IP Library Granted Patent US 7,829,795
Granted Patent B2
US 7,829,795 · App. 12/392,123 · Granted Nov 9, 2010

Electrophoretic display sheet, electrophoretic display device, and electronic apparatus

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Patent No.
US 7,829,795
App. No.
12/392,123
Granted
Nov 9, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

In at least one embodiment of the disclosure, a driving substrate includes a substrate having a first portion and a second portion formed surrounding the first portion. A flexible printed circuit is formed on the second portion. The flexible printed circuit includes a protruding portion extending to the first portion.

Claims (25)

1. A driving substrate, comprising:

a substrate including a first portion and a second portion formed surrounding the first portion;

a semiconductor circuit layer disposed on the first portion;

a wiring layer disposed above the semiconductor circuit layer;

a protective layer disposed on the wiring layer; and

a flexible printed circuit formed above the second portion, the flexible printed circuit including a protruding portion extending to the first portion, the protruding portion overlapping at least a portion of the protective layer.

2. The driving substrate according to claim 1 , wherein the flexible printed circuit and the protruding portion include a same material.

3. The driving substrate according to claim 1 , wherein the protruding portion is a protection sheet and the protection sheet is formed extending from a surface of the flexible printed circuit to the first portion of the substrate.

4. The driving substrate according to claim 1 , wherein the protruding portion is a part of the flexible printed circuit.

5. The driving substrate according to claim 1 , wherein the protruding portion protrudes in a direction of the first portion of the substrate.

6. The driving substrate according to claim 1 , wherein the first portion includes an electrode.

7. The driving substrate according to claim 1 , wherein a thickness (d 1 ) of the flexible printed circuit above the first portion is smaller than a thickness (d 2 ) of the flexible printed circuit above the second portion.

8. A driving substrate, comprising:

a substrate including a first portion and a second portion formed surrounding the first portion;

a semiconductor circuit layer disposed on the first portion;

a wiring layer disposed above the semiconductor circuit layer;

a protective layer disposed on the wiring layer;

a flexible printed circuit formed above the second portion; and

a protection sheet formed above the flexible printed circuit, the protection sheet extending to the first portion of the substrate, the protection sheet overlapping at least a portion of the protective layer.

9. A driving substrate, comprising:

a substrate including a first portion and a second portion formed surrounding the first portion;

a semiconductor circuit layer disposed on the first portion;

a wiring layer disposed above the semiconductor circuit layer;

a protective layer disposed on the wiring layer; and

a flexible printed circuit formed above the second portion, the flexible printed circuit being electrically connected to the semiconductor circuit layer at the second portion.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 11, 2018
From: KAWASE, TAKEO; MIYAMOTO, HITOSHI; SAEKI, TAKEHISA; MIYAMOTO, TSUTOMU
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 047135/0012 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 13, 2018
From: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
To: E INK CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 047072/0325 →