DISPLAY DEVICE: abstract simplified (18324014)

• This abstract for appeared for patent application number 18324014 Titled 'DISPLAY DEVICE'

Simplified Explanation

This abstract describes a display device that consists of a substrate with a display area and a non-display area. The non-display area contains a circuit portion, which is divided into a first circuit portion and a second circuit portion by a valley portion. The display area is sealed by a thin film encapsulation layer that extends from the display area to the valley portion. The first circuit portion is located between the valley portion and the display area, while the second circuit portion is located outside of the valley portion. The internal layer on the first circuit portion consists of multiple separate island portions in both horizontal and vertical directions, while the external layer on the second circuit portion includes at least one groove that extends horizontally.

Original Abstract Submitted

A display device includes: a substrate including a display area and a non-display area; a circuit portion including a first circuit portion and a second circuit portion on the non-display area; a valley portion separating the first circuit portion and the second circuit portion from each other; and a thin film encapsulation layer sealing the display area, the thin film encapsulation layer extending from the display area to the valley portion, and the first circuit portion is between the valley portion and the display area, the second circuit portion is at an outside of the valley portion, an internal layer on the first circuit portion includes a plurality of island portions that are apart from one another in a first direction and a second direction crossing the first direction, and an external layer on the second circuit portion includes at least one groove extending in the first direction.