Patent ID: 6501525
Filing Date: 2002-12-31
Classification: G02F,H05K

Abstract:
A method for interconnecting a flat display panel having a non-transparent substrate comprising the steps of:providing a flat display panel formed of a glass panel, a silicon substrate and a liquid crystal material filled therein-between; said glass panel having a length larger than a length of said silicon substrate resulting in an overhang on at least one side of said glass panel in a longitudinal direction; providing a multiplicity of metal leads on an edge portion of said silicon substrate not covered by said liquid crystal material in electrical communication with a multiplicity of thin film transistors; providing a multiplicity of transparent conductive traces on said overhang of said glass panel; providing a printed circuit board (PCB) having a multiplicity of conductive pads formed on an edge portion of the board; positioning said flat display panel with said glass panel facing downwardly and said silicon substrate juxtaposed to said PCB; positioning an electrically conductive adhesive in-between said multiplicity of transparent conductive traces and said multiplicity of metal leads, said multiplicity of conductive pads; aligning said flat display panel to said PCB optically from an underside of said panel through said glass panel; and compressing said PCB against said overhang of said glass panel such that said multiplicity of conductive pads on said PCB is electrically connected to said multiplicity of metal leads on said edge portion of the silicon substrate through said multiplicity of transparent conductive traces on said glass panel and said electrically conductive adhesive positioned therein-between.