LED Unit Transfer Process for Mass, Selective, and Repair Placement

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing methods for manufacturing light emitting devices lack comprehensive information on LED transfer technology, particularly for mass transfer, selective transfer, and repair transfer.

Innovation Solution

A method for manufacturing light emitting devices involves providing a substrate with light emitting units, attaching them to a carrier, removing the substrate, and transferring a portion of the light emitting units to a driving substrate, enabling mass transfer, selective transfer, or repair transfer.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If LED transfer technology is implemented, then productivity is improved through mass transfer capability, but manufacturing precision deteriorates due to insufficient knowledge on selective and repair transfer

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemass transfer capabilityVSAvoidselective transfer precision
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the LED transfer process into three distinct modes: mass transfer for high-volume production, selective transfer for precision placement of specific LEDs, and repair transfer for replacing defective units. This segmentation allows each transfer mode to be optimized independently, resolving the contradiction between productivity and manufacturing precision by providing specialized processes for different production needs

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent employs dynamic control mechanisms that allow the transfer system to adapt between different transfer modes based on production requirements. The system can dynamically adjust transfer parameters, selection criteria, and process conditions to maintain high precision during selective and repair operations while achieving high productivity during mass transfer operations

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Adaptability or versatility

If comprehensive LED transfer technology is developed, then adaptability is improved for different transfer scenarios, but device complexity increases due to multiple transfer modes

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetransfer scenario flexibilityVSAvoidtransfer process complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent creates a universal LED transfer system that integrates three different transfer modes (mass, selective, and repair) into a single platform. This multi-functional system uses common hardware infrastructure and control architecture to perform diverse transfer operations, achieving high adaptability without proportionally increasing device complexity through shared components and standardized interfaces

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS12294038B2Method for manufacturing light emitting device
Publication Date: 2025.05.06 INNOLUX CORP
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AI summary

A method for manufacturing an electronic device is provided. The method for manufacturing the electronic device includes: providing a substrate with elements disposed thereon and transferring a portion of the elements from the substrate to a driving substrate, wherein transferring the portion of the elements from the substrate to the driving substrate includes: transferring the portion of the elements from the substrate to the driving substrate, which comprises illuminating regions of the substrate overlapped with the portion of the elements by an energy beam, wherein when the substrate is illuminated by the energy beam, the substrate and the driving substrate are separated by a gap.