Flexible display

US9601557B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Apple Inc. · US

Inventors

• Byung Duk Yang · Yongin-si, KR
• John Z. Zhong · Saratoga, US
• Shih Chang Chang · Cupertino, US
• Vasudha Gupta · Cupertino, US
• Young Bae Park · San Jose, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 15, 2013
• Grant date: Mar 21, 2017
• Expiry date: Mar 15, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H10K2102/311

Abstract

A flexible display having an array of pixels or sub-pixels is provided. The display includes a flexible substrate and an array of thin film transistors (TFTs) corresponding to the array of pixels or sub-pixels on the substrate. The display also includes a first plurality of metal lines coupled to gate electrodes of the TFTs and a second plurality of metal lines coupled to source electrodes and drain electrodes of the TFTs. At least one of the first plurality of metal lines and the second plurality of metal lines comprises a non-stretchable portion in the TFT areas and a stretchable portion outside the TFT areas.