A display device includes: a display panel including a light emitting element layer including a pixel defining layer dividing a display area into an emission area and a non-emission area, a thin film encapsulation layer disposed on the light emitting element layer, and a shielding layer including a shielding electrode disposed on the thin film encapsulation layer that is disposed on a substrate including the display area and a non-display area; and a touch panel attached to the display panel through a first optically clear adhesive and including touch electrodes, wherein the light emitting element layer includes a light emitting layer corresponding to the emission area, and the shielding electrode overlaps the non-emission area.

The present invention relates to the field of screen display technology, and discloses an automotive organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display screen, including a foldable OLED panel. The foldable OLED panel is of a rectangular structure and includes a display panel end and a folding region. The folding region is folded outwards to form a folded panel end. The foldable OLED panel is provided with at least one folded panel end. A back of the display panel end is bonded and fixed to the folded panel end. A circular polarizer is attached to a surface of the display panel end via an optical adhesive. A protective cover plate is attached to a surface of the circular polarizer via an optical adhesive.

The multilayer structure used to be deformed by bending with a first member outside, includes the first member, a first adhesive layer, a second member having one surface joined to one surface of the first member at least via the first adhesive layer, a second adhesive layer, and a first structure having one surface joined to the other surface of the second member at least via the second adhesive layer. The first structure includes a third member on a surface in contact with the second adhesive layer, including, on a surface in contact with the second adhesive layer, a layer that is likely to be broken when deformed. Hardness of each of the first and second adhesive layer is determined such that when the multilayer structure is deformed, the extension of the layer likely to be broken is reduced to a value lower than the tensile breaking extension thereof.

Embodiments of the disclosed subject matter provide a device including an organic light emitting device (OLED) display having at least one pixel having a plurality of sub-pixels, where at least one color sub-pixel of the plurality of sub-pixels may be configured to output red light, green light, and/or blue light. The device may include at least one sub-pixel that is configured to have a Lambertian emission, and at least one sub-pixel having a microcavity configured for direct emission such that a first ratio of light from the direct emission sub-pixel in a cone having an angle of 0-20° in a normal direction relative to an overall light emission from the direct emission sub-pixel having at least 10%, at least 20%, and/or at least 30% higher than a second ratio of light from the Lambertian emission sub-pixel.

An optical laminate includes two optically anisotropic layers, an A-plate and a C-plate, in which the adhesiveness between the layers, the liquid crystal alignment of the C-plate, and the adhesiveness between the A-plate and a pressure-sensitive adhesive, are excellent. The optical laminate includes first and second optically anisotropic layers which are A-plate and C-plate formed of a first and second liquid crystal compound, respectively, and a mixed layer disposed between the layers, including components derived from the first and second liquid crystal compounds, and an optical alignment compound, in which a surface energy of the first optically anisotropic layer on a side opposite to the mixed layer is 25 mN/m or more, and where a component in a depth direction is analyzed with time-of-flight type secondary ion mass spectrometry while irradiating ion beams from a surface of the optical laminate on the first, toward the second, optically anisotropic layer.

Provided is a polarizing plate having an excellent adhesiveness between a polarizer and an optical film and having good durability; and an image display device having the same. The polarizing plate includes a polarizer, an adhesive layer, and an optical film exhibiting reverse wavelength dispersibility, adjacent to each other in this order, in which the adhesive layer is a layer formed of an adhesive composition containing a polymerizable compound and a polymerization initiator, and the polarizing plate satisfies Condition 1: a maximum absorption wavelength of the polymerization initiator is within ±70 nm of a minimum absorption wavelength of the optical film and Condition 2: a molar absorption coefficient of the polymerization initiator is 22,000 mol.sup.−1Lcm.sup.−1 or more.

A light absorption anisotropic film, an optical film, and a liquid crystal display device, with less defects and a high alignment degree even when the concentration of a dichroic substance is increased. The light absorption anisotropic film is formed of a liquid crystal composition containing a liquid crystal compound, a dichroic substance represented by Formula (C-1), a dichroic substance represented by Formula (C-2), in which a total content of the dichroic substances represented by Formula (C-1) and Formula (C-2) is 4.5% by mass or greater with respect to a total mass of a solid content of the liquid crystal composition, and the liquid crystal compound is vertically aligned. When R.sup.a1 and R.sup.a2 represent the same group, —N(R.sup.b11)(R.sup.b12) and —N(R.sup.b21)(R.sup.b22) are groups different from each other. When R.sup.a1 and R.sup.a2 represent different groups, —N(R.sup.b11)(R.sup.b12) and —N(R.sup.b21)(R.sup.b22) may be groups that are the same as or different from each other.

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Provided is an optical film and an optical laminate that achieve an image display device capable of an antireflection effect of external light and improvement of utilization efficiency of light emitted by a light emitting element when applied to a self-emission type image display device formed of an inorganic EL element, an organic EL element, or the like. The optical film includes a light absorption anisotropic film consisting of a cured substance of a liquid crystal composition that contains a polymerizable liquid crystal compound and a dichroic coloring agent compound, in which the light absorption anisotropic film has, in the same film surface, regions A and B where an inclination of an absorption axis with respect to a film surface is θA and θB, respectively, and θA and θB satisfy relationships of Expressions (1) |θA−θB|≥10° and (2) 0°≤θB≤5°.

A display apparatus includes a display panel that includes a display element and a thin-film encapsulation layer disposed on the display element, and a polarization film disposed on the display panel and that includes a phase compensation layer, a phase retardation layer, and a polarization layer. A thickness direction phase difference of the display panel is less than or equal to about -35 nm.

A display apparatus includes a display panel including a display element and a thin-film encapsulation layer disposed on the display element, and a polarization film disposed on the display panel and including a polarization layer, a phase retardation layer, and a phase compensation layer, wherein a thickness direction phase difference C.sub.Rth of the phase compensation layer satisfies Equation: C.sub.Rth = - ((Re x sin.sup.2(2Θ) x NZ)/2 + A.sub.Rth).