Light emitting device comprising an organic LED array on an ultra thin substrate and process for forming same

Abstract

Abstract A light emitting device that comprises an organic LED array containing a plurality of light emitting pixels, the pixels each being located on a common electrically insulative transparent substrate, is characterized in that the transparent support is ultra thin, having a thickness less than the pitch of the pixels. The pixels in the LED array can be arranged in intersecting columns and rows, or they can comprise a line array. A process for forming a light emitting device on an ultra thin transparent substrate comprises the following steps: (a) releasably laminating to an ultra thin electrically insulating transparent substrate a relatively thick rigid temporary support; (b) forming the LED array on the ultra thin substrate; (c) forming on a relatively thick rigid permanent support an electrical conductor patterned in conformity with the first electrode element and the second electrode element on the ultra thin substrate; (d) forming an array of electrically conductive malleable bonding bumps on the patterned electrical conductor located on the permanent support; (e) aligning the first and second electrode elements in correct registration with the patterned electrical conductor; (f) contacting the bonding bumps on the electrical conductor with the first and second electrode elements; (g) forming a physical and electrical connection between the bonding bumps and the first and second electrode elements; and (h) delaminating the temporary support from the ultra thin transparent substrate. Additionally, a transparent and electrically insulative sealant material can be introduced into the space between the ultra thin substrate and the electrical conductor on the permanent support.

Inventors

• 👤 Ching W. Tang

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