US RE50,374 E1
Display device having an embedded shielding layer flexible substrate
Daewon Lee, Yongin-si (KR); Hyesong Kwun, Yongin-si (KR); Kyongtae Park, Yongin-si (KR); Donghoon Jeong, Yongin-si (KR); and Kyusik Cho, Yongin-si (KR)
Assigned to Samsung Display Co., Ltd., Yongin-si (KR)
Filed by SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD., Yongin-si (KR)
Filed on May 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/198,794.
Application 18/198,794 is a continuation of application No. 16/117,337, filed on Aug. 30, 2018, granted, now 10,600,824, issued on Mar. 24, 2020.
Application 18/198,794 is a reissue of application No. 16/825,865, filed on Mar. 20, 2020, granted, now 11,183,521, issued on Nov. 23, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2017-0115131 (KR), filed on Sep. 8, 2017.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H01L 27/12 (2006.01); H01L 23/552 (2006.01); H01L 27/02 (2006.01); H01L 27/32 (2006.01); H01L 29/78 (2006.01); H01L 29/786 (2006.01); H01L 33/12 (2010.01); H01L 51/00 (2006.01); H10K 59/126 (2023.01); H10K 59/12 (2023.01); H10K 59/131 (2023.01); H10K 77/10 (2023.01); H10K 102/00 (2023.01)
CPC H01L 27/1255 (2013.01) [H01L 23/552 (2013.01); H01L 27/0288 (2013.01); H01L 27/0296 (2013.01); H01L 27/1218 (2013.01); H10K 59/126 (2023.02); H01L 29/78633 (2013.01); H01L 33/12 (2013.01); H10K 59/12 (2023.02); H10K 59/131 (2023.02); H10K 77/111 (2023.02); H10K 2102/311 (2023.02)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A display device comprising:
a flexible substrate;
a buffer layer arranged on the flexible substrate and comprising an inorganic insulating material; and
a plurality of pixel circuits arranged on the buffer layer, and a plurality of display elements respectively electrically connected to the plurality of pixel circuits,
wherein the flexible substrate comprises at least one polymer layer, at least one inorganic barrier layer, and a shielding layer having conductivity, and
the shielding layer comprises a plurality of first areas corresponding to the plurality of pixel circuits in a plan view, respectively, and spaced apart from each other in a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and a plurality of second areas connecting the plurality of first areas in at least one of the first direction and the second direction [ ,
wherein a width of the each of the plurality of first areas is greater than a width of the each of the plurality of second areas] .