ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME

1 . An organic light-emitting display apparatus comprising:

a substrate;

a plurality of pixels on the substrate and each have a light emission area from which visible rays are emitted and a transmission area through which external light is transmitted;

a pixel circuit portion in each light emission area of the plurality of pixels;

a first electrode in each light emission area and is electrically connected to the pixel circuit portion;

an intermediate layer on the first electrode and comprises an organic emissive layer;

a second electrode on the intermediate layer; and

a capping layer on the second electrode and comprises a first capping layer corresponding to the light emission area and a second capping layer corresponding to the transmission area.

2 . The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the capping layer is light-transmissive.

3 . The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first capping layer and the second capping layer have different thicknesses.

4 . The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the second capping layer is thinner than the first capping layer.

5 . The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the second capping layer comprises a plurality of sub-capping layers.

6 . The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first capping layer and the second capping layer are separated from each other in at least a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.

7 . The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first capping layer and the second capping layer comprise the same material.

8 . The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first capping layer and the second capping layer comprise different materials.

9 . The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the capping layer comprises 8-quinolinolato lithium (Liq), N,N-diphenyl-N,N-bis(9-phenyl-9H-carbazol-3-yl)biphenyl-4,4′-diamine, N(diphenyl-4-yl)9,9-dimethyl-N-(4(9-phenyl-9H-carbazol-3-yl)phenyl)-9H-fluorene-2-amine, or 2-(4-(9,10-di(naphthalene-2-yl)anthracene-2-yl)phenyl)-1-phenyl-1H-benzo-[D]imidazole.

10 . The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the second electrode is light-transmissive.

11 . The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:

the capping layer is on the second electrode in a first area and has a first edge, and

the organic light-emitting display apparatus further comprises a third electrode on the second electrode in a second area other than the first area, the third electrode having a second edge, and

a lateral surface of the first edge of the capping layer and a lateral surface of the second edge of the third electrode contact each other.

12 . The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the third electrode is thicker than the second electrode.

13 . The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 11 , wherein an adhesive force between the third electrode and the capping layer is weaker than an adhesive force between the third electrode and the second electrode.

14 . The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the third electrode comprises magnesium (Mg).

15 . The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 11 , wherein all edges of the capping layer and an edge of the third electrode contact each other.

16 . A method of manufacturing an organic light-emitting display apparatus comprising a plurality of pixels each comprising a light emission area from which visible rays are emitted and a transmission area through which external light is transmitted, the method comprising:

forming a plurality of pixel circuit portions on a substrate to respectively correspond to the plurality of pixels;

forming a first electrode in a light emission area of each of the plurality of pixels and electrically connected to a corresponding one of the pixel circuit portions;

forming an intermediate layer, comprising an organic emissive layer, on the first electrode;

forming a second electrode on the intermediate layer; and

forming a capping layer on the second electrode, wherein the capping layer comprises a first capping layer corresponding to the light emission area and a second capping layer corresponding to the transmission area.

17 . The method of claim 16 , wherein:

the first capping layer and the second capping layer are formed separately.

18 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the first capping layer and the second capping layer are formed using a mask.

19 . The method of claim 16 , wherein:

the capping layer is formed in a first area on the second electrode and has a first edge,

the method further comprises forming a third electrode in a second area other than the first area on the second electrode and has a second edge, and

a lateral surface of the first edge of the capping layer and a lateral surface of the second edge of the third electrode are formed to contact each other.

20 . The method of claim 19 , wherein the forming of the third electrode comprises patterning the third electrode by using a pattern of the capping layer.