Next, the touch insulating film 430 may be partially removed to expose at least a portion of the touch electrode 410. The touch insulating film 430 located over the touch electrode 410 may be partially removed to form a touch contact hole TCH.
The touch insulating film 430 and the thin film encapsulation layer 300 formed in the opening portion OP may be partially removed during the forming of the touch contact hole TCH.
As an alternative embodiment, the inorganic film 310 and the touch insulating film 430 may be sequentially stacked and formed to contact each other at an edge of the organic film 330 in the opening portion OP, and the touch insulating film 430 and the inorganic film 310 in the opening portion OP may be partially removed during the forming of the touch contact hole TCH.
When the touch insulating film 430 is an inorganic film formed of an inorganic material, a portion of the touch insulating film 430 and the inorganic film 310 in the opening portion OP may be removed concurrently with the removal of a portion of the touch insulating film 430 to form the touch contact hole TCH.
The inorganic film 310 and the touch insulating film 430 may be removed, for example, by a dry etching process.
The touch insulating film 430 and the thin film encapsulation layer 300 in the opening portion OP may be partially removed to form a barrier B. The barrier B may include a first layer formed of the thin film encapsulation layer 300 (e.g., the inorganic film 310), and a second layer formed of the touch insulating film 430.