Method of manufacturing flexible display

US9748521B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9748521-B2
Application numberUS-201514720197-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMay 22, 2015
Priority dateOct 17, 2014
Publication dateAug 29, 2017
Grant dateAug 29, 2017

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A flexible display and method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. In one aspect, the method includes forming a metal peroxide layer over a supporting substrate, forming a metal layer over the metal peroxide layer and forming a flexible substrate over the metal layer. The method also includes forming a display layer over the flexible substrate, irradiating the supporting substrate with laser light in a direction from the supporting substrate to the flexible substrate so as to form a metal oxide layer and separating the supporting substrate from the flexible substrate with the metal oxide layer as a boundary between the supporting substrate and the flexible substrate.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method of manufacturing a flexible display, the method comprising: forming a metal peroxide layer over a supporting substrate; forming a metal layer over the metal peroxide layer; forming a flexible substrate over the metal layer; forming a display layer over the flexible substrate; irradiating the supporting substrate with laser light in a direction from the supporting substrate to the flexible substrate so as to form a metal oxide layer; and separating the supporting substrate from the flexible substrate with the metal oxide layer as a boundary between the supporting substrate and the flexible substrate. 2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the metal peroxide layer comprises an alkali metal. 3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the irradiating of the supporting substrate comprises heating the metal peroxide layer with the laser light so as to spread oxygen from the metal peroxide layer to the metal layer and combine the oxygen with the metal layer. 4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the irradiating of the laser light and the combining of the oxygen with the metal layer are performed simultaneously. 5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the separating of the supporting substrate from the flexible substrate comprises separating the supporting substrate from the flexible substrate such that at least a portion of the metal oxide layer remains on one side of the flexible substrate. 6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising forming a barrier layer between the forming of the metal layer and the forming of the flexible substrate. 7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the forming of the display layer comprises forming a thin film transistor and an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) electrically connected to the thin film transistor. 8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising forming an encapsulation layer comprising an organic film and an inorganic film that are alternated stacked on the display layer.

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What does patent US9748521B2 cover?
A flexible display and method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. In one aspect, the method includes forming a metal peroxide layer over a supporting substrate, forming a metal layer over the metal peroxide layer and forming a flexible substrate over the metal layer. The method also includes forming a display layer over the flexible substrate, irradiating the supporting substrate with lase…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Samsung Display Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H01L51/5256. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 29 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
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