Micro-LED Chip Segmentation for Stable Mass Transfer

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Solution Overview

Problem

The existing micro inorganic light emitting diode (LED) chip manufacturing process requires high stability and accuracy due to the large number of independent particles transferred, which complicates the process and reduces yield.

Innovation Solution

A light emitting diode chip design with a first semiconductor layer, a light emitting layer, and a second semiconductor layer stacked sequentially, featuring second semiconductor patterns and electrode patterns for improved electrical coupling, allowing for finer division of chips and reduced particle transfer, along with a method for manufacturing this chip that includes forming these layers and electrode patterns on a substrate.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Area of stationary object

If each micro inorganic light emitting diode chip is an independent particle, then the light emitting area can be increased, but the amount of particles to be transferred increases significantly, making the transferring process less stable and less accurate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelight emitting areaVSAvoidtransferring process accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Area of stationary objectVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent divides a large-area light emitting diode chip into multiple smaller second semiconductor patterns on a single substrate. Each pattern can be independently addressed and controlled, effectively segmenting the chip into multiple functional units while maintaining a manageable number of particles for transfer. This segmentation allows the transferring process to handle fewer, larger units rather than many tiny independent particles, improving transfer stability and accuracy while still providing sufficient light emitting area through the combined output of multiple patterns.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Area of stationary object

If each micro inorganic light emitting diode chip is an independent particle, then the light emitting area can be increased, but the process complexity and difficulty increase due to the large number of particles

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelight emitting areaVSAvoidtransferring process complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Area of stationary objectVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges multiple second semiconductor patterns onto a single substrate, creating one integrated chip unit that contains multiple functional elements. This merging approach reduces the total number of particles that need to be transferred and managed, simplifying the transferring process while maintaining a large effective light emitting area through the combined functionality of multiple patterns on each chip.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Reliability

If the second semiconductor layer includes multiple second semiconductor patterns arranged at intervals, then the particle transfer amount is reduced and process stability is improved, but the spacing between pixels increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetransferring process stabilityVSAvoidspacing between pixels
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLength of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent arranges multiple second semiconductor patterns in a two-dimensional array on a single substrate, utilizing spatial distribution across the substrate surface. This dimensional arrangement allows multiple light emitting elements to be packed efficiently within the chip area, reducing the effective spacing between functional pixels while maintaining manageable particle size for transfer. The patterns are distributed across the substrate plane rather than being sequentially arranged, optimizing both density and transferability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

Data Source

PatentUS12074258B2Light emitting diode chip and method for manufacturing the same, display device
Publication Date: 2024.08.27 BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO LTD
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AI summary

An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a light emitting diode chip, including: a light emitting functional layer including a first semiconductor layer, a light emitting layer and a second semiconductor layer which are sequentially stacked, and a second semiconductor layer including a plurality of second semiconductor patterns which are arranged at intervals; a first electrode layer including a first electrode pattern electrically coupled to the first semiconductor layer; a second electrode layer disposed on a side, away from the light emitting layer, of the second semiconductor layer and including a plurality of second electrode patterns in one-to-one correspondence with the second semiconductor patterns, and the second electrode patterns are electrically coupled to the second semiconductor patterns correspondingly. Embodiments of the present disclosure further provide a method for manufacturing a light emitting diode chip and a display device.