Patent ID: 8604490
Filing Date: 2013-12-10
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
1. An organic EL device, comprising: a first substrate; a plurality of organic EL elements above a first portion of the first substrate; a first portion of an inorganic layer that covers the plurality of organic EL elements; an active layer above a second portion of the first substrate different than the first portion of the first substrate, the active layer comprising a material that is at least one of hygroscopic and oxidizable, the plurality of organic EL elements not being above the second portion of the first substrate; a second portion of the inorganic layer that covers the active layer; a second substrate opposite the first substrate, the plurality of organic EL elements being between the first substrate and the second substrate; and a seal that extends between the first substrate and the second substrate to define a sealed space between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the second portion of the inorganic layer includes through-holes that expose the active layer to the sealed space that is defined by the first substrate, the second substrate, and the seal.