Patent ID: 8085541

Claim:
A method of making a thin flat panel display comprising: providing a display comprising a display area having four sides defining a display length and a display height; providing electronic circuitry to operate the display; providing power supply circuitry to convert power from an AC source and provide a plurality of DC output voltages to power the display and electronic circuitry; dividing the power supply circuitry into a front end system and a regulator system, the front end system having an input for connection to the AC source and an output for providing a unipolar voltage to an input of the regulator system, the regulator system having a plurality of outputs for providing the plurality of DC output voltages; providing in the front end system the functions of voltage transformation and isolation; providing in the regulator system the function of voltage, current or power regulation; providing energy storage for connection to an intermediate voltage of the power system; arranging the front end system in an area adjacent to and outside of the display area along one or more of the sides of the display area; arranging the regulator system in an area adjacent to and outside of the display area along one or more of the sides of the display area; and providing a frame including a thermally conductive portion thermally coupled to the front end system for spreading heat dissipated by the power supply circuitry.