Display devices and methods for forming the same
A display device is provided. The display device includes a supporting film and a flexible substrate disposed on the supporting film. The display device also includes a driving layer disposed on the flexible substrate, and a conductive pad disposed on the driving layer. The display device further includes a light-emitting diode disposed on the conductive pad and electrically connected to the conductive pad, wherein the supporting film has a first hardness, the flexible substrate has a second hardness, and the first hardness is greater than or equal to the second hardness.
1. A method for forming a display device, comprising:
forming a flexible substrate on a carrier substrate;
forming a driving layer on the flexible substrate;
forming a conductive pad on the driving layer;
performing a bonding process to bond a light-emitting diode to the conductive pad, wherein the light-emitting diode is electrically connected to the conductive pad;
removing the carrier substrate; and
attaching a supporting film to the flexible substrate,
wherein in a cross-sectional view, the conductive pad has a first main surface facing toward the driving layer, and at least a portion of the first main surface is in a shape of a curve; and
wherein in a cross-sectional view, the driving layer has a second main surface facing toward the flexible substrate, and at least a portion of the second main surface is in a shape of a curve.
2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the supporting film has a first thickness, the light-emitting diode has a second thickness, and the first thickness is greater than the second thickness.
3. The method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the flexible substrate has a third thickness, and the third thickness is less than the first thickness.
4. The method as claimed in claim 2 , further comprising:
forming a conductive element on the conductive pad or on the light-emitting diode before performing the bonding process,
wherein after performing the bonding process, the light-emitting diode is electrically connected to the conductive pad through the conductive element, the conductive pad has a fourth thickness and the conductive element has a fifth thickness, and the fourth thickness is less than the fifth thickness.
5. The method as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the conductive element comprises an anisotropic conductive film with a plurality of conductive particles.
6. The method as claimed in claim 4 , wherein in a cross-sectional view after performing the bonding process, the conductive element has a first side adjacent to the conductive pad, and at least a portion of the first side is in a shape of curve.
7. The method as claimed in claim 6 , wherein in the cross-sectional view the at least a portion of the first main surface and the at least a portion of the first side are conformal.
8. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the supporting film has a first hardness, the flexible substrate has a second hardness, and the first hardness is greater than or equal to the second hardness.
9. The method as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the first hardness is between level 3B and level 3H of pencil hardness.