IP Library Granted Patent US 9,966,558
Granted Patent B2
US 9,966,558 · App. 15/628,557 · Granted May 8, 2018

Organic light-emitting display apparatus

Inventor: Moongon Kim (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
H01L51/5237
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Patent No.
US 9,966,558
App. No.
15/628,557
Granted
May 8, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

An organic light-emitting display apparatus includes: a substrate; a display unit on the substrate and including a display area and a non-display area outside of the display area; and a thin-film encapsulation layer that seals the display unit, wherein the non-display area includes a dam region located outside of the display area and a plurality of protrusions on at least a part of the display unit outside of the dam region.

Claims (32)

1. An organic light-emitting display apparatus comprising:

a substrate;

a display unit on the substrate and comprising a display area and a non-display area outside of the display area; and

a thin-film encapsulation layer that seals the display unit,

wherein the non-display area comprises a first protrusion located outside of the display area and a plurality of second protrusions outside of the first protrusion,

wherein the plurality of second protrusions are spaced apart from each other at regular intervals, and

wherein a power supply wire is located in the non-display area, and the first protrusion overlaps and contacts at least an outer edge of the power supply wire.

2. The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of second protrusions form a uniform pattern.

3. The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of second protrusions are arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns.

4. The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of second protrusions surround the first protrusion.

5. The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the display unit comprises a thin-film transistor and an organic light-emitting device electrically connected to the thin-film transistor; and

wherein the power supply wire and the organic light-emitting device are electrically connected to each other through a wire.

6. The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the thin-film encapsulation layer comprises a first inorganic film, a first organic film on the first inorganic film, and a second inorganic film on the first organic film, and

wherein a portion of the wire directly contacts the first inorganic film.

7. The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the thin-film encapsulation layer comprises a plurality of inorganic films and a plurality of organic films respectively located between the plurality of inorganic films,

wherein the plurality of inorganic films cover the plurality of second protrusions.

8. The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the plurality of inorganic films contact each other outside of the plurality of second protrusions.

9. An organic light-emitting display apparatus comprising:

a substrate;

a display unit on the substrate and comprising a display area and a non-display area outside of the display area; and

a thin-film encapsulation layer that seals the display unit,

wherein the non-display area comprises a first protrusion located outside of the display area and a plurality of second protrusions outside of the first protrusion,

wherein the plurality of second protrusions are spaced apart from each other at regular intervals,

wherein the display unit comprises: a thin-film transistor; an organic light-emitting device electrically coupled to the thin-film transistor; a passivation film between the thin-film transistor and the organic light-emitting device; and a pixel-defining film defining a pixel region of the organic light-emitting device, and

wherein the first protrusion is formed of a same material as at least one selected from the passivation film and the pixel-defining film.

10. The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the first protrusion comprises: a first layer formed of a same material as the passivation film; and a second layer on the first layer and formed of a same material as the pixel-defining film.

11. The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the thin-film transistor comprises: an active layer; a gate electrode; a source electrode; and a drain electrode,

wherein a gate insulating layer is located between the active layer and the gate electrode, and an interlayer insulating film is located between the gate electrode and the source and drain electrodes, and

the gate insulating layer and the interlayer insulating film extend to the non-display area.

12. The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of second protrusions are located on the interlayer insulating film.

13. The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the thin-film encapsulation layer comprises at least one inorganic film, wherein the at least one inorganic film contacts the interlayer insulating film outside of the plurality of second protrusions.

14. The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the at least one inorganic film contacts a top surface of the substrate through an edge portion of the interlayer insulating film.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 3, 2017
From: KIM, MOONGON
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 042884/0331 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2015-0043297 · Mar 27, 2015 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 14884610 · Oct 15, 2015
Related Publication 20170288166A1 · Oct 5, 2017