Displays with bent signal lines

摘要

A display may be provided with an active central region and a peripheral inactive region. The display may have one or more flexible edges in the peripheral inactive region. Conductive lines may pass between components in the active central region such as display pixels and touch sensor electrodes and components in the inactive peripheral region such as gate driver circuitry and patterned interconnect lines. Each conductive line may have an unbent segment on a portion of a display layer in the active central region and may have a segment on the bent edge of the display layer. The display layer may be formed from a polymer or other flexible material. The bent segments may be configured to be less susceptible to increases in resistance from bending than the unbent segments.

主权项

1. A display, comprising:
display layers having a planar central active region and a peripheral inactive region, wherein the peripheral inactive region includes a bent region in which the display layers form a bend; at least one conductive line that passes from the planar central region to the peripheral inactive region, wherein the conductive line includes a first segment in the planar central active region and includes a second segment that passes through the bent region over the bend and wherein the second segment is more resistant to damage when bent than the first segment; and gate driver circuitry in the peripheral inactive region, wherein the bent region is between the gate driver circuitry and the planar central active region.