring AW2 via a contact hole that
penetrates through the first interlayer insulating film 131 and the
second interlayer insulating film 132, and the second bridge wiring
BW2 also contacts the second additional wiring AW2 and the second
wiring W2 via contact holes that penetrate through the first
interlayer insulating film 131 and the second interlayer insulating
film 132.
[0109] The cross-sectional view of FIG. 16 schematically
illustrates portions of a display apparatus according to another
embodiment where any one of the first source electrode 215a and the
first drain electrode 215b of the first thin film transistor 210 is
electrically connected to the pixel electrode 311, an intermediate
conductive layer 311a is interposed between any one of the first
source electrode 215a and the first drain electrode 215b and the
pixel electrode 311. In other words, the intermediate conductive
layer 311a may contact any one of the first source electrode 215a
and the first drain electrode 215b, and the pixel electrode 311 may
contact the intermediate conductive layer 311a. The intermediate
conductive layer 311a may include the same material as the second
source electrode 225a and the second drain electrode 225b of the
second thin film transistor 220, and may be located on the same
layer as the second source electrode 225a and the second drain
electrode 225b of the second thin film transistor 220. In other
words, the intermediate conductive layer 311a may be simultaneously
formed when the second source electrode 225a and the second drain
electrode 225b are formed.
[0110] In the display apparatus according to the embodiment
described above with reference to FIG. 15, the first signal line Si
and the first bridge wiring BW1 include the same material as the
first source electrode 215a and the first drain electrode 215b of
the first thin film transistor 210, and are located on the first
interlayer insulating film 131. Further, the second signal line S2
and the second bridge wiring BW2 include the same material as the
second source electrode 225a and the second drain electrode 225b of
the second thin film transistor 220, and are located on the second
interlayer insulating film 132. However, the present disclosure is
not limited thereto.
[0111] For example, the cross-sectional view of FIG. 17
schematically illustrates portions of a display apparatus according
to another embodiment where the first source electrode 215a and the
first drain electrode 215b of the first thin film transistor 210
are located on a different layer from the second source electrode
225a and the second drain electrode 225b of the second thin film
transistor 220, and the second signal line S2 and the second bridge
wiring BW2 are located on the same layer as the first signal line
Si and the first bridge wiring BW1. In other words, the first
signal line S1, the first bridge wiring BW1, the second signal line
S2, and the second bridge wiring BW2 may be formed of the same
material at the same time when the first source electrode 215a and
the first drain electrode 215b of the first thin film transistor
210 are formed.
[0112] Unlike the illustration in FIG. 15, in the cross-sectional
view of FIG. 18 schematically illustrates portions of a display
apparatus where the second interlayer insulating film 132 extends
toward the peripheral area PA, and covers the second signal line S2
and the second bridge wiring BW2 located on the first interlayer
insulating film 131. The first signal line S1 and the first bridge
wiring BW1 may be located on the second interlayer insulating film
132. Even in this state, the first signal line Si contacts the
first additional wiring AW1 via a contact hole that penetrates
through the first interlayer insulating film 131 and the second
interlayer insulating film 132, and the first bridge wiring BW1
also contacts the first additional wiring AW1 and the first wiring
W1 via contact holes that penetrate through the first interlayer
insulating film 131 and the second interlayer insulating film
132.
[0113] FIG. 19 is a cross-sectional view schematically illustrating
portions of a display apparatus according to an exemplary
embodiment of the inventive concept. Different from the display
apparatus of FIG. 14, the display apparatus of FIG. 19 further
includes the first additional bridge wiring ABW1 and a second
additional bridge wiring ABW2. The first additional bridge wiring
ABW1 is located over the first bridge wiring BW1, and has both ends
connected to the first bridge wiring BW1. The second additional
bridge wiring ABW2 is located over the second bridge wiring BW2,
and has both ends connected to the second bridge wiring BW2.
[0114] In the manufacturing process, the planarization layer 140
covering the first source electrode 215a, the first drain electrode
215b, the second source electrode 225a, the second drain electrode
225b, the first signal line Si, the first bridge wiring BW1, the
second signal line S2, and the second bridge wiring BW2 is formed,
contact holes to connect the pixel electrodes 311 and 321 to the
first thin film transistor 210 and the second thin film transistor
220 are formed in the planarization layer 140, and the pixel
electrodes 311 and 321 are formed on the planarization layer 140.
In this state, when the contact holes are formed, contact holes for
exposing the first bridge wiring BW1 and contact holes for exposing
the second bridge wiring BW2 are simultaneously formed. After that,
when the pixel electrodes 311 and 321 are formed, the first
additional bridge wiring ABW1 having both ends connected to the
first bridge wiring BW1 via contact holes, and the second
additional bridge wiring ABW2 having both ends connected to the
second bridge wiring BW2 via contact holes, may be formed of the
same material at the same time. In this case, since the first
bridge wiring BW1 and the first additional bridge wiring ABW1 are
parallelly connected to each other and the second bridge wiring BW2
and the second additional bridge wiring ABW2 are parallelly
connected to each other, considering the first bridge wiring BW1
and the first additional bridge wiring ABW1, and the second bridge
wiring BW2 and the second additional bridge wiring ABW2, a reduced
total resistance may be obtained.
[0115] Although FIG. 19 illustrates that the first thin film
transistor 210 belongs to the pixel PX1 and the second thin film
transistor 220 belongs to the pixel PX2, the present disclosure is
not limited thereto. For example, the cross-sectional view of FIG.
20 schematically illustrates portions of a display apparatus where
the second thin film transistor 220 as well as the first thin film
transistor 210 belong to the pixel PX1. In other words, in the
first thin film transistor 210 and the second thin film transistor
220 which belong to one pixel, that is, the pixel PX1, the first
source electrode 215a and the first drain electrode 215b of the
first thin film transistor 210 are located on a different layer
from the second source electrode 225a and the second drain
electrode 225b of the second thin film transistor 220. In this
case, the display apparatus according to the present embodiment
further includes the second interlayer insulating film 132 covering
the first source electrode 215a and the first drain electrode 215b
of the first thin film transistor 210, and the second source
electrode 225a and the second drain electrode 225b of the second
thin film transistor 220 are located on the second interlayer
insulating film 132. The pixel PX2 may also include thin film
transistors having the same structure as the first thin film
transistor 210 and the second thin film transistor 220 belonging to
the pixel PX1.
[0116] In this case, the first signal line S1, the first wiring W1,
the first additional wiring AW1, the first bridge wiring BW1, the
first additional bridge wiring ABW1, the second signal line S2, the
second wiring W2, the second additional wiring AW2, the second
bridge wiring BW2, and the second additional bridge wiring ABW2 as
illustrated in FIG. 19 may be identically applied thereto.
[0117] Alternatively, as a modified example of the embodiment as
illustrated in FIG. 20, the first bridge wiring BW1 and the second
bridge wiring BW2 include the same material as the first source
electrode 215a and the first drain electrode 215b and are arranged
on the same layer as the first source electrode 215a and the first
drain electrode 215b, and the first additional bridge wiring ABW1
and the second additional bridge wiring ABW2 include the same
material as the second source electrode 225a and the second drain
electrode 225b and are arranged on the same layer as the second
source electrode 225a and the second drain electrode 225b.
[0118] Although various embodiments are described above, the
present disclosure is not limited thereto. In other words, it may
be said that any display apparatus having a substrate including the
display area DA (see FIGS. 1 to 3), in which the first part P1 (see
FIGS. 1 to 3) of the edge has a round shape, the peripheral area PA
(FIGS. 1 to 3) outside the display area DA, and the pad area PADA
(see FIGS. 1 to 3) inside the peripheral area PA, a first wiring
extending from the pad area PADA in the direction toward the first
part P1 and having a first discontinuous point where the first
wiring is physically discontinuous, and a first bridge wiring that
allows the first wiring to be electrically continuous at the first
discontinuous point, may belong to the technical scope of the
present disclosure.
[0119] In this state, the display apparatus according to the
present disclosure may further include a second wiring extending
from the pad area PADA in the direction toward the first part P1
and having a second discontinuous point where the second wiring is
physically discontinuous, and a second bridge wiring that allows
the second wiring to be electrically continuous at the
discontinuous point. The second bridge wiring may be located
farther from the pad area PADA than the first bridge wiring in the
+y direction (see FIG. 3), and the second bridge wiring may be
closer to the edge E1 (see FIG. 1) of the substrate than the first
bridge wiring.
[0120] In addition, in the above description, although the edge of
the display area DA is described to have a rectangular or square
shape as a whole while partially having a round shape, the present
disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, a display apparatus
having a portion other than the first part P1 of the edge of the
display area DA having a round shape, belongs to the technical
scope of the present disclosure. For example, the edge of the
display area DA may be entirely circular or oval.
[0121] As described above, according to at least one embodiment of
the display apparatus, in the manufacturing process, the generation
of a defect in pixels of the edge of the display area may be
reduced.
[0122] While one or more embodiments of the inventive concept have
been described with reference to the figures, it will be understood
by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form
and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit
and scope of the inventive concept.
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