Patent ID: 7218527

Claim:
A method of manufacturing a flexible display comprising: depositing a plurality of shaped blocks, each having an active circuitry for a display driver, onto a flexible web substrate, said flexible web substrate having a plurality of recessed regions configured to receive said plurality of shaped blocks therein, at least one of each of said shaped blocks comprising an active circuit element for driving a picture element; and coupling a receiver to the plurality of shaped blocks on the flexible web substrate, the receiver transmitting signals to the said shaped blocks to cause the active circuit element of at least one of said shaped blocks to drive the picture element; wherein at least a portion of said flexible web substrate having said plurality of blocks deposited therein forms a backplane for said flexible display; and coupling a display panel to said backplane to form said flexible display, wherein the display panel is coupled to said backplane in a continuous web process line that is used to deposit said plurality of shaped blocks and said receiver to said web substrate.