IP Library › Granted Patent US 10,360,825
Granted Patent B1
US 10,360,825 · App. 16/140,462 · Granted Jul 23, 2019

Flexible electronic device

Inventor: Yuan-Lin Wu (Miao-Li County, TW)
Assignee: InnoLux Corporation
G09F9/301H01L51/0097H01L27/124
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Patent No.
US 10,360,825
App. No.
16/140,462
Granted
Jul 23, 2019
Kind
B1
Abstract

A flexible electronic device is provided and includes a supporting substrate, a first flexible substrate disposed on the supporting substrate, a first oxide layer or a conductive layer disposed between the first flexible substrate and the supporting substrate, a second oxide layer directly on the first flexible substrate opposite to the first oxide layer, and an electronic structure disposed on the second oxide layer. The first thickness of the first oxide layer or the conductive layer is greater than a second thickness of the second oxide layer.

Claims (42)

1. A flexible display device, comprising:

a supporting substrate;

a first flexible substrate disposed on the supporting substrate;

a first oxide layer disposed between the first flexible substrate and the supporting substrate;

a second oxide layer directly on the first flexible substrate opposite to the first oxide layer; and

a display structure disposed on the second oxide layer;

wherein a first thickness of the first oxide layer is greater than a second thickness of the second oxide layer.

2. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a ratio of the second thickness to the first thickness is greater than or equal to 0.2 and less than 1.

3. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a third thickness of the first flexible substrate is greater than the first thickness and the second thickness.

4. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a ratio of a sum of the first thickness and the second thickness to a third thickness of the first flexible substrate is in a range from 0.1 to 0.5.

5. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first oxide layer has a fluorine ion concentration in a range from 1E18 to 5E20 atoms/cm3.

6. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a first width of the first oxide layer is greater than a second width of the second oxide layer.

7. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a second flexible substrate disposed between the first oxide layer and the supporting substrate.

8. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the second flexible substrate and the supporting substrate comprise an opening in a foldable region of the flexible display device, and the opening exposes the first oxide layer.

9. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 8 , further comprising a waterproof layer disposed in the opening, wherein the waterproof layer covers a portion of the first oxide layer exposed by the opening.

10. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

a first insulating layer disposed between the second oxide layer and the display structure; and

a second insulating layer disposed between the second oxide layer and the first insulating layer, wherein a ratio of a sum of the second thickness, a fourth thickness of the second insulating layer and a fifth thickness of the first insulating layer to the first thickness is in a range from 0.5 to 2.

11. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

a first insulating layer disposed between the second oxide layer and the display structure; and

a second insulating layer disposed between the second oxide layer and the first insulating layer, wherein the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer have at least one opening exposing the second oxide layer in a peripheral region of the flexible display device.

12. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first flexible substrate has a wavy shape.

13. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first flexible substrate opposite to the first oxide layer has a recess in a peripheral region of the flexible display device, and the flexible display device further comprises a conductive material filling in the recess.

14. The flexible display device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising an insulating layer disposed between the second oxide layer and the display structure, the insulating layer comprising a bump in a peripheral region of the flexible display device, wherein the flexible display device further comprises a wiring disposed on the bump.

15. A flexible electronic device, comprising:

a supporting substrate;

a first flexible substrate disposed on the supporting substrate;

a conductive layer disposed between the first flexible substrate and the supporting substrate;

a second oxide layer directly on the first flexible substrate opposite to the conductive layer; and

an electronic structure disposed on the second oxide layer;

wherein a first thickness of the conductive layer is greater than a second thickness of the second oxide layer.

16. The flexible electronic device as claim in claim 15 , further comprising a second flexible substrate disposed between the conductive layer and the supporting substrate; and a control element on a surface of the second flexible substrate facing the supporting substrate, wherein the conductive layer comprises at least one contact for connecting the control element to the electronic structure.

17. The flexible electronic device as claimed in claim 15 , further comprising a second flexible substrate between the conductive layer and the supporting substrate, and a first oxide layer between the first flexible substrate and the second flexible substrate.

18. The flexible electronic device as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the supporting substrate and the first flexible substrate have a mesh shape in a top view.

19. The flexible electronic device as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the conductive layer comprises a plurality of wirings electrically connected to the electronic structure.

20. A flexible electronic device, comprising:

a supporting substrate;

a first flexible substrate disposed on the supporting substrate;

a first oxide layer disposed between the first flexible substrate and the supporting substrate;

a second oxide layer directly on the first flexible substrate opposite to the first oxide layer; and

an electronic structure disposed on the second oxide layer;

wherein a first thickness of the first oxide layer is greater than a second thickness of the second oxide layer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 24, 2018
From: WU, YUAN-LIN
To: INNOLUX CORPORATION
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