Samsung Display Co., Ltd.

Sungkyunkwan University

Samsung Displayco., Ltd.

Jiyoung Choung

Duckjung Lee

Jungsun Park

Yeonhwa Lee

Arong Kim

Hyunsung Bang

Joongu Lee

Jaesik Kim

Jaeik Kim

Sehoon Jeong

Younggil Kwon

Jinbaek Choi

Minsoo Shin

Insung Hwang

Seul Gee Lee

Jinkoo Chung

Beohmrock Choi

Chanho Moon

Sungchul Kim

Sangsoo Kim

Kyuhwan Hwang

Ji-Hee Son

Hyungsung Bang

A display apparatus having high external light transmittance and a manufacturing method of the display apparatus are provided, wherein the display apparatus does not substantially include a common electrode in a transmission region. Particularly, a display apparatus includes a first substrate, a second substrate facing the first substrate, and a display unit interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate.

Display apparatus and manufacturing method thereof

An organic light-emitting display apparatus and a manufacturing method thereof have improved process stability and reliability by reducing damage to the organic light-emitting display apparatus during a manufacturing process. The organic light-emitting display apparatus includes: a substrate, a plurality of pixel electrodes, a pixel defining film, a plurality of hole control layers respectively arranged on the pixel electrodes, a plurality of emission layers respectively arranged on the hole control layers, a plurality of buffer layers respectively arranged on the emission layers, each of the buffer layers having a highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) energy level greater than the HOMO energy level of each of the plurality of emission layers, and an opposite electrode integrally provided over the buffer layers.

Organic light-emitting display apparatus and method of manufacturing the same

A display apparatus includes: a first substrate and a display unit. The display unit includes a display region and a transmissive region. The display unit further includes: an auxiliary layer disposed in correspondence with the transmissive region; and a second electrode disposed in correspondence with the display region and at least a portion of the transmissive region. The auxiliary layer includes a first material, the second electrode includes a second material, and the first material and the second material each satisfy Equation 1 below: <Equation 1> ST2−ST1>0 mJ/m, wherein, in Equation 1, ST1 is a surface energy of the first material at 25° C., and ST2 is a surface energy of the second material at 25° C.

Display apparatus having a transmissive region with auxiliary layer

A display apparatus including a substrate including a display area and a sensor area, the sensor area including a transmission portion that transmits light, a plurality of first display devices arranged in the display area, a display device group including a plurality of second display devices, the display device group being arranged in the sensor area, and a passivation layer covering the display device group and having a first hole corresponding to the transmission portion.

Display apparatus and method of manufacturing the same

A display device includes: a circuit element layer comprising a transistor; a display element layer comprising a first electrode connected to the transistor, a second electrode facing the first electrode, an organic pattern between the first electrode and the second electrode, a pixel defining layer having an opening exposing the first electrode, an auxiliary electrode spaced apart from the opening to cover a portion of the pixel defining layer and connected to the second electrode, a first protection pattern covering the second electrode, and a second protection pattern covering the first protection pattern; and an encapsulation layer covering the display element layer, wherein the first protection pattern and the second protection pattern have stress in directions different from each other.

Display device and method for manufacturing the same

An organic light emitting display device has a plurality of first electrodes, intermediate layers, and second electrodes that correspond to a plurality of pixel areas. The first electrodes are spaced from one another, the second electrodes are spaced from one another, and the intermediate layers are spaced from one another. A conductive protection layer is formed over the second electrodes, and a connection electrode layer is formed over the conductive protection layer and electrically connecting the second electrodes.

Organic light emitting display device with conductive protection layers that are spaced apart from each other and method of manufacturing the same

A method of manufacturing a display apparatus includes: forming a first lower lift-off layer, a first upper lift-off layer, and a first photoresist layer on a substrate on which a first pixel electrode is formed; forming a first masking layer including a first photoresist pattern, a first upper lift-off pattern, and a first lower lift-off pattern, which expose the first pixel electrode, by partially removing the first photoresist layer, the first upper lift-off layer, and the first lower lift-off layer; forming a first light emitting layer and a first counter electrode on the first pixel electrode by using the first masking layer; forming a first passivation layer on the first counter electrode; and removing the first masking layer.

Method of manufacturing a display apparatus

A display apparatus includes: a first substrate and a display unit. The display unit includes a display region and a transmissive region. The display unit further includes: an auxiliary layer disposed in correspondence with the transmissive region; and a second electrode disposed in correspondence with the display region and at least a portion of the transmissive region. The auxiliary layer includes a first material, the second electrode includes a second material, and the first material and the second material each satisfy Equation 1 below: &#x3c;Equation 1&#x3e; ST2&#x2212;ST1&#x3e;0 mJ/m, wherein, in Equation 1, ST1 is a surface energy of the first material at 25&#xb0; C., and ST2 is a surface energy of the second material at 25&#xb0; C.

A method of manufacturing an organic light-emitting display apparatus including forming a lift-off layer on a substrate including a first electrode, the lift-off layer including a fluoropolymer; sequentially forming a barrier layer and a photoresist on the lift-off layer, the barrier layer including an inorganic material; patterning the photoresist and the barrier layer to remove a first portion of the photoresist corresponding to the first electrode such that a second portion other than the first portion remains; etching a portion of the lift-off layer corresponding to the first portion to expose the first electrode; forming an organic functional layer and an auxiliary electrode over the first electrode and the second portion of the photoresist, the organic functional layer including an emission layer; and removing the lift-off layer, the barrier layer, the photoresist, the organic functional layer, and the auxiliary electrode remaining on the second portion.

An organic light-emitting display apparatus including a substrate; a pixel electrode on the substrate; a pixel-defining layer including an opening exposing at least a portion of the pixel electrode; an intermediate layer including a center area on the pixel electrode and a side area extending from the center area and arranged on the pixel-defining layer, the intermediate layer including one or more common layers and an emission layer; a protective layer covering top surfaces of the center area and the side area of the intermediate layer and exposing at least a portion of the pixel-defining layer; and an opposite electrode spaced apart from the intermediate layer by the protective layer and arranged on the protective layer and portions of the pixel-defining layer, the portions being exposed by the protective layer.

An organic light-emitting display device includes: first and second pixel electrodes (PEs); a pixel-defining layer (PDL) disposed on the first and second PEs, the pixel-defining layer including first and second openings respectively exposing the first and second PEs; first and second intermediate layers (ILs) respectively disposed on the first and second PEs exposed via the first and second openings, each of the first and second ILs including an emission layer; first and second opposite electrodes (OEs) respectively disposed on the first and second ILs, the first and second OEs having an island-shaped pattern; first and second protective layers (PLs) respectively disposed on the first and second OEs, the first and second PLs having an island-shaped pattern; and a connection layer disposed on the first and second PLs, the connection layer electrically connecting the first and second OEs to one another.

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