Patent ID: 11910646
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Field: nan (nan)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 16:
17. A display apparatus comprising:
a lower substrate comprising a display area and a non-display area;
a pixel circuit on the lower substrate in a first direction at the display area or the non-display area, and comprising a top conductive layer;
a display element at the display area and electrically connected to the pixel circuit;
a discharge element at the non-display area; and
a driving circuit configured to generate at least one of a scan signal or an emission control signal for the pixel circuit, the driving circuit being located at the non-display area between the discharge element and the pixel circuit, and spaced from the discharge element in a plan view,
wherein the discharge element comprises at least one electrode layer, at least one discharge layer above the at least one electrode layer and spaced entirely apart from the display element and the driving circuit in a plan view, and at least one first insulating layer on and overlapping with the at least one electrode layer in the first direction between the at least one electrode layer and the at least one discharge layer, and
wherein a distance from an upper surface of the lower substrate to an upper surface of the at least one discharge layer is greater than or equal to a distance from the upper surface of the lower substrate to an upper surface of the top conductive layer of the pixel circuit.