Method of fabricating flexible devices
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- providing a flexible substrate having a first surface and a second surface;
disposing a flexible Organic Light Emitting Device (OLED) having a device footprint over the first surface of the flexible substrate;
disposing one or more conductors over at least a portion of a first region of the first surface of the flexible substrate;
disposing a continuous barrier layer over the first surface of the flexible substrate; and
folding the flexible substrate along the first region, wherein the fold crosses the one or more conductors.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for the design and fabrication of flexible devices, including high-performance large-area OLEDs, narrow border display panels and lighting panels are provided. Various described fabrication- and design-processes may be used to provide the necessary electrical drive to lighting and display panels. Electrical drive may be provided to one or more row- and column-signals by patterning conductive elements near the panel edge. The electrical elements may further be folded over a region near the panel edge back on itself, such that electrical traces may route around the display edge. This may allow the display active area to be substantially the same area as its viewing area, and furthermore may allow pixels go substantially all the way to the edge of the viewing area.
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1. A method, comprising:
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providing a flexible substrate having a first surface and a second surface; disposing a flexible Organic Light Emitting Device (OLED) having a device footprint over the first surface of the flexible substrate; disposing one or more conductors over at least a portion of a first region of the first surface of the flexible substrate; disposing a continuous barrier layer over the first surface of the flexible substrate; and folding the flexible substrate along the first region, wherein the fold crosses the one or more conductors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A product, comprising:
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a first substrate having a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first surface comprises a first region; a flexible Organic Light Emitting Device (OLED) having a device footprint disposed over the first surface of the first substrate; one or more conductors disposed over the first surface of the first substrate, wherein the one or more conductors are disposed across the first region of the first substrate; and a continuous barrier layer disposed over the first surface of the first substrate, wherein the first substrate is folded along the first region and the fold crosses the one or more conductors. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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