Colour active matrix displays
First Claim
1. A method of manufacturing a color active matrix display device, comprising:
- forming islands over a rigid carrier substrate;
forming a plastic substrate over the rigid carrier substrate;
forming an array of pixel circuits over the plastic substrate;
forming a display layer over the array of pixel circuits;
releasing the rigid carrier substrate from the plastic substrate after forming the display layer, the plastic substrate having channels defined by the islands;
filling the channels to define color filter portions;
manufacturing a second substrate arrangement, wherein forming a display layer over the array of pixel circuits comprises mounting the first and second substrate arrangements with electro-optic material sandwiched therebetween, the active matrix display device thereby comprising first and second substrates with the electro-optic material sandwiched therebetween, wherein manufacturing the second substrate arrangement comprises providing a second rigid carrier substrate, and a second plastic substrate over the second rigid carrier substrate;
releasing the second rigid carrier substrate from the second plastic substrate; and
adding a polarizer to the second plastic substrate.
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Abstract
A method of manufacturing a color active matrix display device comprises forming islands over a rigid carrier substrate, forming a plastic substrate over the rigid carrier substrate, forming an array of pixel circuits over the plastic substrate and forming a display layer over the array of pixel circuits. The rigid carrier substrate is then released from the plastic substrate and the plastic substrate then has channels defined by the islands. These are filled to define color filter portions. The formation of a plastic substrate on a rigid carrier, with the use of a subsequent lift off process, enables the circuit arrays to be made on very thin plastic sheets. The color filters can then be made on the outside of the LC cell. Depressions are formed in the plastic substrate registered to the circuit array, and these are filled in with color filter material, for example by ink jet printing.
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1. A method of manufacturing a color active matrix display device, comprising:
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forming islands over a rigid carrier substrate; forming a plastic substrate over the rigid carrier substrate; forming an array of pixel circuits over the plastic substrate; forming a display layer over the array of pixel circuits; releasing the rigid carrier substrate from the plastic substrate after forming the display layer, the plastic substrate having channels defined by the islands; filling the channels to define color filter portions; manufacturing a second substrate arrangement, wherein forming a display layer over the array of pixel circuits comprises mounting the first and second substrate arrangements with electro-optic material sandwiched therebetween, the active matrix display device thereby comprising first and second substrates with the electro-optic material sandwiched therebetween, wherein manufacturing the second substrate arrangement comprises providing a second rigid carrier substrate, and a second plastic substrate over the second rigid carrier substrate; releasing the second rigid carrier substrate from the second plastic substrate; and adding a polarizer to the second plastic substrate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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