IP Library Granted Patent US 9,172,057
Granted Patent B2
US 9,172,057 · App. 14/129,997 · Granted Oct 27, 2015

Encapsulation structure for an opto-electronic component

Inventors: Richard Baisl (Regensburg, DE); Dirk Becker (Langquaid, DE); Thomas Dobbertin (Regensburg, DE); Doreen Heppner (Koefering, DE); Benjamin Krummacher (Regensburg, DE); Erwin Lang (Regensburg, DE); Tilman Schlenker (Nittendorf, DE); Christian Schmid (Regensburg, DE)
Assignee: OSRAM OLED GmbH
H01L51/5253H01L51/448H01L51/5237
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Patent No.
US 9,172,057
App. No.
14/129,997
Granted
Oct 27, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

An encapsulation structure for an optoelectronic component, may include: a thin-film encapsulation for protecting the optoelectronic component against chemical impurities; an adhesive layer formed on the thin-film encapsulation; and a cover layer formed on the adhesive layer and serving for protecting the thin-film encapsulation and/or the optoelectronic component against mechanical damage, wherein the adhesive layer is formed such that particle impurities situated at the surface of the thin-film encapsulation are at least partly enclosed by the adhesive layer.

Claims (32)

1. An encapsulation structure for an optoelectronic component, comprising:

a thin-film encapsulation for protecting the optoelectronic component against chemical impurities;

an adhesive layer formed on the thin-film encapsulation, wherein the adhesive layer is formed such that particle impurities situated at the surface of the thin-film encapsulation are at least partly enclosed by the adhesive layer; and

a cover layer formed on the adhesive layer and serving for protecting the thin-film encapsulation and/or the optoelectronic component against mechanical damage, wherein the cover layer comprises a heat conducting foil or a lacquer layer comprising a polyacrylic protective lacquer.

2. The encapsulation structure as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein the adhesive layer comprises a curable adhesive material.

3. The encapsulation structure as claimed in claim 2 ,

wherein the curable adhesive material is formed as UV-curing adhesive material.

4. The encapsulation structure as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein the adhesive layer is formed such that the particle impurities are completely embedded in the adhesive layer.

5. The encapsulation structure as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein the adhesive layer has a layer thickness of approximately 1 μm to approximately 500 μm.

6. The encapsulation structure as claimed in claim 5 ,

wherein the adhesive layer has a layer thickness of approximately 10 μm to approximately 100 μm.

7. The encapsulation structure as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein the cover layer comprises a glass layer.

8. The encapsulation structure as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein a heat conducting foil is applied on or above the cover layer.

9. The encapsulation structure as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein at least one light coupling-out layer is applied on or above the cover layer.

10. The encapsulation structure as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein the thin-film encapsulation comprises a layer stack comprising at least one first bather thin-film layer and a second bather thin-film layer formed on the first bather thin-film layer.

11. The encapsulation structure as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein the adhesive layer comprises scattering particles embedded in the adhesive layer.

12. An encapsulation arrangement, comprising:

an optoelectronic component having at least one functional layer;

an encapsulation structure being formed on or above the at least one functional layer, the encapsulation structure comprising:

a thin-film encapsulation for protecting the optoelectronic component against chemical impurities;

an adhesive layer formed on the thin-film encapsulation, wherein the adhesive layer is formed such that particle impurities situated at the surface of the thin-film encapsulation are at least partly enclosed by the adhesive layer; and

a cover layer formed on the adhesive layer and serving for protecting the thin-film encapsulation and/or the optoelectronic component against mechanical damage, wherein the cover layer comprises a heat conducting foil or a lacquer layer comprising a polyacrylic protective lacquer.

13. The encapsulation arrangement as claimed in claim 12 ,

wherein the optoelectronic component is an organic optoelectronic component.

Assignments (3)
MERGER Recorded Feb 17, 2026
From: OSRAM OLED GMBH
To: AMS-OSRAM INTERNATIONAL GMBH
Reel/Frame 074881/0104 →
SPIN-OFF OF THE ORIGINAL ASSIGNEE Recorded Dec 11, 2014
From: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
To: OSRAM OLED GMBH
Reel/Frame 034679/0212 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 10, 2014
From: BAISL, RICHARD; BECKER, DIRK; DOBBERTIN, THOMAS; HEPPNER, DOREEN; KRUMMACHER, BENJAMIN; LANG, ERWIN; SCHLENKER, TILMAN; SCHMID, CHRISTIAN
To: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
Reel/Frame 032639/0952 →
Priority Claims (2)
DE 10 2011 078 404 · Jun 30, 2011 · national
DE 10 2011 079 160 · Jul 14, 2011 · national
Continuity (1)
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