Semiconductor Light Emitting Device Display with Conductive Adhesive

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current display technologies, such as LCDs and AMOLEDs, face challenges including mediocre response time, difficulty in implementing flexibility, short lifespan, and low yield, while existing LED devices require complex fabrication processes.

Innovation Solution

A display device utilizing flip chip type semiconductor light emitting devices with a new structure, featuring a phosphor layer for color conversion and a conductive adhesive layer for electrical connection, allowing for fine pitch arrangement and simplifying the fabrication process by omitting etching or vacuum processes.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If LCDs are used for display, then flexibility can be implemented, but response time becomes mediocre

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveflexibilityVSAvoidresponse time
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSSpeed

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces the liquid crystal mechanical system with a semiconductor light emitting device system. The semiconductor devices convert electrical current directly to light without requiring liquid crystal molecule reorientation, thereby eliminating the slow response time characteristic of LCDs while maintaining flexibility through the use of flexible substrates and conductive adhesive layers.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Speed

If AMOLEDs are used for display, then response time is improved, but lifespan becomes short and yield is low

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveresponse timeVSAvoidlifespan
Core Design Contradiction:
SpeedVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the material parameters from organic compounds in AMOLEDs to inorganic semiconductor materials. This parameter change fundamentally improves device lifespan and manufacturing yield while maintaining the fast response time characteristic, as semiconductor materials are more stable and less prone to degradation than organic materials.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Reliability

If conventional LED devices are used, then lifespan is improved, but fabrication process becomes complex

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovelifespanVSAvoidfabrication process
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges multiple fabrication steps into a single simplified process. By forming conductive electrodes and conductive adhesive layers in the same process step, and by using a unified semiconductor light emitting device structure that integrates both light emission and electrical connection functions, the complex multi-step fabrication process is reduced to a more streamlined process while maintaining the long lifespan advantage of LED technology.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

4Manufacturing precision

If fine pitch arrangement is implemented, then display resolution is improved, but fabrication complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvefine pitchVSAvoidfabrication process
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the display into discrete semiconductor light emitting devices arranged in a fine pitch pattern. Each semiconductor device acts as an independent pixel element with integrated electrodes, allowing precise positioning and fine pitch arrangement without requiring complex inter-electrode routing. The segmentation into modular semiconductor devices simplifies the fabrication of high-resolution displays compared to continuous electrode patterns.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

Enables the creation of flexible, rollable displays with high luminance and fine pitch capabilities, simplifying the fabrication process and reducing the complexity of electrode formation.

Implementation Method 1

a phosphor layer which is formed to convert a predetermined light into at least one of red light, green light and blue light

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectPhosphorescence: Phosphorescence

Data Source

PatentEP3084748B1Display device using semiconductor light emitting device and method of fabricating the same
Publication Date: 2018.07.11 LG ELECTRONICS INC
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AI summary

Discussed is a display device including a wiring substrate disposed with a first electrode; a conductive adhesive layer disposed between the wiring substrate and a second electrode; and a plurality of semiconductor light emitting devices coupled to the conductive adhesive layer, and electrically connected to the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein at least one of the plurality of semiconductor light emitting devices comprises a first conductive electrode and a second conductive electrode disposed to be separated from each other, the at least one of the semiconductor light emitting devices having a lateral surface, and wherein the second conductive electrode extends beyond the lateral surface of the at least one of semiconductor light emitting devices.