Tessellated electroluminescent display having a multilayer ceramic substrate

An electroluminescent display comprising:

• a ceramic substrate having a first planar surface, wherein the ceramic substrate comprises a metal core layer positioned between two ceramic layers;
• a plurality of electroluminescent cells mounted on said first planar surface;
• a plurality of driver circuits for driving the plurality of electroluminescent cells;
• and
• a plurality of connectors extending through said ceramic substrate which couple the plurality of electroluminescent cells to the plurality of driver circuits.

An electroluminescent display comprising:

• a ceramic substrate having a first planar surface and a second planar surface parallel to the first surface, wherein the ceramic substrate includes an edge surface perpendicular to said first and second planar surfaces, said edge surface including connectors for electrically connecting the ceramic substrate with a second ceramic substrate;
• a plurality of electroluminescent cells mounted on said first planar surface;
• a plurality of driver circuits for driving the plurality of electroluminescent cells;
• and
• a plurality of connectors extending through said ceramic substrate which couple the plurality of electroluminescent cells to the plurality of driver circuits.

An electroluminescent display comprising:

• a ceramic substrate having a first planar surface;
• a plurality of electroluminescent cells mounted on said first planar surface;
• a plurality of driver circuits for driving the plurality of electroluminescent cells;
• and
• a plurality of connectors extending through said ceramic substrate which couple the plurality of electroluminescent cells to the plurality of driver circuits,
• wherein ones of said plurality of electroluminescent cells are placed adjacent to the edge of said first planar surface and wherein the spacing between the edge of said first planar surface and said ones of said electroluminescent cells is less than one half of the spacing between adjacent electroluminescent cells placed at an interior portion of said first planar surface.

An electroluminescent display comprising:

• a ceramic substrate having a first planar surface, wherein the first planar surface of said ceramic substrate is polished and includes a glass layer deposited on the polished first planar surface of the ceramic substrate;
• a plurality of electroluminescent cells mounted on said first planar surface;
• a plurality of driver circuits for driving the plurality of electroluminescent cells;
• and
• a plurality of connectors extending through said ceramic substrate which couple the plurality of electroluminescent cells to the plurality of driver circuits.