IP Library Granted Patent US 8,083,563
Granted Patent B2
US 8,083,563 · App. 12/402,432 · Granted Dec 27, 2011

Methods of fabricating display panel and flexible color filter thereof

Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
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Patent No.
US 8,083,563
App. No.
12/402,432
Granted
Dec 27, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of fabricating a display panel comprises the steps of: forming a controlling elements array substrate and a flexible color filter, respectively; forming a displaying medium on the controlling elements array substrate; and assembling the flexible color filter to the controlling elements array substrate for disposing it on the displaying medium layer. A method of fabricating a flexible color filter comprises the steps of: forming a flexible substrate on a rigidly substrate; forming a color filter film comprising a plurality of color filter patterns; and separating the flexible substrate from the rigidly substrate. Since the color filter film are formed before separating the flexible substrate from the rigid substrate, the flexible color filter may have good resolution and process yield.

Claims (21)

1. A method of fabricating a display panel, comprising the steps of:

forming a flexible color filter, comprising the steps of:

providing a rigid substrate;

forming a flexible substrate on the rigid substrate;

forming a color filter film comprising a plurality of color filter patterns on the flexible substrate; and

separating the flexible substrate from the rigid substrate;

forming a controlling elements array substrate having a display region and a peripheral circuit region;

forming a display medium layer within the display region of the controlling elements array substrate;

assembling the flexible color filter to above the controlling elements array substrate, so as to make the color filter film directly in contact with the display medium layer; and

disposing a driving circuit on the controlling elements array substrate and within the peripheral circuit region.

2. The method as recited as claim 1 , wherein the step of separating the flexible substrate from the rigid substrate comprises a laser releasing process.

3. The method as recited as claim 1 , further comprising the step of forming a light-shielding layer with a plurality of openings on the flexible substrate before forming the color filter film on the flexible substrate, and then the color filter patterns being formed in the openings.

4. The method as recited as claim 1 , further comprising the steps of:

providing a second rigid substrate before forming the controlling elements array substrate, and then the controlling elements array substrate being formed on the second rigid substrate; and

separating the controlling elements array substrate from the second rigid substrate after disposing the driving circuit.

5. The method as recited as claim 4 , wherein the step of separating the controlling elements array substrate from the second rigid substrate comprises a laser releasing process.

6. The method as recited as claim 1 , wherein the color filter patterns comprise red color filter patterns, green color filter patterns and blue color filter patterns.

7. The method as recited as claim 6 , wherein the color filter patterns further comprise white color filter patterns.

8. The method as recited as claim 1 , wherein the color filter patterns comprise cyan color filter patterns, yellow color filter patterns and magenta color filter patterns.

9. The method as recited as claim 8 , wherein the color filter patterns further comprise black color filter patterns.

10. The method as recited as claim 1 , wherein the material of the flexible substrate is polyimide, polyethylene terephathalate, polyether ether ketone, polyethylene naphthalene, polymethyl methacrylate , polystyrene, polyarylate, polycarbonate, TAC or ARTON.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 16, 2011
From: LIU, SU-CHENG; SHINN, TED-HONG; WANG, YI-CHING
To: E INK HOLDINGS INC.
Reel/Frame 027234/0653 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 11, 2009
From: LIU, SU-CHENG; SHINN, TED-HONG; WANG, YI-CHING
To: PRIME VIEW INTERNATIONAL CO. LTD.
Reel/Frame 022381/0151 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 98100781 A · Jan 9, 2009 · national
Continuity (1)
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