Design, fabrication, testing, and conditioning of micro-components for use in a light-emitting panel
View Patent ↗A method of forming micro-components is disclosed. The method includes pretesting and conditioning of the micro-components. The micro-components that fail testing or conditioning are discarded, and those remaining are assembled into a panel.
1. A process for forming a light-emitting micro-component, comprising:
forming a shell of predetermined shape and encapsulating therein a plasma-forming gas to thereby form a micro-component; and
texturing a portion of the micro-component to form a texturized portion, wherein upon application of an electrical signal, the micro-component is caused to emit light through the texturized portion.
2. The process of claim 1 , wherein texturizing a portion of the micro-component is achieved by sandblasting the shell of the micro-component.
3. The process of claim 1 , wherein texturizing a portion of the micro-component is achieved by etching the shell of the micro-component.
4. The process of claim 1 , wherein texturizing a portion of the micro-component is achieved through lithography.
5. The process of claim 1 , wherein the texturized portion is approximately 10 to 100 microns in diameter, depending on the diameter of the micro-component.
6. The process of claim 1 , further comprising doping the shell of the micro-component with a rare earth material.
7. The process of claim 6 , wherein the rare earth material is selected from the group consisting of europium 2+ for blue, europium 3+ for red, cerium 3+ for violet, and cerium 3+ plus terbium 3+ for green.
8. The process of claim 1 , wherein the plasma-forming gas is a rare gas halide mixture.