# US 10,319,797 B2 · Organic light-emitting display device and method of manufacturing the same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,319,797 B2 - Document ID: US10319797B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/600,986 - Filed: 2017-05-22 - Published: 2017-11-30 - Granted: 2019-06-11 - Earliest claimed: 2016-05-26 - Assignees: Samsung Display Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Display Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Changmok Kim; Jinho Kwack - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10319797B2 ## CPC - H10K 59/1201: {Manufacture or treatment} - G09G 3/2983: {using non-standard pixel electrode arrangements} - G09G 3/3208: organic, e.g. using organic light-emitting diodes [OLED] - H10K 59/1213: {the pixel elements being TFTs} - H10K 59/123: Connection of the pixel electrodes to the thin film transistors [TFT] - H10K 59/131: Interconnections, e.g. wiring lines or terminals - H10K 59/32: Stacked devices having two or more layers, each emitting at different wavelengths - H10K 59/8731: {multilayered coatings having a repetitive structure, e.g. having multiple organic-inorganic bilayers} - H10K 77/111: {Flexible substrates} - G09G 2300/023: Display panel composed of stacked panels - G09G 2300/0426: Layout of electrodes and connections - G09G 2300/0439: Pixel structures - H10K 59/122: Pixel-defining structures or layers, e.g. banks - H10K 59/124: Insulating layers formed between TFT elements and OLED elements - Y02E 10/549: Organic PV cells - Y02P 70/50: Manufacturing or production processes characterised by the final manufactured product - H10K: ORGANIC ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES - G09G: ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION (arrangements for transferring data between digital computers and displays G06F3/14; static indicating arrangements comprising an association of a number of separate sources or light control cells G09F9/00; static indicating arrangements comprising integral associations of a number of light sources H01J, H01K, H10H, H05B33/12; scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission, details thereof H04N1/00) - Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION - Y02P: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS ## Abstract An organic light-emitting display apparatus includes: a substrate including a display area and a peripheral area at an outer side of the display area; a pixel electrode disposed in the display area of the substrate; a pixel-defining layer disposed on the pixel electrode and exposing at least a portion of the pixel electrode; an intermediate layer disposed on the pixel electrode; an opposite electrode disposed on the intermediate layer; a first conductive layer disposed in the peripheral area of the substrate and including at least one opening; a first block structure and a second block structure disposed on the first conductive layer and separated from each other with the at least one opening therebetween; and an encapsulation structure disposed on the opposite electrode in the display area and the peripheral area. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An organic light-emitting display apparatus, comprising: a substrate comprising a display area and a peripheral area at an outer side of the display area; a pixel electrode, an intermediate layer, and an opposite electrode disposed in the display area of the substrate; a first block structure disposed in the peripheral area and comprising a first lower layer and a first upper layer; a second block structure disposed in the peripheral area and comprising a second lower layer, a second middle layer, and a second upper layer; a first conductive layer disposed in the peripheral area of the substrate and comprising at least one opening; a conductive pattern disposed in the peripheral area of the substrate and interposed between the first conductive layer and the first lower layer, and the second lower layer and the second middle layer; and an encapsulation structure disposed on the opposite electrode in the display area and the peripheral area, wherein: the first conductive layer includes a first portion disposed on one side of the opening and a second portion disposed on the other side of the opening, and at least one of the first portion and the second portion overlaps the second lower layer; the encapsulation structure comprises a first inorganic layer, an organic layer, and a second inorganic layer that are sequentially disposed over the opposite electrode; and the first inorganic layer and the second inorganic layer cover the first block structure and the second block structure and contact each other over the first block structure and the second block structure. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 1, further comprising: a first layer disposed on the pixel electrode and exposing at least a portion of the pixel electrode; and a second layer disposed on the first layer. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 2, wherein the first lower layer and the second middle layer includes a same material as the first layer. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 2, wherein the first upper layer and the second upper layer includes a same material as the second layer. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 2, further comprising: a thin film transistor disposed in the display area of the substrate and electrically connected with the pixel electrode; and a via-insulating layer covering the thin film transistor, wherein the second lower layer includes a same material as the via-insulating layer. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the conductive pattern connects the opposite electrode with the first conductive layer and the conductive pattern includes a same material as the pixel electrode. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 1, wherein: the second block structure is disposed at an outer side of the first block structure so as to surround at least a portion of the first block structure; and a height of the second block structure is greater than a height of the first block structure. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 1, wherein a width of the at least one opening comprised in the first conductive layer is equal to or greater than about 2 μm. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a second conductive layer disposed between the substrate and the first conductive layer so as to be insulated from the first conductive layer. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 9, wherein the at least one opening comprised in the first conductive layer overlaps at least a portion of the second conductive layer in a plan view. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 9, further comprising: a thin film transistor disposed in the display area of the substrate and electrically connected with the pixel electrode; and a via-insulating layer covering the thin film transistor, wherein the thin film transistor comprises an active layer, a gate electrode insulated from the active layer and including a same material as the second conductive layer, and a source electrode and a drain electrode including the same material as the first conductive layer. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 9, wherein a surface roughness of the first conductive layer is greater than a surface roughness of the second conductive layer. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 9, wherein the first conductive layer comprises titanium (Ti) and the second conductive layer comprises molybdenum (Mo). ### Claim 14 An organic light-emitting display apparatus, comprising: a substrate comprising a display area and a peripheral area at an outer side of the display area; a pixel electrode disposed in the display area of the substrate; a first block structure disposed in the peripheral area and comprising a first lower layer and a first upper layer; a second block structure disposed in the peripheral area and comprising a second lower layer, a second middle layer, and a second upper layer; a first conductive layer disposed in the peripheral area of the substrate and comprising at least one opening; and a conductive pattern disposed in the peripheral area of the substrate and interposed between the first conductive layer and the first lower layer, and the second lower layer and the second middle layer; wherein: the first conductive layer includes a first portion disposed on one side of the opening and a second portion disposed on the other side of the opening, and at least one of the first portion and the second portion overlaps the second lower layer; and the first block structure and the second block structure are disposed on the first conductive layer and separated from each other with the at least one opening therebetween. ### Claim 15 An organic light-emitting display apparatus, comprising: a substrate comprising a display area and a peripheral area at an outer side of the display area; a pixel electrode disposed in the display area of the substrate; a first block structure disposed in the peripheral area and comprising a first lower layer and a first upper layer; a second block structure disposed in the peripheral area and comprising a second lower layer, a second middle layer, and a second upper layer; a first conductive layer disposed in the peripheral area of the substrate and comprising at least one opening; a conductive pattern disposed in the peripheral area of the substrate and interposed between the first conductive layer and the first lower layer, and the second lower layer and the second middle layer; an intermediate layer disposed on the pixel electrode; and an opposite electrode disposed on the intermediate layer, wherein: the first conductive layer includes a first portion disposed on one side of the opening and a second portion disposed on the other side of the opening, and at least one of the first portion and the second portion overlaps the second lower layer; the conductive pattern connects the opposite electrode with the first conductive layer and the conductive pattern includes a same material as the pixel electrode; and the conductive pattern extends from an area contacting the opposite electrode to an area between the first conductive layer and the first block structure, the conductive pattern covering the at least one opening comprised in the first conductive layer.