Substrate carriers for electroluminescent displays
First Claim
1. A thin film electroluminescent device including a plurality of layers including at least a transparent electrode layer, a circuit layer, and at least two layers including an electroluminescent layer and a dielectric layer, said at least two layers disposed between said circuit layer and said transparent electrode layer so as to emit light upon the application of an electric field comprising:
- (a) said plurality of layers supported by a rearwardly disposed support layer directly connected to said circuit layer, where said circuit layer is further distant from said emitted light as said emitted light exits said device than said transparent electrode layer;
(b) an interface circuit supported by and directly connected to said support layer;
(c) said support layer rigidly interconnects said circuit layer and said interface circuit such that both said interface circuit and drivers cannot freely move with respect to said circuit layer;
(d) said interface circuit electrically interconnected with said drivers by a plurality of first electrical lines;
(e) said drivers electrically interconnected with said plurality of layers by a plurality of third electrical lines separate from said plurality of said first electrical lines so as to enable pixels within said electroluminescent device to be selected;
(f) an interface controller remotely located from said support layer and electrically interconnected with said interface circuit by at least one second electrical line so as to indicate which pixels within said device to illuminate; and
(g) the number of first electrical lines is greater than the number of said at least one second electrical line.
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Abstract
An active matrix electroluminescent device that includes a plurality of layers. A rearwardly disposed support layer supports the plurality of layers and an interface circuit. The interface circuit is electrically connected to row and column drivers by a plurality of first electrical lines. The drivers are electrically connected to the plurality of layers so as to enable pixels within the electroluminescent device to be selected. An interface controller is remotely located from the support layer and is electrically connected to the interface circuit by at least one second electrical line so as to indicate which pixels within the device to illuminate. The number of first electrical lines is greater than the number of the at least one second electrical line. In another embodiment of the present invention, the number of lines required to interconnect a passive thin film electroluminescent device with an interface controller can in a similar manner be reduced by including an interface circuit.
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18 Claims
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1. A thin film electroluminescent device including a plurality of layers including at least a transparent electrode layer, a circuit layer, and at least two layers including an electroluminescent layer and a dielectric layer, said at least two layers disposed between said circuit layer and said transparent electrode layer so as to emit light upon the application of an electric field comprising:
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(a) said plurality of layers supported by a rearwardly disposed support layer directly connected to said circuit layer, where said circuit layer is further distant from said emitted light as said emitted light exits said device than said transparent electrode layer; (b) an interface circuit supported by and directly connected to said support layer; (c) said support layer rigidly interconnects said circuit layer and said interface circuit such that both said interface circuit and drivers cannot freely move with respect to said circuit layer; (d) said interface circuit electrically interconnected with said drivers by a plurality of first electrical lines; (e) said drivers electrically interconnected with said plurality of layers by a plurality of third electrical lines separate from said plurality of said first electrical lines so as to enable pixels within said electroluminescent device to be selected; (f) an interface controller remotely located from said support layer and electrically interconnected with said interface circuit by at least one second electrical line so as to indicate which pixels within said device to illuminate; and (g) the number of first electrical lines is greater than the number of said at least one second electrical line. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A thin film electroluminescent device includes a plurality of layers including at least a front electrode layer, a rear electrode layer, and at least two layers including an electroluminescent layer and a dielectric layer, said at least two layers disposed between said rear electrode layer and said front electrode layer so as to emit light upon the application of an electric field comprising:
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(a) said plurality of layers supported by a rearwardly disposed support layer directly connected to said rear electrode layer, where said rear electrode layer is further distant from said emitted light as said emitted light exits said device than said front electrode layer; (b) an interface circuit supported by and directly connected to said support layer; (c) said support layer rigidly interconnects said rear electrode layer and said interface circuit such that both said interface circuit and drivers cannot freely move with respect to said rear electrode layer; (d) a plurality of first electrical lines electrically interconnecting said interface circuit to said drivers, said drivers electrically interconnected with said plurality of layers by a plurality of third electrical lines separate from said plurality of said first electrical lines so as to enable said front electrodes and selected said rear electrodes to be energized; (e) an interface controller remotely located from said support layer and electrically interconnected with said interface circuit by at least one second electrical line so as to indicate which pixels within said device to illuminate; and (f) the number of first electrical lines is greater than the number of said at least one second electrical line. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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