CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims priority to and the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2019-0079671, filed Jul. 2, 2019, which is hereby incorporated by reference for all purposes as if fully set forth herein.

BACKGROUND

Field

Exemplary embodiments generally relate to a display device.

Discussion

As information technology is developed, the importance of a display device, which is a connection medium between a user and information, is emphasized. Accordingly, use of a display device, such as an organic light emitting display device, a liquid crystal display device, a plasma display device, etc., has been increasing. Further, for aesthetic impression and various user experiences, demand for bended displays has been increasing. In addition, demand for a bezel-less (or at least reduced bezel size) display, which has a reduced thickness of a bezel has been increasing. That being said, a driving signal and a sensing signal may be transmitted to and received from a touch electrode through a wire (or transmission line) to determine the presence or absence of a touch input (or interaction) and coordinates of the touch input. The wire may be included in a non-display area, such as a bezel area. Further, the wire is typically electrically connected to a pad. In some display devices, a bridge wire is used to electrically connect the wire and the pad.

The above information disclosed in this section is only for understanding the background of the inventive concepts, and, therefore, may contain information that does not form prior art.

SUMMARY

Some aspects provide a display device capable of reducing a dead space without using a bridge wire.

Additional aspects will be set forth in the detailed description which follows, and, in part, will be apparent from the disclosure, or may be learned by practice of the inventive concepts.

According to some aspects, a display device includes a substrate, a pixel, an encapsulation film, a sensing electrode, a pad, a connection wire, and an extension pattern. The substrate include a display area, a non-display area outside the display area, an additional area at a side of the non-display area, and a bending area defined in at least a portion of the additional area. The pixel is on the display area. The encapsulation film is on the pixel. The sensing electrode is on the encapsulation film. The pad is on the additional area. The connection wire is on the non-display area and is directly connected to the sensing electrode. The extension pattern directly connects the pad and the connection wire to each other. The extension pattern traverses the bending area.

According to some aspects, a display device includes a substrate, a transistor, a light emitting element, an encapsulation film, a sensing electrode, a pad, and a connection wire. The substrate include a display area, a non-display area outside the display area, an additional area on a side of the non-display area, and a bending area defined in at least a portion of the additional area. The transistor is on the display area. The light emitting element includes an anode electrically connected to the transistor. The encapsulation film covers the light emitting element. The sensing electrode is on the encapsulation film. The pad is on the additional area. The connection wire is on the non-display area and is directly connected to the sensing electrode. The connection wire is directly connected to the pad and overlaps the non-display area and the bending area.

According to various aspects, a display device may increase electrical connection reliability between a touch wire and a pad, and may reduce a dead space.

The foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory and are intended to provide further explanation of the claimed subject matter.

