Organic light-emitting display apparatus and method of manufacturing the same

1. An organic light-emitting display apparatus comprising:

a flexible substrate having a display region and a non-display region located at an outer region of the display region, the flexible substrate being folded at the non-display region with respect to the flexible substrate at the display region;

at least one organic light-emitting diode (OLED) on the display region of the flexible substrate; and

an encapsulation member encapsulating the display region,

wherein the flexible substrate at the non-display region is folded toward the encapsulation member and covers a portion of the top surface of the encapsulation member.

2. The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the encapsulation member comprises a thin film.

3. The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the thin film has a plurality of thin films selected from the group consisting of an organic thin film and an inorganic thin film.

4. The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the non-display region is folded to cover at least a side surface of the thin film.

5. The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the encapsulation member comprises an inflexible substrate, and

the organic light-emitting display apparatus further comprises a sealant that adheres the inflexible substrate and the flexible substrate together, wherein the sealant surrounds the display region.

6. The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the inflexible substrate comprises a glass substrate.

7. The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the sealant comprises a glass frit.

8. The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the sealant comprises an organic sealant.

9. The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 5 , further comprising a supporting substrate that supports the flexible substrate and is formed on a surface of the flexible substrate that is opposite to a surface on which the display region is formed.

10. The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the supporting substrate comprises a glass substrate.

11. The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the size of the supporting substrate is less than the size of the flexible substrate.

12. The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the non-display region is folded to cover a side surface of the supporting substrate.

13. The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the non-display region is folded to cover a side surface of the encapsulation member.

14. The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the flexible substrate comprises a plastic substrate.

15. The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a barrier layer that is formed on the flexible substrate and is formed between the display region and the non-display region.

16. The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

an emitting unit that comprises the at least one OLED; and

a device/wiring layer on the flexible substrate and comprising a device and a wiring that are electrically connected to the at least one OLED.

17. The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a driving circuit unit and a wiring unit at the non-display region, wherein the driving circuit unit and the wiring unit are electrically connected to the display region.

18. The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the image of the organic light-emitting display apparatus is realized toward the flexible substrate.

19. The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the image of the organic light-emitting display apparatus is further realized toward encapsulation member.

20. A method of manufacturing an organic light-emitting display apparatus, the method comprising:

(a) forming a flexible substrate on a supporting substrate, the flexible substrate having a display region and a non-display region at an outer region of the display region;

(b) forming at least one organic light-emitting diode (OLED) on the display region of the flexible substrate;

(c) forming an encapsulation member on the flexible substrate to encapsulate the display region;

(d) separating at least a portion of the supporting substrate from the flexible substrate; and

(e) folding the flexible substrate at the non-display region with respect to the flexible substrate at the display region, such that the flexible substrate at the non-display region is folded toward the encapsulation member and covers a portion of the top surface of the encapsulation member.

21. The method of claim 20 , wherein (a) comprises forming the flexible substrate as a plastic substrate.

22. The method of claim 20 , further comprising, after (a), forming a barrier layer on the flexible substrate.

23. The method of claim 20 , wherein (c) comprises forming the encapsulation member as a thin film.

24. The method of claim 23 , wherein the thin film is formed by stacking a plurality of thin films selected from the group consisting of an organic thin film and an inorganic thin film.

25. The method of claim 23 , wherein,

in (d), the supporting substrate is entirely separated from the flexible substrate, and

in (e), the non-display region is folded to cover a side surface of the thin film.

26. The method of claim 20 , wherein (c) comprises forming the encapsulation member as an inflexible substrate, and adhering the inflexible substrate and the flexible substrate together by using a sealant.

27. The method of claim 26 , wherein the inflexible substrate is formed as a glass substrate.

28. The method of claim 26 , wherein the sealant comprises a glass frit.

29. The method of claim 26 , wherein the sealant comprises an organic sealant.

30. The method of claim 26 , wherein, in (d), a region of the supporting substrate that corresponds to the non-display region is separated from the flexible substrate.

31. The method of claim 30 , wherein, in (e), the non-display region is folded to cover a side surface of the supporting substrate.

32. The method of claim 30 , wherein, in (e), the non-display region is folded to cover a side surface of the encapsulation member.

33. An organic light-emitting display apparatus comprising:

a flexible substrate having a display region and a non-display region located at an outer region of the display region, the flexible substrate being folded at the non-display region with respect to the flexible substrate at the display region;

at least one organic light-emitting diode (OLED) on the display region of the flexible substrate; and

an encapsulation member encapsulating the display region,

wherein the flexible substrate at the non-display region is folded to cover the encapsulation member.