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US 12,581,834 · App. 17/346,150 · Granted Mar 17, 2026

Organic light-emitting display apparatus

Inventors: Min-Ho Oh (Yongin-si, KR); Yoon-Hyeung Cho (Yongin-si, KR); Byoung-Duk Lee (Yongin-si, KR); Yong-Tak Kim (Yongin-si, KR); So-Young Lee (Yongin-si, KR); Yun-Ah Chung (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
H10K59/873H10K59/8731
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Patent No.
US 12,581,834
App. No.
17/346,150
Granted
Mar 17, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An organic light-emitting display apparatus is disclosed. In one embodiment, the display apparatus includes i) a substrate and ii) an organic light-emitting device formed on the substrate, the organic light-emitting device including a stack structure including a first electrode, an organic light-emitting layer, and a second electrode. The apparatus may further include a sealing layer formed on the substrate so as to cover the organic light-emitting device, the sealing layer including an inorganic layer and a porous layer interposed between the sealing layer and the organic light-emitting device. One embodiment can reduce a stress due to a sealing inorganic layer so as to maintain characteristics for a long time in a severe environment and not affect an organic light-emitting device.

Claims (16)

1 . An organic light-emitting display apparatus comprising:

a substrate;

an organic light-emitting device over the substrate;

a first layer over the organic light-emitting device, the first layer comprising an organic material;

a second layer over the substrate and covering the organic light-emitting device and the first layer, wherein the second layer contacts the first layer; and

a capping layer interposed between the first layer and the organic light-emitting device,

wherein the second layer is over the first layer and comprises an inorganic layer and an organic layer stacked with each other,

wherein the inorganic layer is directly on the first layer to form a boundary therebetween,

wherein the first layer is directly on the capping layer, and

wherein the capping layer comprises an organic material.

2 . The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the organic light-emitting device has a stack structure comprising a first electrode, a second electrode, and an organic light-emitting layer between the first electrode and the second electrode.

3 . The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the capping layer contacts the second electrode.

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

5 . The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first layer is thicker than the inorganic layer of the second layer.

6 . The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the inorganic layer of the second layer comprises a first inorganic layer and a second inorganic layer, wherein the first inorganic layer, the organic layer, and the second inorganic layer of the second layer are sequentially stacked, and wherein the first inorganic layer of the second layer is directly on the first layer.

7 . The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the second inorganic layer is not porous.

Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2010-0129285 · Dec 16, 2010 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 14504269 · Oct 1, 2014
Continuation In Part 13088912 · Apr 18, 2011
Related Publication 20210305536A1 · Sep 30, 2021
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