Abstract: An electroluminescent apparatus utilizes a replaceable electroluminescent element which is compressed between two electrodes that are positioned within a resealable housing which may be opened and closed so that a used electroluminescent element may be removed from between the electrodes and replaced at the end of its usable lifetime. The housing has front and rear panels associated with the respective electrodes, at least one of the panels being transparent. The apparatus may include an inflatable compressing structure, an alignment structure within the housing for alignment of the electroluminescent sheet, or transparent electrodes, and various drivers may be used allowing for monochrome or color displays. The housing may have an envelope configuration, or the electroluminescent element can have a configuration of a roll of sequential electroluminescent sheets or a tiled structure allowing for larger electroluminescent displays, within the scope of the present invention.

Abstract: The various embodiments of the invention provide an addressable or a static emissive display comprising a plurality of layers, including a first substrate layer, wherein each succeeding layer is formed by printing or coating the layer over preceding layers. Exemplary substrates include paper, plastic, rubber, fabric, glass, ceramic, or any other insulator or semiconductor. In an exemplary embodiment, the display includes a first conductive layer attached to the substrate and forming a first plurality of conductors; various dielectric layers; an emissive layer; a second, transmissive conductive layer forming a second plurality of conductors; a third conductive layer included in the second plurality of conductors and having a comparatively lower impedance; and optional color and masking layers. Pixels are defined by the corresponding display regions between the first and second plurality of conductors.

Abstract: A double sided display comprises a first substrate, a first organic light-emitting device (OLED) disposed on the first substrate, a first spacer, a second substrate, a second OLED disposed on the second substrate and a second spacer. The first and second spacers are disposed on the first and second substrates, and close to the first and second OLEDs, respectively. A height of the first spacer is larger than a thickness of the first OLED. A height of the second spacer is larger than a thickness of the second OLED. During assembly, the first substrate is disposed opposite to the second substrate, and the first spacer is disposed opposite to the second spacer. Also, the exact positions of the first and second spacers are determined for preventing the direct touch between the first and second OLEDs while the double sided display is deformed.

Abstract: To provide an image display which is capable of preventing fracturing of a substrate which is attributable to a substrate expansion arising from heating or humidification during a manufacture process, impact in use, or distortion when curved display is conducted, a connection failure between a semiconductor chip and a wiring terminal which are mounted on the substrate, and crack occurring in the substrate in the vicinity of an area where the semiconductor chip is mounted, with no need to add members and with no limit of pulling the wiring around. An image display part is formed on one surface of a flexible substrate, and a groove with a depth not reaching a thickness of the substrate is continuously or intermittently defined in another surface of the substrate.

Abstract: A display apparatus including: a rectangular thin plate form display device with a surface on one side in the thickness direction thereof as a display surface configured to display an image and with a surface on the other side as a back surface; rigid substrates each connected to an edge of the display device through a flexible substrate, operative to drive the display device, and each being elongate along the edge of the display device; a front cover covering the display surface of the display device; a rectangular thin plate form reinforcing plate attached to the back surface of the display device; and a rear cover covering the back surface of the display device and a back surface of the reinforcing plate.

Abstract: A light-emitting element used for display devices and illuminating devices has been formed on a flat substrate, and therefore, when the size of such devices is increased, manufacturing apparatuses also have to be enlarged. Also, a problem involved has been that even a failure of one light-emitting element causes the entire device to fail, making improvement of production yield difficult. To solve the above problems, in the present invention, light-emitting elements are formed as linear elements, and the linear elements are combined to form a plane light-emitting device. This enables the light-emitting device to be produced by selecting only linear light-emitting elements of good quality, and enlargement of apparatuses and enhancement of production yield can be expected.

Abstract: A flexible organic light emitting light source employing a flexible substrate that comprises a thin ployimide layer sandwiched by two metallic layers of which one metallic layer whose surface not in contact with polyimide layer contains OLED device that is coated with pore-free conformal barrier coating of inorganic oxide through Atomic Layer Epitaxy process and the barrier coating being completely encapsulated by a UV cured thick hard coat. The flexible device is sealed with a flexible plastic cover and the bottom external surface of metallic layer is integrated with a lamp drive circuit.

Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a base; a plurality of first electrodes; a partition having a plurality of openings located at positions corresponding to the first electrodes; organic functional layers each arranged in the corresponding openings; a second electrode covering the partition and the organic functional layers; an organic buffer layer covering the second electrode; a gas barrier layer covering the organic buffer layer; and an intermediate protective layer, disposed between the organic buffer layer and the gas barrier layer, having an elasticity which is greater than that of the organic buffer layer and which is less than that of the gas barrier layer. These layers and electrodes are arranged on or above the base.

Abstract: This invention provides a process for producing an organic EL element that, in forming, by a coating method, an organic EL element comprising a substrate bearing a plurality of organic EL elements each comprising at least a first electrode, one or more organic compound layers, a second electrode, and a sealing layer, can easily form an external connection terminal forming part for external connection terminal formation and can realize high production efficiency and stable performance quality.

Abstract: In an organic EL display device having a pair of flexible substrates, and in which a plurality of layers are stacked between the pair of flexible substrates, wherein respective pairs of the plurality of layers adjacent to each other differ in electrical conductivity, and an electronic circuit including a pair of electrodes and a light emitting layer interposed between the pair of electrodes is formed in a stacked structure of the plurality of layers. A desiccant which is constituted of a plurality of island-like desiccants spaced from one another is incorporated into at least one of the pair of flexible substrates, and this obviates several problems which may result due to degradation of the desiccant.

Abstract: In the fabrication of a thin-film flexible electronic device of the screen type that includes a plurality of thin-film components on a glass support a starting support is prepared, including a rigid bulk substrate and a glass sheet fastened to the rigid bulk substrate by reversible direct bonding so as to obtain a removable interface. The plurality of thin-film components are fabricated on the glass sheet. The glass sheet is separated from the rigid bulk substrate by disassembling the interface and, the glass sheet and the plurality of thin-film components are transferred to a final support.

Abstract: A woven article comprises a plurality of electrically insulating and/or electrically conductive yarn in the warp and a plurality of electrically insulating and/or electrically conductive yarn in the weft interwoven with the yarn in the warp. A functional yarn in the warp and/or the weft comprises an elongate substrate including at least one electrical conductor and at least one electronic device thereon, wherein the at least one electrical conductor provides directly and/or indirectly an electrical contact for connecting to the electronic device.

Abstract: A method of making an electroluminescent (EL) light which includes at least one design. A flexible EL lamp is used which has a front electrode, a phosphor layer, a dielectric layer and a rear electrode layer. A pattern is cut out from the flexible EL lamp and at least one line is determined on the cut out to divide the design into at least two geometric areas, which are preferably of approximately equal size. A scribe line is cut into the rear electrode along such line, which forms split electrode areas in the rear electrode. Connecting devices are attached to each split electrode area, which are adapted to be connected to a power source. A method of making an EL light that is adaptable to be inserted into a channel, with the light having at least one indicia such as a letter, number, symbol or the like. A first form of the desired indicia is cut out from a plastic backing sheet. A second form of the desired indicia is cut out from flexible EL lamp of the form mentioned above.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for fabricating a flexible pixel array substrate as follows. First, a release layer is formed on a rigid substrate. Next, on the release layer, a polymer film is formed, the adhesive strength between the rigid substrate and the release layer being higher than that between the release layer and the polymer film. The polymer film is formed by spin coating a polymer monomer and performing a curing process to form a polymer layer. Afterwards, a pixel array is formed on the polymer film. The polymer film with the pixel array formed thereon is separated from the rigid substrate.

Abstract: A light emitting portion and an electrode board including electrodes for driving the light emitting portion for light emission are provided as separate members. This allows the light emitting portion to have a smaller thickness, and widens the choices of substrate materials for the electrode board. Therefore, a flexible material can be used for the electrode board, thereby imparting the display device with flexibility. Further, the light emitting portion and the electrode board can be separately produced, so that the degree of freedom is increased in the production of the display device. Therefore, the light emitting portion and the electrode board can be produced in different steps or in different production lines. Further, the light emitting portion, the electrode board and other components can be individually evaluated for quality, thereby reducing the production costs of the display device.

Abstract: The invention relates to a semiconductor device including a plurality of thin film transistors provided on a base member having a curved surface. The surface may be bent in either a convex shape or a concave shape. All channel length directions of the plurality of thin film transistors may also be aligned in the same direction. Further, the channel length direction may be different from the direction in which the base member is bent. A pixel portion and a driver circuit portion may also be provided on the base member. The invention also includes a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device including forming a layer to be peeled including an element of a substrate, bonding a support member to the layer to be peeled, and bonding a transfer body to the layer to be peeled.

Abstract: A transparent or substantially transparent formable and/or flexible component for use as an outer protective element in an electronic or opto electronic device including at least one electrically active organic layer, which component is a composite structure comprising a layer of glass of a thickness less than or equal to 200 microns and a layer of plastic.

Abstract: A flat panel display device is presented. The device includes at least one display module in the form of a matrix of pixels formed by active media enclosed between two sets of conductors. The display module has a front side by which it is to be exposed to viewers and an opposite back side where an electronic control circuit is located, and comprises two sets of electrical conductors extending along two intersecting axes respectively to define a two-dimensional array of junctions forming said pixels, each of the conductors of at least one set of conductors being bent to extend from the front side to the opposite back side of the display module.

Abstract: A display device includes a substrate, a display portion formed on the substrate, an upper layer which covers the display portion, and a gas barrier layer provided between at least a part of the substrate and the display portion. The gas barrier layer is positioned near to the position which forms a neutral plane when bending moment in a direction in which the substrate is warped acts on the overall display device.

Abstract: A luminescence display panel 20 includes: a flexible transparent substrate 1; a transparent electrode 3 formed on the transparent substrate 1, over a luminescence region and a non-luminescence region; and auxiliary electrodes 5a and 5b formed on the transparent electrode 3, over the non-luminescence region. Electric insulation layers 7a, 7c, and 7d are formed over the non-luminescence region of the transparent electrode 3, so as to cover the auxiliary electrodes 5a and 5b. An organic luminescence part 9 is formed on the transparent electrode, at least over the luminescence region. A rear electrode 11 is formed on the organic luminescence part 9.

Abstract: A flexible movie theater display is presented. In an exemplary embodiment, the movie display of the invention is in the form of a FLEXED, a flexible emissive display, comprising a flexible substrate, display elements coupled to the flexible substrate, and conductors used to deliver a drive voltage to the display elements. A FLEXED of the invention can be partitioned among conductors to provide a cinema-sized uniformly bright display. A FLEXED of the invention can be mounted on multiple surfaces of a theater to provide a FLEXED Surround experience for the viewer. A FLEXED can be used to display digital recordings, allowing movie studios and distributors to save costs by eschewing film for digital production alternatives. A FLEXED of the invention is an economical lightweight display that is easy to manufacture, distribute and install.

Abstract: In the fabrication of a thin-film flexible electronic device of the screen type that includes a plurality of thin-film components on a glass support a starting support is prepared, including a rigid bulk substrate and a glass sheet fastened to the rigid bulk substrate by reversible direct bonding so as to obtain a removable interface. The plurality of thin-film components are fabricated on the glass sheet. The glass sheet is separated from the rigid bulk substrate by disassembling the interface and, the glass sheet and the plurality of thin-film components are transferred to a final support.

Abstract: A method for forming an adhesion layer in contact with a first surface of a substrate and a surface of a layer having electrically conductive properties using electrophotographic imaging compound as a mask is provided. The adhesion layer improves the lamination properties of the electrically conductive layer to the substrate. The improved lamination properties to facilitate and increase the reliability and quality of a resulting product having an electronic circuit formed in accordance with the present invention. The method disclosed herein is well suited for use with rigid polymeric substrates and flexible polymeric substrates.

Abstract: A light-emitting, transparent, flexible film system based on polymers is produced by including a thermoplastic polyurethane film having an electroluminescent pigment incorporated therein in the flexible film system. These systems are useful as a luminescent system.

Abstract: A barrier coating of organic-inorganic composition, the barrier coating having optical properties that are substantially uniform along an axis of light transmission, said axis oriented substantially perpendicular to the surface of the coating.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescence display device is provided that prevents a desiccant from being deteriorated. This organic electroluminescence display device has a superior moisture resistance and forms a high barrier against moisture and oxygen while still keeping the display low profile and lightweight. The organic electroluminescence display includes a laminated material and, across this laminated material, a first flexible substrate and a second flexible substrate. The laminated material is composed of layers, with different conductivities, that constitute an electronic circuit that includes a pair of electrodes across a light-emitting layer. At least one of the first flexible substrate and the second flexible substrate includes a desiccant. The flexible substrate that includes this desiccant includes a metal foil that is a base material on which the desiccant is formed. The desiccant is composed of a plurality of island-like desiccant pieces each separated from other desiccant pieces.

Abstract: Electroluminescent cable (10) and method of fabrication thereof. For example, an electroluminescent cable (10) includes a composite core electrode including an elongated flexible metal portion (2) substantially surrounded by one or more layers of a flexible conductive compound (4), the composite core electrode surrounded by a dielectric layer (6), an electroluminescent layer (8), a transparent conductive layer (12) and a polymer layer (16).

Abstract: An invention relates to an organic electroluminescent display. The organic electroluminescent display comprises a substrate, a bonding pad, and an FPC (Flexible Print Circuit). The substrate comprises a luminescent surface and a non-luminescent surface. An organic electroluminescent (EL) structure is disposed on the non-luminescent surface to provide the organic EL structure to electrically connect to an outer circuit. The FPC, disposed on the same side of the organic electroluminescent structure, comprises a junction portion and a main portion, in which the main portion connects to the junction portion and electrically connects to the outer circuit. The junction portion is adapted to connect to the bonding pad and the main portion is directly extended to the direction toward the organic electroluminescent structure.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a flexible display device (10) comprising a flexible substrate (12), and a plurality of electro-optical switching elements (14) accommodated on the substrate. The device is characterized in that the substrate has a plurality of through openings (16) being arranged in a repetitive pattern so that the electro-optical switching elements are located in areas of the substrate adjacent to the openings. The through openings allow for bending the display device in two directions simultaneously, with reduced tensile or compressive stress in the plane of the substrate.

Abstract: A flat panel OLED device including a transparent deformable substrate having first and second sides and defining a predetermined illumination region and a non-illumination region; a moisture-sensitive OLED disposed over the first side of the transparent substrate within the illumination region and means for applying electrical signals to the OLED which causes the OLED to produce light and heat; a protective layer disposed over the OLED; a flexible encapsulating foil disposed over the protective layer, but not attached thereto; and a rigid chassis structure operatively associated with the transparent deformable substrate for dissipating the heat and providing rigidity to the transparent deformable substrate.

Abstract: The present invention has an object of providing a light emitting device including an OLED formed on a plastic substrate, which can prevent the degradation due to penetration of moisture or oxygen. On a plastic substrate, a plurality of films for preventing oxygen or moisture from penetrating into an organic light emitting layer in the OLED (hereinafter, referred to as barrier films) and a film having a smaller stress than that of the barrier films (hereinafter, referred to as a stress relaxing film), the film being interposed between the barrier films, are provided. Owing to a laminate structure of a plurality of barrier films, even if a crack occurs in one of the barrier films, the other barrier film(s) can effectively prevent moisture or oxygen from penetrating into the organic light emitting layer. Moreover, the stress relaxing film, which has a smaller stress than that of the barrier films, is interposed between the barrier films, thereby making it possible to reduce a stress of the entire sealing film.

Abstract: A composite article comprises a substrate having at least a substrate surface and a graded-composition coating disposed on a substrate surface. The composition of the coating material varies substantially continuously across its thickness. The coating reduces the transmission rates of oxygen, water vapor, and other chemical species through the substrate such that the composite article can be used effectively as a diffusion barrier to protect chemically sensitive devices or materials. An organic light-emitting device incorporates such a composite article to provide an extended life thereto.

Abstract: The present invention uses plastic film in vacuum sealing an OLED. Inorganic insulating films which can prevent oxygen or water from being penetrated therein and an organic insulating film which has a smaller internal stress than that of the inorganic insulating films are laminated on an inside of the plastic film. By sandwiching the organic insulating film between the inorganic insulating films, a stress can be relaxed. Further, by laminating a plurality of inorganic insulating films, even if one of the inorganic insulating films has a crack, the other inorganic insulating films can effectively prevent oxygen or water from being penetrated into an organic light emitting layer. Further, the stress of the entire sealing film can be relaxed and cracking due to the stress takes place less often.

Abstract: A flexible organic light emitting light source employing a flexible substrate that comprises a thin ployimide layer sandwiched by two metallic layers of which one metallic layer whose surface not in contact with polyimide layer contains OLED device that is coated with pore-free conformal barrier coating of inorganic oxide through Atomic Layer Epitaxy process and the barrier coating being completely encapsulated by a UV cured thick hard coat. The flexible device is sealed with a flexible plastic cover and the bottom external surface of metallic layer is integrated with a lamp drive circuit.

Abstract: An EL display, including a substrate having a pixel region and a non-pixel region, at least one light emitting diode disposed on the pixel region of the substrate, a sealant disposed on the non-pixel region of the substrate, an oxygen generating layer, an absorbent layer laminated onto the oxygen generating layer, and a cap adhered to the sealant, such that the at least one light emitting diode, the oxygen generating layer, and the absorbent layer are enclosed between the cap and the substrate.

Abstract: A display device includes an insulating substrate having an upper surface and a lower surface opposing the upper surface, a display element including a first electrode, an organic light emitting layer on the first electrode, and a second electrode on the organic light emitting layer, a first film connected to a first side of the upper surface, and a first circuit substrate connected to the first film and including a first surface facing the display element, a second surface opposing the first surface, and an electric element protruding from the second surface.

Abstract: An electrode substrate of a flat panel display at least comprises a substrate, an electrode layer, a first barrier layer, a second barrier layer and a conductive layer. The electrode layer is disposed above the substrate. The first barrier layer is disposed above the electrode layer. The second barrier layer is disposed above the first barrier layer. The conductive layer is disposed between the first barrier layer and the second barrier layer.

Abstract: An EL panel on a rigid substrate is thinned in selected areas, or overall, to provide a backlight for keypads and other applications that would otherwise require a more flexible panel or additional structure. Lamp materials are deposited on one side of a rigid substrate and then substrate material is ablated with a suitable tool, working from the opposite side of the substrate as the lamp materials. The depth of cut can be constant or variable, enabling one to tailor the flexibility of an area to the desired tactile response for a keypad or to provide clearance in close quarters. The invention is compatible with known process for making an EL panel.

Abstract: An electrode substrate of a flat panel display comprises a substrate, an electrode layer, a conductive layer, and a barrier layer. The electrode layer is disposed above the substrate. The conductive layer is disposed above the electrode layer. The barrier layer is disposed above the conductive layer.

Abstract: A display is disclosed. The display comprises a plurality of expandable tubes and a rollable material coupled to the expandable tubes, wherein the plurality of tubes can be expanded and contracted to increase or decrease the size of the display. The user of the expandable display in accordance with the present invention would have the benefit of having a much larger display to work with, and still be able to shrink it for ease of transportation. An added benefit to the user is that the color intensity of such a design is significantly higher than that of current LCD displays. Such displays also have the benefit of not requiring backlighting to operate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a flexible EL lamp that can extend emission region. In the flexible EL lamp, a phosphor layer, a dielectric layer, and a front electrode layer are exposed to the outside by extending to edge portion of the product. The phosphor layer that is vulnerable to moisture is formed of the phosphor material to which water repellent process is performed. Therefore, the reliability characteristic with respect to moisture can be obtained. The EL lamp can facilitate the design of the compact mobile phones and can improve the reliability of the product.

Abstract: An organic light emitting device (OLED) is disclosed for which the hole transporting layer, the electron transporting layer and/or the emissive layer, if separately present, is comprised of a non-polymeric material. A method for preparing such OLED's using vacuum deposition techniques is further disclosed.

Abstract: A flexible display using semiconductor light-emitting devices and a method of fabricating the same are provided. The flexible display includes: a flexible pliable substrate; a display unit with semiconductor light-emitting devices arranged in pixels on the pliable substrate and which produces an image; and first and second circuit layers driving the semiconductor light-emitting devices. The flexible display having the above-mentioned configuration provides flexibility and the semiconductor light-emitting devices offer a high emission efficiency and a long lifespan.

Abstract: An illumination device comprising a protective casing that comprises an illumination system of at least two band members and an illumination coating that has a communications line component with a first end and a second end, and a first power source connected to said illumination system.

Abstract: A conformable vehicle display includes a flexible display screen coupled to a substrate. The substrate is a curved transparent substrate that is adapted to be coupled to a vehicle component having a curved exterior surface. The flexible display screen is at least partially separate from the exterior surface of the vehicle component and has a luminescent display. The exterior surface of the vehicle component is visible through the flexible display screen and the substrate when the flexible display screen is not activated. The flexible display screen may be a transparent organic light emitting diode display device.

Abstract: A flexible display device has one or more flexible electrode assemblies. Each of the electrode assemblies includes a hierarchical control arrangement for selectively activating electrodes of the display device. The hierarchical control arrangement includes high-level control elements and low-level control elements, each of the high-level control elements being operatively coupled to respective subsets of the low-level control elements, which in turn are coupled to respective groups of the electrodes. Exemplary control elements are microstructure elements containing imbedded microprocessors or integrated circuits. The use of a hierarchical control arrangement results in data signals having to pass through fewer control elements when compared with single-level arrangements. This increases operation speed and reduces power losses due to voltage drops across control elements. In addition, the number of connections to device(s) external to the display may thereby be reduced.

Abstract: A light emitting device having a plastic substrate is capable of preventing the substrate from deterioration with the transmission of oxygen or moisture content can be obtained. The light emitting device has light emitting elements formed between a lamination layer and an inorganic compound layer that transmits visual light, where the lamination layer is constructed of one unit or two or more units, and each unit is a laminated structure of a metal layer and an organic compound layer. Alternatively, the light emitting device has light emitting elements formed between a lamination layer and an inorganic compound layer that transmits visual light, where the lamination layer is constructed of one unit or two or more units, and each unit is a laminated structure of a metal layer and an organic compound layer, wherein the inorganic compound layer is formed so as to cover the end face of the lamination layer.

Abstract: A method forming a flexible EL device comprising the steps of: 1) forming the non-adhesive shield polymer layer (2) on the plastic film layer (1); 2) forming a back conductive electrode layer (3) on the non-adhesive shield polymer layer (2); 3) forming dielectric layer (4) comprising a mixture of high-dielectric constant powder and binder on the back conductive electrode layer (3); 4) forming first field polymer layer (5) on the dielectric layer (4). 5) forming a phosphor layer (6) comprising encapsulated phosphor and binder on the first field polymer (5); 6) forming second field polymer (7) on the phosphor layer (6). 7) forming the transparent electrode layer (8) by using conductive polymer comprising transparent conductive materials on the second field polymer layer (7); 8) forming a polymer protection layer (9) on the transparent electrode layer (8); and 9) then separating the EL cell (2–9 layers) from plastic film.

Abstract: The present invention uses plastic film in vacuum sealing an OLED. Inorganic insulating films which can prevent oxygen or water from being penetrated therein and an organic insulating film which has a smaller internal stress than that of the inorganic insulating films are laminated on an inside of the plastic film. By sandwiching the organic insulating film between the inorganic insulating films, a stress can be relaxed. Further, by laminating a plurality of inorganic insulating films, even if one of the inorganic insulating films has a crack, the other inorganic insulating films can effectively prevent oxygen or water from being penetrated into an organic light emitting layer. Further, the stress of the entire sealing film can be relaxed and cracking due to the stress takes place less often.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent display panel includes more than one organic electroluminescent element having a first display electrode, one or more organic functional layers including a light-emitting layer formed of an organic compound, and a second display electrode, which are sequentially layered in that order. The panel also includes a resin substrate carrying the organic electroluminescent element in contact therewith. The panel is provided with an inorganic barrier film for covering the surfaces of the resin substrate.