Trapezoidal Inorganic LED Alignment for Fluidic Self-Assembly

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Solution Overview

Problem

The efficiency of micro LED transfer in display modules is reduced due to the smooth GaN layer surface, leading to challenges in achieving high yield and alignment during fluidic self-assembly.

Innovation Solution

Incorporating an inorganic light emitting diode with a trapezoid-shaped light emitting surface and asymmetric sides, allowing for precise alignment and bonding through a fluidic self-assembly process using a guide member with corresponding guide holes, ensuring accurate electrode connection to the substrate.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of energy

If a smooth GaN layer surface is used for micro LED, then the light emitting efficiency is improved, but the alignment precision during fluidic self-assembly transfer is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelight emitting efficiencyVSAvoidalignment precision
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of energyVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces asymmetric guide holes in the guide member that correspond to the symmetric micro LED structure. The guide holes are designed with asymmetric shapes (e.g., rectangular, L-shaped, or T-shaped) that create unique alignment positions for the micro LEDs during fluidic self-assembly transfer. This asymmetric guide structure enables precise alignment and orientation of the micro LEDs on the substrate, solving the alignment precision problem while maintaining the smooth GaN layer surface for high light emitting efficiency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #4Asymmetry

2Device complexity

If fluidic self-assembly transfer method is used, then the manufacturing complexity is reduced, but the alignment precision is worsened due to smooth surface

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemanufacturing complexityVSAvoidalignment precision
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a guide member as an intermediary component between the micro LEDs and the substrate during the fluidic self-assembly transfer process. The guide member contains guide holes that act as a mediator to guide and position the micro LEDs at precise locations on the substrate. This intermediary structure enables the simple fluidic self-assembly method to achieve high alignment precision by providing physical guidance through the asymmetric guide hole design.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Manufacturing precision

If asymmetric guide holes are used in guide member, then the alignment precision is improved, but the device complexity is increased

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvealignment precisionVSAvoiddevice complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The asymmetric guide holes are pre-formed in the guide member during the manufacturing process, before the actual micro LED transfer takes place. This preliminary preparation of the guide structure with predetermined asymmetric patterns allows for automated and precise alignment without requiring complex real-time adjustment mechanisms during the transfer process, thereby limiting the increase in overall device complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS12446366B2Inorganic light emitting diode, display module and manufacturing method thereof
Publication Date: 2025.10.14 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

An inorganic light emitting diode is disclosed. The inorganic light emitting diode includes a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer having a light emitting surface composed of four sides, an active layer disposed between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer, a first electrode coupled to the first semiconductor layer, and a second electrode coupled to the second semiconductor layer, wherein the light emitting surface has a trapezoid shape in which two opposing sides are asymmetric in relation to each other.