IP Library Granted Patent US 12,500,178
Granted Patent B2
US 12,500,178 · App. 18/192,725 · Granted Dec 16, 2025

Flexible substrate

Inventor: Takumi Sano (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Magnolia White Corporation
H01L23/5387H01L23/5386
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Patent No.
US 12,500,178
App. No.
18/192,725
Granted
Dec 16, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to one embodiment, a flexible substrate including an insulating base including first and second strip portions, and island-shaped portions, electrical elements, scanning lines, signal lines, a first inorganic insulating film covering the scanning lines, and a second inorganic insulating film covering the signal lines, each of the scanning lines includes a first side edge and a second side edge, the first inorganic insulating film covers the first side edge and the second side edge, each of the signal lines includes a third side edge and a fourth side edge, and the second inorganic insulating film covers the third side edge and the fourth side edge.

Claims (31)

1 . A flexible substrate comprising:

an insulating base including a plurality of first strip portions extending along a first direction and aligned along a second direction which intersects the first direction, a plurality of second strip portions extending along the second direction and aligned along the first direction, and a plurality of island-shaped portions located at respective intersections of the first strip portions and the second strip portions;

a plurality of electrical elements overlapping the island-shaped portions, respectively;

a plurality of scanning lines each extending while overlapping the respective first strip portion;

a plurality of signal lines each extending while overlapping the respective second strip portion;

a first inorganic insulating film covering the scanning lines; and

a second inorganic insulating film covering the signal lines, wherein

the first inorganic insulating film is formed into a strip shape which overlaps the first strip portions,

the second inorganic insulating film is formed into a strip shape which overlaps the second strip portions,

each of the scanning lines includes a first side edge and a second side edge extending in an extending direction of the scanning lines,

the first inorganic insulating film covers the first side edge and the second side edge,

each of the signal lines includes a third side edge and a fourth side edge extending in an extending direction of the signal lines, and

the second inorganic insulating film covers the third side edge and the fourth side edge.

2 . The flexible substrate of claim 1 , wherein

the first strip portions and the second strip portions are each formed into a wavy shape and include a plurality of tops.

3 . The flexible substrate of claim 2 , wherein

the first inorganic insulating film includes a first sidewall in contact with the first side edge and a second sidewall in contact with the second side edge,

the scanning line is interposed between the first sidewall and the second sidewall,

the first sidewall includes a first thin film portion in the respective top in plan view, and

the second sidewall includes a second thin film portion in the respective top in plan view.

4 . The flexible substrate of claim 3 , wherein

the scanning lines include a first expansion portion whose line width is expanded between the first thin film portion and the second thin film portion.

5 . The flexible substrate of claim 2 , wherein

the second inorganic insulating film includes a third sidewall in contact with the third side edge and a fourth sidewall in contact with the fourth side edge,

the signal line is interposed between the third sidewall and the fourth sidewall,

the third sidewall includes a third thin film portion in the respective top in plan view, and

the fourth sidewall includes a fourth thin film portion in the respective top in plan view.

6 . The flexible substrate of claim 5 , wherein

the signal lines include a second expansion portion whose line width is expanded between the third thin film portion and the fourth thin film portion.

7 . The flexible substrate of claim 1 , wherein

the scanning line, the first inorganic insulating film, the signal line and the second inorganic insulating film are stacked in this order.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 27, 2025
From: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
To: MAGNOLIA WHITE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 071542/0924 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 31, 2023
From: SANO, TAKUMI
To: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
Reel/Frame 063181/0910 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-063344 · Apr 6, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230326865A1 · Oct 12, 2023
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