Organic light-emitting display apparatus including a flexible substrate having a foldable non-display region 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;

an encapsulation member disposed on the display region; and

a supporting substrate on a surface of the flexible substrate opposite to a surface on which the display region is formed,

wherein the flexible substrate at the non-display region is folded toward the supporting substrate.

2. 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.

3. The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the inflexible substrate comprises a glass substrate.

4. The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the sealant comprises a glass frit.

5. The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the sealant comprises an organic sealant.

6. The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the supporting substrate comprises a glass substrate.

7. The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the size of the supporting substrate is less than the size of the flexible substrate.

8. The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the non-display region is folded to cover a side surface of the supporting substrate.

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

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. 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.

13. 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 a region of the supporting substrate corresponding to the non-display region 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 supporting substrate.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein (a) comprises forming the flexible substrate as a plastic substrate.

15. The method of claim 13 , further comprising, after (a), forming a barrier layer on the flexible substrate.

16. The method of claim 13 , 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.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the inflexible substrate is formed as a glass substrate.

18. The method of claim 16 , wherein the sealant comprises a glass frit.

19. The method of claim 16 , wherein the sealant comprises an organic sealant.

20. The method of claim 13 , wherein, in (e), the non-display region is folded to cover a side surface of the supporting substrate.