Method of Manufacturing a Light Emitting, Photovoltaic or Other Electronic Apparatus and System

A method of manufacturing an electronic apparatus, the method comprising:

• depositing a first conductive medium on a base to form at least one first conductor;
• depositing a plurality of semiconductor substrate particles suspended in a carrier medium;
• forming an ohmic contact between the plurality of semiconductor substrate particles and the at least one first conductor;
• forming a pn junction in each semiconductor substrate particle by depositing a dopant onto the plurality of semiconductor substrate particles and annealing the plurality of semiconductor substrate particles to form a plurality of semiconductor diodes;
• depositing a second conductive medium to form at least one second conductor coupled to the plurality of semiconductor diodes;
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• depositing a plurality of substantially spherical lenses suspended in a first polymer over the plurality of diodes, the plurality of substantially spherical lenses having at least a first index of refraction and the first polymer having at least a second, different index of refraction.

A method of manufacturing an electronic apparatus, the method comprising:

• printing a first conductive medium within a plurality of cavities of a base to form a plurality of first conductors;
• printing within the plurality of cavities a plurality of substantially spherical substrate particles suspended in a carrier medium;
• printing a dopant on first, upper portion the plurality of substantially spherical semiconductor substrate particles;
• annealing the doped plurality of substantially spherical semiconductor substrate particles to form a plurality of substantially spherical diodes having at least a partially hemispherical shell pn junction;
• printing an electrically insulating medium over a first portion of the plurality of substantially spherical diodes;
• printing a second conductive medium over a second portion of the plurality of substantially spherical diodes to form a plurality of second conductors;
• and
• printing a plurality of substantially spherical lenses suspended in a first polymer over the plurality of substantially spherical diodes, the plurality of substantially spherical lenses having at least a first index of refraction and the first polymer having at least a second, different index of refraction.