US Patent 11387432 Display device with groove overlapped by metal layer

A display panel includes: a substrate comprising a first area, a second area, and a third area between the first area and the second area; a stack structure in the second area and comprising a pixel electrode, an opposite electrode, and an intermediate layer between the pixel electrode and the opposite electrode; a groove in the third area and separating at least one organic material layer included in the intermediate layer; and at least one metal layer in the third area and comprising a first opening overlapping the groove, wherein the groove is defined in a multi-layered film including an organic layer and an inorganic layer on the organic layer, and the at least one metal layer is between the substrate and the multi-layered film.