MANUFACTURE OF A CURVED ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING DIFFERENTIAL HEATING AND CURVED ELECTRONIC DEVICE

• Main Authors: KUSTERS, Roel Henry Louis, SCHRAM, Jeroen Franciscus Marinus, VAN DEN BRAND, Jeroen, DE KOK, Margaretha Maria, VAN DELFT, Jan Pieter Hein, VAN DER WAAL, Adri, RUBINGH, Jan-Eric Jack Martijn
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 13.01.2022
• Subjects: AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ELECTRICITY; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PRINTED CIRCUITS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR; SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; TRANSPORTING; WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL

A curved electronic device (10c) can be formed by a stack with a curved substrate (13) comprising a thermoplastic material (Ms), and at least one electronic component (14) connected to an electronic circuit (15) disposed on the substrate (13). A component area (11) of the substrate surface (11.12) around the electronic component (14) comprises a first material (M1) providing relatively low absorption (A1) to light (L) and a surrounding area (12) of the substrate (13) outside the component area (11), comprises a second material (M2) providing relatively high absorption (A2) of the light (L). E.g. as a result of differential heating and thermoforming a first thickness (T1) of the substrate (13) in the component area (11) may be relatively high compared to a second thickness (T2) of the substrate (13) in the surrounding area (12).