IP Library Granted Patent US 10,926,522
Granted Patent B2
US 10,926,522 · App. 14/859,366 · Granted Feb 23, 2021

Electronic device with laminated structure and manufacturing method thereof

Inventors: Yuezhan Lin (Xiamen, CN); Xu Zhang (Fuzhou, CN); Wei Huang (Nanning, CN)
Assignee: TPK TOUCH SOLUTIONS (XIAMEN) INC.
B32B37/1009B32B7/10B32B7/12B32B17/10761B32B17/10807B32B37/12B32B38/0036B32B2037/1253B32B2307/20B32B2307/40B32B2329/06B32B2457/20B32B2457/208Y10T156/10Y10T428/31855
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Patent No.
US 10,926,522
App. No.
14/859,366
Granted
Feb 23, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an electronic device, and more particularly, to an electronic device with laminated structure and a manufacturing method thereof. The electronic device comprises: a first substrate; a second substrate; and a solid-state adhesive layer, wherein the adhesive layer is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The solid-state adhesive layer reacts with the first substrate and the second substrate to form a chemically linked chain for bonding the first substrate and the second substrate. The present disclosure further selects a solid-state adhesive with both physical and chemical cohesiveness to laminate the two substrates; thereby making an electronic device more firm with higher shock resistance.

Claims (51)

1. A manufacturing method for an electronic device with a laminated structure, comprising:

disposing a solid-state adhesive layer between a first substrate and a second substrate; and

forming chemical bonds between the solid-state adhesive layer and the first substrate and between the solid-state adhesive layer and the second substrate, wherein forming the chemical bonds comprises:

vacuum-packaging the first substrate, the solid-state adhesive layer, and the second substrate;

placing the vacuum-packaged first substrate, the solid-state adhesive layer, and the second substrate into a furnace;

heating the furnace to a first temperature with the first substrate, the solid-state adhesive layer, and the second substrate in the furnace;

responsive to the furnace being heated to the first temperature, simultaneously pressurizing and heating the furnace to increase an internal pressure from an atmospheric pressure to a second pressure greater than the atmospheric pressure and to increase a temperature of the furnace from the first temperature to a second temperature greater than the first temperature;

maintaining the second pressure and the second temperature;

cooling the furnace to the first temperature from the second temperature while the second pressure is maintained; and

reducing the internal pressure to less than the second pressure responsive to the furnace being cooled to the first temperature.

2. The manufacturing method of claim 1 , wherein reducing the internal pressure to less than the second pressure comprises:

returning the internal pressure of the furnace from the second pressure to the atmospheric pressure.

3. The manufacturing method of claim 1 , wherein vacuum-packaging the first substrate, the solid-state adhesive layer, and the second substrate comprises:

placing the first substrate, the solid-state adhesive layer, and the second substrate into a vacuum packaging bag;

connecting the vacuum packaging bag to a source of vacuum; and

conducting a cool-exhaust and heat-exhaust process to exclude air from spaces between the solid-state adhesive layer and the first substrate and between the solid-state adhesive layer and the second substrate.

4. The manufacturing method of claim 3 , wherein conducting the cool-exhaust and heat-exhaust process comprises:

cooling the first substrate to a temperature below 25° C. while applying a pressure within the vacuum packaging bag of at least 650 mmHg; and

heating the first substrate to a temperature of more than or equal to 70° C. and less than or equal to 120° C.

5. The manufacturing method of claim 1 , wherein simultaneously pressurizing and heating the furnace to increase the internal pressure from the atmospheric pressure to the second pressure greater than the atmospheric pressure and to increase the temperature of the furnace from the first temperature to the second temperature greater than the first temperature comprises:

simultaneously pressurizing the furnace at a rate of about 0.06 MPa/min and heating the furnace at a rate of about 5° C./min.

6. The manufacturing method of claim 1 , wherein the chemical bonds are hydrogen bonds.

7. The manufacturing method of claim 1 , wherein the solid-state adhesive layer is a PVB adhesive layer.

8. The manufacturing method of claim 1 , wherein the solid-state adhesive layer has a tensile strength of more than or equal to 200 kg/cm 2 .

9. The manufacturing method of claim 1 , wherein the solid-state adhesive layer has a shrinking rate of less than 3%.

10. The manufacturing method of claim 1 , wherein the electronic device is a display device.

11. The manufacturing method of claim 1 , wherein the first substrate comprises a touch inductive unit comprising a first-axis inductive electrode and a second-axis inductive electrode on a surface thereof.

12. The manufacturing method of claim 1 , wherein the second substrate comprises at least one of an optical polarizer or an optical filter.

13. The manufacturing method of claim 1 , wherein maintaining the second pressure and the second temperature comprises:

maintaining the internal pressure of the furnace at the second pressure and maintaining the temperature of the furnace at the second temperature for a specified duration of time.

14. The manufacturing method of claim 13 , wherein the specified duration of time is more than or equal to 30 minutes and less than or equal to 60 minutes.

15. The manufacturing method of claim 1 , wherein:

the second pressure is more than or equal to 1.0 MPa and less than or equal to 1.5 MPa, and

the second temperature is more than or equal to 120° C. and less than or equal to 140° C.

16. A manufacturing method for an electronic device with a laminated structure, comprising:

placing a first substrate, a solid-state adhesive layer, and a second substrate into a vacuum packaging bag and vacuuming the vacuum packaging bag;

placing the vacuum packaging bag comprising the first substrate, the solid-state adhesive layer, and the second substrate into a furnace;

heating the furnace to a first temperature with the vacuum packaging bag comprising the first substrate, the solid-state adhesive layer, and the second substrate in the furnace, wherein the first temperature is less than 50° C.;

responsive to the furnace being heated to the first temperature, simultaneously pressurizing and heating the furnace to increase an internal pressure from an atmospheric pressure to a second pressure greater than the atmospheric pressure and to increase a temperature of the furnace from the first temperature to a second temperature greater than the first temperature;

maintaining the second pressure and the second temperature;

cooling the furnace to the first temperature from the second temperature while the second pressure is maintained; and

chemically bonding the first substrate with the solid-state adhesive layer and chemically bond the second substrate with the solid-state adhesive layer.

17. The manufacturing method of claim 16 , wherein simultaneously pressurizing and heating the furnace to increase the internal pressure from the atmospheric pressure to the second pressure greater than the atmospheric pressure and to increase the temperature of the furnace from the first temperature to the second temperature greater than the first temperature comprises:

simultaneously pressurizing the furnace at a rate of about 0.06 MPa/min and heating the furnace at a rate of about 5° C./min.

18. The manufacturing method of claim 16 , wherein maintaining the second pressure and the second temperature comprises:

maintaining the internal pressure of the furnace at the second pressure and maintaining the temperature of the furnace at the second temperature for a specified duration of time, wherein the specified duration of time is more than or equal to 30 minutes and less than or equal to 60 minutes.

19. The manufacturing method of claim 16 , wherein placing the first substrate, the solid-state adhesive layer, and the second substrate into the vacuum packaging bag and vacuuming the vacuum packaging bag comprises:

conducting a cool-exhaust and heat-exhaust process to exclude air from spaces between the solid-state adhesive layer and the first substrate and between the solid-state adhesive layer and the second substrate.

20. The manufacturing method of claim 19 , wherein conducting the cool-exhaust and heat-exhaust process comprises:

cooling the first substrate to a temperature below 25° C. while applying a pressure within the vacuum packaging bag of at least 650 mmHg; and

heating the first substrate to a temperature of more than or equal to 70° C. and less than or equal to 120° C.

Assignments (1)
MERGER Recorded May 16, 2017
From: OPTERA TECHNOLOGY XIAMEN CO., LTD.
To: TPK TOUCH SOLUTIONS (XIAMEN) INC.
Reel/Frame 042392/0517 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201110324524.2 · Oct 15, 2011 · national
Continuity (2)
Division 13547057 · Jul 12, 2012
Related Publication 20160009065A1 · Jan 14, 2016