A thin film encapsulation structure included in an organic EL display apparatus includes a first inorganic barrier layer, an organic barrier layer in contact with the inorganic barrier layer, and a second inorganic barrier layer in contact with the organic barrier layer. The thin film encapsulation structure is formed on an active region and the active region side portion of a plurality of lead wires extending from the active region to a terminal. Each of the lead wires at least partially includes, at at least the lowermost portions of two side surfaces thereof in contact with the first inorganic barrier layer, a forward tapering side surface portion having a tapering angle smaller than 90 degrees in a cross-section parallel to a line width direction thereof. The thin film encapsulation structure includes an inorganic barrier layer joint portion in which the organic barrier layer is not present, and the first inorganic barrier layer and the second inorganic barrier layer are in direct contact with each other. On the respective portions, of the lead-out wires, having the forward tapered side surface portions, the inorganic barrier layer joint portion is formed and the active region is completely enclosed by the inorganic barrier layer joint portion.

Disclosed is a laminate which includes one or more soft layers and an electronic device enclosed by the one or more soft layers, wherein the one or more soft layers have a flexural modulus of 80 MPa or more and 1,000 MPa or less and a water vapor permeability at 40 C. and 90% RH of 15 [g/(m.sup.2.Math.24 h).Math.100 m] or less.

An organic EL display device includes an element substrate including a substrate, plurality of organic EL elements supported by the substrate and respectively located in the plurality of pixels, and bank layer defining each of the plurality of pixels; and thin film encapsulation structure covering the plurality of pixels. The bank layer has an inclining surface enclosing each of the plurality of pixels. The thin film encapsulation structure includes a first inorganic barrier layer, organic barrier layer including a plurality of solid portions in contact with a top surface of the first inorganic barrier layer, and second inorganic barrier layer in contact with the top surface of the first inorganic barrier layer and top surfaces of the plurality of solid portions. The plurality of solid portions include pixel periphery solid portions each extending from a portion on the inclining surface to a peripheral area in the corresponding pixel.

The present disclosure provides a baffle device for an evaporation apparatus and the evaporation apparatus. The baffle device includes a baffle assembly, configured to separate an evaporation ejection source from a substrate when the substrate is being switched in the evaporation apparatus; and at least one collection device, provided below the baffle assembly, and configured to collect evaporation material falling down from the baffle assembly.

A production method for an OLED panel includes forming on an upper face side of a transparent substrate, a layered body including a resin layer, a TFT layer, an OLED layer and a sealing layer including an organic sealing film, and then irradiating the resin layer being in contact with the transparent substrate with a laser beam to separate the transparent substrate and the layered body. In the production method, the resin layer includes a first region to be irradiated with a laser beam at a first intensity P1 and a second region to be irradiated with a laser beam at a second intensity P2 greater than the first intensity, the first region overlaps with the organic sealing film, and the second region does not overlap with the organic sealing film.

A production method for an OLED panel includes forming on an upper face side of a transparent substrate, a layered body including a resin layer, a TFT layer, an OLED layer and a sealing layer including an organic sealing film, and then irradiating the resin layer being in contact with the transparent substrate with a laser beam to separate the transparent substrate and the layered body. In the production method, the resin layer includes a first region to be irradiated with a laser beam at a first intensity P1 and a second region to be irradiated with a laser beam at a second intensity P2 greater than the first intensity, the first region overlaps with the organic sealing film, and the second region does not overlap with the organic sealing film.

An organic EL display device including: a base substrate; an organic EL element formed on the base substrate, and including a plurality of organic EL layers arranged in a matrix shape; and a sealing film formed on the organic EL element, wherein a plurality of subpixels are defined in association with the plurality of organic EL layers, and a plurality of grooves are formed in the sealing film through the interstices among the plurality of subpixels, and a foreign-matter contact portion configured to be in contact with a foreign matter existing on the organic EL element is formed in the sealing film.

With chemically-strengthened thin glass substrates provided with an alkali barrier film, if the light-absorbing or light-scattering nature of the alkali barrier film itself has lowered the light extraction efficiency, or if the surface of the alkali barrier film is insufficiently flat, there may consequently be an increase in leakage current of an organic EL element and a decrease in reliability, leaving room for improvement. Instead of such an alkali barrier film, by providing an organic EL panel with a barrier film of the present invention and also with an organic EL element on a chemically-strengthened thin glass substrate with a specific light extraction structure therebetween, the glass substrate having one principal surface that includes a smooth region of the present invention, a high-performance organic EL panel can be obtained without compromising the organic EL properties.

With chemically-strengthened thin glass substrates provided with an alkali barrier film, if the light-absorbing or light-scattering nature of the alkali barrier film itself has lowered the light extraction efficiency, or if the surface of the alkali barrier film is insufficiently flat, there may consequently be an increase in leakage current of an organic EL element and a decrease in reliability, leaving room for improvement. Instead of such an alkali barrier film, by providing an organic EL panel with a barrier film of the present invention and also with an organic EL element on a chemically-strengthened thin glass substrate with a specific light extraction structure therebetween, the glass substrate having one principal surface that includes a smooth region of the present invention, a high-performance organic EL panel can be obtained without compromising the organic EL properties.

An organic EL light-emitting element is provided in which, by means of an organic material that is oligomeric, an organic layer coated film 25 is formed in a high-definition pixel pattern in the openings 23a of insulation banks 23 that are formed to be hydrophilic; a manufacturing method of said organic EL light-emitting element is also provided. The coated film 25 is formed by dropwise injection of a liquid composition containing an organic material oligomer.