Abstract: A display apparatus includes a first substrate in which a plurality of pixel areas and a non-pixel area around the pixel areas are defined, a cavity-defining layer disposed on the first substrate and defining a plurality of cavities corresponding to the pixel areas, an insulating layer disposed on the cavity-defining layer and in the cavities, a liquid crystal layer disposed on the insulating layer in the cavities, and a second substrate disposed on the insulating layer to cover the liquid crystal layer. The liquid crystal layer has a same refractive index as the cavity-defining layer when the liquid crystal layer is not driven. The liquid crystal layer has a greater refractive index than the cavity-defining layer when the liquid crystal layer is driven.

Abstract: A backlight unit includes a light source generating light, a light guide plate guiding the light in an upper direction, and an optical member disposed on the light guide plate to condense the light provided from the light guide plate in the upper direction. A top surface of the light guide plate includes a plurality of circular areas and a peripheral area around the circular areas. Each of the circular areas includes a central circular area and a ring area surrounding the central circular area. The optical member includes a first insulating layer disposed on the light guide plate and spaced apart from the light guide plate by predetermined distances in the ring areas and the peripheral area to define a plurality of cavities, and a second insulating layer disposed on the first insulating layer.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a pixel layer and an adhesive part. The first substrate includes an adhesive area, fiber bundles and a base material which is impregnated between the fiber bundles. The second substrate includes an adhesive area, fiber bundles and a base material which is impregnated between the fiber bundles. The pixel layer is between the first and second substrates and includes a display area. The adhesive part is between the first substrate and the second substrate, is in each of the adhesive areas of the first and second substrates, and seals the pixel layer between the first and second substrates. The adhesive area of the first or second substrate includes an exposure area through which the fiber bundles are exposed, and the adhesive part contacts the exposure area.

Abstract: A display apparatus and a method of manufacturing a display apparatus are disclosed. A display may include a base substrate, a plurality of pixel rows each of which includes a plurality of pixels arranged both in a first direction and in a second direction, a sealant layer covering the pixel rows, and a trench disposed between the pixel rows. Each pixel row may include a plurality of active cavities arranged along the trench and a drain cavity disposed on at least one end of the trench. A capillary force decreases along the active cavities, the drain cavity, and the trench.

Abstract: A display apparatus and a method of manufacturing a display apparatus are disclosed. A display may include a base substrate, a plurality of pixel rows each of which includes a plurality of pixels arranged both in a first direction and in a second direction, a sealant layer covering the pixel rows, and a trench disposed between the pixel rows. Each pixel row may include a plurality of active cavities arranged along the trench and a drain cavity disposed on at least one end of the trench. A capillary force decreases along the active cavities, the drain cavity, and the trench.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a pixel layer and an adhesive part. The first substrate includes an adhesive area, fiber bundles and a base material which is impregnated between the fiber bundles. The second substrate includes an adhesive area, fiber bundles and a base material which is impregnated between the fiber bundles. The pixel layer is between the first and second substrates and includes a display area. The adhesive part is between the first substrate and the second substrate, is in each of the adhesive areas of the first and second substrates, and seals the pixel layer between the first and second substrates. The adhesive area of the first or second substrate includes an exposure area through which the fiber bundles are exposed, and the adhesive part contacts the exposure area.

Abstract: A display apparatus including a display panel, first and second polarizing films, and first and second stress relieving members. The first stress relieving member is interposed between the first polarizing film and the display panel to balance a restoring force from the first polarizing film, and the second stress relieving member is interposed between the second polarizing film and the display panel to relieve a restoring force from the second polarizing film.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a display apparatus includes preparing first and second substrates, forming a bonding spacer on the first substrate having a first height, forming a supporting spacer on the second substrate having a second height less than the first height, forming an image display part on one of the first substrate or the second substrate, and coupling the first substrate and the second substrate together until an upper surface of the supporting spacer contacts the first substrate and the second substrate is bonded to the bonding spacer.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a first base substrate having pixel areas, a second base substrate facing the first base substrate, and barriers dividing the pixel areas into a plurality of pixel area groups. Each barrier includes at least two sub-barriers spaced apart from each other, and a coupling member is arranged between and on each of the at least two sub-barriers to couple the barrier with the first or second base substrates.