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US 12,525,161 · App. 18/185,360 · Granted Jan 13, 2026

Narrow border reflective display device

Inventors: Chen-Yun Ma (Hsinchu, TW); Chin Tsung Liang (Hsinchu, TW); Sheng-Long Lin (Hsinchu, TW)
Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
G09G3/035G09G3/20H01L24/05H01L24/06H01L24/48H01L25/0657H10D86/411H10D86/441H10D86/60G09G2300/0426H01L2224/05573H01L2224/06145H01L2224/48145H01L2225/06506
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Patent No.
US 12,525,161
App. No.
18/185,360
Granted
Jan 13, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A narrow border reflective display device includes an driving circuit substrate, a TFT substrate, a front plane laminate, multiple conductive wires, a cover, and a glue. The TFT substrate is located on the driving circuit substrate. The TFT substrate is located between the driving circuit substrate and the front plane laminate. The conductive wires are electrically connected with the driving circuit substrate and the TFT substrate. The cover is located on the front plane laminate. The glue surrounds the driving circuit substrate, the TFT substrate, the front plane laminate, the front plane laminate, and the conductive wires.

Claims (29)

1 . A narrow border reflective display device comprising:

a driving circuit substrate;

a TFT substrate located on the driving circuit substrate;

a front panel laminate comprising a display medium layer, wherein the TFT substrate is located between the driving circuit substrate and the front panel laminate, and the display medium layer is an electronic ink layer;

a plurality of conductive wires electrically connected with the driving circuit substrate and the TFT substrate, wherein the conductive wires are curved, wherein two ends of each of the conductive wires are located on different surfaces;

a cover located on the front panel laminate and comprises a first surface facing the driving circuit substrate, and a vertical projection of the driving circuit substrate onto the first surface is located within a range of the first surface;

a glue surrounding the driving circuit substrate, the TFT substrate, the front panel laminate, and the conductive wires; and

a flexible printed circuit board and a chip, wherein the driving circuit substrate has a second surface facing the TFT substrate, a first end of the flexible printed circuit board is bonded to the second surface of the driving circuit substrate through a third surface, a second end of the flexible printed circuit board is free from connecting with the TFT substrate, and the chip is bonded to the third surface of the flexible printed circuit board.

2 . The narrow border reflective display device of claim 1 , wherein the TFT substrate comprises a display area and a peripheral area surrounding the display area, the TFT substrate has a boundary between the display area and the peripheral area, and the cover has an edge, wherein in a top view a distance from a vertical projection of the boundary of the TFT substrate onto the cover to the edge of the cover is smaller than 2.5 mm.

3 . The narrow border reflective display device of claim 1 , wherein the driving circuit substrate further comprises a plurality of first conductive pads, the TFT substrate further comprises a plurality of second conductive pads, and the conductive wires are electrically connected with the first conductive pads and the second conductive pads, respectively.

4 . The narrow border reflective display device of claim 3 , wherein the first conductive pads are located on the second surface, and the first conductive pads surround the TFT substrate.

5 . The narrow border reflective display device of claim 4 , wherein the TFT substrate has a fourth surface facing the front panel laminate, the second conductive pads are located on the fourth surface, and the second conductive pads surround the front panel laminate.

6 . The narrow border reflective display device of claim 1 , wherein the TFT substrate comprises a protective layer, a polyimide film, and an adhesive layer located between the protective layer and the polyimide film.

7 . The narrow border reflective display device of claim 1 , wherein a material of the TFT substrate comprises glass.

8 . The narrow border reflective display device of claim 1 , wherein the driving circuit substrate comprises a protective layer, a polyimide film, and an adhesive layer located between the protective layer and the polyimide film.

9 . The narrow border reflective display device of claim 1 , wherein a material of the driving circuit substrate comprises glass.

10 . The narrow border reflective display device of claim 1 , wherein in a top view a vertical projection of the flexible printed circuit board and the chip onto the first surface of the cover is located within a range of the first surface.

11 . The narrow border reflective display device of claim 1 , wherein the driving circuit substrate has a fifth surface facing away from the TFT substrate, the driving circuit substrate is a printed circuit board or a flexible printed circuit board, and the narrow border reflective display device further comprises a chip bonded to the fifth surface of the driving circuit substrate.

12 . The narrow border reflective display device of claim 1 , wherein the glue surrounds and covers a side surface of the driving circuit substrate.

13 . A narrow border reflective display device comprising:

a driving circuit substrate;

a TFT substrate located on the driving circuit substrate;

a front panel laminate comprising a display medium layer, wherein the TFT substrate is located between the driving circuit substrate and the front panel laminate, and the display medium layer is an electronic ink layer;

a plurality of conductive wires electrically connected with the driving circuit substrate and the TFT substrate, wherein the conductive wires are curved, wherein two ends of each of the conductive wires are located on different surfaces;

a cover located on the front panel laminate and comprises a first surface facing the driving circuit substrate, and a vertical projection of the driving circuit substrate onto the first surface is located within a range of the first surface;

a glue located between the cover and the driving circuit substrate and between the cover and the TFT substrate, wherein the driving circuit substrate, the TFT substrate, the front panel laminate, the conductive wires, and the glue entirely overlap the cover in a vertical direction; and

a flexible printed circuit board and a chip, wherein the driving circuit substrate has a second surface facing the TFT substrate, a first end of the flexible printed circuit board is bonded to the second surface of the driving circuit substrate through a third surface, a second end of the flexible printed circuit board is free from connecting with the TFT substrate, and the chip is bonded to the flexible printed circuit board.

14 . The narrow border reflective display device of claim 13 , wherein the glue surrounds and covers a side surface of the driving circuit substrate.

15 . The narrow border reflective display device of claim 13 , wherein the TFT substrate comprises a display area and a peripheral area surrounding the display area, the TFT substrate has a boundary between the display area and the peripheral area, and the cover has an edge, wherein in a top view a distance from a vertical projection of the boundary of the TFT substrate onto the cover to the edge of the cover is smaller than 2.5 mm.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 19, 2023
From: MA, CHEN-YUN; LIANG, CHIN TSUNG; LIN, SHENG-LONG
To: E INK HOLDINGS INC.
Reel/Frame 063027/0802 →
Priority Claims (2)
TW 111116159 · Apr 28, 2022 · national
TW 111140171 · Oct 24, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230351934A1 · Nov 2, 2023
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