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Flexible display apparatus

US10672853B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 31, 2016
Grant dateJun 2, 2020
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Expiry dateOct 31, 2036

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02E10/549
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present disclosure describes a flexible display apparatus that includes a display substrate including a light-emitting area, and a non-emitting area including a bending area foldable in a folding direction outside of the light-emitting area, and a pad area outside of the bending area, a thin film encapsulation layer over the light-emitting area, and a driver inside a curvature portion of the display substrate at the bending area, and including a plurality of driving terminals electrically connected to a plurality of pad terminals in the pad area through penetration wirings in via holes defined by the display substrate to provide a new, thinner flexible display apparatus.

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