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Granted Patent B2
US 12,593,505 · App. 18/135,744 · Granted Mar 31, 2026

Flexible electronic device

Inventor: Takumi Sano (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: MAGNOLIA WHITE CORPORATION
H10D86/443H10D86/411
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Patent No.
US 12,593,505
App. No.
18/135,744
Granted
Mar 31, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The purpose of the invention is to realize a flexible electronic device of high reliability. The present invention takes a following structure to realize the purpose. An electronic device including: a plurality of element areas, arrayed in a first direction with a first distance, and arrayed in a second direction with a second distance, the plurality of element areas being connected with each other in the first direction by a first organic insulating film, which meanderingly extends in the first direction, graphene being formed on a surface of the first organic insulating film to form a first wiring, the plurality of element areas being connected with each other in the second direction by a second organic insulating film, which meanderingly extends in the second direction, graphene being formed on a surface of the second organic insulating film to form a second wiring.

Claims (52)

1 . An electronic device comprising:

a plurality of element areas, arrayed in a first direction with a first distance, and arrayed in a second direction with a second distance,

the plurality of element areas being connected with each other in the first direction by a first organic insulating film, which meanderingly extends in the first direction,

graphene being formed on a surface of the first organic insulating film to form a first wiring,

the plurality of element areas being connected with each other in the second direction by a second organic insulating film, which meanderingly extends in the second direction,

graphene being formed on a surface of the second organic insulating film to form a second wiring,

wherein the plurality of element areas, the first organic insulating film and the second organic insulating film are formed on a basic structure which is formed from organic insulating film,

wherein each of the basic structure, the first organic insulating film and the second organic insulating film has a meander structure.

2 . The electronic device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the element area includes an inorganic insulating film.

3 . The electronic device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the basic structure, the first organic insulating film and the second organic insulating film are formed from polyimide.

4 . The electronic device according to claim 1 ,

wherein an elongation in which a flexible electronic device is broken is 10% or more.

5 . The electronic device according to claim 1 ,

wherein an element formed in each of the plurality of element areas includes a transistor or a diode.

6 . The electronic device according to claim 1 ,

wherein an element formed in each of the plurality of element areas includes either one of a photo sensor, a temperature sensor, a pressure sensor, a touch sensor, and a photo receiving sensor.

7 . The electronic device according to claim 1 ,

wherein an element formed in each of the plurality of element areas is an actuator.

8 . An electronic device comprising:

a plurality of element areas, arrayed in a first direction with a first distance, and arrayed in a second direction with a second distance,

the plurality of element areas being connected with each other in the first direction by a first organic insulating film, which meanderingly extends in the first direction,

graphene being formed on a surface of the first organic insulating film to form a first wiring,

the plurality of element areas being connected with each other in the second direction by a second organic insulating film, which meanderingly extends in the second direction,

graphene being formed on a surface of the second organic insulating film to form a second wiring,

wherein a third wiring, which extends in the first direction, is formed from a first metal, and a fourth wiring, which extends in the second direction, is formed from a second metal, and

the first wiring and the third wiring are connected with each other, and the second wiring and the fourth wiring are connected with each other.

9 . The electronic device according to claim 8 ,

wherein an edge of the third wiring overlaps the first wiring, and

an edge of the fourth wiring overlaps the second wiring.

10 . The electronic device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first wiring and the third wiring are scanning lines, and the second wiring and the fourth wiring are signal lines.

11 . An electronic device comprising:

a plurality of element areas, arrayed in a first direction with a first distance, and arrayed in a second direction with a second distance,

the plurality of element areas being connected with each other in the first direction by a first organic insulating film, which meanderingly extends in the first direction,

graphene being formed on a surface of the first organic insulating film to form a first wiring,

the plurality of element areas being connected with each other in the second direction by a second organic insulating film, which meanderingly extends in the second direction,

graphene being formed on a surface of the second organic insulating film to form a second wiring,

wherein the plurality of element areas, the first organic insulating film and the second organic insulating film are formed on a basic structure which is formed from organic insulating film,

wherein the second organic insulating film is covered by a third organic insulating film,

the third organic insulating film is formed in the element area, and

an element formed in the element area is formed on the third organic insulating film.

12 . The electronic device according to claim 11 ,

wherein the third organic insulating film has a meander structure.

13 . The electronic device according to claim 11 ,

wherein a side surface of the third organic insulating film and the basic structure is covered by a fourth organic insulating film, and

young's modulus of the fourth organic insulating film is smaller than young's modulus of the basic structure.

14 . The electronic device according to claim 13 ,

wherein a fifth organic insulating film is formed under a bottom surface of the basic structure and the fourth organic insulating film.

15 . The electronic device according to claim 14 ,

wherein young's modulus of the fifth organic insulating film is smaller than young's modulus of the basic structure.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 7, 2025
From: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
To: MAGNOLIA WHITE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 071619/0050 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 18, 2023
From: SANO, TAKUMI
To: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
Reel/Frame 063352/0034 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-081310 · May 18, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
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