Flexible Display Divided Wiring Pattern for Transparency

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Solution Overview

Problem

Flexible displays face challenges with components directly formed on the base substrate with display pixels, which are fragile due to mechanical and environmental stresses, and require precise design to avoid defects that can lead to complete panel failure under bending stresses.

Innovation Solution

The flexible display incorporates a grid-like strain-reducing trace design with elongated recessed channels and diamond-chain traces to reduce viscid drag and enhance micro-coating layer spread, allowing for increased bending radius and reliability.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Illumination intensity

If a transparent substrate is used to achieve a transparent display device, then transparency is improved, but wiring patterns become visible and deteriorate the transparent state

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovetransparencyVSAvoidvisibility of wiring patterns
Core Design Contradiction:
Illumination intensityVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The wiring pattern is divided into multiple segments arranged in a matrix configuration. Multiple transparent electrodes are divided into several groups, with each group containing multiple transparent electrode segments. This segmentation allows the wiring to be distributed across the display area, reducing the visibility of individual wiring patterns while maintaining electrical functionality.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Different regions of the display device have different properties: the pixel region maintains high transparency for display purposes, while the wiring region uses transparent conductive materials with optimized patterns to minimize visibility. The transparent electrode segments are strategically positioned and sized to provide necessary electrical connection while being less visually prominent in the transparent state.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Illumination intensity

If transparent electrodes are used to maintain transparency, then transparency is improved, but electrical connection between substrates deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovetransparencyVSAvoidelectrical connection
Core Design Contradiction:
Illumination intensityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The transparent electrode is divided into multiple segments arranged in a matrix pattern. Multiple transparent electrodes are segmented into several groups, with each group containing multiple transparent electrode segments. This segmentation creates multiple parallel electrical pathways between substrates, improving overall electrical connection reliability while maintaining transparency through the use of transparent conductive materials.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentEP3201902B1Display device having divided wiring pattern
Publication Date: 2023.01.04 LG DISPLAY CO LTD
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AI summary

There is provided a flexible display having a plurality of innovations configured to allow bending of a portion or portions to reduce apparent border size and/or utilize the side surface of an assembled flexible display.