Stress relief for array-based electronic devices

An electronic device comprising:

• a flexible substrate having first and second conductive traces disposed on and affixed to a first surface thereof, the first and second conductive traces being separated on the substrate by a gap therebetween;
• and
• spanning the gap between the first and second conductive traces, a light-emitting element having first and second distinct contacts on a first surface thereof, the first and second contacts being attached to and in electrical contact with, respectively, the first and second conductive traces,
• wherein:
• the light-emitting element is part of one of a plurality of light-emitting strings disposed on the first surface of the substrate and interconnected in an electric circuit, each light-emitting string comprising (i) a plurality of light-emitting elements spaced along the light-emitting string and (ii) a plurality of electrical conductors interconnecting the light-emitting elements,
• the electric circuit comprises at least one passive component, and
• at least one said passive component of the electric circuit is a distributed component having a selected electrical response to (i) a current passing therethrough or (ii) a voltage applied thereto, the distributed component corresponding to at least one of a portion of an electrical conductor or a portion of the substrate.

An electronic device comprising:

• a flexible substrate having first and second conductive traces disposed on and affixed to a first surface thereof, the first and second conductive traces being separated on the substrate by a gap therebetween;
• and
• spanning the gap between the first and second conductive traces, a light-emitting element having first and second distinct contacts on a first surface thereof, the first and second contacts being attached to and in electrical contact with, respectively, the first and second conductive traces;
• wherein:
• the light-emitting element is part of one of a plurality of light-emitting strings disposed on the first surface of the substrate and interconnected in an electric circuit, each light-emitting string comprising (i) a plurality of light-emitting elements spaced along the light-emitting string and (ii) a plurality of electrical conductors interconnecting the light-emitting elements,
• the electric circuit comprises at least one passive component, and
• at least one said passive component of the electric circuit is a distributed capacitor having a selected target capacitance, the distributed capacitor having a structure corresponding to (i) a portion of a first electrical conductor, (ii) a portion of a second electrical conductor proximate the electrical conductor, and (iii) a gap between the portion of the first electrical conductor and the portion of the second electrical conductor.

An electronic device comprising:

• a flexible substrate having first and second conductive traces disposed on and affixed to a first surface thereof, the first and second conductive traces being separated on the substrate by a gap therebetween;
• and
• spanning the gap between the first and second conductive traces, a light-emitting element having first and second distinct contacts on a first surface thereof, the first and second contacts being attached to and in electrical contact with, respectively, the first and second conductive traces;
• wherein:
• the light-emitting element is part of one of a plurality of light-emitting strings disposed on the first surface of the substrate and interconnected in an electric circuit, each light-emitting string comprising (i) a plurality of light-emitting elements spaced along the light-emitting string and (ii) a plurality of electrical conductors interconnecting the light-emitting elements,
• the electric circuit comprises at least one passive component, and
• at least one said passive component of the electric circuit is a fuse having a structure corresponding to at least a portion of an electrical conductor having (i) a first portion having a first width, and (ii) a second portion, adjacent the first portion, having a second width larger than the first width.