Patent ID: 8203546

Claim:
A portable electronic document reading device, said device comprising a display coupled to a layer of pixel driver circuitry, wherein said device has a physical configuration comprising a planar display surface and a rear surface, said rear surface having a frame around its outer perimeter to stiffen said device, the frame defining a central region of said device, wherein said device has a relatively reduced thickness in said central region compared with a thickness of said frame, wherein said display surface comprises a sheet of transparent material behind which said display is attached, wherein said transparent sheet mechanically supports said display in a planar configuration, and wherein said pixel 3 driver circuitry comprises organic pixel driver circuitry on a plastic substrate; and said device further comprising a tape carrier package (TCP) on at least two edges of said display, and one or more circuit boards comprising control electronics for said device, wherein said one or more circuit boards are located laterally outside at least two edges of said display, and wherein a said TCP is not bent by more than 60 degrees.