IP Library Granted Patent US 9,941,486
Granted Patent B2
US 9,941,486 · App. 15/022,992 · Granted Apr 10, 2018

Component and method for producing a component

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Patent No.
US 9,941,486
App. No.
15/022,992
Granted
Apr 10, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

Various embodiments may relate to a component. The component includes an optically active region designed for electrically controllably transmitting, reflecting, absorbing, emitting and/or converting an electromagnetic radiation, and an optically inactive region formed alongside the optically active region, wherein the optically inactive region and/or the optically active region have/has an adaptation structure designed to adapt the value of an optical variable in the optically inactive region to a value of the optical variable in the optically active region.

Claims (26)

1. A component, comprising:

an optically active region, wherein an optical property of the optically active region is electrically controllable; and

an optically inactive region, which is formed alongside the optically active region;

an encapsulation and a carrier;

wherein the optically inactive region and/or the optically active region have/has an adaptation structure designed to adapt a value of an optical variable in the optically inactive region to a value of the optical variable in the optically active region in an optically inactive state of the component; and

wherein the adaptation structure is formed between the carrier and the encapsulation.

2. The component as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein the component comprises an electro-optical component or is formed in such a way.

3. The component as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein the optically active region and the optically inactive region are formed on the carrier.

4. The component as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein the encapsulation is formed in such a way that the optically active region, the optically inactive region and/or the adaptation structure are hermetically sealed with respect to at least water and/or oxygen.

5. The component as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein the optically inactive region has an electrically conductive contact structure, wherein the electrically conductive contact structure is designed for forwarding a current for energizing the optically active region.

6. The component as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein the optically inactive region is formed in an edge region of the component, and/or wherein the optically inactive region is at least partly surrounded by the optically active region.

7. The component as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein the adaptation structure at least partly has the layer structure of the optically active region, of which the optically inactive region is free.

8. The component as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein the adaptation structure is formed at least regionally in an electrically insulating fashion or in an electrically insulated fashion.

9. The component as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein the adaptation structure is formed at least regionally in an electrically conductive fashion.

10. The component as claimed in claim 9 ,

wherein the adaptation structure comprises or is formed from indium tin oxide.

11. The component as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein the adaptation structure is formed in such a way that the value of the optical variable of the optically active region and the value of the optical variable of the optically inactive region are adapted to a predefined value.

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Feb 17, 2026
From: OSRAM OLED GMBH
To: AMS-OSRAM INTERNATIONAL GMBH
Reel/Frame 074881/0104 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 21, 2016
From: RIEDEL, DANIEL; ROSENBERGER, JOHANNES; WEHLUS, THOMAS; RIEGEL, NINA; SCHARNER, SILKE; FLEISSNER, ARNE
To: OSRAM OLED GMBH
Reel/Frame 038043/0708 →