Patent ID: 7365442

Claim:
An encapsulated thin-film electronic device, comprising: a substrate; a plurality of thin-film electronic devices on said substrate, wherein each of said plurality of thin-film electronic devices includes an active area; an encapsulation layer including a plurality of holes over said active areas of said plurality of thin-film electronic devices; a plurality of first perimeter seal glue lines around said plurality of holes; a plurality of flat encapsulation pieces on said plurality of first perimeter seal glue lines, wherein said plurality of first perimeter seal glue lines mates said plurality of flat encapsulation pieces to said encapsulation layer; and a plurality of second perimeter seal glue lines around said plurality of thin-film electronic devices, wherein said plurality of second perimeter seal glue lines mates said encapsulation layer to said substrate, wherein an absorbent material is not attached to said flat encapsulation pieces; said plurality of first perimeter seal glue lines has lower oxygen and water permeability than said plurality of second perimeter seal glue lines; and said plurality of first perimeter seal glue lines is wider than said plurality of second perimeter seal glue lines.