FLEXIBLE DISPLAY DEVICE AND CARD WITH DISPLAY FUNCTION USING THE SAME

• US 20120320541A1
• Filed: 02/14/2012
• Published: 12/20/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/16/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Anica Corporation
• Original Assignee: Anica Corporation
• Inventors: CHEN, Jung-Hsiu
• Application Number:
  US13/372,527
• Publication Number:
  US 20120320541A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/749
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 23/00 Advertising on or in specific articles, e.g. ashtrays, letter-boxes on or in vehicles G09F21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 9/301 flexible foldable or roll-able electronic displays, e.g. thin LCD, OLED
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 9/33 being semiconductor devices, e.g. diodes
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 9/335 being organic light emitting diodes [OLED]

Abstract

A flexible display device and a card with display function using the same are provided. The flexible display device comprises a multi-layer substrate and a display module. The multi-layer substrate comprises a patterned layer, a trace layer, an insulation layer and a intact copper foil. The insulation layer is disposed between the patterned layer and the trace layer. The trace layer is disposed between the insulation layer and the intact copper foil, such that the trace layer is protected by the intact copper foil. The display module is disposed on the patterned layer.

Claims

1. A flexible display device, comprising:

a multi-layer substrate, comprising;

a patterned layer;

a first trace layer;

a first insulation layer disposed between the patterned layer and the first trace layer; and

a first intact copper foil; and

a display module disposed on the patterned layer;

wherein, the first trace layer is disposed between the first insulation layer and the first intact copper foil, such that the first trace layer is protected by the first intact copper foil.

2. The flexible display device according to claim 1, wherein the first insulation layer has an upper surface and a lower surface opposite to the upper surface, the patterned layer is formed on the upper surface of the first insulation layer, the first trace layer is formed on the lower surface of the first insulation layer and has a trace pattern, and the first intact copper foil at least covers the entire trace pattern of the first trace layer.

3. The flexible display device according to claim 1, wherein the first intact copper foil covers the entire first trace layer.

4. The flexible display device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a passivation film encapsulating the display module.

5. The flexible display device according to claim 1, wherein the multi-layer substrate is a flexible printed circuit.

6. The flexible display device according to claim 1, wherein the first intact copper foil is the outmost layer of the flexible display device.

7. The flexible display device according to claim 1, wherein the multi-layer substrate further comprises:

a second insulation layer; and

a second trace layer;

wherein, the second insulation layer is disposed between the first trace layer and the second trace layer, and the second trace layer is disposed between the second insulation layer and the first intact copper foil.

8. The flexible display device according to claim 7, wherein the multi-layer

substrate further comprises:

a second intact copper foil disposed between the second insulation layer and the first trace layer.

9. The flexible display device according to claim 1, wherein the multi-layer substrate is a flexible printed circuit.

10. The flexible display device according to claim 1, wherein the multi-layer substrate further comprises:

a third insulation layer disposed between the first trace layer and the first intact copper foil for electrically isolating the first trace layer and the first intact copper foil.

11. A card with display function, comprising:

a flexible display device, comprising;

a multi-layer substrate, comprising;

a patterned layer;

a first trace layer;

a first insulation layer disposed between the patterned layer and the first trace layer; and

a first intact copper foil; and

a display module disposed on the patterned layer; and

an enveloping layer encapsulating the flexible display device;

wherein, the first trace layer is disposed between the first insulation layer and the first intact copper foil, such that the first trace layer is protected by the first intact copper foil.

12. The card with display function according to claim 11, wherein the first insulation layer has an upper surface and a lower surface opposite to the upper surface, the patterned layer is formed on the upper surface of the first insulation layer, the first trace layer is formed on the lower surface of the first insulation layer and has a trace pattern, and the first intact copper foil at least covers the entire trace pattern of the first trace layer.

13. The card with display function according to claim 11, wherein the first intact copper foil covers the entire first trace layer.

14. The card with display function according to claim 11, wherein the flexible display device further comprises:

a passivation film encapsulating the display module.

15. The card with display function according to claim 11, wherein the multi-layer substrate is a flexible printed circuit.

16. The card with display function according to claim 11, wherein the first intact copper foil is the outmost layer of the flexible display device.

17. The card with display function according to claim 11, wherein the multi-layer substrate further comprises:

a second insulation layer; and

a second trace layer;

wherein, the second insulation layer is disposed between the first trace layer and the second trace layer, and the second trace layer is disposed between the second insulation layer and the first intact copper foil.

18. The card with display function according to claim 17, wherein the multi-layer substrate further comprises:

a second intact copper foil disposed between the second insulation layer and the first trace layer.

19. The card with display function according to claim 11, wherein the multi-layer substrate is a flexible printed circuit.

20. The card with display function according to claim 11, wherein the multi-layer substrate further comprises:

a third insulation layer disposed between the first trace layer and the first intact copper foil for electrically isolating the first trace layer and the first intact copper foil.