Abstract: An array of light sources, e.g. LEDs, can be energized with electrical current provided through power bus electrodes. The array, which can be branched or looped, can coupled to a power source at two or more substrate feedthroughs. One or more alphanumeric characters and/or as line art can be defined by the layout of the light sources and electrodes. The light intensity emitted by each light source is determined by creating a tuned electrode—resistor—light source network. Each light source is coupled to the electrodes via one or more resistors, which are trimmed when formed, e.g., based a plurality of vectors defining the network, or by manually determining the voltage at each node of each electrode. This circuit design technique can be used to create signs comprising plural letters, or discrete characters that can be assembled by end users.

Abstract: A light emitting display includes a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) or other type of light sources mounted in a parallel-connected array that is supplied electrical current from a power bus. A voltage drop occurs along the power bus, where each successive LED is connected. To achieve either substantially equal current flow (or different desired levels of current flow) through the LEDs, a conductance of resistive traces that connect the LEDs to the power bus is selectively controlled. The resistive traces are formed by printing a resistive ink on the substrate. The conductivity of the ink used to form the resistive traces, their length, and/or the width or other cross-sectional size of the resistive traces may be selectively controlled to achieve the desired electrical current supplied to each light source, so that a uniform or desired light intensity is emitted by the LEDs.