Optoelectronic device package, array and method of fabrication
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorDonald Seton Farquhar
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Abstract
An optoelectonice device package, an array of optoelectronic device packages and a method of fabricating an optoelectronic device package. The array includes a plurality of optoelectronic device packages, each enclosing an optoelectronic device, and positioned in at least one row. Each package including two geometrically parallel transparent edge portions and two geometrically parallel non-transparent edge portions, oriented substantially orthogonal to the transparent edge portions. The transparent edge portions are configured to overlap at least one adjacent package, and may be hermetically sealed. The optoelectronic device portion fabricated using R2R manufacturing techniques.
Claims18
An optoelectronic device package comprising
- an edge seal zone defining a transparent portion along a first edge portion and a second edge portion, wherein the first and second edge portions are geometrically parallel portions of the optoelectronic device package;
- and
- an edge seal zone defining a non-transparent portion along a third edge portion and a fourth edge portion, wherein the third and fourth edge portions are geometrically parallel edge portions, and oriented substantially orthogonal to the first edge portion and the second edge portion of the optoelectronic device package,
- wherein at least one of the transparent first and second edge portions of the edge seal zone overlaps at least one adjacent optoelectronic device package;
- and
- the non-transparent third and fourth edge portions of the edge seal zone comprising a conductive layer connecting an anode and a cathode of the optoelectronic device to an external power source via a plurality of contacts,
- wherein the cathode and the anode extend through the non-transparent portion of the edge seal zone.
An array comprising:
- a plurality of optoelectronic device packages positioned in at least one row, each optoelectronic device package enclosing an optoelectronic device comprising:
- an edge seal zone defining a transparent portion along a first edge portion and a second edge portion, wherein the first and second edge portions are geometrically parallel portions of the optoelectronic device package;
- and
- an edge seal zone defining a non-transparent portion along a third edge portion and a fourth edge portion, wherein the third and fourth edge portions are geometrically parallel edge portions, and oriented substantially orthogonal to the first edge portion and the second edge portion of the optoelectroic device package,
- wherein at least one of the transparent first and second edge portions of the edge seal zone is configured to overlap at least one adjacent optoelectronic device package;
- and
- wherein the non-transparent third and fourth edge portions of the edge seal zone comprising a conductive layer connecting an anode and a cathode of the optoelectronic device to an external power source via a plurality of contacts,
- wherein the cathode and the anode extend through the non-transparent portion of the edge seal zone, and
- wherein each optoelectronic device package overlaps at least one adjacent optoelectronic device package.
An OLED lighting array forming a continuous lighted area, said OLED lighting array comprising a plurality of packages, each enclosing an optoelectronic device, and arranged in at least one row;
- each package comprising an electroactive area and an edge seal zone defining a transparent portion and a non-transparent portion, the non-transparent portion comprising a conductive layer connecting an anode and a cathode of the optoelectronic device to an external power source via a plurality of terminals wherein the anode and the cathode extend through the non-transparent portion of the edge seal zone,
- wherein the transparent portion of the edge seal zone of each package overlaps the electroactive area of an adjacent package;
- wherein the electroactive area of each adjacent package in the row overlaps the non-transparent portion of the edge seal zone of an adjacent package in the row;
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- wherein the transparent edges of each package are aligned along a linear anode bus line.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.