Method of manufacturing a light emitting, photovoltaic or other electronic apparatus and system
First Claim
1. A method of manufacturing an electronic apparatus, the method comprising:
- depositing a first conductive medium within a plurality of channels of a base to form a plurality of first conductors;
depositing within the plurality of channels a plurality of semiconductor substrate particles suspended in a carrier medium;
forming an ohmic contact between each semiconductor substrate particle of the plurality of semiconductor substrate particles and a first conductor of the plurality of first conductors;
converting the plurality of semiconductor substrate particles into a plurality of semiconductor diodes, wherein about fifteen percent to fifty-five percent of a surface of each diode of substantially all of the plurality of diodes has a penetration layer or region having a first majority carrier or dopant and the remaining diode substrate has a second majority carrier or dopant;
depositing a second conductive medium to form a plurality of second conductors coupled to the plurality of semiconductor diodes; and
depositing a plurality of lenses.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method of manufacturing an electronic apparatus, such as a lighting device having light emitting diodes (LEDs) or a power generating device having photovoltaic diodes. The exemplary method includes depositing a first conductive medium within a plurality of channels of a base to form a plurality of first conductors; depositing within the plurality of channels a plurality of semiconductor substrate particles suspended in a carrier medium; forming an ohmic contact between each semiconductor substrate particle and a first conductor; converting the semiconductor substrate particles into a plurality of semiconductor diodes; depositing a second conductive medium to form a plurality of second conductors coupled to the plurality of semiconductor diodes; and depositing or attaching a plurality of lenses suspended in a first polymer over the plurality of diodes. In various embodiments, the depositing, forming, coupling and converting steps are performed by or through a printing process.
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46 Claims
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1. A method of manufacturing an electronic apparatus, the method comprising:
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depositing a first conductive medium within a plurality of channels of a base to form a plurality of first conductors; depositing within the plurality of channels a plurality of semiconductor substrate particles suspended in a carrier medium; forming an ohmic contact between each semiconductor substrate particle of the plurality of semiconductor substrate particles and a first conductor of the plurality of first conductors; converting the plurality of semiconductor substrate particles into a plurality of semiconductor diodes, wherein about fifteen percent to fifty-five percent of a surface of each diode of substantially all of the plurality of diodes has a penetration layer or region having a first majority carrier or dopant and the remaining diode substrate has a second majority carrier or dopant; depositing a second conductive medium to form a plurality of second conductors coupled to the plurality of semiconductor diodes; and depositing a plurality of lenses. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A method of manufacturing an electronic apparatus, the method comprising:
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depositing a first conductive medium on a base to form at least one first conductor; depositing a plurality of semiconductor substrate particles suspended in a liquid or gel carrier medium, wherein the plurality of semiconductor substrate particles are inorganic and substantially spherical; forming one or more ohmic contacts between at least some semiconductor substrate particles of the plurality of semiconductor substrate particles and the at least one first conductor; converting at least some semiconductor substrate particles of the plurality of semiconductor substrate particles into a plurality of semiconductor diodes, wherein the plurality of semiconductor diodes are substantially spherical and wherein about fifteen percent to fifty-five percent of a surface of each semiconductor diode of substantially all of the plurality of semiconductor diodes has a penetration layer or region having a first majority carrier or dopant and the remaining diode substrate has a second majority carrier or dopant; depositing a second conductive medium to form a plurality of second conductors coupled to the plurality of semiconductor diodes; and depositing a plurality of lenses suspended in a first polymer over the plurality of semiconductor diodes, wherein the plurality of lenses are substantially spherical and have at least a first index of refraction and wherein the first polymer, when solidified or cured, has at least a second, different index of refraction.
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46. A method of manufacturing an electronic apparatus, the method comprising:
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depositing a first conductive medium on a base to form at least one first conductor; depositing a plurality of semiconductor substrate particles suspended in a liquid or gel carrier medium, wherein the plurality of semiconductor substrate particles are inorganic and substantially spherical; forming one or more ohmic contacts between at least some semiconductor substrate particles of the plurality of semiconductor substrate particles and the at least one first conductor; depositing a dopant material onto the plurality of semiconductor substrate particles; converting at least some semiconductor substrate particles of the plurality of semiconductor substrate particles into a plurality of semiconductor diodes, wherein the plurality of semiconductor diodes are substantially spherical and wherein about fifteen percent to fifty-five percent of a surface of each semiconductor diode of substantially all of the plurality of semiconductor diodes has a penetration layer or region having a first majority carrier or dopant and the remaining diode substrate has a second majority carrier or dopant; depositing a second conductive medium to form a plurality of second conductors coupled to the plurality of semiconductor diodes, wherein the second conductive medium is substantially optically transmissive when solidified or cured; and depositing a plurality of lenses suspended in a first polymer over the plurality of semiconductor diodes, wherein the plurality of lenses are substantially spherical and have at least a first index of refraction and wherein the first polymer, when solidified or cured, has at least a second, different index of refraction.
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