Patent Publication Number: US-11042237-B2

Title: Display device

Description:
This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119 to Korean Patent Application No. 10-2019-0025877, filed on Mar. 6, 2019 in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety herein. 
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present disclosure relates to a display device, and more particularly, to a display device including a touch member. 
     DISCUSSION OF RELATED ART 
     Electronic devices having a display device for displaying images to a user include smart phones, tablet PCs, digital cameras, laptop computers, navigation devices and smart TVs. The display devices on these electronic devices may include a display panel for generating and displaying an image and various input means. 
     Touch panels that recognize a touch input of the user have been widely used in display devices for smart phones and tablet PCs. A touch panel determines whether a touch input is received and obtains the coordinates of the position of the touch input. The touch panel comprises a plurality of sensing electrodes. The touch sensitivity may vary depending on the capacitance around the sensing electrodes. For example, if there is a step in the display panel, the capacitance may be affected by the presence of the step. As a result, there may be a variation in the touch sensitivity for different portions of the display panel. 
     SUMMARY 
     Aspects of the present disclosure provide a display device that can reduce a variation in the touch sensitivity. 
     It should be noted that objects of the present disclosure are not limited to the above-mentioned object; and other objects of the present invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art from the following descriptions. 
     An exemplary embodiment of a display device includes a substrate and a bank layer disposed on the substrate. The bank layer defines an emission area and a non-emission area of a pixel. A spacer is disposed on a portion of the bank layer. A touch member is disposed above the spacer. At least one overcoat layer is disposed on the touch member. A dielectric constant of the at least one overcoat layer in a region overlapping the spacer in a thickness direction of the substrate is larger than a dielectric constant of the overcoat layer in a region that does not overlap the spacer in the thickness direction of the substrate. 
     An exemplary embodiment of a display device includes a substrate and a bank layer disposed on the substrate. The bank layer defines an emission area and a non-emission area of a pixel. A spacer is disposed on a portion of the bank layer. At least one overcoat layer is disposed on an encapsulation layer disposed above the bank layer. A touch member is disposed on the at least one overcoat layer. A dielectric constant of the at least one overcoat layer in a region overlapping the spacer in a thickness direction of the substrate is smaller than a dielectric constant of the overcoat layer in a region that does not overlap the spacer in the thickness direction of the substrate. 
     According to an exemplary embodiment of the present inventive concepts, a method for manufacturing a display device includes forming a bank layer disposed on the substrate, the bank layer defining an emission area and a non-emission area of a pixel. A spacer is formed on a portion of the bank layer. A touch member is formed above the spacer. At least one overcoat layer is disposed above the touch member or on an encapsulation layer disposed above the bank layer and below the touch member. A dielectric constant of the at least one overcoat layer in a region overlapping the spacer in the thickness direction of the substrate is different than a dielectric constant of the overcoat layer in a region that does not overlap the spacer in the thickness direction of the substrate. 
     According to an exemplary embodiments of the present inventive concepts, even if there is a step difference resulting from a spacer in a display device, variations in touch sensitivity may be reduced by compensating for the touch sensitivity in that position. 
     It should be noted that effects of the present disclosure are not limited to those described above and other effects of the present inventive concepts will be apparent to those skilled in the art from the following descriptions. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The above and other aspects and features of the present disclosure will become more apparent by describing in detail exemplary embodiments thereof with reference to the attached drawings, in which: 
         FIG. 1  is a plan view of a display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present inventive concepts. 
         FIG. 2  is a cross-sectional view of a part of a display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present inventive concepts. 
         FIG. 3  is a cross-sectional view showing an example of a stack structure of a display panel according to an exemplary embodiment of the present inventive concepts. 
         FIG. 4  is a cross-sectional view showing an example of a stack structure of a display panel according to another exemplary embodiment of the present inventive concepts. 
         FIG. 5  is a plan view of a touch member according to an exemplary embodiment of the present inventive concepts. 
         FIG. 6  is an enlarged view of a part of the touch region of  FIG. 5  according to an exemplary embodiment of the present inventive concepts. 
         FIG. 7  is a cross-sectional view taken along line VII-VII′ of  FIG. 6  according to an exemplary embodiment of the present inventive concepts. 
         FIG. 8  is a diagram showing the relative arrangement relationship between the pixels and the touch member in a mesh pattern in the display area according to an exemplary embodiment of the present inventive concepts. 
         FIG. 9  is a cross-sectional view taken along line IX-IX′ of  FIG. 8  according to an exemplary embodiment of the present inventive concepts. 
         FIGS. 10 to 15  are cross-sectional views of display devices according to a variety of exemplary embodiments of the present inventive concepts. 
         FIG. 16  is a cross-sectional view of a display device according to yet another exemplary embodiment of the present inventive concepts. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS 
     The present invention will now be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which exemplary embodiments of the invention are shown. This invention may, however, be embodied in different forms and should not be construed as limited to the exemplary embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these exemplary embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. 
     It will also be understood that when a layer is referred to as being “on” another layer or substrate, it can be directly on the other layer or substrate, or intervening layers may also be present. The same reference numbers indicate the same components throughout the specification. In the attached figures, the thickness of layers and regions is exaggerated for clarity. 
     Although the terms “first”, “second”, etc. may be used herein to describe various elements, these elements, should not be limited by these terms. These terms may be used to distinguish one element from another element. Thus, a first element discussed below may be termed a second element without departing from teachings of one or more exemplary embodiments. The description of an element as a “first” element may not require or imply the presence of a second element or other elements. The terms “first”, “second”, etc. may also be used herein to differentiate different categories or sets of elements. For conciseness, the terms “first”, “second”, etc. may represent “first-category (or first-set)”, “second-category (or second-set)”, etc., respectively. 
     Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. 
       FIG. 1  is a plan view of a display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.  FIG. 2  is a cross-sectional view of a part of a display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. 
     In some exemplary embodiments, the first direction DR 1  may intersect the second direction DR 2 . As shown in the exemplary embodiment of  FIG. 1 , the first direction DR 1  may be a generally vertical direction and the second direction DR 2  may be a generally horizontal direction. In the following description, the upper arrow in the first direction DR 1  points towards an upper side, the lower arrow in the first direction DR 1  points towards a lower side, the right arrow in the second direction DR 2  points towards the right side, and the left arrow in the second direction DR 2  points towards the left side when viewed from the top (e.g., in a direction perpendicular to the first direction DR 1  and second direction DR 2 ). It should be understood that the directions referred with respect to the exemplary embodiments are relative directions, and the exemplary embodiments of the present inventive concepts are not limited to the directions mentioned. 
     Referring to  FIGS. 1 and 2 , a display device  1  may refer to any electronic device providing a display screen. The display device  1  may include a variety of portable electronic devices that include a display screen, such as a mobile phone, a smart phone, a tablet personal computer (PC), an electronic watch, a smart watch, a watch phone, a mobile communications terminal, an electronic notebook, an electronic book, a portable multimedia player (PMP), a navigation device, a game console and a digital camera. The display device  1  may also include a television, a laptop computer, a monitor, an electronic billboard, an Internet of Things device, or another electronic device including a display screen. 
     The display device  1  includes an active area AAR and a non-active area NAR. In the display device  1 , a display area may be defined as an area where images are displayed while a non-display area may be defined as an area where images are not displayed. The touch region may be defined as an area where a touch input is sensed. The display area and the touch region may be included in the active area AAR. The display area and the touch region may overlap with each other in the active area AAR. As a result, images may be displayed and a touch input may be sensed. In an exemplary embodiment, the shape of the active area AAR may be a rectangle or a rectangle with rounded corners. In the exemplary embodiment shown in  FIG. 1 , the shape of the active area AAR is a rectangle that has rounded corners. The sides of the active area in the first direction DR 1  are relatively long and the sides of the active area in the second direction DR 2  are relatively short. It is, however, to be understood that the present disclosure is not limited thereto. The active area AAR may have various shapes such as a rectangular shape with its sides in the second direction DR 2  longer than its sides in the first direction DR 1 , a square shape, other polygonal shapes, a circular shape, an elliptical shape, etc. 
     The non-active area NAR may be disposed around the active area AAR. For example, the non-active area NAR may be a bezel area. The non-active area NAR may surround all sides of the active area AAR, such as the four sides shown in  FIG. 1 . It is, however, to be understood that the present disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, the non-active area NAR may not be disposed to surround the upper side of the active region AAR or the left or right side of the active region AAR. 
     Signal lines for applying signals to the active area AAR (display area or touch region) or driving circuits may be disposed in the non-active area NAR. The non-active area NAR may not include a display area. Further, the non-active area NAR may not include a touch region. In another exemplary embodiment, the non-active area NAR may include a portion of the touch region, and a sensor member such as a pressure sensor may be disposed in that portion of the touch region. However, in some exemplary embodiments, the touch area may solely be in the display area and the active area AAR may have both the display area and the touch area while the non-active area NAR does not have a touch region. 
     The display device  1  may include a display panel  10  for providing a display screen for generating images. Examples of the display panel  10  may include an organic light-emitting display panel, a micro LED display panel, a nano LED display panel, a quantum-dot display panel, a liquid-crystal display panel, a plasma display panel, a field emission display panel, an electrophoretic display panel, an electrowetting display panel, etc In the exemplary embodiments described herein, an organic light-emitting display panel may be employed as the display panel  10 . 
     The display panel  10  may include a plurality of pixels. The plurality of pixels may be arranged in a matrix. The shape of each pixel may be a rectangle or a square when viewed from the top. However, exemplary embodiments of the present inventive concepts are not limited to these shapes for the matrix of pixels. Each pixel may have a diamond shape having sides inclined with respect to the first direction DR 1 . Each pixel may include an emission area. Each emission area may have the same shape or a different shape as compared to the shape of the pixels. For example, when the pixels have a rectangular shape, the shape of the emission area of each of the pixels may have various shapes such as a rectangle, a diamond, a hexagon, an octagon, and a circle. A detailed description of the pixels and the emission areas will be given later. 
     The display device  1  may further include a touch member for sensing a touch input. The touch member may be provided as a separate panel or film from the display panel  10  to be attached on the display panel  10  or may be provided in the form of a touch layer inside the display panel  10 . In the following description, the touch member is provided in the form of a touch layer inside the display panel  10 . However, exemplary embodiments of the present inventive concepts are not limited thereto. 
     The display panel  10  may include a flexible substrate having a flexible polymer material such as polyimide. Accordingly, the flexible substrate may permit the display panel  10  to be curved, bent, folded, or rolled. 
     The display panel  10  may include a bending region BR. The display panel  10  may be divided into a main region MR located on one side of the bending region BR and a subsidiary region SR located on the other side of the bending region BR. For example, in the embodiment shown in  FIG. 1 , the subsidiary region is located on a lower portion of the display panel in the first direction DR 1  and the main region is located from the uppermost portion of the display region to the bending region BR in the first direction. 
     The display area of the display panel  10  may be located in the main region MR. In an exemplary embodiment, the edge portion along the periphery of the display area in the main region MR, the entire bending region BR and the entire subsidiary region SR may be the non-display area. However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, the bending region BR and/or the subsidiary region SR in other exemplary embodiments may also include the display area. 
     The main region MR may have a shape generally similar to that of the display device  1  when viewed from the top. In an exemplary embodiment, the main region MR may be a flat area located in one plane. It is, however, to be understood that the present disclosure is not limited thereto. At least one of the edges of the main region MR except for the edge (side) connected to the bending region BR may be bent to form a curved surface or may be bent at a right angle. 
     When at least one of the edges of the main region MR except for the edge connected to the bending region BR is curved or bent, the display area may also be disposed at the edge. It is, however, to be understood that the present disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, the curved or bent edge may be the non-display area that does not display image, or the display area and the non-display area may be disposed together. 
     The bending region BR may be connected to one side of the main region MR in the first direction DR 1 . For example, the bending region BR may be connected to the lower shorter side of the main region MR and may extend in the second direction DR 2 . The width of the bending region BR (e.g., the length extending in the second direction DR 2 ) may be less than the width (width of the shorter side) of the main region MR. In an exemplary embodiment, the portions where the main region MR meets the bending region BR may be cut in a general L-shape to reduce the width. However, in other exemplary embodiments, the portions where the main region MR meets the bending region may have other shapes which result in a reduction of the width. 
     As shown in the exemplary embodiment of  FIG. 2 , in the bending region BR, the display panel  10  may be bent downward in the thickness direction, e.g., in the direction away from the display surface with a curvature. Although the bending region BR may have a constant radius of curvature, the present disclosure is not limited thereto. It may have different radii of curvature for difference sections. As the display panel  10  is bent at the bending region BR, the surface of the display panel  10  may be reversed. Specifically, the surface of the display panel  10  facing upward may be bent such that it faces outward at the bending region BR and then faces downward. 
     The sub-region SR may be extended in a direction parallel to the main region MR after the display device has been bent. The subsidiary region SR may overlap with the main region MR in the thickness direction of the display panel  10  (e.g., in a direction perpendicular to the first direction DR 1  and second direction DR 2 ). The width of the subsidiary region SR (e.g., the length extending in the second direction DR 2 ) may be equal to the width of the bending region BR. However, the width of the subsidiary region SR may be greater than or less than the width of the bending region BR in other exemplary embodiments. 
     A driver chip integrated circuit ( 20 ) may be disposed in the subsidiary region SR. The driving chip IC may include an integrated circuit for driving the display panel  10 . The integrated circuit of the driver chip may include an integrated circuit for the display and/or an integrated circuit for a touch unit. The integrated circuit for a display and the integrated circuit for a touch unit may be provided as separate chips or may be integrated into a single chip. 
     A pad unit may be disposed at the end of the subsidiary region SR of the display panel  10 . The pad unit may include display signal line pads and touch signal line pads. A drive substrate ( 30 ) may be connected to the pad unit at the end of the subsidiary region SR of the display panel  10 . The drive substrate  30  may be a flexible printed circuit board or a film. 
       FIG. 3  is a cross-sectional view showing an example of a stack structure of a display panel according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. 
     Referring to  FIG. 3 , the display panel  10  may include a circuit-driving layer DRL disposed on a substrate SUB. The circuit-driving layer DRL may include a circuit for driving an emissive layer EML of each pixel. The circuit-driving layer DRL may include a plurality of thin-film transistors. 
     The emissive layer EML may be disposed on the circuit-driving layer DRL. The emissive layer EML may include an organic emitting layer. The emissive layer EML may emit light with various luminances depending on driving signals transmitted from the circuit-driving layer DRL. 
     In an exemplary embodiment, an encapsulation layer ENL may be disposed on the emissive layer EML. The encapsulation layer ENL may include an inorganic layer or a stack of at least one inorganic layer and at least one organic layer. In another exemplary embodiment, the encapsulation layer ENL may be glass or a sealing film. 
     A touch layer TSL may be disposed on the encapsulation layer ENL. The touch layer TSL may sense a touch input and may perform the functions of the touch member. The touch layer TSL may include a plurality of sensing regions and sensing electrodes. 
     A light-blocking pattern layer BML may be disposed on the touch layer TSL. The light-blocking pattern layer BML may suppress reflection of external light and may improve the color of the reflected light. 
     In an exemplary embodiment, a polarization layer POL may be disposed on the light-blocking pattern layer BML. The polarization layer POL may reduce the reflection of external light. The polarization layer POL may be attached on the light-blocking pattern layer BML by an adhesive layer. However, in other exemplary embodiments, the polarization layer POL may be eliminated. 
     A protective layer WDL may be disposed on the polarization layer POL. The protective layer WDL may include, for example, a window member. In an exemplary embodiment, the protective layer WDL may be attached on the polarization layer POL by an optically clear adhesive or the like. In other exemplary embodiments, one or more of the layers shown in the exemplary embodiments of  FIG. 3  may be removed or additional layers may be included in the stack structure, such as a color filter layer, capping layer, etc. 
       FIG. 4  is a cross-sectional view showing an example of a stack structure of a display panel according to another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. 
     Referring to  FIG. 4 , a display panel  11  according to this exemplary embodiment is different from that according to the exemplary embodiment of  FIG. 3  in the stacking order of the touch layer TSL and the light-blocking pattern layer BML. In this embodiment, the light-blocking pattern layer BML may be disposed on the encapsulation layer ENL, and the touch layer TSL may be disposed on the light-blocking pattern layer BML. The polarization layer POL may be disposed or attached on the touch layer. 
     In the display panel  11  according to this exemplary embodiment, a light-blocking pattern layer BML is disposed under a touch layer TSL and the touch sensitivity may be adjusted differently from the touch sensitivity of the exemplary embodiment of  FIG. 3 . Detailed descriptions on this will be provided later on. 
     Hereinafter, the touch member will be described in detail. 
       FIG. 5  is a plan view of a touch member according to an exemplary embodiment of the present inventive concepts. 
     Referring to  FIG. 5 , a touch member may include a touch region located in the active area AAR and a non-touch region located in the non-active area NAR. Although the touch member is simplified while the non-touch region is exaggerated in  FIG. 5  for convenience of illustration, the shapes of the touch region and the shape of the non-touch region may be substantially identical to those of the active area AAR and the non-active area NAR described above. 
     The touch region of the touch member may include a plurality of first sensing electrodes IE 1  (or first touch electrodes) and a plurality of second sensing electrodes IE 2  (or second touch electrodes). One of the first sensing electrodes IE 1  or the second sensing electrodes IE 2  may be driving electrodes and the other of the electrodes may be sensing electrodes. In the exemplary embodiment shown in  FIG. 5 , the first sensing electrodes IE 1  may be driving electrodes while the second sensing electrodes IE 2  may be sensing electrodes. 
     The first sensing electrodes IE 1  may be extended in the first direction DR 1 . The first sensing electrodes IE 1  may include a plurality of first sensor parts SP 1  arranged in the first direction DR 1  and the first connecting parts CP 1  electrically connecting between adjacent ones of the first sensor parts SP 1 . The plurality of first sensing electrodes IE 1  may be arranged in the second direction DR 2 . 
     The second sensing electrodes IE 2  may be extended in the second direction DR 2 . The second sensing electrodes IE 2  may include a plurality of second sensor parts SP 2  arranged in the second direction DR 2  and the second connecting parts CP 2  electrically connecting between adjacent ones of the second sensor parts SP 2 . The plurality of second sensing electrodes IE 2  may be arranged in the first direction DR 1 . 
     The amount of the first sensing electrodes IE 1  and the second sensing electrodes IE 2  shown in  FIG. 5  are for convenience of description and exemplary embodiments of the present inventive concepts are not limited to the amount of the electrodes shown in  FIG. 5 . 
     At least some of the first sensor parts SP 1  and the second sensor parts SP 2  may have a substantially diamond shape. Some of the first sensor parts SP 1  and the second sensor parts SP 2  may have a truncated diamond shape. For example, in the embodiment shown in  FIG. 5 , all of the first sensor parts SP 1  and the second parts SP 2  except the first and last ones in the extension direction may have a diamond shape, and each of the first and last ones in the extension direction may have a triangle shape obtained by cutting the diamond shape. The first sensor parts SP 1  and the second sensor parts SP 2  in the diamond shape may have substantially the same size and shape. The first sensor parts SP 1  and the second sensor parts SP 2  in the triangle shape may have substantially the same size and shape. However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto and the first sensor parts SP 1  and the second sensor parts SP 2  may have a variety of shapes and sizes which may differ from each other. 
     The first sensor parts SP 1  of the first sensing electrodes IE 1  and the second sensor parts SP 2  of the second sensing electrodes IE 2  may each include a planar pattern or a mesh pattern MSP. When the first sensor parts SP and the second sensor parts SP 2  include a planar pattern, the first sensor parts SP 1  and the second sensor parts SP 2  may be formed as a transparent conductive layer. When the first sensor parts SP 1  and the second sensor parts SP 2  include a mesh pattern MSP disposed along the non-emission areas as illustrated in  FIGS. 6 and 8 , the first sensor parts SP 1  and the second sensor parts SP 2  may be formed as an opaque, low-resistance metal without interfering with the propagation of the emitted light. In the following description, the first sensor parts SP 1  and the second sensor parts SP 2  may each include a mesh pattern. However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto. 
     Each of the first connecting parts CP 1  may connect a vertex of the diamond or triangle shape of a first sensor part SP 1  with that of an adjacent first sensor part SP 1 . Each of the second connecting parts CP 2  may connect a vertex of the diamond or triangle shape of a second sensor part SP 2  with that of an adjacent second sensor part SP 2 . In an exemplary embodiment, the width of the first connecting parts CP 1  and the second connecting parts CP 2  may be smaller than the width of the first sensor parts SP 1  and the second sensor parts SP 2 . 
     The first sensing electrodes IE 1  and the second sensing electrodes IE 2  may be insulated from each other and may intersect each other. Each of the first sensing electrodes IE 1  may be connected to adjacent first sensing electrodes by a conductive layer. The second sensing electrodes IE 2  may be connected to adjacent second sensing electrodes by another conductive layer disposed on a different layer at the intersections. Therefore, the first sensing electrodes IE 1  may be insulated from the second sensing electrodes IE 2 . Each of the first sensing electrodes IE 1  may be connected to adjacent first sensing electrodes by the first connecting parts CP 1  while each of the second sensing electrodes IE 2  may be connected to adjacent second sensing electrodes by the second connecting parts CP 2 , so that the first and second sensing electrode may be insulated from each other while intersecting each other. The first connecting parts CP 1  and/or the second connecting parts CP 2  may be located on a different layer from the first sensing electrode IE 1  and the second sensing electrode IE 2 . 
     For example, the first sensor parts SP 1  of the first sensing electrodes IE 1  and the second sensor parts SP 2  of the second sensing electrodes IE 2  may be formed as a conductive layer located on the same layer. However, the first sensor parts SP 1  and the second sensor parts SP 2  may neither intersect nor overlap with each other. Adjacent first sensor parts SP 1  and second sensor parts SP 2  may be physically separated from each other. 
     The second connecting parts CP 2  may be formed on the same conductive layer as the second sensor parts SP 2  and may connect adjacent second sensor parts SP 2 . A first sensor part SP 1  of a first sensing electrode IE 1  may be physically separated from an adjacent sensor part SP 1  thereof with respect to the area where a second connecting part CP 2  passes. The first connecting parts CP 1  connecting the first sensor parts SP 1  may be formed on a different conductive layer from the first sensor parts SP 1  and may traverse the area of the second sensing electrodes IE 2 . Each of the first connecting parts CP 1  may be electrically connected to the respective first sensor parts SP 1  by a contact. 
     The first connecting parts CP 1  may include additional elements. For example, although not limited thereto, each of the first connection parts CP 1  may include a first connecting part CP 1 _ 1  which overlaps an adjacent second sensing electrode IE 2  on one side, and another first connecting part CP 1 _ 2  which overlaps another adjacent second sensing electrode IE 2  on the other side. Since a plurality of first connecting parts CP 1  connect between two adjacent first sensor parts SP 1 , it is possible to prevent disconnection of the first sensing electrodes IE 1  even if one of the first connecting parts CP 1  is broken, such as by static electricity or the like. 
     The first sensor parts SP 1  and the second sensor parts SP 2  adjacent to each other may form a unit sensing region SUT (see  FIG. 8 ). For example, in an exemplary embodiment, halves of two first sensor parts SP 1  adjacent to each other in the second direction DR 2  and halves of two second sensor parts SP 2  adjacent to each other in the first direction DR 1  may form a square or a rectangle, with respect to the intersection between the first sensing electrodes IE 1  and the second sensing electrodes IE 2 . The area defined by the halves of the adjacent two first sensor parts SP 1  and halves of the two adjacent second sensor parts SP 2  may be a unit sensing region SUT. A plurality of unit sensing regions SUT may be arranged in row and column directions. 
     In each of the unit sensing regions SUT, the capacitance value between the adjacent first sensor parts SP 1  and the second sensor parts SP 2  is measured to determine whether or not a touch input is made. If the capacitance determines that a touch input has been made, the position obtained as touch input coordinates. For example, a touch may be sensed by, for example, measuring mutual capacitance. 
     In an exemplary embodiment, each unit sensing region SUT may be larger than the size of a pixel. For example, each unit sensing region SUT may have an area equal to the area occupied by a plurality of pixels. For example, the length of a side of the unit sensing area SUT may be in the range of, but is not limited to, 4 to 5 mm. 
     As shown in  FIG. 5 , a plurality of touch signal lines may be disposed in the non-active area NAR outside the touch region. The touch signal lines may be extended from the touch pad units TPA 1  and TPA 2  located in the subsidiary region SR to the non-active area NAR of the main region MR through the bending region BR. 
     The touch signal lines may include touch driving lines TX and touch sensing lines RX. In an exemplary embodiment, the touch signal lines may further include touch ground lines G. 
     The touch driving lines TX may be connected to the first sensing electrodes IE 1 . In an exemplary embodiment, a plurality of touch driving lines may be connected to a single first sensing electrode IE 1 . For example, in the exemplary embodiment shown in  FIG. 5 , the touch driving lines may include first touch driving lines TX 1 _ 1 , TX 2 _ 1 , TX 3 _ 1  and TX 4 _ 1  connected to the lower end (e.g., in the first direction DR 1 ) of the first sensing electrodes IE 1 . Second touch driving lines TX 1 _ 2 , TX 2 _ 2 , TX 3 _ 2  and TX 4 _ 2  may be connected to the upper end (e.g., in the first direction DR 1 ) of the first sensing electrodes IE 1 . The first touch driving lines TX 1 _ 1 , TX 2 _ 1 , TX 3 _ 1  and TX 4 _ 1  may extend from a touch signal line pad unit TPA 1  upwardly in the first direction DR 1  and may be connected to the lower end of the first sensing electrodes IE 1 . The second touch driving lines TX 1 _ 2 , TX 2 _ 2 , TX 3 _ 2  and TX 4 _ 2  may be extended from the touch signal line pad unit TPA 1  upwardly in the first direction DR 1  and may extend along the left edge of the touch region to be connected to the upper end of the first sensing electrodes IE 1 . 
     The touch sensing lines RX may be connected to the second sensing electrodes IE 2 . In an exemplary embodiment, a single touch sensing line RX may be connected to a single second sensing electrode IE 2 . As shown in the exemplary embodiment of  FIG. 5 , the touch sensing lines RX 1 , RX 2 , RX 3 , RX 4 , RX 5  and RX 6  may extend upwardly in the first direction DR 1  from a touch signal line pad unit TPA 2  and may extend along the right edge of the touch region to be connected to the right end of the second sensing electrodes IE 2 . 
     The touch electrostatic discharge lines ES may be disposed at an outside of the touch signal lines. In the exemplary embodiment shown in  FIG. 5 , the touch electrostatic discharge lines may include a first touch electrostatic discharge line ES 1 , a second touch electrostatic discharge line ES 2 , a third touch electrostatic discharge line ES 3 , and a fourth touch electrostatic discharge line ES 4 . The first to fourth touch electrostatic discharge lines ES may surround the touch region and the signal lines in a substantially ring shape. 
     The first touch electrostatic discharge line ES 1  may cover a touch signal line located on the right side from its outer side. The second touch electrostatic discharge line ES 2  may cover a touch signal line located on the right side from its inner side. A third touch electrostatic discharge line ES 3  may cover the inner side of a touch signal line located on the left side and the outer side of a touch signal line extending in the second direction DR 2  on the lower side of the touch region. A fourth touch electrostatic discharge line ES 4  may cover the outer side of a touch signal line located on the left side and the outer side of a touch signal line extending in the second direction DR 2  on the lower side of the touch region. 
     The touch ground lines G may be disposed between the signal lines. The touch ground lines G may include a first touch ground line G 1 , a second touch ground line G 2 , a third touch ground line G 3 , a fourth touch ground line G 4  and a fifth touch ground line G 5 . The first touch ground line G 1  may be disposed between the touch sensing lines RX and the first touch electrostatic discharge line ES 1 . The second touch ground line G 2  may be disposed between the second touch electrostatic discharge line ES 2  and the touch sensing lines RX. The third touch ground line G 3  may be disposed between the first touch driving lines TX 1 _ 1 , TX 2 _ 1 , TX 3 _ 1  and TX 4 _ 1  and the third touch electrostatic discharge line ES 3 . The fourth touch ground line G 4  may be disposed between the first touch driving lines TX 1 _ 1 , TX 2 _ 1 , TX 3 _ 1  and TX 4 _ 1  and the second touch driving lines TX 1 _ 2 , TX 2 _ 2 , TX 3 _ 2 , TX 4 _ 2 . The fifth touch ground line G 5  may be disposed between the second touch driving lines TX 1 _ 2 , TX 2 _ 2 , TX 3 _ 2 , TX 4 _ 2  and the fourth touch electrostatic discharge line ES 4 . 
       FIG. 6  is an enlarged view of a part of the touch region of  FIG. 5 .  FIG. 7  is a cross-sectional view taken along line VII-VII′ of  FIG. 6 . 
     Referring to  FIGS. 5 to 7 , the touch member may include a base layer  205 , a first touch conductive layer  210  on the base layer  205 , a first touch insulating layer  215  on the first touch conductive layer  210 , a second touch conductive layer  220  on the first touch insulating layer  215  and a second touch insulating layer  230  covering the second touch conductive layer  220 . 
     For example, as shown in the exemplary embodiment of  FIG. 7 , the first touch conductive layer  210  may be disposed directly on the base layer  205 . The first touch conductive layer  210  may be covered by the first touch insulating layer  215 . The first touch insulating layer  215  may insulate the first touch conductive layer  210  from the second touch conductive layer  220 . The second touch conductive layer  220  may be disposed on the first touch insulating layer  215 . The second touch insulating layer  230  may cover and protect the second touch conductive layer  220 . 
     In an exemplary embodiment, the base layer  205  may include an inorganic insulating material. For example, the base layer  205  may include a silicon nitride layer, a silicon oxynitride layer, a silicon oxide layer, a titanium oxide layer, or an aluminum oxide layer. In some exemplary embodiments, the base layer  205  may be replaced with a second inorganic layer  193  forming a thin encapsulation layer to be described later. 
     Each of the first touch conductive layer  210  and the second touch conductive layer  220  may include a metal or a transparent conductive layer. The metal may include aluminum, titanium, copper, molybdenum, silver, or an alloy thereof. The transparent conductive layer may include a transparent conductive oxide such as indium tin oxide (ITO), indium zinc oxide (IZO), zinc oxide (ZnO) and indium tin zinc oxide (ITZO), a conductive polymer such as PEDOT, metal nanoline, graphene, etc. As described above, when the first touch conductive layer  210  and the second touch conductive layer  220  are disposed on the non-emission area, they may not interfere with the propagation of the emitted light even if they are an opaque, low-resistance metal. 
     The first touch conductive layer  210  and/or the second touch conductive layer  220  may include a multi-layered conductive layer. For example, the first touch conductive layer  210  and/or the second touch conductive layer  220  may have a three-layer structure of titanium/aluminum/titanium. 
     In an exemplary embodiment, the first connecting parts CP 1  may be formed as the first touch conductive layer  210  while the first sensor parts SP 1 , the second sensor parts SP 2  and the second connecting parts CP 2  may be formed as the second touch conductive layer  220 . However, exemplary embodiments of the present inventive concepts are not limited thereto. For example, in other embodiments, the first connecting parts CP 1  may be formed as the second touch conductive layer  220  while the sensor parts SP 1  and SP 2  and the second connecting parts CP 2  may be formed as the first touch conductive layer  210 . The touch signal lines may be formed as either the first touch conductive layer  210  or the second touch conductive layer  220 . Alternatively, the touch signal lines may be formed both on the first touch conductive layer  210  and the second touch conductive layer  220  and may be connected by a contact. However, in exemplary embodiments of the present inventive concepts the touch conductive layers forming the elements of the sensing electrodes and the signal lines may be modified in a variety of ways. 
     The first touch insulating layer  215  and the second touch insulating layer  230  may include an inorganic material or an organic material. In an exemplary embodiment, the first touch insulating layer  215  or the second touch insulating layer  230  may include an inorganic material and the other may include an organic material. According to an exemplary embodiment of the present inventive concepts, the first touch insulating layer  215  may include a silicon nitride layer, a silicon oxynitride layer, a silicon oxide layer, a titanium oxide layer, or an aluminum oxide layer. The second touch insulating layer  230  may include at least one of an acrylic resin, a methacrylic resin, a polyisoprene, a vinyl resin, an epoxy resin, a urethane resin, a cellulose resin, a siloxane resin, a polyimide resin, a polyamide resin and a phenolic resin. 
     As shown in  FIG. 7 , the first touch insulating layer  215  may include a contact hole CNT_T. The first touch conductive layer  210  (e.g., the first connecting part CP 1 ) and a part of the second touch conductive layer  220  (e.g., the first sensor part SP 1 ) may be electrically to each other through the contact hole CNT_T. 
       FIG. 8  is a diagram showing the relative arrangement relationship between the pixels and the touch member in a mesh pattern in the display area according to an exemplary embodiment of the present inventive concepts. 
     Referring to  FIGS. 8-9 , the display area of the active area AAR includes a plurality of pixels. Each of the pixels includes an emission area (EMA). The emission area EMA may overlap with an opening of the bank layer  126  and may be defined thereby. A non-emission area NEM may be disposed between the emission area EMA of a pixel and the emission area EMA of another pixel. The non-emission area NEM may overlap with the bank layer  126  and may be defined thereby. The non-emission area NEM may surround the emission area EMA. The non-emission area NEM may have a lattice shape or a mesh shape arranged along the diagonal directions intersecting with the first direction DR 1  and the second direction DR 2  when viewed from the top. The mesh pattern MSP of the touch member may be disposed in the non-emission area NEM. 
     The pixels may include first color pixels (e.g., red pixels), second color pixels (e.g., blue pixels), and third color pixels (e.g., green pixels). The shape of the emission area EMA of each color pixel may be generally an octagon, a square or a diamond with rounded corners. However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto and the shape of the emission area EMA may be a variety of shapes. The shape of each emission area EMA may be a circle, a diamond, or other polygons with or without rounded corners. 
     In an exemplary embodiment, the emission area EMA_R of the first color pixel and the emission area EMA_B of the second color pixel may have similar shapes such as a diamond shape with rounded corners. The emission area EMA_B of the second color pixel may be larger than the emission area EMA_R of the first color pixel. 
     In an exemplary embodiment, the emission area EMA_G of the third color pixel may be smaller than the emission area EMA_R of the first color pixel. As shown in  FIG. 6 , the emission area EMA_G of the third color pixel may have an octagon shape that is inclined in a diagonal direction (e.g., a direction between the first direction DR 1  and the second direction DR 2 ) and may have a maximum width in the inclined direction. The third color pixels include pixels having an emission area EMA_G 1  that is inclined in a first diagonal direction, and pixels in which an emission area EMA_G 2  is inclined in a second diagonal direction. 
     The color pixels may be arranged in a variety of ways. In the exemplary embodiment shown in  FIG. 6 , the first color pixels (e.g., red pixels) and the second color pixels (e.g., blue pixels) may be alternately arranged in the second direction DR 2  to form a first row, while third color pixels (e.g., green pixels) may be arranged in the second direction DR 2  to form a second row next to the first row. As shown in  FIG. 6 , the pixels belonging to the second row (the third color pixels) may be arranged in an offset manner in the second direction DR 2  with respect to the pixels belonging to the first row. Therefore, the third color pixels in the second row may overlap in the first direction DR 1  portions of both the first color pixels and the second color pixels of the first row. In the second row, the third color pixels that are inclined in the first diagonal direction EMA_G 1  and the third color pixels that are inclined in the second diagonal direction EMA_G 2  may be alternately arranged in the second direction DR 2 . The number of the third color pixels belonging to the second row may be twice the number of the first color pixels or the second color pixels belonging to the first row. 
     In the third row, the color pixels of the same colors as the first row may be arranged in the reverse order. For example, in a column of the first row where a first color pixel is disposed, a second color pixel is disposed in the same column of the third row. In a column of the first row where a second color pixel is disposed, a first color pixel may be disposed in the same column of the third row. In the fourth row, the third color pixels may be arranged like the second row but they may be arranged in the reverse order in view of the emission area shapes that are inclined with respect to first and second diagonal directions. For example, in a column of the second row where a third color pixel having an emission area EMA_G 1  that is inclined in the first diagonal direction is disposed, a third color pixel having an emission area EMA_G 2  that is inclined in the second diagonal direction may be disposed in the same column of the fourth row. In a column of the second row where a third color pixel having an emission area EMA_G 2  inclined in the second diagonal direction is disposed, a third color pixel having an emission area EMA_ 1  inclined in the first diagonal direction may be disposed in the same column of the fourth row. 
     The arrangement of the first to fourth rows may be repeated in the first direction DR 1  along the active area AAR. It is to be understood that the arrangement of the pixels is not limited to the above example. 
     The mesh pattern MSP of the touch member may be disposed along the boundaries of the pixels in the non-emission area NEM. The mesh pattern MSP may not overlap with the emission area EMA. In an exemplary embodiment, the width of the mesh pattern MSP of the touch member may be smaller than the width of the non-emission area NEM. In an exemplary embodiment, mesh holes MHL exposed by the mesh pattern MSP may have a substantially diamond shape. The mesh holes MHL may have substantially the same size. Alternatively, the mesh holes MI-L may have different sizes. In exemplary embodiments, the different sizes of the mesh holes MHL may or may not be dependent on the size of the emission area EMA exposed via the mesh holes MHL. Although a single mesh hole MHL is formed in a single emission area EMA in the drawing, this is merely illustrative. In some exemplary embodiments, a single mesh hole MHL may be formed across two or more emission areas EMA. 
     As shown in  FIG. 9 , a spacer  127  may be disposed in the non-emission area NEM. In an exemplary embodiment, the spacer  127  may be disposed at the intersection between a portion of the non-emission area NEM (or the bank layer  126 ) that is extended in the first diagonal direction and a portion thereof that is extended in the second diagonal direction. For example, the spacer  127  may be disposed at the intersection of the mesh pattern in the non-emission area NEM. The spacer  127  may be formed in an island shape when viewed from the top. The spacer  127  does not need to be disposed in every intersection but may be disposed in regular or irregular intervals, such as in the regular interval of one in every four pixels in the first direction DR 1  and the second direction DR 2 . The position where the spacer  127  is disposed may have a step difference with respect to the nearby area, resulting in variations in touch sensitivity. In order to reduce such a difference in touch sensitivity, the dielectric constant of the part of the insulating layer which is disposed at the position where the spacer  127  is disposed may be adjusted. Detailed descriptions on this will be given later on. 
       FIG. 9  is a cross-sectional view taken along line IX-IX′ of  FIG. 8 . In the cross-sectional view of  FIG. 9 , most of the layers under an anode electrode  170  are not shown and the structure above an organic light-emitting element is mainly shown. 
     Referring to  FIG. 9 , a substrate  110  of the display device  1  may be made of an insulating material, such as a polymer resin. For example, in exemplary embodiments the polymer material may include polyethersulphone (PES), polyacrylate (PA), polyacrylate (PAR), polyetherimide (PEI), polyethylene naphthalate (PEN), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyphenylene sulfide (PPS), polyallylate, polyimide (PI), polycarbonate (PC), cellulose triacetate (CAT), cellulose acetate propionate (CAP) or a combination thereof. The substrate  100  may be a flexible substrate that can be bent, folded, or rolled. An example of the material of the flexible substrate may be, but is not limited to, polyimide (PI). 
     The anode electrode  170  is disposed on the substrate  110 . The anode electrode  170  is disposed directly on the substrate  110  for convenience of illustration. However, as it is well known in the art, in exemplary embodiments a plurality of thin-film transistors and signal lines may be disposed between the substrate  110  and the anode electrode  170 . 
     The anode electrode  170  may be a pixel electrode disposed in each of the pixels. The anode electrode  170  may have a stack structure of a material layer having a high work function such as indium-tin-oxide (ITO), indium-zinc-oxide (IZO), zinc oxide (ZnO) and indium oxide (In 2 O 3 ), and a reflective material layer such as silver (Ag), magnesium (Mg), aluminum (Al), platinum (Pt), lead (Pd), gold (Au), nickel (Ni), neodymium (Nd), iridium (Ir), chromium (Cr), lithium (Li), calcium (Ca) or a mixture thereof. A layer having a higher work function may be disposed on a reflective material layer so that it is disposed closer to the emissive layer EML. The anode electrode  170  may have, but is not limited to, a multilayer structure of ITO/Mg, ITO/MgF, ITO/Ag, and ITO/Ag/ITO. 
     A bank layer  126  may be disposed on the substrate  110 . The bank layer  126  may be disposed over the anode electrode  170  and may include an opening exposing the anode electrode  170 . The emission area EMA and the non-emission area NEM may be separated by the bank layer  126  and the openings thereof. The bank layer  126  may include an organic insulating material, such as polyacrylate resin, epoxy resin, phenolic resin, polyamide resin, polyimide resin, unsaturated polyesters resin, poly phenylen ether resin, poly phenylene sulfide resin, and benzocyclobutene (BCB). The bank layer  126  may include an inorganic material. 
     The spacer  127  may be disposed on the bank layer  126 . For example, the spacer  127  may be disposed directly on the bank layer  126 . The spacer  127  may overlap with the bank layer  126  in the thickness direction. The spacer  127  may serve to maintain a gap with elements disposed thereabove. For example, during a process of depositing an organic layer by using a fine metal mask (FMM), the spacer  127  may prevent sagging of the fine metal mask. In some embodiments, the spacer  127  may also serve to support the elements stacked thereon and may reduce a deformation due to a stress applied when the display panel is pressed. 
     In an exemplary embodiment, the spacer  127  may have a width that is smaller than that of the bank layer  126 . The spacer  127  may be disposed only on a portion of the bank layer  126  and accordingly there may be a step difference from the other portion of the bank layer. 
     In an exemplary embodiment, the spacer  127  may include an organic insulating material like the bank layer  126 . However, in exemplary embodiments, the spacer  127  may be formed as a separate layer from the bank layer  126 , but may be produced via the same process as the bank layer  126  with the same material. For example, the bank layer  126  and the spacer  127  having different heights may be formed via a single process by applying a photosensitive organic material and then exposing and developing it with a slit mask or a halftone mask. 
     An emissive layer may be disposed on the anode electrode  170  exposed via the bank layer  126 . The emissive layer may include an organic layer  175 . The organic layer  175  may include an organic emitting layer and may further include a hole injecting/transporting layer and/or an electron injecting/transporting layer. 
     A cathode electrode  180  may be disposed on the organic layer  175 . The cathode electrode  180  may be a common electrode disposed across the pixels. The anode electrode  170 , the organic layer  175  and the cathode electrode  180  may form an organic light-emitting element. 
     In an exemplary embodiment, the cathode electrode  180  may be in contact with the organic layer  175  as well as the upper surface of the bank layer  126 . In addition, at the position where the spacer  127  is formed, the cathode electrode  180  may be in contact with the surface of the spacer  127  and may cover the surface of the spacer  127 . The cathode electrode  180  may be formed conformally to the underlying elements to reflect the step difference of the underlying elements. 
     The cathode electrode  180  may include a material layer having a small work function such as Li, Ca, LiF/Ca, LiF/Al, Al, Mg, Ag, Pt. Pd. Ni, Au, Nd, Ir, Cr, BaF and Ba, or a compound or mixture thereof (e.g., a mixture of Ag and Mg). The cathode electrode  180  may further include a transparent metal oxide layer disposed on the material layer having a small work function. 
     A thin encapsulation layer  190  including a first inorganic layer  191 , an organic layer  192  and a second inorganic layer  193  may be disposed on the cathode electrode  180 . In exemplary embodiments, each of the first inorganic layer  191  and the second inorganic layer  193  may include silicon nitride, silicon oxide, silicon oxynitride, or the like. The organic layer  192  may include an organic insulating material such as polyacrylate resin, epoxy resin, phenolic resin, polyamide resin, polyimide resin, unsaturated polyesters resin, polyphenylene ether resin, polyphenylene sulfide resin, and benzocyclobutene (BCB). 
     The base layer  205 , the first touch insulating layer  215 , the second touch conductive layer  220  and the second touch insulating layer  230  may be sequentially disposed on the thin encapsulation layer  190 . The layers have been described above; and, therefore, the redundant description will be omitted.  FIG. 9  is a cross-sectional view of the sensor part, and therefore, the first touch conductive layer  210  is not shown in the cross-sectional view. 
     The second touch conductive layer  220  may overlap with the bank layer  126  and may be disposed in the non-emission area NEM. The second touch conductive layer  220  forms the mesh pattern MSP of the sensor parts and does not interfere with emission because it does not overlap with the emission area EMA, and may not be seen by a viewer. 
     A light-blocking pattern  240  may be disposed on the second touch insulating layer  230 . The light-blocking pattern layer  240  may suppress reflection of external light and may improve the color of the reflected light. The light-blocking pattern  240  may be disposed in the non-emission area NEM. The light-blocking pattern  240  may have a lattice shape or a mesh shape when viewed from the top. The light-blocking pattern  240 , the touch conductive layers  210  and  220  and the bank layer  126  are all disposed in the non-emission area NEM and overlap with one another in the thickness direction. In an exemplary embodiment, the width of the light-blocking pattern  240  (e.g., the length parallel to the extending direction of the top surface of the substrate  110 ) may be equal to or less than the width of the bank layer  126  and may be larger than the width of the touch conductive layers  210  and  220 . The light-blocking pattern  240  may not overlap with the emission area EMA. 
     On the light-blocking pattern  240 , overcoat layers  251  and  252  may be disposed. The overcoat layers  251  and  252  may be disposed directly over the light-blocking pattern  240 . The overcoat layers  251  and  252  may cover and protect the light-blocking pattern  240 . In some exemplary embodiments, the overcoat layers  251  and  252  may also provide a flat surface (e.g., provide a planarization function). The overcoat layers  251  and  252  may have different dielectric constants in regions overlapping the spacer  127  in the thickness direction as opposed to the other regions which do not overlap the spacer  127  in the thickness direction. To have different dielectric constants for different positions, the overcoat layers  251  and  252  may include a first overcoat layer  251  and a second overcoat layer  252  having different dielectric constants. The first overcoat layer  251  may be in contact with the second overcoat layer  252 . The second overcoat layer  252  may overlap the position where the spacer  127  is formed in the thickness direction. The first overcoat layer  251  may be disposed in regions that do not overlap the spacer in the thickness direction. The first overcoat layer  251  and the second overcoat layer  252  may not substantially overlap with each other in the thickness direction. For example, the first overcoat layer  251  and the second overcoat layer  252  may not substantially overlap with each other in the thickness direction except for the adjacent inclined side surfaces in contact with each other. 
     The dielectric constants of the first overcoat layer  251  and the second overcoat layer  252  are associated with the touch sensitivity. The touch sensitivity may be highly dependent on a first capacitance from a touch input position (for example, the surface of the protective layer in  FIG. 3 ) to the touch member on the touch layer TSL. However, the touch sensitivity may also be dependent on a second capacitance between the touch member of the touch layer TSL and the electrodes disposed below the touch member. The first capacitance is a value that may be directly used to determine whether or not there is a touch input. The larger the value is, the more the touch sensitivity may be increased. The second capacitance may work as a parasitic capacitance when it is determined whether or not there is a touch. Accordingly, the touch sensitivity may be reduced as the value of the second capacitance increases. 
     Simulations have been carried out to see such relationships. Specifically, a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) was measured for a sample group #1 having the structure shown in  FIG. 3  in which the light-blocking pattern layer BML is disposed on the touch layer TSL and the overcoat layers having different dielectric constants were disposed on the light-blocking pattern layer. In addition, a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) was measured for a sample group #2 having the structure in which the light-blocking pattern layer BML was disposed under the touch layer TSL and the overcoat layers having different dielectric constants were disposed between the light-blocking pattern layer and the touch layer as shown in  FIG. 4 . The results are shown in Table 1. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
             
               
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                 14.24 
                 14.55 
                 14.86 
                 15.15 
                 15.42 
               
               
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                 17.46 
                 17.45 
                 17.43 
                 17.38 
                 17.28 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     It can be seen from Table 1 that the touch sensitivity was increased as the dielectric constants were increased in the sample group #1, whereas the touch sensitivity was decreased as the dielectric constants were increased in the sample group #2. 
     In the exemplary embodiment shown in  FIG. 9 , the position where the spacer  127  is formed protrudes upward as compared with the other positions where the spacer  127  is not formed, and accordingly the height of the cathode electrode  180  also increases at that position. Accordingly, the distance between the second touch conductive layer  220  and the cathode electrode  180  may be varied depending on whether or not the spacer  127  is located. A first distance d 1  between the cathode  180  and the second touch conductive layer  220  in the position where the spacer  127  is not formed is greater than a second distance d 2  between the cathode electrode  180  and the second touch conductive layers  220 . As the distance becomes smaller, the capacitance at that position becomes larger, so that the touch sensitivity may be relatively reduced in the position where the spacer  127  is disposed. Therefore, in order to maintain a generally uniform touch sensitivity, it is necessary to increase the touch sensitivity of the position where the touch sensitivity is relatively lowered. 
     The exemplary embodiment of  FIG. 9  corresponds to the sample group #1 in which the overcoat layers  251  and  252  are disposed on the touch member. Therefore, by increasing the second dielectric constant of the second overcoat layer  252  disposed at a position overlapping the spacer  127  in the thickness direction to be larger than the first dielectric constant of the first overcoat layer  251  disposed in regions not overlapping the spacer, it is possible to compensate for the touch sensitivity. Therefore, the second dielectric constant of the second overcoat layer  252  may be greater than the first dielectric constant of the first overcoat layer  251 . The differences in the dielectric constants of the first overcoat layer  251  and the second overcoat layer  252  reduces variations in touch sensitivity of the display device resulting from the step difference caused by the spacer  127 . 
     The second overcoat layer  252  may be disposed on the light-blocking pattern  240  overlapping the spacer  127  and may have a smaller width (e.g., in the extending direction of the top surface of the substrate  110 ) than the light-blocking pattern  240 . The edge portion of the light-blocking pattern  240  overlapping with the spacer  127  may be covered by the first overcoat layer  251 . 
     In an exemplary embodiment, the first overcoat layer  251  and the second overcoat layer  252  may be formed via a patterning process. For example, the first overcoat layer  251  having an exposed opening may be formed first by applying a first photosensitive organic material at the position overlapping where the spacer  127  is formed in the thickness direction. The first photosensitive organic material may then be exposed and developed. The second overcoat layer  252  may be formed by applying a second photosensitive organic material and exposing and developing it, so that the opening is filled with the second overcoat layer  252 . In an exemplary embodiment, the second overcoat layer  252  may be formed via a process of filling the opening without performing a patterning process. 
     The upper surfaces of the first overcoat layer  251  and the second overcoat layer  252  may be substantially flat as shown in  FIG. 9 . For example, the distance between the top of the substrate  110  and the upper surface of the first overcoat layer  251  may be substantially equal to the distance between the top surface of the substrate and the upper surface of the second overcoat layer  252 . In order to form such a structure, a planarization process such as chemical mechanical polishing may be further employed. 
     In another exemplary embodiment, the second overcoat layer  252  may be formed first, and the first overcoat layer  251  may be subsequently formed. 
     The shapes and arrangements of the first overcoat layer  251  and the second overcoat layer  252  may be modified in a variety of ways. Hereinafter, other exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will be described. 
       FIGS. 10 to 15  are cross-sectional views of display devices according to a variety of exemplary embodiments. 
     According to the exemplary embodiments shown in  FIGS. 10 and 11 , the surface height of the first overcoat layer  251  may be different from the surface height of the second overcoat layer  252 . 
     For example, the top surface of the second overcoat layer  252  may protrude further above the surface of the first overcoat layer  251 , as shown in  FIG. 10 . The opening of the first overcoat layer  251  may be completely filled with the second overcoat layer  252 , and the second overcoat layer  252  may partially overflow to the nearby first overcoat layer  251 . In this exemplary embodiment, the distance between a top surface of the second overcoat layer  252  to a top surface of the substrate  110  is greater than the distance between the top surface of the first overcoat layer  251  and the top surface of the substrate. 
     In another exemplary embodiment shown in  FIG. 11 , the surface of the second overcoat layer  252  may be depressed below the surface of the first overcoat layer  251 . The second overcoat layer  252  may be formed as shown in  FIG. 11  in which the opening of the first overcoat layer  251  is not completely filled. In this exemplary embodiment, the distance between a top surface of the second overcoat layer  252  to a top surface of the substrate  110  is less than the distance between the top surface of the first overcoat layer  251  and the top surface of the substrate. 
     Also according to the exemplary embodiments shown in  FIGS. 10 and 11 , the second overcoat layer  252  having a relatively high dielectric constant may be disposed at the region overlapping the spacer  127  in the thickness direction, so that the touch sensitivity at that position can be compensated. 
     According to the exemplary embodiments shown in  FIGS. 12 to 14 , the second overcoat layer  252  may overlap with the first overcoat layer  251  in the thickness direction. 
     According to the exemplary embodiment of  FIG. 12 , the first overcoat layer  251  may not include an opening at the position where the spacer  127  is formed and has a substantially flat upper surface. The second overcoat layer  252  may be disposed on the first overcoat layer  251  at a position overlapping the spacer  127  in the thickness direction. According to the exemplary embodiments of the present inventive concepts, the second overcoat layer  252  having a relatively high dielectric constant may be further disposed at a position overlapping the spacer  127  in the thickness direction so that the capacitance at that position may be increased and accordingly the touch sensitivity may be compensated. 
     According to the exemplary embodiment of  FIG. 13 , the first overcoat layer  251  may include a recessed portion RP having a predetermined depth at the position where the spacer  127  is formed, instead of an opening penetrating the first overcoat layer  251 . The recessed portion is filled with second overcoat layer  252 . According to the exemplary embodiment of the present inventive concepts, the second overcoat layer  252  having a relatively high dielectric constant may be disposed in the region overlapping the spacer  127  in the thickness direction, the capacitance of that position may be increased and accordingly the touch sensitivity may be compensated. 
     According to the exemplary embodiment of  FIG. 14 , the first overcoat layer  251  may be formed in substantially the same manner as that of the exemplary embodiment of  FIG. 13  except that the second overcoat layer  252  may be formed in the recessed portion RP and has a height that extends above the recessed portion and covers the entire first overcoat layer  251 . In this embodiment, the thickness of the second overcoat layer  252  at the position overlapping the spacer  127  in the thickness direction may be formed is larger than the thickness at the position where the spacer  127  is not formed. According to the exemplary embodiment of the present inventive concepts, the second overcoat layer  252  having a relatively high dielectric constant may be disposed with a larger thickness in the position overlapping the spacer  127  in the thickness direction, the capacitance of that position may be increased and accordingly the touch sensitivity may be compensated. 
     The exemplary embodiment of  FIG. 15  illustrates that the width (e.g., the length in a direction parallel to the top surface of the substrate  110 ) of the second overcoat layer  252  may be further extended. Referring to  FIG. 15 , a second overcoat layer  252  may be wider than a light-blocking pattern  240  and the spacer  127 . The second overcoat layer  252  not only completely covers the light-blocking pattern  240  at the region overlapping the spacer  127  in the thickness direction but also partially covers the nearby light-blocking pattern  240 . However, if the second overcoat layer  252  overlaps with the second touch conductive layer  220  at the position where the spacer  127  is not formed, the touch sensitivity of that position may be further increased to result in variations in touch sensitivity. Therefore, the width of the second overcoat layer  252  may be limited to a range in which it does not overlap with the second touch conductive layer  220  near the region overlapping the spacer  127  in the thickness direction. 
       FIG. 16  is a cross-sectional view of a display device according to yet another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. 
     The exemplary embodiment of  FIG. 16  is different the exemplary embodiment of  FIG. 9  in that a light-blocking pattern  240  may be located below a touch conductive layer  220  similarly to the exemplary embodiment of  FIG. 4 . According to this exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, as discussed above with respect to Table 1, the touch sensitivity decreases as the dielectric constant increases. Accordingly, the second dielectric constant of the second overcoat layer  252  disposed at the position overlapping the spacer  127  in the thickness direction may be smaller than the first dielectric constant of the first overcoat layer  251  in order to compensate for the touch sensitivity. In this way, it is possible to reduce variations in touch sensitivity of the display device resulted from the step difference. The overcoat layers  251  and  252  according to this exemplary embodiment may be substantially identical to the exemplary embodiments of  FIGS. 9 to 15  except that the second dielectric constant is smaller than the first dielectric constant. Therefore, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that modifications may be made in the same manner in this exemplary embodiment. 
     In concluding the detailed description, those skilled in the art will appreciate that many variations and modifications can be made to the preferred embodiments without substantially departing from the principles of the present invention. Therefore, the disclosed preferred embodiments of the invention are used in a generic and descriptive sense only and not for purposes of limitation.