SUBSTRATE WITH ARRAY OF LEDS FOR BACKLIGHTING A DISPLAY DEVICE
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a substrate;
a circuit trace having a predetermined pattern disposed on a surface of the substrate, the predetermined pattern being arranged as an array of lines along the surface of the substrate; and
a plurality of unpackaged LEDs connected to the substrate via the circuit trace, the plurality of LEDs being distributed along the lines of the array.
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a substrate and a circuit trace having a predetermined pattern disposed on the substrate. A plurality of LEDs are connected to the substrate via the circuit trace. The predetermined pattern is arranged as an array of lines along a surface of the substrate, and the plurality of LEDs are distributed along the lines of the array.
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a substrate; a circuit trace having a predetermined pattern disposed on a surface of the substrate, the predetermined pattern being arranged as an array of lines along the surface of the substrate; and a plurality of unpackaged LEDs connected to the substrate via the circuit trace, the plurality of LEDs being distributed along the lines of the array. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A display device backlighting component, the component comprising:
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a flexible polymer substrate; and a plurality of unpackaged LEDs being aligned in an array and connected to a surface of the substrate. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A circuit component for a display including:
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a flexible substrate, a circuit trace having a predetermined pattern disposed on a surface of the substrate, and a plurality of unpackaged LEDs connected to the substrate via the circuit trace, the plurality of LEDs being distributed across the surface of the substrate, and the circuit component being formed by a method comprising; positioning the surface of the substrate to face a first surface of a wafer tape having at least one LED of the plurality of unpackaged LEDs thereon; causing a needle to thrust against a second surface of the wafer tape at a position corresponding to a location of the at least one LED on the first surface of the wafer tape, the second surface of the wafer tape being opposite the first surface of the wafer tape; and attaching the at least one LED to the substrate. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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