Patent Publication Number: US-9837635-B2

Title: Protective structure having anti-scratch layer

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION 
     This application claims the priority benefits of U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 62/268,507, filed on Dec. 17, 2015 and Taiwan application serial no. 105128620, filed on Sep. 5, 2016. The entirety of each of the above-mentioned patent applications is hereby incorporated by reference herein and made a part of this specification. 
    
    
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The disclosure relates to an anti-scratch and impact-resistant structure and an electronic apparatus. 
     BACKGROUND 
     An electronic device (e.g., flexible electronic device) may have less mechanical strength and hardness after being lighter and thinner, and consequently may be easily damaged when scratched, hit, or pressed by an external force during the manufacturing process, delivery, or use, which impairs the reliability. 
     SUMMARY 
     According to an embodiment of the disclosure, a protective structure including an impact resistant structure and an anti-scratch structure is provided. The impact resistant structure includes a plurality of buffer structures and a plurality of filling structures. The filling structures are located around the buffer structures. The anti-scratch structure is located over the impact resistant structure. The anti-scratch structure includes a hard coat layer covering the impact resistant structure and a surface anti-scratch layer covering the hard coat layer. 
     According to another embodiment of the disclosure, a protective structure including a light filter structure and an anti-scratch structure is provided. The light filter structure at least includes a plurality of light filter layers. The anti-scratch structure is located over the light filter structure. The anti-scratch structure includes a hard coat layer covering the light filter structure and a surface anti-scratch layer covering the hard coat layer. A Young&#39;s modulus of the surface anti-scratch layer is greater than a Young&#39;s modulus of the hard coat layer. 
     According to yet another embodiment of the disclosure, an electronic apparatus is provided, which includes an electronic device and the protective structure located on the electronic device. 
     To make the aforementioned more comprehensible, several embodiments accompanied with drawings are described in detail as follows. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the disclosure, and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification. The drawings illustrate exemplary embodiments of the disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 1A ,  FIG. 5A ,  FIG. 7A  to  FIG. 7F , and  FIG. 9A  to  FIG. 9G  are schematic cross-sectional views of several protective structures respectively including a first substrate according to some embodiments of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 1B  to  FIG. 1D ,  FIG. 5B  to  FIG. 5D ,  FIG. 7G ,  FIG. 7H , and  FIG. 9H  are schematic cross-sectional views of several electronic apparatuses according to some embodiments of the disclosure, in which the protective structure includes the first substrate. 
         FIG. 2A  to  FIG. 2E  are schematic cross-sectional views of several first substrates according to some embodiments of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 3A  to  FIG. 3C  are schematic top views of buffer structures and filling structures according to some embodiments of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 4A  is a schematic cross-sectional view of the protective structure not including the first substrate according to some embodiments of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 4B  to  FIG. 4D ,  FIG. 8A ,  FIG. 8B ,  FIG. 10A , and  FIG. 10B  are schematic cross-sectional views of several electronic apparatuses according to some embodiments of the disclosure, in which the protective structure does not include the first substrate. 
         FIG. 6A  to  FIG. 6C  are schematic top views of light filter layers, buffer structures, and filling structures according to some embodiments of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 11  is a diagram showing the relationship between the length and displacement after an impact test according to experimental examples. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS 
     Several protective structures are provided according to the embodiments of the disclosure. The protective structures may be formed in or attached to an electronic device (e.g., flexible electronic device) to prevent the electronic device from being scratched by an external force as well as reduce damage to the electronic device caused by impact or pressure of the external force, and thereby improve reliability of an electronic product. 
       FIG. 1A  is a schematic cross-sectional view of a protective structure that includes a first substrate  100  according to an embodiment of the disclosure.  FIG. 2A  to  FIG. 2E  are schematic cross-sectional views of several first substrates  100  according to several embodiments of the disclosure.  FIG. 3A  to  FIG. 3C  are schematic top views of buffer structures and filling structures according to some embodiments of the disclosure. 
     Referring to  FIG. 1A , a protective structure  10   a  according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes the first substrate  100 , an impact resistant structure  110 , and an anti-scratch structure  120 . 
     In an embodiment, the first substrate  100  is a single-material substrate formed of a pure organic material, for example. In another embodiment, referring to  FIG. 2A  to  FIG. 2E , the first substrate  100  is a composite substrate or a hybrid substrate that includes an organic material  102  and an inorganic material  104 . In another embodiment, the first substrate  100  may be a composite substrate or a hybrid substrate that includes organic material, or the first substrate  100  may be a composite substrate or a hybrid substrate that includes inorganic material. The first substrate  100  has a first surface  100   a  and a second surface  100   b  opposite to each other. In other words, referring to  FIG. 2A , the organic material  102  and the inorganic material  104  may be continuous layers respectively. The layer formed of the inorganic material  104  is stacked on the layer formed of the organic material  102 . Alternatively, referring to  FIG. 2B  to  FIG. 2E , the inorganic material  104  is discontinuously dispersed on a side of ( FIG. 2B ) or inside ( FIG. 2C ) the organic material  102 . The inorganic material  104  may be uniformly arranged in a row ( FIG. 2B  and  FIG. 2C ), a plurality of rows, or an array. The inorganic material  104  may also be non-uniformly dispersed in the organic material  102  ( FIG. 2D ). 
     The organic material  102  is polyimide (PI), poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), polycarbonate (PC), polyethersulfone (PES), polyamide (PA), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), poly(ether ether ketone) PEEK, polyethylene naphthalate (PEN), polyethylenimine (PEI), polyurethane (PU), polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), acrylic, a polymer containing ether, a polyolefin, or a combination of the foregoing, for example, but not limited thereto. The inorganic material  104  is silica, alumina, titanic oxide, or a combination of the foregoing, for example, but not limited thereto. 
     Referring to  FIG. 1A , the anti-scratch structure  120  is located on the first surface  100   a  of the first substrate  100 . The anti-scratch structure  120  includes a hard coat layer  122  and a surface anti-scratch layer  124 . The hard coat layer  122  is located on the first surface  100   a  of the first substrate  100 . The surface anti-scratch layer  124  is located on the hard coat layer  122 . The surface anti-scratch layer  124  and the hard coat layer  122  are unpatterned layers respectively. In other words, the hard coat layer  122  covers the first surface  100   a  of the first substrate  100  completely, and the surface anti-scratch layer  124  covers the hard coat layer  122  completely. The hard coat layer  122  includes pentaerythritol tri(meth)acrylate, an acrylate, or a combination of the foregoing. A thickness of the hard coat layer  122  is in a range of 100 angstroms to 100,000 angstroms, for example. The surface anti-scratch layer  124  includes diamond-like carbon (DLC), silicon nitride, or a combination of the foregoing. A thickness of the surface anti-scratch layer  124  is in a range of 10 angstroms to 10,000 angstroms, for example. 
     Referring to  FIG. 1A , the impact resistant structure  110  is located on the second surface  100   b  of the first substrate  100 . The impact resistant structure  110  includes a plurality of buffer structures  112  and a plurality of filling structures  114 . The buffer structures  112  cover a portion of the second surface  100   b  of the first substrate  100 . Widths W 1  of the buffer structures  112  may be the same as or different from one another. A distribution density of the buffer structures  112  in a central region and a distribution density of the buffer structures  112  in a peripheral region may be the same or different. A thickness t1 of the buffer structures  112  is in a range of 1000 angstroms to 1,000,000 angstroms, for example. 
     In addition, referring to  FIG. 3A , in an embodiment, the buffer structures  112  may be a connected structure, such as a mesh structure. Referring to  FIG. 3B  and  FIG. 3C , in another embodiment, the buffer structures  112  may be structures that are not connected with one another, which respectively have a strip shape ( FIG. 3B ), a block shape ( FIG. 3C ), or a combination of the foregoing, for example. A cross section of the buffer structure  112  may have a rectangular shape, a trapezoidal shape, an inverted trapezoidal shape, or a combination of the foregoing. 
     Referring to  FIG. 1A  again, the filling structures  114  cover the second surface  100   b  of the first substrate  100 , which is not covered by the buffer structures  112 . In an embodiment, referring to  FIG. 1A , the filling structures  114  are located around two sides of the buffer structures  112  and do not extend to bottoms of the buffer structures  112 . In another embodiment, the filling structures  114  are located on two sides of the buffer structures  112  and extend to the bottoms of the buffer structures  112 . In other words, referring to  FIG. 1A , in an embodiment, the filling structures  114  are coplanar with the bottoms of the buffer structures  112 . That is, the filling structures  114  and the bottoms of the buffer structures  112  (as indicated by the dotted line) are both exposed. In another embodiment, the bottoms of the buffer structures  112  are covered by the filling structures  114  (as indicated by the solid line). A thickness of the filling structures  114  is in a range of 1000 angstroms to 2,000,000 angstroms, for example. 
     In addition, referring to  FIG. 1A , in an embodiment, the following order, i.e., the surface anti-scratch layer  124 , the hard coat layer  122 , the first substrate  100 , the buffer structures  112 , and the filling structures  114 , is based on a descending order of the Young&#39;s moduli thereof. In some exemplary embodiments, the Young&#39;s modulus of the surface anti-scratch layer  124  is greater than the Young&#39;s modulus of the hard coat layer  122  by 10 GPa or more; the Young&#39;s modulus of the hard coat layer  122  is greater than the Young&#39;s modulus of the first substrate  100  by 0.5 GPa or more; the Young&#39;s modulus of the first substrate  100  is greater than the Young&#39;s modulus of the buffer structures  112  by 0.2 GPa or more; and the Young&#39;s modulus of the buffer structures  112  is greater than the Young&#39;s modulus of the filling structures  114  by 0.1 GPa or more. In some other exemplary embodiments, the Young&#39;s modulus of the surface anti-scratch layer  124  is 1.5 times greater than the Young&#39;s modulus of the hard coat layer  122  or more; the Young&#39;s modulus of the hard coat layer  122  is 1.1 times greater than the Young&#39;s modulus of the first substrate  100  or more; the Young&#39;s modulus of the first substrate  100  is 1.05 times greater than the Young&#39;s modulus of the buffer structures  112  or more; and the Young&#39;s modulus of the buffer structures  112  is 1.02 times greater than the Young&#39;s modulus of the filling structures  114  or more. 
     In an embodiment, the buffer structures  112  and the filling structures  114  are formed of different materials. The buffer structures  112  include a resin, a polymer, a photoresist, or a combination of the foregoing. The filling structures  114  include a resin, a polymer, a photoresist, or a combination of the foregoing. 
     Referring to  FIG. 1A , the buffer structures  112 , the filling structures  114 , the hard coat layer  122 , and the surface anti-scratch layer  124  may be formed by any known method, such as coating, printing, chemical vapor deposition, and so on. In an embodiment, the impact resistant structure  110  is formed first, and then the anti-scratch structure  120  is formed. In an exemplary embodiment, the second surface  100   b  of the first substrate  100  is arranged upward and then the buffer structures  112  are formed on a portion of the second surface  100   b  of the first substrate  100  by printing. Thereafter, the filling structures  114  are formed on the second surface  100   b  of the first substrate  100 , which is not covered by the buffer structures  112 , and around two sides of the buffer structures  112 , or further cover tops of the buffer structures  112  (i.e. the bottoms of the buffer structures  112  in  FIG. 1A ) by coating. Then, the first substrate  100  is flipped over to put the first surface  100   a  upward. Next, the hard coat layer  122  is formed on the first surface  100   a  of the first substrate  100  by coating, and then the surface anti-scratch layer  124  is formed on the hard coat layer  122  by chemical vapor deposition. In another embodiment, the anti-scratch structure  120  is formed first, and then the impact resistant structure  110  is formed. 
       FIG. 1B  to  FIG. 1D  are schematic cross-sectional views of several electronic apparatuses according to some embodiments of the disclosure, in which the protective structure includes the first substrate  100 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 1B , in some embodiments, the protective structure  10   a  is attached to an electronic device  160  through an adhesive layer  150 . In some other embodiments, referring to  FIG. 1C , the protective structure  10   a  is attached to the electronic device  160  on a second substrate  170  through the adhesive layer  150 . In some other embodiments, referring to  FIG. 1D , the electronic device  160  is located on a second surface  170   b  of the second substrate  170 . The protective structure  10   a  may also be attached to a first surface  170   a  of the second substrate  170  through the adhesive layer  150 . 
     A material of the adhesive layer  150  includes a resin film, an optical clear adhesive (OCA), a hot-melt adhesive, an optical pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA), or an optical pressure sensitive resin (OCR), for example. The electronic device  160  includes a wire, an electrode, a resistor, an inductor, a capacitor, a transistor, a diode, a switch device, an amplifier, a processor, a controller, a thin film transistor, a touch device, a pressure sensing device, a MEMS device, a feedback device, a display, or other suitable electronic devices, for example. In some embodiments, the electronic device  160  may be an optical device or a device with a light filter layer. 
     The second substrate  170  is a transparent substrate or an opaque substrate, for example. The second substrate  170  may be a flexible substrate or a rigid substrate. The transparent substrate is glass, plastic, acrylic, or polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), for example. 
       FIG. 4A  is a schematic cross-sectional view of a protective structure that does not include the first substrate  100  according to an embodiment of the disclosure.  FIG. 4B  to  FIG. 4D  are schematic cross-sectional views of several electronic apparatuses according to some embodiments of the disclosure, in which the protective structure does not include the first substrate  100 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 4A , a protective structure  20   a  according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes the impact resistant structure  110  and the anti-scratch structure  120 , but does not include the first substrate  100 . In other words, the impact resistant structure  110  and the anti-scratch structure  120  are in direct contact. Referring to FIG.  4 B, in some embodiments, the protective structure  20   a  is directly formed on the electronic device  160  without the adhesive layer therebetween. Referring to  FIG. 4C , in some other embodiments, the protective structure  20   a  is directly formed on the electronic device  160  on the second substrate  170 . 
     In other embodiments, referring to  FIG. 4D , the protective structure  20   a  is directly formed on the electronic device  160  on the second substrate  170 . The electronic device  160  may be a flexible electronic device. The electronic device  160  is a display device, which includes a display driving circuit layer  162 , a plurality of display regions  165 , and a plurality of non-display regions  167 , for example. The display regions  165  and the non-display regions  167  are located on the display driving circuit layer  162 . The non-display regions  167  are located beside the display regions  165 . The buffer structures  112  may be located on the display regions  165  and the non-display regions  167  to be in contact with the display regions  165  and the non-display regions  167 . 
     The protective structure  20   a  is directly formed on the electronic device  160  on the second substrate  170  without the adhesive layer therebetween. Take  FIG. 4D  as an example, the impact resistant structure  110  is formed on the electronic device  160  on the second substrate  170  first. In some embodiments, a method of forming the impact resistant structure  110  includes forming the buffer structures  112  on the display regions  165  and the non-display regions  167 , and then filling the filling structures  114  in the gaps between the buffer structures  112 . The filling structures  114  may cover upper surfaces of the buffer structures  112  or not (as indicated by the dotted line). Thereafter, the anti-scratch structure  120  is formed on the impact resistant structure  110 . The anti-scratch structure  120  may be formed by forming the hard coat layer  122  on the impact resistant structure  110  and then forming the surface anti-scratch layer  124  thereon. 
     In a word, the protective structure of the embodiments of the disclosure may include the first substrate  100  as shown in  FIG. 1A  or not include the first substrate  100  as shown in  FIG. 4A . Likewise, the protective structures of the following embodiments may include the first substrate  100  as described above. 
       FIG. 5A  is a schematic cross-sectional view of the protective structure according to another embodiment of the disclosure, in which the protective structure includes the first substrate  100 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 5A , a protective structure  10   c  according to another embodiment of the disclosure further includes a light filter structure  130 . That is, the protective structure  10   c  includes the anti-scratch structure  120 , the first substrate  100 , the light filter structure  130 , and the impact resistant structure  110 . Details of the first substrate  100 , the impact resistant structure  110 , and the anti-scratch structure  120  have been specified above and thus are not repeated hereinafter. 
     The light filter structure  130  is located between the second surface  100   b  of the first substrate  100  and the impact resistant structure  110 . The light filter structure  130  includes a plurality of light filter layers  132  and a planar layer  134 . The light filter layers  132  are located on the second surface  100   b  of the first substrate  100 . The planar layer  134  is located on the second surface  100   b  of the first substrate  100  and filled into a plurality of first opening regions  132   a  of the light filter layers  132 . In some embodiments, at least one of the light filter layers  132  is disposed corresponding to one of the buffer structures  112 . In some exemplary embodiments, each of the light filter layers  132  is disposed corresponding to one buffer structure  112 . In some other exemplary embodiments, each of the light filter layers  132  is disposed corresponding to more than one buffer structure  112 . In other words, the light filter layers  132  and the buffer structures  112  may be disposed on a one-to-one basis or a one-to-many basis. In some embodiments, a width W 2  of the light filter layer  132  is greater than or equal to the width W 1  of the buffer structure  112 . In other words, the width W 1  of the buffer structure  112  does not extend to the first opening region  132   a  between adjacent two light filter layers  132 . 
       FIG. 6A  to  FIG. 6C  are schematic top views of the light filter layers, the buffer structures, and the filling structures according to several embodiments of the disclosure. 
     Referring to  FIG. 6A , in an embodiment, the light filter layers  132  may be a connected structure, such as a mesh structure. Referring to  FIG. 6B  and  FIG. 6C , in another embodiment, the light filter layers  132  may be structures that are not connected with one another, which respectively have a strip shape ( FIG. 6B ) or a block shape ( FIG. 6C ), for example. The shape of the light filter layers  132  may be the same as, similar to, or different from the shape of the buffer structures  112 , and is not particularly limited. 
     In some embodiments, the light filter layers  132  may be black light filter layers, and an optical path thereof has an optical transmittance less than 30% in a Z axis. In some other embodiments, the light filter layers  132  may be color filter layers, and an optical path thereof has an optical transmittance of 70% to 98% in the Z axis; and an optical path of the planar layer  134  has an optical transmittance of 30% to 80% in the Z axis. 
     The light filter layer  132  may be an insulator, a semiconductor, a conductor, or a combination of the foregoing. The light filter layer  132  may be a single-layer film or a multi-layer film. The planar layer  134  may be a dielectric material layer, such as silicon oxide or spin-on glass (SOG). 
     In an embodiment, a method of forming the protective structure  10   c  is described as follows. The light filter structure  130  is formed on the second surface  100   b  of the first substrate  100  first. A method of forming the light filter structure  130  includes forming the light filter layers  132  on the second surface  100   b  of the first substrate  100 , and then forming the planar layer  134  on the second surface  100   b  of the first substrate  100 , which is not covered by the light filter layers  132 , and filling the planar layer  134  into the first opening regions  132   a  of the light filter layers  132 , or further to cover the tops of the light filter layers  132  (the bottoms of the light filter layers  132  in  FIG. 3A ), for example. Next, the impact resistant structure  110  is formed on the light filter structure  130 . Thereafter, the first substrate  100  is flipped over, and the anti-scratch structure  120  is formed on the first surface  100   a  of the first substrate  100 . In another embodiment, the anti-scratch structure  120  is formed on the first surface  100   a  of the first substrate  100  first, and then the first substrate  100  is flipped over and the light filter structure  130  and the impact resistant structure  110  are formed sequentially on the second surface  100   b  of the first substrate  100 . 
       FIG. 5B  to  FIG. 5D  are schematic cross-sectional views of several electronic apparatuses according to some embodiments of the disclosure. 
     Referring to  FIG. 5B , in some embodiments, the protective structure  10   b  is attached to the electronic device  160  through the adhesive layer  150 . In some other embodiments, referring to  FIG. 5C , the protective structure  10   b  is attached to the electronic device  160  on the second substrate  170  through the adhesive layer  150 . In other embodiments, referring to  FIG. 5D , the electronic device  160  is located on the second surface  170   b  of the second substrate  170 . The protective structure  10   b  may also be attached to the first surface  170   a  of the second substrate  170  through the adhesive layer  150 . 
     In the above embodiments corresponding to  FIG. 1A  to  FIG. 1D  and  FIG. 5A  to  FIG. 5D , the hard coat layer  122  and the surface anti-scratch layer  124  are unpatterned layers. However, in other embodiments, one of the hard coat layer  122  and the surface anti-scratch layer  124  is patterned layer. In yet another embodiments, the hard coat layer  122  and the surface anti-scratch layer  124  may both be patterned layers. For simplicity, in the following embodiment with reference to  FIG. 7A  to  FIG. 7F , the hard coat layer  122  and the surface anti-scratch layer  124  of the embodiment of  FIG. 5A  are changed to patterned layers, for example. 
       FIG. 7A  to  FIG. 7F  are schematic cross-sectional views of several protective structures according to some embodiments of the disclosure. 
     Referring to  FIG. 7A , in a protective structure  10   d , the hard coat layer  122  is a patterned layer, whereas the surface anti-scratch layer  124  is an unpatterned layer. The surface anti-scratch layer  124  is filled into a plurality of second opening regions  122   a  of the hard coat layer  122  and is a planar layer. The light filter structure  130  is selectively disposed. In an embodiment where the light filter structure  130  is disposed, the pattern of the hard coat layer  122  is the same as, similar to, or different from the pattern of the light filter layers  132 . The second opening regions  122   a  of the hard coat layer  122  and the first opening regions  132   a  of the light filter layers  132  may overlap completely or partially. The second opening regions  122   a  and the first opening regions  132   a  may have the same or different sizes. 
     Referring to  FIG. 7B , a protective structure  10   e  is similar to the embodiment of  FIG. 7A , but in this embodiment, the surface anti-scratch layer  124  is filled into the second opening regions  122   a  of the hard coat layer  122  and is a conformal layer. The light filter structure  130  is selectively disposed. 
     Referring to  FIG. 7C , in a protective structure  10   f , the hard coat layer  122  and the surface anti-scratch layer  124  are both patterned layers. The light filter structure  130  is selectively disposed. In an embodiment where the light filter structure  130  is disposed, the light filter layers  132 , the surface anti-scratch layer  124 , and the hard coat layer  122  may have the same, similar, or different patterns. The light filter layers  132  have the first opening regions  132   a , the hard coat layer  122  has the second opening regions  122   a , and the surface anti-scratch layer  124  has third opening regions  124   a . The first opening regions  132   a , the second opening regions  122   a , and the third opening regions  124   a  may overlap completely or partially. The first opening regions  132   a , the second opening regions  122   a , and the third opening regions  124   a  may have the same or different sizes. 
     Referring to  FIG. 7D , a protective structure  10   g  is similar to the embodiment of  FIG. 7C , but in this embodiment, the second opening regions  122   a  and the third opening regions  124   a  overlap each other, and a dielectric layer  180  is filled into the second opening regions  122   a  and the third opening regions  124   a . The dielectric layer  180  does not cover the surface anti-scratch layer  124 , so that a surface of the surface anti-scratch layer  124  is exposed. A material of the dielectric layer  180  is silicon oxide or spin-on glass (SOG), for example. 
     Referring to  FIG. 7E , in a protective structure  10   h , the hard coat layer  122  is an unpatterned layer. The surface anti-scratch layer  124  is a patterned layer. The surface anti-scratch layer  124  is a patterned layer that has the third opening regions  124   a . The light filter structure  130  is selectively disposed. In an embodiment where the light filter structure  130  is disposed, the surface anti-scratch layer  124  and the light filter layers  132  are arranged corresponding to each other or not corresponding to each other. The surface anti-scratch layer  124  and the light filter layers  132  may have the same, similar, or different patterns. In other words, the third opening regions  124   a  of the surface anti-scratch layer  124  and the first opening regions  132   a  of the light filter layers  132  may overlap completely or partially. The third opening regions  124   a  and the first opening regions  132   a  may have the same or different sizes. 
     Referring to  FIG. 7F , a protective structure  10   i  is similar to the embodiment of  FIG. 7E , but in this embodiment, the dielectric layer  180  is filled into the third opening regions  124   a.    
     The protective structures  10   d  to  10   i  shown in  FIG. 7A  to  FIG. 7F  may be formed in a manner similar to the embodiments of  FIG. 5B  to  FIG. 5D , which are directly attached to the electronic device  160  through the adhesive layer  150 , or attached to the electronic device  160  on the second substrate  170 , or attached to the second substrate  170  including the electronic device  160  through the adhesive layer  150 . The electronic device  160  may be as described above. In the following embodiments, the electronic device  160  is a display device and the protective structure is the protective structure  10   h.    
       FIG. 7G  to  FIG. 7H  are schematic cross-sectional views of several electronic apparatuses according to some embodiments of the disclosure. 
     Referring to  FIG. 7G , in some embodiments, the protective structure  10   h  is attached to the electronic device  160  on the second substrate  170  through the adhesive layer  150 . The electronic device  160  is a display device, which includes a display driving circuit layer  162 , a plurality of color filter layers (CF)  164 , and a plurality of black-material layers (BM)  166 . The black-material layers  166  and the color filter layers  164  are located on the display driving circuit layer  162 . The black-material layers  166  are located beside the color filter layers  164 . The surface anti-scratch layer  124  is a patterned layer that has the third opening regions  124   a . The buffer structures  112 , the light filter layers  132 , and the surface anti-scratch layer  124  are located over the black-material layers  166 . Projections of the color filter layers  164 , projections of the first opening regions  132   a  of the light filter layers  132 , and projections of the third opening regions  124   a  of the surface anti-scratch layer  124  on an X-Y plane overlap completely or partially. In some embodiments, an overlapping area of the projections of the third opening regions  124   a  of the surface anti-scratch layer  124  and the color filter layers  164  on the X-Y plane is at least equal to or greater than 70%. 
     Referring to  FIG. 7H , in some embodiments, the protective structure  10   h  is attached to the electronic device  160  on the second substrate  170  through the adhesive layer  150 . The electronic device  160  may be a flexible electronic device. The electronic device  160  is a display device, which includes the display driving circuit layer  162 , a plurality of display regions  165 , and a plurality of non-display regions  167 , for example. The display regions  165  and the non-display regions  167  are located on the display driving circuit layer  162 . The non-display regions  167  are located beside the display regions  165 . The surface anti-scratch layer  124  is a patterned layer that has the third opening regions  124   a . The buffer structures  112 , the light filter layers  132 , and the surface anti-scratch layer  124  are located over the non-display regions  167 . Projections of the display regions  165 , the projections of the first opening regions  132   a  of the light filter layers  132 , and the projections of the third opening regions  124   a  of the surface anti-scratch layer  124  on the X-Y plane overlap completely or partially. In some embodiments, an overlapping area of the projections of the third opening regions  124   a  of the surface anti-scratch layer  124  and the display regions  165  on the X-Y plane is at least equal to or greater than 70%. 
     In the embodiments of  FIG. 7G  and  FIG. 7H , the light filter layers  132  and the planar layer  134  may be selectively manufactured respectively. That is, in some embodiments, the light filter layers  132  and the planar layer  134  are retained in the protective structure  10   h  to serve as a portion of the buffer structures and a portion of the filling structures. In other embodiments, the protective structure  10   h  does not include the light filter layers  132  or the planar layer  134 , or includes neither. Moreover, the hard coat layer  122  may also be a patterned layer. That is, the protective structure  10   h  is replaced by the protective structure  10   f  of  FIG. 7C . In other embodiments, any of the protective structures  10   d  to  10   g  as shown in  FIG. 7A  to  FIG. 7D  or the protective structure  10   i  of  FIG. 7F  may be attached to the electronic device  160  on the second substrate  170  through the adhesive layer  150 . 
       FIG. 8A  to  FIG. 8B  are schematic cross-sectional views of several electronic apparatuses according to some embodiments of the disclosure, in which the protective structure does not include the first substrate  100 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 8A  and  FIG. 8B , the electronic apparatus according to some other embodiments of the disclosure includes a protective structure  20   c / 20   d , the second substrate  170 , and the electronic device  160 . The protective structures  20   c  and  20   d  respectively include the anti-scratch structure  120 , the light filter structure  130 , and the impact resistant structure  110 , but do not include the first substrate  100 . The protective structures  20   c  and  20   d  are located over the electronic device  160  on the second substrate  170 . The electronic device  160  may be a flexible electronic device. The electronic device  160  is a display device, which includes the display driving circuit layer  162 , a plurality of display regions  165 , and a plurality of non-display regions  167 , for example. The display regions  165  and the non-display regions  167  are located on the display driving circuit layer  162 . The non-display regions  167  are located beside the display regions  165 . 
     In the embodiments of  FIG. 8A  and  FIG. 8B , the surface anti-scratch layer  124  of the anti-scratch structure  120  is an unpatterned layer or a patterned layer that has the third opening regions  124   a . Likewise, the hard coat layer  122  may be an unpatterned layer or a patterned layer. In  FIG. 8A  and  FIG. 8B , the surface anti-scratch layer  124  is a patterned layer that has the third opening regions  124   a ; and the hard coat layer  122  is an unpatterned layer. 
     Referring to  FIG. 8A , the light filter structure  130  is selectively disposed. In an embodiment where the light filter structure  130  is disposed, the light filter structure  130  is located between the anti-scratch structure  120  and the impact resistant structure  110 . In an embodiment, the light filter structure  130  is in direct contact with the anti-scratch structure  120 , and is in direct contact with the impact resistant structure  110 . In an embodiment, the light filter layers  132 , the buffer structures  112 , and the non-display regions  167  are disposed corresponding to one another. The light filter layers  132  are located over the buffer structures  112 , and the buffer structures  112  are located on the non-display regions  167  and are in contact with the non-display regions  167 . The buffer structures  112  and the light filter layers  132  are not disposed over the display regions  165 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 8B , the protective structure  20   d  is similar to the protective structure  20   c . Nevertheless, the buffer structures  112  are disposed over both the display regions  165  and the non-display regions  167  to be in contact with the display regions  165  and the non-display regions  167 . The light filter layers  132  are located over the buffer structures  112  above the non-display regions  167 , but are not disposed over the buffer structures  112  above the display regions  165 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 8A  and  FIG. 8B , the protective structure  20   c  or  20   d  may be formed directly over the electronic device  160  on the second substrate  170  without being attached through the adhesive layer. In some embodiments, the impact resistant structure  110  is formed on the electronic device  160  of the second substrate  170  first. In some embodiments, a method of forming the impact resistant structure  110  includes forming the buffer structures  112  on the electronic device  160  first, and then filling the filling structures  114  into the gaps between the buffer structures  112 . The filling structures  114  may cover the upper surfaces of the buffer structures  112  or not. Thereafter, the light filter structure  130  is formed on the impact resistant structure  110 . In some embodiments, a method of forming the light filter structure  130  includes forming the light filter layers  132  on the impact resistant structure  110  first, and then forming the planar layer  134 . The planar layer  134  may cover the upper surfaces of the light filter layers  132  or not. Thereafter, the anti-scratch structure  120  is formed on the light filter structure  130 . The anti-scratch structure  120  may be formed by forming the hard coat layer  122  on the light filter structure  130  first, and then forming the surface anti-scratch layer  124  thereon. 
     Furthermore, the protective structure includes the impact resistant structure  110  in the above embodiments of  FIG. 5A  to  FIG. 8B , but may not include the impact resistant structure  110  in other embodiments. Several embodiments are provided below for illustration. The hard coat layer  122  and the surface anti-scratch layer  124  in the following embodiments are unpatterned layers. In other embodiments, however, one of the hard coat layer  122  and the surface anti-scratch layer  124  may be an unpatterned layer while the other is a patterned layer, or both may be patterned layers, as shown in  FIG. 7A  to  FIG. 7F . 
       FIG. 9A  to  FIG. 9G  are schematic cross-sectional views of several protective structures that respectively include the first substrate  100  according to some embodiments of the disclosure. 
     Referring to  FIG. 9A , in an embodiment of the disclosure, a protective structure  10   j  includes the anti-scratch structure  120 , the first substrate  100 , and the light filter structure  130 . Details of the first substrate  100 , the anti-scratch structure  120 , and the light filter structure  130  are specified in the above embodiments. The protective structure  10   j  may be formed by the method specified in the embodiment of  FIG. 5A  but without formation of the impact resistant structure  110 . Thus, details thereof are not repeated hereinafter. 
     Referring to  FIG. 9B , in an embodiment of the disclosure, a protective structure  10   k  includes the anti-scratch structure  120 , the first substrate  100 , and the light filter structure  130 . Details of the anti-scratch structure  120  and the light filter structure  130  have been specified above and thus are not repeated hereinafter. The first substrate  100  is a hybrid substrate including the organic material  102  and the inorganic material  104 . The light filter structure  130  is located on the second surface  100   b  of the first substrate  100 . The light filter structure  130  includes a plurality of light filter layers  132  and the planar layer  134 . The inorganic material  104  and the light filter layers  132  are disposed completely or partially corresponding to each other. Projections of the inorganic material  104  and the light filter layers  132  on the X-Y plane may overlap partially. In some embodiments, an overlapping area of the projections of the inorganic material  104  and the light filter layers  132  on the X-Y plane is 70% or more. 
     Referring to  FIG. 9C , in an embodiment of the disclosure, a protective structure  10   l  includes the anti-scratch structure  120 , the first substrate  100 , and the light filter structure  130 . Details of the anti-scratch structure  120  and the light filter structure  130  have been specified above and thus are not repeated hereinafter. The first substrate  100  is a hybrid substrate including the organic material  102  and the inorganic material  104 . The inorganic material  104  and the light filter layers  132  are respectively embedded in the first surface  100   a  and the second surface  100   b  of the first substrate  100 . The inorganic material  104  and the light filter layers  132  are disposed completely or partially corresponding to each other. The projections of the inorganic material  104  and the light filter layers  132  on the X-Y plane may overlap partially. In some embodiments, an overlapping area of the projections of the inorganic material  104  and the light filter layers  132  on the X-Y plane is 70% or more. 
     Referring to  FIG. 9D , in an embodiment of the disclosure, a protective structure  10   m  includes the anti-scratch structure  120 , the first substrate  100 , and the light filter structure  130 . Details of the first substrate  100  and the anti-scratch structure  120  have been specified above and thus are not repeated hereinafter. The light filter layers  132  are located on the first surface  100   a  of the first substrate  100 , that is, located between the first substrate  100  and the anti-scratch structure  120 . The planar layer  134  is located on the first surface  100   a  of the first substrate  100  and filled into the first opening regions  132   a  of the light filter layers  132 . The second surface  100   b  of the first substrate  100  is exposed. 
     Referring to  FIG. 9E , in an embodiment of the disclosure, a protective structure  10   n  includes the anti-scratch structure  120 , the first substrate  100 , and the light filter structure  130 . Details of the first substrate  100  have been specified above and thus are not repeated hereinafter. The light filter layers  132  of the light filter structure  130  are located on the first surface  100   a  of the first substrate  100 , and the hard coat layer  122  covers the light filter layers  132  and is filled into the first opening regions  132   a  of the light filter layers  132 . The surface anti-scratch layer  124  is located on the hard coat layer  122 . The planar layer  134  of the light filter structure  130  is located on the second surface  100   b  of the first substrate  100 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 9F , in an embodiment of the disclosure, a protective structure  10   o  includes the anti-scratch structure  120 , the first substrate  100 , and the light filter structure  130 . Details of the first substrate  100  and the anti-scratch structure  120  have been specified above and thus are not repeated hereinafter. The light filter structure  130  is located on the second surface  100   b  of the first substrate  100 , and the planar layer  134  is located between the second surface  100   b  of the first substrate  100  and the light filter layers  132 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 9G , in an embodiment of the disclosure, a protective structure  10   p  is similar to the protective structure  10   o  of  FIG. 8F , but does not include the planar layer  134 . 
     The protective structures  10   j  to  10   p  shown in  FIG. 9A  to  FIG. 9G  may be formed in a manner similar to the embodiments of  FIG. 5B  to  FIG. 5D , which are directly attached to the electronic device  160  through the adhesive layer  150  or attached to the electronic device  160  on the second substrate  170 , or attached to the second substrate  170  including the electronic device  160  through the adhesive layer  150 . 
     For example, referring to  FIG. 9H , an electronic apparatus according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes the protective structure  10   j , the electronic device  160 , and the second substrate  170 . Moreover, the protective structure  10   j  is directly attached to the electronic device  160  on the second substrate  170  through the adhesive layer  150 . The electronic device  160  may be a flexible electronic device. The electronic device  160  is a display device, which includes the display driving circuit layer  162 , a plurality of display regions  165 , and a plurality of non-display regions  167 , for example. The display regions  165  and the non-display regions  167  are located on the display driving circuit layer  162 . The non-display regions  167  are located beside the display regions  165 . The light filter layers  132  are disposed over the non-display regions  167 . The first opening regions  132   a  of the light filter layers  132  and the display regions  165  overlap completely or partially. In some embodiments, an overlapping area of the projections of the first opening regions  132   a  and the display regions  165  on the X-Y plane is 70% or more. 
       FIG. 10A  to  FIG. 10C  are schematic cross-sectional views of several electronic apparatuses according to some embodiments of the disclosure, in which the protective structure does not include the first substrate  100 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 10A , the electronic apparatus according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes a protective structure  20   e , the electronic device  160 , and the second substrate  170 . The protective structure  20   e  includes the anti-scratch structure  120  and the light filter structure  130 , but does not include the first substrate  100 . The protective structure  20   e  is formed over the electronic device  160  on the second substrate  170 . The electronic device  160  may be a flexible electronic device. The electronic device  160  is a display device, which includes the display driving circuit layer  162 , a plurality of display regions  165 , and a plurality of non-display regions  167 , for example. The display regions  165  and the non-display regions  167  are located on the display driving circuit layer  162 . The non-display regions  167  are located beside the display regions  165 . 
     The light filter structure  130  is located between the anti-scratch structure  120  and the electronic device  160 . In an embodiment, the light filter structure  130  is in direct contact with the anti-scratch structure  120 , and is in direct contact with the electronic device  160 . In some embodiments, the light filter layers  132  and the non-display regions  167  are disposed corresponding to each other. In some exemplary embodiments, the light filter layers  132  are located on the non-display regions  167  and are in contact with the non-display regions  167 , but are not disposed on the display regions  165 . The first opening regions  132   a  of the light filter layers  132  and the display regions  165  overlap completely or partially. In some embodiments, an overlapping area of the projections of the first opening regions  132   a  and the display regions  165  on the X-Y plane is 70% or more. 
     The protective structure  20   e  may be directly formed on the electronic device  160  on the second substrate  170  without being attached through the adhesive layer. In some embodiments, the light filter structure  130  is formed on the electronic device  160  of the second substrate  170  first. In some embodiments, a method of forming the light filter structure  130  includes forming the light filter layers  132  on the non-display regions  167  first, and then forming the planar layer  134  in the first opening regions  132   a  of the light filter layers  132 . The planar layer  134  may cover the upper surfaces of the light filter layers  132  or not. Thereafter, the anti-scratch structure  120  is formed on the light filter structure  130 . The anti-scratch structure  120  may be formed by forming the hard coat layer  122  on the light filter structure  130  first, and then forming the surface anti-scratch layer  124  thereon. 
     Referring to  FIG. 10B , an electronic apparatus according to some other embodiments of the disclosure includes a protective structure  20   f , the electronic device  160 , and the second substrate  170 . The protective structure  20   f  is similar to the protective structure  20   e  and includes the anti-scratch structure  120  and the light filter structure  130 , but the light filter structure  130  does not include the planar layer  134 . In other words, the hard coat layer  122  directly covers the light filter layers  132  and is filled into the first opening regions  132   a  of the light filter layers  132 . 
     Likewise, the protective structure  20   f  may be directly formed on the electronic device  160  on the second substrate  170  without being attached through the adhesive layer. In some embodiments, the light filter layers  132  are formed on the non-display regions  167  of the electronic device  160  first. Thereafter, the hard coat layer  122  is formed on the light filter layers  132  and in the first opening regions  132   a , and then the surface anti-scratch layer  124  is formed. 
     Example 1 
     A stack structure is provided, which includes a thin film transistor, an organic light emitting diode, an adhesive layer, a gas barrier layer, and a touch panel. A bottom surface of the stack structure is covered by a PI layer, and a surface of the stack structure is covered by a transparent PI layer. Then, the protective structure  10   a  of  FIG. 1A  is formed on the transparent PI layer above the touch panel. Next, an impact test is carried out. The impact test is to use a steel ball to hit the protective structure  10   a  for measuring the displacement, stress, and strain of the transparent PI layer after the stack structure receives the impact. The result is shown in Table 1 and  FIG. 11 . 
     Comparative Examples 1 and 2 
     Comparative Examples 1 and 2 adopt methods similar to Example 1, but the protective structure  10   a  is replaced by a PET layer and a PI layer respectively. 
     Comparative Example 3 
     Comparative Example 3 adopts a method similar to Example 1, but the protective structure  10   a  is removed to completely expose the transparent PI layer. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
               
             
               
                   
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     Referring to  FIG. 11 , the curves  12 ,  14 ,  16 , and  18  respectively indicate displacements of the structures of Example 1, Comparative Example 1, Comparative Example 2, and Comparative Example 3 in the length direction after the impact. 
     The result of Table 1 and  FIG. 11  shows that the maximum displacement generated in Example 1, which uses the protective structure of the embodiments of the disclosure, is less than those of Comparative Example 1, Comparative Example 2, and Comparative Example 3. In comparison with Comparative Example 3 in which no protective structure is disposed, the maximum displacement is reduced by 33%. Moreover, the stress is reduced significantly. The result shows that the protective structure of the embodiments of the disclosure sustains the impact effectively. 
     The protective structures of the embodiments of the disclosure prevent the electronic device from being scratched by an external force and reduce damage to the electronic device caused by impact or pressure of the external force, and thereby improve reliability of the electronic product. 
     It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made to the disclosed embodiments without departing from the scope or spirit of the disclosure. In view of the foregoing, it is intended that the disclosure covers modifications and variations provided that they fall within the scope of the following claims and their equivalents.