MicroLED Integrated Chip Common Electrodes for Easier Transfer

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Solution Overview

Problem

The complex manufacturing process of microLED display panels results in reduced production and processing efficiency, affected production schedules, and lower qualification rates due to low chip yield, especially with small light-emitting chips requiring precise electrode placement and independent electrode control.

Innovation Solution

An integrated chip with a common electrode structure is developed, featuring a manufacturing method that forms electrodes in a matrix pattern with reduced wiring and increased electrode area, simplifying the circuit substrate design and reducing processing accuracy requirements, thereby improving transfer efficiency and production efficiency.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If multiple small light-emitting chips are used to achieve high resolution, then the display resolution is improved, but the manufacturing complexity increases due to frequent chip transfer operations

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay resolutionVSAvoidmanufacturing process complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

Multiple light-emitting chips are integrated into a single integrated chip that contains multiple light-emitting units arranged in a matrix. This merging approach reduces the number of separate chip transfer operations required while maintaining high display resolution, as the entire matrix can be transferred as one unit rather than individually transferring many small chips.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The integrated chip is divided into multiple light-emitting units with independent control electrodes, allowing each unit to be controlled separately. This segmentation enables high resolution display while simplifying manufacturing, as the integrated chip structure reduces transfer operations but the internal segmentation maintains display quality.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Measurement precision

If each light-emitting chip has independent positive and negative electrodes, then the light-emitting control precision is improved, but the circuit substrate design complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelight-emitting control precisionVSAvoidcircuit substrate design complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

Multiple electrodes are merged into a common electrode structure where a single electrode serves multiple light-emitting units. This merging reduces the total number of electrodes and simplifies circuit substrate design while maintaining precise control through the matrix arrangement of light-emitting units within the integrated chip.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Measurement precision

If the size of light-emitting chip is reduced to increase pixel density, then the display resolution is improved, but the processing accuracy requirement increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay resolutionVSAvoidprocessing accuracy requirement
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

Multiple small light-emitting units are merged into a single integrated chip structure. This approach achieves high pixel density through the matrix arrangement of units while reducing processing accuracy requirements, as the integrated chip can be manufactured with standard precision and then transferred as a complete unit rather than requiring precise placement of many smaller chips.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

4Area of stationary object

If multiple light-emitting chips are transferred frequently to assemble display panel, then the display area coverage is improved, but the production efficiency decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay area coverageVSAvoidproduction efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Area of stationary objectVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

Multiple light-emitting units are merged into a single integrated chip that can cover larger display areas. This reduces the frequency of chip transfer operations needed to assemble the display panel, thereby improving production efficiency while maintaining adequate display area coverage through the matrix arrangement of light-emitting units within the integrated structure.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentUS12183868B2Integrated chip and manufacturing method therefor, and full-color integrated chip and display panel
Publication Date: 2024.12.31 FOSHAN NATIONSTAR OPTOELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

A manufacturing method for an integrated chip is used for forming and processing an electrode structure of the integrated chip. The method includes step S1 and step S2. In step S1, a light-emitting portion is manufactured, and the light-emitting portion includes multiple light-emitting unit groups distributed in the form of a matrix. In step S2, conductive terminals multiple first electrodes and conductive terminals of multiple second electrodes of the light-emitting portion are electrically led out to form multiple first pin electrodes and multiple second pin electrodes. The first pin electrodes and the second pin electrodes are used for being electrically connected to a circuit substrate.