Patent Publication Number: US-11393730-B2

Title: Pressure-activated electrical interconnection with additive repair

Description:
PRIORITY APPLICATION 
     The present application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/101,735, filed on Aug. 13, 2018, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference. 
    
    
     CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION 
     Reference is made to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/461,703, entitled Pressure Activated Electrical Interconnection by Micro-Transfer Printing by Christopher Bower et al., to U.S. Pat. No. 8,889,485, entitled Methods for Surface Attachment of Flipped Active Components by Christopher Bower, to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/822,864, entitled Chiplets with Connection Posts by Prevatte et al., to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/743,788, entitled Micro-Assembled LED Displays and Lighting Elements by Bower et al., and to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/373,865, entitled Micro-Transfer Printable LED Component by Cok et al., the disclosure of each of which is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. 
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present invention relates generally to structures and methods for electrically interconnecting chiplets to backplane electrical contact pads using micro transfer printing and, in particular, to methods and structures for repairing micro-transfer printed backplanes with faulty chiplets. 
     BACKGROUND 
     Substrates with electronically active components distributed over the extent of the substrate may be used in a variety of electronic systems, for example, in flat-panel display devices such as flat-panel liquid crystal or organic light emitting diode (OLED) displays, in imaging sensors, and in flat-panel solar cells. A variety of methods may be used to distribute electronically active circuits over substrates, for example forming a pattern of electronically active circuits in a thin film on the substrate or forming the components on separate source substrates and transferring the circuits to the substrate. In the latter case, a variety of assembly technologies for device packaging may be used. 
     Micro-transfer-printing is an advanced assembly technology for various applications including those that benefit from heterogeneous integration of high-performance micro-scale devices on a common substrate. Micro-device systems compatible with micro-transfer-printing include silicon integrated circuits, solar cells, light emitting diodes, compound semiconductor transistors, and lasers. 
     In micro-transfer-printing, engineered transfer devices (e.g., viscoelastic elastomer stamps) are used to pick up and transfer components (e.g., arrays of components) from a source substrate or wafer (e.g., a native source substrate or wafer on or in which the components are formed) onto one or more non-native destination substrates. Exemplary components can be fabricated using mature materials and processes and can be, for example, made print-compatible using micromachining or etching processes which leave the micro-components undercut from the source (e.g., native) wafer. In certain embodiments, the undercut components remain fixed to the native source wafer through tethering structures connected to non-undercut anchors. In certain embodiments, conventional photolithographic methods are then used to form thin-film metal traces which interconnect the printed device arrays on the substrate. 
     Exemplary micro-transfer printing methods for transferring active components from one substrate to another are described in  AMOLED Displays using Transfer - Printed Integrated Circuits  published in the Proceedings of the 2009 Society for Information Display International Symposium Jun. 2-5, 2009, in San Antonio Tex., US, vol. 40, Book 2, ISSN 0009-0966X, paper 63.2 p. 947. In this exemplary approach, small integrated circuits are formed over a buried oxide layer on the process side of a crystalline wafer. The small integrated circuits, or chiplets, are released from the wafer by etching the buried oxide layer formed beneath the circuits. A PDMS stamp is pressed against the wafer and the process side of the chiplets is adhered to the stamp. The chiplets are pressed against a destination substrate or backplane coated with an adhesive and thereby adhered to the destination substrate. The adhesive is subsequently cured. In another example, U.S. Pat. No. 8,722,458 entitled Optical Systems Fabricated by Printing-Based Assembly teaches transferring light-emitting, light-sensing, or light-collecting semiconductor elements from a wafer substrate to a destination substrate or backplane. 
     In such exemplary systems it is necessary to electrically connect the small integrated circuits or chiplets to electrically conductive elements such as backplane contact pads on the destination substrate. By applying electrical signals to conductors on the destination substrate, the small integrated circuits are energized and made operational. The electrical connections between the small integrated circuits and the backplane contact pads are typically made by photolithographic processes in which a metal is evaporated or sputtered onto the small integrated circuits and the destination substrate to form a metal layer, the metal layer is coated with a photoresist that is exposed to a circuit connection pattern, and the metal layer and photoresist are developed by etching and washing to form the patterned electrical connections between the small integrated circuits and the contact pads on the destination substrate. 
     There is an on-going need for reliable structures and methods that enable the electrical interconnection of small integrated circuits, such as micro-transfer printed chiplets, to destination substrates. 
     SUMMARY 
     In accordance with certain embodiments of the present invention, a method of making a repaired electrical connection structure comprises providing a substrate having first and second contact pads electrically connected in parallel, providing first and second functionally identical components, disposing a first adhesive layer the substrate, transferring (e.g., micro-transfer printing) the first component onto the first adhesive layer, electrically connecting the first component to the first contact pad, testing the first component to determine if the first component is a faulty component and, if the first component is a faulty component, disposing a second adhesive layer on the substrate and transferring (e.g., micro-transfer printing) the second component onto the second adhesive layer, and electrically connecting the second component to the second contact pad. The first and second adhesive layers can be unpatterned or patterned and the first and second components can be electrically connected to the first and second contact pads, respectively, with connection posts or photolithographically defined electrodes. 
     In one aspect, the present invention is directed to a method of making a repaired electrical connection structure comprises providing a substrate comprising a first contact pad and a second contact pad electrically connected (e.g., in parallel) with the first contact pad, providing one or more component source wafers comprising a first component and a second component functionally identical to the first component, disposing a first adhesive layer over and in contact with at least a first portion of the substrate, wherein the first portion is adjacent to, on, or adjacent to and on the first contact pad, transferring (e.g., micro-transfer printing) the first component onto the first adhesive layer so that (i) the first component is in alignment with the first contact pad and (ii) the first adhesive layer contacts at least a portion of the first component between the first component and the substrate, testing the first component to determine if the first component is a faulty component, and if the first component is a faulty component, disposing a second adhesive layer over and in contact with at least a second portion of the substrate, wherein the second portion is adjacent to, on, or adjacent to and on the second contact pad and transferring (e.g., micro-transfer printing) the second component onto the second adhesive layer so that (i) the second component is in alignment with the second contact pad and (ii) the second adhesive layer contacts at least a portion of the second component between the second component and the substrate. 
     According to some embodiments of the present invention, the substrate is provided with a first wire disposed on, over, or in the substrate and electrically connected to the first contact pad and the method further comprises cutting the first wire or destroying the first component if the first component is a faulty component. According to some embodiments of the present invention, (i) the first adhesive layer is disposed as an unpatterned blanket deposition over the substrate, (ii) the second adhesive layer is disposed as an unpatterned blanket deposition over the substrate, or (iii) both (i) and (ii). If the first adhesive layer is disposed as an unpatterned blanket deposition over the substrate, the method can comprise removing at least a portion of the first adhesive layer from the second contact pad. According to some embodiments of the present invention, (i) the first adhesive layer is disposed as a patterned deposition over the first contact pad, (ii) the second adhesive layer is disposed as a patterned deposition over the second contact pad, or (iii) both (i) and (ii). 
     In certain embodiments, the first component is determined to be a faulty component. 
     According to some embodiments of the present invention, the first component is aligned with the first contact pad and disposed over or laterally adjacent to the first contact pad, (i) the second component is aligned with and disposed over or laterally adjacent to the second contact pad, or (iii) both (i) and (ii). 
     According to some embodiments of the present invention, (i) the first adhesive layer is cured, (ii) the second adhesive layer is cured, or (iii) both the first adhesive layer and the second adhesive layer are cured. According to some embodiments of the present invention, (i) the first adhesive layer is thermally cured, (ii) the second adhesive layer is thermally cured, (iii) the first adhesive layer is radiation cured, (iv) the second adhesive layer is radiation cured, (v) the first adhesive layer is thermally cured and the second adhesive is radiation cured, or (vi) the first adhesive layer is radiation cured and the second adhesive layer is thermally cured. 
     According to some embodiments of the present invention, (i) a first electrode is formed in electrical contact with the first component and the first contact pad, (ii) a second electrode is formed in electrical contact with the second component and the second contact pad, or (iii) both (i) and (ii). According to some embodiments of the present invention, (i) the first component comprises a first connection post, (ii) the second component comprises a second connection post, or (iii) both (i) and (ii). According to some embodiments of the present invention, the first connection post is contacted to the first contact pad, (ii) the second connection post is contacted to the second contact pad, or (iii) both (i) and (ii), as a consequence of transfer (e.g., micro-transfer printing). According to some embodiments, the first connection post is disposed above the first contact pad, (ii) the second connection post is disposed above the second contact pad, or (iii) both (i) and (ii), as a consequence of transfer (e.g., micro-transfer printing). 
     According to some embodiments of the present invention, the first adhesive layer is cured such that the first connection post is pressed into electrical contact with the first contact pad, (ii) the second adhesive layer is cured such that the second connection post is pressed into electrical contact with the second contact pad, or (iii) both (i) and (ii). 
     According to certain embodiments of the present invention, the method comprises providing solder disposed on the first or second or both first and second contact pads. According to certain embodiments of the present invention, the method comprises heating the solder to a melting temperature and causing the solder to flow into electrical contact with the first connection post, the second connection post, or both the first and second connection posts. According to certain embodiments of the present invention, the method comprises heating the solder before curing the first adhesive layer. 
     In some embodiments of the present invention, the first adhesive layer comprises a thermally curable resin that cures at a cure temperature greater than or equal to the melting temperature and the method comprises the steps of curing the first adhesive layer and heating the solder in a common step. 
     In some embodiments of the present invention, the first adhesive layer comprises a radiation-curable resin and the method comprises the step of curing the first adhesive layer with radiation at a temperature greater than or equal to the melting temperature. 
     In some embodiments of the present invention, the one or more component source wafers comprises a third component functionally identical to the first and second components and the method comprises providing a substrate having a third contact pad electrically connected in parallel with the first contact pad and with the second contact pad, testing the second component to determine if the second component is a faulty component and, if the second component is a faulty component, disposing a third adhesive layer over and in contact with at least a third portion of the substrate adjacent to, on or, adjacent to and on the third contact pad and transferring (e.g., micro-transfer printing) the third component onto the third adhesive layer so that (i) the third component is in alignment with the third contact pad and (ii) the third adhesive layer contacts at least a portion of the third component between the third component and the substrate. 
     In certain embodiments, (i) the step of transferring the first component onto the first adhesive layer comprises micro-transfer printing the first component, (ii) the step of transferring the second component onto the second adhesive layer comprises micro-transfer printing the second component, or both (i) and (ii). 
     In another aspect, the present invention is directed to a repaired electrical connection structure, comprising: a substrate comprising a first contact pad and a second contact pad electrically connected in parallel with the first contact pad; a first adhesive layer disposed over and in contact with at least a first portion of the substrate, wherein the first portion is adjacent to, on, or adjacent to and on the first contact pad; a first component disposed in alignment with the first contact pad, wherein the first adhesive layer contacts at least a portion of the first component between the first component and the substrate; a second adhesive layer disposed over and in contact with at least a second portion of the substrate, wherein the second portion is adjacent to, on, or adjacent to and on the second contact pad; and a second component disposed in alignment with the second contact pad, wherein the second adhesive layer contacts at least a portion of the second component between the second component and the substrate, wherein the first adhesive layer comprises a first material and the second adhesive layer comprises a second material different than the first material. 
     The present invention provides, inter alia, structures and methods that enable small components to be transfer printed on a substrate adhesive layer. If a first component is faulty, a redundant second component electrically connected in parallel with the first component is disposed on a second adhesive layer on the substrate to repair the structure. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The foregoing and other objects, aspects, features, and advantages of the present disclosure will become more apparent and better understood by referring to the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which: 
         FIGS. 1 and 2  are flow diagrams of methods according to illustrative embodiments of the present invention; 
         FIGS. 3A and 3B  are flow diagrams of methods according to illustrative embodiments of the present invention; 
         FIGS. 4A, 4C, 4D, 4E, 4F, 4G, 4H, 4I, 4J, 4K, 4L, and 4M  are successive cross sections of structures formed during a method, according to illustrative embodiments of the present invention; 
         FIGS. 4B and 4N  are plan views of the structures shown in  FIGS. 4A and 4M , respectively, according to illustrative embodiments of the present invention; 
         FIG. 5  is a plan view of a structure, according to illustrative methods of the present invention; 
         FIGS. 6A-6C  are successive cross sections of structures formed during a method, according to illustrative embodiments of the present invention; 
         FIG. 7  is a flow diagram of a method, according to illustrative embodiments of the present invention; 
         FIGS. 8A-8H  are successive cross sections of structures formed during a method, according to illustrative methods of the present invention; 
         FIGS. 9A, 9C, 9D, 9E, 9F, 9G, 9H, 9I, 9J, 9K, and 9L  are successive cross sections of structures formed during a method, according to illustrative embodiments of the present invention; 
         FIGS. 9B and 9M  are plan views of the structures shown in  FIGS. 9A and 9L , respectively, according to illustrative embodiments of the present invention; and 
         FIGS. 10A and 10B  are cross sections of components on a source wafer, according to illustrative embodiments of the present invention. 
     
    
    
     The features and advantages of the present disclosure will become more apparent from the detailed description set forth below when taken in conjunction with the drawings, in which like reference characters identify corresponding elements throughout. In the drawings, like reference numbers generally indicate identical, functionally similar, and/or structurally similar elements. The figures are not drawn to scale since the variation in size of various elements in the Figures is too great to permit depiction to scale. 
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF CERTAIN EMBODIMENTS 
     Certain embodiments of the present invention are directed toward repairing micro-transfer printed substrates. In accordance with some embodiments of the present invention and as exemplified in the illustrative figures, components such as chiplets incorporating active electronic elements such as transistors or passive elements such as resistors, capacitors, and conductors are transferred (e.g., micro-transfer printed) from one or more native component source wafers to a non-native destination substrate or backplane with electrical contact pads and interconnected with wires. In certain embodiments, a component comprises a combination of passive and active elements. In some embodiments, components are LEDs, electrical connection jumpers, or integrated logic circuits, or a combination of such elements. Components can comprise circuits, for example any structure responsive to, controlling, or conducting electrical energy, such as an active circuit including analog or digital circuits, a transistor, or an LED, or a passive circuit including conductive wire, resistors, or capacitors. Components can be an integrated circuit or include an integrated circuit on a component substrate separate from, for example, the integrated circuit and the destination substrate. 
     In some embodiments, micro-transfer printed components are electrically connected with electrodes to contact pads or wires on a destination substrate. In some embodiments of the present invention, components include one or more electrically conducting connection posts that each protrude in a direction away from a component surface and are brought into contact with a contact pad on a destination substrate to form an electrical connection between the component and the contact pad on the destination substrate. Components can be at least partially adhered to a destination substrate by forcefully driving component connection posts into substrate contact pads when micro-transfer printing, for example by exerting mechanical pressure on a transfer stamp (e.g., an elastomer stamp) used to transfer the components. 
     In some embodiments of the present invention, an adhesive layer, such as a layer of resin, polymer, or epoxy, either curable or non-curable, adheres components to a destination substrate. An adhesive layer can be disposed over a substrate and contact pads in an unpatterned layer, for example by coating or lamination. In some embodiments, an adhesive layer is disposed in a pattern, for example over contact pads or between contact pads, for example using inkjet or photolithographic techniques. Whether patterned or unpatterned, in some embodiments, when heated to cure and shrink the resin in the adhesive layer, the resin flows and wicks over any combination of a substrate, contact pads, any connection posts, and a component. This can reduce the volume between the component and the substrate, drawing the component closer to the substrate and, in particular, embedding any connection posts (i.e., if present) firmly into the contact pads to form or improve an electrical connection between the connection posts and the contact pads. In some embodiments of the present invention, solder is pattern-wise coated on the contact pads and improves an electrical connection between a component (e.g., with or without connection post(s)) and a contact pad. 
     No manufacturing process is perfect, and in some embodiments of the present invention, at least one component is faulty, at least one component is not properly transferred (e.g., micro-transfer printed) to a destination substrate, or an electrical connection is not properly made between a component and a contact pad, so that the system or structure would not operate as desired without repair. To avoid such an eventuality, the system or structure can be tested, and faulty components identified. Repair components can then be disposed on the substrate in locations adjacent to the faulty components and each repair component is electrically connected (e.g., in parallel) to the faulty component. 
     According to some embodiments of the present invention and referring to  FIGS. 4A-4N, 8A-8H, and 9A-9M  and the generic inventive process of  FIG. 1 , a method of making a repaired electrical connection structure  99  comprises providing in step  100  a substrate  10  having contact pads, e.g., first contact pads  12  and second contact pads  13 , electrically connected in parallel with wires  16 , e.g., first wires  17  and second wires  18 , as shown in  FIGS. 4B and 4N . One or more component source wafers  60  (e.g., as shown in  FIGS. 10A, 10B ) having functionally identical components  30  are provided in step  110 . In step  120 , an adhesive layer (e.g., first adhesive layer  20  or second adhesive layer  22 ) is disposed over and in contact with at least a portion of substrate  10 , wherein the portion is adjacent to, on, or, adjacent to or on one of the contact pads. A portion of a substrate  10  can be an area of substrate  10  that is solely adjacent to a contact pad, adjacent to and on a contact pad, or solely on a contact pad. A first portion of a substrate  10  on which an adhesive layer (e.g., first adhesive layer  20  or second adhesive layer  22 ) is disposed can be immediately adjacent to a second portion of the substrate  10  on which the adhesive layer is disposed. A component  30  is micro-transfer printed to substrate  10  in step  130  so that (i) component  30  is in alignment with the at least one of the contact pads and (ii) an adhesive layer contacts at least a portion of component  30  between component  30  and substrate  10 . The adhesive layer can underfill the volume between component  30  and substrate  10 . In optional step  140 , the adhesive layer is cured and applies compression between micro-transfer printed component  30  and substrate  10  and, in optional step  150  and if necessary, the adhesive layer is partially removed from substrate  10 . In optional step  194 , electrodes (e.g., first electrodes  84  or second electrodes  85 , e.g., as shown in  FIG. 10A ) are formed or otherwise provided as needed to electrically connect component  30  to the contact pads on substrate  10 . In step  160 , component  30  is tested to determine if component  30  is a faulty component. The micro-transfer-printed electrical connection structure can be cooled to an operating temperature, for example room temperature, for testing and multiple components  30  can be tested in a single step  160 . If component  30  is not a faulty component, the process is done in step  199 . 
     If component  30  is a faulty component, according to some embodiments of the present invention, the micro-transfer printed electrical connection structure can be repaired by disposing another layer of adhesive on substrate  10  in step  120 , and the processes of steps  130 - 160  repeated, adding additional components  30  to substrate  10  to function in the place of tested and faulty components. If any component  30  is a faulty component, an electrical connection to the faulty component, for example a wire  16  disposed on substrate  10 , can optionally be cut or faulty component  30  destroyed, for example using a laser, in step  196 . As shown in  FIG. 1 , and according to some embodiments of the present invention, the process of testing components  30  in step  160  to determine faulty components and, if component  30  is a faulty component, disposing additional adhesive layers onto substrate  10 , transferring (e.g., micro-transfer printing) additional components  30  onto the additional adhesive layer on substrate  10 , and electrically connecting the transferred additional components  30  in parallel can be repeated as often as necessary. 
     According to various embodiments of the present invention, an adhesive layer (e.g., first adhesive layer  20  or second adhesive layer  22 ) can be patterned or unpatterned, components  30  can be electrically connected to contact pads with electrodes or connection posts (e.g., as discussed below) or by other means, and solder can be disposed on contact pads or not. 
     Components  30  can comprise multiple integrated circuits or separate elements, each individually transferred to substrate  10  or can comprise compound structures that comprise multiple integrated circuits or separate element and the compound structures are each transferred as a single unit. For example, a component comprising an intermediate substrate having multiple elements disposed thereon can be transferred from a source substrate or wafer  60  to a destination substrate  10 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 2  and  FIGS. 4A-4N , in some embodiments of the present invention employing an unpatterned deposition of adhesive (such as resin) over substrate  10 , a method of making a repaired electrical connection structure  99  comprises providing in step  101  a substrate  10  comprising a first contact pad  12  electrically connected to first wires  17  and a second contact pad  13  electrically connected to second wires  18  in parallel with first contact pad  12  and first wires  17 . (See  FIG. 4A  in cross section and  FIG. 4B  in plan view. For clarity of illustration, the  FIG. 4A  cross section depicts first and second contact pads  12 ,  13  in a row, rather than in the more practical, at least in some applications, two-dimensional array of  FIG. 4B .) Substrate  10  can comprise multiple first and second contact pads  12 ,  13 , wires  16 , and first and second wires  17 ,  18 , for example, as shown in  FIGS. 4A and 4B . One or more component source wafers  60  (shown in  FIGS. 10A, 10B ) comprising a first component  31  and a second component  32  are provided in step  111 . Second component  32  is substantially functionally identical to first component  31 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 4C , in step  121  an unpatterned first adhesive layer  20  is disposed, for example by drop, spin or curtain coating, over and in contact with at least a first portion  12 P of substrate  10 , wherein the first portion  12 P is adjacent to or on first contact pad  12 . In step  131  and as shown in  FIG. 4D , first component  31  is micro-transfer printed onto unpatterned first adhesive layer  20  so that (i) first component  31  is in alignment with first contact pad  12  and (ii) unpatterned first adhesive layer  20  contacts at least a portion of first component  31  between first component  31  and substrate  10  in a direction perpendicular to a surface of substrate  10  on which unpatterned first adhesive layer  20  and first component  31  are disposed. 
     As shown in  FIG. 4D , first component  31  comprises connection posts  34  that are in contact with first contact pads  12  as a consequence of micro-transfer printing first component  31  to first adhesive layer  20 . In certain embodiments, connection post  34  has a height that is greater than its base width, a base width that is greater than its peak width, or a base area that is greater than its peak area. Connection post  34  can have a sharp point. Referring to  FIG. 4E , first component  31  comprises connection posts  34  that are not in contact, but are aligned, with first contact pads  12  as a consequence of micro-transfer printing first component  31  to first adhesive layer  20 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 4F , first adhesive layer  20  is cured, for example by heat, to adhere first component  31  to substrate  10  in step  141 . When heated, first adhesive layer  20  first reflows and coats any combination of first contact pads  12 , substrate  10 , first and second wires  17 ,  18  disposed on substrate  10 , connection posts  34 , and first component  31  and then shrinks and hardens forming a cured first adhesive layer  21 , pulling first component  31  closer to substrate  10  and forcing connection posts  34  into firm contact with first contact pads  12 , for example each connection post  34  is in contact with, extends into (e.g., pierces), or extends through first contact pad  12  on substrate  10  to electrically connect first contact pad  12  to connection posts  34  and micro-transfer printed first component  31 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 4G , in step  151  exposed portions  28  of cured first adhesive layer  21  (shown in  FIG. 4F ) are removed, for example by etching. Since some portions of cured first adhesive layer  21  are between first component  31  and substrate  10 , those portions of cured first adhesive layer  21  are not exposed and are substantially protected from the removal process, so that exposed portions  28  of cured first adhesive layer  21  are removed, in particular exposed portions  28  of cured first adhesive layer  21  over second contact pads  13 , but portions of cured first adhesive layer  21  between first component  31  and substrate  10  that are not exposed remain substantially in place to continue adhering first component  31  to substrate  10 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 4H , in step  161  first component  31  is tested to determine if first component  31  is a faulty first component  31 F. (As used herein, faulty components in the figures are indicated with an X.) If it is not a faulty first component  31 F, the process terminates in step  199 . However, according to some embodiments of the present invention, at least sometimes a first component  31  that is micro-transfer printed to first adhesive layer  20  and substrate  10  and electrically connected to first contact pads  12 , will fail for any one of a variety of reasons, including, for example, an improperly constructed first component  31  (e.g., step  111 ), a faulty micro-transfer printing process (e.g., step  131 ), or a faulty electrical connection between connection post  34  and first contact pad  12  (e.g., step  131 ). In such a case, if first component  31  is a faulty first component  31 F, a second (e.g., unpatterned) adhesive layer  22  is disposed over and in contact with at least a second portion  13 P of substrate  10  different from the first portion  12 P, wherein the second portion  13 P is adjacent to or on second contact pad  13  in step  171  as shown in  FIG. 4I  and second component  32  is micro-transfer printed to substrate  10  in step  181  so that (i) second component  32  is in alignment with second contact pad  13  and (ii) second adhesive layer  22  contacts at least a portion of second component  32  between second component  32  and substrate  10 , as shown in  FIG. 4J  so that connection posts  34  of second component  32  are in contact with or above second contact pads  13 . This process can be substantially the same as that for first adhesive layer  20  and first component  31 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 4K  in step  191 , unpatterned second adhesive layer  22  is cured to harden and shrink to form unpatterned cured second adhesive layer  23  as with first adhesive layer  20  so that connection posts  34  of second component  32  are in firm contact with second contact pads  13 . Exposed portions  29  of unpatterned second adhesive layer  22  (shown in  FIG. 4K ) are optionally removed in step  192  as shown in  FIG. 4L . In optional step  198  and as shown in  FIG. 4M , first wire  17  is cut, forming cut first wire  19 . Second component  32  can then operate in place of faulty first component  31 F and faulty first component  31 F is electrically removed from the repaired electrical connection structure  99 . For example, in a case in which faulty first component  31 F experiences an electrical short between power and ground signals, electrical power waste is prevented by cutting first wire  17 , for example a power or ground line, or both. In some embodiments, signal wires can be cut, or any combination of input or output wires connected to faulty first component  31 F. 
     Referring to  FIG. 5  and the flow diagram of  FIG. 1 , methods according to certain embodiments of the present invention include providing a third contact pad  14  and disposing a third component  33 . In some such methods, one or more component source wafers  60  comprise a third component  33  substantially functionally identical to first and second components  31 ,  32 . Substrate  10  is provided with a third contact pad  14  electrically connected in parallel with first and second contact pads  12 ,  13 . Second component  32  is tested to determine if second component  32  is a faulty second component  32 F. If second component  32  is a faulty second component  32 F (indicated with an X), a third adhesive layer is disposed over and in contact with at least a third portion  14 P of substrate  10  different from the first and second portions  12 P,  13 P, wherein the third portion  14 P is adjacent to or on third contact pad  14  and third component  33  is micro-transfer printed onto the third adhesive layer so that (i) third component  33  is in alignment with third contact pad  14  and (ii) the third adhesive layer contacts at least a portion of third component  33  between third component  33  and substrate  10 . The process is similar to the process for first and second components  31 ,  32 . As noted with respect to  FIG. 1 , the process of testing a micro-transfer printed component  30 , coating an additional adhesive layer, micro-transfer printing another component  30 , and curing the additional adhesive layer can be repeated as many times for as many parallel-connected contact pads as are provided on substrate  10  to provide a completely repaired electrical connection structure  99 . 
     As used herein, in “alignment” means that a component  30  (e.g., first, second, or third component  31 ,  32 ,  33 ) is positioned with respect to a contact pad (e.g., first, second, or third contact pad  12 ,  13 ,  14 ) so that an electrical connection is readily formed between the component  30  and the contact pad without interference or routing complications from other components  30  or contact pads. For example, in some embodiments first, second, or third components  31 ,  32 ,  33  can be positioned directly above first, second, or third contact pads  12 ,  13 ,  14 , respectively, in a direction perpendicular to a surface of substrate  10  or an adhesive layer on which first, second, or third components  31 ,  32 ,  33  are disposed, e.g., a vertical direction, so that any connection posts  34  are disposed above or in contact with respective first, second, or third contact pads  12 ,  13 ,  14 . In some embodiments, in “alignment” means that first, second, or third components  31 ,  32 ,  33  are positioned with respect to first, second, or third contact pads  12 ,  13 ,  14  so that first, second, or third components  31 ,  32 ,  33  are positioned laterally adjacent or next to first contact pad  12  or between first, second, or third contact pads  12 ,  13 ,  14  respectively, in a direction parallel to a surface of substrate  10  or an adhesive layer on which first, second, or third components  31 ,  32 ,  33  are disposed, e.g., in a horizontal direction. By adjacent is meant that no other contact pad or component  30  is between the adjacent contact pad and component  30  and lateral is in a horizontal direction parallel to a surface of the substrate on which components  30  and contact pads are disposed. An adjacent component  30  or contact pad can be within a distance less than or equal to a lateral dimension of the component  30  or contact pad, a distance less than or equal to twice a lateral dimension of the component  30  or contact pad, or a distance less than or equal to four times a lateral dimension of the component  30  or contact pad. 
     According to some embodiments of the present invention, functionally identical components  30  (e.g., first, second, and third components  31 ,  32 ,  33 ) operate substantially the same when provided with the same input signals. As is well known, all manufacturing processes have some variation and some variation in operation of components  30  can be expected as a result of natural variation. Components  30  are considered functionally identical if they are intended to operate the same under the same operating conditions (e.g., within manufacturing tolerances). Components  30  can be, but are not necessarily, substantially identical. Substantially identical components  30  are made in the same materials with the same circuits, construction processes, and in the same type of package or die (e.g., and with the same size). However, substantially identical components  30  can also vary somewhat due to manufacturing variations. As used herein, substantially identical components  30  are those components  30  designed to be and operate the same but can differ slightly in structure and performance due to inherent manufacturing variability. 
     In some embodiments of the present invention, more than one, for example two, three, four, five, or more of each of first, second, and third contact pads  12 ,  13 ,  14  are provided on substrate  10 , for example two as shown in  FIG. 4A-4N . Likewise, more than two wires  16  can be provided on substrate  10 . Wires  16  and contact pads (e.g., first and second contact pads  12 ,  13 ) can be constructed using photolithographic methods and materials, for example metal, such as aluminum, gold, or silver, deposited by evaporation and patterned using pattern-wise exposed, cured, and etched photoresists. 
     Substrate  10  can be a destination substrate such as a display substrate, or any other suitable substrate  10 , having a surface suitable for photolithography and, in some embodiments, micro-transfer printing, for example glass, plastic, ceramic, semiconductor, quartz, or sapphire. Substrate  10  can be a printed circuit board and can comprise polymer, resin, or fiber glass. 
     Component source wafers  60  can comprise a semiconductor, such as silicon, or a compound semiconductor, such GaN or GaAs, in a crystalline, or non-crystalline form, in which components  30  can be constructed (e.g., as shown in  FIGS. 10A, 10B  and as discussed further below). Typically, component source wafers  60  are smaller than substrates  10 . Components  30  formed or disposed in or on component source wafers  60  are constructed using integrated circuit and photolithographic methods. Components  30  can be any of a wide variety of active or passive (or passive and active) electrical or electro-optic components or devices, for example electronic circuits (such as CMOS circuits), light-emitting diodes, or sensors. Components  30  can be unpackaged dice (each an unpackaged die) transferred directly from component source wafers  60  on or in which components  30  are constructed to substrate  10 . 
     First and second adhesive layers  20 ,  22  can be any suitable adhesive layer, for example resin layers, such as SU-8, a commonly used epoxy-based photoresist used in photolithographic methods and materials, or other suitable adhesive layers. In some embodiments, first and second adhesive layers  20 ,  22  can be patterned or deposited in a pattern. In some embodiments, first and second adhesive layers  20 ,  22  are not or cannot be deposited in a pattern. As used herein, the term ‘resin’ can refer to an adhesive and the terms ‘resin’ or ‘adhesive’ can be used interchangeably to refer to an entire layer of resin or adhesive, or only a portion of such a layer. A layer can be a patterned layer that extends over only a portion of substrate  10 . Unpatterned adhesive layers can be disposed on or over substrate  10  and first and second contacts  12 ,  13  using methods known in the art, such as drop coating, spin coating, curtain coating, or hopper coating. Patterned adhesive layers can be disposed on or over substrate  10  and first and second contacts  12 ,  13  using methods and equipment such as inkjet printing or screen printing or laser transfer from a source donor adhesive sheet. 
     Second adhesive layer  22  can be disposed using the same methods and/or materials as first adhesive layer  20  or can be disposed using different methods and/or materials as first adhesive layer  20 . First and second adhesive layers  20 ,  22  can each separately be a curable adhesive, such as a thermally curable adhesive or radiation-curable adhesives (e.g., cured by ultra-violet-radiation). In some embodiments of the present invention, a first adhesive layer  20  is cured at a higher temperature than a second adhesive layer  22 . In some embodiments of the present invention, first adhesive layer  20  is thermally cured and second adhesive layer  22  is radiation cured, or vice versa. By providing first and second adhesive layers  20 ,  22 , that comprise different materials or use different curing processes, the adhesion of components  30  that are adhered with different materials or processes can be selectively controlled. For example, curing second adhesive layer  22  does not necessarily affect the adhesion of cured first adhesive layer  21 . In some embodiments, a first adhesive layer  20  is contact with a second adhesive layer  22 . In some embodiments, a first adhesive layer  20  is spatially separate (e.g., not in contact with) a second adhesive layer  22 . For example, a patterned first adhesive layer  20  and a patterned second adhesive layer  22  can be spatially separate due to their respective patterning. 
     Micro-transfer printing processes suitable for disposing components  30  onto substrates  10  are described in  Inorganic light - emitting diode displays using micro - transfer printing  (Journal of the Society for Information Display, 2017, DOI #10.1002/jsid.610, 1071-0922/17/2510-0610, pages 589-609), U.S. Pat. No. 8,722,458 entitled Optical Systems Fabricated by Printing-Based Assembly, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/461,703 entitled Pressure Activated Electrical Interconnection by Micro-Transfer Printing, U.S. Pat. No. 8,889,485 entitled Methods for Surface Attachment of Flipped Active Components, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/822,864 entitled Chiplets with Connection Posts, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/743,788 entitled Micro-Assembled LED Displays and Lighting Elements, and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/373,865, entitled Micro-Transfer Printable LED Component referenced above and the disclosure of each of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. 
     Components  30  according to certain embodiments of the present invention can be tested electronically or optically or by a test circuit  90  (shown in  FIG. 4H ) that uses one or both of electronics and optics. In some embodiments of the present invention, first components  31  are tested by electrically connecting first wires  17 , for example through wires  16 , to electrical test equipment to electrically stimulate first components  31  and measure the response of first components  31 . In some embodiments, first components  31  respond to electrical stimulation optically, for example by emitting light. Optical sensors and systems can receive and measure the emitted light and the measurements used to determine if first component  31  and its electrical connections are operating properly. If they are not operating properly, first component  31  is deemed to be a faulty first component  31 F (even if the actual fault is in the electrical connection to first component  31  or first wires  17 ). A faulty first component  31 F is also a failed first component  31 F. Second components  32  can be similarly tested. 
     Referring to  FIGS. 3A, 3B, and 6A-6C , in some embodiments of the present invention, solder  15  is disposed on contact pads (e.g., first and second contact pads  12 ,  13 ) of substrate  10  in step  105  (as shown in  FIGS. 3A, 6A ). Solder  15  can also be provided on connection posts  34 . In some embodiments, substrate  10  is provided with solder-coated contact pads (e.g., first and second contact pads  12 ,  13 ) of substrate  10  in step  101  (as shown in  FIGS. 3B, 6A ). Solder  15  can be softer than a material in first or second contact pads  12 ,  13  or in connection post(s)  34  and connection post(s)  34  can have a different hardness than first or second contact pads  12 ,  13 . Printed circuit board soldering techniques and materials can be used to provide solder  15  on first or second contact pads  12 ,  13 , for example. For example, solder  15  can be a tin alloy. By providing solder  15  with a desired melting temperature, the electrical connection between first or second contact pads  12 ,  13  and connection post  34  can be enhanced by flowing solder  15  so that solder  15  wicks along surfaces of first or second contact pads  12 ,  13  and connection post(s)  34 . 
     Referring to  FIGS. 6A, 6B, and 6C , solder  15  on the contact pads can facilitate electrical connections between connection posts  34  and first and second contact pads  12 ,  13 . As shown in  FIG. 6B , a component  30  (e.g., first component  31 ) is micro-transfer printed to first adhesive layer  20  and connection posts  34  contact first adhesive layer  20 . In various embodiments, first component  31  can be micro-transfer printed so that connection posts  34  contact first adhesive layer  20  but not solder  15  or first contact pads  12 , so that connection posts  34  contact first adhesive layer  20  and solder  15  but not first contact pads  12  (shown in  FIG. 6B ), or so that connection posts  34  contact first adhesive layer  20 , solder  15 , and first contact pads  12 . In any of these cases, solder  15  is heated to a melting temperature of solder  15 , causing solder  15  to flow into electrical contact with connection post  34  and first contact pads  12 . 
     In some embodiments of the present invention, solder  15  is heated to a melting temperature that also causes first adhesive layer  20  to reflow. Thus, solder  15  can flow over first contact pads  12  and connection posts  34 , improving electrical contact between connection posts  34  and first contact pads  12 . Solder  15  can also be heated to a melting temperature that causes first adhesive layer  20  to cure. Thus, solder  15  can initially flow over first contact pads  12  and connection posts  34  as first adhesive layer  20  reflows and then solder  15  becomes encapsulated by cured first adhesive layer  21  (shown in  FIG. 6C ). 
     In some embodiments solder  15  is heated to a melting temperature before first adhesive layer  20  is cured. In some embodiments of the present invention, first adhesive layer  20  comprises a thermally curable resin that cures at a cure temperature greater than or equal to a solder  15  melting temperature. First adhesive layer  20  and solder  15  can be heated in a common step. In some embodiments of the present invention, first adhesive layer  20  comprises a radiation-curable resin and first adhesive layer  20  is cured with radiation at a temperature greater than or equal to a solder  15  melting temperature. As noted above, according to some embodiments of the present invention, the use of different materials or processes for curing adhesive layers enables independent and selective control of the different adhesive layers, for example first adhesive layer  20  and second adhesive layer  22 . Thus, heating second adhesive layer  22  to a cure temperature that is lower than a cure temperature of first adhesive layer  20  prevents first adhesive layer  20  from reflowing and disturbing the adhesion between first component  31  and substrate  10  or the encapsulation of solder  15 . Similarly, using radiation, such as ultra-violet radiation, to cure second adhesive layer  22  prevents first adhesive layer  20  from reflowing and disturbing the adhesion between first component  31  and substrate  10  or the encapsulation of solder  15 . In some embodiments of the present invention, an adhesive layer (e.g., either first or second adhesive layers  20 ,  22 ) is cured with radiation at a temperature equal to or greater than a melting temperature of solder  15 , thus enabling solder  15  to flow over contact pads (e.g., first or second contact pads  12 ,  13 , or both) and connection posts  34  as the adhesive layer cures and encapsulates solder  15 , improving electrical contact between connection posts  34  and first or second contact pads  12 ,  13 , or both. 
     As illustrated in  FIGS. 2 and 4A-4N , first or second adhesive layers  20 ,  22 , or both can be coated or otherwise disposed as an unpatterned blanket deposition over substrate  10 . According to some embodiments of the present invention and as illustrated in  FIGS. 7 and 8A-8H , patterned first or second adhesive layers  24 ,  26 , or both can be coated or otherwise disposed as a patterned deposition over substrate  10 , for example using an inkjet printer, screen printer, laser transfer, selective transfer, or other patterned deposition methods and devices. Referring to  FIG. 7  and  FIG. 8A , a method of making a repaired electrical connection structure  99  comprises steps  101  and  111  as discussed above with respect to  FIGS. 2, 4A, and 4B . Referring to  FIG. 8A , in step  122  a patterned first adhesive layer  24  is disposed, for example by inkjet printing, over and in contact with at least a portion of substrate  10  or adjacent to or on at least a portion of first contact pad  12 . In step  131  and as shown in  FIG. 8B , first component  31  is micro-transfer printed onto the patterned first adhesive layer  24  so that (i) first component  31  is in alignment with first contact pad  12  and (ii) first patterned adhesive layer  24  contacts at least a portion of first component  31  between first component  31  and substrate  10 . As shown in  FIG. 8B , first component  31  comprises connection posts  34  that are in contact with first contact pads  12  (or above first contact pads  12 , as shown in  FIG. 4E ) as a consequence of micro-transfer printing first component  31  to patterned first adhesive layer  24 . Referring to  FIG. 8C , first patterned adhesive layer  24  is cured, for example by heat, to adhere first component  31  to substrate  10  in step  141 . When heated, patterned first adhesive layer  24  first reflows and coats any combination of first contact pads  12 , substrate  10 , first and second wires  17 ,  18  disposed on substrate  10 , connection posts  34 , and first component  31  and then shrinks and hardens forming a cured patterned first adhesive layer  25 , pulling first component  31  closer to substrate  10  and forcing connection posts  34  into firm contact with first contact pads  12 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 8D , in step  161  first component  31  is tested to determine if first component  31  is a faulty first component  31 F. If it is not a faulty first component  31 F, the process terminates in step  199 . However, according to some embodiments of the present invention, at least sometimes a first component  31  that is micro-transfer printed to patterned first adhesive layer  24  and substrate  10  and electrically connected to contact pads  12 , will fail for any one of a variety of reasons, including, for example, an improperly constructed first component  31  (step  111 ), a faulty micro-transfer printing process (step  131 ), or a faulty electrical connection between connection post  34  and first contact pad  12  (step  131 ). In such a case, if first component  31  is a faulty first component  31 F, a patterned second adhesive layer  26  is disposed over and in contact with substrate  10  or adjacent to or on at least a portion of second contact pad  13  in step  172  as shown in  FIG. 8E  and second component  32  is micro-transfer printed to substrate  10  in step  181  so that (i) second component  32  is in alignment with second contact pad  13  and (ii) patterned second adhesive layer  26  contacts at least a portion of second component  32  between second component  32  and substrate  10 , as shown in  FIG. 8F  so that connection posts  34  of second component  32  are in contact with or above second contact pads  13 . Referring to  FIG. 8G  in step  191 , patterned second adhesive layer  26  is cured to harden and shrink as with first patterned adhesive layer  24  so that connection posts  34  of second component  32  are in firm contact with second contact pads  13 . In step  197  and as shown in  FIG. 8H , first wire  17  is cut, forming cut first wire  19 . Second component  32  can then operate in place of faulty first component  31 F and faulty first component  31 F is electrically removed from the repaired electrical connection structure  99 . 
     The exemplary embodiments illustrated in  FIGS. 4A-4N and 8A-8H  both comprise connection posts  34  to make electrical connections between components  30  and first, second, and third contact pads  12 ,  13 ,  14 . In some embodiments of the present invention, components  30  are, instead, electrically connected using photolithographically defined first and second electrodes  84 ,  85  as shown in  FIGS. 9A-9M . Photolithographically defined first and second electrodes  84 ,  85  can be utilized with either of the exemplary embodiments illustrated in  FIGS. 4A-4N  (with unpatterned first and second adhesive layer  20 ,  22 ) or  FIGS. 8A-8H  (with patterned first and second adhesive layer  24 ,  26 ).  FIGS. 9A-9M  illustrate methods and structures comprising unpatterned first and second adhesive layers  20 ,  22  (as described in the  FIG. 2  flow diagram) but can be equally well employed with patterned first and second adhesive layers  24 ,  26  (e.g., as described in the  FIG. 7  flow diagram). 
     Referring to  FIGS. 9A-9M  and again to  FIG. 2 , in exemplary embodiments of the present invention employing an unpatterned deposition of resin over substrate  10 , a method of making a repaired electrical connection structure  99  comprises providing in step  101  a substrate  10  comprising a first contact pad  12  electrically connected to first wires  17  and a second contact pad  13  electrically connected to second wires  18  in parallel with first contact pad  12  and first wires  17 . (See  FIG. 9A  in cross section and  FIG. 9B  in plan view. For clarity of illustration, the  FIG. 9A  cross section depicts first and second contact pads  12 ,  13  in a row, rather than in the more practical two-dimensional array of  FIG. 9B .) Substrate  10  can comprise multiple first and second contact pads  12 ,  13 , wires  16 , and first and second wires  17 ,  18 , as shown in  FIG. 9A . First contact pads  12  can be spaced apart to provide space for components  30  between first contact pads  12  over substrate  10 . Likewise, second contact pads  13  can be spaced apart to provide space for components  30  between second contact pads  13  over substrate  10 . In contrast, contact pads for components  30  comprising connection posts  34  are generally spaced more closely together so that connection posts  34  can intersect the contact pads when components  30  are micro-transfer printed. 
     One or more component source wafers  60  (e.g., as shown in  FIGS. 10A, 10B ) comprising a first component  31  and a second component  32  are provided in step  111 . Second component  32  is substantially functionally identical to first component  31 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 9C , in step  121  an unpatterned first adhesive layer  20  is disposed, for example by drop, spin, or curtain coating, over and in contact with at least a portion of substrate  10  or adjacent to or on at least a portion of first contact pad  12 . In step  131  and as shown in  FIG. 9D , first component  31  is micro-transfer printed onto first adhesive layer  20  so that (i) first component  31  is in alignment with first contact pad  12  and (ii) first adhesive layer  20  contacts at least a portion of first component  31  between first component  31  and substrate  10 . In some embodiments, first component  31  is disposed on substrate  10  between first contact pads  12  or laterally adjacent to first contact pad  12  but not necessarily on or over first contact pads  12  (unlike embodiments using connection posts  34 ). Referring to  FIG. 9E , first adhesive layer  20  is cured, for example by heat, to adhere first component  31  to substrate  10  in step  141  and form a cured first adhesive layer  21 . Referring to  FIG. 9F , in step  151  exposed portions  28  of cured first adhesive layer  21  (shown in  FIG. 9E ) are removed, for example by etching. Since some portions of cured first adhesive layer  21  are between first component  31  and substrate  10 , those portions of cured first adhesive layer  21  are not exposed and are substantially protected from the removal process, so that exposed portions  28  of cured first adhesive layer  21  are removed, in particular exposed portions  28  of cured first adhesive layer  21  over second contact pads  13 , but portions of cured first adhesive layer  21  between first component  31  and substrate  10  that are not exposed remain substantially in place to continue adhering first component  31  to substrate  10 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 9G , in step  194 , first electrodes  84  are formed over first component  31 , substrate  10 , and first contact pads  12  to electrically connect first component  31  to first contact pads  12 . First electrodes  84  can comprise patterned metal wires  16  and can be formed using photolithographic processes, including evaporative deposition of metal and patterning using photoresist masks, as is known in the art. 
     Referring to  FIG. 9H , in step  161  first component  31  is tested to determine if first component  31  is a faulty first component  31 F. If it is not a faulty component, the process terminates. However, according to some embodiments of the present invention, at least sometimes a first component  31  that is micro-transfer printed to first adhesive layer  20  and substrate  10  and electrically connected to first contact pads  12 , will fail for any one of a variety of reasons, including, for example, an improperly constructed first component  31  (step  111 ), a faulty micro-transfer printing process (step  131 ), or a faulty electrical connection between connection post  34  and first contact pad  12  (step  131 ). In such a case, if first component  31  is a faulty first component  31 F, a second adhesive layer  22  is disposed over and in contact with substrate  10  or adjacent to, over, or on at least a portion of second contact pad  13  in step  171  as shown in  FIG. 9I  and second component  32  is micro-transfer printed to substrate  10  in step  181  so that (i) second component  32  is in alignment with second contact pad  13  and (ii) second adhesive layer  22  contacts at least a portion of second component  32  between second component  32  and substrate  10 , as shown in  FIG. 9J . In some embodiments, second component  32  is disposed on substrate  10  between second contact pads  13  or laterally adjacent to second contact pad  13  but not necessarily on or over second contact pads  13  (unlike embodiments using connection posts  34 ). In step  191 , second adhesive layer  22  is cured to harden and shrink forming cured second adhesive layer  23  as with first adhesive layer  20  and the exposed portions  29  of cured second adhesive layer  23  are optionally removed in step  192  as shown in  FIG. 9K . 
     Referring to  FIG. 9L , in step  195 , second electrodes  85  are formed over second component  32 , substrate  10 , and second contact pads  13  to electrically connect second component  32  to second contact pads  13 . Second electrodes  85  can comprise patterned metal wires and can be formed using photolithographic processes, including evaporative deposition of metal and patterning using photoresist masks, as is known in the art. 
     In step  197  and as shown in the  FIG. 9M  plan view, first wire  17  is cut, forming cut first wire  19 . Second component  32  can then operate in place of faulty first component  31 F and faulty first component  31 F is electrically removed from the repaired electrical connection structure  99 . The structure illustrated in  FIG. 9M  has been constructed and operationally demonstrated with compound components  30  comprising three LEDs  81  emitting different colors of light together with control circuits for the LEDs  81  providing a component  30  that is an active-matrix display pixel on a display substrate  10 . 
     Certain embodiments of the present invention are enabled by micro-transfer printing components  30  from one or more component source wafers  60  to substrate  10  using a transfer device (e.g., stamp, such as an elastomeric stamp) having a plurality of pillars or posts that each contact a component  30  so that multiple components  30  can be transferred in one micro-transfer printing step. Referring to  FIG. 10A  and the detail cross section of a single component  30  in  FIG. 10B , one or more components source wafers  60  can each have a plurality of micro-transfer printable components  30  formed or disposed thereon. In this illustrative and non-limiting example, component  30  can be and is referred to as a light-emitting diode (LED)  81 . In certain embodiments, one or more source wafers  60  comprise components  30  that are not LEDs  81 . Components  30  can be any useful component, including any combination of active or passive, or active and passive, electronic or opto-electronic devices or integrated or discrete circuits or circuit elements and collectively refers herein to any of first, second, or third components  31 ,  32 ,  33 . (It is understood that the use of “first,” “second,” and “third” is arbitrary.) The examples given in  FIGS. 10A and 10B  comprise connection posts  34 , but, in some embodiments, no connection posts  34  are formed or provided, and connection posts  34  and component substrate  86  can be omitted, for example to provide first and second components  31 ,  32  as discussed with respect to  FIGS. 9A-9M . 
     According to some embodiments of the present invention, connection posts  34  are formed on a sacrificial portion  68  of a patterned sacrificial layer  66  of a component source wafer  60  by etching a pyramidal structure into the sacrificial portion  68  and then patterning a conductive metal layer over the etched pyramidal structure. A dielectric component substrate  86  such as silicon oxide or silicon nitride is then deposited over sacrificial portions  68  and the conductive metal layer used to form connection posts  34  (e.g., such that the connection posts  34  are multi-layer comprising a conductive metal outer layer and a dielectric inner layer). Connection posts  34  protrude from a post side  70  of component substrate  86 . Vias  82  are formed in a circuit side  72  opposing post side  70  of component substrate  86  over portions of the patterned conductive metal layer forming connection posts  34 . LED  81  is disposed on circuit side  72  of component substrate  86 , for example by micro-transfer printing LED  81  from a native LED source wafer to component substrate  86 . Patterned dielectric structures  87  are formed to insulate edges of LED  81  and expose component contacts  83  on a common side of LED  81  for supplying electrical power to LED  81 . LED  81  can include multiple different layers such as conduction layers and emission layers electrically connected to electrical component contacts  83  and can emit light through an emission side of LED  81  opposite the common side or through the common side. As shown in  FIG. 10B , micro-transfer printable component  30  can have an encapsulation layer  89  comprising a patterned second dielectric layer to protect component  30  and that can also serve as a tether  62  in addition to or in place of patterned component substrate  86 . Thus, tether  62  can have a thickness less than the thickness of the patterned component substrate  86 . 
     Patterned first electrodes  84  (e.g., as shown in  FIG. 10B ) or patterned second electrodes  85  (e.g., shown in  FIG. 10A ) can be formed to electrically connect component contacts  83  to connection posts  34  through vias  82 . Electrical power supplied through connection posts  34  causes LED  81  to emit light (or, generically, power and/or control signals to travel through component  30 ). Light can be emitted through component substrate  86  or in a direction opposite to component substrate  86 , in which case first and second electrodes  84 ,  85  do not cover LED  81  common side and a reflective layer can be located on the opposite side. In some embodiments, component contacts  83  are located on a common side of LED  81  adjacent to circuit side  72  of component substrate  86  (not shown). Etching sacrificial portion  68  (formed on or in a surface of component source wafer  60 ) forms a space or gap beneath component  30  with tethers  62  physically connecting component  30  to an anchor  64  area of component source wafer  60  and releases micro-transfer printable component  30  from component source wafer  60  so that component  30  can be micro-transfer printed, for example to substrate  10 . 
     Forming patterned sacrificial layer  66  and the pyramidal structures, patterning the conductive metal layer to form connection posts  34 , depositing component substrate  86 , forming vias  82  in component substrate  86 , patterning dielectric structures  87 , and depositing and patterning first and second electrodes  84 ,  85  can all be done using photolithographic material deposition and patterning techniques. Sacrificial portion  68  of patterned sacrificial layer  66  can be a designated portion (e.g., a portion that is at least beneath all of a component  30 ) of an anisotropically etchable material such as silicon &lt;1 0 0&gt; oriented crystalline silicon or a different material. In some embodiments, component substrate  86  can be an oxide layer such as silicon dioxide or a nitride layer such as silicon nitride. First or second electrodes  84 ,  85  can be made of conventional electrically conductive integrated circuit materials, including aluminum, silver, titanium, copper, or other metals or metal alloys, as can the connection posts  16  and first, second, or third contact pads  12 ,  13 ,  14 . 
     According to various embodiments of the present invention, component source wafer  60  can be provided with components  30 , patterned sacrificial layer  66  with sacrificial portions  68 , tethers  62 , anchors  64 , and connection posts  34  already formed, or they can be constructed as part of a method in accordance with certain embodiments of the present invention. 
     Released components  30  can be integrated into a non-native system using micro-transfer-printing. In exemplary methods, a viscoelastic elastomer (e.g., PDMS) stamp (e.g., comprising a plurality of posts) is designed and fabricated to retrieve and transfer arrays of components  30  from their native component source wafer  60  onto non-native application substrates  10 . The stamp mounts onto motion-plus-optics machinery that can precisely control the stamp alignment and kinetics. During the printing, the machinery brings the stamp into contact with component source wafer  60 , with optical alignment performed before contact. Rapid upward movement of the print-head fractures tether(s)  62 , transferring component(s)  30  to the stamp. The populated stamp then transits to destination substrate  10  and first, second, or third components  31 ,  32 ,  33  are then aligned to first, second, or third contact pads  12 ,  13 ,  14 , respectively, and printed. 
     The spatial distribution of components  30  is a matter of design choice for the end product desired. In some embodiments of the present invention, all components  30  in an array on a component source wafer  60  are transferred to a stamp. In some embodiments, a subset of components  30  in an array on a component source wafer  60  is transferred. By varying the number and arrangement of posts on transfer stamps, the distribution of components  30  on the posts of the transfer stamp can be likewise varied, as can the distribution of components  30  on substrate  10 . 
     Methods of forming micro-transfer printable structures are described further, for example, in the paper  AMOLED Displays using Transfer - Printed Integrated Circuits . For a discussion of micro-transfer printing techniques see, U.S. Pat. Nos. 8,722,458, 7,622,367 and 8,506,867, each of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. Micro-transfer printing using compound micro-assembly structures and methods can also be used with the present invention, for example, as described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/822,868, filed Aug. 10, 2015, entitled Compound Micro-Assembly Strategies and Devices, which is hereby also incorporated by reference in its entirety. In some embodiments, component  30  is a compound micro-assembled structure. 
     Because components  30 , in certain embodiments, can be made using integrated circuit photolithographic techniques having a relatively high resolution and cost and substrate  10 , for example a printed circuit board, can be made using printed circuit board techniques having a relatively low resolution and cost, first and second contact pads  12 ,  13  on substrate  10  can be much larger than connection posts  34  or electrical contacts on component  30 , thereby reducing manufacturing costs. For example, in certain embodiments, micro-transfer printable component  30  has at least one of a width, length, and height from 2 to 50 μm (e.g., 2 to 5 μm, 5 to 10 μm, 10 to 20 μm, or 20 to 50 μm). 
     In certain embodiments, substrate  10  is a member selected from the group consisting of polymer, plastic, resin, polyimide, PEN, PET, metal, metal foil, glass, a semiconductor, and sapphire. In certain embodiments, substrate  10  has a thickness from 5 microns to 20 mm (e.g., 5 to 10 microns, 10 to 50 microns, 50 to 100 microns, 100 to 200 microns, 200 to 500 microns, 500 microns to 0.5 mm, 0.5 to 1 mm, 1 mm to 5 mm, 5 mm to 10 mm, or 10 mm to 20 mm). 
     Components  30 , in certain embodiments, can be constructed using foundry fabrication processes used in the art. Layers of materials can be used, including materials such as metals, oxides, nitrides and other materials used in the integrated-circuit art. Each component  30  can be or include a complete semiconductor integrated circuit and can include, for example, transistors, diodes, light-emitting diodes, or sensors. Components  30  can have different sizes, for example, 100 square microns or larger, 1000 square microns or larger or 10,000 square microns or larger, 100,000 square microns or larger, or 1 square mm or larger, and can have variable aspect ratios, for example between 1:1 and 10:1 (e.g., 1:1, 2:1, 5:1, or 10:1). Components  30  can be rectangular or can have other shapes. 
     Component source wafer  60  and components  30 , transfer device (e.g., a stamp), and substrate  10  can be made separately and at different times or in different temporal orders or locations and provided in various process states. 
     Various embodiments of structures and methods were described herein. Structures and methods were variously described as transferring components  30 , printing components  30 , or micro-transferring components  30 . Micro-transfer-printing involves using a transfer device (e.g., an elastomeric stamp, such as a PDMS stamp) to transfer a component  30  using controlled adhesion. For example, an exemplary transfer device can use kinetic or shear assisted control of adhesion between a transfer device and a component  30 . It is contemplated that, in certain embodiments, where a method is described as including micro-transfer-printing a component  30 , other analogous embodiments exist using a different transfer method. As used herein, transferring a component  30  (e.g., from a source substrate or wafer  60  to a destination substrate  10 ) can be accomplished using any one or more of a variety of known techniques. For example, in certain embodiments, a pick-and-place method can be used. As another example, in certain embodiments, a flip-chip method can be used (e.g., involving an intermediate, handle substrate). In methods according to certain embodiments, a vacuum tool or other transfer device is used to transfer a component  30 . 
     As is understood by those skilled in the art, the terms “over” and “under” are relative terms and can be interchanged in reference to different orientations of the layers, elements, and substrates included in the present invention. Furthermore, a first layer “on” a second layer is a relative orientation of the first layer to the second layer that does not preclude additional layers being disposed therebetween. For example, a first layer on a second layer, in some implementations, means a first layer directly on and in contact with a second layer. In other implementations, a first layer on a second layer includes a first layer and a second layer with another layer therebetween (e.g., an in mutual contact). 
     Having described certain implementations of embodiments, it will now become apparent to one of skill in the art that other implementations incorporating the concepts of the disclosure may be used. Therefore, the disclosure should not be limited to certain implementations, but rather should be limited only by the spirit and scope of the following claims. 
     Throughout the description, where apparatus and systems are described as having, including, or comprising specific elements, or where processes and methods are described as having, including, or comprising specific steps, it is contemplated that, additionally, there are apparatus, and systems of the disclosed technology that consist essentially of, or consist of, the recited elements, and that there are processes and methods according to the disclosed technology that consist essentially of, or consist of, the recited processing steps. 
     It should be understood that the order of steps or order for performing certain action is immaterial so long as the disclosed technology remains operable. Moreover, two or more steps or actions in some circumstances can be conducted simultaneously. The invention has been described in detail with particular reference to certain embodiments thereof, but it will be understood that variations and modifications can be effected within the spirit and scope of the invention. 
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           10  substrate 
           12  first contact pad 
           12 P first portion 
           13  second contact pad 
           13 P second portion 
           14  third contact pad 
           14 P third portion 
           15  solder 
           16  wire 
           17  first wire 
           18  second wire 
           19  cut first wire 
           20  first adhesive layer 
           21  cured first adhesive layer 
           22  second adhesive layer 
           23  cured second adhesive layer 
           24  patterned first adhesive layer 
           25  cured first patterned adhesive layer 
           26  patterned second adhesive layer 
           27  cured patterned second adhesive layer 
           28  exposed portions of first adhesive layer 
           29  exposed portions of second adhesive layer 
           30  component 
           31  first component 
           31 F faulty first component 
           32  second component 
           32 F faulty second component 
           33  third component 
           34  connection post 
           60  component source wafer 
           62  tether 
           64  anchor 
           66  patterned sacrificial layer 
           68  sacrificial portion 
           70  post side 
           72  circuit side 
           81  light-emitting diode (LED) 
           82  via 
           83  component contact 
           84  first electrode 
           85  second electrode 
           86  component substrate 
           87  patterned dielectric 
           89  encapsulation layer/second dielectric layer 
           90  test circuit 
           99  repaired electrical connection structure 
           100  provide substrate with contact pads step 
           101  provide substrate with first and second contact pads step 
           102  provide substrate with first and second contact pads coated with solder step 
           105  coat solder on contact pads step 
           110  provide source wafer(s) for components step 
           111  provide source wafer(s) for first and second components step 
           120  coat adhesive layer on substrate step 
           121  coat unpatterned first adhesive layer on substrate step 
           122  coat patterned first adhesive layer on substrate step 
           130  micro-transfer print component from source wafer to substrate step 
           131  micro-transfer print first component from source wafer to substrate step 
           140  cure adhesive layer step 
           141  cure first adhesive layer step 
           150  remove cured adhesive layer from substrate step 
           151  remove cured first adhesive layer from substrate step 
           160  test first component step 
           161  test component step 
           171  coat unpatterned second adhesive layer on substrate step 
           172  coat patterned second adhesive layer on substrate step 
           181  micro-transfer print second component from source wafer to substrate step 
           191  cure unpatterned second adhesive layer step 
           192  optional remove cured second adhesive layer from substrate step 
           194  optional form first electrodes step 
           195  optional form second electrodes step 
           196  optional cut wire/destroy component step 
           197  optional cut first wire step 
           199  done step